As you read this, the World Series is over. Either the Atlanta Braves or the Toronto Blue Jays now claim to be the best baseball team in the world. It matters not, to me, which team won. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – Anne Cote rebounded from one of the worst shooting nights of her careers to score 19 points and help lift the Husson College women’s basketball team to a 73-62 victory over University College of Cape Breton and a third-place finish at the Univeristy of… Read More
Caribou, Morse of Bath and Mt. Blue of Farmington advanced in the Class A ranks, while in Class B Mount Desert Island and Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield pickead up victories in the “B” playoffs during Eastern Maine schoolgirl soccer quarterfinals Saturday. In Class A,… Read More
PORTLAND – Joey Gamache stood at the postfight podium looking like the Terminator in the second reel. He wore a leather biker’s jacket and sunglasses, the latter in an effort to hide a face not even a movie special effects man could create. The wrecking-ball… Read More
Rarely, if ever, does a team need a little extra boost of inspiration during the postseason. When the Brewer High School boys soccer team needed it during Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal soccer playoff game against the Caribou Vikings, however, the Witches needed to… Read More
Men’s Soccer DURHAM, N.H. – Mike Veneto’s goal with less than 15 minutes left in regulation gave New Hampshire a 1-0 men’s college soccer victory, and eliminated the University of Maine from the North Atlantic Conference playoff picture. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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College Field Hockey LOWELL, Mass. – Lesa Densmore and Carrie Goodhue scored unassisted goals in the final 14:45 of the second half as the University of Maine blanked the University of Massachusetts-Lowell 2-0 in field hockey here Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO – Orono put on a dazzling display of passing during the first half of Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B schoolboy soccer quarterfinal against Dexter. It was apparent early on that Orono had a substantial edge in the technical aspects of the game. The Red… Read More
AT ORONO Aspirations 10K Results 1. Roy “Chuck” Morris 32:11, 2. Michael Gaige 32:20, 3. Tim Wakeland 32:27, 4. Wayne Stewart 32:37, 5. Jack Gallagher 32:40, 6. Patrick Lee 32:53, 7. Roly McSorley 32:59, 8. Jim Newett 33:53, 9. Shaun Keenan 34:25, 10. Cliff Rogers… Read More
C-D Girls Soccer Seventh-ranked Penquis Patriots of Milo pulled off the biggest schoolgirl soccer upset in Eastern Maine quarterfinal action on Saturday, edging the second-ranked George Stevens Academy Eagles of Blue Hill 2-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
C-D Boys Three teams recorded shutouts in the Eastern Maine Class C schoolboy soccer quarterfinal games held over the weekend. On Monday, another team will be hoping for at least a win. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Orono, Foxcroft Academy, and Dexter posted LTC victories, while Waterville and Lisbon won games involving Eastern Maine teams during Saturday’s schoolboy football action around the region. The Red Riots beat John Bapst of Bangor 26-6, the Ponies blanked Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield 32-0, and… Read More
CASTINE – Kirk Matthieu rushed for 294 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Maine Maritime defeated UMass-Boston 26-14. Matthieu tallied from 23 yards out to open the scoring and found the end zone again from the 6-yard line as Maine Maritime built a 14-0 first… Read More
ORONO – Maranacook of Readfield engineered a clean sweep of the Class B team competition to highlight Saturday’s action at the Eastern Maine Regional championship cross country meets here at the University of Maine campus. The boys from Cony of Augusta and Old Town girls… Read More
The Husson College men’s basketball team opened its season by winning two games to capture the championship of the University of New Brunswick Red Raider Fall Classic Tournament in Fredericton, New Brunswick over the weekend. Husson is 2-0 and next plays Nov. 7 at home… Read More
ORONO – After allowing seven goals on 21 shots over two periods of a 9-3 loss on Friday night, Providence College senior goalie Brad Mullahy had something to prove in Saturday night’s rematch against the University of Maine here. Mullahy did just that, making 31… Read More
AT MIDDLEBURY, Vt. NESCAC Championship Results Williams men 25, Bowdoin 104, Wesleyan 119, Colby 123, Tufts 128, Middlebury 145, Hamilton 160, Bates 186, Amherst 233, Connecticut College 270, Trinity 322 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
The top-ranked Camden-Rockport Windjammers rolled to victory while the Ellsworth Eagles pulled off a seedings upset to highlight Eastern Maine schoolboy soccer quarterfinal action Saturday. The ‘Jammers shut out the No. 8 Foxcrof Academy Ponies 7-0 and No. 6 Ellsworth tripped No. 3 Mount Desert… Read More
