The Jonesport-Beals Royals will be seeking their ninth state championship while the Limestone Eagles will be looking for their first ever when they play for state boys basketball titles this week after victories in the Eastern Maine finals on Saturday. The Royals topped the Central… Read More
ORONO – The question in the minds of the Alfond Arena faithful on Saturday night was: “How were the University of Maine Black Bears going to rebound after their first loss of the season?’ Answer: Maine 6, Boston University 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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BETHEL – The Lake Region boys from Bridgton and Camden-Rockport girls continued to dominate their competition here at the Class B Maine Alpine Ski Championships at Sunday River Ski Resort Friday. Both teams remained first and won the team slalom competitions Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Women’s College Basketball ORONO – Chalk up yet another moral victory for the University of Maine women’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;… Read More
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Two basketball players competing in a contest between the University of Maine-Presque isle and the University of Maine-Machias pictured in Friday’s editions were incorrectly identified. The players were Ernie Kavanagh of UMPI and Kris Kovaks of UMM. Read More
STEARNS vs. GARDINER Time, site: Saturday, 10 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
While his team was building a 13-point lead by the 2:38 mark of the third quarter, Central Aroostook High School’s Travis Robbins had not yet contributed a single point. Only after the Katahdin Cougars came storming back to take a 45-44 lead with 3:59 left… Read More
It may sound trite, but there is only one way to describe Calais’ 61-47 victory over Schenck of East Millinocket at the Bangor Auditorium Saturday night for the Eastern Maine Class C schoolgirl basketball championship. It was truly a team effort. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Charlie Gaffney had a hat trick and also assisted on two other goals to lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 6-5 win over Connecticut College here Saturday night. Bowdoin is now 12-7-2 while Connecticut College fell to 10-11-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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AT BETHEL CLASS B SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS BOYS OVERALL TEAM RESULTS Maranacook 152, Lake Region 166, Leavitt 181, Mount Abram 187, Camden-Rockport 284, Gray-New Gloucester 448, Greely 490, Stearns 656, Lincoln Acad. 0, John Bapst 0, Marshwood 0, Mattanawcook 0, Maine Central Institute 0 googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Women’s College Basketball PRESQUE ISLE – Kristi Wildman sank eight of nine second half free throws en route to a game-high 24 points as the Husson College women’s basketball team held off the University of Maine-Presque Isle 57-51 on Saturday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Men’s College Basketball Women’s College Basketball The Husson College women and the Westbrook College men earned the top seeds for the NAIA District 5 basketball tournaments which open later this week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Winthrop boys captured their second straight Class C title while Erskine Academy collected the girls “C” crown in Western Maine finals at the Augusta Civic Center Saturday. Winthrop rolled past Old Orchard Beach 91-61 and Erskine Academy of South China edged Madison… Read More
Men’s College Basketball BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont demonstrated the power of the 3-point shot, hitting 14 of 30 from beyond the arc to defeat the University of Maine 82-74 in men’s college basketball action in front of 965 at Patrick Gym here Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The excited members of the Caribou High School girls basketball team pressed Coach George Moran for an answer. “Are we going to make the tournament?” they continued to ask in the wake of Caribou’s 53-46 come-from-behind victory over Nokomis of Newport last Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
It is not going to be easy to choose one team over another when it comes to voting for the Maine Principals’ Association Eastern Maine Schoolgirl Basketball Tournament Sportsmanship Awards for 1993. The choices will be mighty tough; the votes mighty close. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Tony Tobin was still standing in the middle of the basketball court when the custodian began clicking off the house lights at the Bangor Auditorium late Saturday night. Less than an hour earlier, Limestone’s crafty guard had been mobbed by jubilant teammates, family and friends… Read More
