OLD TOWN – In the playoffs, scoring opportunities tend to be less frequent and mistakes are magnified. Waterville had three good chances to score during Wednesday’s Eastern Maine Class A baseball quarterfinal against Old Town, but the Panthers couldn’t take advantage. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    ORONO – It was the type of tennis match which, had it been held in the Bangor Auditorium in the middle of February, would have gone down in history as one of the all-time great Maine high school sports moments. From generation to generation, word… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Ellsworth High School senior righthander Paul Farley picked up a few tips from former University of Maine righthander Mike D’Andrea and he put them to good use here Wednesday. Farley hurled five innings of four-hit, one-run relief and his mates erupted for six… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Defense and timely hitting – that’s what Old Town used to win 15 of 16 games in the regular season. And that’s what the second-seeded Indians used again here Wednesday to defeat No. 7 Medomak Valley of Waldoboro 9-3 in an Eastern… Read More
    When the gabbing gets around to the mysteries of bird migrations, most people immediately think of ducks and geese. Without question, waves of wildfowl coursing the skies during autumn and springtime are awe-inspiring spectacles. At the same time, however, scant notice is paid to the less dramatic, but… Read More
    William Francis “Bill” Lee, the erstwhile Boston Red Sox southpaw pitcher in the 1969-78 era, will be the program guest on Thursday night’s Woods ‘n’ Waters show over the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Program host Bud Leavitt will briefly interview the straight-talking “Spaceman” and then… Read More
    Messalonskee High School sophomore Julie Foye was confident, instead of nervous, when she stepped to the plate in the eighth with runners on second and third with the Eagles in a 4-4 softball tie against the Bangor Rams. Foye’s confidence showed as she slammed a… Read More
    The Husson College softball team finished 13-5 and entered the first round of the NAIA District 5 tournament, reaching the team’s goal of returning to tournament action this year. But, for first-year coach Shannon Whiting, there was another goal to be reached this season: acquiring… Read More
    All former University of Maine second baseman Tim Scott wanted was a chance to play professional baseball. Now he has that opportunity. Ellsworth’s Scott has reached a verbal contract agreement with the expansion Colorado Rockies, who drafted him in the 36th round, and he will… Read More
    Wednesday was a good day for top-ranked teams as the No. 1 seeds in Classes A, B, and C each recorded schoolgirl softball victories in Eastern Maine quarterfinal action. In Class A, the No. 1 Cony Rams of Augusta defeated No. 8 Gardiner 8-1, while… Read More
    ANGOLA, Ind. – The University of Maine-Farmington golf team stood in 29th place out of 35 teams after the first day of the NAIA National Golf Tournament held at Zollner Golf Course here Tuesday. The Beavers of UMF shot a 315 on the first day… Read More
    Wednesday was a day of many upsets in the seeds during the quarterfinal round of the Eastern Maine schoolboy baseball playoffs. In Class A, upset winners included eighth-seeded Brewer, No. 5 Bangor and No. 6 Skowhegan. The Witches ousted No. 1 Cony of Augusta 11-3,… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Third singles player Chelsea Belanger and the two doubles teams consisting of Karen Rockwell and Sheri Dyer and Tiffany Pelletier and Jessica Huck, helped lift the top-seeded Caribou Vikings schoolgirl tennis team to a 3-2 victory over Gardiner in the Eastern Maine Class A Team Tennis… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Asian Garden restaurant on Main Street has been closed since April when authorities discovered a bear skin, a deer head and buckets of brackish liquids in the basement. Authorities became aware of health code violations at the eatery on April 25 when… Read More
    It was a grand surprise to see your strong support of a statewide presidential primary. As one who had long favored this positive change, I was delighted by your editorial (BDN, May 19). Here are some of the reasons Maine Democrats voted to move from… Read More
    In defense of the 75 dedicated employees that we have at Moose River Lumber, I feel your recent editorial on Canadian lumber was very misleading The U.S. Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports is comprised of all sizes of sawmills throughout the United States. It was… Read More
    Just when one would think that the AES situation in Bucksport could not possibly get any smokier, another character from the past surfaces from obscurity to peddle his influence in favor of the king of backdoor smooth talkers: AES Corp. Edmund S. Muskie, the man… Read More
    Once again the small town of Palmyra was in the news with the raising of the new church steeple and a fine accomplishment it was. The logical reasons for the lightning strike are apparent but in this case I would quicker blame Murphy’s Law which… Read More
    I am writing to express my appreciation for Sen. John E. Baldacci. As a state employee I know the feeling of the state’s budget tightening and I know John cares. He cares about the mentally ill, the homeless, the aged, along with other faculties of this state. Read More
    … Kathy Jones is up front — “what you see is what you get” — a refreshing quality in a political candidate. Kathy is a “get the job done” kind of person, who works tirelessly to achieve the hoped for results. Kathy is a real… Read More
    HERMON — Harold Mailman, chairman of the Hermon Planning Board, said this week that the board is trying to resolve whether the town will provide agricultural land for the spreading of septic tank waste. “We are looking at an ordinance for waste landfills,” he said. Read More
