Our Mr. John Day, while in Stratton on retreat, recently left the political trail to warn readers of the dangers attendant to becoming overly familiar with members of the moose family. Day’s red-flagging came about when an acquaintance and fellow Sugarloaf logger found himself at odds with a… Read More
    NewsChanne PORTLAND – Results of the NewsChannel 13 Maine High School Football Poll, with team records and last week’s position (in parentheses): 1. Biddeford 7-0 (1) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    The Bangor Youth Hockey program will offer recreational hockey, one hour per week, for youngsters at Sawyer Arena. Registration will be at Sawyer Arena Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. The program is for youngsters of any age, but primarily targets those 8-11 years old. Read More
    Colleges SOCCER STANDINGS 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 var slot_sizes =… Read More
    It was an image Jeff St. Germain hoped he would never again see: career saves leader Jeff Reardon strolling in from the bullpen with a one-run lead. A life-long fan of the jinxed Boston Red Sox, St. Germain, a Bangor native, thought he might have… Read More
    PORTLAND – Charles Eshbach will resign at year’s end as president of the Eastern League to become general manager of the Double-A baseball expansion franchise that begins play here in 1994, the team announced Tuesday. Broadcast executive Daniel Burke, owner of the franchise, said he… Read More
    With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, a handful of schoolboy football teams have already reserved themselves another game date in November – for the playoffs. Half a dozen Eastern Maine teams have clinched postseason berths, including all four of the LTC’s Class… Read More
    The new field hockey tournament is launched this week with fewer quarterfinals than before. The Maine Principals’ Association changed the format so half the teams in a class qualify rather than eight in every class. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    College Soccer Time, site: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Falmouth High School field 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
    LTC FOOTBALL STATISTICS CLASS B (Compiled by Ian Braun) 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
    The Eastern Maine Class C field hockey quarterfinals will be played on Thursday and Friday, not just Thursday as the NEWS reported Tuesday. Thursday’s quarterfinals will feature No. 8 Boothbay at No. 1 Piscataquis in Game 1 and No. 5 Winthrop at No. 4 Dexter… Read More
    PVC Girls Soccer Statistics Scoring Name, school GP G A TP CLASS A Chandra Blood, Brewer 9 10 1 21 Jill Partridge, Bangor 12 8 3 19 Angie Vaillancourt, OT 13 8 2 18 Amy Walls, Bangor 12 7 3 17 Emily Burrill, Brewer 9 6 3 15… Read More
    Joel Sankey enjoys the weekly challenge of designing an effective offensive game plan. He views each football game as sort of a large-scale chess match in which his offense must feel out an opposing defense, attack it and exploit its weaknesses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Men’s Soccer CASTINE – B.C. Voyou scored two goals and Carleton Thurlow stopped seven shots to record the shutout as the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners defeated Husson College 3-0 in men’s college soccer action here Tuesday afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    Two sets of Rams and a pair of Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference rivals are set to go up against one another on Wednesday, highlighting the preliminary round high school soccer playoff action around the state. In Class A action, the Bangor High School Rams will… Read More
    Chandra Blood looks up to her older sister Sasha with much admiration. Enough so, in fact, that when Sasha was in seventh grade and went out for the junior high school soccer team, the kid sister followed in her footsteps. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Thanks for the recent interesting, informative three-part series on commercial shipping and shipbuilding in Maine — and kudos to the team that put it together. (Loved that freighter-with-islands graphic!) Eleanor Rhinelander Blue Hill… Read More
    I want to congratulate Channel 2 for initiating the renaissance of Cascade Park, and also Councilor Marshall Frankel for his successful effort in getting non-tax money for its completion. The project does Bangor proud. Now, let’s hope Parks and Recreation will never allow any park… Read More
    Each year I’ve found myself in the position of voting for a candidate because he or she is the lesser of two evils or voting for someone not because I believe he or she was the best candidate but because if I didn’t I would be throwing my… Read More
    We have a big problem with our Earth. I can’t stand the careless people in this world and I am 9 years old telling people not to litter. Every day I see litter that could be recycled, so come on! When you are walking down… Read More
    ORONO — A course on basic firearms knowledge and skills and the safe handling and storage of firearms in the home will be held 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Lengyel Hall, the University of Maine. Instructor is Michael Zubik, who is… Read More
    PORTLAND — The state’s former deputy medical examiner testified Tuesday at the murder trial of Anthony Sanborn that the 16-year-old victim died from 10 stab wounds. An autopsy indicated that Jessica Lea Briggs had six stab wounds in the neck and four in the abdomen,… Read More
