Out and About: Anyone who catches a fish today – particularly a trout – has my congratulations and sympathy. Snow-banked brooks and streams are broad shouldered and roily with runoff, and if you do know of a fishable pool, I wish you good luck and godspeed in getting… Read More
    NCAA Tournament Semifinal NCAA Hockey Tournament 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
    They have a state championship under their belts and now they have their sights set on a national title. Right winger Cory Thibodeau and defenseman Jim Evans, who led the Old Town High School Indians to their second straight state Class B schoolboy hockey title… Read More
    MILWAUKEE, Wis. – It was a long ordeal. But there were absolutely no complaints. Brewer’s Ernie Steele, Bangor’s Tom Steele (no relation) and Passadumkeag’s Steve Clements and Sheila Clements were among the University of Maine hockey fans who began camping out at the Alfond Arena… Read More
    MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Three University of Maine hockey players have been selected as first team Titan American Hockey Coaches Association Eastern All-Americans (University Division). Maine junior goalie Mike Dunham, junior defenseman Chris Imes and freshman left wing Paul Kariya were named to the first team… Read More
    MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Veteran University of Maine assistant hockey coach Grant Standbrook is one of the most highly respected hockey minds in the country. He is not only responsible for recruiting the likes of Paul Kariya, the Ferraro twins (Peter and Chris) and Mike Latendresse, but his quiet… Read More
    When Charlie Quist was 13 years old, he broke his neck in a freak skiing accident. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down. When doctors told him he might never walk again, Quist “gave them a few choice words and told them I was going… Read More
    MIAMI – Dom Lourinitis went 5-for-5 with five singles and two RBIs as the host St. Thomas University Bobcats gained revenge against the University of Southern Maine Huskies with a 13-4 baseball victory on Wednesday. Southern Maine had beaten St. Thomas 14-9 on Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine men’s soccer team will host its 15th annual Indoor Soccer Tournament on Saturday at the UMaine field house. The first game will begin at 10 a.m. The current Maine team and an alumni team will head the five-team field,… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Loring Readjustment Committee’s executive committee will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 2, at Cary Medical Center’s Chan Center to discuss the process used for disposal of personal property at the base. The committee will meet with representatives of the town of… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — H. Anderson Giles, professor of art at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, recently held a one-man exhibition of his newest works at Cudahy Gallery, located in the historic Shockoe Slip area of Richmond, Va. The exhibition featured 32 of Giles’… Read More
    ASHLAND — Area towns contracting services with Ashland Ambulance Service opposed major increases for ambulance coverage at recent town meetings. The ambulance service’s budget increased from $68,330 last year to $89,010 in 1993. Towns serviced by a verbal contract with Ashland include Nashville Plantation, Portage,… Read More
    FRANKFORT — Residents whipped through their town meeting warrant Saturday in near record time, rejecting a proposed comprehensive plan and defeating an incumbent school board member. Town Clerk Onel Stevens said the absence of controversial issues and the day’s warm weather resulted in fewer participants… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Fifteen foreign students attending Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield were the special guests for Multicultural Day at the Manson Park School on Tuesday. Children in kindergarten and first grade boarded a “plane” for a series of visits to nine countries as part of… Read More
    I am writing in response to a recent proposal by the Northern Conservatory of Music to the Bangor City Council. Daryll Rhodes, representing the conservatory, proposed that a performing arts school be founded in downtown Bangor. This is a wonderful idea not only for today, but for generations… Read More
    We are appalled and shocked that the BDN would print a family cartoon emphasizing homosexuality. We have seen other questionable things in the paper, but this goes way beyond all immorality. Our children read these cartoons and by putting this one in your paper, you are promoting homosexuality. Read More
    Bravo! I’m proud that my newspaper is electing to publish the controversial “For Better or For Worse” strip on gays. Jeem Trowbridge Brewer… Read More
    One must applaud the courage and the perspicacity displayed by Brian Swartz in his column of Friday, March 26, in which he deplored the lack of sensitivity and the blatant hypocrisy of those pro-lifers, who, by their silence, implicitly condone the murder of Dr. Gunn in Florida, shot… Read More
    Congratulations for continuing to run “For Better or For Worse” in the face of the supposed controversy surrounding its current subject. And congratulations to Lynn Johnston for creating a strip that offers such a healthy and balanced coverage of the everyday faces of family and teen-age life. How… Read More