    EASTPORT — The Land Use Regulation Commission has granted Alvah Achorn, owner of the Down East Landfill in Marion, a 30-day extension. The landfill remained closed Wednesday, but it will be open Thursday. Late Wednesday afternoon, Achorn said he had delayed reopening the landfill because… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thirteen indictments were returned by the Piscataquis County grand jury Wednesday. Larry Dean Birdsall, a/k/a Larry D. Watt, 59, Milo, was indicted for two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. He has prior convictions under both names. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    DEXTER — The SAD 46 board of directors approved several changes in personnel during its meeting Wednesday night. The board moved into closed session with several parents and coaches at the beginning of the discussion of extracurricular appointments. After about a half hour of closed… Read More
    CARIBOU — The following people were sentenced on June 1 in Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou by Justice Paul T. Pierson: Charged with unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs were: Paul Cote, 34, New Sweden, one year in jail, all but 10 days suspended, two… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — Opponents of the Applied Energy Services Corp.’s proposed coal-burning power plant have met with company officials in Arlington, Va., in an attempt to derail the $309 million power project targeted for Harriman Cove. Sharyn Davenport, David Betts, both of Bucksport, and Nancy Allen,… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Arcady Music Society has announced the appointment of Eleanor Watts as festival administrator for the 1992 season. Watts’ summer duties include coordinating all aspects of the Arcady Music Festival and working with volunteers and Arcady’s board of directors to increase the… Read More
    HOULTON — The Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District has released the schedule for waste stream analysis to be done at seven area landfills. The work is being done by current and former college students hired by Woodward & Curran Consulting Engineers of Portland. The… Read More
    HOULTON — Peggy Sanders of Oakfield was honored by the state police Monday for doing something thousands of people do everyday. She wore her seat belt while driving. What makes Sanders unusual,however, isn’t just the fact that she wears her seat belt, but that because… Read More
    ASHLAND — An Ashland Community High School forestry team received a sportsmanship award at an annual high school woodsmen’s meet held recently at Southern Aroostook Vocational Education School in Dyer Brook. Dana Howes, Gilbert Ouellet and Dale Dunham represented Ashland, competing against teams from five… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — “Crimes of the Heart” will be featured by the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s theater at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, June 11-13 and June 18-20, in Wieden Auditorium. “Crimes of the Heart” by Beth Henley examines the plight of three… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The communities of Limestone, Loring Air Force Base and Caswell will hold the annual Tri-Community 4th of July beginning with a parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4, through the downtown area. After the parade, a day of festivities will follow at Trafton… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council will recommend that voters at the town meeting on Wednesday, June 10, recognize the Van Buren Volunteer Ambulance Service as a department of the town. That action would help alleviate confusion over the ambulance squad’s relationship to… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle recently purchased a $20,000 research microscope with funding provided by a National Science Foundation grant and matching university funds. The National Science Foundation provided a $10,000 grant, with $5,000 each provided in matching funds from… Read More
    CARIBOU — The executive board of the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission on Thursday adopted a 1992 economic development program for the district. Executive Director Robert Clark read a letter from John Corrigan, regional director of the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The letter stated that… Read More
    HOULTON — The Ricker College board of trustees voted during its annual spring meeting to spend $90,200 for scholarships in 1992-93 for college students in Aroostook and Washington counties. With the new scholarships, the board will have spent $526,000 on scholarships since 1985. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    VAN BUREN — A trip to the World Odyssey of the Mind Competitions at Boulder, Colo., last week presented many firsts for the Division I OM team from Gateway School in Van Buren and the adults who accompanied them. When the dust settled, the Gateway… Read More
    DANFORTH — Judy Cleaves, principal at East Grand High School, has announced honor parts for 1992 commencement exercises. Sharon Frye has been named valedictorian; Corinna McEwen, salutatorian; Russell Young, first honor essayist; and Melissa Gray, second honor essayist. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    HOULTON — Hazardous materials workers began preparations this week to remove hazardous farm chemicals from the L.E. MacNair Co. building on Franklin Street in Houlton. The work is part of an effort that began almost four years ago. In July 1988, various broken and leaking… Read More
    MACHIAS — At the annual municipal election on Tuesday night, Melrose Beal won a seat on the Machias Board of Selectmen; Edward Pellon was seated on the Budget Committee; and Gael Romei won a position on the School Committee. They were three-year terms. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CALAIS — The union that represents the city’s police officers and firemen has notified the city that it would not renegotiate its scheduled 3 percent increases for July and for January 1993. The city, like most municipalities in Washington County, has found that recent state… Read More
