AT NAPLES CC New England PGA Maine Chapter Results Pro sweeps; Mike Baker, Kebo, 70; (tie) John Mills Tee and Tee; Dave Pilot, Fairlawn; and Brian Schindler, Old Orchard 73 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
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SHERMAN STATION – Jaime Dyer’s two-run single with one out in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Katahdin Cougars to an 8-7 schoolgirl softball win over the Schenck Wolverines here Tuesday. Dyer’s single plated the tying and winning runs as Katahdin stayed unbeaten at… Read More
BLUE HILL – Mike Clark drove in three runs with a double and single and Jarrod Polchies pitched a five-hitter as Mount Desert Island handed host George Stevens Academy its first loss of the season with a 9-6 high school baseball verdict here Tuesday afternoon. Read More
AT GUILFORD Maine Central Institute boys 111, Piscataquis 67 1/2, Greenville 59, Valley-Bingham 5 1/2 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
Brewer High School’s Jeff Millett, he of a 27.00 earned run average, thought he was reliving a nightmare. Six pitches into Tuesday afternoon’s Penobscot Valley Conference baseball game against Hampden Academy, Millett had walked one batter and was down in the count, two-and-oh, against another. Read More
The only defending champion isn’t. Messalonskee of Oakland was the only Eastern Maine softball team to win a state title last year, but the Eagles, who won their first state Class B crown by beating York 7-2, moved up to Class A this year, leaving… Read More
AT BREWER Brewer boys 148, John Bapst 89 1/2, Sumner 13, Searsport 3 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… Read More
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Bangor sailor Kevin Mahaney grabbed a 4-2 lead Tuesday in the best-of-9 Olympic Soling Trials championships finals at Platinum Point Yacht Club here. Mahaney and his crew of Jim Brady, Annapolis, Md., and Doug Kern of Austin, Texas, need only one… Read More
The Maine Secondary School Principals’ Association voted down a handful of proposed amendments to its Sports Season Policy during the organization’s Interscholastic Division business meeting last Friday at the Samoset Resort Inn in Rockport. The meeting was part of the MSSPA’s annual spring conference. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AT BANGOR 11th Terry Fox Run 5K Results 1. Tim Wakeland, 15:33; 2. Joanthan Aretakis, 16:40; 3. James Reith, 16:47; 4. Charles Violette, 16:54; 5. Awani Love, 16:58; 6. Joe Dana, 17:00; 7. Cliff Rogers, 17:01; 8. Scott Butterfield, 17:04; 9. Rusty Taylor, 17:11; 10. Read More
LEE – Junior righthander Ron Coombs fashioned a no-hitter, striking out 15 batters, to defeat the Greenville Lakers 13-2 in schoolboy baseball action here Tuesday. It was the second no-hitter of the season for a Lee pitcher as Coombs’ older brother, Steve, recorded a no-hitter… Read More
EAST CORINTH – Cherie Greatorex knocked in pinch runner Mylissa Moors in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift host Central to a 14-13 schoolgirl softball victory over John Bapst of Bangor here Tuesday. The Red Devils improved to 7-0 with the win, rallying… Read More
Apparently, the new, open-water, trout-fishing regulations implemented on the Aroostook River caused a backlash among sportsmen. In accordance with that, regional fisheries biologist Dave Basley of Ashland requested room to make a cast that would explain the reasons for the regulation and, perhaps, would unsnarl a few lines. Read More
Touching on two topics…. I realize loyalty is inevitably the first casualty in a budget crunch, but it still strikes me that the way the University of Maine-Farmington administration treated former UMF men’s basketball coach Brian Dodge last week was cold-hearted in the extreme. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
HODGDON – Ricki Shields belted a three-run homer with one out in the top of the seventh, lifting Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook to a 5-4 schoolboy baseball victory over Hodgdon here Tuesday. Brett Russell added an RBI double for the 3-1 Warriors, while pitcher… Read More
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The role of Maine’s high school athletic directors appears to be changing. What administrators, athletic directors, coaches, and others are wondering is whether those changes are in the best interests of student-athletes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Wouldn’t it be nice for baseball fans to be able to go see a few Red Sox games in person this season without having to worry about all of the hassles that can accompany a typical trip to Fenway Park? The headaches of planning the… Read More
Another nail, perhaps the final nail, may have been pounded into the University of Maine baseball team’s coffin on Tuesday. The ECAC Baseball Committee, during a conference call, decided to let the North Atlantic Conference settle its own differences concerning makeup games. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Heather Taylor capped Brewer’s four-run rally in the seventh with an RBI single to lift the Witches to a 9-8 softball win over Hampden at the Brewer High field Tuesday. Sara Burnett delivered a two-run single in the seventh and Amanda Sevigny added a run-producing… Read More
