HERMON – Wendy Marcinkus’ unassisted goal late in the first half was the only one scored in the game and gave George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill a 1-0 schoolgirl soccer triumph over the Hermon Hawks here Thursday. For the 6-2-2 GSA Eagles, Polly Dodge… Read More
    The final two weeks of competition of the 3-year-old divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes will be raced this week at Cumberland Fair and next week at Fryeburg Fair. The finals are scheduled to be raced on Oct. 16 at Scarborough Downs. Two trotting… Read More
    PORTLAND – Organizers in Portland made their pitch for a minor league baseball team Thursday, giving the Eastern League search committee a tour of the city by land and by sea. The committee was welcomed to a balloon-festooned Portland City Hall by a student band… Read More
    At the time, it was all that mattered; the lives, the loves, and the happiness of everybody involved seemed to hang in the balance of one Little Ten Conference football matchup put on display at Garland Street Field in Bangor. It was October 1967, a… Read More
    AT GREENVILLE 3 Miles Greenville boys 18, Forest Hills 39 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] googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    AT KEBO VALLEY GOLF CLUB First National Bank of Bar Harbor Golf Classic Results A Division: gross – Dana Worster, 72; John Royal, 74; tie-Dan Sargent and Chris Swan, 76; net – tie-Larry Green and John Hutchins, 71; Tom Haskell, 72 googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    (For staff predictions see library microfilm) Thanks to a 17-3 week by Lou Stevens of Dover-Foxcroft, 1992 guests have taken the play away from sports staffers after four weeks of the 27th annual NEWS Football Forecast. Guests now hold a 61-19 record for a .763… Read More
    ORONO – He is already the school’s all-time assists leader with 135. Barring injury, he will become the school’s all-time points leader this season. He has 206 points and needs only 18 points to do so. A 38-goal year will make him the leader in that category, also. Read More
    ORONO – Tim Holmberg scored once and set up two others to lead the Orono Red Riots to a 4-2 schoolboy soccer victory over Bangor here Thursday. David Mountcastle and Evan Stinson scored first-half goals for the 10-1 Riots while Kevin Barker and Holmberg rounded… Read More
    An open invitation is being extended to recreational, secondary school, and college swim coaches, as well as interested parents and older swimmers, to attend a swim clinic Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dexter Lounge on the University of Maine campus in Orono. Read More
    The undefeated University of Maine-Presque Isle women’s soccer team visits Westbrook for a 2 p.m. Saturday contest. UMPI is 6-0 after beating the University of Maine-Fort Kent 14-1 on Tuesday. Season’s end, however, may find the Owls with another win tacked onto their record. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Men’s College Soccer FARMINGTON – Steve Niles’ goal with 15 minutes left in the game helped give the University of New England Scarlet Knights a 1-0 victory over the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers in men’s soccer action Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Spotlighting Friday’s key local schoolboy football games: Stearns of Millinocket (4-0 vs. Old Town (4-0) at Victory Field, Old Town, 7 p.m.: Coach Jim Walsh’s Indians are undefeated, but will be underdogs at their homecoming. Dave Evans’ Minutemen have averaged 354 yards per game, limiting… Read More
    GUILFORD – Daralyn Smiley’s goal from Tammy McKenney with nine minutes remaining in the first half was all the offense the Piscataquis Community Pirates needed Thursday as they edged the Foxcroft Academy Ponies 1-0 in field hockey here. The victory raised the Pirates record to… Read More
    BANGOR RAMS STATISTICS (through Sept. 26) 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] googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    In response to Mildred Gilley’s letter (Readers Write, Sept. 28), I, too, am enthusiastic about the number of women candidates for Congress this election year. Anita Hill’s television “trial” infuriated many women and many Maine women, according to the reports of the number of calls… Read More
    Having been a patient of Dr. (William) Deering’s for quite some time I am outraged over the accusations. If it weren’t for Dr. Deering I wouldn’t be walking. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    On Sept. 21, I was tuned in to “Murphy Brown” at 4 p.m. I had never watched this show until that day. I was very disappointed that Channel 7 decided to take off “The Brady Bunch” and replace it with this trash. Channel 7, shame on you!… Read More
