Four players from the Eastern Maine champion Orono Red Riots highlight the picks for the All-Penobscot Valley Conference schoolboy team recently named by the league’s soccer coaches. Orono, which captured the EM Class B title, placed junior goalie Mark Thibodeau, senior back Nat Ford and… Read More
It was junior end Shawn Boutaugh who caught a 22-yard touchdown pass for Stearns in its 20-0 Class C state championship football victory over Livermore Falls on Saturday. He was identified incorrectly in Monday’s editions. The Bangor YMCA Barracudas swim team defeated the Northern York… Read More
ORONO – You don’t celebrate a 6-5 season. You learn from it and build on it. That was the sentiment expressed by several University of Maine football players Monday, 48 hours after the Black Bears completed the program’s first winning campaign since 1989 with a… Read More
AT BREWER, 5K Complete Turkey Trot Results 1. Sam Wilbur, 15:20; 2. Tim Wakeland, 15:39; 3. Roy “Chuck” Morris, 15:49; 4. Pete Churney, 16:10; 5. Michael Gaige, 16:21; 6. Jim Newett, 16:26; 7. Cliff Rogers, 16:39; 8. Awani Ranco Love, 16:56; 9. Mike Sargent, 17:05;… Read More
Two down… one to go. That’s what Danielle Donovan’s checklist of personal goals shows. In fact, her team goals checklist reads exactly the same way. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Cecil Eastman, 58, of Belfast recorded his first career hole-in-one at the Northport Golf Club on Nov. 14. Eastman notched the ace using a 3-iron on No. 12, a par-3, 160-yard hole. Bill Darres and Howie Croker witnessed the ace. Read More
The more I hear and read about disregard for people’s rights and property displayed by a few people who take the liberty of calling themselves “hunters,” the more I want to walk away from this job. Often in this column I defend the tradition of hunting and at… Read More
University of Maine freshman left winger Paul Kariya had a good head of steam as he skated up the right wing. There was a Boston University defenseman waiting for him at the blue line. All of a sudden, Kariya shifted into overdrive, forcing the defenseman to fade further… Read More
Bowdoin College hockey coach Terry Meagher is only 40, but he has the enthusiasm of a 20-year-old when he discusses his Polar Bears, who are off to a 1-1 start with a 5-3 loss to perennial power Babson and an 11-3 win over St. Anselm (N.H.). Read More
Three of the best Division I football players in New England this season wore the blue and white uniform of the University of Maine. So said a panel of New England Football Writers, who selected Black Bear senior inside linebacker Dan Girard of Worthington, Ohio,… Read More
KENOSHA, Wis. – The University of Maine-Presque Isle men’s cross country team placed 29th at the NAIA National Cross Country Championship here Saturday. Three-time District 5 champion Charlie Violette finished with a time of 27:33, good for 42nd of the 349 runners. Other Owl runners… Read More
Women’s College Basketball MACHIAS – Deb Draper scored 16 points to lead the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls over the UM-Machias Clippers 52-31 in women’s basketball action here Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
For University of Maine Coach Shawn Walsh and assistants Grant Standbrook and Red Gendron, the National Hockey League’s decision on whether to put Dream Teams on the ice for the 1994 Olympics can’t come quickly enough. The NHL is supposed to make a decision on… Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Rotary Club has organized a dinner and music program around a performance by the Glenn Miller Orchestra at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. Concertgoers may choose one of five Caribou restaurants with seatings at 4:30… Read More
On behalf of the Maine Perot 92 campaign, I’d like to express our gratitude to all the volunteers in Maine who worked so tirelessly to elect Ross Perot. While we did not succeed in our objective of putting Perot in the White House, Maine people can be very… Read More
I am a 59-year-old Mainer whose writing interests center on certain aged Civil War personalities. I am hopeful that perhaps some reader in the Winterport area may be able to tell me the date of death of Mrs. Elsie Twining of Winterport, the state’s next-to-last surviving Civil War… Read More
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I have recently noticed the great number of handicap access parking spaces at the Bangor cinemas. I have no quarrel with the need for adequate reserved space for these special purposes. My feeling is that there is no need for so many, about 27, in fact, adjacent to… Read More
Isn’t it ironic that the McKernan administration, although supposedly “bargaining” since well before the expiration of the state employee contracts on June 30, chose Nov. 5 to finally put his proposals on the table, just two days after his wife, Olympia Snowe, was safely re-elected to the U.S. Read More
I am appalled at the irresponsible, biased reporting done by your newspaper regarding the issue of whether or not schools should honor “Do not resuscitate” (DNR) orders on some children who are multiply handicapped (Nov. 16, 17). The entire issue was misconstrued. In my many… Read More
Bangor’s own Theatre of the Enchanted Forest, together with outstanding guest companies, will once again be bringing some of the best in quality family entertainment to the stage of the Pavilion Theater at the University of Maine in Orono. The winter lineup of shows is certain to delight… Read More
