ORONO – After an eight-year hiatus, officials here at the Penobscot Valley Country Club are anxiously awaiting the course’s next chance at hosting the 1992 Maine State Amateur Championship, scheduled for July 14-16. Club officials and representatives of the Maine State Golf Association held a… Read More
    Since 1971, fans who make the trek to Oxford Plains Speedway, including those who go only to watch the Oxford 250, have heard the voice of one man echo around the one-third-mile speedway and its adjacent grounds. Bob Walker, after all, is the voice of… Read More
    It’s been almost a full year since Ricky Craven stood in front of the packed Oxford Plains Speedway grandstands and, in utter disbelief, told the crowd, “I JUST WON THE OXFORD 250!!!” Craven, all but a shoo-in for Rookie of the Year honors on the… Read More
    Sunday’s $200,000 True Value Oxford 250, Maine’s richest sporting event, will be the main attraction during this busy weekend of stock car racing around the state. However, there will be some extra action on tap after rain postponed some of last week’s races. They’ll be… Read More
    AT BANGOR MUNICIPAL G.C. Bangor Daily News Amateur Pins and sweeps Friday’s results Gross: (tie) Larry Reynolds 77 and Jim Killam 77; Todd Bishop 82; Net: Lou Corbett 83-59; (tie) Jeff Roach 85-60 and Mark Crockett 86-60 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    Joey Kourafas was known as “The Kid” when he won the first-ever Oxford 250 back in 1974. Eighteen years and 13 Oxford 250s later, Kourafas – who now jokingly calls himself “Mr. 30-something” – returns to the Western Maine oval at Oxford Plains Speedway for… Read More
    FALMOUTH – Maine players continue to struggle in the Ben Hogan Tour’s New England Classic. The best score in Friday’s opening round of the three-day event was the 3-over-par 75 of host pro Chris McClure. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Boston Red Sox left fielder Mike Greenwell knows what it is like to hear the applause of 50,000 fans rain down on him. He has heard the roar, felt the goose pimples form, and his heart swell with pride. It is a feeling he is… Read More
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    FALMOUTH – It was a case of the wounded and the weird coming to the forefront in the opening round of the Ben Hogan New England Classic golf tournament at The Woodlands here Friday. Marty Schiene of Chicago shot a 6-under-par 66 to take a… Read More
    TRACK & FIELD: Ellsworth’s Rob Pendergist turned in a respectable showing after five events in the decathlon during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans on Friday. Pendergist, of Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., finished 12th in the 100… Read More
    One of the items deposited in my packbasket during the spring ritual of replacing hunting gear with fishing paraphernalia was a long-handled frying pan. Aside from the anticipation of filleted bass frying over an open fire, the sight of that stained and pitted skillet fanned embers of old… Read More
    Donnell’s downs Hampden ELLSWORTH – Steve Perry led the scoring for Donnell’s with two goals en route to a 5-1 Central Maine Summer Soccer League victory over Hampden Friday. Other scorers for Donnell’s were Andy Higgins, Travis Coffin, and Chad Thomas with one goal apiece. Read More
    OWLS HEAD — The Old Homestead at Ash Point which is owned by the Mussel Ridge Historical Society will open for the summer season from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. The Cape Cod-style house will be open every Wednesday through August. Items such… Read More
    KNOX — New officers at Knox Station Grange 579 are: Agnes Nelson, master; Daniel O. Raven, overseer; Gertrude Shibles, lecturer; Robert Nelson, Steward; Ethel Philbrick, lady assistant steward; Terrence Nelson, assistant steward; Lila Bryant, chaplain; Joyce Julian, treasurer; Marjorie Larrabee, secretary; Evelyn Nelson, gatekeeper; Ruth Worcester, Ceres; Myrtle… Read More
    Some well-meaning advocates are trying to persuade us to reduce the size of our House of Representatives in Augusta by 34 percent. If they have their way with us, we shall be doomed to repeat the mistakes of history unlearnt. They do not address how… Read More
    We are in the midst of a world health crisis, and this is not the time to be criticizing ACT-UP for condom education and distribution. People are going to continue to have sex, and it is not up to us to withhold a condom if we don’t agree… Read More
    Arnold and Pearl Robinson and family wish to express their deepest thanks to their many friends and relatives who sent cards and attended their 70th anniversary open house. It was a wonderful surprise to receive so many cards from all over the state including many we have never… Read More
