South Portland opened defense of its Class A schoolboy basketball state championship last December facing a complete role reversal. Last season, the Red Riots were the consensus No. 1 team in Western Maine and boasted one of the state’s dominant players. Coach Tony DiBiase’s team… Read More
Men’s College Basketball Don’t expect Colby College men’s basketball coach Dick Whitmore to pick a favorite championship team from among the three that have won ECAC New England Division III titles in the past four years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Women’s College Basketball A few familiar faces were in attendance at the North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball tournament at the University of Vermont in Burlington over the weekend. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
NAIA Tourney Women’s College Basketball MONMOUTH, Ore. – Husson College’s magnificent ride along the Oregon Trail ended Monday night as the Northern Montana Skylights, the nation’s top-ranked team, defeated the Braves 77-57 in an NAIA Division II National Tournament semifinal contest at Western Oregon College. Read More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Apprentice School scored three runs in the first inning and went on to ruin the season-opener of St. Joseph’s College with a 3-0 baseball victory here Monday. The Monks of Standish committed five errors in the first inning as Apprentice… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team was halfway through its two-week spring trip and 19th-year head coach John Winkin was perplexed by the performance of his team. The Bears took a 3-8 record into a Monday night game against Florida International of Miami. Five of… Read More
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MIAMI – Tim Kester and Casey Mittauer combined on a five-hitter and Florida International roughed up University of Maine starter Jason Dryswak for seven hits and eight runs in three innings as the Golden Panthers beat the Black Bears 8-2 here Monday night. Junior righty… Read More
However many subscriptions Sports Illustrated was selling in the Jonesport and Beals Island area, there will probably be fewer following this week’s issue of the national publication. An account of the recent Class D state Championship schoolboy basketball game between Jonesport-Beals and the Hyde School… Read More
Former Chicago Blackhawks coach and general manager Mike Keenan, who will coach Canada in the World Championships in Germany in late April, was on hand for Maine’s Hockey East quarterfinal series sweep over Northeastern (6-1, 9-5) and said he was impressed by the Black Bears. Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A six-run offensive eruption by the Husson College Braves in the seventh inning helped seal a 10-2 baseball win over Suffolk University here Monday. For the 3-4 Braves, Rob Porter helped lead the offense with a double, single, and two RBIs. Read More
OCOEE, Fla. – The Detroit Mercy Lady Titans and the Princeton Tigers each recorded softball victories over the University of Maine Black Bears in action here Monday. The Titans tripped the Bears in the first game 5-2 in five innings and the Tigers downed the… Read More
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Bill Swift survived a shaky start and finished strong in the San Francisco Giants’ 8-3 split-squad victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Swift, bidding to return to the rotation after shoulder trouble placed him in the bullpen at the end of… Read More
Out and About: Hereabouts, the “Blizzard of ’93” amounted to no more than a dusting compared with the “Blizzard of ’63.” Without question, weather warnings are necessary, but do we really need the “Mother of All Storms” hype that intimidates many people? I’m not exaggerating when I say… Read More
AT BREWER K of C Basketball Free Throws District Level Competition Boys Results Age 10: Adam Freeman, Brewer (17-25); 11: Tony Tremble, Brewer (12-25); 12: Derek Damon, Bangor (8-25); 13: Billy Ford, East Holden (18-25); 14: Troy Corey, Brewer (16-25) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
I read the article on the family in Bangor that had to get rid of the family fish because they live in subsidized housing and it was a pet. If she could convince those people that the species is actually a Bass Park Racer she… Read More
I am distraught by society’s view and our judicial system’s view of sexual offense against women and men. The violent crime was once treated as seriously as the crime of murder, and now its common occurence has reduced sentences to a mere slap on the hands. Read More
I read the March 8 article about three accidents on I-95 with one MDOT plow truck. State Trooper Matt Grant should be commended for telling it like it is. Motorists are going too fast for road conditions, and that’s why they leave the road and… Read More
As a Bangor fan I was one of the many to see “our team” emerge triumphant over Old Town last Saturday. Both teams played hard and conducted themselves with great composure and sportsmanship. It’s too bad the Channel 5 camera crew lacked the sensitivity to conduct themselves similarly. Read More
The ballot-tampering scandal has certainly given John Martin a lot of publicity, unwanted or otherwise. I think he should brush up on his choice of words if he’s going to be cited by the media so much, however. His particular phrase about certainly people who… Read More
