The 10th race on Friday at Bangor Raceway will be a simulcast of the $1 million Meadowlands Pace Final. In this 10-horse field of 3-year-old pacing colts, Western Hanover (eight starts, five wins, two places, one show; $600,225 in winnings) is the most consistent while Direct Flight (5,… Read More
    It was incorrectly reported Thursday that the Bucksport and Old Town Little League All-Star teams traveled to each other’s fields to play their game Wednesday. Actually, each team was told it was the home team, so each waited at its own field for the other team to arrive. Read More
    Carol Weeks of Castine is the new Husson College women’s soccer coach, succeeding present Husson residential director and baseball coach John Kolasinski. Although a newcomer to the college coaching field, Weeks has experience coaching soccer on the youth level and credits her mentor, University of… Read More
    Former University of Maine goalies Scott King and Matt DelGuidice have been given termination contracts by the Detroit Red Wings and the Boston Bruins, respectively. That means the 25-year-old netminders are free to seek employment elsewhere until July 20 and, if nothing happens, they can… Read More
    Thursday was a good day for Bangor teams as both Bangor East and Bangor West remained undefeated in the District 3 Little League Tournament with victories in winner’s bracket games. Bangor West defeated Mount Desert Island 20-1 and Bangor East beat Brewer 20-3 to set… Read More
    Should a strong Olympic medal contender like United States decathlete Dan O’Brien, the defending world champion, be deprived of an opportunity to go to the Olympic Games because he botched one event (the pole vault)? If you go by the book, he got what he deserved. By messing… Read More
    I was pleased to see the positive coverage the Bangor Daily News has given the Maine whitewater rafting industry in two recent articles. I was, however, disappointed to note that in the latest article only two whitewater outfitters were mentioned by name and telephone number. Read More
    I was amazed at your June 25 article on the height of Mount Katahdin. According to a team of University of Maine scientists, it is 6 inches taller than the previous measurement of 5,267 feet. You report the new height as 5,267.6 feet. Now in… Read More
    We would like to remind thoughtless drivers that bikers have equal rights to public roads. We would like to share an example of their thoughtlessness. While coasting down a winding hill a careless driver honked his horn annoyingly and startled us very much. This could… Read More
    In celebration of the thousands of volunteers’ making contributions throughout the state, the sixth annual Blaine House Conference on Volunteerism will be held Oct. 13 at the Sonesta Hotel in Portland. The conference focuses on improving volunteer management in hundreds of non-profit and public service… Read More
    CALAIS — A 4,000-mile cross-country walk will end in Calais Saturday, July 11, when Dr. John J. Scully, founder of the Pamela Scully Memorial Foundation, completes his nine-month trek. Money raised from sponsors of the walk will be used “to promote the education and development… Read More
    Maine families are invited to “Share America with the World” by opening their homes to a high school exchange student sponsored by the American Institute for Foreign Study Scholarship Foundation. The foundation is still accepting applications for families who want to participate in the unique… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Fourth-graders in SAD 1 exceeded the state average in all the six categories in the recent Maine Education Assessment tests, school directors were told Wednesday night. The cumulative scores cover a three-year period, from 1989-1990 through 1991-92. “Anytime that happens, we are… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A $183,100 grant from the federal Office of Economic Adjustment has been awarded to the Loring Readjustment Committee, the state’s Congressional delegation announced Thursday. “It’s going to keep us going for all the things we have to do,” said LRC Chairman John… Read More
    WASHINGTON — A swarm of ordinary stars buzzing about the dark and unseen center of a distant galaxy has helped two astronomers locate what is believed the most massive black hole ever discovered. John Kormendy of the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy said Thursday… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Armed with a search warrant, police confiscated drugs, money, firearms and other assets from a Madawaska home Wednesday night. James Willey of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said officers searched the home of Michael Pelletier at the corner of Birch Point Road and… Read More
