PORTLAND, Maine – A city councilor warns that Portland should avoid taking on new debt to finance improvements to Hadlock Field to attract a minor league baseball team. A proposal to sell $1.5 million in bonds would raise taxes only $5 on a $100,000 home,… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The Maine State Summer Games for children ages 12 and under will be held Saturday, Aug. 29 here at Bowdoin College. Events include 50-, 100- and 400-meter runs, long jump, balloon race, Frisbee and softball throws, tricycle race, egg toss, basketball, and soccer dribbling races. Advance… Read More
    Fifty recently-graduated high school seniors will take the field at the University of Maine’s Mahaney Diamond Thursday evening for the first Maine High School Senior All-Star Baseball Classic. The nine-inning game, scheduled to be an annual affair, will begin at 7:30. It’ll involve players from… Read More
    You can bet the barbs will be buried deep when the Atlantic Sea Run Salmon Commission presents its “Prelisting Recovery Plan for Maine Wild Atlantic Salmon Populations” at a public meeting in Machias on August 27. The casting and blasting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Science… Read More
    Eleven girls and one boy have been recognized by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association as Academic All-Americans. Bangor High School coach Phil Emery, the state coordinator for the NISCA, said the honorees had to meet specific national criteria to qualify for the awards. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    As girls grow up and enter junior and senior high school, they may feel they have to make choices of activities — sports, drama, music, academics, church youth groups, Girl Scouts. There are a lot of reasons why they should choose to stay in Girl Scouts:… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The third in the summer series of financial planning seminars being sponsored by the Methodist Conference Home is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17. The seminar is free and open to the public and will be held at the Methodist Conference Home,… Read More
    The Brewer Fire Department had a relatively quite month during July, responding to only three fires, all of them vehicle fires. The estimated damage caused by the fires was $5,850. Non-fire calls responded to included one rescue call, one accidental alarm, two alarm malfunctions, two… Read More
    LINCOLNVILLE — After two language immersion weekends in May were attended by more than 40 people from around the state, the Penobscot School will offer Spanish and French immersion weekends at Tanglewood Camp. The immersion weekends are for high school students who have completed at… Read More
    FRANKFORT — The Maine Department of Transportation is planning to improve a portion of U.S. Route 1A in Frankfort with money made available when Maine voters approved the jobs-bond referendum earlier this year. Bids on the project will be opened 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13,… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — “We could have opened an office in Waterville, but I was looking for a more relaxed atmosphere. I guess I came home for the sanity,” said Michael Lynch. Opening a new branch office at 3 North Lancey in Pittsfield for Northeast Planning Associates… Read More
    How many people take the school bus for granted? The youngsters get up every morning, bathe, dress, eat breakfast, and head for the bus stop for the morning pilgrimage to school. It’s a regimen that’s repeated all over the country every day. One company that… Read More
    Editor’s note: People with disabilities are too often denied access to a post-secondary education or vocational training. This article details the effort by the Multiple Handicap Center to assist such people in furthering their education. The Multiple Handicap Center of Penobscot Valley, a private, non-profit… Read More
    Five-hundred thousand civilians were killed in the Persian Gulf War. State Department officials know and whisper this truth but won’t publicize it. A reporter for the Los Angeles Times saw a military film showing the slaughter of Iraqi soldiers as they surrendered and exited their… Read More
    Bravo to director Tom Logan and his talented cast of the Penobscot Theatre Company for their exhilarating performance of “Godspell.” The production of successful musical theater demands not only excellent singers but singers who can act just as well. The “Godspell” cast, made up of… Read More
    The editorial and article in the weekend edition of the Bangor Daily News (Aug. 1-2) regarding certified training for board members appeared to reflect a knee-jerk reaction to a potentially fruitful and beneficial project. The negative response seemed to be founded on the belief that somehow an opportunity… Read More
    As property owners at 251 French St. since 1912, whose land abuts that of the (former) Jewish Community Center at 28 Somerset St., we are distressed to learn that this property is slated to become the new home of Manna Inc. While the concept of… Read More
    I just read with great concern a guest column by Sen. Charles Pray (BDN, Aug. 11) in regard to the Bangor site for a veterans nursing home. I can understand his anger with some of the issues raised in the NEWS editorial last week, but… Read More