I would like to comment on three statements reported in the front page, April 22 article regarding the abortion protester being arrested for shoving a dead, human fetus in the face of some pro-death advocates in Buffalo, N.Y. Chief of Police Alessandra stated, “It (shoving… Read More
The Rodney King verdict was justice at its lowest. Wanna see justice served? Videotape four black police officers hitting a white man just once with excessive force. Amy Homsted Bangor I am a 65-year-old Caucasian World War II veteran living in eastern Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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After five long years of college, struggling with tuition bills, and changing majors three times, I finally will graduate with my bachelor’s degree in English on Saturday, May 9. In English? Yes, in English. No, I am not going to teach, at least not now. Read More
Bangor Convalescent A Mother’s Day tea for family and residents will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 10. Musician Woody Woodman, accompanied by a pianist, will entertain. Refreshments will be served. — Paul Ciarrocchi googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
A century ago, young Bangor women who were interested in studying literature and the arts enrolled in classes conducted by Myra Scammon Hall. When the number of her students grew too large to fit in her home on Hammond Street hill, Mrs. Hall suggested that the women form… Read More
Bangor Christian Laurel Cornell, daughter of Nancy Neill of Bangor, and Tarrence Bragdon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Bragdon of Bangor, have been chosen as two of 50,000 top scorers on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Tests. In the fall, 15,000 winners will be named… Read More
PORTLAND — Arguments that topless dancing is not in keeping with Portland’s image didn’t wash with the City Council early Tuesday as it rejected a proposed ban on such entertainment. The 6-3 vote followed nearly two hours of public comment and council debate that extended… Read More
Casey Watts is poised and ready to dive into her future, not to mention the pool, at Amherst College in Massachusetts. The college where Watts received early acceptance will be gaining a true student-athelete when classes start next September. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BELFAST — The SAD 34 board of directors approved a 1992-93 education budget of $10,137,393 Tuesday night, fending off a last-minute call for more cuts by one of its members. The proposed budget will be sent to the district’s voters at a referendum on June… Read More
Second in a series Army ROTC is the primary means of training officers for the United States Army, the Army Reserves and the Army National Guard. This year, Army ROTC graduates will comprise more than three-fourths of the commissioned Army officers and more than two-thirds… Read More
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AUBURN — A jury has been selected a week in advance for an Auburn man’s murder trial in the death of his 28-year-old stepsister. Daniel Dwyer, 24, is scheduled to be tried for murder Monday in Androscoggin County Superior Court. He is accused of killing… Read More
A District Court judge on Tuesday began contemplating the fate of a 17-year-old Bangor youth accused of abducting and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, and a decision is expected on Wednesday. The final hearing to determine whether Clayton Byrum should be charged as an adult… Read More
Bangor High The following names were omitted from the Bangor High School honor roll published in the April 29 Midweek: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
A recent television program drew attention to medication errors. The report illustrated the dangers of look-alike, sound-alike and poorly labeled medications. Your pharmacist, the medication expert, is the final link in a chain intended to give the right drug to the right patient. Unfortunately, errors… Read More
CARIBOU — A former local car dealer pleaded innocent Wednesday to 15 charges involving writing bad checks and theft of funds. “Definitely not guilty,” said Bruce Pelletier, 47, when asked for his plea by Aroostook County Superior Court Justice Paul T. Pierson. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
I had the good fortune recently to spend a little time with a Boston sports legend. Arnold “Red” Auerbach hasn’t changed much since my last dealings with him back in the days when I was coaching the Maine Lumberjacks and he was acting as advisor… Read More
BARING — A small brown head peeked over the edge of its manmade home Tuesday and got its first “eagle-eye” look at its Down East neighbors. The eaglet hatched Monday. Since then, the clumsy but adorable new addition has been a big hit at the Moosehorn National Wildlife… Read More