Let’s face it. The difference between “surviving” and “enjoying” a Maine winter is making a sport of going out and confronting the elements. Dressed in layers of wool and nylon and taking along a thermos of boiling hot chocolate as fortification, we go out in… Read More
Two of Maine’s larger ski resorts, Sunday River in Bethel and Saddleback in Rangeley, have already opened for the season. Both resorts are offering full skiing schedules for the year. In its October 1992 issue, “Ski” magazine indicated that Sunday River had been named the… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Thanks to colder-than-expected temperatures and an improved snowmaking capability, Sugarloaf/USA opened earlier than ever this fall. Skiers can anticipate an excellent winter at this resort tucked high in the Longfellow Mountains above Kingfield. From lodgings to restaurants and shops, Sugarloaf/USA offers something… Read More
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MILLINOCKET — Area residents will celebrate the start of the holiday season with the annual Christmas parade, which will start at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 27. A Christmas tree will be lit at the bandstand after the parade; area merchants will offer special shopping promotions. Rick Charette and… Read More
GREENVILLE — Snow and winter cold bring anglers to Moosehead Lake, skiers to the local trails, and snowmobilers everywhere to this popular year-round vacation destination in northern Piscataquis County. Events scheduled for winter 1992-93 include: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The death of an Ellsworth-area man on Sunday at the Bangor Pre-Release Center was the first death to occur at the correctional facility, according to the center manager. Frederick Freilino, 47, who was serving a sentence for manslaughter, operating while under the influence of intoxicating… Read More
MAPLETON — A large brown Chesapeake retriever, shot in the right hind leg by a hunter shortly before 8 a.m. Monday, remained in the Presque Isle Animal Hospital Monday. Gaynol Peary of the Maine Warden Service said the dog was owned by Steve Williams of… Read More
CARIBOU — With the first appreciable snowfall, the most northeastern city in the United States puts out the welcoming mat for snowmobilers. “Snowmobiling is a $3 1/2 million industry for Caribou,” said Vicki Smith, the executive director of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce. “This is… Read More
LINCOLN — One of the high points of the winter in northern Penobscot County is the Lincoln Winter Carnival. According to Babett Nesin, the director of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the carnival will be held Feb. 26-28, 1993. The local fish-and-game club will sponsor… Read More
Cross-country skiing has increased markedly in popularity during the last 20 years. Packages are now made to fit children as young as 3, and there has been a remarkable rise in the number of elderly skiers. Cross-country skier Jeff Peet, who is also a salesman… Read More
LEWISTON — The problems of hunger facing many children in Maine is underscored by the growing popularity of free breakfast and lunch programs in public schools across the state. Jessica Stover goes to the cafeteria at Gov. James B. Longley elementary school at 8 a.m. Read More
State officials, expecting the final week of deer season to be the busiest, urged hunters Monday to take extra care after a Liberty hunter was wounded in the leg. Thanksgiving week is usually the busiest of the deer hunting season, said Fish and Wildlife Commissioner… Read More
The Acadia Crossing is a relatively new event on the Maine Nordic scene. Organized and sponsored by the Mount Desert Island YMCA and Cadillac Mountain Sports, the event is in its third year. Since January 1991, when 57 skiers crossed the finish line, the event has grown rapidly. Read More
CARIBOU — Workshops on issues relating to groundwater and pollution control in northern Maine will be held at three sites in December. Workshops will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Fort Kent Municipal Building; Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Northern… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Peggy Niblett, president of Maine Agri-Women, and Joan Flewelling, vice president, attended the American Agri-Women Conference Nov. 12-15, in Columbus, Ohio. The Maine group was incorporated this year and became the 49th affiliate of the national organization. With a membership of more… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Three members of the faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have published an article in the Journal of Geological Education. The National Association of Geology Teachers journal is published monthly. The article, “Teaching Physical Geology and Laboratory… Read More
FORT KENT — A lawsuit alleging that a Massachusetts judge and his wife violated the terms of a contract for the purchase of a sporting camp in Allagash will be heard in Aroostook County Superior Court early next year. Harold and Linda Jackson of Fort… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — An exhibit titled “Basket Trees — Basketmakers” will be on display through Friday, Dec. 11, in the library conference room at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The display will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, from 8 a.m. Read More
