Men’s College Soccer ORONO – Freshmen Jake Ouimet and Jared Morse scored goals in the University of Maine’s 4-2 soccer loss at Boston University eight days ago. They again scored Maine’s only two goals in a Sunday game but this time the result was better… Read More
Danielle Folsom, goalkeeper for the Old Town Indian soccer team, is not shy. If she wants something, she just comes right out and asks for it. And, if she doesn’t get just exactly what she wants, she’ll take what’s offered and be happy with it. Read More
Women’s College Soccer The University of Maine women’s soccer team lost a pair of games over the weekend, bowing to Colgate 2-1 Sunday in Hamilton, N.Y., after dropping a 2-0 decision to Vermont in Burlington, Vt., Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
AT MACHIAS, Saturday 10th Sunrise Run for Cystic Fibrosis 5K Men 1. Cliff Rogers (Ellsworth), T-16:13; 2. Jon Aretakis (Young’s Cove) 16:37, 3. T.J. Sprague (Starboard) 16:46, 4. Jasen Wood (Machiasport) 17:29, 5. Bronson Kneeland (South Princeton) 17:33, 6. Newell Lewey (Veazie) 17:39, 7. Cory… Read More
BUCKSPORT – The future in women’s golf in this state made an appearance at the Bucksport Golf Club on Saturday. Her name is Samantha Sommers. Sommers, a sophomore from Wiscasset High School, completed the Triple Crown of the Maine junior girls golf circuit here, cruising… Read More
WINSLOW – Coach Mike Siviski’s worst fear was that Winslow would wind up at the mercy of Orono’s ball-control offense. The Red Riots dictated the tempo for a half here Saturday. However, the Black Raiders’ defense shut them down in the final 24 minutes and… Read More
GUILFORD – Daralyn Smiley and Jessica Edwards each scored a goal to lead the host Piscataquis Pirates to a 2-0 field hockey shutout over previsously unbeaten Hall-Dale of Farmingdale here Saturday. Tammy McKenney assisted on a goal for the 9-0 Pirates. Tammi Draper made six… Read More
WORCESTER, Mass. – Kirk Matthieu rushed for 202 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Maine Maritime past Worcester State 20-14 on Saturday. Brian Gay opened the scoring for Maine Maritime (1-1) on a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The game then went… Read More
Men’s College Soccer PRESQUE ISLE – Kevin Hamel scored two goals and goalie Darren Allen posted a shutout, lifting the University of Maine-Presque Isle to a 2-0 win over UM-Fort Kent in men’s college soccer action here Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
DEXTER – Kristi Lyons’ corner kick bounced off a Dexter High School defender and into the net with 58 seconds left in the second overtime to lead the Schenck Wolverines to a 1-0 victory in schoolgirl soccer action here Saturday. The win moved Schenck of… Read More
GUILFORD – Robbie Paradis and Runolfur Sveinbjornsson each had a goal and an assist to lead the Penobscot Valley Howlers of Howland to a 3-1 schoolboy soccer win against host Piscataquis Community High School. Jamie Leveille scored the other goal for the 5-0-4 Howlers. Corey… Read More
Men’s College Soccer Husson College soccer coach Mitch Ellisen and his standout midfielder Jason Hill were hoping for just one more chance in Saturday’s game against visiting University of Maine-Farmington. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Brewer, Dexter and Mount Desert Island recorded LTC victories and Morse of Bath was a Pine Tree Conference winner, while Winthrop and Jay posted Class C wins in Saturday’s schoolboy football games involving area teams. In the LTC, the Witches blanked Rockland 56-0, the Tigers… Read More
AT WATERVILLE (Saturday) 5 miles Colby men 27, Bowdoin 28, Maine Maritime 89, Unity (no score) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if… Read More
AT ORONO (Saturday) Maine women (4-5) 9, Salem State (0-4) 0 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
Maine State Golf Association State Two-Ball Championship AT FALMOUTH CC (Sunday) Dan Sargent, Kebo Valley GC, and Dave Mitchell, Bar Harbor GC, 67; Al Bouchard & Ron Brown, Woodlands, 69; Bruce Gerrity & Bob Webber, Augusta CC, 69; Dave Thompson & Brian Bickford, Val Halla,… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR – Corey Webb’s one-over-par 69 helped lift the Deer Isle-Stonington to the 1992 Penobscot Valley Conference overall golf championship here on Saturday. Webb’s 69 on the par 68 layout of the Northeast Harbor Golf Club helped the Mariners score a low of 324… Read More
AUGUSTA — An insiders’ contest on tap in the Maine House of Representatives this week will be watched closely for clues it may offer about the higher-up elections within the legislative hierarchy slated for later this year. First up, when Democratic House members gather on… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — A Levant woman was in Penobscot County Jail Sunday charged with the Saturday night armed robbery of Ray’s Country Store in Kenduskeag, one of two armed robberies in the area that night. Jacalyn Morgan, 32, was arrested 10 minutes after the robbery on… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of three parts in the Special Assignments Team’s report on commercial shipping and shipbuilding, and their crucial roles in the Maine economy. SEARSPORT — The fog finally had thinned enough for the Russian cargo ship Leninsk to dock at… Read More