    As we move in on Election Day here in the United States, it is disheartening to see George Bush pull out his ugliest and saddest strategy to keep alive the dying culture which he represents. I am referring to WAR. Bush holds participation in war,… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Governor’s Task Force to Provide Recommendations Regarding School Funding Issues has identified issues and options for revising the school funding formula and will hold public hearings at the following times and places: Saturday, Oct. 3 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    ORRINGTON — Plans for the Maine Department of Transportation’s proposed bypass of several railroad crossings are available for inspection at the Orrington Town Office. Town Manager Candy Guerette said the state has been working on this project since 1990. Representatives from the DOT met with… Read More
    PERTH-ANDOVER, New Brunswick — Promoters of the Tobique High Stakes Bingo Game expect scores of people from across the Maritimes and New England to play in Sunday’s games offering cash and prizes of more than $82,000, including a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier. Admission to the bingo… Read More
    MOUNT CHASE — A wood-burning stove was believed to be the cause of a fire Thursday afternoon that destroyed a camp on Lower Shin Pond in Mount Chase. According to Mount Chase Fire Chief Craig Hill, the fire at the camp of Dot Soucy on… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Chamber of Commerce was renamed recently as a result of a vote by its members during a membership meeting. The name was changed to the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce to reflect the organization’s increased involvement throughout the 26-town southern Aroostook… Read More
    Each month, Aroostook County Crime Stoppers, on behalf of law enforcement agencies in the County, reports on a crime that is still under investigation. The following is this month’s crime: State police are continuing to investigate a January 1990 burglary at the Little Bit Store… Read More
    FORT KENT — The Fort Kent Town Council discussed a special town meeting, waste disposal and upcoming construction projects at a meeting this week. Town Manager Alain Ouellette said Thursday that a special town meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, to ask voters to… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Limestone Board of Selectmen appointed Paul Everett of Houlton and Eddie Fields of Limestone as the community’s two full-time police officers Wednesday. The action followed the resignation of Police Chief Jean Michaud on Sept. 3 after he was disciplined by the town… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Selectmen from four communities in western Washington County will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, to discuss a local system for disposing of municipal solid waste, and to hear an administrator from Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. of Orrington discuss his company’s service contract. Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — “Attention all emergency personnel. Dangerous chemicals are spewing from a tractor-trailer at the Georgia-Pacific Corp. pulp and paper mill. Send all available emergency personnel to help.” Although that message may go across the scanner after a real hazardous-material spill, when scanner buffs hear… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to claim $17,714 in cash that was found in a vehicle after a fatal accident last January in Kingsbury Plantation. James Diehl, assistant district attorney for Piscataquis County, has filed a petition for forfeiture of… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two Milo and two Brownville residents, who were injured when the vehicle in which they were riding collided with a Milo police cruiser in 1990, have filed lawsuits in Piscataquis County Superior Court against the Town of Milo and former Milo police Officer William Flagg. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three small claims were disposed of in 13th District Court on Thursday, with the plaintiff listed first as follows: Mayo Regional Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft, vs. Diana Baird, Sangerville, judgment to plaintiff of $705 and $66.29, and vs. Craig J. Hutchins, St. Albans, judgment to… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two divorces were granted on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences recently in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft. They were as follows: Gary Holsapple and Sharon Holsapple, both of Greenville. The court granted shared parental rights and responsibilities of minor children. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — The Baileyville Police Department is investigating a rash of vandalism, during which several pieces of heavy-equipment that belonged to the Washington County Technical College in Calais were damaged. During the weekend, seven vehicles were damaged when they were struck by bullets from a… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Waterville firefighters arrived at an apartment house at 5:27 a.m. Thursday to find flames coming from the first story of the structure. Capt. Dana Rossignol said the residence at 19 Ash St. contained three apartments. He credited a 5-year-old boy with waking his… Read More
    ROCKLAND — James McClure, 22, of Rockland was charged with discharging a firearm within city limits after he opened fire with a handgun in the vicinity of three Public Works Department workers. Deputy Police Chief Lewis Metcalf stressed the McClure was unaware the three city… Read More
