MAINE vs. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Time, site: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono 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
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    HAMPDEN – Hampden Academy limited Brewer to 12 first-half points while building up an 18-point advantage en route to earning a 56-27 Big East Conference schoolgirl basketball victory here Wednesday night. Susan Thompson headed the effort for the 4-9 Broncos with 15 points. Sophomore Eryn… Read More
    MILO – Matt Haskell scored all 18 of his points in the second half, including nine in the fourth quarter, to power Dexter to a 61-57 schoolboy basketball victory over Penquis of Milo here Wednesday night. The Tigers, now 6-9, went 15-for-16 from the foul… Read More
    If you think there are a lot of loose ends and unexpected snags in planning a hunting or fishing trip, you should be part of the organizational committee putting together the Outdoor Writers Association of America’s annual conference scheduled to be held at the University of Maine in… Read More
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    PORTLAND – Bangor senior Danny Smith made 30 stops for his second shutout of the season as the University of Southern Maine beat Curry 6-0 at the Portland Ice Arena here Wednesday. Smith was the ECAC Division III North Goalie of the Week after making… Read More
    Prizes totaling $1,400 will be at stake Saturday when the 25th annual Maine Open Racquetball Tournament takes place at the Holiday Health and Racquet Club in Bangor. Action will start at 8 a.m. Saturday in men’s and women’s open classes as well as A, B,… Read More
    The modern version of the high school coach often has many roles to fill such as psychiatrist, disciplinarian, motivator, and advisor. Mike Carter, Bucksport High’s seventh-year wrestling coach, took on another role this season as forcaster. In anticipation of more success for his Golden Bucks,… Read More
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    WATERVILLE – David Zazzaro, former assisant coach for the State University of New York at Potsdam, has been named head coach of varsity lacrosse at Colby College. Zazzaro, a 1991 graduate of Drew University, was an assistant in both soccer and lacrosse at Potsdam State. Read More
    CAMDEN — The Board of Selectmen approved a $100,000 fund-raising plan aimed at restoring the Opera House Auditorium in time for the building’s 100th birthday celebration next year. Opera House Committee spokesman Sonny Simmons of the Hartstone Inn said the project would involve complete restoration… Read More
    NEWPORT — Dress Down Day at Newport Elementary School was held last Friday, Jan. 22, and $212 was raised by grades kindergartern through sixth. But one class of pupils really outdid themselves because they had a special incentive. Sandra Sinclair’s fourth-graders collected $51, she said,… Read More
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    It is always fascinating to note what does and does not get selected to appear on the front page of the Bangor Daily News. Recently, prominence has been accorded to various presentations made at Bangor Theological Seminary. One of them involved, not entirely without justice, some sweeping denunciations… Read More
    I am the very pregnant mother of a bright, sensitive 2 1/2-year-old. In regard to Jennifer Hill’s letter (Readers Write, Jan. 22), my daughter, too, has been traumatized by one of the more graphic presentations of the right to life movement. Close to the 1992… Read More
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    Fascinating! It seems that by the end of this month, City Forester Roland Perry may know whether Bangor is going to receive a $10,000 grant from the state. What is this money for? It will allow Bangor to inventory the trees found in parks and schools around the… Read More
    HOULTON — There are telephone numbers for the weather, road conditions and for psychic friends. Now there’s one for homework, too. Any parent who has ever asked a son or daughter what they had for homework and were told “nothing” will appreciate the new “Homework… Read More
    PORTLAND — Students at Greater Portland schools are building “Great Balls of Foil!” as part of a competition to teach and encourage foil recycling. The contest is sponsored by Reynolds Metals Co., makers of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil; Regional Waste Systems; WBLM-FM; and 6 Alive!… Read More
    SOUTH PARIS — A Hartford woman whose claims of two rapes last year left residents believing rapists were on the loose in Oxford County has admitted that she fabricated the stories. Officials have not identified the woman, a 39-year-old mother of two young children. She… Read More