Tourney Notebook Tony Tammaro of Baileyville has spent a lifetime in high school gymnasiums. 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
AT BANGOR YWCA, Sunday Multiple winners Ages 8-under (girls): Chantal Knights (25 freestyle, 25 breaststroke, 25 backstroke, 25 butterfly) 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;… Read More
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Righthander Bill Swift, who finished the 1992 season in the bullpen, likely will be the San Francisco Giants’ starting pitcher on opening day. “If he’s healthy, it will be Swift,” manager Dusty Baker said Sunday. “The rotation is set potentially, but a… Read More
ORONO – It may have been a flukey goal, but Stearns High School senior center and tri-captain Trevor Boutaugh will take it. Boutaugh’s slap shot from the left point with 4:42 remaining gave the Minutemen their first-ever Eastern Maine Class B schoolboy hockey tournament victory,… Read More
The 10th annual Sno Ball Softball Tournament – Sno Ball Softball ’93 – drew 64 teams and raised $7,040 for the Maine State Chapter of the March of Dimes. The one-pitch, double-elimination tournament held Saturday and Sunday at three locations in Bangor was deemed a… Read More
Central Aroostook won the Battle of the Aroostooks Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium, beating defending state champion Southern Aroostook 62-47 for its second Eastern Maine Class D schoolgirl basketball title in four years. Both sides agreed: it was a Super Senior Saturday. Central Aroostook’s four… Read More
The Snoball Softball ’93 benefit tournament for the Maine State Chapter of the March of Dimes will have plenty of snow on hand at its three main locations for games in Bangor this weekend. The 10th annual tourney has attracted 64 teams – 30 in… Read More
Women’s College Basketball BRUNSWICK – Laura Schultz’s lane jumper with 11 seconds remaining lifted the Bowdoin Polar Bears to a 63-61 upset win over the University of New England here Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Men’s College Basketball FARMINGTON – Doug Sautter scored 24 points and Bill Brooks grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the University of Maine-Farmington to a 121-86 men’s basketball victory over Daniel Webster Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO vs. OLD TOWN Time, site: Monday, 8:30 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
BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin scored four goals in the third period to lift the Polar Bears to 5-4 victory over Colby in the consolation game of the Bowdoin Invitational at Dayton Arena Sunday. Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) tipped Boston College 2-1 in overtime in the… Read More
WINSLOW – Senior left winger Nate Garwood scored a pair of goals and junior goalie Marc Halsted made 10 saves as the fifth-seeded Orono High School Red Riots upset No. 4 Winslow 4-0 at Sukee Arena Saturday night in their Eastern Maine Class B schoolboy tournament quarterfinal. Read More
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HAMPDEN – Rachel Van Buren from Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln and Beth Boisvert from Noble High School in Berwick were the big winners at the State Individual Gymnastics Championships here at Hampden Academy Saturday. Van Buren’s score of 32.45 in the all-around competition won her… Read More
Mike King and the Jonesport-Beals Royals wanted to make sure history didn’t repeat itself during their Eastern Maine Class D final against the Central Aroostook Panthers Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. So, with the Royals trailing 38-33 at the start of the third quarter, King… Read More
BATH — New York Cardinal John O’Connor shrugged off a protest by peace activists outside Bath Iron Works with a joke as he spoke at the launching of an Aegis destroyer. One demonstrator was escorted from the viewing stand after she interrupted O’Connor’s address, but… Read More
ROCKLAND — City police are investigating the theft of a videocassette recorder and an ice auger that were taken Saturday from a motor vehicle owned by Larry Peters of Lake Avenue. Police said the items had a combined value of $1,375. The items were taken… Read More
FORT KENT — Thirty years ago Dr. Marc Chasse opened a chiropractic office in Fort Kent. He was chosen as Fort Kent’s Citizen of the Year in 1993. The award is not for accomplishments in his professional career, but for what he has done for… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is offering a scholarship of $200 to a woman from Hancock County who will be enrolled in college next fall as a junior or senior in the field of education. Application forms may be obtained from Olive E. Read More
OWLS HEAD — A wood stove was blamed for a Saturday morning fire at a worksop of Main Street resident Anthony Faunce. Fire Chief Frank Ross credited residents for not opening the workshop door, thereby limiting damage from the fire. Faunce lit the wood stove,… Read More
