The Maine Heat and two Massachusetts teams continued to burn up the lanes at the World Team Candlepin Bowling Championships at the Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes Wednesday in Brewer while Craig Holbrook set a state record for high series with a 505. After the second day… Read More
All season long, Stearns High School of Millinocket has been considered “the favorite.” Coach Dave Evans had directed the Minutemen to a 9-3 record and the Class C football state championship last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Skowhegan pitcher-DH Garrett Quinn, Augusta southpaw Brad Veilleux and Portland outfielder Nick Caiazzo have signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Maine next fall along with East Hartford, Conn., shortstop-second baseman Dan Catlin and Hammonton, N.J., OF-1B-P Jeff Longo. “The first thing… Read More
Chrissy Strong’s eyes, tenacious and aggressive, were on fire as she stared at her opponent, who absent-mindedly dribbled the ball across the backcourt. Suddenly, with slick, cat-like precision, Strong timed the moment perfectly, swooped in for the kill with her right hand, and knocked the… Read More
Boston University is a team in waiting these days. Twentieth-year head coach Jack Parker is waiting for offense from five of his key forwards and is hoping it comes this weekend when the swift-skating 2-1-1 Terriers entertain the University of Maine’s 6-0-1 Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Women’s College Basketball MACHIAS – Darci Collins led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points to help lift the Husson College Braves to a 100-31 women’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Machias here at the Clipperdome on Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Men’s College Basketball SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – Jim Brichetto scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Eastern Maine Technical College Eagles to a 69-61 basketball victory over New Brunswick Community College here Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Surrounded by family last Sunday in her grandfather’s house, Bucksport High School senior softball player Jen Wardwell signed her NCAA National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Following in the footsteps of fast-throwing cousins Sherri and Pearla Bridges, Wardwell is… Read More
Skipping from sport to sport…. Hockey: It was nice to see University of Maine junior left winger Patrice Tardif explode for four goals and four assists in the sweep of Merrimack over the weekend. He was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
It’s the start of a new era for University of Maine-Presque Isle women’s basketball with the arrival of head coach Alan Gordon. The transition has been smooth, Gordon was happy to report, following the retirement of Monica Bearden, who had been an active recruiter. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
When Question 8, the constitutional amendment to protect the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s revenues received nearly 75 percent voter support during the recent election, the message it sent rang as clearly as the calling of geese. The gist of it is that Maine people –… Read More
The bureaucracy never ceases to amaze me. After ordering and waiting six weeks for my new glasses, necessary to pass my driver’s examination, I traveled from Dover-Foxcroft to Bangor to get my new license. The line was out the door. Having been ill for more than four months,… Read More
This morning, as is my custom, I went over to Brewer to watch the Veterans Day Parade march down Wilson Street and over the bridge. This year the parade was led by two local politicians: John Baldacci and John O’Dea. They marched at the head of the parade,… Read More
Now that our elections are over it is time to thank those who have contributed to a form of government envied around the world: the candidates, the campaign workers and, most importantly, the citizens who exercised our most cherished right — the right to vote. …… Read More
We would like to thank the Bangor Daily News and the local TV stations for your excellent coverage, Farm Family and the Maine Agriculture Department for your guidance and support, also the citizens of Brewer for the use of the Brewer Auditorium parking lot for the past eight… Read More
In response to your article on page 21 on Nov. 10 about propane-fired automobiles, I wish Northern Utilities would tell me where to buy propane cheaper than unleaded regular gas. I buy unleaded gas for $1.14.9 in Brewer ($1.09.9 in Fairfield). I also buy propane for stove, water… Read More
May I commend you and Tom Hennessey for his recommendations that the length of the sea duck hunting season be reviewed along with the daily bag limit of seven and a possession limit of 14, (BDN, Nov. 10). I have long felt that the open season on these… Read More
Well, at last the elections are finally over. When I think of the $60 million Ross Perot spent on political advertising, I become ill. Do you? Of course, some of Maine’s own candidates spent fortunes on political advertising, as well. I hope all the talk… Read More