    GRAND LAKE STREAM — It took firefighters most of the night to control a forest fire that burned about 2 acres Tuesday evening. Maynard Thornton, district ranger for the Maine Forest Service, said that around 5 p.m. Tuesday a plane from the Maine Forest Service… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Pastor Glen C. Wilbur, administrator of Cherryfield Christian Academy, has announced commencement exercises at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, with guest speaker Dr. Robert H. Crostwaite, pastor of Ellsworth Baptist Temple and principal of Temple Christian Academy. A baccalaureate service will be held… Read More
    CALAIS — About 50 local, state and federal police agencies will participate in the 1992 Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Maine Special Olympics. Participants in the eastern Maine portion of the event will begin their run at 7 a.m. Thursday, June 4, at… Read More
    WELLINGTON — Children attending the one-room Wellington School have been awarded a $1,000 Partners in Philanthropy grant from the Maine Community Foundation to donate to a non-profit organization of their choice. The first- through fourth-grade pupils have been assessing the needs in Wellington before determining… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — The Millinocket Recreation and Parks Department will hold a non-competitive softball program for adults over 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. each Wednesday and Friday at the Recreation Complex Softball Field. For information, call 723-5832 or 723-7011. The annual Papermakers Softball Tournament will… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — An 18-year old Greenville man was charged with burglary in connection with a break-in at Page’s General Store last April. Police charged Mike Russo with one count of Class C burglary. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for Monday, July 6. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    MEDWAY — Old Home Days will be held from 9 a.m. Friday, June 12, through 6 p.m. Sunday, June 14. A health care clinic, camper show, dinners, dance, canoe race, and more will be held. The seventh annual Penobscot River Canoe Race will be held… Read More
    MILO — After a cruise of the Milo area, the Penquis Cruizers, a classic car club, held its monthly meeting Sunday at the Waterfront Park on the Sebec River. Recent fund-raising events that helped underwrite expenses of the third annual Cruize-In included a food sale… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — The Town Council on Thursday will consider appropriating $76,150 to address safety concerns at the Aroostook Avenue fire station. In a special meeting Tuesday, council members reviewed a 10-page report from T.Y. Lin International which included proposed renovations to address safety concerns at… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — After six hours of negotiations Wednesday between nurses and Millinocket Regional Hospital negotiators, a tentative agreement was reached, according to a hospital official. MRH Administrator Joe Roach said, “We have an agreement in principal.” He said the agreement would have to be ratified… Read More
    MILO — Murrel Harris, Milo recreation director, has announced the programs being offered by the department for the summer of 1992. Basketball Camp for boys third through 12th grade. The five-week program begins Monday, June 22. Instructor will be Ollie Faulkner, Penquis Valley High School… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Divorces granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences in 13th District Court recently were as follows: Janet N. King of Greenville and Craig M. King of Rockwood, shared parental responsibilities and custody of a minor child. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — It appears the planned reconstruction of a portion of Depot Street in Little Squaw Township will be delayed until late fall. Piscataquis County Commissioners had planned to put the project out to bid this summer as requested by residents on the road and… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Seniors across the mid-Maine area are preparing for the final days of their high school education. In Pittsfield, Maine Central Institute students have been attending marching practice this week in preparation for three services, including graduation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    DEXTER — During the past several weeks, SAD 46 district pupils have been taking part in outdoor activities at the Abbott Hill Environmental Study Center. The center encompasses the forest and fields surrounding and belonging to the Dexter Primary-Middle School. Students have been attending outdoor… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation has begun its herbicide spraying program along roadside guardrails as part of a safety program to control weeds that affect 700 miles of state roadways from Kittery to Fort Kent. The department also will spray the railroad tracks… Read More
    ROCKLAND — City police have determined that Todd Munson, 26, of Rockland was the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Detective Wallace Tower said Munson apparently shot himself in the head with a 9mm handgun at his Lake View Drive home at 6:10… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Methodist Conference Home is expanding housing opportunities available to older persons in the midcoast area. For several years, all of the apartments at the Methodist Conference Home have been available only to people who are 62 years old and over or are disabled and who… Read More
    BELFAST — The city of Belfast will pick up the tab for Assistant Code Enforcement Officer Bob Temple’s lawyer at a hearing next week by the Zoning Board of Appeals, with more legal bills looming over a yanked building permit. Dana Keene is appealing Temple’s… Read More
    ROCKLAND — City resident Garold L. Demmons Sr., 37, a former employee of the Maine Wok, has been charged with the theft of $10,000 from the Chineese restaurant. Police Department spokesman Lewis Metcalf said Demmons was charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Metcalf said… Read More
    BELFAST — The Maine Department of Transportation will stick to its plan to add turning lanes and traffic lights at the intersection of Routes 1 and 52, although many here still feel the design stops short of providing the safety needed at the busy crossing. Read More