WM Class C Boys SOUTH HIRAM – Chris Allen took a free kick from Andrew Hyde and kicked it into the net from 12 yards out with 27 seconds left in the third sudden-death overtime to give No. 8 Georges Valley of Thomaston a 2-1… Read More
Ah, to see us as others do. The Maine Times this week complimented midcoast residents for their choice of living quarters, with a number of awards. The Best of Maine issue had the eminent good sense to mention Guido’s of Rockport as one of the… Read More
BUCKSPORT — While Hancock County Treasurer Robert F. Lakin was explaining his run-in with Trisha Larrabee of the sheriff’s department, some Bucksport residents continued to wonder whether there was a need for his proposal to increase his own paycheck by more than $18,000. An Ellsworth… Read More
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A big “thank you” is very much in order for Stephen Boardway, karate instructor at the YWCA. He puts in very many hours of his own time that demands lots of patience and hard work. He has worked with my children for two and three… Read More
During the past month, there have been several letters to the editor on what a proposed new veterans facility would mean to the veterans in the Dover-Foxcroft area. I would like to respond in an effort to clarify some misconceptions. (1) A Veterans Administration nursing… Read More
Recently in your newspaper I read a letter from a fellow classmate. The letter stated that smokers should have more rights within the school. First of all, it is illegal for most students within the school to purchase cigarettes. The writer of that letter was… Read More
OLD TOWN — Three youths were being questioned Sunday night in connection with a fire at a former pie-plate factory that was the target of two recent burglaries. But officials don’t believe there’s a connection between the fire at the former Lily Tulip building on… Read More
On Nov. 3, the voters of Maine will have the opportunity to cast a vote to return control over local property taxes to their locally elected city and town councils. Question 9 on the ballot asks voters whether they wish to amend the Maine Constitution to require the… Read More
TOGUS — Department of Veterans Affairs benefit information will be provided by a toll-free telephone service provided by the VA, said Maine Department of Veterans Affairs spokesmen. The number, available Monday, Oct. 26, is 1-800-827-1000, a nationwide number for all Veterans Services Divisions for callers… Read More
Bangor area voters on Monday will have one of their last chances to see the three 2nd District candidates in action before Election Day. The Maine Alliance is sponsoring a candidates forum beginning at 4 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 357 Odlin Road, Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
VAN BUREN — In a few months, Van Buren will be able to offer businesses and industries a package of information on what the town of 3,200 has to offer. The package is being put together by members of the town’s economic development committee. Joseph… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A special information session on Maine’s budget situation will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the auditorium in the Christie Building at the Northern Maine Technical College in Presque Isle. The event is being sponsored by Citizens for Efficient… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Two men were slightly injured in accidents Saturday morning on Routes 167 and 161. According to Officer Joseph Bubar, who investigated the accidents, Daryl Hatheway, 27, of Presque Isle, was driving his 1986 Chevrolet pickup north on Route 167, when fell asleep… Read More
MADAWASKA — It has been said that no matter who wins the District 1 Senate seat in the St. John Valley, the area will lose a good legislator. Incumbent Raynold Theriault, R-Fort Kent, said, “I am not the challenger. I am seeking the same seat. Read More
HOULTON — In business, saving money adds an advantage over the competition. For almost 60 years U.S. businesses have had a tool available to help them do that. In 1934, Congress passed legislation establishing foreign trade zones in the United States. Simply put, the legislation… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Some political signs may be considered prizes for collectors of campaign memorabilia, but the fine paid by those convicted of stealing the advertisements may be considerably more than the sign’s future worth. Local candidates, as well as supporters of national candidates, have… Read More
HOULTON — A former sailor who moved inland was recently honored as a Federal Employee Point of Light by the U.S. Customs Service for his work with the Explorer Scout program. Bert Magnus of Oakfield, area port director for the U.S. Customs Service at Houlton,… Read More
HOULTON — Houlton police have arrested a second man in connection with burglaries last weekend at Hogan Tire Co. and Peabody Equipment Co. Sgt. Lynn Foster said John Boding Jr., 32, of Houlton was arrested Friday afternoon by Officer Gradon Shorey. An arrest of Jay… Read More
