HERMON – Entries are still be taken for this year’s Budweiser Open, scheduled for Aug. 22-23 at Hermon Meadow Golf Club. The tournament, formerly the Michelob Open, is a two-man best ball event with two starting times each day. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Wayne Booters edged the Mount Desert Island Blues 2-1 here at Thomas College Sunday to claim the Central Maine Summer Soccer League championship. For 16-4-1 Wayne, Dan Noblet scored two goals. John Fitzgerald scored the only goal unassisted for 12-1-2 MDI. Wayne… Read More
Cold Stream wins high school title ORONO – Carleton Thurlow’s goal with the fourth shot in the second set of penalty kicks in sudden death overtime gave the Cold Stream Kickers of Howland a 4-3 win over Jasmine’s in the title game of the Central… Read More
CHICAGO – The Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints, expected to contend for division titles this season, both can boost their chances beginning Monday night by finding answers to their needs at fullback. The Bears need a backup to starter Brad Muster because he… Read More
OLD TOWN – The State of Maine defended its United States National War Canoe Long championship title at the Old Town Canoe Regatta on Saturday. The State of Maine, captained by Matt Waddle of Brunswick, covered the nine-mile course around Orson Island in a time… Read More
TOGUS – Nova Seafood of Portland played long ball against Old Town-Orono in the winners bracket game at the State American Legion Tournament here on Saturday. They hit four homers after hitting only 11 in their previous 31 games. But it was a single that… Read More
ORONO – Chris Cyr’s bases-loaded triple in the first inning was the spark that ignited the Molunkus Travelers’ 7-4 Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League win over the Double O’s of Old Town-Orono at Mahaney Diamond here Sunday. Galen Thompson and Randy Brodeur each had two… Read More
As the 25th Summer Olympic Games wound down in Barcelona, Spain, the 24th annual CANUSA Games finished up Sunday morning in Brewer with the closing ceremonies. The games are a four-day, Olympic-style event held each year involving citizens of Riverview, New Brunswick, and Brewer. The… Read More
Tami Campbell, director of the highly successful National Cheerleaders Association camp which she has hosted at Husson College in Bangor for the past 12 years, has announced the award winners for the three sessions which attracted over 1,000 participants from New England and Canada. Each… Read More
ALLAGASH — A former Allagash resident was named to a six-year term on the National Potato Promotion Board’s administrative council. Linda Pelletier Drake said Friday that she accepted the post two weeks ago, one year after she was nominated by Carroll Anderson, a Caribou potato… Read More
It was pleasing to read Mike Dowd’s July 23 article on University of Maine graduate Guy Gomis and how close he and his native Senegalese team came to representing Africa in the 1992 Olympic basketball competition. Guy has always been a great competitor both on… Read More
A friendly greeting quickly deteriorated into a diatribe against one of our political candidates. The individual speaking to me was accusing the candidate of being unpatriotic. As far as I was concerned, it was a small man beating up on a good woman. It wasn’t… Read More
After reading the article in the weekend edition (Aug. 1-2), I feel compelled to respond in correction to information contained in the article regarding the continuing education of school board members. Last month, I sent a proposal regarding school board training and development to the… Read More
To all the churches, individuals, associations, and businesses: We at Manna Ministries extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to all those volunteers who have sacrificially given their time and energy to making Manna work. Because we are a volunteer-based ministry, it is you who are… Read More
These past weeks, the nations of the world have come together in Barcelona, Spain, to celebrate the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. What makes this four-year event so special is not the athletes, the competitions, or the number of medals given, but rather it is an opportunity for people… Read More
CAMDEN — The Old Grey Goose will bring its lively brand of Maine music to Laite Beach Park on Bayview Street from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of Camden Parks and Recreation’s Wednesday In The Park series. Admission will be free,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — School will open Tuesday, Aug. 18, for students attending Presque Isle High School. Students may pick up class schedules from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Monday, Aug. 13, 14 and 17. Counselors will be available from 1 to 3… Read More
HOULTON — One man was injured and five vehicles damaged in three separate accidents in Aroostook County during the weekend. Gordon Campbell, 35, of Brookton was injured late Saturday night when his 1986 Nissan pickup truck went off Bancroft Road in Bancroft and rolled over. Read More
