AT DEXTER MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL 4 Piscataquis 102.1, Bath YMCA 96.0, Boothbay YMCA 86.5 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
Maine 9 Providence 3 Goalie: Mike Dunham (13 saves); Goal scorers: Martin Mercier (2), Chris Ferraro, Eric Fenton, Cal Ingraham, Peter Ferraro (2), Paul Kariya, Andy Silverman googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Darren Clough, a 6-foot-3 freshman forward for St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., has been named the ECAC Division II North Holiday Inn Rookie of the Year in men’s basketball. Clough, of Orrington, averaged 12.4 points and six rebounds a game to help lead St. A’s to the… Read More
“We have four highly creative coaches here, and one person plus my work-study students to keep up with their work. When they’re gone we try to get caught up. But it doesn’t mean they’re not in contact. There are always extra things they’ve dreamed up that I can… Read More
If one were to offer a candidate for University of Maine Hockey Outstanding Volunteer of the Year, that candidate could well be Shannon Coiley. Although, in Coiley’s case, Volunteer of the Year might not do it. How about Four-Year Outstanding Volunteer? googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ON THE RECORD An interview with … Garth Snow University of Maine fifth-year senior goalie Garth Snow broke Hockey East records for goals-against average (1.89) and save percentage (.923) during the regular season this year. He was 16-0-1. Including the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinal series… Read More
Newschannel 13 High School Basketball FINAL POLL (Previous standing in parentheses) 1. Bangor 19-3 (2) 2. Winthrop 20-0 (5) 3. Old Town 20-1 (1) 4. John Bapst 22-0 (T3) 5. South Portland 19-3 (T3) 6. Lawrence 16-4 (7) 7. Sanford 18-3 (8) 8. York 20-2 (9) 9. Skowhegan… Read More
PORTLAND – The owner of the Baltimore Skipjacks says negotiations are “98 percent complete” on a lease agreement that would enable him to move the American Hockey League team to the Cumberland County Civic Center next season. The team will be known as the Portland… Read More
Cindy Blodgett, who led her Lawrence Bulldogs to their third consecutive Class A schoolgirl basketball state championship, has been named the 1993 Gatorade Circle Of Champions Maine High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year. It is the second straight year Blodgett earned the honor. Read More
Joey Gamache’s mystery opponent for his April 23 fight at the Bangor Auditorium has entered and signed in. Armando Herrera, a 22-year-old lightweight from Monterrey, Mexico, will take on Gamache in a scheduled 10-round bout which is expected to serve as a tuneup for a… Read More
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It was 70 years ago the fever first hit. On Feb. 9, 1923, a sunny Friday afternoon in Orono, the University of Maine hockey team played its first official varsity intercollegiate contest. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names wil never hurt me.” The University of Maine hockey team and fans disagree. UM’s Blue Line Club has the specific purpose of cheering for the UM team, while jeering the opposing team. When looking at the… Read More
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Colby College softball team picked up its first win of the spring season with a split of a two-game set here Tuesday against Wheaton College of Williamstown, Mass., and Endicott College of Beverly, Mass. Wheaton downed Colby 6-5 in the… Read More
1993 EASTERN MAINE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 Classes C, D Preliminaries (At home courts of higher seeds) Girls C, No. 8 Mattanawcook 65, No. 9 Hodgdon 50 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
You’re a University of Maine hockey fan and you’re nervous. How scary is this? Maine, going into the NCAA tournament Numbah One. Maine, the team the entire rest of the country is gunning for. Maine, college hockey’s equivalent of the ’27 Yankees, ’72 Lakers, and… Read More
The last six years have been an odyssey of sorts for Chris Hamilton of Bangor. The former all-state football player and diver at Bangor High School intended to continue playing two sports in college, but a traffic accident derailed those plans. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO – Some of the players didn’t realize it. Jim Montgomery realizes all too well. The University of Maine’s hockey program has produced six consecutive seasons with 30 or more wins, the only program in the country to do so. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Bob Cimbollek of John Bapst High School in Bangor, Ordie Alley of Jonesport-Beals and Bob McShane of Calais, who directed their teams to state championships last winter, are among the outstanding coaches selchampionships last winter, are among the outstanding coaches selected as Eastern Maine Basketball Coaches of the… Read More
The University of Massachusetts will join Hockey East as a full member for the 1994-95 season, bringing the number of teams in the league to nine. UMass had a Division II hockey program until it dropped the sport after the 1978-79 season due to difficulties… Read More
