There is good news and bad news from the University of Maine-Fort Kent athletic department. A very disappointed UMFK athletic director, Wulf Koch, called Monday morning with the news, and he wanted to get the bad over with first. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
FLORENCEVILLE, New Brunswick – The sixth annual McCain SuperSpiel curling tournament will be held here Nov. 27-29 at the Grand Falls and Florenceville Curling Clubs. New Brunswick teams from Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton, Edmundston, Grand Falls, and Florenceville will compete in the tourney. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Thomas College standout senior midfielder and captain Dave Roussel says he wasn’t unhappy at Husson College of Bangor. He enjoyed his two years there and he is glad the Braves are back in the NAIA District 5 Eastern Division playoff semifinals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WINOOSKI, Vt. – Anna Struck scored an unassisted goal early in the second half to give the University of Southern Maine a 2-1 field hockey victory over host St. Michael’s College here Sunday. Judy Searles scored on a pass from Melissa Emery in the first… Read More
Out and About: When Bill Chapman of Eddington and his hunting partner Al Roberts of Brewer left the Eddington Salmon Club’s “Hunter’s Breakfast” Saturday morning, they returned to Bill’s home off Route 178. “I’m glad you guys stopped by,” said Bill’s wife, Pam, as she… Read More
Colby College’s football media guide says this about sophomore quarterback Matt Mannering: “Should be primary backup signal-caller this fall.” Six games into the season, the only relevance the term “backup” has when it comes to Mannering is describing the frantic action of those defensive backs… Read More
Men’s College Soccer When the University of Maine’s soccer team played Dartmouth College at Falmouth High School on Oct. 21, Black Bear freshman striker Jake Ouimet got the chance to meet former Bear scoring machine Ben Spike. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – So what do you do when your football program suffers one of its most lopsided defeats in history? If you’re University of Maine head coach Kirk Ferentz, whose Black Bears were whipped 57-13 Saturday by seventh-ranked Delaware at Alumni Field, you offer a… Read More
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The second round of the NAIA District 5 East women’s soccer tournament takes place Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the University of Maine-Farmington, where the Beavers host the St. Joseph’s of Standish. UMF is the top seed in the East with a 9-2-4 record. The… Read More
PORTLAND — A hunter who is challenging entrance fees charged by some landowners in northern Maine said Monday that he got himself arrested because of the principles involved, not the money. “We don’t want the rich to be able to hunt and the common people… Read More
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John R. Erickson, producing director at Acadia Repertory Theatre, and theater arts teacher at Bangor High School, died unexpectedly Nov. 2 of a heart attack. He was 43 years old. Erickson, who was also an actor, graduated from MacMurray College in his home state of… Read More
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AUGUSTA — The night patrol of the Maine Department of Transportation will begin its annual winter watch Saturday, Nov. 14, on Maine highways. The patrol is in its 39th year, covering most of the 3,400 miles of highway plowed by the state, including nearly 240 miles of interstate… Read More
The man responsible for the anti-abortion ads running on local television swung his one-man presidential campaign through Bangor the day before the election. After earning a spot on the ballot in 21 states and spending $300,000, Howard Phillips, top-of-the-ticket candidate of the Taxpayers Party, conceded… Read More
Although a $79 million bond package was approved by voters in June as a way to put unemployed Mainers back to work, the latest figures from the State Planning Office show that the economy remains stagnant. State economist Steve Adams said Monday that many projects… Read More
Two of the three men accused of robbing a Hampden convenience store were released from jail on a personal recognizance bond Monday morning, while the third remained in custody in lieu of $200 cash bail. The three Frankfort men were arrested just after midnight Monday,… Read More
When my wife began to sound a little hoarse a few years ago she was referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist. After examining her vocal cords, he explained her problems like this. “As we get older,” he said, “our vocal cords lose some of their elasticity.”… Read More
Maine’s 40-plus family planning clinics, bound by a gag rule that bans using federal dollars for abortion counseling, will monitor Tuesday’s presidential election with interest, according to George Hill, executive director of the Family Planning Association of Maine. Hill and other family planning officials declined… Read More