FORT KENT — Stephen Ellwood, 1991 Maine Teacher of the Year, attended the 13th annual conference of the National State Teachers of the Year at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash. Ellwood, a teacher at St. Francis Elementary School and alumnus of the University of… Read More
HOULTON — A new zone has been created for the North Street area of Houlton which town officials hope will prevent any further uncontrolled commercial development in what had been an all-residential area. Three years ago, the Department of Transportation widened a one-half mile stretch… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — Recent scores in Maine Educational Assessment tests for fourth-graders and eighth-graders in SAD 33 showed improvement, said Superintendent Jerry White at a school board meeting Monday night. He said that 91 percent of eighth-graders showed improvement in at least one area of testing. Read More
OAKFIELD — Pansy Burton was honored for many years of service to the Oakfield Grange, church and town, during a recent meeting of the Grange. She was born in Woodland in Aroostook County and graduated from Caribou High School in 1925. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
EASTON — District schools will reopen for staff members at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, and for students at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Students may register for the 1992-93 school year between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 13 and 14. Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department will offer activities for boys and girls, ages 9 to 12, Monday through Thursday, Aug. 10 to 13. A trip to Grand Falls, New Brunswick, will be held Monday, Aug. 10. The trip will include a guided… Read More
HOULTON — Two days a week, Jack Hogan opens his small store in Houlton and waits for the customers to come in. The scene is not so unusual, except that the store is in the Aroostook County Jail and his customers are inmates. Hogan was… Read More
FORT KENT — Several hundred people helped mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Webster-Ashburton treaty at Fort Kent during the weekend. The treaty, which was signed Aug. 9, 1842, defined Maine’s borders with Canada. For many, the celebration offered a chance to… Read More
CARIBOU — The following small claims cases were processed Monday, Aug. 3, in 1st District Court in Caribou by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. In these cases, Country Federal Credit Union of Caribou was the plaintiff: vs. Maralee Jordan of Caribou, by agreement, $171.04, plus $39.79… Read More
CARIBOU — The following divorces were granted in July in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. All were granted on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences. Joseph F. Hackett and Katherine Hackett, both of Caribou. Married in Caribou, Sept. 5, 1981. Custody of… Read More
MACHIAS — Animals will be the theme of the annual Machias Blueberry Festival Children’s Parade, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, on Free Street. Youngsters will march down Free and Main streets, before concluding their parade on the steps of the Center Street Congregational Church. Read More
FORT KENT — Edna Babin, a certified nurses aide at the Northern Maine Medical Center at Fort Kent, has been named the facility’s employee of the quarter. She has been a CNA in NMMC’s medical/surgical unit since 1991. The announcement was made by Pauline Bouchard,… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Hearing impaired residents of Washington and Hancock counties may contact the Washington-Hancock Community Agency by using the agency’s new Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, or TDD. The device, which incorporates a typewriter-like keyboard and small monitor, allows similarly equipped people to communicate with… Read More
CALAIS — The International Festival’s first gelatin jump became a focal point of the warmth and camaraderie that has existed for generations in the Calais-St. Stephen, New Brunswick community. The event, which was held Saturday, was sponsored by Calais Regional Hospital. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
CALAIS — Good weather Saturday smiled on the 19th annual International Parade and the more than 3,000 onlookers on both sides of the international border who watched the five-mile long event. The parade was one of the big events of the final weekend of the… Read More
ORONO — Jill Jones and Alfred Lee, teachers at Dexter Regional High School, are among six Maine teachers honored by the University of Maine Chemicals in the Environment Information Center for pollution prevention projects in their schools and communities. The award is sponsored by the… Read More
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — Attendance was low but the memories were plentiful Saturday at the annual meeting of the Brownville Junction High School Alumni Association. The meeting, held at the BJHS Alumni Building, began with a memorial service for members who died during the past year. Read More
