STANDISH – Bob Prince belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the University of Southern Maine Huskies rallied from a 10-0 deficit to defeat the St. Joseph’s Monks 12-11 in men’s college baseball action played here Tuesday. The Huskies, now 9-5, crushed six… Read More
    MAINE vs. BOSTON COLLEGE Time, site: Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., Commander Shea Field, Chestnut Hill, Mass. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
    As exercises in guesswork go, predicting how a baseball season will turn out based on a team’s opening day performance is like predicting how a presidential election will go based on the New Hampshire primary. You can get a feel for the situation. But you don’t want to… Read More
    A local swim coach joined some very elite company recently. Phil Emery, Bangor High School boys swimming coach, won the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association of America Outstanding Service Award for 1992. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    With the May 1 opening of Maine’s Atlantic salmon season only a few weeks away, more than a few anglers are expressing confusion about the 1992 statewide regulation regarding the season limit of Atlantic salmon. For their edification, following is the regulation recently adopted by the Atlantic Sea-Run… Read More
    Gerald Hutchinson of Penobscot Valley High School is quick to give credit elsewhere for being named wrestling coach of the year by the Maine Wrestling Coaches Association. He credits his wrestlers, the community of Howland, the PVHS school district, and its administration. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    High school athletic directors are facing more budget cuts in the wake of the economic recession and funding reductions at the state level. Maine’s athletic administrators will gather to discuss that critical topic and numerous others during the 21st Maine Interscholastic Athletic Directors Association Spring… Read More
    Sportsmanship continues to be an integral part of the success of the basketball programs at John Bapst Memorial High School of Bangor. The Crusaders added two more honors for their sportsmanship during the recently completed high school basketball season when they were selected to receive… Read More
    The University of Maine Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers successfully defended its New England Regional Concrete Canoe Race title last Saturday in Hartford, Conn. The Maine team took first place overall, won the men’s long distance, women’s long distance, women’s sprint,… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – David Cohen had two hits and four RBIs to lead the Colby College White Mules to an 11-5 victory over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in men’s baseball action played here Tuesday. Kevin Darling recorded the win for the 4-6 White Mules. Mike… Read More
    Saturday is the big day when the Bangor Daily News will announce its 37th annual All-Maine Schoolboy Basketball Team. Maine’s high school basketball fans will be treated to a look at the 15 players whose talents were unparalleled on the state’s hardwood during the 1991-92… Read More
    State Class B girls runnerup Mount Desert Island and state Class A girls runnerup Bangor each placed four girls on the Maine Interscholastic Swim League’s 1991-92 All-State team. State Class B boys champion Old Town High School also had four representatives on the boys All-State… Read More
    A better script couldn’t have been written for former University of Maine teammates Billy Swift and Mike Bordick in their major league season openers Monday. Swift’s National League debut for the San Francisco Giants saw the 30-year-old righthander throw 7 2/3 innings of seven-hit, one-run… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine women’s ice hockey club is now accepting applications for the position of volunteer coach for the 1992-93 season. Interested individuals are requested to contact club member Judy Perry at 990-1608. Read More
    WATERVILLE – Dani Waterman threw a one-hitter while striking out 11 as the visiting St. Joseph’s College Monks downed the Colby College White Mules 5-1 in women’s softball action here Tuesday. The Monks, now 10-2, broke a 2-1 game open in the sixth inning on… Read More
    SALEM, Mass.- Host Salem State swept a college softball doubleheader by defeating the University of Southern Maine Huskies 4-0 in game one and 7-4 in the nightcap Tuesday. Colleen Donavan tossed a complete game four-hitter for the Vikings in game one. Karen Obey tripled in… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Home Energy Assistance Program benefits are being offered to eligible applicants needing financial assistance to offset the high cost of home heating or energy usage, according to James E. Baillargeon, director of Special Service for the Aroostook County Action Program. The program… Read More