CARIBOU — The Chamber of Commerce has announced that Santa Claus will arrive by sleigh with three elves at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Lions Community Center. They will be escorted by the Caribou Police Department and Caribou Fire Department to Bennett Drive. Read More
MADAWASKA The following divorces were granted in October and November in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. The divorces were granted on grounds of irreconcilable differences. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
VAN BUREN — Principal Richard Cote of Van Buren District Secondary School has released the first quarter honor roll for the 1992-93 school year. Seniors, high honors: April Cormier, Travis Cyr, Kimberly Grant, Lori Grivois, Angie Marquis, Nicole Morin, Katie Ouellette; honors: Wanda Corbin, Sonia… Read More
MACHIAS — A 45-year-old Machias woman suspected of embezzling at least $125,000 from SAD 77, was released from custody Monday, after posting $5,000 cash bail in 4th District Court in Machias. Harriet Webb, who served as bookkeeper for the school unit from Dec. 10, 1984,… Read More
INDIAN TOWNSHIP — A unique and innovative program introduced last year to fourth-grade pupils at Indian Township School has made reading and writing fun for the 9- and 10-year-old pupils. Last year, fourth-grade teacher Rebecca Young and Indian Township Day Care Director Faye Gabriel introduced… Read More
HARRINGTON — Voters will decide issues involving trash disposal and bridge repairs, and how to control the municipal budget in 1993 at a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, in the cafeteria at Narraguagus High School. The townspeople will decide if the… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Superman, the Man of Steel, did not appear in the sky Sunday night, but many residents of Baileyville and Princeton were aware that something unusual had happened. At about 10:40 p.m., several residents reported they heard a loud boom and saw a glow… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A leak in a water main on South Street interrupted water service for some Dover-Foxcroft residents, Sunday. Superintendent Brian Ames of the Dover and Foxcroft Water Company and the public works crew were searching Monday to find the leak in the water main. Read More
HOWLAND — It probably would take SAD 31 about 10 years to stock and equip the new elementary school library. But thanks to the generous donation of Galen L. Cole, the library may be one of the best in half that time. It’s no wonder… Read More
CARIBOU — Consideration of a closer relationship with another Aroostook County economic development group will be one of the items on the annual meeting agenda of the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Yusef’s Restaurant… Read More
HOWLAND — Faced with a directive to close the town’s landfill, it will be more important than ever for Howland residents to reduce their volume of solid waste. The town has asked the Department of Environmental Protection for an extension in closing the landfill. Officials… Read More
DEXTER — Representatives of the Mid-Maine Solid Waste Association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Dexter Town Council Chambers to discuss the acceptance of users from outside the association membership. The towns of Sangerville and Wellington have expressed interest in contracting with… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Time is running out for Maine Central Institute in its dispute with the town of Pittsfield over payment of property taxes. Since 1990, the town has maintained that MCI owed more than $12,000 in property taxes on seven properties owned by the school. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Shirley Vining of Weld, a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, Bernard Vining, was treated at Sebasticook Valley Hospital Monday evening for injuries received in a two-car accident on Route 2 at 5 p.m. Shirley Vining was released after treatment. Pittsfield… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pay increases for town employees and funding sources for $1 million in improvements to the water system will be subjects of public hearings when the Pittsfield Town Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty has proposed a supplemental appropriation… Read More
SMITHFIELD — Two Massachusetts men remain in custody in the Somerset County Corrections Facility at Skowhegan after they were arrested on drug trafficking charges Friday, Nov. 20. According to Kenneth MacMaster, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency supervisor, William R. Killoren, 22, and David P. Hay, 21,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Extension will offer a seven-week course on “Forage Crop Production and Utilization” from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., beginning Saturday, Jan. 16 through Saturday, Feb. 27. The course will be presented over the Interactive Television Network at more than a dozen locations around… Read More
PALMYRA — If Palmyra residents came to an informational hearing Monday night for information, they went away disappointed. A large group of people showed up, many armed with lists of questions regarding a proposed change in the town’s governmental structure. But there was no one… Read More