ATKINSON — The winning logo on special T-shirts for the second annual Atkinson Days was designed by a fifth-grader. Katie Kramer, a pupil at the Atkinson Elementary School, submitted a design that features moose, trees, bear, fish, ducks and an person fishing. The design will… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thirty-four years ago a young Dover-Foxcroft doctor, Linus Stitham, served as one of the first auctioneers for the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club Auction. Last week, he was again on hand to help raise the bidding at the 34th Annual Kiwanis Auction at the Piscataquis Valley Fair Grounds. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Dana G. Hamilton of Skowhegan was recently appointed community resource officer for the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department. Her job description includes providing a variety of services for Somerset County towns and she brings a wealth of experience to her position. Hamilton said she… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were heard during the month of July in Somerset County Superior Court by Justice Margaret Kravchuk: Kendall Morrill, 19, Palmyra, burglary (six counts); theft (five counts); attempted theft; unauthorized use of property (two counts); and operating a motor vehicle after… Read More
ROCKLAND — Selections from the personal collection of Andrew and Betsy Wyeth will remain on exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum through Nov. 1. Curator Suzette McAvoy said the exhibit “By Land and Sea” has attracted large audiences throughout the summer. Through the generosity of the Wyeths, the… Read More
NEWPORT — They were pickin’ and a grinnin’ in Newport this weekend. Toes tapped, fingers snapped, bodies swayed and voices joined in celebrating the rich American heritage of bluegrass music. Lew and Florice Howes of Newport hosted their sixth annual Pickin’ Party at the Sebasticook… Read More
PALO ALTO, Calif. — More than 1,500 women from around the world will gather at Stanford University beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, for 10 days of the 24th Triennial Conference of the International Federation of University Women. Anne Johnson of the Orono-Old Town Branch of the… Read More
ROCKLAND — Angela Lorenz, a conceptual bookmaker, will teach the craft of dimensional, sequential and mixed-media books during several workshops for children and adults from Monday, Aug. 10, to Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. For more information, call 596-6457. Read More
WARREN — Road commissioners, contractors, road crews, lake and road association members, town officials and anyone interested in learning more about roadside erosion control are invited to join Maine Department of Transportation staff and local conservationists at a workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19,… Read More
CAMDEN — Husson College will offer six courses for college credit at Camden Rockport High School, starting immediately after Labor Day. The adult education office at the high school will be open for advance registration from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, and Sept. 2. Read More
CAMDEN — Jean Hamalainen will discuss “Exploring Nature with Kids” at Merryspring Park during the Tuesday at Ten Talk at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11. Hamalainen will lead a walk through the park for parents and children during which she will talk about activities parents… Read More
CAMDEN — The 17th annual Megunticook Canoe Race will start with registration at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, with eight categories and a class for sea kayaks. Advance registration is $5. For information and registration forms, call the Camden Parks and Recreation Department at 236-3438. Read More
BELFAST — The following divorces were granted during July in 5th District Court in Belfast, all for reasons of irreconcilable marital differences: Hazen N. Tibbetts of Brooks and Melissa L. Tibbetts of Brooks, married Aug. 19, 1989, in Jackson. Shared custody of one child. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CAMDEN — Turn back the clock and join the Camden-Rockport Historical Society at the 8th Annual Conway Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Camden-Rockport Historical Society complex off U.S. Route One. In a celebration of life in the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Local officials are investigating what police called a suspicious structure fire that destroyed a Branch Lake home early Saturday morning. No one was home at the Eugene and Anne Robinson residence off Branch View Drive at the time of the fire, which officials… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A photography and sculpture exhibit titled “The Rocks of Mount Desert: Art in Nature” is on display Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Southwest Harbor Public Library through the month of August. A reception for photographer/artist Martin Birnbaum will be… Read More
