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    For Al Bouchard of Falmouth, defending his title in this weekend’s 28th annual Bangor Daily News Amateur Golf Tournament could be the most peaceful time he has had in a month. “Within the last month, I got a job, moved, and bought a business,” said… Read More
    CALAIS – Calais broke in its new diamond Thursday by pounding Brewer 15-5 in American Legion Zone 1 baseball action. Derek Feeney drove in four runs with a double and two singles and also pitched a complete game, christening DelMonaco Field, which was named for… Read More
    St. Joseph’s College of Standish recently published its 1991-92 Athletics Re-cap, which included information on eastern Maine athletes that deserves our attention. Karen Hartman of Limestone, a member of St. Joe’s Class of ’92, had an outstanding senior year, closing out her college career in… Read More
    The 18-hole layout at Bangor Municipal Golf Course will be closed until 3 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the Bangor Daily News Amateur Golf Tournament. The nine-hole layout will remain open throughout each day. Read More
    SAN FRANCISCO – Bill Swift pitched pain-free in a Thursday evening workout, passing his final test before a return to the San Francisco Giants’ starting rotation on Sunday. “I feel good. I feel strong. I was throwing pretty hard. Everything feels pretty good,” said Swift,… Read More
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    A return to his running roots has put Cliff Rogers in contention for the overall title in the County Challenge Running Series. Ellsworth’s Rogers began running to keep in shape in 1978 as a student at the University of Maine-Presque Isle. Now, after three races… Read More
    Three race tracks will compete for Maine’s dwindling horse supply this weekend. In addition to extended meets at Bangor Raceway and Scarborough Downs, County Raceway in Presque Isle opens its extended meet, racing the next seven Fridays. Tracks will experience short fields and double dashes while simulcasts will… Read More
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    WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe introduced legislation Tuesday that would simplify rules on payment of Social Security benefits to spouses during the month of a recipient’s death. If enacted, Snowe’s bill would pro-rate the Social Security check in the month of a beneficiary’s… Read More
    Snow Bowl welfare is alive and well in Camden. Voters at the recent town meeting appropriated $55,000 to the Snow Bowl. This makes the Camden taxpayers’ total contribution for the last two years $217,000. The 1991-92 ski season brought a deficit of more than $25,000. Read More
    Not long ago, my class and another studied water quality of the Penobscot River. We worked at two sites, one below and above the sanitary district. We put rock baskets under water at both sites. After a month, the two classes went to the sites and gathered the… Read More
    The state stopped the (representative of) the Maine Veterans Service in Bangor from coming to Dover-Foxcroft and surrounding towns once a month to help veterans fill out papers, and (assist with) other problems containing veterans’ claims. Now we will have to visit the Bangor office. Read More
    In May my daughter, Codi, wrote to the Bangor Daily News for help on a social studies report. She described Maine as having beautiful sandy beaches and enchanted forests. What she didn’t know at the time was that she was describing you, the people of Maine. Read More
    When it comes to the welfare of our young adults how gullible are we supposed to be? I have just finished reading the June 11 issue of the Bangor Daily News and can draw some very uncomfortable conclusions. On one page 3 is an article… Read More
    The town of Orono suffered a loss for which there is no definitive measure. The death of Dr. A. Douglas Glanville marks the end of long years of commitment to the researching and preservation of Orono’s rich historical heritage. He was a charter member of… Read More
    I took a walk along the Penobscot River today at low tide. You’ll never guess what I found along the shore: two broken car batteries, numerous shopping carts, articles of clothing, assorted bottles and cans, what appeared to be a large dog carcass, and other items that may… Read More
    I would like to thank the residents of Hermon for supporting my seven-year tenure as a member of the Hermon School Committee. Although not re-elected, I support Superintendent MacDonald in the educational direction he is leading the Hermon school system and the School Committee as well. Read More
    Thursday, June 18, 1992 Total pollen: 537 Moldspores: 627 Rating: Moderate Pollens: Pine, grass… Read More
    Moose, coyotes, wild turkeys and other wildlife species that dwindled in New England decades ago are making a comeback, officials say. Some species are so numerous they have become a nuisance as they look for food and living space in places where humans live. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    The Rotary Club of Bangor, the city’s oldest civic club, celebrated its 75th anniversary June 11 at Pilot’s Grill. The club was founded in 1917, the 324th Rotary Club of 37,000 in Rotary International. The Bangor group is Maine’s largest with nearly 200 members. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    PORTLAND — Lobster-lovers take heart. Promoters are launching a campaign to dispel the notion that the tasty crustaceans are high in cholesterol. The campaign, a new twist on “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” touts lobster as a “low-fat, low-calorie, low-cholesterol” food that’s… Read More