    CARIBOU The following individuals were sentenced July 6 and 7 in Aroostook COunty Superior Court by Justice Paul T. Pierson. 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
    HOULTON — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Houlton sector apprehended 60 people in June, nine of whom had criminal records. Violators who were turned over to U.S. Customs officials paid $400 in penalties. The Houlton sector is responsible for all of Maine. Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — The Woodland Parks and Recreation Department has released its summer schedule. Among the programs offered this year are: A six-week Woodland basketball camp for children in grades four through six and seven through 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Washington County grand jury on Monday handed up the following indictments in Machias: Travis Stevens, 21, Pembroke, was indicted on a single count of burglary, Class C, June 12, 1992, at the Maine Department of Transportation’s garage in Pembroke. Also, stemming from… Read More
    CALAIS — Brig. General Nelson Durgin, state adjutant general, announced this week that the Calais detachment of the Maine Army National Guard’s 262nd Engineer Battalion soon will consolidate with its parent unit in Bangor. The 1136th Transportation Company will be relocated from its headquarters in Presque Isle to… Read More
    MACHIAS — Law enforcement officials and representatives of the Civil Air Patrol initiated a search of fog-shrouded woodlands and hills in the Kennebec district of Machias on Thursday afternoon, after several residents reported hearing and seeing a small airplane lose power and disappear behind trees. Read More
    PRINCETON — Area residents recently donated their time and money to help renovate the Princeton Public Landing. According to William Smith, chairman of the Princeton Board of Selectmen, the first phase of the renovation program included work on the beach area, safety fencing near the… Read More
    EASTPORT — The Eastport City Council this week reviewed a citation from the federal Office of Safety and Health Administration, and approved the purchase of a $60,000 beacon for the Eastport Airport. Eastport City Manager Rosemary Kulow told the council Monday night that OSHA officials… Read More
    MILO — Twenty members of the 47-member Class of 1947 at Milo High School attended their 25th reunion Saturday, July 4, at the residence of Cecilia and David Harmon on d’Este Street. In addition to class members, there were 18 spouses and 18 children attending,… Read More
    BEALS — Gretchen Marie Backman was chosen 1992 Miss Beals, during the annual Beals Beauty Pageant. The daughter of Jackie and Shirley Backman of Beals, she reigned over the town’s annual Fourth of July festivities with two princesses. First Princess was Elizabeth Beal, daughter of… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Department of Transportation will improve parts of Routes 6 and 15 in Abbot, Route 15 in Dover-Foxcroft, Route 11 in Brownville and Route 15 in Charleston, beginning about 0.4 mile north of Route 16 and extending north 1 1/2 miles. Paving… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Lincoln Recreation Department will hold a basketball clinic daily Monday to Friday, July 20-24, at the Madanawcook Academy gym. Boys and girls in grades four-12 are invited to participate. There will be individual instruction, competition and games. For information and the cost of the clinic… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — Because the 1992 tax assessment is not complete and half of the 1992 taxes are due Aug. 6, residents should make that first payment based on one-half of their 1991 tax bill. Early next week, residents will receive a courtesy letter from… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Gov. John R. McKernan told businesspeople Thursday that Maine had all but priced itself out of the job market and predicted that until changes were made the state’s economy would continue to slump. “I see our whole economic infrastructure crumbling,” McKernan said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Lincoln Recreation Department will hold a basketball clinic daily Monday to Friday, July 20-24, at the Madanawcook Academy gym. Boys and girls in grades four-12 are invited to participate. There will be individual instruction, competition and games. For information and the cost of the clinic… Read More
    CORINNA — Finding out if Corinna residents want a public drinking water system, determining how many people would use such a system, and finding money to pay for it is the task of the Corinna Economic Development Association in the coming months. The group met… Read More
    NEWPORT — “It looks like blackmail,” was the feeling of several members of the Newport Zoning Board, Board of Appeals and Board of Selectmen Thursday night regarding a veiled threat by Chrysler Corp. to sue the town. The three groups had gathered after a complaint… Read More