    We, the undersigned faculty at Calais High School, wish to voice our concern about the tone of the Senior’s Class Night, June 5, as presented by this year’s graduates. We in no way condone, nor do we encourage, nor do we tolerate this type of off-color innuendo during… Read More
    It’s you and I that have to get things changed in how to better manage our trout and salmon fisheries. I’ve been a bait trapper for over 25 years and have spoken to a lot of fishermen during these years who agree “fishing has gone… Read More
    WINTERPORT — Lazy days of summer are also days of haze caused by rising dust on dirt roads, but Winterport is prepared to deal with that problem. Town officials have awarded a $6,300 contract to Ellsworth Builders Supply of Bucksport for 500 100-pound bags of… Read More
    Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center will sponsor a “will party” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at the Bangor Hilton. Proceeds will benefit the center, which is scheduled to open in mid-August. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    The Bangor-Brewer Bridge sidewalk will be closed during the July 4 fireworks because Department of Transportation officials fear it cannot support the crowds expected to gather. The old steel bridge, scheduled to be replaced, usually is a spot from which people watch the fireworks, but… Read More
    NEWPORT — Catherine A. Witham of Plymouth has received the National Employee of the Year Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Home Administration. She received the award for exceptional performance in delivering FmHA programs in central Maine. Witham is the district loan technician… Read More
    CORINNA — Vacationers in this part of Maine would be hard pressed to find a better lodging deal than the one offered by Ed Robichaud in Corinna. Lodgers pay $6 a night for room and board which includes two meals, an exercise session, and an… Read More
    MADISON — The search is on for high school age contestants for the annual Madison-Anson Father Rasle Days Queens Pageant. Coordinator Lorraine Hayden is accepting registrations for the pageant and hopes to receive more applicants than last year’s 11 participants. The pageant will be held… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Representatives of the Department of Transportation have announced that work has begun on improvements to the northbound lane of Interstate 95 in Pittsfield. The project began at the Johnson Flats Road overpass and extends north five miles to the Webb Road overpass. Pavement… Read More
    An eastern Maine class talked to a Russian cosmonaut via radio several months ago. Now, a high school class in the southern part of the state plans to talk to astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Columbia. Shuttle Commander Richard Richards, a licensed amateur radio… Read More
    DEER ISLE — The Deer Isle-Stonington Junior-Senior High School has announced the scholarship recipients from the Class of 1992. Kristie M. Billings, Betsy Barter Richardson Scholarship, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — The honor roll has been released by Wisdom High School for the final quarter of the school year. Seniors, high honors: Amy L. Cyr, Jason L. McGlaughlin, Tammy J. Pelletier, Michelle L. Williams; honors: Scott R. Dubois, Ronnie Guerrette, Tracy L. Michaud,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Seed Potato Board requested Friday a $35,000 grant from its sister agency, the Maine Potato Board. The grant would be used to repay a state loan by the end of the fiscal year, which is June 30. During a meeting… Read More
    In Newport, police received a report on Wednesday that a 4-year-old child was playing in the road on Elm Street and eating from a restaurant dumpster. Police returned the child to her parent, who told them that the child had an eating disorder. Also in… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — Academic awards and scholarships have been presented to graduating seniors at Wisdom High School. Tammy J. Pelletier, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pelletier of Frenchville, received the Valedictorian Award and a plaque from the Madawaska Rotary Club for achieving high… Read More
    LARRABEE — Maine Victims of Child Abuse Laws Inc. and the National Association of State VOCAL Organizations will hold an organizational meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at the Larrabee Baptist Church. The church is on Route 92 in the Machiasport district of Larrabee. Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Like it or not, the SAD 77 board of directors and Superintendent Betty Jordan will have to live with a budget beginning July 1 that was cut by more than $240,000 by voters. Nearly 500 residents from the district’s towns of Cutler,… Read More
