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Men’s College Basketball MELBOURNE, Fla. – Six players scored 10 or more points for host Florida Technical College in its 100-86 men’s basketball win over St. Joseph’s College of Standish here Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Brian Jensen scored four goals to power Presque Isle to a 7-2 schoolboy hockey victory over Foxcroft Academy at the Northern Maine Forum Saturday. Tyler Player notched a goal and an assist for the 2-7 Wildcats, while Jason Dean and Travis Lauritsen… Read More
Husson College will host the Husson College-Dopson Soccer Club Indoor Tournament in Bangor Jan. 22-23. Teams will play a minimum of four games. Entry is $80 per team. Call Mitch Ellisen at 947-1121 (ext. 270), or 368-2193. Read More
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Out and About: Take a peek at what Philmont Davis of Harrington wrote regarding Washington County’s declining deer herd: “…I have read your column for years with great interest regarding our deer harvest. We get quotes on the statewide deer harvest but nothing is ever said about the… Read More
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SCARBOROUGH – Joe Bessey of Scarborough will try to become the second Maine native to win the NASCAR Grand National Rookie of the Year honors next season, after announcing his commitment to race full time on the Southern tour. Ricky Craven of Newburgh was GN… Read More
The University of Maine hockey team, like Old Man River, keeps on rolling along. But putting together a remarkable 34-game regular-season unbeaten streak hasn’t been a piece of cake. The Bears have been on the brink of defeat on several occasions only to get the… Read More
Bangor knew going into this week that the next four games would be critical in determining how far the Rams will go during the 1992-93 Class A schoolgirl basketball season. The Rams passed the first test Monday night at Red Barry Gym. Bangor’s diamond-and-one defense… Read More
When the NCAA News arrives, it’s always nice to find Maine women’s basketball teams, and players, in the national rankings of Division III programs. Overall team and individual standings appeared in the Dec. 23 issue of the NCAA News. Four colleges are included in six… Read More
DYER BROOK – Junior guard Jill Mathers scored a game-high 22 points, including 12 in the first quarter, as Southern Aroostook avenged an early season loss by toppling previously undefeated Central Aroostook of Mars Hill 42-31 here Monday night. Behind Mathers and a full-court, man-to-man… Read More
In a sport where progress is measured in hundredths of seconds and fractions of inches, University of Maine men’s indoor track coach Jim Ballinger is looking for a whole number’s worth of improvement from his squad this season. “We finished fourth in the North Atlantic… Read More
VAN BUREN – Jason Poitras scored 22 points to lead the Van Buren Crusaders to a 65-61 schoolboy basketball win over Fort Kent here on Monday night. It was the second win of the season for the Crusaders, against five losses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman forward Stephanie Guidi was named North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Week it was announced on Monday. Guidi averaged 11.5 points during Maine’s last four games and tossed in 23 in a 73-72 loss against Valparaiso on Sunday afternoon. Read More
Women’s College Basketball ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Allison Gagnon scored 20 points to lead the University of Southern Maine women past host Eckerd College 73-65 in basketball action here Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
As the old Sonny and Cher song goes, “The beat goes on.” The various University of Maine hockey unbeaten streaks were in serious jeopardy when the high-scoring freshman trio of Paul Kariya and twins Peter and Chris Ferraro left to play in the World Junior… Read More
No place to go but up. That could be the official motto of this year’s University of Maine women’s indoor track team. Last season the Black Bears finish tied for last in the North Atlantic Conference, a memory that should serve as ready inspiration for… Read More
Men’s College Basketball HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – Chad Fenton led a quintet of players in double figures with 22 points and helped lead the University of Maine-Machias to a 78-61 men’s basketball victory over host King’s College here Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Women’s College Basketball The way Kristi Wildman sees it, this year is an all-or-nothing proposition. 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
Bangor High School senior Amy Walls, a three-time defending state champion in the 100-yard freestyle and two-time defending champ in the 50 freestyle, will not swim for the Rams this season. Walls began the season swimming for the team, before coming down with a respiratory… Read More
The “One last Quayle joke” cartoon (BDN, Dec. 30) is cruel, insulting and the product of an immature mind. Could the Freedom of Information Act be used to require publication of the IQ, spelling test scores and academic achievements of the “artist” responsible? googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