The following cases were decided in 3rd District Court in Bangor during the week of April 23-29: Cheryl A. Bragg, 37, Worcester, Mass., operating motor vehicle after suspension, failure to appear, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Bradford The Boy Scouts will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the town hall. 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… Read More
Dear Dr. Dos: What is the difference between a 286, 386 and 486 computer? In 1987, Intel Corp. released the 8088 microprocessor. This was the chip used in the IBM personal computer. This computer and the clones that followed became known as an eight-bit computer. Read More
The 75th anniversary of James Vickery’s birth in Unity was celebrated on April 23 at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor. More than 70 of his friends from all over Maine gathered to pay tribute to the Bangor resident whom University of Maine professor… Read More
Several handicapped drivers could be deputized with the authority to ticket people who illegally park in spaces reserved for the handicapped under a proposal being considered by the city of Bangor. Handicapped people are only seeking to protect a right that others take for granted,… Read More
ORONO — Douglas Dow, son of Douglas Dow of Bangor and Bonnie Nelson of Presque Isle; Christy Roix, daughter of Michael Roix of Presque Isle and Roberta Sweikert of Carlisle, Pa.; and Anne Duchesneau of Bangor, the daughter of Thomas Duchesneau of Bangor and the late Maureen A. Read More
ASHLAND — The Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the municipal building to begin the process of finding a new town manager. Nancy Farris, who managed town business for nine years in Ashland, tendered her resignation last week. Her last… Read More
HOULTON The following cases were processed during the week beginning April 27, in 2nd District Court in Houlton by Judge David B. Griffiths. Only those cases with fines totaling $100 or more are listed: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Exotic animals and international performers will be featured in the 29th annual Anah Temple’s Shrine Circus to be held Thursday through Saturday, May 7 to 9, at the Forum. Performances will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday; at 3 and 7 p.m. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The City Council voted unanimously Monday to accept an audit of the city’s 1991 finances which city officials believe point to the city’s healthy financial condition. “The audit shows we didn’t violate any laws and shows that the city ended the year… Read More
EASTON The Easton High School honor roll for the third ranking quarter has been released by school officials as follows: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
HARRINGTON — Hawk’s Hollow Nature Trail, a significant new educational attraction for Harrington Elementary School’s 190 pupils, was dedicated Friday during an assembly of pupils and project supporters. The nature trail has a boardwalk entrance and sign, wooden benches, birdhouses and feeders made by pupils,… Read More
BARING — Bad weather forced the staff at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge to reschedule its open house from Sunday, May 3, to Sunday, May 10. A tour of refuge areas that are managed for wildlife habitat will leave the headquarters parking lot at 10… Read More
EASTPORT — A 4 1/2-hour City Council meeting Monday night included a public hearing to review the condition of the Masonic Building on Water Street and a lengthy discussion about the city’s historic district. The Masonic Building currently is owned by Robert Humphries. In notes… Read More
Almost three years to the day after she assumed the job, Penobscot County Clerk Kathy W. Walker announced her resignation Tuesday. Walker, already a veteran town councilor in Hampden when she inherited the county administration from Mary K. Strathdee on May 3, 1989, told the… Read More
LINCOLN — In addition to its regular monthly meetings, the Lincoln Planning Board on Monday discussed holding a monthly workshop to address zoning problems. Board members agreed that there were too many issues to address in only one or two extra meetings a year. They… Read More
MILO — As the announcer of the Kentucky Derby said Saturday, “They’re off!” Students from Penquis Valley High School in Milo, and from other towns in eastern Maine, were headed for Washington, D.C. They are spending the week in a governmental studies program and sightseeing activities as part… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — School officials will meet once more to review accounts before a final budget is presented for adoption by the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and SAD 68 directors on Wednesday, May 13. The Budget Committee has presented three budget options to the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A community recycling bin for added convenience for voluntary recyclers has been placed on the western end of the Somerset Plaza in Pittsfield. The location of the bin will save local residents a trip to the waste transfer station on Peltoma Avenue. The large, gray bin… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Auditions for the Lakewood Theater’s 1992 summer season will be held 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 10, at the Skowhegan Area High School auditorium, Route 2. Players will have 13 roles in seven plays. Call 474-7176 for information. Read More
