GORHAM – Anna Struck scored the only goal of the game on an assist from Ethel Struck with 29:40 left to play to give the host University of Southern Maine Huskies a 1-0 victory over Plymouth (N.H.) State College in field hockey action here Tuesday. Read More
The girls cross country team from Narraguagus of Harrington has gotten off to a dominant start this season. Coach Rick Lamoureux’s girls are overpowering eastern Maine opponents in regular season and invitational meets. The Knights are sporting a 7-0 record in regular-season meets and have… Read More
HAMPDEN – The Bangor Rams came back from a 3-2 halftime deficit to defeat the Hampden Academy Broncos 4-3 in a schoolgirl soccer game here Tuesday. Bangor won with second-half goals from Allyson Port and Renee Nicholas, who both scored unassisted. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Girls Soccer EAST MILLINOCKET – Tracey Ouellette scored two goals and assisted on one to help the Schenck Wolverines breeze past Penquis Valley of Milo 8-1 in schoolgirl soccer action here Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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Field Hockey EAST CORINTH – April Lyons scored off a rebound with 4:00 left in sudden-death overtime to lift the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx past the Central Red Devils 1-0 in a schoolgirl field hockey game played here Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Fort Fairfield goalkeeper Kiska Michaud and her soccer teammates are in their final week of harvest break. A week from Wednesday, they will be on the road to St. Agatha for a game against Wisdom. Third-year coach Andy Coiley admits harvest makes it difficult for… Read More
NewsChannel 13 HS Football Poll PORTLAND – Results of the NewsChannel 13 high school football poll, with team records and last week’s position (in parentheses): googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
The finishing order of Sunday’s Speedway 95 Late Model Sportsman feature race listed in Monday’s editions of the NEWS were incorrect. The order should have read: Gary Smith of Bangor in first; John Kalel of Orrington in second; and Dave McLaughlin of Harrington in third. It was a… Read More
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Women’s Soccer PRESQUE ISLE – Sarah Roy scored six goals to help the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls roll past the UM-Fort Kent Bengals 14-1 in women’s soccer action here Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Garin Veris has showed us the future of “free agent” football in New England, and it is a barren gridiron. If we can take the ball and run with it on the significance of Veris’ signing with San Francisco in the wake of his being… Read More
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Boys Soccer MILO – Matt Grindle scored an unassisted goal with 11:40 left in the second half as the Penquis Patriots ended an unbeaten (with four ties) schoolboy soccer season for Penobscot Valley of Howland 2-1 here Tuesday afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – The unbeaten George Stevens Academy Eagles recorded their ninth straight victory as Jonas Allen’s unassisted goal with 7:54 left in the game gave the Eagles a 3-2 victory over host Sumner in schoolboy soccer action here Tuesday afternoon. Scott Murphy also scored… Read More
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MACHIAS – B.C. Voyou scored two goals to carry the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners past the University of Maine-Machias Clippers 2-0 in men’s soccer action Tuesday. One of Voyou’s goals came off an assist from Scott Williams while the other came off a penalty kick. Read More
Persistence appears to be paying off at Hampden Academy, where the Broncos have jumped out to a 3-1 start on the gridiron. Coach Bob Sinclair’s team, which broke the program’s 32-game losing streak last year, is setting its sights on one of the four LTC… Read More
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ORONO – Ron Hewes, Chad White and Bill Champi were named tri-captains of the University of Maine baseball team Tuesday, Maine Coach John Winkin announced. Hewes and White, both seniors, are both Brewer High grads. White hit .299 with five homers in his first season… Read More
The swimming lanes in the Bangor YMCA’s Coombs Pool are more crowded this fall, thanks to the efforts of the two men heading up the YMCA Barracuda swim program. After head coach Chris Carlisle of Orono and assistant coach Chip Diamond of Bangor began a… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department will begin registration for its youth gymnastics program Monday, Oct. 5, at the recreation center. Registration for Presque Isle residents will end Friday, Oct. 16. Non-residents may register the week of Oct. 19. An additional… Read More
The swath of parkland that runs through the middle of Bangor will look a little prettier after its makeover 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 the… Read More
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BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport Democratic Committee will be host to a “Meet the Candidates Night” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Miles Lane School. Democratic speakers include Mike Swayze, an incumbent state representative; John Hyk, a state Senate candidate; Blaine Keniston, the Hancock County… Read More
Orono Nursing Home Residents gathered Sept. 14 for a morning rosary. Several residents enjoyed a lunch at Pilots Grill and later the Circle K group from the University of Maine came in for some bowling. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
MACHIAS — The National Marionette Theatre will bring a performance of “Beauty and the Beast” to Down East audiences at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the University of Maine at Machias Performing Arts Center. Admission is by Stage Front season ticket, or $7 for… Read More