WARREN — The Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District will sponsor a pest-control workshop from 7 to 5 p.m. April 5 at the district office, Route 90, Warren. The workshop will feature Dr. James Dill of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service who will… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Meredith Allbrightcq, director of physical therapy at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, will present a program, “Winter Follies: How to Prevent Falls Before They Happen,” at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at the Bucksport Senior Center. Blood pressure screening will be provided. Call Laura Cain or Kathy… Read More
CAMDEN — A public hearing on proposed amendments to the harbor ordinance will be conducted by selectmen at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at the Washington Street meeting room. A second hearing will be held on Walker Enterprise’s application for a victualer’s license for the Great American Sandwich… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Auditions for the Grand Auditorium’s production of “Guys and Dolls” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, and Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Grand. In addition to five lead roles, director Ken Stack will also cast players as gangsters, nightclub performers, and… Read More
It’s disappointing to hear about the difficulties with the Penobscot Job Corps program, but it’s also clear where the troubles are coming from. The Job Corps may be federally funded, but it’s a community-based program. That community is Bangor, Maine, not Boston, Mass., the Bronx, N.Y., or even… Read More
ROCKPORT — Penobscot Bay Medical Center will offer a free, four-week program designed to help children with asthma and their families increase their ability to care for those afflicted on a day to day basis. Family care is done in cooperation with regular medical care. Read More
BELFAST — Hospital Aid, a volunteer organization which supports the Waldo County General Hospital has donated $10,200 to the inpatient hospice unit. Muriel Kraker, president of the fund raising organization, presented a $5,200 check to Gordon Tibbetts, chief financial officer of the hospital. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
MACHIAS — The Unified School Association of Machias will meet with the Machias School Committee at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, in the Rose M. Gaffney School gymnasium in Machias. All Machias area residents, patents and teachers are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be available. Read More
Delivery of approximately 18,000 copies of Maine Weekend was delayed Saturday by a mechanical breakdown in the pressroom. Late delivery of the final edition took place primarily in parts of Bangor and surrounding areas. Earlier editions were not affected. The Bangor Daily News apologizes for any inconvenience the… Read More
UNION — A walking trail from Searsmont to Port Clyde has become a goal of the Georges River Land Trust. The land trust will present a slide program, “Footpaths in Great Britain,” by Extension Service Educator Les Hyde at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 4, in… Read More
GREENVILLE — At any given time, Luke Muzzy of Greenville has his finger on the pulse of two businesses in the Moosehead Lake Region. He has an ownership interest in the Greenville and Dover-Foxcroft offices of Century 21-Goodwin Real Estate and in the Indian Hill… Read More
CAMDEN — Authority to finance $5.5 million in tax-exempt bonds will be sought at a special meeting of Northeast Health Incorporators at noon March 1, in the auxiliary room at Camden Health Care Center. Northeast Health Incorporators is the parent organization of Penobscot Bay Medical Center and other… Read More
ROCKLAND — The city which advertises itself as the “Lobster Capital of the World” is none too appreciative of its fishing fleet, according to some fishermen. Fishermen have decided to form a cooperative to get better representation before city fathers. They will propose that the cooperative manage the… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Acadia National Park will host a meeting to review the island lake monitoring program at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the park headquarters on McFarland Hill. Three scientists with water resources expertise will discuss the program. The three are Dr. Charlie… Read More
MACHIAS — Down East Community Hospital of Machias will complete its series of National Heart Month events this week, as follows: A free `Smoking and Your Heart’ presentation will be given by Joan Miller, a registered nurse and the hospital’s facilitator of the Freedom From… Read More