AUGUSTA — The St. Paul Center will present a retreat, “Mary, the Jewell of God,” beginning at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, May 15-17, at the center, 136 State St., Augusta. Speakers will be the Revs. Marcel Bolduc, OMI, and Gerard Roux, OMI, retreat masters; Joseph Gagne, chairman… Read More
RANGELEY — The 14th annual Rangeley Moose Run, a 5.2-mile race, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, at the Chamber of Commerce Office. Entry is $3. Trophies will be awarded in age categories. A special one-mile run will be held for those under 13 years… Read More
NEWPORT — SAD 48 school board directors continued work on their $10- million school budget Tuesday night, looking for ways to carry out the budget committee’s recommendation for a zero increase budget for next year. As they went page by page through the budget, two… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — James MacMichael of Skowhegan has announced that he is a seeking the Republican nomination for the Senate District 13 election. The district includes Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Fairfield, Winslow, Clinton, Albion, Benton and Unity Township. “The primary concern of the people in government should be… Read More
AUGUSTA — “Tough Times, Tight Budgets: Is Privatization the Answer?” an all-day conference on the effect of privatization on the taxpayer, public employees and the delivery of public services, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Jewett Hall, University of Maine, Augusta. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were heard recently by Justice Bruce Chandler in Somerset County Superior Court. John Weir, 50, Palmyra, unlawful sexual contact, possession of a firearm by a felon, three years in jail, all but one year suspended, three years’ probation. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A $100,000 loan was approved Tuesday night by the Pittsfield Town Council as part of a financial package that will bring a new business to the town’s industrial park. The Town Council voted unanimously to support the request of Brian Ferland of Somatex… Read More
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ROCKLAND — Mary Alice Bird of Spruce Head has been selected as the new director of development for the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in Rockland. Bird brings extensive fund-raising experience to the position, after earlier employment with Ketchum Inc., the nation’s largest… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Down East Family YMCA is accepting registrations for its summer kiddie camp for boys and girls ages 3-5. Six one-week sessions will begin July 6. Each week will have a different theme for the children to enjoy as well as swimming, gym times, games, songs,… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Organizers of this summer’s Quietside Festival softball tournament are registering teams. The softball tournament will be held June 26 and 27. Interested teams should contact Harbor House Community Service Center at 244-3713. Read More
ELLSWORTH — A workshop for area health care professionals on domestic violence and abuse will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the White Birches, Ellsworth. Tri-Hospital Educational Forum, Spruce Run Association, and Zonta are sponsors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ELLSWORTH — City officials are considering road committee recommendations for highway improvements that could cost $250,000. At the City Council meeting Monday night, councilors discussed developing a storm water drainage management plan for the “urban” area of Ellsworth, and resurfacing, ditching and reconstruction for other… Read More
ORONO — Douglas Dow, son of Douglas Dow of Bangor and Bonnie Nelson of Presque Isle; Christy Roix, daughter of Michael Roix of Presque Isle and Roberta Sweikert of Carlisle, Pa.; and Anne Duchesneau of Bangor, the daughter of Thomas Duchesneau of Bangor and the late Maureen A. Read More
A District Court judge on Tuesday began contemplating the fate of a 17-year-old Bangor youth accused of abducting and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, and a decision is expected on Wednesday. The final hearing to determine whether Clayton Byrum should be charged as an adult… Read More
HOLDEN — Members of the Holden Board of Selectmen met Monday night with the town’s members of the SAD 63 board to discuss the upcoming school budget. Work has not been completed on the school budget, said Town Manager R. Larry Varisco, so they were… Read More