Our files produced a case dating back to January 1988. Lydia H. Simmons of Belfast, wrote us that she was having a serious problem with Sterling House, Garnerville, N.Y. Lydia Simmons told us that Sterling House had a service called “Letters to Children” from Santa. Read More
SEARSPORT — Finished paper exports from Mack Point have skyrocketed in 1992, as Bowater Inc. turns to markets from Venezuela to Egypt to China. Industry officials say the new figures add urgency to arguments for the controversial Sears Island Cargo Port proposal, tied up in… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine sends the world shoes and canoes, apples and auto parts, frozen dogfish and Tambrands hygiene products. The world sends back Romanian four-wheel-drive trucks, filing cabinets and tanks of scotch whiskey that will be bottled under discount labels in Lewiston. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Leroy and Brenda Gray of Trenton were remembered Sunday as people who liked to help others. The Grays were killed Friday night when their Piper Cherokee crashed while approaching the Bethel airport in Newry. His daughter, Karen, 14, survived the crash. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Zach Jamison, 15, of Brewer and his friends like to skateboard, but there’s one problem — property owners don’t want them on their property. Jamison, Danny Gallagher, Andy Royal, Tom Paradis, Chris St. Louis and Jason Waters like to skateboard at the old Fleet Bank… Read More
HERMON — Howard and Golda McLaughlin of Hermon had just recovered from the news that their son, Daniel, and his family had weathered and survived Hurricane Andrew when they received word that another son, Brian, who lives on the island of Kuaui in Hawaii, was bracing for Hurricane… Read More
GLENBURN — Councilors have agreed to walk the line with officials at Kenduskeag. Councilor Edwin Rosso told the council on Sept. 17 that he had been contacted by Andy Sturgeon, Kenduskeag’s engineer in charge of the border mapping project for that town, and arrangements have… Read More
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ORONO — The Orono Town Council is seeking volunteers from Orono for a Municipal Facility Committee that will identify long-term and short-term facility solutions, set priorities and recommend solutions to the council before Feb. 1, 1993. Experience in engineering, public safety, finance and budgeting, office… Read More
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Brewer police are urging Brewer residents to lock up their vehicles. On Saturday night three cars were burglarized in the area of Chamberlain and Silk streets, according to Brewer Police Cpl. David Quimby. Last week several cars in South Brewer were burglarized, he said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Progress reports will be given to commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Brewer at the authority’s meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28. Commissioners will review the construction of 20 units of public housing on Rinfret Drive, the 1991 Comprehensive Improvement Assistance… Read More
A fire early Saturday morning heavily damaged a garage on French Street in Bangor. Fire officials say it was arson. Bangor firefighters arrived at 224 French St. at about 1 a.m. and found the front of the garage on fire. It took firefighters about 10… Read More
Seventy-five years after it began locally and 111 years after it began nationally, the Red Cross is up to its lapel pins in emergency projects around the world. As the nine Maine chapters mark their milestone this month, they barely have time to catch their breath to reflect… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Maine and the other New England states are working together in promoting the region in international tourism. The travel directors of the six states have organized Discover New England, whose first major effort is a holiday promotion with Harrods, Britain’s most prestigious… Read More
NEWBURGH — A 17-year-old Hampden boy was in critical condition Sunday at Eastern Maine Medical Center after a single-car accident Friday night in Newburgh. Justin Hafford lost control of his 1979 Chevrolet pickup truck at about 11:45 p.m. on the North Road, according to Maine… Read More
MILO — Forty years ago, Oscar Lumbra and his son, Reuben, started a hardwood sawmill in Vermont. Thirty-two years ago, the operation, called O&R Lumbra’s Mill, moved to Milo. The father-son partnership relocated the sawmill to Milo in 1960 to take advantage of a better… Read More
WASHINGTON — Automakers achieved slightly better fuel economy in 1993 models, compared to last year, but there has been little improvement in overall fleet mileage since 1987, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Sunday. The EPA’s annual fuel economy statistics, covering more than 1,000 vehicles, shows… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — City Police Chief Robert M. Schwartz says his department “did everything possible” in investigating the disappearance of a woman whose body was found buried in the basement of her home a year after her husband had reported her missing. But as William… Read More