    I read with interest John Day’s interview with Roger Sant, chairman of Applied Energy Services (BDN, Aug. 1-2). Sant heads a large corporation whose publicly stated values are fun, fairness, and integrity. He mournfully says the process of trying to build in Florida and Bucksport… Read More
    I read about Gov. McKernan castigating Bill Clinton’s possible economic plan if he is elected president (BDN, Aug. 1-2). Who is (McKernan) trying to fool? Was it just a year ago when he couldn’t balance his own state budget? How soon he forgot! What could… Read More
    According to recent articles, Searsport is soon to be the home of a large sludge incinerator. This scenario sounds very familiar; Poor, rural Central Maine is again slated for Maine’s paper mill and municipal waste. The articles state that construction for this supposedly clean incinerator… Read More
    Having just returned from a trip out of state, we packed a picnic lunch and stopped at one of the state rest areas. The park was neat and clean with rules and regulations (posted) up front. But after lunch, we found the restrooms left a… Read More
    “Socialism defined,” by Oliver Holmes of Eastport (Readers Write, Aug. 7), leaves the reader poorly informed on a complex issue. If Mr. Holmes had bothered to read on in Webster’s Dictionary, he would have learned, “It (socialism) is based on the belief that all, while… Read More
    “IMF frees $1.04 billion in credits for Russia” (BDN, Aug. 8-9), and earlier a $24 billion aid package for the same. One wonders, in a black humor sort of way, how many of these do-gooder (and business-minded) nations subsidizing these billions to the Soviet Union… Read More
    Congratulations to Roxanne Moore Saucier on her excellent Page One feature on Dr. Victor A. McKusick (BDN, Aug. 4). Dr. McKusick’s pre-eminence in the international world of human genetics has been, regrettably, overshadowed in his native state by media focus on his illustrious twin, (former) Chief Justice Vincent… Read More
    I hold Julian Orr in the highest regard. Many will recall that Mr. Orr served the city of Bangor as one of its finest city managers. He left the area and continued with a distinguished career in the public sector. Additionally, he served as a past president of… Read More
    Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1992 Total pollen: 5 Moldspores: 2,718 Rating: moderate Pollen: ragweed… Read More
    “Lead … or leave,” even if it achieves the objective of getting present officeholders and candidates to sign a pledge to cut the federal deficit by 50 percent by 1996 or leave office, is still no more than a gimmick. And if recent history is… Read More
    Clara Bridges writes (Readers Write, Aug. 6) that cyclists shouldn’t have the same rights as drivers because they don’t pay tax, registration, and insurance. She states that “Cyclists never seem to pull over to let you pass.” Excuse me, pull over where? Into sand or… Read More
    CALAIS — The Calais center of the University of Maine at Machias will hold a local registration night in Woodland and Eastport in preparation for the start of the fall semester classes. Calais Center staff members Mary Stover and Joline Cook will be available from… Read More
    ROCKLAND — City police are investigating a Wednesday night break-in at a Pleasant Street apartment that yielded the intruder approximately $400 in cash. Lt. Michael Collins said the break-in was reported at 10:26 p.m. Entrance was gained through an unlocked window. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    DEER ISLE — Animal Awareness Day featuring a pet show will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Deer Isle-Stonington Junior/Senior High School ballfield. The event, sponsored by the Island Family Activity Center, will offer pony rides and face… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Bay Chamber Concerts third annual Next Generation week of musical studies and performances by young musicians will bring 80 young musicians, ranging from elementary to college students, to Rockport the week of Aug. 17. The students will study ensemble playing with internationally known… Read More
    The two-room schoolhouse, built in 1913, sits on an island 1 1/2 miles long in the Atlantic Ocean. For the 13 students on this year’s roster, Islesford School on Little Cranberry Island is a primary point of departure into the world of their education — and into their… Read More
    Kristin Ann Simokat, a 1992 graduate of Mount Desert Island High School, will receive one of only three national scholarships awarded by the Navy League of the United States at a meeting of the Penobscot Council, Navy League of the United States on Aug. 22. Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — To the delight of nearly 200 children, the Cookie Monster of Sesame Street appeared in human form at the Harbor House Wednesday morning. Singing the childhood favorites, “Me will have me cookies scrambled or fried” and “I love trash,” the creator of… Read More
    HOULTON — Employees of the Houlton Water Co. spent a good portion of Wednesday afternoon trying to find the source of gasoline that had gotten into the town’s sewer system. Workers at the town’s sewage treatment plant noticed a very strong odor of gasoline at… Read More