    Richard H. Mitchell of Indian Island was elected chairman of the National American Indian Housing Council. The council is made up of 163 Indian Housing Authorities in nine regions within the United States. Mitchell has been active in housing issues for more than eight years… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Miracle Match Network will start its 1992 fund-raising campaign with a benefit dance at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in the gymnasium at Rose M. Gaffney School in Machias. The alcohol-free event will feature the music of Buffalo Creek Band and is open to anyone… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook County Republican Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 22, at Northern Maine Technical College to plan for the November election. At a recent meeting, the committee elected the following officers for the next two years: Edward Hews, Presque… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Potato Board approved a 1992-93 budget of $875,000 Wednesday that did not include funding for the Maine Seed Potato Board. Repayment by the seed board of a $175,000 advance to the state’s general fund is due by July 1, according… Read More
    SHERMAN STATION — Thirty-two voters in SAD 25 on Wednesday night unanimously approved the district’s 1992-93 operating budget of $3,860,246. Superintendent Carroll Nightingale said the budget represents a 6 percent increase over last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LIMESTONE — Integration of a philosophy designed by the Coalition of Essential Schools into the Limestone school system’s restructuring plans was discussed Wednesday by the Challenge of Change Committee. The philosophy is part of a national education reform effort to restructure schools to help improve… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Tri-Community Fourth of July Committee has scheduled activities from Thursday, July 2 through Saturday, July 4. Events will begin Thursday a “teddy bear picnic” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at County Floral in Limestone. The rain date will be Friday, July… Read More
    EAGLE LAKE — Nathan Parent, Reed Devoe and Kim Nadeau won the top awards at Eagle Lake Elementary School’s first science fair. Thirty-five seventh- and eighth-graders prepared term papers and exhibits. Topics included chemical reactions, environmental protections, botany, the solar system, engineering, nuclear power, animal… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — A tour of eastern Washington County on Thursday, July 16, will focus on projects sponsored by the Resource Conservation & Development Council and the Soil & Water Conservation District. The public tour will originate at 8:30 a.m. at the Post Office parking lot… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — A vote Tuesday by SAD 77 residents to eliminate $240,000 from local funds from the proposed 1992-93 education budget may hurt the district’s students more than help its tax-weary residents. Nearly 400 residents from SAD 77 towns of Cutler, East Machias, Machiasport… Read More
    EASTPORT — The Eastport Arts Center has released its summer schedule. Art courses offered this year are: 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++) {… Read More
    MACHIAS — Seventeen of 48 seniors who graduated from Machias Memorial High School in Machias on Sunday, June 14, received scholarships in addition to their diplomas. Scholarship recipients and their awards were: Jacob Berry, Louise A. and Virgil W. Gardner Scholarship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    EASTPORT — The fifth annual Performing Arts Series will present Eastport with fine musical entertainment this summer. According to Joyce Weber, a spokesman for the Eastport Arts Center Concert Series, new and varied musical programs were added to this season’s schedule. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    A story in the June 16 Down East edition incorrectly identified Cmdr. Blaine M. Buck as the commander of the 262nd Engineer Battalion when in fact he is commander of the 262nd Engineer Battalion’s Delta Company. Lt. Col. James Tracey is commander of the 262nd Engineer Battalion. Read More
    GUILFORD — A second favorable straw vote was taken Tuesday by SAD 4 residents regarding the construction of a new middle school. Twenty-eight people voted in favor of the proposed construction. The state Department of Education has given concept approval for a maximum $6.4 million… Read More
    BROWNVILLE — When Brownville taxpayers receive their tax bills in the next few weeks, there will be a difference of 30 cents per $1,000 in the rate. Brownville selectmen set the 1992 rate at a special meeting held Wednesday afternoon at the Brownville Town Office. Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — A study of the town’s water company recommended a rate increase of 27 percent and that the staff be increased. Before selectmen take action on the recommendations in the study, they will seek assistance from a rate analyst. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    NEWPORT — A 16-year-old Stetson youth injured his leg Thursday afternoon while baling hay on the Stetson Road in Newport. Christopher Roy, 16, of Stetson, was bringing in hay at the Richard Cook farm when he caught his knee in a hitch between a farm… Read More