BATH — A ceremony honoring a distinguished naval family marked the launching of Bath Iron Works’ fourth Arleigh Burke class Aegis destroyer. The John S. McCain is the second ship built by BIW to carry the name, a tribute to an admiral who commanded a… Read More
WASHINGTON — Here are the 10 cars with the highest mileage per gallon of gasoline and the 10 with the lowest mileage among 1993 models cars, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Each auto model is listed followed by its mileage in city and highway… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Songbirds are being heard less often in New Hampshire. Experts cite habitat changes, the lazy cowbird and house cats. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
When 39-year-old Robert Flood left Calais in an ambulance the evening of June 2, he didn’t know whether he’d live to come home again. He was in shock, and in early kidney failure. Thanks to about 24 operations, and the care of 40-50 doctors and… Read More
PORTLAND — Far ahead in the polls, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton energized a crowd of about 2,000 supporters here Saturday afternoon without addressing two potential storm clouds hovering over his campaign — new questions about his Vietnam draft actions and the expected re-entry of independent Ross Perot… Read More
Campaign inaccuracies The latest issue of Campaign magazine gives its readers an update on the 2nd District congressional race, but it’s not an item for the scrapbook. First, it lists “Cong. Olympia Snow” as being from Augusta, when she actually hails from Lewiston. The magazine… Read More
The Blue Ribbon Commission’s proposed overhaul of the Maine Workers’ Compensation system gained momentum Friday when it received a qualified endorsement from the labor-management group that has been successful in forging compromise on key elements in the insurance debate. The coalition represents important employer and… Read More
Saturday’s lottery numbers: 364 — 7612 Tri-State Megabucks: 5 6 15 16 28 36 (no winner)… Read More
This spinach souffle goes well with a pot roast and browned potatoes. Hot baking powder biscuits will please the family and an orange Bavarian cream made early in the day and refrigerated will make the meal. Spinach Souffle googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
We the people are outraged and literally sickened by our government’s excessive and frivolous spending, which is a primary factor for the predicament this country is in. There are countless government departments with offices that employ an enormous number of people with no substantial or practical function. They… Read More
MADAWASKA — In an ongoing effort to maintain high standards for Madawaska High School, the guidance department obtains information from students and graduates. Each spring, a questionnaire is mailed to students who graduated five years earlier. Following is a summary of the information provided by… Read More
LILLE VILLAGE — Don Cyr has a passion for things Acadian, a love he has shared over the years with pupils in elementary schools, seniors enrolled in Elderhostel programs and everyone in between. He lives in a former rectory next to a Catholic church building… Read More
LUBEC — Lubec selectmen are continuing to explore the possible establishment of a solid-waste transfer station in Lubec, instead of using a facility in Marion operated by Washington County. The facility in Marion is 40 miles from Lubec. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO — An Adventurer in Residence program at the University of Maine will feature three people in October and December as part of a joint Maine Bound and Campus Living project. Tamsin Venn, an outdoor writer from Ipswich, Mass., author of “Sea Kayaking Along the… Read More
VAN BUREN — Two Van Buren District Secondary School teachers have developed a course aimed at providing young people with facts they can use in the fight against waste and pollution at home and in their communities. Science teacher Mona Ouellette and Maurice House, a… Read More
WASHINGTON — For senior citizen Archie Wilcox, it all started with a late-night phone call. The caller congratulated him for winning millions of dollars in cash and prizes. The voice on the phone asked him what his savings account balance was, then urged Wilcox to… Read More
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation offers the following viewing suggestions for the 550,000 acres of forestland that the Department of Conservation manages: In southern Maine, the North Loop Trail at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, fall foliage peaks in mid-October. Read More
The swath of parkland that runs through the middle of Bangor will look a little pretttier after its makeover next Saturday. Kenduskeag Stream from Bull’s-Eye Bridge to downtown will undergo a transformation when an army of volunteers attacks litter accumulated along the bank and in… Read More