TREMONT — Bargain hunters at a half-price book sale at West Tremont Library Sunday found good buys — and said goodbyes — at the sale marking the closing of the library’s doors after 43 years. Eleanor Murphy, one of only two original board members still… Read More
ORONO — Contrary to some reports, the town has no plans to tax the American Legion Hall, officials said Saturday. At least not yet, anyway. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
GRAND LAKE STREAM — “It is the biggest little museum in Washington County,” said Walter Elliott, director of the Grand Lake Stream Historical Society Museum. In 1986, the society purchased a 16-by-20-foot building. “It actually was a garage designed for boat storage, but the boat… Read More
FARMINGTON — High school students from diverse backgrounds attended a three-day conference at the University of Maine at Farmington last weekend to learn about racial hatred and cultural bias, and to explore ways that the problems they cause can be eliminated through communication and understanding. Read More
America’s health-care system is in “serious trouble” and in need of “a major overhaul” — one that encourages the greater use of primary-care physicians rather than “super specialists,” according to one of the country’s leading family practitioners. “The trouble is … that no matter what… Read More
To the campaign volunteers, every Maine fairgoer was a possible vote. So, as thousands of people poured into Bass Park each day of the Bangor State Fair, which ended Saturday, representatives of three political parties were there to woo their support. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO — Town officials here are looking to buy a group of buildings with a long history of code violations. For years, code enforcement officials have had run-ins over properties owned by Orrington attorney Julio DeSanctis. One of those battles came to a head recently… Read More
WATERVILLE — In a move that advocates say could spur business development in central Maine, the federal Commerce Department announced plans to designate an international foreign-trade zone here. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, who announced the Commerce Department plan Friday, said the designation “should… Read More
This year’s Power of Positive Thinking Award goes to President George Bush, who last week announced for the second time that the recession was over. His overly optimistic assessment marks him as a man so distracted by politics that he ignores reality. The president pointed… Read More
Northeast COMBAT was contacted by F.A. Johnson of Caribou who was having a problem with Clark Color Laboratories. She wrote, “… I received an offer from Clark Color Laboratories through the mail, which included among other things, a coupon entitling me to a free disc… Read More
Despite modern surroundings, the age-old image clings to the words “Hope House” — that of a drunken old man, dragged in off the streets of Bangor for a night’s sleep and maybe some drying out. To be sure, Hope House still maintains 20 beds at… Read More
AUGUSTA — The tenure of Charles A. “Chip” Morrison as commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor for the past 2 1/2 years has paralleled some of the roughest economic times Maine has seen. But Morrison, 47, remains upbeat about his job, supervising 620 Department… Read More
An unidentified, middle-aged man was found dead Sunday morning lying along the southern side of Finson Road near Broadway in Bangor. Bangor police are calling the death suspicious, “just because of where the body was found,” according to Det. Sgt. Roy McKinney. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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WASHINGTON — Ordinarily, acquittals in state courts bring unalloyed joy to criminal defendants. It means that they can never again be charged with that particular crime. But when the case involves possible government misconduct, the Justice Department may obtain a federal indictment for the same… Read More
PORTLAND — Two men were indicted on murder charges Friday for the brutal slaying of a former Portland man who was shoved head-first through a glass storefront outside a downtown bar, a TV station reported. Steven R. Bennett and Michael J. Maldonado were charged with… Read More
AUGUSTA — More than 9,000 students are receiving letters informing them that they have been awarded direct financial support from the financial aid programs administered by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME). Timothy P. Agnew, FAME’s chief executive officer, said FAME will help more than… Read More
AUGUSTA — Look for more change in Gov. John R. McKernan’s circle of advisers. State Planning Director Richard Silkman says his service in the administration is drawing toward a close. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
FRYEBURG — A brawl that erupted between two groups of Massachusetts canoeists on the Saco River ended with one person arrested, 11 others summoned and seven taken to area hospitals, police said Sunday. The incident started around 5 p.m. Saturday on a sand bar near… Read More