    JONESPORT — About 35 lobster boat racers established a five-person race committee and approved rules Thursday night that will govern a total of 21 races, including the World’s Fastest Lobster Boat Race, on Saturday, July 4, in Moosabec Reach. The new rules governing races held… Read More
    MACHIAS — Cora Greer, a teacher at Machias Memorial High School in Machias, has been selected to participate this month in the annual reading and scoring of Advanced Placement Examinations at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. More than 500,000 examinations in 16 academic areas… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum has been awarded federal grants to underwrite archaeological research on a small island off Mount Desert Island and at a site near Big Lake in Indian Township in Washington County. According to Melissa Rockwood, development coordinator at the Abbe… Read More
    DENNYSVILLE — The American House of Dance, formerly known as the Dennys River Inn, will become the official summer home for the Southampton Ballet of New York beginning on Saturday, July 20. Thirty students and members of the ballet company will be housed in the… Read More
    LUBEC — A three-month probe into financial irregularities discovered February in the Lubec Town Office is expanding to include the investigative arm of the state’s Attorney General’s Office. In making that announcement, Lubec Town Office Manager Normand Laberge said Friday that preliminary findings in an… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Atlantic Center for the Environment, in conjunction with the Washington County Water Quality Team, will continue a study of the Boyden watershed. The study was begun last summer. Ann Tartre and Ansara Hirst of the Atlantic Center will assist in the project. Read More
    CALAIS — A few dedicated Calais residents will have made a difference this year when construction begins on a new $35,000 playground at the DiCenzo Complex. John Rogers, director of the Calais Recreation Department, said that the Playground Committee has raised more than $20,000 for… Read More
    BEALS — The Beals School Committee has voted to have a Drug Abuse Resistance Education program presented at Beals Elementary School beginning in September. The committee approved the drug and alcohol awareness program after hearing it presented by Lynn Alley, from the teaching staff at… Read More
    CALAIS — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a red automobile which might have been used by a person or persons involved in acts of vandalism in the Calais and Robbinston areas. Deputy Sheriff George Bunker said Thursday that he had received several… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The folk duo “Idle Road,” named to highlight a lively Irish jig, will present a program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at the Congregational Church. Mark Murray with guitar and Kevin McElroy with tenor banjo, fiddle, octave mandolin, and guitar, have played… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — George McCormick’s common-sense philosophy of “be objective, fair and honest” in dealing with law offenders has earned him the respect of the community. After serving in law enforcement for more than 30 years, the last 21 as probation officer for Piscataquis County, McCormick… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will offer a YBA basketball skill camp for grades three through eight, Monday through Friday, July 13-17, at Foxcroft Academy. Children in grades three and four will meet from 9 to 11 a.m.; grades five and six from 1… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Headmaster Howard Ryder of Foxcroft Academy has announced the fourth-quarter honor roll as follows: Seniors, high honors: Daina Allen, Jan Ames, Mary Fessenden, Karen Johnston, Catherine Lunn, Shannon Thomas; honors: Timothy Blakely, Arturo Bolanos, Megan Brackett, Renee Brammer, Heidi Chambers, Matthew Decker, Katherine… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases closed in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft that had fines of $100 or more included: Bettinan Stevens, 40, Monson, storage of illegal fireworks, $100, suspended. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    ROCKLAND — SAD 5 Superintendent Donald Kanicki predicted Friday that a cash settlement on McLain School insurance claim should be agreed to within a few weeks. Kanicki said the board reviewed the proposal with its attorneys during executive session Thursday night. Although he declined to… Read More