To all of the people who have been involved with the Brewer Police Athletic League basketball program, including the players, cheerleaders and parents: Another successful season has come to an end. This was Mickey’s and my last year working with you. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Guy Cyr’s love of canoes began long ago. “I always wanted a canoe as a kid, but could never afford one,” he said. Then, when he was about 16, he found one on a junk pile and his grandfather, a forester, helped him restore it. Read More
PARKMAN — A pitched roof on the west side of the McKusick Elementary School in Parkman collapsed Monday under about 4 feet of snow, causing the cancellation of school for the day. The pitched roof, which was constructed years ago over a flat roof on… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which has been forecasting the nation’s weather for two centuries, predicted the weekend storm for its own back yard. But the 201st annual edition didn’t quite call it for other regions hit by the Blizzard of ’93, generally… Read More
Politicians may refer to the ground swell of public opinion, and biblical scholars might define Jacob’s ladder as something seen in a dream by one of Israel’s patriarchs, but sailors know that the former refers to the general motion of the sea and the latter means a rope… Read More
Portland Harbor Marine in South Portland has opened a new branch in Brewer. The company hopes to provide greater boating service and boater education to central Maine. Not only will Portland Harbor Marine offer top-quality boats, but the staff will service them, install radar or… Read More
INDIAN TOWNSHIP — Amid speculation that tribal Gov. Robert Newell and Lt. Gov. Basil LaCoote would resign Monday, Newell said he and LaCoote would step down after the election of the new governor and lieutenant governor. Although an election is planned for April, Newell said… Read More
NORTHPORT — Snow still covers the ground along the Maine coast, but at one particular boat dealer, customers are thinking spring. Jack Hansen and his son, Mark, own Sail-A-Way, which is located on Route 1 in Northport. The company sells Hunter sailboats, as well as… Read More
GREENVILLE — The best from Greenville will appear in Bangor during this week’s Boating & Marine Exposition. Rodney Folsom and Mark Gilbert own Beaver Cove Marina, which they opened in Greenville in 1980. The business, which relocated to Beaver Cove in 1983, has a 70-slip… Read More
The Lucerne-in-Maine Yacht Racing Union (LIMYRU) was an idea formed on a bright July afternoon in 1974, when Bob and Fran Clukey were sailing on Phillips Lake in their first boat. Fran had taught sailing and wanted more structured sailing time, and Bob was willing… Read More
Editor’s note: There is a certain nostalgia to sailing the Maine coast. Erstwhile mariner Melissa MacCrae captures that mystique in this article that recalls a cruise along the coast. Remember the two of you cruising along, following the fiery path of the sdetting sun en… Read More
There might be 21 inches of snow on the ground, but that hasn’t torpedoed the optimism of boat dealers who will be exhibiting at the 8th Annual Bangor Boating & Marine Exposition. This will be held March 19-21 at the Bangor Civic Center and Bangor Auditorium. Read More
In the tightly wound, more-than-slightly surreal world of guns and gun-control politics, an evenly matched battle is shaping up: while public and legislative opinion is shifting, sometimes dramatically, in favor of tighter firearms restrictions, the forces challenging that trend — primarily, the National Rifle Association of America —… Read More
The United States Coast Guard, whose vessels often render assistance to offshore mariners along the Maine Coast, operates six larger facilities in Maine. Two are group activities; the other four are stations. From west to east, the six facilities are: USCG Group Portland, based at… Read More
GLENBURN — A seven-hour standoff outside a Glenburn apartment building ended peacefully Monday morning when police stormed the house and arrested a 26-year-old man on a charge of terrorizing. Peter Drake of Glenburn was released on a personal recognizance bond after appearing Monday morning in… Read More
March 27 — 11 a.m., St. George River Race in Searsmont. Contact Dale Cross at Waldo County YMCA, 338-4598; April 3 — 11 a.m., Passagassawaukeag River Race. Contact Dale Cross; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
The Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by Congress in January 1939 to assist the Coast Guard in furthering safety. There are five flotillas in this area: Bangor, Bucksport, Ellsworth, Rockland, and Searsport. The auxiliary has built its foundation on four cornerstones: vessel examinations, operations, fellowship,… Read More
When the conversation involves boating in northern Maine, people laugh: It’s a standing joke that the ice clears from the water for only a few days each year. Anyone who’s ever paddled a canoe through the quiet beauty of the St. John Valley knows that… Read More
VAN BUREN — Predictions that the worst storm of the century was coming did not keep hundreds of Aroostook County’s most creative pupils from displaying their creativity at the 10th annual regional Odyssey of Mind competition Saturday at Van Buren. “Everyone was there except a… Read More