Check this resume out: Built tennis courts; Obtained clam and lobster licenses and bought my own skiff; Head high school hockey coach in Summit, N.J.; Goalie coach at South Burlington (Vt.) High School; Worked for the Department of Mental Health in Waterbury, Vt.; Taught special education at a… Read More
If you like the idea of an NCAA championship being played with little or no thought given to how much money stands to be made, than men’s ice hockey is your game. According to an NCAA official, the Division I hockey tournament in which the… Read More
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On the Record An interview with … Mike Dunham Mike Dunham, the University of Maine’s junior goalie, was the All-Hockey East First Team net-minder after compiling a 19-1-1 record, a 2.52 goals-against average and an .897 save percentage during the regular season. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound… Read More
The Black Bears are 79 of 260 on the power play (30.4 percent). In penalty killing, the Bears are 217 of 246 (88.2 percent). googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
People were swallowing hot chocolate and coffee and fastening the buttons on their coats. A lot of men were wearing hats. It was life as usual at the Volpe Complex Arena in North Andover, Mass., home of the Merrimack College Warriors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine’s Black Bears will be playing in their 20th NCAA Tournament game when they compete in the Eastern Regional on Saturday at the Worcester (Mass.) Centrum. Maine is 9-10 in NCAA Tournament play. Here is a look back googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Garrett Quinn of Skowhegan and Aaron Harris of Lawrence in Fairfield, who sparked their teams into the Class A regional basketball semifinals, headline the talented field of players named to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference All-Star Team. Tyson Wehrman of Mt. Blue in Farmington joins… Read More
Race organizers are hoping the later date of the 12th Wild Katahdin Trust Snow Run will attract more runners to the race at 11 a.m. Saturday in Houlton. In past years, the 5-mile race was held in early February, attracting fields under 100. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Within the close-knit swimming community, 1993 will best be remembered as the year Cape Elizabeth lost the state Class A boys championship. Bangor High Coach Phil Emery prefers to look at it another way. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ALLAGASH — Questions of amendment procedures and needs for the town’s elderly sparked debate among 60 taxpayers at the annual Allagash town meeting Saturday. Residents approved $97,748 to operate the town in 1993. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield bowlers took top honors Saturday at the State American Legion Bowling Tournament held at Pittsfield. The American Legion from Pittsfield won the overall first prize, high five games and high 15 average. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ROCKLAND — The City Council is not moving fast enough for some fishermen. On Monday night, the council agreed to expand the size of the harbor committee from five to seven members, to make room for representatives from the fishing industry. But the council took no action on… Read More
In the past week I have seen and heard several references to John Martin taking a position in the Clinton administration once he leaves Maine government. From my perspective, Martin’s arrogance, ethics, and abuse of political power disqualify him from any position at any level of government. Dale… Read More
Nearly nine years ago I was a participant in a terrible crime. Myself and two companions beat and threw a homosexual man off a bridge to his death. I believe Charlie Howard was an innocent man. He did not deserve to die. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
This is in response to “Capehart Camp” (Readers Write, March 12). On the verge of being “homeless,” I went to the Bangor Housing Authority last summer. I knew there was a long waiting list, but I was desperate. I was seen immediately, and treated with… Read More
… The older I get the more tolerant I become of people who are “different” than me. I guess it’s because I hope people accepted me the way I am and not to judge me. If that’s the case, then I have to reciprocate and accept others the… Read More
For the record, we find Speaker Martin’s explanation as to why he responded the way he did between Dec. 11 and the end of the ballot-tampering investigation plausbile, reasonable, and credible. One may fault Martin for not assessing more accurately the destructive potential of alcoholism… Read More
I read the BDN article about the public being the ones who should decide John Martin’s fate. Whether Martin is criminally liable for his actions, I do not know. But I think I speak for the majority of Maine citizens when I say that were… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Three winning tickets were sold for Tuesday’s Tri-State Cash 5 lottery drawing. Officials said the tickets were sold at Kitty Korner Store in Lisbon Falls, Shop ‘n Save in Auburn and Dick Maza’s General Store in Colchester, Vt. The winners will each… Read More