Has anyone noticed? On opening day in April, the Boston Red Sox fielded a ferocious starting lineup favored to win the Pennant: Boggs, Reed, Greenwell, Burks, Clark, Brunansky, Vaughn, Pena and Rivera. The other day, in this September crunch time, there emerged from the dugout… Read More
I have been quietly sitting back doing my job until a letter written to “Our Readers Write” on Sept. 21, prompted me to write. I am one of those pro-lifers who you may not see picketing an abortion clinic, although I applaud those that do. Read More
I disagree with your editorial statement of Sept. 22 that Gov. Clinton’s avoidance of military service during the Vietnam War era is not relevant to his campaign for president of the United States. While you are correct in noting that thousands of young men exploited personal contacts to… Read More
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I commend Rep. Dan A. Gwadosky, D-Fairfield, majority leader of the Maine House of Representatives, for his presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 9. His presentation titled “Opening the Process: Involving Citizens and Legislators in Policy Budgeting,” is a progressive, forward-looking idea whose time has come. I agree with him… Read More
There’s a new revolution taking place in America, not a violent one of guns, hatred and bloodshed, but a peaceful one of ideals, beliefs and a desire to make a difference. A new generation of American vote is pushing it’s way into this country’s political… Read More
Before everyone jumps on to Bill Clinton’s bandwagon, I’d like to suggest several problem areas in his past and promises and the major error he has made in each area. Character: Multiple misleading statements and deceits about his selective service manipulation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
To all our friends, we wish to thank everyone for their generosity after our fire. It was very uplifting to know people were there for us, even friends we didn’t know we had. People in Ellsworth have a special place in our hearts. Fred and… Read More
Yolande Landry’s mini summary of the French situation in North America (BDN, Sept. 21) is probably the best account of this issue I have ever read, her observations being very astute and timely. Her observations about purist attitudes and the opportunities Mainers have to learn… Read More
Re: The Blue Ribbon panel’s reform proposals for the Workers Compensation System in Maine… One of the most devastating changes centers on the employees’ rights to have attorney fees paid by the employer if they win their claim. The new procedural changes are focused on… Read More
Now that we have a new head of DHS, let’s clean the rest of the house. Let’s start in Washington County and clean out the prejudiced workers and the narrow-minded workers. Since when do people not do as the courts say? Since when do DHS… Read More
Though Anita Hill may have lost her case in that infamous trial judged by a few men from our Congress, the cause for women representatives was promoted. More women now are running for office and succeeding. We should be proud to be one of the… Read More
I wish to acknowledge the support given by community members, businesses, and organizations to the 1992 Summer Reading Program, “My Environment, I Care,” sponsored by the Children’s Department of the Bangor Public Library. The following gave of their talents, resources, or services to help present… Read More
I just had to answer the letter from Allen Tyler Grant about stupid drivers (Our Readers Write, Sept. 3). I’ll admit some of us leave something to be desired, but so do many of you truck drivers. I find it hard to believe that some of you were… Read More
MACHIAS — Visitors traveling in Washington County during the foliage season will have an opportunity to sample a slice of early American history because Burnham Tavern Museum will remain open until Friday, Oct. 9. The museum is usually closed at or near Labor Day. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Live Poets Society will present Theodore Enslin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the First Universalist Church, 345 Broadway. Enslin has published 85 books since 1954. Paula Yup of Boothbay Harbor will read from her works. Yup has been published in… Read More
Douglas McVicar hankered for a pizza Friday night and, when it did not arrive in a timely fashion, he “jokingly” threatened to kill the pizza delivery driver. The summons he received from Bangor police was no joke. Bangor Police Officer Stephen Jordan reported that McVicar… Read More
ROCKLAND — A glass-enclosed entryway-sculpture courtyard that will connect the main building of the Farnsworth Art Museum to the Farnsworth Homestead will be the initial phase in the museum’s master plan for the coming century. Designed by Architect Toshiko Mori of New York City and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A sleek black and silver bus bearing the destination “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” attracted plenty of attention as it rolled through this county seat Sunday afternoon. The bus was part of a Democratic Party entourage that rolled into Ellsworth for the opening of the… Read More