    ROCKPORT — After discussion with state officials, Town Manager Don Willard announced late Wednesday that the Opera House renovation work will continue. The town came close to losing a $125,000 jobs grant, because of crossed signals in the bid specifications. But “last-minute negotiations” with state… Read More
    THOMASTON — Local history fans and a state parks official held a brainstorming session Thursday on the future of Montpelier, should the state’s budget ax fall upon Thomaston’s memorial to Revolutionary War hero Gen. Henry Knox. Tim Hall of the Maine Bureau of Parks and… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The arts will come alive this fall for thousands of schoolchildren when Performing Arts for Children opens its 18th season. According to Pam Walker, chairman of the program committee, this year’s offerings include poetry, mime and storytelling, gospel music and Japanese dance. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Eastern Maine Development Corp. will have a new man at the helm in four weeks. The board of directors voted Wednesday to hire Charles G. Roundy as president of the non-profit organization. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    CHESTER — Horse- and pony-pulling enthusiasts should take note of a “State of Maine Championship Round-up” to be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, at the Twelve Oaks Fairground, Route 116, Chester. Teams from throughout the eastern seaboard and Canada are expected at… Read More
    Senior Legislative Assemblies will be held in several locations this fall to discuss issues important to older Americans, to introduce legislative candidates and representatives, and to choose a group to represent senior citizens at a statewide meeting in November. The meeting in Bangor will be… Read More
    LIMESTONE — A pipeline-coupling failure was blamed for the underground spill of about 10,600 gallons of jet fuel Thursday morning at Loring Air Force Base during a routine fuel transfer from the Searsport pipeline. The cause of the failure is being investigated, said Lt. Bridget… Read More
    The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra and String Ensemble are beginning rehearsals for the fall term. Young musicians are invited to audition for either group. Violas, woodwinds, brass instruments and percussion are needed. The youth orchestra is conducted by Dan Keller of Waterville, the string ensemble… Read More
    BRADLEY — A 1790-style wedding and fiddle festival will be among many featured events and displays of Living History Days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum’s Leonard’s Mills, Route 178. Living… Read More
    ENFIELD — The Cole Family Foundation has bought property from Maine Central Railroad on which the Enfield Railroad Station and other buildings were located and will make a park with placards to locate the historic building sites. The elementary school being built across the road… Read More
    An arsonist was ordered back to prison for 2 1/2 years Thursday in Bangor for setting grass fires in Veazie while he was on probation. Patrick Monahan, 26, has been in jail since he reportedly admitted in May that he ignited five grass fires after… Read More
    Three charity walks to raise funds and awareness for specific causes will be held in Bangor this weekend: The Penobscot County Breast Cancer Coalition will sponsor the Breast Cancer Awareness Support Walk at noon Saturday, Oct. 3, going from Paul Bunyan Park to West Market… Read More
    Likely penalties against Applied Energy Services Corp. for water-discharge violations in Connecticut are expected to be announced next week. Officials with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection said Thursday that investigators in the department’s enforcement division had nearly completed their reports on the incident at… Read More
    The state director of Bill Clinton’s Maine campaign, Bill Marshall, doubted that Ross Perot’s decision Thursday to re-enter the presidential race would have much impact on state voters “because Maine people will be reluctant to vote for somebody who does not have a chance.” Garry… Read More
    EMBDEN — Maine State Police were questioning a 17-year-old male late Thursday evening in connection with the deaths of a man and a woman on Getchell Road in the Somerset County town of Embden. The two people were found shot to death in a mobile… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The special legislative session on Workers’ Compensation reform got under way slowly Thursday when very little happened and the bill never reached the floor for debate. Lawmakers received a package of 30 changes to the Blue Ribbon Commission report on which members of… Read More
    McCain Foods Inc. vowed Thursday to appeal $243,000 in fines proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The proposed penalties included a $76,500 fine against Tater Meal Inc. of Presque Isle, a McCain subsidiary, where a man was killed last April when he… Read More
