With a runnerup finish in the North Atlantic Conference tournament, the University of Maine closed out a rewarding season at 23-13 overall, 9-5 in NAC play. Last week, Coach Janet Anderson presented several year-end awards including: Kelly Dow, Rookie of the Year; Nancy Deshane, Most… Read More
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HAMPDEN – Things began to unravel for the Bangor Rams twice during Monday’s Class A baseball game against Hampden Academy. The host Broncos tallied three runs in the second and fifth innings, taking advantage of errors and walks provided by the Rams. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
It was a scenario that could have destroyed many other ballclubs. Four consecutive bases-loaded walks had given the Lyndon State College Hornets a 4-0 lead over the Husson College Braves in the fourth inning of a winner-take-all championship game for the NAIA District 5 tournament… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE – Women’s basketball player Deb Draper of New Gloucester and cross country runner Charlie Violette of Millinocket were named the female and male Athletes of the Year at the University of Maine-Presque Isle during the Owls annual awards banquet last week. Draper, a… Read More
Cosman Bishop likes keeping busy and has been doing so in the last several weekends by competing in road races. Bishop, the only wheelchair competitor in the ninth Epstein’s Five Aces 5K Road Race on Sunday in Brewer, finished 14th overall with a time of… Read More
The wrong first name of a Hampden baseball pitcher was printed in Monday’s paper. It was Chris Bartlett who pitched a five-hitter for Hampden, which beat Brewer 4-0 Saturday. Read More
For my money, one of the most interesting and entertaining columns ever to appear in this newspaper was the well-written “Up Here In Maine,” penned by Gerald E. Lewis of Garland. Because we can all use a good outdoor story after a winter of leaving tracks in Augusta’s… Read More
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If University of Maine softball coach Janet Anderson had to find the best description of junior pitcher Deb Smith, it would be this: “The most true student-athlete I’ve met.” Of her academic side, Anderson pointed out Smith’s overall gradepoint average last fall was 3.5. Carrying… Read More
Husson College of Bangor is the most-honored team in NAIA District 5 East. Husson Coach Shannon Whiting was named Coach of the Year and five players picked up conference honors in balloting by District 5 East coaches: infielder Sue Teeney, outfielder Michelle Cogan, catcher Steph… Read More
Schoolgirl softball Brewer scored in the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie and propel the Witches to a 2-1 high school softball victory over Old Town at the Brewer High field Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Five season-ending honors in the Maine Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women went to players from St. Joseph’s College in Standish, with Husson College of Bangor earning three. St. Joseph’s pitcher Dani Waterman was named Player of the Year and a 1993 MAIAW All-Star with… Read More
HOWLAND — Dawn Ann Russell and Jennifer Lee Dyer have been selected as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the Class of 1993 at Penobscot Valley High School in Howland, according to Principal Jayne S. Branscombe. Russell and Dyer will speak during graduation ceremonies Sunday, June… Read More
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The success of kicking off the community segment of the YMCA-YWCA joint campaign with “the Ys Family Challenge” basketball game on April 29 was due to a tremendous outpouring of assistance from several institutions and dozens of individuals. Such a strong sense of community no longer exists in… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Dale Goodwin promised fellow town councilors “an earful” if they would join him at the organizational meeting of the Pittsfield Small Business Association. Goodwin has invited interested businesspeople to a 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, meeting at Corriander’s Restaurant. He issued the invitation… Read More
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PORTLAND — Adam Shepherd does such good work that his supervisor at a cabinetmaking company in Westbrook must remind himself that the 17-year-old is not there to work. He’s there to learn. Shepherd is among 15 Portland-area teen-agers finishing up the first three months of… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The schooner “Francis Todd” will be rechristened at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at Great Harbor Marine. Members of Acadia Pipe & Drum will perform. Following the christening, an open house will be held aboard the three-masted schooner “Natalie Todd” and the… Read More
MACHIAS — Nathan Burbank Jr. of Tucson, Ariz., never forgot the pleasant memories of living in Machias from 1939 to 1941 when he served as a public health engineer for Washington and Hancock counties. Now, more than 50 years later, and with his wife, Dorothy,… Read More
MACHIAS — Graduating from the University of Maine at Machias on May 15th will not mean the end of educational opportunities for Heather Crouthamel and Braden McCollum. Heather has been awarded a $12,000 research assistantship at North Carolina State University and Braden a $9,000 teaching… Read More
PORTLAND — Stephen Madigan learned anatomy the same as other medical students — examining cadavers. But unlike the others, he slipped into the laboratory at night. Madigan, a paraplegic, hoisted himself out of his wheelchair and stood with the help of leg braces to get… Read More