    Julie Tozier, author of the letter, “Condemned to hell” (Readers Write, March 17), used God’s name as she asked what was wrong with child abusers. She appeared to be expressing righteous indignation. Christians are often looked down upon for displaying self-righteous, condescending attitudes. Making blanket statements such as,… Read More
    The cartoon strip “Blondie” is no longer in tune with the times with an abusive, exploitive, overbearing boss; a lazy, wanna sleep-eat all the time husband; a rather usual postman, to say the least; fighting. “Peanuts” has also lost much of its charm — it… Read More
    I’m responding to your Region 4 vocational education editorial of March 26, and reference to the current effort to change the present funding agreement of that body. Proposed changes and an understanding of the impact of those changes are impossible to consider fairly unless a… Read More
    HOULTON — A car speeds down the road. Suddenly it is struck by an invisible beam of light. Minutes later, a state trooper has the car stopped on the side of the road. This scenario depicts the application of an LTI 20.20, a laser speed-detection… Read More
    Andrew Gallagher of Corinna, has received Berklee College of Music’s Berklee Winds Scholarship for the 1991-92 academic year. Gallager was granted the award after a faculty evaluation of his audition which showcased his muscial talent. Megan Flynn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flynn of Woodview Drive,… Read More
    BANGOR — Walter W. Price III, vice president for business development at Bath Iron Works, will speak before the Penobscot Council, Navy League of the United States, during a dinner meeting at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Miller’s Red Lion Restaurant. A social hour will begin at… Read More
    HERMON — In her senior year at Hermon High School, Georgeanne Morgan has been nominated for just about every award going, and she’s receiving her fair share of them — the Principal’s Award, Commended Scholars Award, semifinalist honors in the Presidential Scholars. But she never… Read More
    10 years ago — April 8, 1982 As reported in the Bangor Daily News googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
    This week, the members of Bangor Altrusa are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Altrusa International Inc. Festivities began when Bangor Mayor William Cohen proclaimed April 5 the beginning of Altrusa Week in the city. At 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, the Bangor club will hold… Read More
    Ross Manor Residents enjoyed some old-time fiddle music March 27. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
    WISCASSET — Despite their longtime support for Maine Yankee, townspeople have qualms about a plan to have the nuclear power plant become the storage site for the state’s low-level radioactive wastes. Most Mainers think Maine Yankee is the logical candidate for such a dump, according… Read More
    Eighteen veterans of the Korean War decided Friday night to form a Bangor area chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association. A formation meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at the U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station on Broadway across from John Bapst High School. Read More
    HERMON — This is the dream: during summer 1993, Hermon children will be playing on their own creative playground. The driving force behind the dream is the Hermon Creative Playground Association. Organized in March 1989, the association has recently embarked on a one-year drive to… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — A 19-year-old man remained in jail Tuesday after being charged with attempting to kill his grandfather by spiking his insulin with an ammonia-bleach mixture. Edward R. Fraize of Fairland, Ind., was arrested after the alleged plot was discovered this past weekend. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    National and state child-care advocates say that they believe $1.3 million in federal money designed to keep poor Maine families off welfare was not used properly in 1991. Federal and state administrators maintain, however, that child-care advocates may have misunderstood the prospects of increasing services… Read More
    AUBURN — A former radio weather announcer has pleaded innocent to charges that he sexually assaulted a teen-age boy and gave the boy marijuana. Richard Daignault, 43, who used the name Dick Richards on the air, is accused of giving the boy marijuana and having… Read More
    Sometimes we called him Mr. Perspiration, but never to his face. We respected him too much. His real name was David Swett, and in 1965 he was my fourth-grade teacher at the old Abraham Lincoln School in Bangor. After one year of kindergarten, eight years of elementary school,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine National Guard has devised a plan to close five armories in the event Congress votes to eliminate 140,000 guard and reserve jobs nationwide. Maj. Bruce Barry, a spokesman for the guard, said armories in Portland, Brunswick, Saco, Rumford and Newport are… Read More