    To the clear-cutting of forests, toxic wastes, and the destruction of the rain forests we must now add another environmental disaster, golf courses. To most people it would seem that the lush, well-manicured greens of a golf course are as environmentally friendly as the local bird sanctuary. Not… Read More
    Two recent articles in the Bangor Daily News support the warning that bicycling can be verydangerous to your health. I read the first article on Sept. 1, the day after returning from a 3,731-mile cross-country bicycle trip. When I read the second article in the Labor Day edition… Read More
    Concert-goers at the Maine Center for the Arts Thursday night were welcomed into the surreal world of Steven Wright, where such items as decaffeinated coffee tables and cordless extension cords exist. Wright’s trademark monotone, deadpan style got its start from his nervousness about being on… Read More
    PORTLAND — The murder conviction of prison inmate Roger L. Smith should be overturned because of errors in the case, attorney Stuart Tisdale argued Thursday before the Maine Supreme Court. Smith was convicted in Knox County Superior Court in September 1991 of the March 1990… Read More
    Maine television screens this month will be jumping with congressional debate activity. So far, U.S. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe and Democrat Patrick K. McGowan have agreed to appear at three of the five scheduled debates. Green Party candidate Jonathan K. Carter plans to attend at… Read More
    If you’re a parent, and your child happens to play a sport, you’ve probably met the type already. They’re at every game around the country, braying like mules from the bleachers or the sidelines. They’re the parents who just can’t seem to keep their mouths… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Joseph W. Mayo, 33, of Thomaston was elected clerk of the Maine House by lawmakers on Thursday, defeating former Rep. Linwood Higgins of Scarborough, the Republican nominee. Mayo, the Democratic nominee, won 88 votes, Higgins had 54 votes, and Deborah Bedard Wood, who… Read More
    No charges will be filed against a 33-year-old Guilford woman who stabbed to death her live-in boyfriend last May at their Center Street apartment in Guilford. Fernand LaRochelle, deputy attorney general for the state Attorney General’s Office, confirmed Thursday that no charges would be filed… Read More
    LA JOLLA, Calif. — Scientists say they have found a gene that triggers certain forms of leukemia, a discovery that may lead to development of a screening test and better treatments. The gene is involved in perhaps half the cases of life-threatening leukemia seen in… Read More
    Based on Monday’s PUC order, Bangor Hydro’s customers could pay up to $720,000 this heating season to subsidize subscribers who meet federal poverty guidelines. Similar provisions are in store for CMP and MPS customers. Cheaper power? It’s out there, but unavailable to Maine residents because… Read More
    One suspected member of a University of Maine gambling ring wasn’t involved to the extent originally thought, according to his attorney and the prosecutor who dropped the charge against him Thursday. Christopher Altomari, who took the fall semester off to deal with his legal problems,… Read More
    A hearing for a University of Maine Air Force ROTC cadet who is being disenrolled from the program because he is gay was held Thursday morning on the university campus. Cadet Neal Snow, a senior from Sebago, said that during the 45-minute hearing he was… Read More
    NEW YORK — Scientists for the first time have linked a human gene to the most common form of high blood pressure, a finding that may eventually help treat and prevent a disease afflicting more than 50 million Americans. “This is a major advance that… Read More
    A story on Page One Thursday about the Perot campaign contained an error. The news director of Portland radio station WGAN is Bill Muldoon, not Russell Brimmer, as reported. Brimmer is a reporter with the same radio station. A photo caption on the Regional page Thursday, Oct. 1,… Read More
    ATLANTA — The U.S. death rate from asthma climbed 46 percent during the 1980s, and women and blacks were hardest hit, federal health officials reported Thursday. “It’s generally thought that asthma is a treatable disease with no fatal outcomes,” said Dr. Jessie Wing, a medical… Read More
    OK, sit tight and see if you can follow this. More than a week ago, Citizens for Olympia Snowe began airing television ads saying that while she fought for a balanced-budget amendment — the latest go at the initiative recently lost by nine votes —… Read More
    ALBANY, N.Y. — The nation’s 9-year-olds ranked second in a survey designed to compare reading skills in rich and poor countries. The United States came in ninth among 14-year-olds. The surveys, conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, found performance was… Read More
    New York actor John Clancy, who joins Penobscot Theatre for its opening show “The Front Page,” will offer a monologue course 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and an improvisation workshop 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Oct. 5-Nov. 24, at the… Read More