If you see Marjorie and Leo Kennedy taking a walk, you’ll probably stare, make comments and maybe even stop to talk with them. One reason is that they often are led by their two 5-pound ice breakers, Sandy and Nero. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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Unlike some of my co-workers who share this space regularly, I’m not usually of the religious bent. Oh, I was brought up a Christian, but don’t ask me to espouse the merits of one religion or another. I am wrestling with the idea of whether… Read More
One of four men tried for murder three years ago in an unusual multiple-jury trial is being accused of violating his probation. Charles Novisky, 32, of Washington appeared briefly Tuesday in Penobscot County Superior Court. To give him time to hire an attorney, Justice Margaret… Read More
HARRINGTON — The fall semester of adult education at Narraguagus High School will begin during the week of Oct. 5. Diploma courses are free for all SAD 37 residents enrolling in the course for high school credit. For those who choose not to use the… Read More
Evan, Kelsey and Ellison Haddix of Holden got a special gift this year. They became United States citizens. A red, white and blue cake took center stage at a special party this month at the All Soul’s Congregational Church for the three Korean-born children who… Read More
The following small claims cases were heard in 3rd District Court, Bangor, Aug. 25. Plaintiffs are listed first. Penobscot Veterinary Hospital, Bangor, vs. William Grant, Hudson. Judgment for plaintiff by default, $223.95 and $45 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
LEVANT — Selectman Gary Wilson announced Tuesday night that the Levant Board of Selectmen will hold an emergency meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, to appoint a general assistance deputy. Wilson said the emergency nature of the meeting was prompted by the cold spell… Read More
The following building permits were issued recently by the town of Glenburn: Phyllis Shapiro, deck replacement, Sandy Beach on South Shore Road. 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
Alton The Dover-Foxcroft area Cropwalk for the Hungry will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Kiwanis Park on Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft. Area food programs will receive 25 percent of the money raised. Call Muriel Parker at 327-1246 for information. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
A contingent from the farmers market turned up at the Brewer City Council meeting Tuesday night for an unscheduled confrontation with city councilors. Michael Xirinachs, a member of the recreation committee and the ad hoc committee appointed to study the farmers market and Brewer Auditorium… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — With snow flurries and cold temperatures forecast for the night, growers were hustling Tuesday to complete the potato harvest. Sources estimated that 65 percent of the crop was in before Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
CHARLOTTE — Rick Martin and Walter Stead awoke in the cab of their tractor-trailer earlier this month to see several large black bears sniffing their load of fresh bananas and grapes. This welcoming committee of sorts was Labrador’s way of greeting what they say is the first overland… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — One satisfied customer showed up Tuesday during a hearing on New England Telephone’s proposal to restructure its rates. “Over the last three years, telephone costs have decreased in my district,” said Mark Eastman, superintendent for SAD 42. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The citizens advisory group of the Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Keddy’s Motor Inn in Presque Isle. The group has about 70 members representing business, labor unions, state and local… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Town Council discussed the loss of a structure used to train local firefighters during a meeting Monday but was unable to solve the problem. At a meeting last week, local officials learned that the house the fire department used for several… Read More
Could a simple $2 button help reduce drug and alcohol abuse? A Bangor man thinks so. Derald Cochran will be at a booth at the Bangor Mall for three Fridays, Oct. 2, 9 and 16, promoting buttons that say “I’m One.” Posters and information on… Read More
HOULTON — Taxpayers in Houlton won’t have to dip as deeply into their pocketbooks next year if more federal money than anticipated is made available for a local bridge replacement project. Voters will be asked in November to approve a $1.9 million local bond issue. Read More
Antiquated nautical charts drafted as early as 1927 still are being used to navigate oil tankers along the New England coast. With millions of barrels of oil flowing through heavy traffic lanes, shipping accidents pose a threat to the the lives of passengers, and could… Read More
ROBBINSTON — Administrative officials in Union 106 have been rapped on the wrist by the Maine Department of Education because the union “failed to provide appropriate special education services to the identified special education students in Robbinston.” The investigation report issued by the state agency… Read More
MACHIAS — If all goes according to plan, Machias residents should see construction begin on a municipal recycling center in November. “We’re ready to crank on the recycling facility,” Machias Town Manager Christopher K. Loughlin said Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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CALAIS — The Down East Child Care Task Force will hold a conference titled “Great Expectations: The Future is Now,” on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Sumner High School in Sullivan. Registration will be at 8 a.m. and the first workshop will begin at 9 a.m. Read More
MACHIAS — Dr. Tom Seeley of Cornell University at Ithaca, N.Y., will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Washington County Beekeepers Association from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the University of Maine at Machias. Seeley, who is writing a… Read More