    The following cases were decided in 3rd District Court, Bangor, during the week of March 19-25: Thomas E. Dunn, 19, Bangor, two counts of criminal mischief, 21 days in jail, restitution of $155 through district attorney’s office; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, seven days… Read More
    EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, Health Talk features Heather Leclerc, a registered dietitian with the Diabetes and Nutrition Center at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Heather discusses Outlook, a unique weight loss program for people who need to lose 15 pounds or more. Heather explains how the Outlook program, through… Read More
    Within the last two years, the Montessori movement in the Greater Bangor area has expanded from providing the Montessori experience in the traditional preschool model to providing it within home day-care settings and alternative elementary classrooms. Dr. Maria Montessori was the first woman physician in… Read More
    Alton Town reports will not be delivered door-to-door this year, but are available at Willey’s Store, the Bread Basket or the town office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Nancy McLennan-Smith, teacher of the Close-Up program at Presque Isle High School, will accompany six high school students on April 26 to the Close-Up Foundation’s government studies program in Washington, D.C. Each student has raised the $933 fee through donations and fund-raising… Read More
    CARIBOU — Madeline Belanger, principal at Teague Park Elementary School, has been nominated by the Caribou Parent-Teacher Association for consideration as the 1991-1992 National PTA Phoebe Apperson Hearst Outstanding Educator of the Year. The annual award honors an outstanding educator whose achievements inspire excellence in… Read More
    STOCKHOLM — About 5,000 dry flies used in fishing were stolen from a storage building at Stan’s Grocery at Madawaska Lake, according to state police. The hand-tied flies, which were stolen two days after the annual fishing season started, were estimated to be worth about… Read More
    CARIBOU — The emergency care of accident victims will be discussed Friday, April 10, during a conference at Cary Medical Center in Caribou. The conference will open at 8 a.m. The conference is sponsored in part by the Rasario A. Page Memorial Lecture Fund, in… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook County Action Program will receive 80 tons of U.S. Department of Agriculture surplus commodities provided by the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program for distribution on Friday, April 10. James E. Baillargeon, ACAP director of Special Services, announced that 11 tons… Read More
    CARIBOU — Training for volunteer drivers will be provided by staff from the Togus Veterans Administration Center from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11, at Cary Medical Center. The volunteers will drive a new van which will soon serve veterans in Aroostook County. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council got its first look this week at proposed budgets for municipal, sewer and ambulance services for 1992-93. Town Manager Jayne Farrin said the budget was almost $17,000 lower than 1991. She said that if the SAD 24… Read More
    HOULTON — The SAD 29 board of directors voted against a land-use proposal offered by the Houlton Fair Association to build a permanent fairground on district property, but will consider an alternate proposal at a future meeting. Attendance at the Houlton Agricultural State Fair increased… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Allegations that Allen Shaw, chairman of Presque Isle Planning Board, misrepresented his position in seeking information on fire equipment were reviewed Monday by the City Council. The council voted 4-1 to close a review on Shaw with no findings and to apologize… Read More
    MARS HILL — The state Fire Marshal’s office began an investigation on Tuesday to determine how a fire started that damaged four businesses and two apartments on Main Street. No injuries were reported in the Monday afternoon fire. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle will offer its 12th annual Elderhostel program beginning Sunday, May 10, through Saturday, Aug. 22. The summer program will feature 10 sessions of five-day theme programs to individuals 60 years of age and older. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — A workshop on harbor management planning will be held from 1 to 4:15 p.m. Monday, April 13, at the office of the Downeast Resource Conservation and Development Council, Route 182, Cherryfield. The workshop, sponsored by the Maine Coastal Program and the regional planning… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Increases in fees charged for programs by the Presque Isle Recreation Department and the Forum were approved Monday by the Presque Isle City Council. Revised fees for use of the Forum were approved for the running and walking programs. Passes for those… Read More