Second of a four-part series. In the 1969 movie “Alice’s Restaurant,” Arlo Guthrie emptied a van full of trash over an embankment where other people had done the same thing. The incident was a humorous part of the movie. Solid-waste disposal today, however, is serious… Read More
GLENBURN — At a special meeting Wednesday, the council reviewed the town’s proposed Recreation Ordinance line by line in an effort to tighten up the language. A second draft will be prepared and presented to the council at a later date. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Special education directors at schools in Aroostook County, in cooperation with the local Child Development Services office, are sponsoring Project Childfind. The program is designed to identify children ages 3 through 20 who have disabilities and are not being served by any special education program. Read More
CARIBOU — Cary Medical Center will hold a meeting for new hospital volunteers from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the hospital’s Chan Center. Information on the opportunities and benefits available to volunteers will be presented. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CARIBOU — A childbirth class for teen-agers will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. beginning Thursday, March 18, at Cary Medical Center’s Chan Center. No fee or registration is required. Childbirth coaches are invited. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Fifth- and sixth-graders at Woodland Elementary School, some wearing their version of a Walter Winchell fedora with a press pass tucked smartly in the headband, used the Bangor Daily News as an information source during Newspapers in Education Week. During the past week,… Read More
MACHIAS — The Kappa Delta Phi educational fraternity, in cooperation with the Eagle Lanes Bowling Alley, will hold the Kappa Bowl Monday, March 22. Proceeds from the event will be used for the research, educational and service programs of the American Cancer Society. The brothers… Read More
MADAWASKA — Richard Corbin, a community service volunteer who has served Madawaska for most of the last two decades, received one of five Maine Jefferson Awards for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting Local Communities Friday at Bangor. The awards were presented by Eloise Daniels, anchor for… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The Tri-Town Food Pantry has received a donation from the American Legion Auxiliary at Cherryfield to continue its help to 35-50 families in the Cherryfield area. The pantry delivers food to the elderly and to shut-ins. It is located in the Cherryfield Inn… Read More
MACHIAS — Machias Town Manager Christopher Loughlin has announced the following adjustments to the municipal budget meeting schedule: The meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the Machias Town Office will focus on the municipal administration budget and third-party requests. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
JONESBORO — According to a timetable approved by the Jonesboro School Committee, a finalized version of next school year’s education budget will be presented here in May with residents acting on the spending package at a special town meeting in June. The timetable, as adopted… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Jennifer Sears attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine earlier this month. Sears has demonstrated high academic achievement and has shown an interest in a career in medicine. She was among 350 outstanding juniors and seniors from across the country who were… Read More
A combined chorus of 41 pupils from elementary schools in Wesley and Jonesboro will present a concert for members of the Legislature on Thursday, March 18, at the state capital in Augusta. According to Sally-Jayne Peniuk, music director for the Jonesboro and Wesley elementary schools,… Read More
MACHIAS — Small business operators who attend a “Pricing Strategies” workshop in April at the University of Maine, will learn how to develop effective pricing strategies for improving their profits. The Washington County Cooperative Extension will sponsor the workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday,… Read More
MACHIAS — The proposed $6.6-million cut in the University of Maine System budget next year translates to a possible $156,000 budget cut at the University of Maine at Machias. In addition, the campus is paying $46,000 annually as its share of the 1991 $11 million… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Hospital Administrative District 4 Auxiliary will hold its annual card party from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 2, at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. The admission fee is $4 a person, which includes refreshments. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine wildlife officials are appealing for taxpayer contributions through a decade-old voluntary checkoff program to support endangered species recovery efforts. “Unfortunately, the needs surpass the funding,” said Alan Hutchinson, who leads the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s endangered species group. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The ninth annual banquet, drawing and auction of the Katahdin Area Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, March 26, at the American Legion Hall in Millinocket. The Katahdin Area Chapter has been able to forward $58,000 in the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital will offer a First Minutes course on what to do in an emergency before an ambulance arrives. The course will e offered from 6 to 10 p.m. on Monday, March 22, and Monday, March 29, in the second floor conference room of the… Read More