People wanting to run for the office of district supervisor for the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District may contact the District Office at 970 Illinois Ave., Bangor, or call 941-8973, to obtain nomination papers. The district is a local organization of volunteer supervisors… Read More
MILO — The Penquis Cruizers, a classic automobile club, will hold a Foliage Cruize on Sunday, Oct. 4. The group will leave the Dexter Show Factory parking lot at 10 a.m. The tour will be to the Greenville area, with dinner planned at the Road… Read More
ROBBINSTON — Administrative officials in Union 106 have been rapped on the wrist by the Maine Department of Education because the union “failed to provide appropriate special education services to the identified special education students in Robbinston.” The investigation report issued by the state agency… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — By late November, every fifth-grader in Piscataquis County will be introduced to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program through the cooperative efforts of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department, the Masonic Lodges of Maine, and SADs 4 and 68. The offering of the drug… Read More
A Dover-Foxcroft woman was in fair condition Tuesday afternoon at a Bangor hospital after an accident Monday night that injured five Dover-Foxcroft residents. An accident reconstructionist was expected to investigate the crash to try to determine the exact cause, said Sgt. Joel Phelps of the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — New officers and committees opened a new year for the Pittsfield Arts Club in September. New officers are Shirley Hanson, president; Barbara Roberts, vice president; Carol Soucy, recording secretary; Lynne Cianchette, corresponding secretary; and Barbara Jones, treasurer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
People wanting to run for the office of district supervisor for the Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District may contact the District Office at 970 Illinois Ave., Bangor, or call 941-8973, to obtain nomination papers. The district is a local organization of volunteer supervisors… Read More
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SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were heard Sept. 15-28 in 12th District Court: Karen S. Holmes, 31, Pittsfield, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $400, three days in jail, license suspended for 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Where does Stinson Avenue end and Essex Street begin? The Pittsfield Planning Board may want to know. Essex Street may cease to exist as the board prepares for uniform street names and numbers to pave the way for Enhanced-911 telephone service. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUGUSTA — David D. Viles of Waterville has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant with the Maine State Police. The promotion was made by the chief of the department, Col. Andrew E. Demers, in recent ceremonies at state police headquarters in Augusta. Viles has… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Seven candidates returned nomination papers for local elections in Pittsfield by the deadline on Tuesday. As a result, contests have developed in the races for Town Council and School Board seats. Incumbent councilor Yvonne Young returned nomination papers after an initial delay, and… Read More
UNITY — Flying Fish recording artist David Massengil, a veteran of the New York folk scene, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Unity College Student Center. Long regarded a leading light of the New York folk scene, Massengil has recorded his… Read More
UNION — The Union Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Robbins House on the common. The program will continue with the examination of 19th century manufacturing in Union, with a presentation on Thurston Bros. by Linda MacAllister and Sybil… Read More
OWLS HEAD — The Knox County Commissioners awarded the job for a new storage building at the Knox County Airport to Maine Coast Construction of Camden for $80,980. The 75-by-85-foot metal building with a 16-foot-high wall is scheduled to be completed by Dec. 18. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKPORT — The $375,000 Opera House renovation project has been sidetracked, possibly derailed, officials reported Tuesday. As selectmen tried to award the project to the lowest bidder, Laukka Construction Co., it was discovered that not all of the project had been included in the specifications… Read More
CAMDEN — Surprisingly positive attitudes were demonstrated Tuesday night at preliminary discussions on forming a Community School District to finance pressing school space needs. Representatives of Camden, Rockport, Hope, Appleton and Lincolnville all agreed that the idea of a new school organization should be completely… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A roomful of “non-traditional” college students testified to the value of education by television at the University of Maine’s Ellsworth Center on Tuesday evening. “What you see here is more than a phone, a screen and a VCR,” one adult student said. “What… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The following is a partial list of the cases processed Sept. 17-23, in the central division of the 5th District Court in Ellsworth. Not included in the listing are traffic convictions resulting in fines of less than $100. Anthony M. Carnrike, 20, Ellsworth,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The 1993 Hancock County budget has increased only 5 percent over last year, but a proposal presented by the county treasurer will increase his salary by more than 450 percent. Members of the Hancock County Commissioners presented the Hancock County Budget Committee with… Read More
The swath of parkland that runs through the middle of Bangor will look a little prettier after its makeover this 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