Bill Cosby hit the nail right on the head in his editorial column (BDN, Nov. 10). His views on the new and emerging roles of the teacher in public schools are very true. Today’s children are not entering our school system ready to learn. They… Read More
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A Garland man already in legal trouble because of a fire in nearby Dexter went back to jail Wednesday over a new accusation that he wrecked his own home with a baseball bat. Thomas F. Foy Jr., 36, pleaded not guilty in Penobscot County Superior… Read More
PORTLAND — A recreational boating fee imposed last year by the federal government is being phased out, but some boaters fear that cash-strapped Maine may try to capitalize on the move by levying a state fee. The federal fees range from $25 to $100 for… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a proposed $18.8 million high school for Brunswick and discussed establishing a math-science program at Limestone when Loring Air Force Base closes in 1994. In a two-day visit to Presque Isle, members attended workshops,… Read More
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ELLSWORTH — By the year 2000, a friend, acquaintance or family member newly diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS is just as likely to be a woman as a man. The rate of infection for the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS is growing… Read More
CARIBOU — Leaders Encouraging Aroostook Development will sponsor a seminar on Workers’ Compensation from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Yusef’s Restaurant. Information for employers on the most recent legislation designed to improve Maine’s Workers’ Compensation system will be presented. Panelists featured at… Read More
EASTON — Principal Thomas Jandreau has announced the honor roll at Easton High School as follows. Seniors, highest honors: Deedra Ireland; high honors: Sarah Bradley, Kerri Dumond, Marcy Lamoreau; honors: Melanie Cleaves, Chris DeMerchant, Benja Lane, Kristie Turner. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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VAN BUREN — Two trustees of the Van Buren Hospital District have been ordered to appear in federal court next month for a disclosure hearing. The hearing was prompted by the trustees’ lack of action in settling a federal lawsuit won by a former employee… Read More
CARIBOU — Chapter 478 of the Vietnam Veterans of America has received the national Chapter of the Year Award from the Vietnam Veterans of America organization. The award was one of four presented nationally at a Vietnam Veterans leadership conference held Nov. 12-15, in Washington,… Read More
MADAWASKA — Sandra Soucie has joined the staff of Aroostook Mental Health Center at Madawaska as a community support counselor. She will work with people with serious mental illnesses to create and carry out rehabilitation plans. She will work with a caseload of 18 to… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Are you interested in information about health and safety? Would you like to learn more about the Maine Head Injury Foundation or the American Diabetes Foundation? Then you should attend the Georgia-Pacific Corp. Central Safety Community Health Fair this weekend. Organizers promise it… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Bureau of Health has presented the 1992 Epidemiology Recognition Award to Michael Michaud, a registered nurse and infection control nurse at The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle. Michaud was selected for his contributions to the reporting, monitoring, prevention and… Read More
HOULTON — The lack of comment offered Monday night by proponents of nine amendments to the Houlton charter was deja vu from 1982. The only difference was that in 1982, the proponents never bothered to show up at all. Both times, Philip Bernaiche — who… Read More
HARRINGTON — A $605,000 expansion of the Harrington Family Health Center is expected to create at least five new jobs. The health center on Route 1 serves several communities in western Washington County. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
MACHIAS — The National Youth Sports Association and the Recreation Management Program at the University of Maine at Machias will sponsor a youth basketball coaching clinic. The six-hour program will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23, and Monday, Nov. 30, in the Reynolds… Read More
GUILFORD — A camera crew from the NEA Learning Channel (Discovery Channel) out of Boston, Mass., shadowed students and faculty members Wednesday and Thursday. According to Principal Norman Higgins, the channel will air the film on the issue of tracking and the Common Core of… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Low-income residents of Washington and Hancock counties will be eligible to participate in a new life skills development program to be administered by the Washington-Hancock Community Agency of Milbridge. Sandy Bryan, community services director, said 34 percent of the population in the two-county… Read More
LEE — Selectmen and members of the Lee Historical Society will drop their lawsuits in an effort to resolve a dispute regarding 100-year-old Mallett Hall. A new nine-member committee will be formed to settle the controversy about the building. The new committee will include the… Read More