    MEDWAY — In an effort to draw tourists to the area and to provide a fun family weekend, the Katahdin Tourism Council will sponsor the Mountain Magic Katahdin Family Bluegrass Music Festival. Toni Blake of the tourism council said, “It is going to be a… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Gov. John R. McKernan told businesspeople Thursday that Maine had all but priced itself out of the job market and predicted that until changes were made the state’s economy would continue to slump. “I see our whole economic infrastructure crumbling,” McKernan said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Michael Aube has been commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development for just three weeks and already he is under fire. Aube, who was in Rockland Thursday as part of Gov. John R. McKernan’s Capital for a Day outreach program, was… Read More
    UNION — Candidates for the 33rd annual State of Maine Blueberry Queen pageant should apply by Friday, July 31. The coronation will be during the Union Fair. A cash award of $1,000 and trophy will be awarded to the winner. First runner-up will receive $200 and a trophy. Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — Two men were charged in Edmundston Provincial Court Wednesday in connection with the death of an elderly woman last winter in her home in the Village of Connors, New Brunswick. The body of Rose Gagne, 73, was found in the burned… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following building permits were issued during June by the codes enforcement office: Kalloch Fuel Service, pier, $2,000. 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
    ROCKLAND — City police arrested Lauren Tozier, 45, of Union Wednesday night, charging him with taking part in a house break-in that occurred that afternoon. Deputy Police Chief Lewis Metcalf said Tozier was charged with burglary and theft for his part in a break-in at… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following cases were disposed of Thursday in 6th District Court: Eric H. Delange, 29, Rockland, operating motor vehicle after license suspension, $350, seven days in jail, license suspended one year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    STOCKTON SPRINGS — The Stockton Springs Zoning Board of Appeals has granted a permit for Lane Construction Co. to operate a rock-crushing and bituminous plant near the Muskrat Farm Road. The special exception permit allows the company to develop the non-conforming use in the town’s… Read More
    CAMDEN — Jessica, Katherine and Elizabeth Dickey, ages 8, 5 and 3, were the winners in the West Bay Rotary Club’s “Boat-Fulla Groceries” drawing held July 4. They took possession of an 11-foot “Susan” skiff, built by the Rockport Apprentice Shop, plus $1,000 in groceries and gift certificates… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT — History will come alive on July 19 in the Mount Desert Island community of Somesville when the Village Improvement Society conducts guided tours of the village once known as “Betwixt the Hills”. Somesville, a village of the town of Mount Desert and… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Robert McCracken Peck, Fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, will speak at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at College of the Atlantic as the second distinguished lecturer in the 1992 summer series. The lecture is free to the public. Read More
    BLUE HILL — Patricia Fowler of Brooklin has been named part-time interim library director to succeed Gloria Tarr, head librarian, at the Blue Hill Public Library. Fowler also is director of the Witherle Memorial Library in Castine and has been a consultant at Blue Hill… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Spokesmen for a controversial eight-lot subdivision planned for Winkumpaugh Road must submit a hydrological study assessing the development’s impact on water quality. The Ellsworth Planning Board voted 3-2 Wednesday evening to require developer Stan Tingley to present the study before the subdivision application… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The state’s deadline of July 1 for local passage of shoreland zoning laws has come and gone and so far 21 Hancock County communities have passed ordinances. “That’s a 55 percent compliance rate,” said Greg Lounder, shoreland zoning coordinator of the Hancock County… Read More