GUILFORD — Guilford Chapter of the American Field Service will sponsor its annual green carnation sale in observance of St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16 and 17. The flowers will be sold for $1 each on both days in SAD 4 schools. Read More
CORINNA — Corinna officials are asking the public for help to fund several restoration projects at the historic Levi Stewart Library Building. According to Gary Dorman, town manager, the library will be 100 years old in 1997, and town officials hope to complete a number… Read More
ABBOT — The closing of the town’s landfill and the construction of a transfer station were approved by Abbot residents with little discussion Monday during the annual town meeting. Residents voted to raise $30,000 from taxation to be used with about $115,000 in reserve to… Read More
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GREENVILLE — A Greenville woman was injured Monday in a car accident on the Leisure Life Road. Cheryl Martel, 32, was transported to the Charles A. Dean Hospital where she was treated and then released, according to a nursing supervisor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PITTSFIELD — I think they should call this weekend’s non-storm the “Worry-cane of 1993.” We all heard the predictions; we all stocked up, worried and prepared for disaster. And we all went off to work Monday morning a little dazed after a weekend on the edge, waiting for… Read More
DETROIT — The annual Detroit town meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 20. Although end-of-year balances indicate that several accounts were overdrawn, Detroit finances are in good shape. Excise tax revenue totaling $54,832 was taken in during 1992, exceeding a $45,000 prediction. Read More
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PITTSFIELD — Approval of a new Teamsters union contract and acceptance of a car for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program are among items to be discussed at the 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, meeting of the Pittsfield Town Council. The Teamsters contract covers members… Read More
CORINNA — Armed with a petition signed by about 300 people, a group of Corinna residents will take a list of 10 complaints to the SAD 48 board meeting Tuesday night. The group will ask that action be taken in their town to improve situations… Read More
BELFAST — The Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced it is time to order conservation plantings and fruit trees under the district’s annual shrub program. The sale is important not only from the conservation standpoint, but because it is an important supplemental… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Music Committee of the Farnsworth Museum will present a piano and cello concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in the museum’s library. Performing will be Kathryn Ann Foley, pianist, and Diane Harrington Roscetti, cellist. Foley and Roscetti are both associate professors… Read More
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ELLSWORTH — East Maple Street was blocked for more than four hours Monday afternoon as firefighters worked at the scene of a fire that destroyed Stanley Spencer’s two-story house and garage. Chief Everett Farnsworth said he was the first to arrive after neighbors who saw… Read More
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BLUE HILL — At its inception, Parker Ridge was referred to as a retirement community or housing cooperative, but now that 38 of the 40 independent living units are sold, residents prefer to just call it home. “We expect to be sold out by late… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The following divorces, all for irreconcilable marital differences, became final in February in the central division of 5th District Court in Ellsworth. Carol Dobson and Douglas Dobson, both of Blue Hill. Married Jan. 19, 1979, at Fresno, Calif. Custody of two children shared. Read More
BELFAST — A spokesman for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection said the agency is not close to making a decision on Lane Construction Co.’s planned quarry and asphalt plant here. Several residents have requested a public hearing. Charles Kellogg, the DEP’s project manager for… Read More
BUCKSPORT — An early-morning fire at a Bucksport residence was confined to a second-story bedroom Monday. Firefighters from Bucksport and Orland arrived at the Jack Hovey residence on the Flanders Road in Bucksport shortly before 6:30 a.m. Monday, to find the bedroom in flames. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Two Bangor men were arrested early Sunday morning after they allegedly broke into the Washington Street School in Brewer. Matthew Higgins, 19, and Jason Hinrichs, 20, were arrested within two hours of the burglary. Brewer Cpl. Detective David Clewley said the two men apparently were… Read More