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Discussion ranged from rail lines to political term limits recently at OZ Books as the two candidates for House District 124 debated state and national issues. Sponsored by the Southwest Harbor Democratic Committee, the discussion drew about 45 voters who threw out… Read More
MACHIAS — Ideas and discussion have turned into action at the University of Maine at Machias where a recently appointed sexual assault advisory committee has put together a week of activities centered on rape prevention awareness. Films, presentations and a candlelight march are planned during the week of… Read More
CALAIS — Do you know that one in nine women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and that up to 90 percent of breast cancers can be treated successfully if they are detected early and have not spread beyond the breast? The key to successful… Read More
CALAIS — Members of the Eastern Maine Electrical Coop learned Saturday night that an agreement with the New Brunswick Power Co. will allow EMEC to keep user rates at a reasonable level while it pays off its $15 million debt. EMEC’s financial difficulties are rooted… Read More
In a rambling Senate district in the heart of Maine, a most unusual political race is unfolding. Four candidates, a Republican, a Democrat, an independent and a Democrat write-in, all are vying to represent District 9, which stretches from the outskirts of Bangor to the… Read More
With only six shopping days left before Halloween, Sunday, drizzly and miserable, was perhaps the perfect day to select that perfect costume. Shoppers in Bangor crammed store aisles inhabited by ghosts, witches, spiders, devils and at least one ladybug. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — More than 25 years have passed since Eagle Lake’s John L. Martin won his first seat in the Maine House of Representatives. He is seeking his 14th term and an unprecedented ninth term as speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives. That… Read More
MILO — Hearing how other communities seek to improve the relationship between business and residents was the theme of the Milo Business Association October meeting. Brian Foster, chairman of the Hampden Business Association, was guest speaker. He compared the association he represented with the MBA. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft recently were as follows: Andrew E. Marshal III, 30, Dover-Foxcroft, operating after suspension, $350, 10 days in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
DEXTER — The state Fire Marshal’s Office will probably investigate a suspicious fire Sunday night at an unoccupied High Street home in Dexter. When firefighters arrived at the scene on High Street, flames were pouring out of the third floor windows of the wooden structure. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Phantom Comics, Main Street, Pittsfield, has been designated as a Public FAX member. Public FAX International of Irvine, Calif., announced recently the inclusion of the shop as a local agency in the Public FAX Network of 11,000 nationwide members. With the designation, Phantom… Read More
ST. ALBANS — A Palmyra man was arrested early Saturday morning after a one-car accident in St. Albans. Terry Woodard, 24, was arrested by Maine State Police Trooper Michael Mitchell after he was treated at Sebasticook Valley Hospital for minor head injuries. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
CORINNA — Central to the issue of constructing a public drinking water system for the town of Corinna for several months has been the hope that potential users of the system would not have to fund the project by themselves. At an informational meeting Thursday… Read More
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PLYMOUTH — One person was injured late Saturday night when the car he was driving crashed into a tree that the driver said was already down. It appears that the 50-foot pine tree was deliberately cut with a chain saw. Kirk Jacobsen, 23, of Newport,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Plans for the November sale of Buddy Poppies were discussed at the October meeting of the Lee-Doncet Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. The Auxiliary will join the local post in the sale of the traditional poppy on Nov. 4, 5 and 6. Chairman… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A tour of Cianbro Corporation’s state-of-the-art fabrication and painting facility was held after the Maine Metal Products Association meeting in Pittsfield on Thursday. Alton “Chuck” Cianchette, Cianbro chairman and chief executive officer and a candidate for the Maine Senate, addressed the 65 members attending an evening… Read More
UNITY — Whether House District 109 voters elect Democrat Arthur Clement or Republican Stanley Knox, they can be sure of one thing: Their man in Augusta will wage a fight to the finish to keep nuclear waste out of Unity Township. Clement, of Clinton, is… Read More