    BLUE HILL — George Stevens Academy has announced the honor roll for the fourth ranking quarter. Seniors, high honors: Carrie Becker, Brian Kane and Katherine A. Monahan; honors: Shadi Allen, Jason Butler, Michael Butler, Anni Clark, Loralie Corazalla, Jessica Fowler, Angela Henry, Amanda Hitchings, Scott… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum will hold its 64th annual meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, at the museum, which is located at Sieur de Monts Spring. The program includes a presentation on the wigwam interpretative program, an opportunity to browse in the… Read More
    The Smoke Free Singles Society will meet at 5 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Pete and Larry’s, the Holiday Inn, Odlin Road. At 7:30 p.m. a business meeting will be at Bradford Commons. Members should bring items for the silent auction. At 9 a.m. Saturday,… Read More
    A Washington County grand jury has indicted Dr. Steven C. Patterson of Whitneyville on a single count of gross sexual assault, Class A, stemming from an incident in April 1991. Patterson, a pediatrician, allegedly committed a sexual act with a 10-year-old boy. He also was… Read More
    DEXTER — The state Fire Marshal’s Office has been asked to investigate the cause of a fire at the old Bugbee Farm in Dexter early Thursday morning which leveled the barn and several farm buildings. The fire, which started about 1:20 a.m., lit up the… Read More
    CLIFTON — An organizational meeting for a Chemo Pond Association will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at Clifton Town Hall. According to Stuart M. Hatch, a group of residents is trying to organize a united front to question the Department of Environmental… Read More
    The Orrington School Committee Tuesday unanimously approved a teachers’ contract package that keeps salary and health benefits at their current levels. Approved by teachers in June and ratified by the committee 5 to 0, the contract freezes the teachers’ salary scale at the 1991-1992 level. Read More
    BUCKSPORT — Recent statements made by an AES executive vice president to the Washington Post have boosted expectations of those who want the firm to abandon its Harriman Cove project. In the Monday, July 6, edition of the newspaper, Robert F. Hemphill was quoted as… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Attorneys for the AES Corp., State Taxpayers Opposed to Pollution, and the town of Bucksport will meet in court for the first time this month to explore how the power company’s lawsuit will be guided through the state’s legal system. Justice Ian MacInnes… Read More
    LEVANT — The Levant Board of Selectmen, John Thibodeau, David Cowalis and Diane Benson, met Wednesday night with townspeople to decide what to do now that Town Manager Larry Folsom, Chairman Anne Spencer and Selectman Bob Bemis all have resigned. It was decided, according to… Read More
    KENDUSKEAG — A 10 a.m. parade and a day of games and activities at Cole Field on Saturday, July 18, promise something for everyone on Kenduskeag Day, organizers promise. According to Belinda Partridge of the Kenduskeag Recreation Committee, nine volunteers have been making arrangements for… Read More
    NORTHEAST HARBOR — Police on Mount Desert Island will stop motorists near the Trenton Bridge Friday morning, part of the continuing investigation of an armed robbery that took place near Northeast Harbor at midweek. Mount Desert Police Chief Ed Mandell expressed confidence Thursday that the… Read More
    Shoppers at the Doug’s Shop ‘n Save on Broadway were inconvenienced late Thursday morning when they were evacuated because of a bomb threat. Officer Shawn Nelson wrote in his incident report that a store employee received two telephone calls around 11:15 a.m. from a caller… Read More
    Homeless adults in Bangor will find it easier to register to vote this year, according to Secretary of State G. William Diamond who Thursday brought an important message on voting rights to the River City. Barriers to voting — such as the requirement in many… Read More
    A wall of water separated the five firefighters from the blue flames that lapped the sides of the 400-gallon propane tank. Propane burns loudly, but they had been told not to be scared of the noise. Even when the pressure valve released and fire shot high into the… Read More
    For the second time in less than a week, Democrat Patrick K. McGowan accused Citizens for Olympia J. Snowe of distorting his record and taking the low road in the race for the 2nd District congressional seat. During a Bangor press conference Thursday, McGowan was… Read More
    We wish to respond to a guest column titled, “Hydropower for future generations,” by Douglas Morrell (BDN, June 12). This column, favoring Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.’s proposal for construction of a dam on the Penobscot River at Basin Mills, and an additional “C” generating station at Veazie, contains many… Read More