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THOMSTON — The selectmen have decided to appoint a communication committee as way to improve the town’s tarnished image. The board voted unanimously Monday night to establish the three-member committee which will be independent of its control. The committee will serve as a liaison between… Read More
ROCKLAND — An estimated 1,200 Central Maine Power customers lost power at 8:45 p.m. Monday when a primary line overheated on Orient Street, CMP officials reported. By 9:20 p.m., most customers were back on line except for 30 or 40 customers on Orient Street, it… Read More
ROCKLAND — The City Council found itself wandering around in the dark during the first meeting conducted by new Mayor Robert Peabody, on Monday night. As the meeting concluded, the lights flickered and died in City Hall and the councilors followed Councilor Mike McNeil, who had the foresight… Read More
SEARSPORT — Searsport’s ambulance director has been reprimanded for conducting a high-speed training exercise in a town ambulance, Town Manager Fred Breslin said Monday. A letter of reprimand will be included in the personnel file of Ambulance Director Michael Cook, who has assured town officials… Read More
ROCKLAND — Fender benders and car-deer incidents kept city police occupied Monday morning. Department Spokesman Lt. Michael Collins said Sharon Norburg, 37, of West Rockport struck and killed a seven-point buck with her 1989 Dodge at 7:10 a.m. on Route 17, opposite the 13th fairway… Read More
BELFAST — Next week, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hear Randy Pitre’s challenge to the Planning Board’s denial of his application to revive the chicken processing industry here, but the same old flock of legal questions remains unanswered. The appeals board will consider Pitre’s… Read More
ELLSWORTH — After agreeing that miscommunication had been a mutual problem, the Ellsworth City Council and library trustees proceeded to have a polite discussion about the facility’s budget Monday evening. At the first budget workshop two weeks ago, some councilors had harsh words for city… Read More
ELLSWORTH — An exhibition of paintings, quilts and assemblages by artists working in a tradition commonly referred to as “outsider art” is on display through Jan. 4, at the Ellsworth City Library. The works, titled “From the Outside In,” are from the collection of James… Read More
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy engineering students and faculty hosted counterparts from universities in Canada and Maine at last week’s Northeastern Ship Engineering Symposium. Approximately 25 people attended from the University of New Brunswick at Fredricton, the University of New Brunswick at Saint John, and… Read More
BRADLEY — Town Manager Rose Brooks and Deputy Town Clerk Jane Russell have been busy this week coordinating a communitywide effort to provide Thanksgiving baskets for needy families. Brooks said the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, through the Scouting For Food program, collected more than… Read More
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The Pine Tree Chapter American Red Cross will hold several emergency health-care courses during December at its office, 33 Mildred Ave., Bangor. Community cardiopulmonary resuscitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and… Read More
Mariners south of Mount Desert Island were warned to steer clear of a Bar Harbor stern trawler early Monday morning, when early reports indicated the 68-foot Captain Bligh had fished a World War II aircraft bomb from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Hours after… Read More
Councilor William M. Cohen plans to resurrect a proposal that the Bangor City Council killed two years ago — moving municipal elections from November back to October. “As I did two years ago … I’m going to request that we hold a public hearing on… Read More
ORRINGTON — Selectmen suggested some drastic measures, such as closing down Route 15 from Bucksport to Brewer, the next time the state highway crews refuse to respond to a town request for sand. Last Tuesday, Nov. 17, an accident caused by black ice on a… Read More
The goals of the recently revamped Bangor Assessing Department are to increase productivity and quality, to make assessments equitable and to improve the department’s public image. Assessor Benjamin Birch Jr. outlined the department’s goals and introduced staff members to city councilors Monday. It was the… Read More
ORRINGTON — Two freshmen legislators promised Selectmen Monday night to work together for their overlapping constituencies when they arrive in Augusta for the next legislative session. But first, Rep. Helen Tupper, a Republican member of the House of Representatives for the past six years, addressed… Read More