FALMOUTH — Investigators said Monday they considered suspicious the death of a Yarmouth woman whose body was found floating near a Casco Bay boatyard, but no charges were immediately filed. An autopsy conducted by state medical examiner Dr. Henry Ryan revealed Monday that Rachel A. Read More
OLD TOWN — Danspace’s new ballet instructor is Michelle Marshall, who will teach children and adults beginning Monday, Nov. 2. Marshall studied with Polish-born Edmund Novak, who won the silver medal in the European Dance Competition before defecting to the West in the 1950s. For… Read More
The city of Old Town has asked that a full panel of judges at Boston’s federal appellate court rehear arguments in the case of Norman Harrington, the Old Town police officer who sued the Penobscot County district attorney and the city for alleged civil-rights violations. Read More
GREENBUSH — Shawn Small from Civil Engineering Services of Brewer met with the selectmen Thursday, Oct. 29, to discuss the town’s mandatory landfill closure. Town Manager Robert Littlefield said the town must cease using the landfill by Dec. 31. He said the town had a… Read More
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HAMPDEN — Hampden voters Tuesday will select three new members for the Town Council, two representatives on SAD 22, and one trustee on the Hampden Water District. Town Manager Marie Baker said that unless there is a freezing rain Tuesday, she is looking for a… Read More
HOLDEN — The so-called Refusniks, those towns fighting to hold the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. to its original contract, and their lawsuit against PERC, dominated discussion Monday night at the Holden selectmen’s meeting. Town Manager Larry Varisco said that when towns were faced a few… Read More
CARIBOU — The Loring Readjustment Committee has experienced its first major setback in its quest to find a reuse for Loring Air Force Base. A&P Aviation Inc., a New York firm interested in starting an aircraft repair business at the base before it closes, has… Read More
Monday was a day of going through the motions one last time for the 2nd District congressional hopefuls as they worked the crucial Lewiston and Bangor areas in hopes of luring just a few more votes their way. Republican Rep. Olympia Snowe and Democratic challenger… Read More
Q. I want to add a wood-burning fireplace to my living room. I want it to provide some heat, but I don’t want an ugly insert with tiny glass doors. What types of regular-looking fireplaces should I consider? — C.B. A. Adding a new attractive… Read More
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Tom Andrews started the last day before Election Day at Bath Iron Works at dawn, then hit the Biddeford and Saco areas, famous for their heavy Democratic turnout. Far ahead in the polls, Andrews was taking nothing for granted, according to the campaign office. Read More
A story published Oct. 30 dealing with former Presidential Press Secretary James Brady’s visit to Portland in support of handgun controls erroneously stated that John Hinckley purchased his weapon a few days before he wounded Brady during an assassination attempt on President Reagan in 1980. Hinckley purchased the… Read More
This is an important day to vote in Bangor. But it also is a day to think about the future of local elections and returning them to October, where they were before 1986. They belong there. Six years ago, when this city debated shifting elections… Read More
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It’s time to update you with another scraps and leftovers column. Despite the space given Daffy and her red squirrel kith and kin, other creatures are stirring and other happenings are happening here on the hill. As many know, I’ve had some misgivings about keeping… Read More
Maine Public Television’s Emmy award-winning series “Made in Maine” begins an all-new season at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. Over the past four years, host Lou McNally has taken viewers inside more than 200 Maine businesses. Pride in the workplace and in their state is… Read More
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CORNISH — Investigators on Monday said they had no suspects in what appeared to be a set fire that damaged a house that had been raided earlier by armed, drug-hunting robbers. Meanwhile, one of six men charged with armed robbery in the Oct. 14 incident… Read More
Americans cannot be embarrassed into going to the polls. Comparisons are rarely productive between the chronically low voter participation in this country, and the consistently spectacular turnouts in developing and Third World democracies. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
What would happen in a town of 18,000 if an empty storefront — a huge, old, abandoned department store — were transformed into a multi-purpose arts center? Where rows of shoes once lined the wall, there would be a ballet barre. In women’s clothing, there would be an… Read More