DEXTER — The Corinna Sewer District still needs more water to operate its waste-water treatment plant and on Friday it again asked its upstream neighbors for help. At an emergency meeting in Dexter Friday afternoon, Dexter councilors enacted an ordinance allowing the Corinna Sewer District… Read More
BELFAST — The following cases were decided in 5th District Court in Belfast during the week ending Oct. 23: Jacques F. Lucas, 26, Belfast, operating under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, 60 days in jail with all but four days suspended, one year probation, one… Read More
STONINGTON — An eleventh-hour appeal by the sole two officers of the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce has received an enthusiastic response from nearly a third of the organization’s 105 members. Meeting Thursday evening at the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall, about 30 business… Read More
Voters in Bar Harbor, Brooklin, Bucksport and Ellsworth will be among those communities dealing with a variety of local issues Nov. 3 when ballots will be cast for next president of the United States. Bar Harbor voters will be asked to decide whether boarding kennels… Read More
Maine’s 1992 wild blueberry crop was estimated this week at a record-breaking 85 million pounds, more than double the drought-reduced 1991 crop of 39.3 million pounds, and 13 percent above the previous record of 75.3 milion pounds set in 1990. Robin R. Helrich, an agricultural… Read More
ORRINGTON — The Orrington Board of Selectmen will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, to award a contract for curbside recycling and to review bids on curbside recycling bins. The selectmen also will: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Town clerks in Hancock County’s largest municipalities are predicting heavy voter participation at next week’s election. Voter registration is “way up,” according to Jean Barker, Bar Harbor town clerk. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
The nicotine addiction support group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, and each Monday, at the Forsyth Conference Room of Eastern Maine Medical Center. Smokers Anonymous meetings will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and each Thursday,… Read More
GLENBURN — “It has a cathedral ceiling, nice chairs by large windows. It is light and airy, very sunny. It has a formal atmosphere that makes it quiet and librarylike,” said Librarian Valerie Rich, describing the town’s new library. Hanging from the ceiling is a… Read More
HAMPDEN — Values, Vision and Vittles is the theme the town’s long-range planning committee has settled on for a communitywide meeting Feb. 27 to plot a course for Hampden. Councilor William Natalie told councilors last week that Roger Leach of the University of Maine had… Read More
AUGUSTA — Michael K. McGovern, Cape Elizabeth town manager, is the new Maine Municipal Association president, named during the MMA’s 56th annual convention. David Cole, Old Town city manager, is the new vice president. Anna L. Schools, who managed Littleton for more than 50 years,… Read More
Brewer City Councilor Paul Hatt failed last Tuesday in his attempt to direct the city administration to assist officials of the Brewer Federal Credit Union in their attempts to open a drive-up window. Councilor Gerald Robertson was in opposition because it was not the proper… Read More
The Brewer City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and will open with presentations of certificates of commendation to departing city Tax Assessor Kathleen Martin, former school board member Jane Hinckley, and the Brewer Bird and Garden Club. The council also will… Read More
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The city of Brewer gave three residents a pat on the back last Tuesday night. Katherine Dolley, station manager of Brewer Radio station Q106.5, was commended by the council for receiving the 1992 Country Music Association Small Market Station of the Year award. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — For six years, John Kuivenhoven lived in the nether world of AIDS. He stopped working, suffered the painful side effects of experimental drugs and waited to die. Now his doctors say he never had the disease. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
The economic forces in this country have changed. The politicians do not recognize it or refuse to admit it but it is not business as usual. The business cycle does not operate like it always did. We can’t expect the usual rebound in business activity after a recession… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: For a quick look at the focus of a political campaign, it often helps to review a candidate’s stump speech. While none of the three candidates for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District has a set address, they do have a basic outline of how they hope to… Read More
NEW YORK — The possibility that the AIDS virus arose from the testing of a polio vaccine in Africa 35 years ago is extremely low, a panel of scientists reported Thursday. The most telling evidence against the link is the case of a British sailor… Read More