More than 30 students were elated to learn Tuesday that skiing is now a school-sanctioned sport at Piscataquis Community High School. SAD 4 directors approved the addition of the sport Tuesday, after learning that all the funds for the program will be raised by a… Read More
LEE — The following honor roll has been announced at Lee Academy for the first quarter of the year: Seniors, honors: Florian Bohn, Theresa Burrill, Jonathan Coburn, Charlotte Cormier, Andrea Downs, Deborah Georgantis, Michael Noble, Kathy Soctomah, Gilbert Tomah, Nicole Worster. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
GREENVILLE — A 47-year-old Greenville man armed with a fully loaded .357-caliber revolver was arrested after a scuffle with police officers Wednesday in Greenville. Herbert Hyland Sr. was charged with assault on an officer and with resisting arrest, according to Greenville Police Officer John Carroll,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A career change brought a graduate of Maine Central Institute home to serve as the new director of development for the Pittsfield school. Dominick “Nick” Susi was appointed to the new MCI post as the school began a new phase in its growth… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Facts, not emotions, have motivated a large group of Pittsfield citizens to oppose the sreading of municipal sludge on land in the community. The group issued a press release Wednesday refuting claims that their opposition to the Pittsfield sludge-spreading project was purely emotional… Read More
NEWPORT — Al Worden, chairman of Newport’s Board of Selectmen, said Wednesday night that he made a mistake when he voted two weeks ago to freeze Fire Chief Charles Erickson’s wages. In action this week, Worden brought the issue back for a second vote and this time reversed… Read More
PALMYRA — Selectmen met with the town’s rubbish hauler, Mike Bolster, early Wednesday morning to iron out difficulties with business pickups. According to chairman Ken Hubel, Bolster had billed Palmyra for extra pickups at two restaurants, Popeye’s and Dunkin’ Donuts, at a rate nearly double… Read More
ROCKLAND — Robert Louis Stevenson’s spine-tingling yarn of pirates and hidden treasure will be screened at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Farnsworth Museum. Cabin boy Jim Hawkins matches wits with pirate Long John Silver in the 1950 Disney classic, “Treasure Island.” Another Disney… Read More
CORINNA — It’s hard to be patient when companies are closing, welfare rolls are getting longer and foreclosures are an everyday occurrence. Despite the difficult times, 40 town officials and business representatives began a long-term recovery process Wednesday for 16 at-risk towns. Representatives from towns,… Read More
ROCKLAND — SAD 5 has filed a damage suit in Knox County Superior Court over the cleanup at McLain School. The suit charged negligence against J.B. Plunkett Associates of Brunswick in the cleanup. The McLain School had serious damage when a water pipe froze and… Read More
THOMASTON — The saga of the on-again, off-again, town police department continued Wednesday with a sergeant, but still no police chief. Because of budgetary and other problems, the department ran out of money at 5 p.m. Monday, and Town Manager William Judson ordered the department to cease operation. Read More
BELFAST — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is behind the times, at least when it comes to information about their neighbors in Waldo County, according to Waldo County Chief Deputy Robert Jones. At Tuesday night’s county budget committee in Knox County, the traditional argument surfaced… Read More
ROCKLAND — An Owls Head woman was taken to Penobscot Bay Medical Center by ambulance Tuesday morning, after her car was struck on Main Street. Hazel Wadleigh, 46, of Owls Head was driving a 1986 Mercury on Main Street at 11:58 a.m. when she stopped… Read More
BELFAST The folllowing cases were decided in 5th District Court in Belfast, Oct. 6-17: 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()) {… Read More
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BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island YMCA has invited island residents to take advantage of its 10 Nautilus machines. According to fitness director Robert Shaw, the local YMCA is offering orientation sessions to members and non-members. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Determined to prevent their town from degenerating into a haven for the terminally tacky, the Bar Harbor Town Council is preparing an ordinance that would pull the plug on outside vending machines in the downtown district. The Town Council voted 4-2 Monday… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth voters said no two weeks ago, but school officials are already talking about bringing back the concept of an expanded auditorium complex at the new high school. “There has been some suggestion perhaps of submitting Question Two in a March referendum when… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Contract negotiations between the Ellsworth School Department and the Ellsworth Education Association are reportedly not going well and both sides are turning to arbitration in an effort to resolve their differences. The educators are feeling so frustrated, according to one teacher who asked… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Creative problem-solving teams at Conners-Emerson schools have begun to organize for this year’s Odyssey of the Mind competition, according to coordinator Jan Varnum. Now in its sixth year, the program incorporates teamwork, fun and confidence building as members work on spontaneous problems… Read More