    HARTLAND — The residents and staff of Sanfield Living Center in Hartland will be host to a Bake and Berry Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the Hartland bandstand. Proceeds from the event will benefit the center’s deck and recreation… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Officials are still investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a Branch Lake home early Saturday morning. Although no one was injured, the Eugene and Anne Robinson residence off Branch View Drive was destroyed. Officials believe the fire may have been set to cover… Read More
    The Brewer City Council voted Tuesday night to go after people who are using the city sewer service without paying for it. Councilor Paul Hatt, who sponsored the order, said he has a neighbor who is using the sewer line and is not being billed. Read More
    MONSON — People live by traditions and the members of the Monson Fire Department are no exceptions. August has been the month for the annual auction for many years, and without breaking the tradition, the event is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 27 — Rep. Harry Bailey, R-Township 27, who represents District 139, has responded to a report that early last week many licensed practical nurses in the state received a postcard urging them to oppose a bill before the Legislature that would require an additional year of education… Read More
    Two Brewer residents and a deceased former city official were honored by the Brewer City Council during Tuesday night’s meeting. Jennifer Allen, who is a graduate of Brewer High School, was presented with a certificate of commendation by the council for having been the first… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Dana E. Wallace Education Center at the Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery recently received a $750 donation at the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Charles R. Lowery Foundation in Harpswell. Brian Beal, assistant professor of marine ecology at… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Lincoln Sanitary District does have the capacity for a new industrial park, however, it is contingent on the success of programs to eliminate infiltration of the ground water into system. The issue of whether the district’s waste water treatment plant had enough… Read More
    OLD TOWN — A crazy-quilt chasuble, the sleeveless vestment worn by a celebrant at Mass, has been made by members of St. James Episcopal Church and will be part of a quilt display from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 19-22, at the Old Town Museum. Read More
    MILO — What do retired executives do when they no longer are at their normal professions? Retired bank executive Harry Houston of Guilford tried to answer that question at a Wednesday breakfast meeting of the Three Rivers Kiwanis Club, when he discussed the Service Corps… Read More
    BELFAST — After a four-hour executive session that began Tuesday night and went into Wednesday morning, the City Council voted to sign a consent agreement with the Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services, ending the state’s investigation of alleged substandard patient care by the Belfast Ambulance Service. Read More
    BELFAST — Belfast gave a heartfelt farewell Tuesday night to Jim Roberts, stepping down after 4 1/2 years on the City Council. Roberts announced his resignation Monday, saying a promotion in his job and the ongoing medical treatment of a family member left him unable… Read More
    Bangor polished its image Wednesday night as a city that loves to party at the airport. More than four dozen people showed up at Bangor International Airport to greet the five international crews taking part in the Chrysler Transatlantic Challenge, a balloon race across the… Read More
    LINCOLN — A Webber Oil Co. manager commended Lincoln’s police, fire and ambulance personnel for their speed and professionalism when they responded to an Aug. 4 accident involving a fuel truck and a teen-ager on a bicycle. Town Council Chairman Deirdra Trask read the letter… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Since 1976, the Acadian Village in Van Buren has offered visitors a look at the homes and life of the St. John Valley’s first Acadian settlers and the generations which followed. Almost half of the 16 buildings in the village once were… Read More
    HOULTON — The SAD 29 board of directors voted Monday night to award a contract for roof repairs at Houlton Elementary School to Bangor Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. The Bangor company was the lowest of three bidders for the project. Funding for the project… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — A $107,000 grant to the town of St. Agatha will help a local developer construct an 18-unit motel and lounge. The town will use the funds for a low-interest loan to Kenneth and Arlene Lerman to construct the Long Lake Motor Inn. Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council has voted unanimously to keep Larson’s Flying Service as the fixed-base operator at the local airport despite of a committee recommendation to the contrary. The current contract between Larson’s Flying Service and the town expires this year. During budget… Read More