LINNEUS — A fire of undetermined origin leveled a barn on Adams Road in Linneus early Monday morning. Linneus Fire Chief Stephen Bither said the fire was reported by Matt Williams, owner of the barn, at about 2:30 a.m. Williams told firefighters that he was… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A family recreation event, Ramblin’ Rec, Be Awake and Recreate, will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Riverside Park, with a rain date of Sunday, May 16. The event is sponsored by the Recreation Division of the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Housing Authority, founded on May 12, 1943, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a groundbreaking for a new community center in mid-June. The 5,000-square-foot building will be located near Birch Street, behind a housing project for the elderly. The… Read More
MACHIAS — Paul Nordstrom, president of the University of Maine at Machias, went back to the classroom recently where he taught Professor Sheryl Lambson’s class, Human Behavior in Organizations. Nordstrom spoke of leadership traits and discussed the need for innovation and creativity from everyone on… Read More
HARRINGTON — Members of the Towns, Cities and Townships Association of Washington County are interested in becoming more promptly informed in advance of those legislative hearings that may have a direct impact on taxes, property and people in the county. The need for TCT members… Read More
PRINCETON — A Georgia-Pacific Corp. maintenance garage in Princeton will shut down permanently on May 28, according to an announcement released by company officials over the weekend. The shop’s closure was described as a “conscientious business decision based on capital outlay to purchase new equipment… Read More
JONESPORT — An informal meeting concerning plans for an expansion of Jonesport Elementary School will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at the school. According to Superintendent Bruce Crowley, a proposal for construction will be presented to residents and a non-binding straw poll… Read More
MACHIAS — The following cases were processed from April 26 to May 7 in 4th District Court in Machias by Judge John V. Romei: Wallace Preston, 39, Machias, possession or harvesting of undersized shellfish or clams, $125. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
NEWPORT — The road paving and maintenance program for this year will be submitted to Newport selectmen Wednesday night by public works director, Jack Wilson. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the fire hall of the town office complex. Budget constraints noted… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 directors have approved a 1993-94 budget of $6,155,349, including tuition at Foxcroft Academy. The proposed budget is $265,372 less than last year’s expenditures. Residents of Dover-Foxcroft, Sebec, Monson and Charleston will vote next month on the proposed budget, which was approved… Read More
MILO — A reception for newly elected SAD 41 Superintendent J. Kenneth Laux and his family and a “Celebration of Learning” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Milo Elementary School. Laux, his wife, Donna, and two of their… Read More
DEXTER — Year-round garage and yard sales may be coming to an end in Dexter. At their meeting Thursday night, Dexter councilors will consider the adoption of a yard sale ordinance which will limit such sales to three per year and will require sellers to… Read More
CAMDEN — Three proposed zoning amendments for retail business, hotels and restaurants that riled the populace at a hearing last month have been modified to mollify, the Camden selectmen learned Monday night. Bill Morong, chairman of the Land Use Ordinance Review Committee, told selectmen that… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Jackets were the reward last week for people who played key roles in the safety achievements at Pittsfield’s C.M. Almy and Son. As of April 29, the local manufacturing facility completed one full year with no lost-time accidents. Jackets were presented to members of the safety… Read More
BELFAST — Justice Bruce W. Chandler has denied motions to suppress incriminating statements made to police during two separate investigations. Chandler filed his decisions in Waldo County Superior Court on Monday after reviewing evidence presented during suppression hearings held April 30. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ROCKLAND — All fifth-graders in SAD 5 are being invited to participate in an essay contest on the topic of Rockland residents, or military companies, that participated in the Civil War. The contest is being sponsored by the Rockland Share the Pride Association with the… Read More
ROCKLAND — In the face of opposition from neighbors with many unanswered questions, the City Council Monday night tabled a plan to build a phosphorus retention pond near Lake Chickawaukie. The Camden Rockland Water Co. offered to donate the 15 acres to the city for the pond, to… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Questions about public trust and procedural rules continued to plague Mount Desert’s Board of Selectmen at a meeting Monday to discuss selection of a town manager search committee. After one hour of discussion and two votes, selectmen agreed to allow the 21… Read More