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A plan to dump treated sludge from the Brewer Waste Water Treatment Plant on farmland in Brewer and Holden was aired Monday night at Brewer City Hall. According to law the city does not have to hold a public hearing until it applies for an… Read More
The “mother of all snowstorms” last weekend failed to swell local homeless shelters for humans, but animals inundated the local humane society during prestorm hours Saturday. Snow fell fast and the wind howled on occasion, but the Greater Bangor Area Shelter, a 28-bed facility for… Read More
LEVANT — Selectmen signed a contract Wednesday night with Sawyer’s Environmental Services for curbside pickup in order to begin a town recycling project. The town will pay $5,120 for the first year of a two-year contract. An increase for the second year of the contract… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Haymarket People’s Fund was handing out cash prizes for activism Monday and the H.O.M.E. Co-op of Orland and Taxpayers for A Fair Budget Coalition of Augusta wound up as the big winners. Toby Hollander, of Haymarket — described as “the largest and… Read More
Eastern Maine Medical Center officials Monday evening sought to allay the fears of neighbors worried about the hospital’s plan to construct a 155-foot chimney. About two dozen people met with a half dozen top-level administrators who wanted to explain the need for the smokestack as… Read More
Ron Marie Henderson believed her husband was about to kill her and her family when she instead fired on him, she told the jury that will decide her fate. Henderson was on the witness stand all afternoon Monday in Penobscot County Superior Court, the last… Read More
While most of the country was preoccupied with the Clinton budget, base closures and the prospect of higher energy taxes, a determined group of congressmen pushed through a bill that would remove important provisions of the Hatch Act, which for 53 years has protected the federal system and… Read More
CUTLER — Cutler’s clam industry may have been extensively damaged by the “storm of the century” on Saturday and Sunday, when the late winter storm plowed billions of clams from their beds at Little Machias Bay. The unusual natural event was caused by a powerful… Read More
ORONO — The University of Maine will accept applications from qualified college sophomores and juniors in engineering and physics for a 10-week summer research experiecne for undergraduates program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Students will work under faculty in the Department of Electrical and… Read More
A meeting for students who might be interested in attending Wellesley College will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at All Souls Congregational Church at the corner of State and Oak streets in Bangor. Wellesley is a four-year liberal arts college for women… Read More
ORONO — David C. Smith, historian, author and Bird Professor of American History at the University of Maine, will discuss “Ellis Spear, the Civil War, Maine History, and Me” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at 204 Nutting Hall, University of Maine. Smith obtained information… Read More
The American Cancer Society will sponsor the 16th annual Daffodil Days Friday through Sunday, March 26-28, in Maine. Donation is $4 for each bouquet, and proceeds are used to support cancer control programs, research, education and service. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The Scripps Howard Foundation named the Bangor Daily News as one of three finalists in its national competition for public service reporting. BDN reporters Renee Ordway, Steve Kloehn and Sharon Mack were cited for their stories about the shooting death of Katherine Hegarty in a… Read More
Newspeople, as you might well imagine, have been flogging themselves lately over the “Dateline NBC” debacle, in which those wise journalists sought to add reality to a story about exploding trucks by adding “incendiary devices.” As appealing as the image of journalists engaging in self-flagellation… Read More
Certainly, this part of Maine had some snow over the weekend, and the wind did kick up for a while on Saturday night. But “Storm of the Century,” as local meteorologists insisted, it definitely was not. “Storm of the Last Couple of Years,” maybe. Nearly… Read More
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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the independent Base Closure and Realignment Commission said Monday that panel might take the Defense Finance and Accounting Service process out of the hands of Defense Secretary Les Aspin and “go its own way” regarding the search process. That development… Read More
Fifty-four of the 60 patients at the Bangor District Nursing Facility are covered by Medicaid. About 30 of those 54 patients could be affected by Gov. John R. McKernan’s current budget proposal, and that concerns facility administrator Judith Roscetti. Maine’s 145 nursing homes are in… Read More
AUGUSTA — While Maine residents were continuing Monday to shovel out from beneath a weekend snowstorm, Gov. John R. McKernan fired off a letter to President Bill Clinton seeking federal reimbursement for emergency plowing expenses. Applying to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, McKernan said the… Read More