PORTLAND — Two decades after the fighting ended, America remains haunted by its experience in Vietnam, Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell said Sunday. Addressing a regional conference of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Mitchell, D-Maine, noted that veterans will soon be converging on Washington… Read More
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AUGUSTA — In an effort to control expanding costs, the Maine State Retirement System is taking a closer look at creative retirement packages negotiated by educators trying to pad their pensions. About 20 percent of the retirement applications turned in to the pension system by… Read More
ORONO — American universities need to implement men’s studies programs, according to Asa Baber, Playboy magazine editor and men’s rights activist. Baber will speak at the University of Maine at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Hauck Auditorium. Baber will emphasize the need to balance… Read More
Two South Addison periwinklers were plucked safely from Flat Island by a Coast Guard helicopter at about midnight Friday after being stranded by an unexpected change in the weather. “This is how a Coast Guard rescue is supposed to go,” Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Deborah… Read More
Organizers of a Bangor forum on health care Saturday tried to keep a tight format to prevent debatelike sparks between the 2nd Congressional District candidates. But there were pre-election fumes in the air when one of the hopefuls struck a match. The strictly run Bangor… Read More
PORTLAND — Scott Paper Co. is not commenting on a report that it turned down an employee offer to buy its S.D. Warren Co. plant in Westbrook, a spokesman for the Philadelphia-based papermaker said. The Portland Press Herald, citing unnamed sources, reported Saturday that an… Read More
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As the Clinton-Gore campaign enters the last week of the election, cautiously optimistic voters appear ready to trade “government by veto” for energetic consensus-building, one of the Democratic ticket’s national leaders said Saturday. Former Vermont Gov. Madeleine M. Kunin, co-chairwoman of Bill Clinton’s campaign, said… Read More
PORTLAND — Ordinary sounds of life — a humming vacuum cleaner, a flushing toilet or a barking dog — are painful to children with almost superhuman hearing until they learn to tune out the painful frequencies. The children suffer from hyperacute hearing, a condition often… Read More
Arthur Brountas has retired after more than 40 years behind the Greyhound ticket desk in Bangor. But the family presence — one of the longest running in the city’s downtown business district — continues at the corner of Main and Union streets. Peter Brountas, who… Read More
AUGUSTA — A man who developed lung disease from asbestos exposure at Great Northern Paper Co. and twice won medical benefit awards was not entitled to either, the Maine supreme court said Friday. The justices unanimously upheld Great Northern’s appeal of rulings by the Workers’… Read More
Northeast COMBAT, in conjunction with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, found that in 1988 there were 89 deaths of people riding snowmobiles. The commission estimates that in that same year there were 9,000 hospital emergency room-treated injuries associated with snowmobiles. Approximately one-third of… Read More
Oct. 26-30, 1992 The Maine Public Utilities Commission will meet at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, and at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 242 State St., Augusta. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld several judgments made in favor of Central Maine Power Co. in the case of Robert Scott, a former CMP official who sued the company in 1985 claiming he had been fired unfairly after lying to the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Read More
PARSONSFIELD — Three Conway, N.H., teen-agers died after the car they were riding in crashed into a tree, authorities said Sunday. Katharine McSherry and Melissa Monahan, who were both 15, and Adam Hounsell, 16, died Saturday night, Maine State Police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Beginning tomorrow, the NEWS will examine six bond issues and three proposed consititutional amendments on Maine’s Nov. 3 ballot. The list is moderately long, but the issues are relatively uncomplicated compared with more dramatic proposals in other states. According to the Commerce Clearing House, voters… Read More
The new crop of apples are especially tasty. There are so many ways to use the fruit. This deep-dish apple pie is one way to make a good dessert. Deep-Dish Apple Pie Pastry for 1-crust pie 2 pounds tart cooking apples 1 tablespoon lemon juice… Read More
One of the early lessons of this country’s abrupt initiation into the global economy is that Americans have been paying too much attention to themselves and too little to the rest of the world. No foreign country has been ignored more often or been more… Read More