MAINE vs. FAIRFIELD Time, site: Saturday, 3 p.m., Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
ORONO – Wade Brazier tossed in a season-high 30 points, including 28 in the second half, as the Hermon Hawks overcame a poor shooting night to defeat Orono High 50-42 in schoolboy basketball action on Friday. Orono led 31-18 with 3:30 left in the third… Read More
PORTLAND – A couple of University of Maine unbeaten streaks were severely tested at the Cumberland County Civic Center here Friday night, but the Bears were able to hold off the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 4-3 in a non-league college hockey game. Junior goalie… Read More
Mandy King of Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Kelley Stubbs of Katahdin in Sherman Station, and Dave Gregory of Brewer gained several high school soccer honors during awards banquets held at the University of Maine in Orono recently. King, a senior forward, was named an… Read More
The Bangor Rams realize that, from the outset of the 1992-93 Class A basketball season, they will be a key target for opponents. Coach Roger Reed returns 11 lettermen, including four starters, from the squad that won the Eastern Maine title a year ago. Yes,… Read More
Men’s College Basketball ORONO – Here’s a barometer for the University of Maine men’s basketball team: 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… Read More
Women’s College Basketball BRUNSWICK – Debbie Draper helped lead the way for the University of Maine-Presque Isle with 24 points as the UMPI Owls downed Bowdoin College 66-56 in women’s basketball action here Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
WATERVILLE – Kim Landry scored three goals and Winkie Mleczko added two to lead Harvard University past Colby College 9-0 in women’s ice hockey action at Alfond Arena Friday night. Stacy Kellogg, Diana Clark, Francie Walton, and Megan Hall each added a goal for the… Read More
AT BELFAST Belfast boys (2-0) 55, Waterville (0-2) 31 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MAINE vs. UMASS-LOWELL Time, site: Saturday, 7 p.m.; Tully Forum, Billerica, Mass. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
Katie Clark’s basket with just under three minutes remaining put Bangor ahead to stay as the Rams downed Caribou 54-50 in a Big East Conference schoolgirl basketball opener at Barry Gym in Bangor on Friday night. Courtney Parker led the Rams with 11 points, while Jeanne Englebrecht added… Read More
Could be you know about waking in the wee hours and smiling at the sound of the wind whistling in the eaves. Could be you know about lying abed for just a few more minutes before shaking yourself out to shiver into long underwear. That is, if you… Read More
Okay, so Lou Gorman has a thing for older ballplayers. So his favorite TV show is Thirtysomething. So he never watches any station other than Channel 38. It’s not as if Gorman invented the idea of signing veteran ballplayers like 38-year-old Andre Dawson and 30-year-old… Read More
ORONO – Brian Barnes and Matt MacDonald each scored twice as the Stearns Minutemen downed the Presque Isle Wildcats 8-5 in high school hockey at the alfond Arena. Micah Illingworth, Trevor Boutaugh, Chris Sharpe, and Jeremy Beaupain each added goals for the Millinocket squad. Barnes… Read More
MAINE vs. RHODE ISLAND Time, site: Saturday, 1 p.m., Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland 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
Women’s College Basketball Considering the circumstances, one might think Saturday would be the most important day in the University of Maine women’s young hoop season. Not so, says first-year head coach Joanne Palombo. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
This letter is in response to an AP article, “NY judge’s career in ruins” (BDN, Nov. 11). … The media do us a disservice when they describe these situations in made-for-TV-drama tabloid terms. That treatment makes it seem that people with money or in positions… Read More
The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department boys were back into their bag of dirty tricks again this year: to place a decoy deer in a small field the last day of deer season and during legal shooting hours, then place a log across the only entrance to the… Read More
I would like to thank all the residents and businesses that helped out during the last month with contributions to the Bangor Police Athletic League. Without these most needed funds we wouldn’t be able to provide the youth in this area with a number of worthwhile athletic programs… Read More
We, the owners of the Kokadjo Country Store, would like to extend our best wishes to our competitors in their new enterprise. We would like to thank the Bangor Daily News for printing a correction on its story of Dec. 3, titled, “Two stores for… Read More
Once again the Troy Handicapped Access Project expresses its sincere thanks for those loyal supporters in Troy. The continued support for the stair-lift fund will ensure its success. Townspeople have given generously every time they have been asked. … Frederica Fuller, treasurer Troy Handicapped Access Project… Read More
The students in the Bangor High School senior seminar class are concerned with improving the voting process involving the visually impaired. We would appreicate any comments and concerns from visually impaired voters about your voting experiences. Send remarks to: John Purton, 885 Broadway, Bangor 04401. Read More
LUBEC — Local business leaders are plotting a commercial revival for this former sardine-canning capital, whose downtown is now marked by boarded-up storefronts and torn-up streets. Few of the 2,000 vehicles a day crossing the bridge connecting Lubec with Canada’s Campobello Island stop in the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Dwayne and Marcia Black are sensitive to the role they play in the evolution of the community as new owners of the Donald H. Shorey Funeral Chapel on Hartland Avenue. “A greater portion of our work is with the living,” Black said. “It… Read More