President Bush’s willingness to go to bat for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard conflicts with remarks he made earlier that a president shouldn’t intervene in the matter. When he was campaigning for the New Hampshire presidential primary in January, Bush said it was not his role… Read More
WASHINGTON — Kentucky farmer Bill King said the 1 1/2 years when his estranged son refused to let King see his granddaughter was “just like going to a funeral.” Now, as a result of Supreme Court action upholding his right to see his grandchild, 5-year-old… Read More
A Dexter man was indicted on arson charges Monday in connection with a fire that destroyed a 10-unit apartment building in that town last month. Thomas Foy, 36, faces prosecution on two counts of the offense, representing alternative legal theories. If he is convicted, according… Read More
Earl C. Black, owner of Soucy-Black Agency, Better Homes & Gardens, of Bangor has been named Maine’s Realtor of the Year. Black was given the award at the Realtors’ annual convention last week in Rockport. He was cited for his professional conduct, leadership, spirit and… Read More
A manslaughter suspect who claimed that a court-ordered psychological evaluation violated her right not to incriminate herself has failed in her attempt to get the indictment dismissed on that basis. A judge ruled Monday in Penobscot County Superior Court against Ron Marie Henderson, who is… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine’s highest court revived a lawsuit Monday against an Aroostook County snowmobile dealer accused of selling an allegedly defective used snowmobile. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a Superior Court decision that had dismissed Daniel P. Guiggey’s lawsuit against Norsworthy’s Sales and Service… Read More
Libraries in Fort Kent, Saco and Sanford have received $90,723 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to promote community literacy programs. The funds to the Fort Kent Public Library and the Sanford Library and Dyer Library associations are part of $8 million being… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Educational Achievement Awards were presented to 10 Foxcroft Academy students who scored at or above the 95th percentile in reading and math and who were among the highest in writing. Timothy Caldwell, Margret Grant and Rachael Brown received certificates in reading; Caldwell,… Read More
CALAIS — The local tourism industry will highlight discussions at the next meeting of the Towns, Cities and Townships Association of Washington County at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Patrick’s Restaurant in Calais. Topics include how the past year has been for tourist-based businesses;… Read More
PRINCETON — An early morning fire destroyed one of the three service stations and convenience stores in this small community. Moses Cilley, owner of Cilley’s Exxon Gasoline and Convenience Store, said that about 3 a.m. Monday morning he received a call from a resident who… Read More
MACHIAS — The results of a mock election held Monday at Machias Valley Christian School contrasted sharply with balloting conducted last week at Machias Memorial High School. President Bush and Vice President Quayle can only hope Tuesday’s election results follow the trend at Machias Valley… Read More
EASTPORT — Members of the Eastport Port Authority have taken the second step in the development of a new $15-million port by selecting ABAN Engineering of Seattle, Wash., as its engineer on the project. Brian Nutter, director of the Eastport Port Authority, said that the… Read More
COLUMBIA — The 134-year-old Little River Methodist Church at Columbia was vandalized by egg-throwing youths late Saturday night, rendering the house of worship unfit for use on Sunday, Nov. 1, by the congregation of about 25 people. Damage to the church was discovered at about… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Buxton family that was driven from its home by a cancer-causing pesticide says life in a luxury hotel has turned into a nightmare. Martin and Linda Holbrook and their son, Christopher, have spent the last four months at the Sheraton Tara,… Read More
VAN BUREN — SAD 24 directors continued to express concerns about the district’s food service program on Wednesday. Looking for solutions, they agreed to hold another meeting with the staff at the cafeteria. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
MILO — A love of music and a search for her roots led Katherine Rhoda on a journey that culminated last summer with a visit to Lithuania as a member of Sodauto, a Boston-based ensemble that performs traditional Lithuanian music. Rhoda, a Milo native, recounted… Read More