    MILO — Police Chief Todd Lyford reported that two Milo juveniles have been charged in connection with car thefts that occurred around 1 a.m. Monday. Lyford received a call that two males allegedly were attempting to steal a station wagon in the parking lot of… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County 4-H Youth Council will send two 4-H members to the 1992 Citizenship Washington Focus next week at Washington, D.C. Kimberly Cornett, daughter of Linda and Don Cornett, and Stacey Henner, daughter of Susan and David Henner, both of Dover-Foxcroft, were… Read More
    EXETER — With the addition of some town money, Exeter may be able to begin laying the groundwork for a municipal fire hydrant system in conjunction with the public drinking water system that is currently in the works. At a public hearing in Exeter Tuesday… Read More
    NORTH ANSON — The fourth annual New Vineyard Mountains Bluegrass Festival has joined the fight against the nuclear waste storage site plan for Unity Township, and will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, in North Anson by Bill Owens. Tickets are $20,… Read More
    DEXTER — Overturning an effort by SAD 46 school board directors to hold the line on spending, voters Thursday night increased the district’s budget by more than $82,000 in local option funds. Voters approved $126,879 in local option money and a $6,247,848 budget for the… Read More
    THORNDIKE — Voters from the 11 towns in SAD 3 nixed a proposal for a line-item format at the annual budget meeting Wednesday night. More than 300 people registered with respective town clerks before the meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    ROCKLAND — In Knox County Superior Court, records showed that a charge of unlawful possession of cocaine had been dismissed against Fitzwilliam May, 47, of Salt Lake City, Utah. The charge was dismissed because of insufficient evidence. Read More
    ROCKLAND — Maybe they ought to change this city’s moniker to the “Health Food Capital of the World,” now that researchers have determined that lobster is one of the most healthful foods available. “The lobster itself is one of the most heart-healthy foods we can… Read More
    BELFAST — A Waldo County Superior Court jury found Steven Parker of Frankfort guilty this week of assaulting a police officer who tried to break up a domestic dispute in April 1991. Parker, 27, will be sentenced later this month and could face up to… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Maine State Housing Authority recently awarded more than $300,000 in grants to 28 homeless shelters throughout Maine, including $11,525 to two shelters in the Rockland area, MSHA Director Dwight A. Sewell said. The money comes from the federal government under the Emergency… Read More
    BLUE HILL — The age of digital telecommunications in Hancock County will advance again on Wednesday, June 24, when the Island Reach Computer Users Group begins holding meetings and publishing a newsletter on an electronic bulletin board which operates out of Blue Hill. According to… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — College of the Atlantic turned to the Mount Desert Island community this week as the college nears its $1.75 million goal for construction of the Thomas S. Gates Jr. Community Center. Louis Rabineau, president of COA, said the multipurpose meeting hall and… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Alewives, not salmon, present the most pressing need for a new fishway on the Union River, a federal fish and wildlife official told the Union Salmon Association this week. Gordon Beckett, a supervisor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, spoke before the… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Dr. Mary Dudzik, a family practitioner, will join the staffs of Medical Associates and Mount Desert Island Hospital on Aug. 3. Dr. Dudzik will see patients in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. She and her husband, Dr. David Painter, also with Medical… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Some residents of the Otter Cliffs Road turned to the Town Council this week for relief from the noise and danger of Acadia National Park traffic on their town-owned road. Fauna Stone, a homeowner on the road that is frequently used as… Read More
    ORONO — The Orono Public Library will hold summer story hours at 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, beginning June 23 with a balloon zoo summer celebration. Other events scheduled are: July 7, travelling; July 14, Dragons and Dreams; July 21, Frogs and Turtles; July 28, hat day;… Read More
    Bangor firefighters were called early Thursday evening to a Thatcher Street apartment to extinguish a small fire caused by clothes ignited by a light bulb. About $3,000 worth of damage was done to the third-floor apartment of Dan O’Connell, who discovered the clothes smoldering in… Read More
    The Salvation Army, Bangor Citadel Corps, has announced a Steering Committee for the Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen Celebrity Events celebrating 10 years of public service by the kitchen: Peggy Day, Tom Larcombe, Lt. William Wood, Bishop Ronald Charette and Louis Stewart. The committee will plan… Read More
    Shaw House, Bangor’s financially troubled shelter for homeless children and adolescents, will get a $40,000 reprieve from the Department of Human Services, enabling the facility to keep open for at least another year. Kathy Howley, regional manager of child welfare services for DHS Region 4,… Read More
    WASHINGTON — With a hand in heroin trafficking, alien smuggling and money laundering, Toronto-based Asian organized crime crisscrossing the U.S.-Canada border is becoming an increasing menace to both countries, according to Canadian law enforcement officials. Testifying before the Senate Government Operations Committee on Thursday, Toronto… Read More