A serial-arson suspect sought unsuccessfully Wednesday in a Bangor court to persuade a judge to order him tried separately on each count. Had he succeeded, Samuel Hartley, 25, who remains in Penobscot County Jail, would have had 12 trials. He is charged in two indictments… Read More
The Smoke Free Singles Society will meet at 5:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Terra Mara Lounge, Howard Johnson’s, Odlin Road, for friendly hour. At 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, the group will meet for breakfast at Town Cafe, Main Road, Hampden. At 7:30… Read More
The Student Senate at the University of Maine voted Tuesday night to object to the Faculty Senate’s recommendation that the ROTC program be phased out unless the military changes its position on the admission of homosexuals to the military. “We want the Department of Defense… Read More
CALAIS — The Passamaquoddy Tribe’s plan to build a $10 million hotel-casino near Baring Street is not necessarily a sure bet if one man has his way. The Rev. Wayne McDonald, pastor of the Calais United Methodist Church, said Wednesday he hopes to organize area… Read More
Collectible dollhouses will be among items auctioned during the Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, Nov. 21, at St. John’s School, 166 State St., Bangor. A gingerbread house, 1 1/2 feet high, and a larger dollhouse, more than 3 feet high, will be for sale to benefit… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — State-mandated shoreland zoning regulations will lower the value of a lot of Kenduskeag property, landowners told an Augusta official Tuesday night. Richard Baker of the Shoreland Zoning Office of the Department of Environmental Protection explained to the Kenduskeag Planning Board and about 30… Read More
The Great American Smokeout marks its 16th birthday today as an increasing number of teens take up the old, deadly habit. Even as the percentage of adults who smoke steadily drops, a new generation of smokers is setting itself up for a lifetime (shortened) of illness and expense. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield Officer Pierre Boucher was suspended Wednesday because he is being investigated by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in connection with several hunting violations, Pittsfield Police Chief William Lawrence confirmed. Chief Lawrence said he was told at about 7 p.m. Tuesday… Read More
CALAIS — Trustees of the Maine Technical College System were in the city Wednesday to review the MTCS Work Plan for the 1992-93 academic year. “The technical college system has been an independent system for five years, during which time the board has focused on… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Well-meaning attempts to reduce elderly people’s high blood pressure with medicine may do more harm than good when levels go too low — even when they decline to seemingly normal readings, a study suggests. The study found that people’s risk of dangerous… Read More
Plans by the CP Rail System to terminate its service in the Atlantic region of Canada and Maine are meeting increasing objections throughout the region. About 320 permanent employees of CP Rail in Canada and Maine would be affected by the decision to cease operations… Read More
JAY — Unions representing workers at International Paper Co. announced Wednesday their members have ratified a new one-year labor agreement calling for a 2 1/2 percent wage increase. The new contract, which also improves some benefits, was approved last Friday by 82 percent of the… Read More
New England Telephone Co. is following the lead of phone companies in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey by enabling customers throughout the region to drop the “1” before they make in-state distance calls. The change will take place over the next two years in… Read More
NEWINGTON, N.H. — A woman who refused a police escort to a meeting with her estranged husband was stabbed with an ice pick as horrified shoppers watched, then intervened. Shari Savage, 34, of York, Maine, was attacked outside a supermarket in the large shopping mall… Read More
A Bangor man was indicted Wednesday by a Portland grand jury on charges of embezzling more than $8,500 from the Rumford bank where he was assistant bank manager. William Barrington Dean, 28, faces a maximum sentence of 120 years in prison and a $4 million… Read More
Kenneth Gordon, chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission since 1988, reportedly is a candidate for a similar position in Massachusetts. Robert C. Yardley Jr. recently resigned as chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. The office of Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld is… Read More