GRAND LAKE STREAM — For the second time this year, the U.S. Postal Service has terminated its contract with the local postmaster pending the outcome of an investigation. U.S. Postal Service officials Monday would not comment on why the contract had been terminated and referred… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — A 44 percent water rate increase scheduled to become effective Nov. 15 likely will be postponed. The scheduled rate increase, the first in 13 years, will not go into effect Nov. 15, but will be postponed or suspended because residents have filed… Read More
EASTON — The U. S. Customs Service is seeking comments from people who use the customs station at Easton regarding hours of service at the facility. A traffic survey was conducted at the Customs office in Easton earlier this year to determine whether the eight-hour… Read More
FORT KENT — Just 24 hours after electing a new president, congressmen and state legislators, Fort Kent voters will turn to local business Wednesday night at a special town meeting to redistribute money approved earlier this year for solid-waste disposal. At previous town meetings, voters… Read More
MAPLETON — Residents will vote to elect a candidate to fill a three-year term on the SAD 1 board of directors for District 1. The district includes Chapman and part of Mapleton. Seeking the position are Nancy Beaulieu of Chapman and Jerry Desmond of Mapleton. Read More
HOULTON — November is National Adoption Month. Two southern Aroostook County families that recently adopted infants have come to realize that adoption brings with it special rewards and concerns. Stephen and Janet Ryan of Ludlow, and Fred and Carla Cone of Houlton each adopted black… Read More
A letter in your Sept. 16 issue complains that the University of Maine System is wasting money “in Bulgaria, of all places.” To set the record straight, the American University of Bulgaria has received most of its funding from the Bulgarian government, a large portion from the U.S. Read More
I agree completely with Tom Hennessey’s evaluation (“Feathers ‘n Fins,” Oct. 27) of the bullet striking a glass door in Mattawamkeag. Not only was the initial story an example of sloppy reporting, but it continues to demonstrate the bias of the media. Fred E. Hartman Whiting… Read More
Caribou Fire and Ambulance has requested assistance from the citizens of Caribou, Woodland, New Sweden, Stockholm, Connor and Limestone to purchase the Jaws of Life, a rescue tool for removing victims from entrapment at accidents. On behalf of the department, I would like to extend… Read More
I can’t believe my eyes! In the Oct. 22 edition of the NEWS I read that the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge will be open to deer killing this year! Let me dispel some ignorance here. The dictionary definition of “refuge” reads: A sanctuary; protection from danger or distress:… Read More
One of our Winslow football players, Chris Gilbert, suffered a neck injury on the last play of the game on the night of Oct. 23 and was down on the ground. During that time I saw a person with a jacket bearing Hampden colors who… Read More
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the employees of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and Eastern Maine Medical Center organized a benefit supper for Denise Birkel who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1990 and will be undergoing a bone marrow transplant this November in Milwaukee, Wis. We want to… Read More
On my way to a football game at Orono recently, I stopped off at a post office on the way to purchase some stamped postcards. Glancing at them I was struck with the lovely stamp on them portraying the University of Texas Medical Buildling, Galveston, and to the… Read More
CAMDEN — Marauding packs of teen-age vandals caused more than $1,000 in damage during a downtown spree Halloween night. Police Officer Linda Miller said the youths shot out store windows with air rifles, threw eggs at homes and smashed pumpkins on downtown streets. Most of… Read More
A Bangor teen-ager accused in a September drive-by shooting at a neighborhood store was indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury. Isaac Young, 18, faces the possibility of seven years in prison if he is convicted on charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Access to the polls today is only a phone call away, thanks to volunteers staffing the Hancock County Democratic and Republican Party headquarters in Ellsworth. Eddie Povich, chairman of the local Democratic Party, said Monday his headquarters will be open from early morning… Read More
BLUE HILL — A three-year-old ordinance that received mixed reviews was repealed here Friday, but a singleminded critic of town procedures called the special town meeting held for the vote illegal. Residents voted 80 to 18 to repeal the 1989 revised site-plan review and subdivision… Read More
OTTER CREEK — An industrious young family of beavers spent the weekend rebuilding their dam, while two-legged animals debated their future. The beavers’ dam, located off Route 3 near the entrance to the Blackwoods Campground in Otter Creek, was ripped out last Friday afternoon by… Read More