The subject is basketball — Division I college basketball — and unless you’ve been out of the country, you’re probably aware of this phenomenon known as “March Madness.” Around these parts, the NCAA basketball tournament is a relished seasonal pleasure. Considering the 7 feet of… Read More
It had to have been one of the most unique commencement addresses ever given at Houston’s Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, and not just because the speaker, Larry O. Audet of Bangor, was the father of one of the graduates, Joel Audet. What made Audet’s… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — Nearly everyone agrees that the Ducktrap River Bridge is a crumbling relic, but few want to see it replaced. The architecturally unique span on Route 1 is on the Department of Transportation’s short-list of bridges in dire need of major repair or replacement. Read More
Smokers in America now comprise only 24 percent of the population. So stated a survey of American health habits released by Baxter International Inc. during a Washington, D.C., press conference on March 11. Smoking is a recognized health hazard, and there are fewer smokers than… Read More
When Lynn Redgrave was a child, she must have been forever asking herself “Is that Dad or is that Mark Antony?” And, given that Sir Michael Redgrave played nearly every major male role in Shakespeare’s plays, the youngest of his offspring could have just as easily filled in… Read More
March — in like a lamb, out like a lion. No truer words are spoken. The month awakens to the dripping of snow melting from the eaves. The icicles grow smaller, and birds begin to chirp outside. Then we get a storm warning and everything… Read More
Health Talk features Eastern Maine Medical Center neonatologist Dr. Mary Kate Davitt who discusses care for premature babies. She explains how specialized care is needed for premature infants and tells us why a nurturing environment is necessary to assure proper development. What is the role… Read More
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I have a 386-SX with four megabytes of RAM running under DOS 5.0. Why do I occasionally get out of memory? If you are using Microsoft’s Windows to run multiple programs at the same time, you could actually be out of memory. Windows needs at… Read More
Award Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam D’Amboise, Newburgh, NCO of the Quarter and NCO of the Year. Stationed in Incirlik, Turkey. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
Bangor Christian Students may register for the 1993-94 school year. Interested people may contact the school at 947-7356. 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++)… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council looked at tourism as a way to bring money to the region when the group met Monday for its monthly economic development workshop. David Potter, president of the St. John Valley Visitors Bureau, discussed the merits of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Jan Michael Sacharko was selected on March 18 to represent Aroostook County in the state spelling bee on Saturday, April 3, at the University of Southern Maine, Gorham campus. Sacharko, representing Van Buren Secondary School, was one of 21 pupils competing in… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presidential Search Committee for the University of Maine at Presque Isle has reopened its search for a presidential candidate. James Caron of Fort Kent, chairman of the search committee and a member of the University of Maine System’s board of trustees,… Read More
CARIBOU — Caribou’s doctors and city officials continued Monday to seek answers to hard questions raised in a proposed consolidation of hospitals in Caribou and Presque Isle. At a meeting at Cary Medical Center, a state health-care official pressed a case for Cary and the… Read More
Tuition increases at the state’s six technical college campuses are expected to be approved Wednesday when the Maine Technical College System board of trustees meets in Augusta. The board’s tuition committee is recommending a 14.6 percent tuition increase for Maine students and a 10 percent… Read More
EASTON — Residents have approved a total municipal budget of $414,073, a $10,305 increase from $403,768 last year. The town meeting was held Monday, March 15, and attended by 50 residents. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
CHAPMAN — About 25 residents approved a total municipal budget of $76,985 on Monday, a $10,244 increase over last year. The tax rate of $17.25 per $1,000 valuation was expected to decrease to $17.12 per $1,000 valuation. The decrease was a result of increased property… Read More
ISLAND FALLS — Residents of Island Falls elected a new selectman last week. Arthur Smith received 75 votes in a three-way race for a seat on the town’s Board of Selectmen. He defeated incumbent Richard Martin, who received 19 votes, and Betty Bishop, who received… Read More