    UNITY — A three-year federal grant awarded to Unity College in 1990 in support of the Learning Resource Center has been increased each year, bringing the total up from $300,000 to $353,406. The U.S. Department of Education grant is appropriated through the Student Support Services Program. Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Annual park and Golden Eagle passes are being sold only at the entrance station of Acadia National Park on Park Loop Road. Additional stickers, up to two more, may be obtained from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at McFarland… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Sheila Wilensky-Lanford, owner of OZ Books, recently attended the American Booksellers Association convention in Anaheim, Calif. Wilensky-Lanford was appointed to the board of directors of the Association of Booksellers for Children, and was made secretary of the association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Open houses will be held at the YMCAs in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor to demonstrate jazzercise, a fitness program that combines exercise and jazz dance movements with popular music. The demonstrations will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, at… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Bar Harbor Town Council will likely issue a formal notice of disapproval of a proposed five-year plan to rebuild groundfish stocks, a plan that many fishermen contend would idle fishing boats up and down the Maine coast. After hearing from two… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — A group of Orono students conjured up the winds of good fortune Wednesday and watched their replica of a Wright brothers glider cruise for a 20-second flight over Cadillac Mountain. Running with lines attached to the 32-foot-wide glider, three teachers and 47… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The Washington-Hancock Community Agency has received nearly $500,000 from the Maine State Housing Authority to pay last winter’s fuel assistance bills, and was promised $32,876 to be paid next week. Sandra Prescott, executive director of the agency, said Monday that she was delighted… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — A fund has been established at Bowdoin College for Johannah Burdin, a 1992 graduate of the school from Dover-Foxcroft, who was seriously injured May 30 while trying to board a train near Albany, N.Y. According to a letter sent to friends of the… Read More
    Bangor city councilors informally agreed Wednesday night to pay $112,000 next year for the busing, books and testing of children who live in the city and attend local private schools. The straw vote came during the council’s third meeting at which it discussed funding for… Read More
    Orono native Michael Young took part in the deadliest climbing season ever on Alaska’s Mount McKinley this spring. Wind-whipped peaks claimed 11 lives on the 20,320-foot mountain in May. Young, a physician, treated many of the victims during a vacation trek up the highest peak in North America. Read More
    Two Somerset County sheriff’s deputies and a Maine State Police trooper remain on paid leave as the investigation continues into their actions on Saturday, May 16, that left a Jackman woman dead. On Wednesday, after a two-week investigation, Attorney General Michael Carpenter said the three… Read More
    TOGUS — The Veterans Administration at Togus will hold a program on traumatic stress on Friday, June 5, for health-care professionals. Speakers will include retired Capt. John H. Fellows, U.S. Navy, who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1966 and spent the next six… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND — The Environmental Sciences Partnership for Maine, an organization promoting study of science and the environment, has awarded 13 camp scholarships to middle school students in Maine. The project, established in 1990, is underwritten by McDonald’s Operators Association of Maine and Ronald McDonald… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Larry Sexton, a regional coordinator of mental health services for school-age children and adolescents in the Bureau of Children with Special Needs, Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, has been chosen by the National Foster Parents Association to receive the prestigious National Foster Parents Association’s… Read More
    The Maine State Chapter of the March of Dimes will hold its annual Phonathon Campaign through June 5 by volunteers to ask donors to renew pledges for 1992. Offices and phones will be provided by Sargent, Tyler and West Insurance, and Domino’s Pizza will provide… Read More
    The Maine Freewheelers and the Bangor YMCA will hold a 25-mile Firecracker Classic bicycle race with registration beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday, June 7, at the Bangor YMCA, 127 Hammond St. Entry fee is $10. Helmets are required. Aero-type handlebars are banned. Call Leon Dupuis at 990-3738 for… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Two review boards will be established for the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department as a result of the May 16 shooting of Katherine Hegarty in Jackman, Sheriff Spencer R. Havey said Wednesday morning. One will be a five-member board made up of three male… Read More
    WASHINGTON — New England fishermen want to go about saving the North Atlantic’s declining stock of cod, flounder and haddock the way Maine lobstermen dealt with a similar resource crisis nearly a century ago. Unfortunately, bickering, bureaucratic meddling and a lawsuit have tied the industry… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Earth Summit is “a wake-up call” to alert the world to serious environmental damage already occurring, a Maine legislator active in environmental issues said as the 12-day meeting opened Wednesday. Sen. Bonnie Titcomb said she hopes the gathering of delegates from 180… Read More
    G. William Diamond, publisher Secretary of State and likely gubernatorial candidate G. William Diamond is getting into the newspaper business. 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