… Never would I have realized the amount of effort involved in the shipping industry, i.e. Federal Express, UPS, and all others, until I acquired a position as a courier for Federal Express three years ago…. I chose the job and I loved the job,… Read More
I wish to offer a different perspective than that given by Lois M. Reed in the (Dec. 8) Bangor Daily News review of “Dearest Father,” edited and narrated by H. Draper Hunt, published by North Country Press. Rather than concentrating on the author’s title choice… Read More
During the ’60s and ’70s our big, Victorian Cleveland Park house in Washington, D.C., was a pad for a constant stream of protesters, political campaigners, children of friends of friends and acquaintances of our daughters. Now 20 years later some of those long-haired, backpack, rag-tag… Read More
HAMPDEN — A Hampden teen was injured slightly Monday morning when she lost control of her car on Route 69 in Hampden. Kara Knaide, 18, was on her way to school at about 8 a.m. when her 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity became caught in slush on… Read More
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ELLSWORTH — Although no one was talking to the press about it Monday, two companies may have been discussing a possible land purchase between themselves. This week marks the end of a 60-day deadline by which time Portland-based Ram Management hoped to close on a… Read More
PORTLAND — The snow drought in southern Maine lasted right through the end of 1992, but experts assure snow lovers the trend won’t continue forever. A meager 2.1 inches of snow fell in the area in December, yielding a year-end total of only 41 inches,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Listeners expecting to hear the regular easy listening music Monday on WTMS radio, at 96.1 on the FM dial, instead heard POWER 96, a contemporary hit station. Also, WBPW, at 96.9 on the FM dial, has changed from a contempory hit format… Read More
FORT KENT — Sara Louise Gendreau was the first baby born in Aroostook County this year and the first child of Philip and Debra Gendreau of Madawaska. Delivered by Dr. George Conover, Sara weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 19 inches at birth. She… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Indoor Pool is taking registration for swimming classes for its January to March session. The session begins Monday, Jan. 11. Classes offered for adults include learn to swim, advanced beginner, stroke improvement, swimnastics and lifeguard training. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HAMPDEN — The town’s library and Sawyer’s landfill dominated discussion at the Hampden Town Council meeting Monday night, but not before the business of installing new officers was done. Hampden Town Attorney Thomas Russell conducted the council swearing-in ceremony for one re-elected and two new… Read More
FORT KENT — Now that the fruitcake and sugar cookies have been put away for another year, St. John Valley residents may want to turn their attention to getting into shape. The University of Maine at Fort Kent will offer several physical education classes to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A 12-week medical terminology course will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays starting Jan. 12, at Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle. A different system of the human body will be discussed each week with emphasis on word roots, prefixes… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Michael Archer, 20, of Presque Isle is scheduled to appear in District Court in Presque Isle at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, in connection with an accident that caused $5,000 in damages to the K and K Motor Sports building Saturday night. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Local police were ivestigating a burglary at the City Drug Store on Academy Street sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. At about 2:30 a.m. on Monday when Officer Mark Barnes was checking buildings he discovered the front door to the building… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Retired police officer Clarence Bell was elected chairman of the Presque Isle City Council on Monday. During the council’s annual organization meeting, council newcomer Roger Thibodeau was sworn in as was veteran councillor Brenda Smith for a second three-year term. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Auditions for “A … My Name is Alice,” a musical revue conceived by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianna Boyd, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Weiden music room at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Read More
A Saturday round-up of top 1992 stories in Aroostook County incorrectly said that David Pond was charged with shooting a former girlfriend and another man. In fact, Pond shot at the two while they were in a house in Littleton in July 1990. Neither were injured by the… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — A $2 million building expansion of Washington Academy in East Machias could get under way this summer and be completed by June 1994, depending on the final design adopted by school trustees. Preliminary plans call for consolidating classes now spread out in… Read More