MADAWASKA — Millissa Dionne, a 17-year-old Madawaska High School senior, was crowned 1993 Greater Area Miss Madawaska at the Madawaska Optimist Club Scholarship Pageant Sunday night. Five Madawaska High School junior and senior girls participated in the two-hour pageant. Sonya Levesque, a 16-year-old junior, was… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — A total of $145,000 in town revolving loan funds to assist RBM Manufacturing and Maverick Sporting Goods, two new businesses, was approved recently by the Fort Fairfield Town Council. Richard McDougal, owner of RBM Manufacturing, was awarded a $100,000 loan to acquire… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska School Department has received confirmation of a state grant for work performed last summer on the roof at Madawaska High School. Walter T. Ruark, director of school facilities for the Department of Education, confirmed the reimbursement of $215,315 from the 1992… Read More
WESTFIELD — A total of 67 residents Monday approved a total municipal budget of $307,667, a decrease of $15,319 from last year. The total amount to be raised in taxes is $216,667, a decrease from $217,331 last year. The tax rate of $15.85 per $1,000… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The Canadian federal goverment has approved a $3.1 million grant for four projects on the Madawaska River from the Quebec border to its confluence with the St. John River at Edmundston. Bernard Valcourt, minister of Employment and Immigration Canada and a… Read More
HODGDON — The controversy surrounding the keynote speaker for a teen conference sponsored by the Aroostook County Action Program has prompted the SAD 70 board of directors to decide against providing a school bus for pupils to attend the event. State Sen. Dale McCormick, D-Monmouth,… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — An office building under renovation at Weatherhead Potato Co. received about $3,500 damage in a fire reported at 7:11 a.m. Tuesday. According to Steve Hansen, a Fort Fairfield fire official, the fire on the East Limestone Road started near an electrical panel… Read More
FORT KENT — About 300 Fort Kent residents approved $1,626,246 in 1993 expenditures at a four-hour town meeting Monday night. They also approved a new shoreline zoning ordinance, zoning changes and escrow accounts to improve their municipal building and fire department facilities. Approved expenditures were… Read More
HOULTON — An otherwise routine Town Council meeting ended with a touch of excitement Monday night when Town Manager Lewis Bone charged one of the council members with discrediting the town. In a prepared statement, Bone said that Councilor Philip Bernaiche “has been engaged in… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — More than $1,000 has been raised by the Narraguagus Snowmobile Club for the Maine Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children and Adults. According to Velma Orcutt, secretary for the Cherryfield-based club, members in the last two months raised the funds by conducting two… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — There was some hefty competition Monday night when the Baileyville Town Council convened the annual town meeting. Less than a mile away a donkey basketball game was being played at the Woodland High School. Reportedly, more Baileyville residents were there than at the annual meeting. Read More
MACHIAS — Machias Police Chief Robbie Dirsa will offer selectmen and budget committee members a proposed department budget nearly $5,000 higher than that of a year ago. Dirsa said most of the increase was the result of factors beyond the department’s control. The town’s police… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Calais Lady Blue Devils basketball team was honored recently by the Legislature at the State House in Augusta in recognition of winning the Class C State Basketball Championship. At the request of Rep. Joseph Driscoll, D-Calais, and Sen. Harry Vose, D-Meddybemps, a… Read More
CUTLER — Residents here Monday voted to remain in the Washington County Refuse Disposal District while rejecting a proposal that would have made the town overseer of the Coast Guard-owned Little River Island and light tower. About 70 residents attended the annual town meeting, acting… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — Four horses and an undetermined number of goats perished in a fire that destroyed a 2 1/2-story barn on Simpson’s Wharf Road here Tuesday morning. According to East Machias Fire Chief Clinton Gardner, the barn, owned by Lyle Guptill of East Machias,… Read More
WHITING — John Pope was re-elected to a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen in the town election Monday night at the Community Building. Pope, chairman of the board, received 38 votes. Write-in candidate Stan Spencer received three votes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PALMYRA — Although Palmyra selectmen gathered Tuesday night to review the articles and set a date for the annual town meeting, the lack of a completed town audit set up a detour. Frank Robinson presented the board with a formal, written complaint that stated the… Read More
BELFAST — A St. Patrick’s Day performance of female strippers at Bruno’s has the City Council feeling a bit green around the gills. The afternoon performance at the popular downtown bar last Wednesday is said to have attracted a large crowd and left the town… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Rockport selectmen dove into the town’s 1993-94 budget Tuesday, starting the painful process of shaving funding requests that add up to an increase of 21 percent. The preliminary budget presented to the board is for $2.21 million, nearly $390,000 more than this… Read More