CALAIS — Dr. John T. Kaim will join the staff of the Veterans Administration Mobile Health Clinic this month. Kaim will join Dr. Ronald Welch in serving veterans at the mobile clinic located at Calais Regional Hospital. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Isabelle Springer of Sherman Mills wrote that she ordered a set of Closet Savers which were advertised on television for $22.95 — $19.95 for the Closet Savers and $3 for postage. “It took the company over a month to cash the check that I sent… Read More
HERMON — Members of the Cliff family have decided to continue with plans for a 17-lot residental development on the old Picard Farm on Billings Road, even though that development is opposed by representatives of Bangor International Airport. The project, which will be called The… Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou City Council will hold an information meeting with members of the Joint Liaison Committee of Cary Medical Center and The Aroostook Medical Center at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Cary Medical Center’s Chan Center. Steps taken in the consolidation will… Read More
Since the day after the November election, I have questioned why a candidate would request a ballot inspection and recount in a race that had a difference of approximately 120 votes. As a former Piscataquis County representative to the Maine State Reublican Committee, I have a little exerptise… Read More
Your editorial, “Still afloat” (BDN, Feb. 11), misses the point. Of course it is easy to jump on the bandwagon and condemn the luxury tax as the culprit behind the state’s boat-building slump. The fact is, if this tax were repealed tomorrow, the rise in boat sales would… Read More
The recent controversy surrounding WBLM’s insensitive airing of “Frenchie” skits prompted columnist John Day to defend the radio station’s ethnic bashing by invoking the First Amendment. As members of the Franco-American Center’s Academic Advisory Council, we feel strongly that Day has missed the point. As… Read More
I wish to thank the Presque Isle Lions Club, its committee, the Crown of Maine Racing Association, the Presque Isle Snomobile Club, the city highway department, and the many individual volunteers for the outstanding effort at the World Series of Oval Snowmobile Races held recently at the Northern… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Woodland High School junior Jodi Hiland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hiland, has been selected to attend the National Youth Leaders Conference, Feb. 23-28, in Washington, D.C. Hiland was selected on the basis of her academic achievement, and high qualities of leadership… Read More
Diet Therapy Services at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor will begin another in its series of “Take Control” weight control classes, beginning March 4 and 5. Registrants may choose either to attend either 5:30 p.m. classes on Thursdays or 9 a.m. on Fridays. This eight-week… Read More
FARMINGTON — Twelve environmental activists arrested for criminal trespassing after blocking loggers at Mount Blue State Park were released from jail Sunday, although authorities never learned their names. The 12 were released from the Franklin County Jail on their personal recognizance and ordered to appear… Read More
In times of crisis, in the sound and fury of budgets, politics and social change, institutions that have been doing things right are easily overlooked. Bangor Theological Seminary, an integral part of this city and its region for 179 years, is a school that not… Read More
LIMESTONE — Nearly 1,900 Scouts from Maine and New Brunswick braved nearly minus 40 degree temperatures Saturday and Sunday to participate in the 25th and final annual Scout Winterama at Loring Air Force Base. One-hundred-three units of American and Canadian Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts,… Read More
Comedian Adam Sandler, a featured performer on “Saturday Night Live,” will appear in a 7 p.m. concert Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine. Sandler, who joined “Saturday Night Live” as a writer and performer during the 1990-91 season,… Read More
Bucksport High School Senior Brent Emerson was chosen as Student of the Month for December and January. He is the son of Bernette and William Emerson Sr. of Bucksport. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
PORTLAND — A Bowdoinham man convicted in the 1988 torture slaying of a 12-year-old girl should not be granted a new trial because new evidence would not produce a different verdict, officials said. Dennis Dechaine, who is serving a life prison term for the murder… Read More
PORTLAND — Portland may go to court to force the state to adhere to a school-funding formula that shortchanged the city in recent years but now works in its favor. City Manager Robert Ganley suggested this week that the City Council consider filing suit if… Read More