PALMYRA — A community watchdog group is asking questions about the road commissioner’s scope of authority, and his recent decision to change the job specifications of the fall paving program after selectmen voted on them. According to Frank Robinson, spokesman for The Group and Palmyra… Read More
CORINNA — Corinna selectmen and members of the Corinna Sewer District will hold a joint meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the town office to continue a discussion on what the town might be able to do to assist the district next year in meeting their… Read More
WATERVILLE — Thomas College has recognized 20 years of service by Richard H. Meader by creating the Richard H. Meader Scholarship. Through the scholarship program, $1,500 will be awarded each year to a resident of Central Maine. Selection for the award will be based on… Read More
FORT KENT — Musicians at Fort Kent Community High School will present an annual winter concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in the high school gymnasium. The program will open with a performance by the concert band, under the direction of Judith Workman. This… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent will present its annual winter concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Fox Auditorium. Featured this year will be Harrison Roper of Houlton, a horn soloist. The concert will center around three large-scale works… Read More
HOULTON — The board of directors of the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District on Thursday unanimously approved the district’s 1993 budget of $443,635. The figure represents an increase of almost 42 percent from last year. While most accounts reflected small fluctuations up or done,… Read More
CARIBOU — In the coming weeks, Loring Air Force Base will be visited by four federal departments interested in the base for research and development sites. One of the departments is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Loring is scheduled to close in September 1994. Read More
From a one-room schoolhouse in New Sweden to one of the first administrators of the newly created University of Maine System in 1968, Dr. Clifford O.T. Wieden has influenced education in Aroostook County for more than 45 years. Even after retirement, the 91-year-old educator continues to be active… Read More
COOPER — The Cooper Free Library recently held an “Old Days” party during the celebration of its first anniversary. The event was described as the most significant in the short history of the library. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ISLAND FALLS — Eileen Hunt, a senior at Bowdoin College, is among 36 American students who will be awarded the British Marshall Scholarship to study at a university in Britain, next year. Hunt studies English and philosophy at Bowdoin and plans to read English literature… Read More
MACHIAS — Selected municipal landfills in Washington County will be allowed by the state to operate after Dec. 31, provided that their operators comply with conditions outlined by the Department of Environmental Protection. In an agreement reached Thursday between the DEP and Washington County Refuse… Read More
EASTPORT — The Eastport City Council, like many communities in Maine, has to fashion a recycling plan that will meet with state approval. The Eastport Recycling Committee has reviewed several options and earlier this week appeared before the Eastport City Council with several requests. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BEALS — The Beals Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Town Office. Joan Brooks will represent Amy Jerde’s request for a building permit to erect a 10-by-10-foot addition to a storage shed on West Sheep Island. The annex would house a gas-fired… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — The state electrical inspector has informed Baileyville Police Chief Michael Coty that the fires last week that destroyed one house and seriously damaged two others may have been caused by a low-tension electrical wire that broke loose from a pole. “He said he… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will offer luncheons with Santa in several communities beginning Saturday, Dec. 12. The events will be from noon to 1 p.m. as follows: Saturday, Dec. 12, at Guilford United Methodist Church; Sunday, Dec. 13, at Dexter Primary School; Saturday,… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The Maine Department of Transportation will extend a repair project on U.S. Route 1 in Milbridge one-third mile, DOT officials said. The extension will be explained during a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Milbridge Municipal Office. The extension… Read More
GREENVILLE — The appointment of a director for the musical at Greenville High School generated much discussion Tuesday by the Greenville School Committee. Denise Domotor, a teacher at the school who is expected to be on leave for maternity, has a contract to direct this… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Before the School Board considers seeking a postponement of a school lunch program, it asked that possible options be studied and the findings brought back its members. East Millinocket has never had a school lunch program. The current three-year waiver postponing a… Read More
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BELFAST — Eleven women graduated from the Waldo Regional Vocational Center Thursday night as certified nursing aides. The new CNAs are: Jean M. Hurley, Monroe; Marsha Malloy-Sherer, Stockton Springs; Vicki Brown, Stockton Springs; Jennifer Ann Hall, Searsport; Diana J. Starett, Union; Christine A. Bradley, Belfast;… Read More
The big rigs roll out of a truck stop in Baring — a convoy of tractor-trailers loaded with Christmas trees, paper, fish, logs, tires and lumber — and the winter night closes over eastern Maine. There is snow in the air as the drivers steer through the lonely… Read More
PORTLAND — City investigators have concluded their probe of Portland’s deadliest fire in 30 years, but say they will never know whether the alarm system was working in the apartment building that burned. “It was an old system, and a minimal system, but it seemed… Read More