The 12 aircraft mechanics working for the city at Bangor International Airport have been without a contract for three months, and on Wednesday, if the council approves the agreement, the city will close the latest round of negotiations. The tentative contract “would essentially extend the… Read More
AUBURN — Arguments continued Tuesday on whether one of the nation’s largest egg-producing farms should be barred from restricting visits to migrants who live in a company-owned trailer park. The Maine Attorney General’s office says DeCoster Egg Farms’ restrictions prevent social service workers from providing… Read More
This is where he came in. Ross Perot again is telling his supporters that potential candidacy is up to them to decide. His message suggests that his greatest concern is the will of the individual, but the likely outcome of what surely is the strangest non-campaign campaign in… Read More
WASHINGTON — For eight years, Sandra Poland’s daughter, Kimberly, has been hounded by a criminally insane man who has sealed his threats of kidnapping with letters, phone calls, and a bloody arrow lodged in a tree at the end of her driveway. Although the man… Read More
FREEPORT — The woman whose impassioned letter in support of congressional candidate Linda Bean was sent to thousands of voters recently got a job at L.L. Bean. Linda Bean, a Republican, is a major stockholder in L.L. Bean, the multi-million dollar mail-order outdoors outfitter started… Read More
While politicians wear their hopes on their sleeves and some voters wear their beliefs on their their bumpers, Bob Peacock is broadcasting his message in inch-high block letters on the side of his van — VOTE/FEDERAL/STATE/KICK ‘EM ALL OUT. This is not wishy-washy stuff here. Read More
AUGUSTA — Like the virus for AIDS, the hepatitis B virus is transmitted by sharing needles, through sexual activity, or from mother to child prenatally. There the similarities end. Some 300,000 people in the United States will become infected with hepatitis B this year, but… Read More
SANFORD — A woman who says she had sex with several Sanford police officers in exchange for leniency from probation officials is trying to “get even” with officers who stopped using her as an informant, one officer said. A Springvale District Court judge has granted… Read More
AUGUSTA — A package of 29 changes endorsed by the Blue Ribbon Commission as acceptable refinements to its original bill for overhauling the Maine workers’ compensation system was released Tuesday for review by Gov. John R. McKernan and several legislative committees. McKernan indicated he was… Read More
It was to be the first time Werner Torkanowsky dared to perform Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, but because of lower back trauma, Torkanowsky will not be conducting the opening BSO concert 3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Maine Center for the Arts. Read More
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a new “lifeline” program that will help low-income Maine families pay their electric bills during the coming winter months. The state’s electric utilities are less than enthusiastic about the plan, saying it is a form of taxation without… Read More
PORTLAND — Despite objections from civil libertarians, police are pressing ahead with a new plan to send warning letters to men seen seeking or picking up prostitutes in the city’s Parkside neighborhood. The tactic had been under consideration by police and the Parkside Neighborhood Association… Read More
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Hampden police have released a composite of the suspect in a robbery at Dysart’s Convenience Store in Hampden Saturday night. Police continue to follow leads in the case and are asking for the public’s help in trying to identify the man. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
As Election Day draws near, I find that as I talk with people about my write-in campaign for state representative in District 110 I’m faced most often with the following questions: (1) Don’t you have to be a lawyer or have several years management experience… Read More
Wow! That was some gloomy lead editorial (“Bush, Congress, and Perot,” Sept. 24), and some pretty bleak verbiage (“Problems gnawing at the country,” “House of Representatives fallen into disrepute,” “political system that is failing,” “crushing problems that face this nation,” etc.). But what were you… Read More
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! lf the 1992 election year has a rallying cry, that is it. In these difficult economic times, jobs are at a premium. Many of us in government are fighting hard to encourage creation of new jobs and to keep existing jobs in… Read More
Putting a surveillance camera in a school bus rubs dirt into the most tender sore of our troubled society — the lack of mutual respect between grownups and children. The teaching of mutual respect between individuals (and children are the most precious of individuals) is a two-way process… Read More
Not too long ago I took my parents to a concert at the Bangor Auditorium. The entertainers we went to see were wonderful but the accommodations were awful. My parents, who are in their early 50s, were so uncomfortable sitting on the bleachers for five… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — If a proposed policy on dealing with people who have barricaded themselves in buildings had been in effect on May 16, Katherine Hegarty might not have been shot and killed by police. The policy, which a volunteer panel of lawyers from Somerset County… Read More
GRAND LAKE STREAM — Opponents will be at the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission meeting Thursday night to argue against a 26-lot subdivision the Georgia-Pacific Corp. has planned for Township 27. Members of the Grand Lake Stream Guides Association have spearheaded the fight against the… Read More
Last winter the young gardeners at the Early Adventure Montessori School in Bangor planted their set seedlings and waited. They watched their tiny tomatoes and cucumbers grow to sturdy young plants. When the weather broke, the 2- to 5-year-olds planted a teepee of pole beans and rows of… Read More
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