    A public forum Tuesday night drew nine candidates for Bangor School Committee and City Council and seven interested voters. Each fall, the Bangor-Brewer League of Women Voters stages two forums to give the public a chance to listen to the candidates. The first event of… Read More
    EDGECOMB — Two Mainers who retraced Teddy Roosevelt’s 1914 trek through a Brazilian jungle are raising money for a new project — a 900-mile trip across Tanzania next year. Charles Haskell and Elizabeth McKnight want to find the spot where Henry Stanley found explorer David… Read More
    A dispute over 20 years of sewer bills between Thomas Bailey, an owner of New Franklin Laundry, and the city of Bangor has spilled into Bailey’s campaign for a seat in the Legislature. Bailey is the Republican candidate in a race against Democrat Jane Saxl… Read More
    Health Talk features Rhonda Morneault, head of Physical and Rehabilitative Therapy at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Rhonda discusses the benefits of physical therapy and explains why therapy is tailored to the individual. What are the benefits of physical therapy? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    It comes as no surprise that many people say they don’t enjoy engaging in small talk. After all, small talk exchanges rarely touch on subjects of importance. Small talk is useful, however, as a prelude to more substantial conversation, and as a way to “break… Read More
    The appropriations subcommittees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have appropriated funds for the Atlantic salmon programs in Maine for 1993. Amendments included in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill and co-authored by Sens. George J. Mitchell and William S. Cohen have provided a… Read More
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    The following eight first-year students are recipients of scholarships, honors, tuition waivers or awards at the University of Maine: Stephanie Archer, Stetson; Jeffrey Bowden, Bangor; John Brown, Bangor; Heather Hawkins, Winterport; Brandi Hunnewell, Hampden; Tami Ella Kells, Dixmont; Erin Mathews, Pittsfield; and Dan Thai, Bangor. Read More
    It appears to me that a reporter attending a public event usually will get a great seat, a lousy seat — or no seat at all. Since I often cover religious events, where reporters are usually welcome, I often get a great seat. In Gardiner… Read More
    In Hampden, they’re calling it “Broncomania.” And why not? Fresh off a convincing 33-12 victory over Rockland last week, the Hampden Academy football team has everybody in the SAD 22 community excited and talking about the big game at home Friday night against undefeated Winslow. Read More
    It is easy to recognize professional beano players. They have homemade kits with pockets for multiple dabbers, charms galore, and they can be seen taping piles of cards. They don’t miss a beat. They don’t get frazzled. They don’t call “beano” by mistake. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Taxes and taxes again. The cry drowns out other matters in this year’s race for three seats on the Bangor City Council. The need to hold the line on property taxes tops the list for the six candidates in this year’s election. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    The following cases were heard in 3rd District Court in Bangor Sept. 16-Oct. 7. Richard A. Holmes, 33, Milford, possession of marijuana, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    Alton The SAD 22 Board of Directors is assembling a list of residents from Winterport, Newburgh and Hampden who wish to participate in a district-wide planning effort. About 12 people will be needed and planning subcommittees will meet throughout the school year as frequently as… Read More
    The YWCA Scholarship Committee will hold an autumn dessert bridge party from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Bangor-Brewer YWCA. Tickets are $4 and are available at the YWCA, 17 Second St., Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE — Residents in District 143 on election day will choose between incumbent James Donnelly and Dale Martin to serve as a representative of part of Presque Isle and Mapleton. A Republican, Donnelly of Presque Isle is seeking a second term and notes that… Read More
    HOULTON — Slippery roads in the Oakfield-Smyrna area resulted in three accidents overnight on Interstate 95. Snow and mixed precipitation that fell Monday night made bridges and overpasses slippery, according to state police dispatcher at Houlton. Three accidents were reported between 11:30 p.m. Monday and… Read More
    CARIBOU — “What Rural Business Men and Women Need to Know About Hospital Cooperation” will be the topic of the “Eggs and Issues” business breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Caribou Motor Inn. The meeting is sponsored by the chambers of commerce… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The heated discussions that marked city-budget deliberations last spring were non-existent at a public hearing held Monday to receive comment on the budget process. In fact, there were no comments at all. Tom Stevens, the new city manager, suggested last month that… Read More
    MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias will hold Homecoming 1992 — Way Downeast, with events scheduled Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25, including a parade, soccer and basketball matches, and a women’s varsity volleyball tournament. The annual homecoming brings together alumni, current… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The premier string quartet of eastern Canada will present the final concert of the Milbridge summer concert season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, in the Congregational church at Milbridge. The New Brunswick-based Saint John String Quartet will conclude Milbridge Chamber Concerts’ 1992… Read More