    If we do not care for the lions they might become extinct by the time I grow up. I am 6 years old going on 7. There might not be anymore when I grow up. Alexandra H. Rallis Grade 1, 14th Street School Bangor… Read More
    During a trip to Orono (in February) to drive my daughter to the Eastern Maine Youth Orchestra rehearsals held weekly at the Lord Hall Music Building at the university, I spent the afternoon at the Orono Library and was astonished by what I discovered. I… Read More
    ORONO — As the federal trial of the four police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King continued, retired Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates was in Orono discussing “Law and Order in Urban America.” Gates squared off against Los Angeles Times reporter… Read More
    Several thousand dollars’ worth of stolen computer equipment was recovered earlier this week from a trailer in Carmel, Brewer police said Wednesday. A complete Apple computer, a computer printer, two videocassette recorders and an IBM typewriter had been stolen from Brewer High School and the… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Democrats rocketed a $496 billion deficit-reduction plan through the House Wednesday, paving the way for President Clinton’s program of tax increases, defense cuts and more spending for selected domestic programs. The near party-line 240-184 vote was expected to be the first in a… Read More
    WINDHAM — Stephen Andrew, a Portland addiction counselor, will present an eight-week lecture and discussion series, “There’s no Place Like Home,” 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, beginning April 1, at the Unity Church, 54 River Road, Windham. Topics of lectures are “Intimacy: Reflection of Self” on April… Read More
    ISLAND FALLS — Sixty-four voters in Island Falls approved a 1993 budget of more than $278,000 during their annual town meeting on Monday. Among the articles approved were the following: general government, $95,570; ambulance reserve account, $21,242; Island Falls Ambulance Service, $18,750; hydrant rental, $18,862;… Read More
    MAPLETON — At a meeting of the Haystack Historical Society on Monday, Winfield Sawyer was named chairman of the float project. Dena York said benefits of the $15 annual membership to the Maine Association of Museums would include a newsletter four times a year and… Read More
    SHERMAN STATION — A straw vote taken at a special SAD 25 School Board meeting on Monday showed that community feelings on whether or not the district should reorganize are evenly split. More than 40 people attended the meeting to ask questions and voice their… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — A workshop on “Reading to Children,” sponsored by the University of Maine at Machias Calais Center, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in the library at Woodland High School. Dona Stover, who has been children’s librarian at the Calais Free… Read More
    A March 30 story about the guilty plea of a sex offender entered in Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou erroneously identified Gregory Clark, a speaker on behalf of the defendant, as from the local housing authority. In fact, Clark was a member of the local tenants’ council. Read More
    MACHIAS — University of Maine at Machias business students and their adviser Art McEntee, associate professor of business studies, recently attended the New England Phi Beta Lambda conference held at Bay Path College, Longmeadow, Mass. More than 60 students representing eight colleges from New England… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Family Homes Land Trust, a non-profit corporation that provides housing and encourages land stewardship and environmental awareness, will hold an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, at the Moonraker Bed & Breakfast on Main Street, Milbridge. The organization was created to… Read More
    LUBEC — An open discussion of the issue of condom distribution at Lubec High School will be one of several issues for discussion during AIDS Education Week, to be observed April 5-9 by the Regional Medical Center at Lubec. Films, a puppet show and presentations… Read More
    MACHIAS — A basement room in the Washington County courthouse may become headquarters for the annual Sunrise County Blueberry Run on Saturday, Aug. 21. The Washington County Commissioners will consider the request during a meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday , April 6, in the commissioners’… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A quick-thinking Dover-Foxcroft man saved his home from destruction after an electric blanket ignited a mattress Wednesday. Steward Bush, assistant Dover-Foxcroft fire chief, said firefighters received a call that the home of Kevin French on Cottonbrook Road off Sebec Lake Road was on… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A public symposium on “Biological Diversity and Forest Productivity in Down East Maine: Finding the Common Ground” will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Ellsworth Holiday Inn. In cooperation with the Forestry Committee of the Down East… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — An attempt to remove office equipment from Guilford Industries was foiled Wednesday when a night watchman discovered the items hidden in a storage room. Sgt. Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department said that someone apparently carried the items from the upstairs… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield police are investigating a burglary at the Kathleen Howard home on Route 100. According to Chief William Lawrence, a door was forced open and $250 in cash taken from the home sometime during the evening Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    LINCOLN — Despite the school funding crisis, Leo Martin, commissioner of the Maine Department of Education, told area school superintendents that there are many good things happening in education. “Your MEA (Maine Educational Assessment) scores are better every year. The eighth-grade scores are up 10… Read More