CALAIS — A right-to-life seminar will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in the auditorium at the Washington County Technical College. The seminar is a new effort in the Down East area to provide an alternative approach to abortion. Guests at the seminar will include Linda… Read More
PEMBROKE — One of two juveniles implicated in a burglary here Sunday was tracked to his parent’s home a quarter-mile away by Washington County’s newest police dog and his handler. Trooper Tim McCadden and his dog, Zack, “did a marvelous job,” Lester Seeley, a deputy… Read More
THOMASTON — Residents have petitioned the Board of Selectmen for a special town meeting to address the issue of giving Town Manager William Judson an employment contract. Judson confirmed that the petition bearing the signatures of about 130 residents was submitted to Town Clerk Joan… Read More
COOPER — The Cooper Free Public Library has several new video films available for checkout during the month of January. The titles are: “The Seven Samurai, Parts I and II;” “The Caine Mutiny,”with Humphrey Bogart; “Stage Fright,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock; “Stormy Weather,” a musical with Lena Horne,… Read More
EASTPORT — While most Washington County residents on Friday recovered from their New Year’s Eve festivities, Dori Clement long will remember Jan. 1, 1993, as the day she huddled with her two children, one clad only in a diaper, and watched a fire destroy her house trailer and… Read More
LUBEC — Lubec selectmen on Monday interviewed the first of at least three candidates seeking the job of new town office manager in Lubec. Additional closed-door interviews with applicants interested in the job will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5 and 6 p.m. Read More
An agenda item that the SAD 77 board of directors will consider on Tuesday, Jan. 5, was listed incorrectly in a Monday announcement of public meetings. A board member, not someone connected with Washington Academy, has proposed that the academy’s name be changed to Washington High School. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A second straw vote on a proposed addition to the Monson Elementary School will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at SeDoMoCha Middle School in Dover-Foxcroft. Residents from SAD 68 towns of Dover-Foxcroft, Charleston, Sebec and Monson are encouraged to attend, to… Read More
MILO — As of Monday, Jan. 4, Dr. Richard J. Donahue Jr. has joined the staff of the Milo Family Practice as an interim family physician. Donahue, 35, received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University of Medford, Mass. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts… Read More
MILO — The New Year’s resolution of the Penquis Valley Lady Patriot basketball team is to make the tournament in 1993. With that aim in mind, assistant girls coach Christine Cunningham made arrangements for Presque Isle girls varsity coach Richard Barstow to speak to the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Police are investigating the theft of a Jiffy ice auger taken from a vehicle while it was parked Saturday in Abbot. Investigators from the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department also are investigating the theft of a 1980 snowsled from a Williamsburg residence. Read More
Beginning Tuesday, residents in the East Millinocket and Medway areas who have the 746 telephone exchange will be able to dial 911 for emergency services. The new service was made possible to East Millinocket and Medway area residents as the result of a cooperative effort… Read More
AUBURN — The Central Maine Retired Senior Volunteer Program is seeking a public agency or nonprofit organization to take over operations supporting 510 volunteers serving community programs in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. A briefing will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at… Read More
NEWPORT — Three people were injured in a car accident on Interstate 95 in Newport Monday afternoon. According to Trooper Rick Fowler of the Maine State Police, Pauline Sawyer, 71, of Newport and two passengers, Charles Rowell, 72, and Dorothy Rowell, 69, both of Pittsfield,… Read More
ROCKLAND — An eight-week course in basic coastal navigation will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the United States Coast Guard Station on Tillson Avenue. Instructors for the two-hour weekly classes will be members of the Penobscot Bay Flotilla of the U.S. Coast… Read More
DEXTER — The guidance department at Dexter Regional High School, in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Academy, will hold an informational meeting on financial aid for college at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the home economics room at the school. Mary Beth Sommers, financial… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Annual elections and appointments top the agenda for the 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, meeting of the Pittsfield Town Council. Councilors will take the oath of office and a mayor and deputy mayor will be elected by the board. More than 30 vacancies… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Penquis District Boy Scout Committee met Friday, Dec. 18, at the Heath Farm in Dover-Foxcroft with Chairman James Wentworth presiding. Howard Kesseli’s report on membership listed 135 Tiger Scouts; 265 Cub Scouts; 330 Webelos; 291 Boy Scouts; and 68 Explorer Scouts. Cynthia… Read More