Those indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury included: Robert Chestnut, 46, Monticello, N.Y., one of two inmates who escaped together last fall from the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. He was charged Monday with two counts each of burglary and theft in connection… Read More
A Bangor firefighter was charged Monday with embezzling about $13,000 in union dues from his colleagues. John Shawley III, 41, of East Corinth, was treasurer of Local 772 of the Bangor Professional Firefighters when he allegedly endorsed checks from the city and kept the money,… Read More
Rock and Country music groups have used videos to reach a mass audience and now education reformists in Maine are turning to the television set and videocassette recorder to spread their message. In Bangor late Tuesday morning, representatives of the Maine Coalition for Excellence in… Read More
A story Saturday wrongly identified the Maine Peoples Alliance as the Peoples Alliance of Maine. Read More
Critics of the Maine Legislature, and that includes many legislators, remain convinced of two things: The state’s lawmaking body has become ineffective and unproductive. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
If patients tell Dr. Vickie Sedou that they’re terrified of anesthesia and surgery, she really understands. When Sidou had her appendix removed 35 years ago in a hospital in the northwest corner of Greece, the surgery was done with only local anesthesia. She still remembers… Read More
WASHINGTON — Last October, Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell promised to track down the person who leaked an FBI report detailing Anita Hill’s allegations of sexual harassment against Judge Clarence Thomas. That search ended in failure Tuesday. Peter Fleming, an independent counsel appointed by… Read More
A few weeks ago a 10-year-old black girl adopted by a white family in Bangor tried to straighten her naturally curly hair, according to her adopted parents. Black students from Husson College told her to be proud of her curly mane and to leave it in its natural… Read More
AUGUSTA — It appears Maine voters will get to choose from at least four candidates for president in November — Republican George Bush, Democrat Bill Clinton, independent H. Ross Perot, and Libertarian Andre Marrou. A spokesman for the Perot campaign said Tuesday that more than… Read More
Seven municipalities filed a countersuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor against the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. and four parent companies, claiming $7.5 million in damages caused by a breach of contract. The municipalities maintain that PERC defaulted on its 30-year contracts to dispose… Read More
There has recently been much agitation to reduce the size of the state Legislature. If that accomplished any good, I would support simple reduction. The problem is that, like many simple panaceas, this one would do absolutely nothing to address perceived shortcomings in the Legislature. I have proposed… Read More
Former Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis is not quite ready to have his mail forwarded to the Blaine House. While there’s a possibility that Curtis might seek his old job in 1994, the chances of seeking a third term, he said, are extremely remote. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — As a young girl growing up in Fort Kent, Diane Marquis yearned for a career in the military. Family and friends discouraged her from pursuing her ambition. She graduated from the University of Southern Maine and went to work at L.L. Read More
Second in a series PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Returning to the U.S. Marine Corps training camp at Parris Island 44 years after going through boot camp there in 1948, turned out to be an emotional experience for a Brewer man. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BOSTON — A controversial study that found a statistically insignificant risk of cancer deaths among younger mammogram recipients highlights the uncertainty over when women should begin having the common X-ray tests. The Canadian study has been the subject of rumor and speculation for months as… Read More
A 5-year-old Mildred Avenue youth was rescued by members of the Bangor Fire Department Tuesday night when he became wedged between two trunks while climbing a tree in his back yard. According to Assistant Fire Chief Mike Anderson, an ambulance and an engine company were… Read More
A Texas company reportedly is negotiating to buy Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Co., an 86-year-old department store chain based in Portland. An official of The Dunlap Co. of Fort Worth, Texas, declined to comment on its alleged interest in Porteous, which operates six up-scale department… Read More
PORTLAND — Planned Parenthood of Northern New England announced Tuesday it will not comply with federal restrictions on abortion counseling and will not join an effort in Maine to circumvent those rules. By refusing to agree to comply with the so-called gag rule on abortion… Read More