FARMINGTON — Farmington police were investigating a highway accident that claimed the life of a Jay man as he walked along a road. Authorities identified the victim as 42-year-old David King, who was killed Friday night when he was struck by a pickup truck on… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The following cases were among those processed Feb. 16 and 17 in 2nd District Court by Judge David B. Griffiths. Doris L. Reed, 60, Arthurette, New Brunswick, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
As U.S. attorney general designate Janet Reno prepares to face down the loyal opposition from the Senate Judiciary Committee, there is one Orono Republican who will be cheering her on. Dr. George Wood, a retired Bangor physician, is Reno’s uncle and one of her more… Read More
The regional recession extends north, into Canada, where the Maritimes have experienced a low tide in tax revenue and tourism, and an increase in unemployment. Unlike Maine, however, where every level of education is in a budgetary free-fire zone, New Brunswick has chosen a different… Read More
New federal guidelines for cooking and handling meats, implemented after an outbreak of food poisoning at a fast-food restaurant in the Northwest, are available through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and local extension offices. Mahmoud El-Begearmi, extension specialist at UM, says that the former… Read More
FORT KENT — An exhibit of facsimiles of antique maps and book illustrations is on display through February in Waneta Blake Library at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. The exhibit, “Images of Early America,” presents maps from the 15th to 19th centuries as… Read More
Former Old Town High School Principal John W. Abbott died Saturday. He was 87. A resident of Kennebunk, Abbott died at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Gladys Lewis Abbott, who died… Read More
Saturday’s lottery numbers: 953 — 0209 Tri-State Megabucks: 1 12 15 23 29 31 (winner)… Read More
PALMYRA — An A-frame home on the Libby Hill Road was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. Newport Fire Chief Charles Erickson said Virginia Powell was home alone when she was awakened by a smoke detector at about 3 a.m. Finding heavy smoke and a… Read More
HARRINGTON — A proposed 1993-94 school budget of about $4.6 million for SAD 37 to educate 1,065 children will be discussed at a series of four public workshops. At the first meeting, from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at Narraguagus High School, the… Read More
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The federal government has expanded Boston’s metropolitan area to include parts of Maine and southern New Hampshire, which could have an impact on federal funding for the state. The expanded area includes Manchester, Portsmouth, Rochester, Dover and surrounding towns, and also reaches… Read More
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STETSON — Four Stetson children were hospitalized Thursday night after emergency workers rescued them from the edge of Stetson Pond where they had spent more than two hours in below-freezing temperatures. The four children, ranging in age from 4 to 10, were soaking wet when… Read More
Barbara Gulino of Portland will represent Maine at the 40th National Chicken Cooking Contest on May 20 in Richmond, Va. Her recipe for Savory Kale Stuffed Chicken Breasts will compete with those of 50 other finalists for the $25,000 first prize. Four other winners will… Read More
CHARLESTON — A 33-year-old Charleston man was killed in a bizarre accident at his garage on Route 15 in Charleston. Clarence Dana Grass was killed about 6:40 p.m. Saturday when a tire exploded and hit him in the face, said Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Even with the peak need of the year just passed, the American Red Cross still needs support to make up for the blood drives canceled because of inclement weather this week. Angela Bilodeau, a blood services recuritment specialist, said Wednesday that January is… Read More
A really old egg offering is Eggs Benedict. Many egg recipes carry the name of the chef who first served them and added his name to the dish. By any other name they would taste just as good. This is a good dish to serve any time. Read More
LUBEC — Lubec Selectman Iley Walston concedes that despite a yearlong investigative audit costing more than $100,000, authorities may never know who, if anyone, was responsible for misappropriating an undetermined amount of town funds. The Bangor accounting firm of Brooks & Carter presented selectmen here… Read More
The success of a 10-month campaign to raise $11,000 to purchase and equip a truck for the village of Carasque in El Salvador was celebrated with a sendoff for the truck and its drivers Sunday morning outside Dysart’s Truckstop in Hermon. Churches, schools, businesses, hospitals,… Read More