ROCKPORT — City police are investigating a Sunday night break-in at the Cedar Street home of Lawrence Esancy. Lt. Michael Collins said the Esancy family discovered the break-in when they returned home at 7:44 p.m. There was no sign of forced entry. Collins said household… Read More
The Penobscot County grand jury in Bangor has indicted the following: Jefferson Baillie, 21, Bangor, assault. 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
PITTSFIELD — Rep. Sumner Jones of Pittsfield has joined three other candidates in filing a petition with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices requesting an investigation into District 101 recounts. Although the recent election in District 101 — which includes Canaan, Cornville, Hartland… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Mid-Coast Chapter of Maine Media Women will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Stella Maris on Route 1. The program features readers of their original works, A. Carman Clark of Union, house and garden editor of The Camden Herald; Joan… Read More
ROCKLAND — Hubert Joy, 58, of Rockland suffered a fatal heart attack while leaving his driveway and collided with a Rockland Public Works truck. The two men in the truck were uninjured. State Trooper Laurie Rackliff said the accident occurred at 8:09 a.m. on Lawn… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following sealed indictments from the December session of the Knox County grand jury have been released: Timothy P. Stevens, 32, Auburn, unlawful sexual contact for an incident involving a boy less than 14 years of age on March 5, 1988, in Rockland. Read More
THOMASTON — Residents have petitioned the Board of Selectmen for a special town meeting to address the issue of giving Town Manager William Judson an employment contract. Judson confirmed that the petition bearing the signatures of about 130 residents was submitted to Town Clerk Joan… Read More
ROCKLAND — The city has a “good problem” on its waterfront, Mayor Robert Peabody said Monday night, after a meeting with competing interests in the Chamber of Commerce, harbor master, Harbor Committee and the Rockland Yacht Club. The “good problem” is that so much focus… Read More
ROCKLAND — Because of the success of last year’s Maine Lobster Festival Theme Contest, festival directors will invite public participation in the selection of a theme for the 46th annual festival. More than 200 entries were submitted last year. The 1992 theme, “Claws for Celebration,” submitted by Donna… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following cases were disposed of Wednesday in 6th District Court: Sara S. Coffey, 19, Appleton, speeding, $150. 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
NORTHPORT — Northporters can put their two cents in on a possible half-million-dollar addition to the Drinkwater School at a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the room-shy school. The state Department of Education has approved SAD 34’s application for an addition in the state’s… Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 educators are learning that sometimes adults are not the best mediators to deal with conflicts between students. In fact, a new program at the school this year is seeing great results with specially trained students taking over the mediation sessions to help their peers… Read More
ROCKLAND — A broken water pipe forced the closing of Rockland District Court Monday morning., According to Building Superintendent Douglas McKnight the pipe broke in a condensing unit in the ceiling above a confrence room. Water damage was minimal, and a maintainence company was called… Read More
AUGUSTA — As Dennis L. Dutremble flings open the door to the Maine Senate president’s office he now occupies, an unsuspecting visitor is startled to see a life-size, color cutout of actor John Wayne coldly staring back. Welcome to Duke Country. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The Municipal Operations Committee of the Bangor City Council will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, in the council chambers on the third floor of City Hall. The committee will consider several parking-related issues, and several concerning subordinate committees. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The Penobscot County grand jury in Bangor has indicted the following: Jefferson Baillie, 21, Bangor, assault. 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
A Hampden man injured in a weekend fire was released from the hospital Monday. Kenneth O’Brien, 28, left Eastern Maine Medical Center after being treated for burns and smoke inhalation he suffered during a fire at his Meadow Road home early Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The great satellite race is on in Maine, and although it involves 79,000 rural households here, few people have the slightest clue about what is happening. The winner will be the first investor or group of investors who can provide the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) with nearly… Read More