    HAMPDEN — The Hampden Historical Preservation Commission has donated a special collection of books on architecture and restoration of old homes to the Edythe L. Dyer Community Library. Among the authors are Michael W. Litchfield; Deborah Thompson; National Trust for Historic Preservation; David Larkin, June… Read More
    Elizabeth “Scottie” Bell is resigning as president and chief executive officer of the Greater Bangor Chamber of Commerce. At a meeting Thursday morning, Bell told the chamber’s board of directors that it was time for her to explore other opportunities. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Two years ago next month the nation was shocked by a report that a Florida dentist may have infected several of his patients, including a young girl named Kimberly Bergalis, with the AIDS virus. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) became suspicious when Bergalis, who had… Read More
    The Bangor City Council needed only to put the finishing touches on next year’s budget Thursday night but the meeting disintegrated into vindictive squabbling and ended in acrimony. The proposed municipal budget before the council would not increase taxes. City spending is up slightly but… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The number of bankruptcy filings in Maine is on the decline for the first time since the recession began, although officials say it’s too early to tell whether that signals an economic recovery. A total of 998 filings were reported for the first… Read More
    My kids have been at me lately to get them a dog. They ask for this dog about as often as they ask to go to Disney World, which is the second request I have no intention of granting them any time soon, bless their… Read More
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    Melanie Shafer, the co-anchor for WABI’s 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, took second place in the television broadcast news category in the Hearst Foundations Journalism Awards Program. Shafer was nominated for her work while a student at the University of Florida, which included reports… Read More
    Nearly 200 taped-together petitions were unrolled around a line of people Thursday in Bangor to dramatize the public’s desire for a greater voice in screening disaster plans for dealing with hazardous substances. Several members of the Maine People’s Alliance attended a luncheon meeting of the… Read More
    PORTLAND — The state supreme court heard arguments Thursday on whether a former Portland man convicted of manslaughter in the 1987 slaying of a Maine Turnpike toll collector should be granted a new trial. Richard B. Slosberg, the attorney for Craig E. Pettingill, contends that… Read More
    PORTLAND — A crowd of bar patrons watched as a man was beaten by three people, rammed face-first through a store window and then left to bleed to death on the sidewalk, police said Thursday. No one in the crowd of 35 to 40 people… Read More
    The luxury tax, an ill-conceived and destructive levy that has produced lost jobs, fewer sales of big-ticket items and, consequently, far less revenue than expected, at last may be scrapped by Congress. Public pressure should be maintained to get this tax off the books. A… Read More
    PORTLAND — A Houlton woman convicted of murder in the shooting of her boyfriend deserves a new trial because her confession to burying his body was improperly used against her, the woman’s attorney argued Thursday. Catherine R. Connors also told the Maine Supreme Judicial Court… Read More
    A fledgling Penobscot County group whose task is to respond to disasters involving hazardous substances is receiving notice by state emergency management officials. The Southern Penobscot Hazardous Materials Response Team, or HazMat, “sets the standard other efforts around the state are being measured against,” Rayna… Read More
    This week’s release of the last known Western hostages held captive by Islamic fundamentalists marks the end of an era of political and diplomatic failure in the Middle East. Two German relief workers were allowed to go home Tuesday by the Holy Warriors for Freedom,… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Firefighters were using helicopters and bulldozers overnight to battle a fire that burned more than 1,000 acres of timberland near Chesuncook Lake, about 40 miles north of Greenville. Three helicopters were making water drops and eight bulldozers were trying to contain the fire,… Read More
    In the “Experience Maine” advertising supplement, incorrect dates were listed for this summer’s Maine agricultural fairs. The following dates are correct: Pittston Fair, June 26-28; Houlton Agricultural Fair, July 2-5; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
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    Maine did not escape shock waves from the political bomb dropped this week in Washington by Russian President Boris Yeltsin. The Russian leader said Monday that U.S. prisoners of war from the Vietnam era and other wars were transferred to Soviet labor camps, and that… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Authorities arrested three men Wednesday night in connection with a series of deliberately set barn fires in the central Maine towns of Sidney and Belgrade over the weekend. Marlon Cloutier, 26, Keith LaJoie, 23, and Jason Bechard, 20, all of Augusta, were arrested… Read More
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