WMEB College Hockey Media Poll (First-place votes in parenthesis) 1. Maine (16), 35-1-2 160 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
    COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Maine’s Black Bears rallied from 2-0 and 5-2 deficits here Sunday, but it wasn’t enough as Texas A&M received a bases-loaded, pinch-hit single from sophomore Brian Bittiker in the bottom of the ninth inning to subdue Maine 6-5 in the rubber… Read More
    AT DEPATSY’S LANES, Waldoboro Maine Candlepin Pro Tour Pro-Am Women: Carol Whitman-Betty Snowman (Oxford Hills) 2566, Geri Manson-Karen Matero (Oxford Hills) 2502; Joanne Sparks (Colonial Lanes)-Val Joy (Oxford Hills) 2495 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    The Downeast Athletic Conference has named its All-Conference girls basketball team for 1992-93, and the Penquis League has selected three All-Star teams for the 1992-93 season. Not surprisingly, Calais led the DAC balloting with three unanimous All-Conference selections while Jonesport-Beals, Narraguagus of Harrington and Washington… Read More
    ORONO – The University of New Hampshire’s Wildcats caused some serious seat squirming among the Alfond Arena faithful with an impressive, tight-checking performance on Seniors Night at the University of Maine here Saturday night. But a fifth-year senior who is having his best ever year… Read More
    AT BATES COLLEGE, LEWISTON ECAC Div. III Women’s Championship Cortland St. 88, Williams 64, Bowdoin 59, Tufts 55, Stony Brook 47, Colby 42, Plattsburgh 32, Trenton St. 31, Ithaca 21, Coast Guard 18, Albany 16, Ursinus 16, Smith 12, Worcester St. 12, Mt. Holyoke 12,… Read More
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    Men’s College Basketball WATERVILLE – It was obvious the second-seeded Colby College men’s basketball team entered Saturday’s ECAC New England Divisision III tournament quarterfinal with a height advantage over No. 7 Worcester State. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    John Tennett watched helplessly from the sidelines when Bangor and Old Town played their Class A regular-season basketball finale Feb. 18 at Bangor High School. The Bangor senior had been diagnosed with mononucleosis. And, at the time, there was some doubt whether he would ever… Read More
    PORTLAND – P.J. Lampasona’s goal off a Dave Flacco pass with 5:07 remaining proved to be the game-winner as the University of Southern Maine beat Iona 4-3 in their ECAC North-Central-South Tournament semifinal here Saturday. Danny Smith made 36 saves to backstop the win for… Read More
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    Women’s College Basketball DURHAM, N.H. – Kendall Daly tossed in 20 points as the University of New Hampshire women’s basketball team ended the University of Maine’s three-game winning streak with a 58-38 victory over the Black Bears at Lundholm Gym on Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    Tourney Notebook Trisha Ripton of Stearns High School in Millinocket has verbally committed to take her basketball talents to the University of Maine next season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    The Husson College Braves know that the NAIA District 5 Tournament will be held in their back yard at Bangor’s Mansfield Complex Field on May 7-9. Fifth-year head coach John Kolasinski also knows that he has the team that can win the school’s first district crown since 1975. Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Led by goalie Darren Hersh, who was named tourney MVP, Bowdoin claimed its sixth ECAC hockey crown with a 6-2 victory over Salem State at Dayton Arena here Saturday. It was Bowdoin’s first title since 1986 and marked the first time the seventh… Read More
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Rob Pendergist of Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., won his fourth consecutive IC4A pentathlon championship this weekend at Harvard University, setting an Eastern collegiate record. His final score of 4,293 points broke his own record set last month at the Princeton relays of… Read More
    Men’s College Basketball HARTFORD, Conn. – If you saw any of the University of Maine men’s basketball team’s six straight losses to end the regular season, you really didn’t need to see Saturday’s North Atlantic Conference tournament quarterfinal between the fifth-seeded Black Bears and the… Read More
    OCOEE, Fla. – The University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay each recorded softball victories over the University of Maine Sunday in the Black Bears’ opening games of the season. Illinois nipped Maine 1-0 in nine innings in the first game and Wisconsin… Read More
    Misty Cole — the 5-year-old criminal who has been unlawfully harboring four goldfish: Where does she get off? One quick glance at the Constitution would have told her that she has a right to keep guns, not goldfish. Peter H. Daigle Bangor… Read More
    We want to voice our support for LD 318, the Reproductive Privacy Act, the governor’s bill now before the Maine Legislature. This bill underscores Maine’s intent to prevent state restrictions on abortion which can negatively impact upon the privacy and health of women. Because the Supreme Court has… Read More
    When people were voting for Bill Clinton he made a lot of promises. But now he is breaking a lot of them. So I think he should start keeping his promises. James White, Grade 5 Rose M. Gaffney School Machias… Read More
    When I read in the Feb. 20 edition of the NEWS that LD 420, “An Act to Require the Licensing of Cats,” was coming up for a public hearing, I felt compelled to respond. Responsible pet owners now get yearly vaccinations for their cats. It… Read More
    I have always admired Tom Hennessey, particularly for his fine artwork. A recent column, however, contained too much vitriol and venom to ignore. With his tirade against recent immigrants, he has shown himself to be a narrow-minded xenophobe. Kent Ward with his humorous distaste for… Read More
    I read that Gov. McKernan wants to cut Medicaid on the elderly in nursing homes. It seems the biggest cuts in the budget are against the elderly. We pay Medicare premiums plus a deductible and get little benefit from it. Recently the TV news told… Read More
    I am writing to express my concern regarding the Bangor campus of the University of Maine, and its possible demise. My experience as a non-traditional student was very rewarding. The faculty and staff are by any definition, jewels in the crown of the University of… Read More