BAKER BROOK, New Brunswick — A parish priest and the father of two men who claim their 4-year-old brother was murdered believe the stories the two grown men now tell police. Their brother, Yvon Pelletier, has been missing for 25 years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
THORNDIKE — Mount View Adult and Community Education has won a Carl Perkins grant for a new program, Single Parents in Cooperative Education. The SPICE program serves single parents and mothers-to-be in SAD 3 and provides help in life skills, vocational training, education and parenting. For information, call… Read More
ROCKLAND — The impact of both the life and the death of teacher Carol A. Feld has devastated the Guilford Butler School, Principal Craig Borgerson told the SAD 5 board Thursday night. Feld was a teacher at the South Thomaston School for 11 years, three… Read More
BELFAST — Belfast High School’s girl soccer players, with an assist from parents and fans, scored with the SAD 34 board of directors Tuesday night, winning approval to form a varsity team for next year. The board’s wholehearted support for the new team drew cheers… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Penobscot Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross will instruct an adult CPR refresher, review option course from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at the new office at 312 Broadway. Participants must have a current American Red Cross adult CPR… Read More
CAMDEN — Northport artist Kimber Lee Clark has released a signed and numbered print of a watercolor titled “Children’s Chapel, Rockport.” The painting depicts the chapel gardens in full bloom and the chapel. Clark will inscribe prints from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12,… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Dr. Blaine A. Littlefield, a Brunswick optometrist, recently was awarded a fellowship in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, as part of the 22nd annual meeting of the college in Newport Beach, Calif. Littlefield is a native of Hampden and a graduate… Read More
ROCKPORT — Longtime residents are worried that the proposed Comprehensive Plan would price their descendants out of town. Describing their group as “old-time Rockporters,” spokesman Byron Haining informed the Comprehensive Plan Committee and Planning Board they would fight the plan’s passage unless certain changes were… Read More
OWLS HEAD — A survey has shown that most of the water wells in Owls Head are drilled to a depth of more than 100 feet and yield 3 to 5 gallons of water a minute. Earlier, town officials expressed concern about the Owls Head… Read More
ROCKLAND — Worried that trouble may be looming overhead in the form of a tilting chimney on Superior Courthouse, the Knox County Commissioners are looking to top it off. “Anybody coming in the building could get really clobbered,” Building Superintendent Wesley Knight told the commissioners… Read More
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BAR HARBOR — Santa Claus has advised the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce that he will arrive, as planned, at noon Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Bar Harbor Town Pier. Saturday’s marine forecast has forced Santa to change his transportation plans, however. Instead of his… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Woodland High School announced this week that Caitlin Foley has been awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Good Citizen Award for 1993. Foley was selected by faculty and members of the senior class because they believed she best met the criteria for… Read More
ROCKLAND — Following the furor over one of its top executive’s derogatory comments against a sexual abuse victim, the Mid-Coast Mental Health Center board of directors reiterated its support for victims of such crimes. The board’s formal statement comes on the heels of MCMHC’s reprimand… Read More
HOULTON — When William Cyr Jr. of Danforth goes to school, his classes are often held under a car. Cyr is one of about 20 students enrolled in the automobile student service educational training program at Central Maine Technical College in Auburn. The program is… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Insurance Women of Downeast Maine is offering two Insurance Institute of America courses in mid-January. Program in Insurance is a course designed to help customer service representatives and other office personnel better understand all types of insurance. Accredited Advisor in Insurance is a… Read More
The Down East ECKANKAR Center will hold the second session of a five-week open discussion series from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 12, at the center at 9 Central St., second floor, Bangor. The discussion is about ECKANKAR, the Religion of Light and Sound,… Read More
MILFORD — Milford will hold a special town meeting in the next few months to decide what to do with $516,000 in surplus funds. At a selectmen’s meeting last week the town also decided to present to voters adoption of a line-item budget for the… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Dr. Blaine A. Littlefield, a Brunswick optometrist, recently was awarded a fellowship in the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, as part of the 22nd annual meeting of the college in Newport Beach, Calif. Littlefield is a native of Hampden and a graduate… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Old Town Public Library will display footgear or moccasins of North American Indian groups, including two pairs of infant moccasins and adult and child sizes, all showing distinctive cuts and decorations characteristic of various nations, through Jan. 7. Some of the… Read More
HAMPDEN — The Pomroy House, which sits on a hill behind the Hampden Redemption Center in East Hampden, has been singled out by the town’s Historic Preservation Committee as a historical landmark. The owner of the buidling, Bangor Savings Bank, has reservations about the designation. Read More