    NEWPORT — “I have never seen such disintegration of the roads,” said Newport Public Works Director Jack Wilson this week. “Potholes and cracks don’t bother me; they can be filled with a few shovelfuls. But I’m talking about complete deterioration in sections 20 feet long.”… Read More
    NEWPORT — A fire gutted a home on the Old Bangor Road Tuesday night. Firefighters from four communities were called to the home around 10:30 p.m. The house is owned by Penny Braley who rented it to her brother, Bob. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    NEWPORT — The following cases were heard in March in Newport District Court: William L. Harnish, 23, East Holden, hunting without hunters’ orange clothing, $100 fine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    CORINNA — Five residents will be honored for their service to the area by members of the Corinna Post 73 American Legion. Raymond Young and Mary Perkins of Corinna, Carl and Loraine Palmer and Robert Fogler, all of Exeter, will receive Community Service Awards at… Read More
    NEWPORT — A resident who was defeated this month for a seat on the SAD 48 board of directors claimed Wednesday that she was caught in the middle of a power play over the board chairmanship. Linette Tuttle has asked to be placed on the… Read More
    CAMDEN — A career management seminar titled “Goal Setting” will be held Tuesday, April 6, to help people establish long and short term goals for life and career. Through worksheets and discussion participants will learn necessary steps toward setting goals. This is one in a… Read More
    ROCKLAND — It only costs $3 an hour to educate SAD 5 students. But Superintendent Donald J. Kanicki said finding that $3 is getting harder each year. At a loss to deal with declining state support, SAD 5 officials called for help Tuesday night from… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Health Connections will again offer the American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking program. The eight session program is designed to individualize tools and techniques for quitting. The first session of the spring program will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Mid-Coast Chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists and the Farnsworth Museum invite the public to hear artists Lois Anne of Camden and Lesia Sochor of Brooks discuss their work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in the Farnsworth Museum library. Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Mount Desert Island YMCA is accepting registrations for its Camp Cadillac summer day camp. The program offers social and physical activities for youth ages 4-12. Activities include arts and crafts, water and gym games, and specialty camps for campers eight to 12… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Rockland District High School Principal Michael Gundel has announced the selection of delegates and alternates to Boys and Girls State. This annual activity for juniors, who are selected by the high school faculty, is an excellent opportunity for students to experience the workings of government. Boys… Read More
    BELFAST — Students participating in the Fleet Youth Leaders Program at Crosby Junior High and the Robertson School have established programs to address the issue of teen homelessness, to help younger students, and to aid in energy conservation awareness. Throughout Maine, more than 300 students… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A Hancock man arrested in connection with a series of area burglaries remained at the county jail Wednesday. Police said that James F. Grindel Jr., 27, was arrested at his home Saturday evening and charged with breaking into three businesses while under police… Read More
    SULLIVAN — A negotiator for Union 96 teachers, who were carrying picket signs just two weeks ago, is now “cautiously hopeful” for a mediation breakthrough. Nearly 60 teachers and a handful of parents marched briefly in front of Sumner High School the morning of March… Read More
    BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Public Library will present an eight-week film appreciation course titled “Film Noir: An American Style” at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, starting April 7, at the Parker Ridge activity room. “Film noir” is a term coined by French critics that describes… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Executive Committee of the Hancock County Extension Association is seeking nominations for outstanding Extension volunteers for 1992. The mission of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is to help Maine people improve their lives through an educational process that uses research-based knowledge… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Judith Magyar Isaacson, author of “Seed of Sarah: Memoirs of a Survivor,” will speak on her experience as a survivor of Auschwitz at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at OZ Books. Isaacson’s talk is the culmination of the “Lives of Remarkable Women”… Read More