    JONESBORO — The Jonesboro School Committee has approved a shade tree planting program to benefit the elementary school’s landscape. The plantings were included in the communitywide shade tree program for this spring. The town’s beautification program, according to local forester David Walker, will involve a… Read More
    MACHIAS — Although plans are in place to close the Down East Landfill in Marion Township on May 31, the facility could remain open until the end of the year, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. If the Department of Environmental Protection agrees with… Read More
    EASTPORT — Concern about the youth of Eastport motivated members of the Eastport Youth Association to make a dream come true. On July 4, the group will unveil the focus of that dream, a youth center where youngsters can meet and play in an alcohol-, drug- and smoke-free… Read More
    A story on the Downeast Page Monday incorrectly reported the time of the West Lubec Methodist Church supper Saturday, April 11, as 6:30 p.m. The supper will start at 5 p.m. Read More
    EASTPORT — The City Council tabled a plan Monday night to appropriate money to build a solid-waste transfer station and examined a plan to start a recycling center. During the past few months the council has considered a plan to build a transfer station in… Read More
    GUILFORD — The University of Maine Counseling Service will conduct a free seminar titled “Is College for Me?” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford. The seminar is to present prospective non-traditional college students with information on how to… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The United Methodist Church of Dover-Foxcroft will celebrate the sacrament of baptism and receive new members into the church during the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Palm Sunday, April 12. The Rev. James Lee-McPhee, pastor of the church, will officiate for the baptism… Read More
    PARKMAN — The New Life Redemption Center and an adjacent home owned by Warren and Irene Luce on Route 150 in Parkman was damaged by fire and smoke Tuesday. Guilford Fire Chief Michael Dexter said the fire, which was reported at about 11 a.m. by… Read More
    BROWNVILLE — Joshua Cunningham-Witham, a 4-year old boy from Brownville and Dover-Foxcroft, wants to visit Disney World, and residents are helping him achieve that dream by holding fund-raisers. Joshua has cancer and has received extensive treatment in Bangor, Portland and Boston. From 11 a.m. to… Read More
    NEWPORT — SAD 48 directors voted to approve a retirement incentive Tuesday night, hoping that early retirement and an exodus of highly paid teachers will help their budget cutting process. Superintendent Raymond Freve outlined the program, adding that no one would lose under the system. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Budget cuts in SAD 68 and Foxcroft Academy won’t be as deep as first projected, residents learned Monday. School officials were told that the actual state subsidy loss based on recent legislative action was $147,804. This loss, along with an increase of $83,081… Read More
    DEXTER — Students at Dexter Regional High School involved in the EC-CO-IT Plus Corporation are now producing this season’s product, State of Maine clocks with ceramic centers. After the inventory of this season’s ceramic and wood clocks has been sold, the participants plan to manufacture… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Supporters of interscholastic sports were heard at the Tuesday night meeting of the SAD 53 Budget Committee and won their battle. Reacting to a proposal to eliminate interscholastic sports in favor of intramural sports at Warsaw Middle School in Pittsfield, a vocal contingent… Read More
    NEWPORT — A lost goat led Newport police and firefighters on a chase through residential neighborhoods Tuesday morning. According to Police Chief James Ricker, the goat apparently escaped from a livestock trailer that had been parked Monday at the Triangle intersection. A High Street resident… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Nativity Lutheran Church and the Methodist Conference Home will present a family caregiving workshop, designed to address caring for senior citizens. Often family caregivers feel alone and without the necessary resources to cope with the difficult situation of caring for aging parents. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Rockland Kiwanis Club will sponsor a poster design competition in conjunction with Rockland’s popular Schooner Days. Maine State artists are invited to participate in the competition by submitting entries, from which first- and second-place winners will be chosen. The first-place poster will… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Town councilors in Pittsfield voted unanimously Tuesday night to pursue breach-of-contract litigation against the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company in conjunction with a group of towns. The decision was not without discussion, but few people had reservations about the action. The council action also… Read More