UPPER FRENCHVILLE — A 72-year-old Upper Frenchville man died after the car he was driving left the roadway and struck a house on U.S. Route 1 Monday. State Police Trooper Dana Thibeault said that Abel Raymond died immediately after the accident, which occurred at 2:25… Read More
Elvis Presley will be sighted at post offices all over Maine on Friday, when the U.S. Postal Service issues the Elvis stamp nationwide. Hordes of quivering Elvis fans are expected to storm post offices to buy the 29-cent stamps, which go on sale at noon… Read More
Although most of Maine’s exports go north, to Canada, Mexico is a significant and underexploited market for this state in commodities derived directly from its historic base in raw materials, manufacturing and agriculture. What President-elect Bill Clinton does in Austin later this week will have… Read More
NEW YORK — Toys R Us Inc. said Monday its overall Christmas sales rose 18.5 percent, further evidence that the retail business had a strong holiday season. The leading toy-store operator also said sales at its stores open at least a year were up a… Read More
Two men arrested early Friday morning after a five-hour standoff with police in Exeter remained in jail Monday charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon. Dennis Wright, 45, of Exeter and William Alves, 40, of Derby,… Read More
PORTLAND — The state’s highest court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a Portland man who is serving a 60-year prison term for killing his girlfriend in 1990. Roland White challenged his conviction on several grounds, all of which were rejected by the Maine… Read More
The weekly mutual fund results printed on Saturday, Jan. 2, were incorrect. The figures that appeared were for Wednesday, Dec. 30, instead of Thursday, Dec. 31. Readers can calculate the correct weekly and year-end net asset values for their funds by adding or subtracting the weekly changes from… Read More
Walking into the newly opened 114,513-square-foot Bangor Wal-Mart on Springer Drive is what it might be like to step inside the pages of a Wish Book. This colossal store, which sends other retailers scrambling for innovative ways to compete, is big — very big. Anyone… Read More
A Bangor man accused of commandeering a woman’s car, then beating and stabbing her before leaving her for dead last month, also reportedly tried to rape her. The Penobscot County grand jury on Monday indicted 24-year-old Gregory Mitchell on six counts, including one each of… Read More
The first test of President-elect Bill Clinton’s ability to use the enormous leverage of his new office with skill and subtlety will come this week when he seeks concessions on the environment and human rights from Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in the context of the North… Read More
WASHINGTON — The General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, warned Monday that Maine’s pension system is so dangerously underfunded that state officials will encounter serious difficulties meeting retirement obligations to 45,529 teachers and government employees enrolled in the plan. A report compiled by… Read More
SCARBOROUGH — Peter Coues tried to keep his electric heat bill low last winter. He and his wife turned off the heat altogether in four upstairs bedrooms. Downstairs, they kept it cool. They went without heat in the master bedroom. They had fires in the… Read More
Oh, whatta head! But, it isn’t because he whoooooooped it up at any New Year’s parties. Today’s opener introduces Rooney, a newly arrived barred owl who has been named for the family who salvaged him after he was sighted, numbed and disoriented, alongside I-95. His… Read More
In your increasing lean to the left, you attack President Bush for the pardons of the Iran-Contra issue. The president should be commended not only for putting special prosecutor (Lawrence) Walsh out of a job, but for putting behind us one of the biggest witch hunts in recorded… Read More
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Q. I heard that it makes sense to install a new super-high-efficiency gas furnace even though my old one still works. Can a new “super” furnace really cut my heating costs by 40 percent and how are they different? — G.S. A. Yes, installing a… Read More
A former University of Maine alumni official whose career ended with the first of several convictions for child molestation again faces similar charges. The Penobscot County grand jury on Monday indicted 60-year-old Lester Nadeau of Bangor on two counts of unlawful sexual contact and two… Read More
Kenneth Gibb spent Monday morning making sure that two documents, sent under separate cover, safely arrived at their destination — in the hands of the Future Structure Task Force of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The two looseleaf binders contained two applications for a… Read More
The charge of attempted murder against a Bangor man accused of stabbing his neighbor was reduced Monday to aggravated assault and the man was released on bail. Abdias Natanael Alvarado-Aguirre, 28, of 277 Hammond St. appeared in 3rd District Court in Bangor Monday morning and… Read More
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter said Monday a ballot tampering investigation remains focused on two suspects and when the probe is completed, “people will know everything that can be known.” Also Monday, Rep. Sumner H. Lipman, R-Augusta, filed a petition with the state… Read More