    HOULTON — Work has begun on improvements to Pearce Brook Bridge No. 7 on Brook Street and Pearce Brook Bridge No. 8 on Columbia Street in Houlton, according to a spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation. “We’ll be replacing both bridges,” said Phil Roberts,… Read More
    The Wisdom High School library has obtained a microfilm collection commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. The microfilm includes maps, government letters, papers and other documents and sources of information about the border dispute in the early 1800s. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Recreation and Parks Department will end its 1992 summer program with a water carnival, cookout lunch, penny carnival and camp out Friday, Aug. 14. The water carnival, for all swimming lesson participants, will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at Gould Memorial Hospital. Individuals in good health will be eligible to donate, according to Red Cross officials. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    CARIBOU — The City Council has scheduled a public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, to consider a proposed amendment to the city charter that would permit a legal relationship between city-owned Cary Medical Center and The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle. The… Read More
    FORT KENT — The Fort Kent Town Council Monday night addressed the problem of white-goods disposal, and tabled a proposal regrading a downtown parking lot. Council Chairman Marc Michaud said the council was briefed on the future disposal of white goods. The town had been… Read More
    ROBBINSTON — The Sewell Memorial Congregational Church will be rededicated Sunday after several years of inactivity. The church, which is on Route 1 near the Redclyffe Restaurant, is the third oldest Congregational Church in eastern Maine. The original church building burned in 1910, and the… Read More
    CARIBOU The following cases were among those processed from July 27 to Aug. 7 in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    PRINCETON — The Quoddy Region Job Opportunity Zone has awarded a $5,000 grant to the St. Croix Regional Family Health Center. “These funds will allow the health center to move ahead with plans for increased service to the Princeton area,” said Jane Ham, health center… Read More
    CALAIS — The Sunrise County Children’s Task Force has expanded its office. An area board in Calais and Machias has been developed to better serve these and the surrounding communities in the area of education and public awareness of child abuse issues. The task force… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Diane Muise of Auburn will present a concert of gospel music beginning 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the First Baptist Church of East Machias. Muise has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada. She performs about 200 concerts a year… Read More
    LINCOLN — Many of the 50 Chamber of Commerce members who met Tuesday with officials of Wal-Mart, which is building a new 50,000-square-foot store in town, wanted to know what impact the new store would have on existing local businesses. For some business people, concerns… Read More
    PALMYRA — Ramon Knowles resigned as public works foreman Tuesday, and townspeople are hearing rumors that several additional resignations are pending. Of the five selectmen, four said on Wednesday that despite rumors to the contrary, they are not resigning. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    CORINNA — A full day of activities is being offered Aug. 15 at the first annual Corinna Recfest Field Day. Rain date is Aug. 16. The schedule of events include a pancake breakfast from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., rain or shine, at the fire… Read More
    NEWPORT — The annual frog jump contest sponsored by the Newport Fire Department will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, at the American Legion grounds on North Street. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The contest will start at 11 a.m. All ages are welcome and cash prizes will… Read More
    HARTLAND — Starbird Construction of Pittsfield was chosen Wednesday as the low bidder for snowplowing in Hartland. David Starbird’s low bid of $52,989 beat out five other bidders ranging up to $69,942. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport will present a lecture on the summer cottages of Islesboro, by Earle Shettleworth, director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14. The talk will be held in the Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Gallery on… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A federal grant program for preserving historic train stations might provide Rockland with enough money to build a modern city hall. Deputy Transportation Commissioner Russell Spinney told the City Council Wednesday that despite its current financial problems the state had “the ability to… Read More
    MONSON — The Monson Fire Department will hold its annual auction at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The auction is the only fund-raiser for the department’s many charitable and community betterment projects. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    SEARSPORT — The education department at the Penobscot Marine Museum will hold the final children’s workshop in the 1992 series, “Sea Bag Jamboree: Songs of the Sea,” taught by Susan and Stephen Sanfilippo of Long Island, New York, from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 20. Read More