    CAMDEN — The Rotary Club’s annual benefit pops concert presented in the Bok Amphitheatre will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 5. This will be the fifth straight year the Maine Winds symphonic band will perform. This year the band will include four Camden-Rockport High School scholarship… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — Residents approved a $60,000 ball field improvement project at a special town meeting Thursday night. They rejected adoption of a shoreland zoning ordinance. Town Manager John Falla said support for the ball field project was overwhelming. The shoreland issue, on the other… Read More
    STONINGTON — The 12th annual Stonington Six Road Race will begin at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Stonington Elementary School. The race will be part of the holiday activities. Included will be the 10-kilometer road race and the 1.4-mile Fun Run. Walkers also… Read More
    HANCOCK — Friends and neighbors gathered around a make-believe campfire this week to trade stories crackling with dry Maine humor. “Living History Night,” sponsored by the Friends of Taunton Bay at the Hancock Community Center Tuesday night, brought together more than 50 people to hear… Read More
    DEER ISLE — The Players Gallery Theater would like to meet with actors and individuals of the Deer Isle, Sedgwick and Stonington area who would be interested in performing in summer theater. The troupe is considering producing original, contemporary and classical drama. Individuals of all ages and experiences… Read More
    BROOKSVILLE — Friends of the Brooksville Free Public Library are seeking donations for the annual book sale which will be held on July 18. Books of all kinds are needed. They can be brought to the library on Monday, Wednesday or Saturday until the day of the sale,… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — Old-timers will reminisce about the construction of the Bucksmills Rod and Gun Club Building at the Bucksmills Reunion from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at the club building. Former members of 4-H clubs will gather for a group picture and the… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The eating habits, foods and crafts of different cultures was the focus of a four-day Extension Nutrition Funshop for 30 area children this week at the United Baptist Church in Ellsworth. The Extension nutrition funshops, with a different theme every year, began more… Read More
    KENDUSKEAG — Belinda Partridge and the other members of the Kenduskeag Recreation Committee hope for a large turnout at 6 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Kenduskeag Day planning meeting. Anyone with ideas or willing to work on Kenduskeag Day is asked to meet at… Read More
    BOWERBANK — A New Jersey man and his two sons spent a cold, wet night in a swamp after they became lost Monday while hiking to a small pond in Bowerbank. Sgt. Warden Dan Tourtelotte of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said that… Read More
    The Finance Authority of Maine has released its list of Blaine House Scholars for the 1992-93 school year said Timothy P. Agnew, FAME chief executive officer. Agnew described the students as “Maine’s best and brightest high school students.” The Blaine House Scholars Program is a… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Actor Christopher Reeve, who gained fame with his portrayal of Superman, was slowed down by Rockland Police Officer Joseph “Kryptonite” Bates last weekend. At 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Bates tracked Reeve at 51 mph as he traveled east on Park Street in a red… Read More
    Maine and Quebec Province signed a reciprocity agreement this week. From now on, Mainers who get nabbed for a traffic violation in Quebec will have the black mark recorded on their driving record in Maine and points will be charged against their driver’s license as… Read More
    PORTLAND — Maine’s low per-capita personal income reflects lagging pay scales rather than a smaller-than-average proportion of people in the work force, a new study has found. The study suggests that pay levels in Maine will have to rise if the state is to bring… Read More
    David W. Crook, district attorney for Somerset and Kennebec counties, describes public sentiment about the Attorney General’s Office in the wake of the Henry Lombard and Hubert Hartley acquittals as ugly. Last week he proposed that all homicide prosecution be moved from the Attorney General’s… Read More
    Gov. John R. McKernan has 2 1/2 years left to rescue his governorship from being remembered as a disastrous time for state government. If the economy picks up, McKernan could be remembered as he wants to be, as a tough captain who guided the ship… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A subsidiary of the Monsanto Corp. proposed Friday to lease the state’s seed potato farm to produce potatoes to be used in research. The proposal still would allow the farm to produce the necessary seed to support the Maine potato industry. The… Read More