BOSTON — About 1,800 passengers on the Queen Elizabeth 2 were still being evacuated late Saturday afternoon by ferries to shore at Newport, R.I., 19 hours after the world-famous luxury liner struck an underwater obstacle or shoal just west of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. No one… Read More
Popular Opera of Pittsfield, a New York City band of singers that performs Gilbert and Sullivan shows in Maine each year, offered one of last summer’s most memorable hits with “Pirates of Penzance.” It was gloriously well-done — funny, crisp, sophisticated — even for Maine, where the G&S… Read More
LEWISTON — The Maine prison system ranks near the top nationally in operating costs per prisoner and in the number of staff personnel per prisoner, according to a published report citing federally compiled figures. Maine’s Sunday Sun-Journal newspaper reported that Maine’s cost-per-inmate was estimated at… Read More
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The small plane crash that killed five people near Dillingham late last month occurred after the pilot flew too far up a cloud-shrouded valley and didn’t have enough room to turn back, according to a federal investigator. Pilot John Downs of Brunswick,… Read More
PORTLAND — A glut of paperwork has left the Maine State Retirement System three to five months behind on delivering checks to new retirees. The source of the problem: a growing number of state employees reaching retirement and a retirement system staff that spends fewer… Read More
The presidential campaign can create the illusion that it is only through empowered leaders with a national mandate that individuals have impact, making a difference in the lives of their neighbors, changing the world. When people in Maine hear the election rhetoric this fall, and… Read More
From the 1892 NEWS Old Town, Me. A sample cup of the celebrated Van Houten’s cocoa, best and goes farthest, is being served this week at the stores of O.F. Brown on the square and at Beaulieu Brothers on Main Street. A young lady representing… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec River Boat Facility at Morse Cove in Phippsburg was opened to public use on Aug. 1, according to Herb Hartman, director of the Maine Department of Conservation’s Bureau of Parks and Recreation. The 7.4-acre site and $10,000 toward the development of… Read More
BETHEL — The State Board of Education will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 11 and 12, at the Bethel Inn. The meeting will include a retreat beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Topics will include the $1.1 million Moscow Elementary School addition; revisions to certification;… Read More
The Blue Knights Maine Chapter will hold its annual Summer Poker Run for all motorcyclists, at $5 a player, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, rain or shine. Checkpoints include the 95er Restaurant, Howland; Maine National Bank, East Corinth; Ames Store, Orono; CITGO, Bangor; McDonald’s,… Read More
UNITY — The National Association of Secondary School Principals has named Wayne Suomi, principal of Mount View High School, 1992 Principal of the Year for Maine. Suomi has worked in education for more than 24 years and has been principal at Mount View High School… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has announced the following settlements of civil forfeiture for violations of carrier safety regulations and federal hazardous materials regulations. In most cases the settlements follow inspections of offices of the carriers, and involve record keeping. Bill’s Oil… Read More
SEARSPORT — Thirty acres of previously undiscovered wetlands on Sears Island may further delay the construction of a major cargo port on the island, adding to 16 years of frustration. Lawsuits filed by an environmental group have stalled the project on the wooded island in… Read More
WASHINGTON — Government inspectors do not test to see if most of the drugs used for cows wind up in milk sold to consumers, and the Food and Drug Administration cannot vouch for the safety of the milk supply, congressional investigators said last week. While… Read More
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WASHINGTON — Here are the votes of Maine’s senators and representatives on major legislation in Congress last week. Senate votes: 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
PORTLAND — A real estate broker’s use of the phrase “for sale by owner” in marketing properties is misleading, the state’s highest court ruled Friday. The decision came on an appeal by Help-U-Sell Inc., a corporation that sells real estate brokerage franchises nationwide and has… Read More
SACO — Sweetser Children’s Services will hold its biennial fall conference on Friday, Sept. 18, at its Saco campus. Titled “Sharing the Challenge: Innovations in Child and Family Services,” the day-long conference will feature 18 workshops by mental health and education professionals who are successfully… Read More