CASTINE — Dr. Verge Forbes, director of Maine Maritime Academy’s Ocean Institute, recently returned from Baltic Sea countries where he advised leaders of Latvian and Russian maritime colleges on how to adapt to a post-Soviet shipping world. Forbes has been involved in a series of… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Obstetric patients at Mount Desert Island Hospital may choose to make use of epidural anesthesia in easing labor pains during childbirth. According to hospital officials, the anesthesia has been a widely accepted procedure the medical profession has been using the past 30… Read More
OWLS HEAD — The Planning Board insisted that Bancroft School agree to certain restrictions before acting on the school’s request to develop an adult foster home on its Lighthouse Road property. After a one-hour meeting with school officials last week board members Jack Rausch, Howard… Read More
ROCKLAND — Camden and Rockport Water Co. has sought permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to place fill in Mirror Lake and adjacent wetlands in Rockport for a water disinfection facility. About 8,200 square feet of lake bottom and 1.3 acres of wetlands… Read More
ROCKLAND — By a narrow 3-2 vote the City Council agreed to privatize the operation of the sewage treatment plant. Although the councilors were united in their support for privatization, they were at odds over which firm should be hired to take over operation of… Read More
HOULTON — The Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Woodstock, New Brunswick, Chamber of Commerce, will hold an international dinner and meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Woodstock. The meeting will be the… Read More
ROCKPORT — A border skirmish surfaced Monday night over the public library. Luckily, cooler heads prevailed before shots were fired. The skirmish started when selectmen learned secondhand of expansion plans at the library, which is run by the library board but comes under town control. Read More
PALMYRA — A pedestrian was struck by a truck entering the parking lot of Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant Monday morning. Christian Gerquest, 29, of Riverside, Conn., received minor injuries after he was hit by a Dodge pickup driven by Howard Hauser, 58, of Ellsworth. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Joseph Lovely, 19, of Pittsfield was arrested and transported to the Somerset County Corrections Facility in Skowhegan on Sunday, Nov. 1, on charges of criminal mischief and assault. Pittsfield Officer Ron Richards reported that he responded to a complaint of an assault filed… Read More
CORINNA — Corinna officials Monday afternoon had still not heard from Eastland Woolen Mill owners regarding negotiations with BancBoston that would allow the mill to re-open. According to Town Manager Gary Dorman, the town plans to set its crisis program into action this week. Dorman… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Liberalism vs. conservatism, and values vs. facts were arguments raised Monday night in Pittsfield on the subject of sex education. The regular monthly meeting of the SAD 53 board of directors became a two-hour public forum despite an assurance that public forums would be scheduled later… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Next year isn’t the time to give raises to elected officials, nor is it the year to fund special programs, according to the Piscataquis County Budget Advisory Committee. The committee, consisting of representatives from most communities in the county, held several meetings to… Read More
MILO — Superintendent Frank Perkins of the Milo Water District has announced that all customers of the district should boil drinking and cooking water for at least five minutes before using. In his announcement, made midafternoon Monday, Perkins said that the chlorine pump at the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft will be “Capital for a Day” on Monday, Nov. 30, when Gov. John R. McKernan and his staff will visit with the public. All the commissioners will accompany the governor. Anyone wanting an audience with a commissioner may call the Augusta office. Read More
GREENVILLE — Greenville residents, at a special town meeting Monday, approved the use of $23,517 in unanticipated carry-over funds to replace the existing lighting at Greenville High School. By completing the new lighting before Dec. 31, the school will receive a rebate from Central Maine… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — As the holiday season approaches, plans are being developed for the Festival of Trees to be held at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. This Christmas event will allow area clubs, organizations, schools and businesses to come together and enjoy the holiday spirit. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More