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Residents of a Bangor street who saw a man fire a gun into a neighbor’s home 15 months ago relived the experience Friday for the jury that will decide the suspect’s fate. Three people — two of whom said they saw the shooting itself —… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Evidence of irregularities in the Nov. 3 election will be the basis for an appeal to be filed with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections by Pittsfield Republican Sumner Jones. Jones initially was ruled the winner of the District 101 House of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine state park campsite reservations for 1993 will be accepted beginning Tuesday, Jan. 5, by telephone and mail. As many as 75 percent of the 955 campsites at 11 state parks may be reserved for a maximum of 14 nights from June 15… Read More
BRUNSWICK — New officers elected to the Maine Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America during its Dec. 5 annual meeting were the following: Walter Van Hoek of Stow, president; Robert Marshall of Waldoboro, treasurer; and John Field of Walpole,… Read More
The Penobscot River is eating away at $1 million worth of property along South Main Street below Veterans Remembrance Bridge at such a rate the Brewer City Council has declared it an emergency. Harvey and Beatrice Burns are in danger of losing the swimming pool… Read More
By way of season’s greetings a former BDN colleague who shares my taste for the far-out sent me a “Far Side” cartoon which he knows sums up my feelings about the plague of ignorant motorists the land is presently suffering. It is a scene from… Read More
AUGUSTA — An experimental ratemaking structure designed to break the link between Central Maine Power Co.’s electricity sales and its profits will remain in effect at least through January, state regulators decided Friday. But the Public Utilities Commission in February will revisit the issue of… Read More
Snow and rain moved into southern Maine on Friday, marking the arrival of a storm to the south that caused high winds and posed the potential for coastal flooding through Saturday. Snow squalls made driving slippery along the coast with dozens of minor accidents reported,… Read More
It was a hard year for LCP Chemicals in Orrington. The paper industry — its major customer — was mired in the recession, and the parent of LCP was operating under the protection of the bankruptcy court. Despite the trials, employees took time Friday to… Read More
BOSTON — A 13-year-old Maine boy whose survival depended on receiving a heart transplant was recovering from the operation Friday in a Boston hospital, where his condition was listed as critical. After a heart was found for Travis Conway of Skowhegan, a team of doctors… Read More
The Maine Llama Association has named new steering committee members. They are: Gale Yohe of Hollis Center, 929-3057, state contact person; Brian Norkus of West Buxton, 727-3830, southern region; Debbie Carleton of Union, 785-4146, central region; Sharon Sampson of Camden, 596-0100, northern region. The association… Read More
In November, on “Good Morning America,” President-elect Bill Clinton listed deficit reduction as his No. 2 priority, after job creation. No one doubts that job creation should be the Clinton administration’s top priority. Last year alone, this country was losing 2,600 jobs a day. But… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “All politics is local,” it’s been said. A more accurate truism would be, “All politics is propaganda.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Great Northern Paper Inc. has agreed to resubmit an application to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for approval of its plans to use the West Branch of the Penobscot River during the next 30 years. The company operates an extensive hydroelectric system on the… Read More
PORT CLYDE — Two lobstermen were rescued from Cilley Ledge after their 50-foot vessel was dashed on the rocks in Friday’s 14-foot seas. Donald J. Paulsen, 37, of Cushing and Michael Fetteroli, 35, of Warren reported their fishing boat Sara Jean was taking on water… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — Two special prosecutors, including former Maine Attorney General James E. Tierney, were appointed Friday to investigate allegations of wiretapping, kickbacks and conniving by Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices. The dispute pits Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official against its highest court. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Gov. Jock McKernan has done a complete about-face on the state budget. Two years ago, locked in a tight and brutal battle for re-election with former Democratic Gov. Joe Brennan, McKernan pooh-poohed any suggestion that Maine was heading for a fiscal disaster. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
NEW YORK — People over age 60 who decide to kill themselves keep the decision secret and usually get the job done on the first try, participants at a conference said Thursday. “There’s a huge generational gap in the attitude about suicide,” Robert Schussel, a… Read More
The winter holidays may be one of the hardest times of the year for allergy sufferers, says Patricia Goldman, executive director of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter. “What seems to be a bad cold every year at this time may… Read More
This week’s Perot-style town meeting in Cumberland in which the governor sought the opinions of average citizens on how to deal with the $1 billion budget shortfall revealed how even the best-intentioned attempt to communicate can be undermined by the different languages spoken by politicians and the public. Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Olympia Snowe on Friday won a seat on the House Budget Committee, where she promised to work to reduce the federal budget deficit. “Throughout my tenure in the Congress, I have consistently initiated and supported responsible deficit reduction plans,” said Snowe in… Read More
Can you show me again how to hold my newborn’s head when I bathe her? Which of these asthma medications is a bronchodilator? How will they take off this cast? How can I reduce the amount of cholesterol in my husband’s diet? Nurses and other… Read More