    SEARSPORT — Penobscot Marine Museum will present a lecture, “The Maritime History of Mount Desert Island” by Ralph W. Stanley at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Gallery on the museum grounds. Stanley is the president of the Mount… Read More
    SEARSPORT — Penobscot Marine Museum will present a workshop on Ukrainian Easter egg decoration by Lesia Sochor at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Gallery on the museum grounds. Ukrainian Easter eggs, call Pysanky, are known the world over… Read More
    BELFAST — About 15 residents of the Alto Street and Lincolnville Avenue neighborhood flocked to the Belfast City Council meeting Tuesday night to ask that something be done to end the plague of winged marauders that has kept them hostage in their homes for several years. Read More
    ROCKLAND — City Manager Cathy Sleeper predicted Tuesday that labor agreements with city employees would be concluded soon. Although Sleeper declined to reveal a specific timetable, she indicated that the new contracts could be formalized within a matter of days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    CAMDEN — Are Camden and Rockport ready to adopt a $6 million budget with a 7 percent increase to meet science and library needs? SAD 28 board member Sarah Fasoldt asked that question Tuesday night, after the board was encouraged to add $200,000 to the… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A state air-emissions permit application from the Applied Energy Services Corp. will move a little further along in the licensing process this month when the state finishes compiling new air data requested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Officials with the Maine Department… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Nathaniel Brown, 18, of Rockport was charged with gross sexual assault Sunday after taking a 13-year-old girl to a local motel and engaging in a sexual act. Police Chief Forrest Doucette said that Brown and the girl were with another couple — a… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Families are being sought to take in foreign students sponsored by the American Institute for Foreign Study Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit educational organization based in Greenwich, Conn. Alma Joy Mote of Ellsworth, who is the local coordinator for the foundation’s Academic Year in… Read More
    TRENTON — Michael T. Cyr, a Veazie educator, has been selected to be the next superintendent of School Union 92. Cyr, 44, is principal of the John Graham School in Veazie. He was chosen unanimously by the Joint Union 92 School Committee as superintendent this… Read More
    CASTINE — One Maine Maritime Academy midshipman was sent to the hospital Tuesday and another received a court summons after a stunt that went awry. Maine State Trooper Thomas Perkins was called to Water Street at 12:15 p.m. in response to a complaint involving an… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – A fledgling group has lost a bid to obtain fish to restock the Union River, but is optimistic on other fronts. Craig Robbins, an officer of the new Union Salmon Association Restoration Project, tried to convince officials in Augusta Tuesday to allocate his… Read More
    Dmitri Sokolov of St. Petersburg, Russia, a 13-year-old piano virtuoso, will play major works of Beethoven and Chopin during performances sponsored by the Arcady Music Society at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church and at 7:30 p.m., at the Bangor Theological Seminary. Tickets… Read More
    While investigating an accident in the Key Bank parking lot Wednesday, Officer Leigh Guildford of the Ellsworth police was approached by a local resident who said he wanted to talk, and got into the cruiser. Guildford reported telling Paul Bouffard, 29, that he was busy, and to get… Read More
    Eastern Maine Medical Center and the Maine State Nurses Association have announced completion of negotiations of a two-year agreement on working conditions, committee assignments and economics for Registered Nurses, say EMMC officials. Nathaniel Bond, EMMC director of Human Resources, said, “EMMC appreciates the professional manner… Read More
    The Maine State Chapter, March of Dimes, will bring a baby-crawl competition to the Bangor Mall as part of the Family Day event begining at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Baby-crawl winners in three divisions will receive awards. At 9 a.m. Breakfast with the Easter… Read More
    TRENTON — Michael T. Cyr, a Veazie educator, has been selected to be the next superintendent of School Union 92. Cyr, 44, is principal of the John Graham School in Veazie. He was chosen unanimously by the Joint Union 92 School Committee as superintendent this… Read More
    An auditor’s examination of Bangor’s accounting controls found long-standing shortcomings that City Hall is working to correct but at a pace far too slow for some councilors. The deficiencies spurred former councilor Arthur Tilley to say the time was right to clean house at City… Read More