    ORONO — A trained team was preparing early Thursday morning to enter a hazardous materials storage facility at the University of Maine to investigate the apparent leak of an unknown chemical there. UM Department of Public Safety personnel went from door to door at University… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Caribou Rotary Club has contributed $500 to the 1993 Teen Conference. The conference, which was organized by the Aroostook County Action Program’s family planning unit, will be held Wednesday, March 31, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Contributions from businesses,… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The SAD 24 board of directors on Wednesday waived a fee for janitorial services for a group using school facilities to raise money for playground improvements at Gateway Elementary School. The school system billed the Gateway Pals That Act group $132 for… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle will open its spring theater season with the musical revue, “A … My Name is Alice.” The production will be offered at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 29-30, and Feb. 5-6, and at 2… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Adult Education program will offer a workshop for people who seek to become United States citizens. The program will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Volunteer instructors for the course will be Donald and Deborah Marcotte. They will help participants… Read More
    MADAWASKA — An Aroostook County Superior Court jury has ordered the town of Madawaska to pay a businessman $5,000 for damages incurred because the town’s fire department did not adequately control and extinguish a fire and protect property. Renald Clavette of Van Buren operated a… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A French company that would operate a waste-to-energy plant in Easton has decided to buy into the project, according to the developer, Hayes Gahagan, president of Aroostook Energy Corp. The energy firm plans to construct a plant to produce electricity to power… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Representatives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration were in central Aroostook County this week to view facilities at Loring Air Force Base and to explore opportunities for research in the state. Kathryn Schmoll, assistant associate administrator of NASA’s space-science program, said… Read More
    CARIBOU — Officials of two Aroostook County hospitals have filed a letter of intent with state officials that they that hope to consolidate their operations. Before Cary Medical Center and The Aroostook Medical Center can merge, a certificate of need must be obtained in order… Read More
    The Maine Educational Opportunity Center at the University of Maine will hold a series of workshops on choosing and planning a new career, choosing a college, writing a college application and applying for financial aid. The workshops will be held in Houlton, Patten, Fort Kent… Read More
    EASTPORT — Eastport voters will be asked next month to approve a project to bring the 18-year-old Eastport Elementary School into the 21st century. The renovation and expansion will cost $2.6 million. The school, which was built in the days when education focused on the… Read More
    WHITING — The Whiting Planning Board will hold two public hearings in February to discuss the current state-mandated shoreland zoning ordinance and the final draft of a proposed shoreland ordinance for the town. Glenn Avery, executive director of the Washington County Regional Planning Commission, said… Read More
    DEBLOIS — Fuel suppliers and others who were affected adversely on Jan. 12 when the wood-fired power plant at Deblois was closed hope the efforts of the family business team of Karen and Morrill Worcester will result in the plant’s reopening. Karen Worcester is a… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Cold Stream Jaycees will sponsor a “Sweetheart Sock Hop” featuring music of the 1950s and 1960s from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in the cafeteria at Mattanawcook Academy. Music will be provided by Dynamite Dick Curtis. Admission is $5 a… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The possibility of a town-owned and operated fire department is still being discussed by Dover-Foxcroft officials. The Dover and Foxcroft Water District has owned and operated the Fire Department since 1923, but some residents think that unique partnership should cease and that the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Rodney Beckwith home on the Starbird’s Siding Road in Dover-Foxcroft received substantial damage by fire late Tuesday evening. Dover-Foxcroft Fire Chief Joseph Guyotte said the fire apparently started shortly before 10 p.m. in an electrical connection in a second-story room that was… Read More
    MADISON — Now, more than at any other time, towns and school districts need to work together to achieve equal distribution of state school subsidies. The municipal and school units also must work together to achieve budget cuts. This was the summation of the monthly… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Julie McDougal, 24, of St. Albans, was charged with theft in a summons issued Monday in Pittsfield. Officer Ron Richards issued the summons in connection with a theft at Edwards Co. in Pittsfield on Friday, Jan. 22. According to Richards’ report, Jennifer Cookson,… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Four of the six winners of the Sebasticook Valley Hoop Shoot held earlier this month in Pittsfield were winners in their age categories Sunday, Jan. 24, in the state’s northern division contest in Millinocket. They were Katie Nye and Shawn Henderson of Corinna,… Read More