    PRINCETON — The St. Croix Regional Family Health Center will sponsor a Women’s Health Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the gymnasium at the former Princeton Elementary School. The daylong event will focus on a variety of health resources and… Read More
    EASTPORT — At a special meeting of the Eastport City Council Monday night, the city councilors put off ratification of a three-year contract with Teamsters Union Local 340 and directed the city manager to return to the negotiating table to iron out some questionable language. Read More
    An item in Tuesday’s paper about a workshop on solar water heaters on Oct. 24 at Machias contained an incorrect telephone… Read More
    LINCOLN — Two men will appear in Lincoln District Court on Nov. 24 to face charges in connection with an assault on a Howland man. Police Officer Larry Hesseltine said Wade A. Clukey, 19, of Enfield and Brian M. Corriveau, 18, of Lincoln were charged… Read More
    SEBEC — A special Sebec town meeting has been called for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, to act on a mobile home ordinance and to fill a vacancy on the board of selectmen. A public hearing also will be held on a transfer station. The… Read More
    MEDWAY — The Recreation Department will hold its annual Halloween parties and dance on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, at the middle school. T.J. the D.J. will be featured at the dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the middle school. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The eroding dam at Kingsbury was discussed Tuesday by Piscataquis County Commissioners. Robert Littlefield, Guilford town manager, told the commissioners that he inspected the dam after receiving calls about its condition. He found that the dam could use some repair work next to… Read More
    NEWPORT — The gymnasium floor has been completed at the Sebasticook Valley Community Center. It was painted by volunteers with a special centerpiece by local artist Greydon Piper. Several activities have been planned for the next few weeks. A haunted house will be held from… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy is one of four schools in the state invited to participate in a new curriculum that deals with AIDS education. The costs for the curriculum at FA will be paid by UNUM, provided the Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and… Read More
    MILO — Community and business leaders and the schools have joined forces this year to provide Halloween activities for area youths in a daylong Halloween party in Milo. Activities will begin with the judging of painted windows on Main Street Saturday morning. Art students at… Read More
    ST. ALBANS — St. Albans selectmen are reviewing a fire department plan to deal with occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens. According to Town Manager Larry Post, Fire Chief David Crocker presented the plan Monday night at the board’s meeting. The plan was developed in response… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A 60-day emergency ordinance was approved Tuesday night in Pittsfield to ban the storage, spreading and disposal of municipal sludge and septic waste on land within the community. The brief ordinance was unanimously approved by the Town Council. The action was taken on… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — When Congresswoman Olympia Snowe made a campaign stop in Skowhegan on Tuesday, Oct. 13, one of the top officers of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department spoke to her. When Lt. Robert Robertson’s negative comment about Snowe’s opponent was published in a Waterville paper… Read More
    NEWPORT — A controversial policy on extracurricular activities — a policy that the SAD 48 Board of Directors has been reworking for four years — will continue to be reviewed. Despite a lengthy Policy Committee meeting Tuesday night prior to a full board meeting, and… Read More
    CAMDEN — Ragged Mountain Racing School director John Lippman has announced that pre-season dry-land ski training will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Rockport Elementary School athletic field. Dry-land sessions will be held each Tuesday and Thursday. Additional sessions are planned for… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Breast-feeding mothers and health-care professionals are invited to a symposium on breast-feeding from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in Conference Rooms C and D of the Pen Bay Physicians Building. There will be no fee for the session which will help… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Residents attending Monday’s public hearing turned a cold shoulder to the proposed Comprehensive Plan. Town Manager Donald Willard reported that the 85 residents at the meeting voted overwhelmingly against placing the plan on the November ballot for town approval. He said a majority… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The following is a partial list of the cases processed Oct. 1 through Oct. 14 in the central division of the Fifth District Court in Ellsworth. Not included in the listing are traffic violations resulting in fines of less than $100. Robert P. Read More
    In Tuesday’s paper, an announcement of a School Union 96 workshop on math standards reported the date of the workshop as being Oct. 21. In fact, the workshop will be held on Nov. 4. Read More
    An article in the Hancock edition of Monday’s paper should have said a school building option researched by Wade Dow would cost $350,000. Read More