CAMDEN — Camden police arrested a Rockport man and a Camden juvenile Monday night for a burglary and theft last week. Terry W. Lawson, 18, and a 15-year-old juvenile are charged with breaking into a home on Mechanic Street March 15 and the theft of… Read More
JACKSON — Authorities have charged two juveniles with the Monday morning burglary of the Rudy Lorenz residence on Hadley Mill Road. Sgt. Gene Riga of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department said the pair also were implicated in a break-in at the Patrick Cumba residence in… Read More
MONTVILLE — Albert W. Moore, 71, of Northport escaped serious injury when his vehicle hit a patch of ice and rolled over on Route 3 Tuesday. Sgt. Gene Riga of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department said Moore was wearing a seat belt at the time… Read More
WINTERPORT — Incumbent Roland Ginn, one of four people running for two seats on the Board of Selectmen, lost his bid for re-election by placing third in Friday’s voting. The top vote-getter for the evening was Tracy Gran Jr. who received 280 votes. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SEARSMONT — Residents may have adopted a new Comprehensive Plan at town meeting but it’s going to take a few years to get it working. First Selectman John Thorne said the plan was welcomed by two-thirds of those attending Saturday’s meeting. He emphasized that the… Read More
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ROCKLAND — The following Superior Court case was heard recently at Rockland: Jamie M. McCarthy, 19, two counts burglary, one year in jail, all but 60 days suspended; two counts theft, 30 days in jail. Read More
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DEER ISLE — The “Best of Deer Isle” is the theme of this year’s silent auction to benefit Island Heritage Trust. The auction will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, at Deer Isle-Stonington Junior-Senior High School. The land conservation and community education work of the local… Read More
SULLIVAN — In a year of expanding local budgets, the selectmen of Sullivan and Sorrento have questioned the tuition rate Franklin pays to send students to the Mountain View School. In a letter, five selectmen from Sullivan and Sorrento urge the Union 96 superintendent to… Read More
SULLIVAN — Firefighters from Sullivan, Sorrento, Hancock and Trenton battled a fire Tuesday evening at Jerry’s Hardware in East Sullivan. Although the extent of the damage was unknown, the fire apparently was contained to the interior of the three-story structure. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BLUE HILL — It is unclear whether last week’s local referendum results will have any effect on one resident’s dogged pursuit of legal action against town officials. With his lawsuit still pending in Superior Court last week, Robert Sweetall mailed residents a document prior to… Read More
The Maine Head Trauma Center of Bangor has one of two board-certified clinical neuropsychologists. Dr. Anne L. Hess, center co-founder and director, has received an American Board of Professional Psychology diploma in clinical neuropsychology. Dr. Hess has been evaluated by peers and the professional group. Read More
The question of who shall use the parking lot at the Brewer Auditorium surfaced repeatedly Tuesday night during the Brewer City Council meeting. An order sponsored by Councilor Larry Doughty to have the city administration prepare a proposal to allow one food vendor at the… Read More
Bangor Dodge, a car dealership, lost its electrical service Tuesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer truck became caught in some electrical wires and snapped a utility pole at the entrance to the business place. Donald Richard, 47, of Auburn was driving the truck for New England… Read More
Tuition increases at the state’s six technical college campuses are expected to be approved Wednesday when the Maine Technical College System board of trustees meets in Augusta. The board’s tuition committee is recommending a 14.6 percent tuition increase for Maine students and a 10 percent… Read More
Like other countries in Eastern Europe, Bulgaria is struggling to cope with a new government and a new commerce system as it tries to increase its business ties to the West, according to a speaker Tuesday at the Bangor Rotary Club. Reeling from the demise… Read More
VICA Chapter of the Penobscot Job Corps Center will take part in a skill olympics Thursday and Friday, March 25 and 26, at Eastern Maine Technical College. Job Corps students taking part and their specialties are: Eric Bither of Burnham, commercial baking; Eddie Colon of… Read More
ORONO — Councilor M. Terri Hutchinson survived an election recount Tuesday to retain her seat. When the March 9 elections had ended, Hutchinson apparently had defeated her former colleague, Francis Martin, by three votes. But the lead shifted between the candidates in the hours after… Read More