    DEXTER — Dexter police are investigating an incident in Dexter Tuesday where an elderly woman tried to lure a young boy into a car. According to Allen Emerson of the Dexter Police Department, a boy about 12 or 13 years old was walking home from… Read More
    LINCOLNVILLE — A standing-room-only crowd of nearly 180 Lincolnville voters at a special town meeting Wednesday night accepted a consent agreement with the state for the cleanup of a solid-waste transfer station and approved spending $15,000 to study adding a gymnasium to the school. The… Read More
    THOMASTON — The Chamber Theatre of Maine will present “Eleemosynary” by Lee Blessing, a play about the tensions between three generations of women, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 12, 13, 19 and 20, at Watts Hall in Thomaston. “Eleemosynary” draws its name… Read More
    ROCKLAND — When a firetruck hit a police cruiser at a fire scene Tuesday the two vehicles sustained more damage than the burning building. Fire Chief Raymond Wooster said his 1978 Pierce pumper received $300 in damage. Police Lt. Michael Collins said the 1991 Ford… Read More
    WARREN — Applications for disaster assistance are being accepted at the Knox-Lincoln County Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service office through Friday, Feb. 12. Eligible producers who suffered crop losses of more than 40 percent due to damaging weather conditions in crop years 1990, 1991 or 1992… Read More
    BELFAST — Three Wilton bushwhackers who tried to trim more than $2,700 from two elderly Belfast women for three hours of yardwork last week have cleaned up the mess they left behind, Police Chief Robert Keating said Wednesday. The three charged one 90-year-old woman $2,300… Read More
    BELFAST — A discussion on what to do with the Crosby Junior High School building will be the focus of a public forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library. This second forum is sponsored by… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Penobscot Bay Chapter of the American Red Cross will instruct a Standard First Aid course from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 9 and 11, at the new office on 312 Broadway. This eight-hour course includes four hours of first… Read More
    CAMDEN — The second in a continuing series of free career management seminars will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Camden Health Care Center. Titled Values Clarification, the workshop will help to identify… Read More
    BELFAST — Asked for direction Tuesday night on the nascent 1992-93 school district budget, the SAD 34 board of directors took off on a lot of tangents before settling on one clear destination: no new local taxes. If that goal is reached, this will be… Read More
    BLUE HILL — The Office of Substance Abuse in Augusta has granted Rural Health Partners a license to conduct outpatient substance abuse programs. Rural Health Partners has centers in Blue Hill, Bucksport, Castine and Stonington. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Carol Wakelin, wife of the late James Wakelin (1911-1990), has donated her husband’s physics library to the College of the Atlantic. The collection includes more than 100 volumes and many classics in the field. The donation will form the foundation of the college library holdings… Read More
    BELFAST — Three Wilton bushwhackers who tried to trim more than $2,700 from two elderly Belfast women for three hours of yardwork last week have cleaned up the mess they left behind, Police Chief Robert Keating said Wednesday. The three charged one 90-year-old woman $2,300… Read More
    BLUE HILL — The board of trustees of Bay School has announced that the school has received two separate grants totaling $12,500. A grant of $5,000 was donated anonymously to the school’s library fund. The grant money will be used to purchase a library computer… Read More
    SULLIVAN — A pilot program to support adults who are new readers will begin in February at the Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center. The program, New Books, New Readers, is being funded by the Maine Humanities Council and the state Department of Education. The program host will… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The marketing director and chief executive officer of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has announced her resignation effective at the end of February. Lynda Tyson said Wednesday she will rejoin the staff of Tyson and Partners Inc., a marketing and communications… Read More
    TRENTON — The Down East Civil Air Patrol Squadron will be represented for the second consecutive year by one of its cadets at the annual National Youth Leadership Forum to be held Feb. 2-7, in Washington, D.C. Cadet Sgt. David Hawes, son of Mr. and… Read More
    Maine State Police are warning Maine residents to beware of people claiming to be members of the department and asking that money be wired to them. State police Chief Col. Andrew E. Demers said the nationwide scam involves telephone calls to residents claiming that a… Read More