In coping, even flourishing, in a difficult city like Calcutta, an open mind, patience, flexibility, and a sense of humor are indispensable. Every day brings potentially trying, but also fascinating, experiences. Here are two recent experiences in my local State Bank of India Ballygunge branch. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture relaxed restrictions Monday on imported seed potatoes from Prince Edward Island, and strengthened restrictions on seed stock from New Brunswick. While the new ruling becomes effective Tuesday, Maine will not open its borders to seed for planting… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Palmyra Town Clerk Donna Page, Shirley Moon of Hartland and Troy Laney of Norridgewock all entered pleas of not guilty in Somerset County Superior Court Monday morning before Judge Kirk Studstrup. They were among 35 people indicted by a grand jury earlier this… Read More
ISLESBORO — Lamont Rolerson is as angry as can be and he isn’t taking it any more. That could mean the end of ferry service to this Penobscot Bay island. Rolerson operates the island heating oil and fuel business, and has supplied the Maine State… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has approved a partial settlement that will distribute $170 million from a pooled real estate account managed by The Travelers Corp., with the Maine State Retirement System in line for a share estimated in excess of $8 million. “Travelers… Read More
BATH — The union that represents draftsmen at Bath Iron Works has been notified that 80 draftsmen will be laid off by Jan. 1. Company spokeswoman Susan Pierter said the employees were designers from the Bath Marine Draftsmen Association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Robert H. Brandow, president of Eastern Maine Medical Center, told his board of directors last week that he plans to retire in the fall of 1993, on or about his 65th birthday. Brandow came to Bangor in September 1969 as executive director of what was… Read More
Cheryl Chessa of Brewer, special events coordinator for the University of Maine, will be guest host for the November offering of the “Snapshots” monthly magazine show. The program includes major segments on how UM researchers may have found the answer to the problem of 36… Read More
As the state budget crisis looms, Department of Corrections Commissioner Donald Allen is considering budget cuts that could mean the release of 40 to 80 incarcerated juveniles and the layoff of up to 124 correctional staff by the end of 1992. Allen plans to meet… Read More
Webber Energy Fuels of Bangor has announced that WILLIAM J. ROBIDOUX JR. has joined the company as a gasoline sales manager. In his new job, Robidoux will provide support to the vice president of gasoline marketing. He has worked for Exxon since 1963, and brings significant experience in… Read More
AUGUSTA — Official state election returns released Monday revealed H. Ross Perot edged out President George Bush to take second place, making Maine the only state where Perot outpolled the president. Gov. Bill Clinton’s first-place finish was affirmed. Unofficial returns compiled on election night by… Read More
It’s the ho-ho-ho season again, but I’m not referring to Christmas. Aware that I’m a non-hunting, Bambi-loving, bunny hugging bleeding heart, people are shocked to learn I find an amusing side to hunting season. The laughs are there though — courtesy of the novice and… Read More
AUGUSTA — State budget problems have thwarted the plans of a Topsham inventor to get state funding to build a mockup of his bullet truck. But Lloyd Weaver is not discouraged and says he may get funding elsewhere. Last summer, state officials touted Weaver’s design… Read More
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World AIDS Day has become a yearly event on Dec. 1 to commemorate the lives of those who died from AIDS. In Searsport, a candlelight walk will begin at 5 p.m. at Mosman Park and end with a discussion program at the Methodist Church. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Five furs valued at $18,285 were stolen from a Maine Mall store just three days after a $60,000 diamond ring heist at a nearby Service Merchandise. Fur store manager Jane Sperlazzi said she suspects professional thieves were responsible because the store’s security… Read More
Q. I plan to buy a house. Without doing an expensive energy audit on each one I tour, how can I tell how energy efficient each is (and my current house) and the potential for low-cost energy improvements? — T.L. A. Although doing a detailed… Read More
Keith Richardson, the former Waterville coin dealer convicted of fencing more than $288,000 in stolen jewelry from the Arizona man known as “Super Thief,” was denied bail Monday pending the appeal of his conviction returned earlier this year. Sitting in Bangor’s federal court, U.S. District… Read More
KITTERY — People working to keep the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open are looking at work to supplement the shipyard’s bread and butter, which is overhauling nuclear submarines. No one’s giving up promoting the shipyard for that job. But leaders of an intense lobbying campaign for… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 33-year-old Cranston, R.I., man, who police say was a suspect in a string of recent burglaries, died early Monday morning when his car left the road and rolled over several times. Scott M. Cramer, who had been living on the Milo Road… Read More
Agriculture Commissioner Bernard Shaw chose an appropriate topic for a recent speech in Aroostook County: the critical importance of cooperation between federal, state and local governments in preparing rural America for the international marketplace. Greater opportunity in open markets eventually will produce a net gain… Read More