    BOSTON — Just when the New England economy was preparing to march forward again, mounting military cuts are threatening to keep the region hunkered down. From shipyards in Maine to jet engine plants in Massachusetts and Connecticut, New England relies on defense spending about twice… Read More
    CALAIS — A task force appointed by the governor to review Maine’s school-funding formula has recommended that the state use a slightly modified version of the traditional formula to establish state school subsidies next year. Such a change could strip $2 million from state funds sent to Washington… Read More
    BRADLEY — Rosemary Sidelinker, representing The Bradley Concerned Citizens For Fiscal Awareness, has asked the town council what the mill rate will be this year, but has been unable to get an answer. Until the council knows what the state Legislature is going to do… Read More
    CARIBOU — Leaders Encouraging Aroostook Development will meet Tuesday, March 9, at Caribou Motor Inn. A social period will be held at 5:30 p.m., with a dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    FORT KENT — The following divorces were granted in 1st District Court at Fort Kent in February by Judge Ronald A. Daigle on grounds of irreconcilable differences. To Peter Paul Bernier and Connie Bernier, both of Fort Kent, married at Fort Kent on Jan. 30,… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Body Recall, a nationally established exercise and fitness program, will be offered beginning Monday, March 15, at the William Haskell Community Center. The 10-week session will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. An intermediate class will begin at 8:30 a.m. and… Read More
    MACHIAS — Guatemala Night, sponsored by the UMM International Club and Woven Lives group, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 8, in Portside Room of Kimball Hall, University of Maine at Machias. The public event is planned to celebrate Rigoberta Menchu,… Read More
    HARRINGTON — The Down East Hearts of Gold will conduct a low-cost cholesterol screening session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at the Harrington Family Health Care Facility in Harrington. The session includes cholesterol testing; blood, weight and height… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias Adult and Community Education will sponsor the next in a series of knitting workshops from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at Kindred Spirit Yarn Shop in the Ferris Wheel Emporium on Main Street in Machias. “Crocheting Modules, Grannies and Afghan,” is the… Read More
    JONESBORO — The Jonesboro School Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at Jonesboro Elementary School. This is a rescheduled meeting, originally set for Feb. 23, but later canceled. The committee is expected to consider and approve revised policies governing regular and informational… Read More
    MACHIAS — Down East Community Hospital of Machias will hold its fourth annual dinner dance beginning with a social hour at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at Kilburn Commons at the University of Maine at Machias. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with dancing until midnight. Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Superior Court Justice Andrew M. Mead of Bangor has upheld conclusions of the Washington County Commissioners last August that awarded first-time property tax abatements to Cherryfield homeowners William Conway and Wayne Grant. The town of Cherryfield had wanted Justice Mead to overturn a… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Machias Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee have set a series of meetings to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The schedule is as follows, with all meetings to be held in the Machias Town Office on Court Street:… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Five new municipal officers were elected at the annual town meeting Thursday at the Cherryfield Academy Building. Peter Wass, an insurance and real estate agent, won a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen. He received 152 votes to defeat Milton Rennebu, a… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft’s 1991 Chevrolet Caprice police cruiser had damage of about $1,500 when another vehicle struck the side of it in the Dover-Foxcroft Plaza on Sunday. Trooper Rick Fowler of the Maine State Police said Helen Brawn, 46, of Dover-Foxcroft failed to yield to… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two divorces were granted recently on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft as follows: Robert C. Curtis Jr. of Derby and Rita I. Curtis of Howland. The court granted shared parental rights and responsibilities of minor children. Read More
    NEWPORT — Nokomis Regional High School will hold a regional Odyssey of the Mind competition beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 13. More than 500 students in grades three through 12 from as far away as Boothbay Harbor and Islesboro will compete in five categories… Read More
    While three school construction projects have been approved in School Administrative District 4 over the last three years, some projects proposed in other districts haven’t been so successful. The three projects, totaling about $7.5 million, include the renovation and addition to the Guilford Primary School,… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A new art class has been added to the schedule for the SAD 53 Adult and Community Education Program from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning March 10. Art for the Fun of It will be taught by Renate Ebner-Caraballo, who previously taught… Read More
    RIPLEY — Voters at their annual town meeting Saturday were willing to take on one road project this year, but spending $40,000 on two other projects was a bit too much. Voters approved spending $20,000 to reconstruct a part of the North Road and to… Read More
    NEWPORT — In a record-breaking two hours, a small gathering of 50 Newport voters took care of their annual budget Saturday morning. Forty-four articles were approved at the town meeting, and most of them passed without opposition. Because Newport town meetings of the last few… Read More
    HARTLAND — Voters in Hartland once again affirmed their faith in the town administration with rubber-stamp approval of a 38-article town meeting warrant. Annually, voters gather for town meeting and dispense with business in about an hour. Saturday, March 6, was no exception. Granting approval… Read More