    Bangor’s proposal to land a 4,000-employee federal finance center continues to gather momentum. The City Council recently agreed to retain a building manager for the huge complex, and to modify city codes to allow construction should the city be selected as one of the three… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Seven-year-old Danielle Stevens of Dover-Foxcroft quietly walked to the front of the gymnasium and stood before her peers, avoiding eye contact with anyone. It was a nervous moment for the daughter of Peter and Zita Stevens, who was honored and recognized Wednesday at… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine government has accrued a $4 million phone bill, and New England Telephone Co. is pressing for a payment plan. A team of NET auditors and accountants is working with the state to sort through the unpaid charges and how the debt will… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Special Commission to Review the Electoral Process, formed in the wake of Augusta’s ballot tampering scandal, will conduct public hearings in Bangor, Lewiston, Presque Isle and Sanford this weekend. Secretary of State G. William Diamond formed the 13-member panel to study ways… Read More
    KENNEBUNKPORT — Although he claims official residency in Texas, George Bush has advised the Secret Service that his seaside estate in Maine will be his primary home for security purposes. Former presidents are eligible for Secret Service protection for the rest of their lives. Upon… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Two days after President Bill Clinton named his wife, Hillary, to be chairwoman of a commission to draft national health insurance reform, Sen. William S. Cohen and Rep. Olympia J. Snowe announced their own health care initiatives. In a Senate speech Wednesday, Cohen… Read More
    The Legislative Committee of the Christian Civic League of Maine has been meeting monthly for the past year in the formulation of the League’s prioritized agenda of concerns for the 116th Maine Legislature. We’ve titled our agenda, “Opportunity, Justice and Compassion: Moving Maine Forward in 1993.”… Read More
    CALAIS — Sidney Unobskey, president of the San Francisco Planning Commission and Calais business property owner, has offered the Passamaquoddy Tribe $100,000 to offset the cost of moving a proposed $10 million hotel-casino complex to a site south of Route 1. Unobskey’s Portland attorney, Catherine… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Even before Maine’s fledgling Workers’ Compensation Board turns one month old, its interim executive director has quit. Ralph L. Tucker, who served on the old Workers’ Compensation Commission for 12 years and was its chairman when the newly created board replaced the commission… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State officials cut the red tape and approved Medicaid coverage for an 18-year-old cancer victim who needs a bone marrow transplant, after he made a personal appeal to the governor’s office. Brad Levesque, a resident of Bath Children’s Home, drove to the State… Read More
    BETHEL — A 64-year-old Massachusetts man died Wednesday in a skiing accident at Sunday River, Maine’s fourth ski death this winter. The victim’s name was not immediately released. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    RICHARD C. JONES, of Pittston has left the Maine Motor Transport Association after 11 years as executive director. Although he is semiretired, Jones will continue to serve as administrator of the association’s Workers’ Compensation plan. Dale Hanington of Benton replaced Jones as executive director. SYLVIA… Read More
    ATLANTA — Georgia-Pacific Corp. on Wednesday picked its president, A.D. “Pete” Correll, to succeed the retiring T. Marshall Hahn as chief executive officer. Correll, who is also the chief operating officer of the forestry products company, will take over from Hahn as CEO on May… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH — Hannaford Brothers Co. on Wednesday reported an increase in fourth-quarter sales and other revenues of 6.8 percent in 1992. Hannaford Brothers is northern New England’s largest food retailer. Its stores operate under the names Shop ‘n Save, Alexander’s, Martin’s and Sun Food. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    OAKLAND — Police said Wednesday that groups of blacks and whites who fought during the weekend called off their feud and agreed to put the violence behind them. Groups of four to eight young men who had been involved in confrontations Sunday met on Main… Read More
    Given the condition of the city budget, and the risk of further alienating Augusta, it was an act of true grit for Bangor’s councilors to commit the city in principle and financially to joining Portland in a lawsuit challenging the state’s deinstitutionalization policy. A contribution… Read More
    When Rick Curry was in acting school at New York University, he tried to supplement his income by doing commercials. His friends were able to pick up jobs easily, but time after time, Curry was turned away because of his disability: he was born with one arm. Finally,… Read More