    WASHINGTON — Funding for land acquisition and projects at Acadia National Park, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, White Mountain National Forest and Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in Orland were included in an Interior Department appropriations bill approved this week by the Senate. Read More
    DAMARISCOTTA — The Ireland Foundation has given $400,000 to The Campaign for Miles to help in the construction and renovation of Miles Memorial Hospital. The Ireland family has strong ties to the Lincoln County area where they have been a part of the Pemaquid community… Read More
    ROCKLAND A Washington man has received a suspended 18-month jail term for firing a weapon near his wife on Feb. 17. 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
    ELLSWORTH — One game sure to challenge those who do a lot of their shopping and trading here is Ellsworth Areaopoly, the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce’s customized version of the board game Monopoly. “It’s a property-acquirement game complete with deeds, tokens, money and dice,”… Read More
    BELFAST — A developer’s sudden decision to scrap a subdivision project here puts a snag in SAD 34’s plan to bring city utilities to the middle school now under construction. But School Superintendent Fran Wills said Wednesday that the new school will not be left high and dry. Read More
    BLUE HILL — A “Big Top” fund-raiser to benefit Blue Hill Public Library will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14 and Aug. 15. An outdoor dance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday under the cover of a big top open tent on the library lawn. Music will… Read More
    HANCOCK — Flutist Elizabeth Downing and pianist John Haskell will present a concert with an international flavor at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Union Congregational Church on Route 1 in Hancock. They will play works by Bach, Dufau, Miegi and Bolling and folk tunes from Latin… Read More
    BLUE HILL — A sacred music program for organ, flute and a capella ensemble will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, Route 177, Blue Hill. The Rev. Carlton T. Russell of Stockton Springs, a professor of music… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The grass used to be greener on the Village Green, a group of Bar Harbor residents told the Town Council this week. “I’ve heard from many residents … who are saddened by the delapidated look of it,” shopowner Barbara Entzminger said. “It… Read More
    Michael Taylor, superintendent of Brewer’s Wastewater Treatment Facility, in his July report to the City Council, said the maintenance crew has been rebuilding the drive units on both gravity thickening tanks in the primary system. Bearings, gears and oil seals had to be replaced after 17 years of… Read More
    Brewer tax bills were mailed out in July this year, almost a full month ahead of last year, according to Jane Warren, city finance director. More bills were sent out this year, she said, because personal property bills are being sent separately. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Gerald P. Bowie, director of the Brewer Public Works Department, in his monthly report to the City Council reported on extensive road work done during July. The Public Works Department crew worked on the Day Road shaping about 3,000 feet of ditch line, and they… Read More
    It may not be the end of the recession, but compared to last year, Brewer experienced a building boom in July. According to Donald Grant, Brewer code enforcement officer, 33 building permits were issued during the month, including one single-family house on Lynn Avenue. He… Read More
    PORTLAND — The National Federation of the Blind of Maine will hold its annual state convention from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Verrillo’s Convention Center. The convention will feature discussions on the recently enacted American’s With Disabilities Act, the re-authorization of… Read More
    LEVANT — Levant voters elected two selectmen Tuesday to replace two who had resigned July 2. Gary L. Wilson polled 156 votes to beat Ray Dell Henderson, who received 33 votes in the election to fill the position vacated by Bob Bemis. The term will… Read More
    The Summer Reading Program, “My Environment, I Care,” sponsored by the children’s department at Bangor Public Library, will conclude next week. Final week activities include a storytime at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, and lunch with the librarian at noon Thursday, Aug. 20. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND — The selection of a new Penobscot Nation governor has been extended until early next month, when the top two vote-getters from Tuesday’s election will face off. During the vote to replace retiring Gov. James G. Sappier, Lt. Gov. Geraldo Pardilla received 125… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — Two Massachusetts men who cleared a plot of dune grass to build a volleyball court at a Biddeford beach have been ordered to replant the damaged grass. A District Court judge Tuesday fined Daniel O’Connor, 27, of Worcester, and Peter Borowy, 28, of… Read More