    WINTERPORT — The selectmen held a special meeting Tuesday night and awarded a contract to Jeff Emerson for remodeling work at the town office. They discussed a proposed safety policy and certain state and federal requirements for safety equipment, according to acting Town Manager Darlene… Read More
    It was the last week of March 1953 and American soldiers were dug in on Korea’s mountainsides near the 38th parallel. A howitzer shot away where armies of Communist China and North Korea were clinging to their sides of the shattered hills where some of the bloodiest fighting… Read More
    AUGUSTA — LD 976, an emergency act to deorganize the town of Greenfield received a public hearing Wednesday before the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government. According to Sen. John O’Dea, D-Orono, a co-sponsor of the legislation, the bill will be reviewed by… Read More
    The Scott Paper Co. is joining a fund-raising effort to raise at least $1 million for the Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities in Maine. More than 100 million Scott Paper products during March and April will carry a special package design telling… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State-mandated use of seat belts is nothing short of communism as far as Chris Boynton is concerned. The Belfast driver says he gets in and out of his truck about 60 times a day and isn’t about to be bothered with unbuckling and… Read More
    The three anti-stalking bills currently before the Legislature vary in shades of definition and enforcement, but their goal is identical: to increase protections for potential victims and to dissuade stalkers by increasing penalties. More than 20 other states have passed anti-stalking laws in the last… Read More
    SACO — A 30-foot tugboat that sank three weeks ago remained on the floor of Camp Ellis harbor Wednesday, worrying area lobstermen who say it could pose a navigational or pollution hazard. The vessel, owned by East Coast Marine Corp. of Dennis, Mass., had been… Read More
    Gamma radiation lies at the high-energy end of the electromagnetic, however, it is mostly absorbed by the Earth’s atmosphere before ever reaching the surface so it is difficult to study gamma ray emitters from ground-based observatories. This is the major reason NASA launched the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO)… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A bill to rewrite state energy policy generated a sharp clash between utilities and environmentalists on Wednesday. The hearing before the Utilities Committee was jampacked with lobbyists. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved a combination vaccine Tuesday that will spare infants four of the shots they now must get. The vaccine developed by Lederle-Praxis Biologicals will protect infants against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis as well as Haemophilus b, the leading… Read More
    AUGUSTA — As a new managed-care health program opens Thursday for 36,000 state employees and retirees, officials are seeking bids to determine whether Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Maine should continue operating the program after June 30. Dozens of insurers will be invited to bid on… Read More
    As a legislative committee in Augusta Wednesday listened to testimony on a bill to extend a state ban on a synthetic hormone that increases milk production in cows, a federal panel heard similar evidence before it approved lifting a federal ban on the same drug. Read More
    The family of David Thibodeau, the Bangor man who is inside the compound at Waco, Texas, stayed close to the TV and radio Wednesday hoping to hear that the 30-day standoff between cult leader David Koresh and federal agents would end peacefully. For the first… Read More
    WASHINGTON — University of Maine faculty say their $8 million geology building will provide badly needed space for its researchers, but Capitol Hill lawmakers have targeted the project as classic “pork-barrel” spending that drains government resources and swells the federal deficit. The UM project —… Read More
    EASTPORT — Longshoremen at Eastport have loaded cargo destined for Kuwait, and added yet another country to the port’s growing list of destinations. Brian Nutter, director of the Eastport Port Authority, said the cargo ship Minerva arrived Saturday night, and on Sunday longshoremen began to… Read More
    The 10 percent excise tax on new boats was developed by Congress in the Bush deficit reduction act in October 1990. The following month, Congress was facing an election and the Democrats wanted to show the new taxes would target the “rich.” In two years… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A workshop on water quality monitoring at community landfills will be offered to municipal officials Thursday, April 8, at the Augusta Civic Center by Woodard & Curran Inc. of Portland, the University of Maine Chemicals in the Environment Information Center, the Maine Waste Management Agency and… Read More
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