    THOMASTON — Every time Police Chief Victor Kraft thinks his department is back on track, he gets dealt another setback. On Friday Kraft discovered a locker full of impounded lethal weapons he never knew existed. Kraft has been chief for three months. His officers never… Read More
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — “Do you have a drunk tank?” I asked patrolman A. Cino. The fantasy trip to the Red Sox spring training camp has taken a small detour to Daytona Beach to drink in the absolute madness that is Bike Week, also known as Harley Heaven. Read More
    UNITY — Unity College has received a $63,000 bequest from the estate of Drusilla Stengel, a longtime friend of the college. The bequest represents the largest gift ever to the college’s endowment fund, which now stands at about $250,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BELFAST — The following divorces were granted in 5th District Court in Belfast during February, all for reasons of irreconcilable marital differences: Christopher Ramsey of Belfast and Kelly Ramsey of Belfast, married Dec. 12, 1986, at Belfast, shared custody of two children. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BATH — Experienced woodcarver Gregg Fisher will teach a one-day workshop on “Maine Carving” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Maine Maritime Museum Apprenticeshop. Fisher, an Apprenticeshop workshop favorite, is a self-taught wood sculptor with more than 20 years experience… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following case was disposed of last week in 6th District Court: Wendy Fitzgerald, 22, Saco, disorderly conduct, $200. Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A daylong forum focusing on tourism development for rural communities will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Ellsworth Holiday Inn. Participants will explore the need for community involvement in formulating a successful tourism development strategy, and… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A course for parents of adolescents will begin this month through a cooperative effort between the Washington-Hancock Community Agency and Ellsworth Adult Education. “Parenting Your Adolescent” will run six weeks from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, starting March 17, at Ellsworth High School. Read More
    GLENBURN — A house trailer on Ohio Street in Glenburn received extensive smoke and flame damage during a fire late Saturday afternoon. Glenburn firefighters, hampered by cold and the deep snow, nonetheless were able to bring the fire at the Preston Nickerson residence quickly under… Read More
    Maine’s teachers and school boards will be going to the bargaining table in record numbers this year at a time when salary increases will be a tough sell. Eighty-six percent of contracts involving local units of the Maine Teachers Association are set to expire this… Read More
    CORINTH — An $852,690 budget will be presented to voters during the town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the town hall. Elections will be held from 1:15 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 8, at the town hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    JERUSALEM — For thousands of years, this region of the world has been the stage for epic disputes over territory, religion and politics. Now comes the power struggle over the potato. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    The comparative teaspoon of water tested for toxics in Maine has contained a startling amount of poisons even in some of the state’s most remote lakes and ponds. Given the state’s reputation of concern for its environment, the few results collected are disturbing. But before any effective decision… Read More
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    WASHINGTON — While the administration says its economic package doesn’t hit any part of the country harder than another, try telling that to the people of Alaska, Hawaii and Maine, who rank at the bottom of one survey on the impact of Clinton’s program. On… Read More
    BATH — Firefighters fought a fire Sunday night at the 127-year-old Bath Children’s Home. The fire started at around 8 p.m. and firefighters from Bath and neighboring towns apparently had it under control within the hour. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    It was a night of repeats Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium as the Bangor High School boys and the girls from Lawrence High of Fairfield captured Eastern Maine Class A basketball championships. Second-seeded Bangor claimed its second straight regional title with a 63-53 over previously… Read More
    A March storm moved off toward Nova Scotia Saturday after touching up the Maine landscape with a new coating of snow. More than half a foot covered most of the state, with western and mountain sections buried under larger amounts, approaching 2 feet in some… Read More
    Few consumer products on the market today offer the reliability and value of modern automobile tires. Their dependability is very high, especially considering their complexity and the demanding driving and road conditions to which they are subjected during their lifetime. But buying new tires can… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The abortion battle begins in earnest in the Maine Legislature this week. The Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. Monday on three abortion bills — one of them pro-choice and two of them pro-life. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    ROCKPORT — It looks like the Maine Lobster Promotion Council’s toughest sells are lobster fishermen themselves. A year has passed since the council was established by the Legislature to promote Maine lobster. Although the council’s efforts have received passing grades from the food promotion industry,… Read More
    Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the manslaughter trial of a Brewer woman charged with killing her estranged husband 18 months ago. Ron Marie Henderson, 38, initially was charged with murder in the September 1991 death of Danny Henderson. He was shot at… Read More
    HUDSON — A Hudson resident and two Hudson firefighters were injured Sunday afternoon during a fire that destroyed a garage and threatened a nearby house trailer on Route 221. Larry Cunningham of Hudson was working on his tractor inside the garage at his residence when… Read More
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