This fall Linda Olsen packed away the toys she used to have strewn about her Bangor apartment to entertain her three grandchildren, two boys and a baby girl. She couldn’t bear the visual reminders, Olsen said, of the special times with the grandchildren her estranged daughter no longer… Read More
Members of the military can grumble about it, but President-elect Bill Clinton has made it clear that he will rescind the ban against homosexuals in the U.S. armed forces. The question now is how the military best can accommodate this policy change. Arguments against allowing… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency has eased guidelines for pesticide safety testing by dispensing with most field tests on birds and fish, according to an internal memorandum obtained by The Associated Press. Environmentalists criticized the move as a concession to the pesticide industry that could adversely… Read More
KNOX — A Unity College student was killed when his car slid off a snow-covered road here Tuesday night, flipped over and burst into flames. Thomas Maloney Jr., 20, of Milford, Conn., burned to death while he was pinned under his 1984 CJ7 Jeep, according… Read More
The Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., Tom Sawyer Inc. and the eight “refusenik” municipalities may be close to reaching an out-of-court settlement over contested waste-disposal contracts. A private mediator hired by the parties met Wednesday at a Bangor law firm with the Municipal Review Committee board… Read More
PORTLAND — A federal grand jury handed up indictments against two prison inmates who allegedly obtained credit card numbers and charged items on the prison phone, U.S. Attorney Richard Cohen said Wednesday. Edward C. Ford Jr., 31, formerly of Berwick, and Thomas S. Asdot, 30,… Read More
HARPSWELL — Four teen-agers joyriding in a car that smashed into a tree, killing three of them and injuring the fourth, were skipping school at the time of the accident, authorities said. Sherri Caron said the driver, Brad S. Barter, asked her Tuesday morning if… Read More
Maine humorist Tim Sample compares his creative process to gardening. “An idea will keep growing and growing, then I have to make a cutting of a part of it, then develop that idea,” Sample said. “I’ll take an idea, then I’ll flesh it out while… Read More
In a recent survey, Maine ranked seventh in the number of women serving at the State House. The top state was Washington, with 38 percent of the state’s legislators being women. Maine made the top 10 with 35.6 percent, and Kentucky bottomed out the list… Read More
NEW YORK — Future accumulations of a gas that promotes global warming may lead to ozone “holes” over the Arctic similar to those now detected over Antarctica, a study says. The effects of such holes are unclear but “any alteration we’re making to the atmosphere… Read More
WORCESTER, Mass. — A former Maine man who was acquitted of a double murder on Thanksgiving Day 1990 pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from a purse-snatching incident less than three weeks after his acquittal. Henry Lombard Jr. pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and… Read More
Students of Blue Hill Consolidated School have been studying opera through workshops, art and music in preparation to see the 1 p.m. Nov. 19 performance of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” by Blue Hill and University of Maine students. Nancy Ogle and OperaWorks from the University of Maine; author and teacher… Read More
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Draper Hunt, author of “Dearest Father: The Civil War Letters of a Son of Belfast, Maine,” will give a slide presentation, lecture and, book signing 2-5 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Belfast Library. Hunt, a professor of history at the University of Southern Maine, will talk about the… Read More
How to write the stories of your life will be the topic of a presentation by Denis Ledoux, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Pittsfield Public Library. Ledoux will discuss basic elements of writing an autobiography, which is the topic of his new book “Turning Memories Into Memoirs/A… Read More
Pull on your woolies and wiggle into your long underwear for jingle-bell rides during Christmas-at-Norlands 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at the Norlands living history farm in Livermore Falls. There will be carolling at the Norlands Church, and the mansion will be decorated… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine recycled 30 percent of its municipal solid waste in 1991; the goal is to reach 50 percent by 1994. “We’re at 30, the next 20 will be difficult,” Denise Lord, director of planning for the Maine Waste Management Agency, said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
When state Attorney General Michael Carpenter begins his efforts to find funding for increased training of law enforcement officers as recommended by a task force that studied the issue, he might find himself at the end of a long line. Efforts to prevent another incident… Read More
WASHINGTON — President-elect Bill Clinton conferred with President George Bush at the White House Wednesday on several topics, and later told reporters during a sidewalk tour of a local neighborhood that the two-hour session was “a terrific meeting … very friendly and very helpful.” Marlin… Read More