    For 150 million years, the dinosaurs and other reptiles ruled the land and then disappeared to make room for the domination of mammals that continues to this day. Plant and ocean life also underwent massive changes at the same time. All of this happened some 65 million years… Read More
    Former President Gerald R. Ford, who took the reins of government during the Watergate era, said Thursday that the current summer of voter discontent was the worst he ever had witnessed. “I’ve never seen as much unrest as I’ve found during my travels in 1992,”… Read More
    Small Maine businesses have a new source of low-interest loans: Coastal Enterprises Inc. of Wiscasset. The non-profit lender recently was awarded $900,000 in loans and grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration. It will use the funds to make loans of up to $25,000 to… Read More
    A friend of mine, who is raising two kids spouseless while earning a doctorate in psychology and doing both admirably, recently took a bold step on the journey of American parenthood: my friend became a Little League umpire. And from what I can gather from… Read More
    The shores of Lake Wesserunsett in Skowhegan are about as far removed from the Park Avenue art scene in New York City as imagination can take you. But there is a link. From a New York base, 65 of the world’s most promising artists are… Read More
    The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture annually hosts a summer lecture series with visiting and resident faculty. The lectures are open to the public at 8 p.m. in the Old Dominion Fresco Barn on the school’s rural campus off Route 201, north of Skowhegan. The lectures are… Read More
    The increase in Maine’s osprey population has led Central Maine Power Co. to take steps to protect the birds. “Because they’re predators, they like sitting on any pole or vantage point,” said Timothy Vrabel, supervisor of community relations at CMP. “They like to nest in… Read More
    CARIBOU — A Caribou man pleaded guilty Thursday in Aroostook County Superior Court to manslaughter in the “shaking” death of his infant son. Wesley J. Skidgel, 26, was scheduled to go on trial Monday, July 13, for reckless or criminally negligent manslaughter of his son… Read More
    A few years before Paul Simon recorded his Grammy-winning “Graceland” album, which supposedly broke “new ground” by mingling African artists and rhythms with the white American pop sound, Mamma Tongue had audiences dancing in the aisles across Europe with their own Afro-American fusion sound. Founded… Read More
    HARRINGTON — A 46-year-old Harrington man was killed Wednesday night when he accidentally drove an all-terrain vehicle over a waterfront embankment. A 10-year-old girl, who was also on the vehicle, survived the crash. Shortly after the 8:30 p.m. accident, William Woodward, 46, of Harrington was… Read More
    The selection of a vice-presidential running mate is the first signal of the intentions and thinking of a presidential candidate. Gov. William Clinton sent a strong, positive message Thursday with his anointing of Sen. Al Gore of Tennessee to share the 1992 Democratic ticket. America… Read More
    PORTLAND — A light plane from Canada plunged into Portland Harbor on Thursday, killing a 52-year-old coal miner. His son, the pilot, scrambled out a window as the plane hit the water and was rescued seconds later. Crewmen aboard two Coast Guard boats had been… Read More
    “How now brown cow?” Skowhegan art student Mark Power seems to be saying with his bovine-friendly sculpture “Cow Line,” three 100-foot woodworks in a field nearby the school. Based in New York City, Power, who calls himself a minimalist, came to Skowhegan to design a sculpture about lines,… Read More
    A caption that appeared with a Page One photograph Thursday of Penobscot Indians participating in a canoe journey in Alaska contained errors. Contrary to the caption, the following named participants did not take part in the Alaskan event: Neil Philips, Troy Francis, John Neptune, Eugene Loring Jr. and… Read More
    A story Wednesday about the new schedule for Maine Public Television incorrectly reported that “Maine Reporter’s Notebook” would return to the air in the fall. The program now is called “Media Watch” which is on hiatus, but is expected to return in the fall. Read More
    Last month, many Maine voters had to hold their nose to support what they believed was the quickest way to put fellow residents back to work. Despite the fact that the state already was deep in bonded debt, they approved $28 million in new borrowing to stimulate construction… Read More
    (For results see library microfilm) Statewide results of the fourth-grade Maine Educational Assessment tests show moderate improvements from last year, and the gap between boys and girls in their performances in certain subject areas has narrowed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More