    A Penobscot County Superior Court jury took about 15 minutes Tuesday to convict a robbery suspect, unmoved by his declaration that he was Jesus Christ and that his actions had been motivated by charity. Peter Skowronski, 45, of East Holden faces up to 40 years… Read More
    ORONO — A top national education expert predicted Monday that education reform in the country would receive a dramatic boost if Gov. Bill Clinton were elected president. “I think that there is no question that this is going to be a major transformation if Clinton… Read More
    Werner Torkanowsky, internationally recognized conductor and music director of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 66. Known locally for his passionate conducting and high standards for the Bangor Symphony since his appointment in 1981, Torkanowsky brought a new level of professionalism… Read More
    Each year, thousands of people needlessly die or are injured in home fires. Tragically, many of them would be alive or unharmed today had their homes been equipped with a working smoke detector. A working smoke detector cuts the risk of dying in a home… Read More
    The employee wellness program of New England Telephone Co. will offer a seminar on stress by Norm Bossio. Bossio’s presentation combines humor and practical stress-reduction techniques. The talk will start at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Peakes Auditorium in Bangor High School. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    With two weeks before the Big Day, Democrat Patrick K. McGowan appears to be quietly turning his campaign guns on independent Jonathan K. Carter, the Green Party candidate who is grabbing an increasing share of the Democrat’s support. For the bulk of the campaign season,… Read More
    Candidates in three local races will meet during an issues debate scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the University of Maine. Among those expected: Democrat John O’Dea and Republican Richard Trott, candidates for Senate District 11; Republican Ray Cota Jr. and Democrat Kathleen… Read More
    Perhaps the only thing more stressful than running for Congress is being the mother of the candidate. When McGowan challenged Snowe in 1990, the Democrat’s family turned out in force for months, hitting the streets for their candidate. Near the end, they often say, they… Read More
    A little-known Maine delicacy will be featured when Moosehead Manufacturing Co. displays its furniture this week in North Carolina. The Monson furniture company traditionally offers a Maine-made product to potential buyers at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C. This year, visitors to… Read More
    A tiny railroad that appeared destined for the scrap heap as the recession deepened is about to build tracks and invest in a new service for shippers in northern Maine. The Aroostook Valley Railroad Co., known for many years for its trademark electric passenger trains… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Association of Museums will hold its 1992 Fall Conference on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22 and 23, at the Herbert Hotel, Kingfield. Chris Hadsell of the Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance will speak on joining traditional and non-traditional partners. Panel discussions… Read More
    PORTLAND — Scientists who predicted a lower shrimp catch this winter in the Gulf of Maine are recommending a shortened two-month shrimp fishing season to allow stocks to grow. The scientists recommend opening the season only for February and March — the shortest season since… Read More
    The continuing controversy over Bill Clinton’s efforts to avoid the draft reminds me of my years as a draft counselor from 1970-73. During that time, I talked with many young men, most of them middle-class or upper-class college students, but some of them poor teen-agers… Read More
    Western Mountains Alliance, a rural development and advocacy group, is concerned about a lack of consensus in western Maine. The group is seeking people with diverse views to work toward a common agenda for the area. WMA will begin its third “rural leaders’ forum” in… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The line for unemployment benefits and housing will be longer in Dover-Foxcroft next week with the closing of the Blethen House. Fifteen people will lose their home, and 20 employees will lose their jobs. Although business at the restaurant and hotel had tripled… Read More
    What a curiosity we must have seemed, clattering through the backyards of the small white-painted town in an old passenger train. It had been decades since the people of Thomaston had seen a trainload of people rolling past their houses and fields, as if everyone… Read More
    Have you ever wondered how much the hundreds of thousands of folks who come to Maine to hunt or to fish contribute each year to our economy? According to a recent study by University of Maine researchers, it’s more than $36 million for hunters and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine is not alone in experiencing a high rate of turnover among state legislators this year. The National Conference of State Legislatures stated this week that even before one vote is cast, state legislatures are certain to have a 20 percent turnover in… Read More
    HOULTON — A state health official confirmed Tuesday that two cases of meningitis had been reported in the Houlton area, and that one had been fatal. Joan Blossom, a nurse epidemiologist with the Bureau of Health, Division of Disease Control, said both of the cases… Read More