    GUILFORD — Pride Manufacturing Co. has completed the purchase of the former Ethan Allen manufacturing plant in Burnham. Plans are to start up production as early as this summer with as many as 75 people on the payroll in the next three years. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The concept of free speech is not one easily imposed on America’s two-party system. Consider the case of Rep. Tom Andrews, freshman Democrat from Maine’s 1st Congressional District. Angry that senior subcommittee members of his own party had bought into a White House… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND — The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary held its 72nd annual convention June 12-14 at South Portland with speakers Gov. John McKernan; U.S. Rep. Olympia Snowe; U.S. Sen. George Mitchell; Wally Hogan, past national commander-in-chief of the VFW; Rosemary Mazer, national secretary-treasurer of the… Read More
    ORONO — The University of Maine University Singers have returned from a two-week European tour, which included 35 students from the 64-member group performing at cathedrals and churches in France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Soloists were Christine Curry of Yarmouth, Beth Plissey of Orono, Carol… Read More
    Service Merchandise stores throughout Maine will hold a Baby Photo Contest to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Maine with the top fund-raiser in each store to receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. Second and third finishers will receive $50 bonds, and the overall top fund-raiser will appear… Read More
    The Maine State Chapter, March of Dimes Phonathon program for northern Maine has exceeded its goal of $3,000, bringing in pledges of $4,021, said Chris Olsen, community director for northern Maine. Olsen said that many other pledges were made for unspecified uses. The River City… Read More
    Tia Madasarri of Camden, a student at Camden-Rockport High School, was elected governor of Dirigo Girls State Wednesday night. She had not intended to run for governor when she left Camden for the Girls State convention, she said. “It was a very last-minute decision. I… Read More
    AUGUSTA — New officers of the Maine Association of Retirees will take their posts Wednesday, July 1. They are: James C. Lunt, Hallowell, president; Margaret W. O’Neil, Biddeford, first vice president; Paul R. Kelly, Fort Kent, second vice president; Esther M. Dudley, Whitefield, secretary; Robert… Read More
    WARREN — A Thomaston man was killed Friday afternoon when his car left the road and flipped over on Route 131. Uno E. Keto, 84, was pronounced dead at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport shortly after the 2:30 p.m. accident. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The Training and Development Corp. of Bangor has received more than $400,000 in new federal funding for the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program. The money must be spent this summer and TDC is looking for non-profit or public organizations in Penobscot, Piscataquis and Hancock counties that would… Read More
    PHIPPSBURG — A town selectman has been given 10 days to move his home or face charges because it allegedly violates local zoning. Selectman David Moore, 61, lives in a camper, with no indoor plumbing, among majestic pines overlooking the rocky shore of Small Point… Read More
    CASTINE — Dirigo Boys State became a personal test for Ryan M. Oakes whose leadership was affirmed last week by his peers when they elected him governor. A total of 480 high school juniors from throughout the state participated in the 45th session of Boys… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will hold the third annual Farmer to Farmer Conference Nov. 14 and 15, at Northern Pines Health Spa and Conference Center, Crescent Lake in Raymond. “Building an Organic Food System: A Look Ahead” will be the… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Maine Democrats put a months-long squabble with their national party behind them Friday and had their Democratic National Convention delegates certified. The party’s Platform Committee approved a deal struck between state and national party officials that erupted when Maine Democrats defied a rule… Read More
    The annual reunion of the Moon-Phillips family will be held Saturday, July 4, at the home of Gloria E. Lucky York, Route 3, Trenton, across from Display Concepts. Picnic tables and grills will be provided. Call Gloria at 667-8483 or Pat at 2454-5342 for information. Read More