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LINCOLNVILLE — A draft of the “Lermond Family Genealogical Workbook” by Annie Morse Cilley and her sister, Isabel Morse Maresh, will be at the fourth annual Lincolnville Founders Weekend at noon Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11. The book should be finished within a few months and… Read More
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SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum and the Searsport Recreation Department will sponsor the annunal Coastal Cleanup of the Searsport shoreline beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. All those who want to participate should assemble in Mosman Park by 10 a.m. Plastic bags and… Read More
ROCKLAND — A joint federal, state and county undercover drug investigation resulted in the arrest Friday of four alleged cocaine dealers, including a Colombian national. Knox County Sheriff Daniel Davey said the arrests were the culmination of months of undercover work by officers from his… Read More
CAMDEN — The first session of the 1992 Maine Authors Series will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the First Congregational Church. The series, held on three consecutive Thursdays, is sponsored by the Mid-Coast Branch of the American Association of University Women to benefit its… Read More
NEWPORT — The following court cases were heard in Third District Court in Newport between Aug. 10-Sept. 14. Eric J. Bryden, 32, Dexter, insufficient personal floatation device, $50. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
ROCKLAND — The public is invited to attend a boating course at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Rockland District High School. This basic boating course is offered by the Mid-Coast Power Squadron, with a small charge for class materials. The Mid-Coast Squadron is the local unit of… Read More
BRYANT POND — A 14-year-old girl who survived a plane crash that killed her father and stepmother was recovering Sunday from injuries sustained in the crash and during the ordeal of walking down from the wooded mountain where it happened. Karen Gray said she did… Read More
ELLIOTSVILLE — The Central Highlands Audubon Society will sponsor a hike to the summit of Borestone Mountain in Elliotsville on Saturday, Oct. 3, to benefit the Borestone Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary. Rain date is Sunday, Oct. 4. The hike to the mountaintop and back is a… Read More
DEXTER — Residents of the five towns in the Mid-Maine Solid Waste Association — Dexter, Corinna, Exeter, St. Albans and Ripley — probably will be required to separate recyclables from the rest of their trash early next year. Representatives of the association decided recently not… Read More
DEXTER — About 50 people representing a wide spectrum of political philosophy were in Dexter Sunday to hear why partisan politics does not work in Augusta and why unity between Democrats and Republicans must prevail if the state’s problems are to be solved. The event… Read More
PORTLAND — More than 100 business educators from throughout Maine gathered Friday and Saturday at the Sonesta Hotel in Portland for the Business Education Association of Maine’s 67th annual conference. The theme of the convention was “Teamwork Makes B.E.A.M Work.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
DEXTER — Entertainment in September at the Dexter Nursing Home has been provided by the Scalawags, The Hardly Able Band, Elaine and Bob Cartwright, Clum Spenser, David McIntyre and Dot and The Has-Beens. Gertrude Levesque celebrated her 98th birthday with a party given by her family. Attending were… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Sue DeRose of Winslow is the new director of marketing and development at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. DeRose comes to SVH from Senior Spectrum in Gardiner where she served as director of planning and program development for a six-county area. She also… Read More
MILO — “We don’t have a problem with people who smoke; it’s their choice. We do have a problem with our breathing secondhand smoke.” That is how Tara Hayes, president of the Penquis Valley High School Student Council, and Jessica Carey, a senior at the… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Mary Lo Shahawy, Piscataquis County chairman for the McGowan for Congress campaign, has announced that candidate Patrick McGowan will spend Friday, Oct. 2, in Piscataquis County. He will begain at 5 a.m. at Dottie’s Restaurant in Guilford. During the remainder of the day, McGowan will stop… Read More
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MACHIAS — Andrew Clark, a former state environmental official in New York, begins his new job as executive director of the Washington County Refuse Disposal District today(Monday, Sept. 28). The district began a search for its first full-time director last spring. Linda Throckmorton, a refuse… Read More