CAMDEN — A Camden man faces two counts of cruelty to animals and is charged with shooting two cats, killing one. Walter R. Ludwick of Ames Terrace is charged with shooting a neighbor’s cat in the eye on May 5 with a pellet gun. An… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Down East Family YMCA will present two funding proposals to the Ellsworth City Council that would provide a discount on membership rates in exchange for an allocation from the city. Sheldon Booze, Y director, said Monday that the two proposals involve partial… Read More
CASTINE — Three Maine Maritime Academy professors received Outstanding Faculty Member Awards at a recent symposium, according to an announcement by Dean G. Albert Higgins Jr. Edgar J. Biggie Jr., associate professor of physical education, was recognized for a decade of service on the faculty… Read More
ORRINGTON — Selectmen were asked Monday night to support a Brewer resolve to amend the Brewer Water District Charter to increase the number of trustees on the board. Scott McGarr asked, “Why are we getting involved in this? This is a political thing in Brewer.”… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Kim-Anne Perkins, assistant professor of social work at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has been selected social worker of the year by the board of directors of the Maine Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Perkins also serves… Read More
GREENFIELD — First Selectman Linda Blakeman said the town’s final vote on deorganization would take place from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 17. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted on the emergency bill, LD 976, on April 15. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
A private day care operator may offer support for the troubled child-care program at the United Technologies Center, a vocational high school on Hogan Road in Bangor. The program had been targeted for elimination by the school’s board of directors, but it reconsidered the matter… Read More
The civil trial of a Woodland man who sued a Canadian transport company in connection with a September 1990 Cooper accident got under way Monday in Bangor’s federal court, but without one of the defendants. Because Alexander Greer of Woodstock, New Brunswick, the driver of… Read More
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The Brewer City Council will commend the Fire Department for its effort to quell a potentially disastrous chemical fire April 25 at Eastern Fine Paper when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at city hall. The council also will consider a request to… Read More
A story in the Penobscot edition Monday on neighborhood concern about a sludge-spreading plan in Brewer incorrectly presented the views of Nick Houtman of the Water Resources Department at the University of Maine. It is his view that most sludges in Maine are clean and can be applied… Read More
The unlighted headlight of a motorcycle led Bangor police to recover the bike said to have been stolen and arrest the man who was riding it early Saturday morning. Police arrested Ronald Rowe, 33, of Bangor on charges of driving while under the influence of… Read More
AUGUSTA — In a short, upbeat speech Monday, Rep. Sumner H. Lipman, R-Augusta, launched his campaign for governor in 1994 and began putting some distance between himself and Republican Gov. John R. McKernan. Lipman said he would end unpaid furlough days and shutdown days that… Read More
SOMETIMES YOU SEE IT COMING, by Kevin Baker, Crown, 326 pages, $20. The rituals of spring most surely include the anticipation of major league baseball. But perhaps a safer ritual, one that can be handled, opened and shut, and retrieved for pleasure during the most… Read More
President Bill Clinton is learning quickly that the answer isn’t always (or even usually) more government. His proposal for the federal government to buy all vaccines aimed at children and distribute them free is an excellent example of misidentifying a problem and offering the wrong solution (government) as… Read More
TERROR ON THE COAST, by Alan Easton, Nimbus, 41 pages, $6.95. There was a little plastic toy popular in the ’70s that some enterprising ad writer decided to call a Weeble. The toy had a weight in the large end so that, no matter how… Read More
MANY THOUSAND GONE: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom, by Virginia Hamilton, Knopf, 151 pages, $16. Virginia Hamilton’s literary career sparkles with awards, most recent of which is the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Her latest book is a powerful collection of sketches describing the exploits… Read More
PETER D. HALLOWELL, has been named loan officer for Farm Credit of Aroostook. Hallowell previously served as executive director of the Limestone Development Foundation Inc. and has experience in insurance sales, financial services marketing and financial consulting. He and his wife, Athena, live in Presque Isle. Read More
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — Sparks from a passing train were suspected as the cause of a forest fire that burned 20 acres near this northern Maine community, a Maine Forest Service official said Monday. No one was injured in the fire, which started around 7:30 p.m. Read More
WASHINGTON — Federal and regional officials believe a change in driving habits could cut auto-generated smog by 50 percent, and so they began Monday to try to enlist motorists in the fight for clean air. Launching a public information campaign in Maine and 11 other… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general’s office Monday filed a complaint against an Augusta man who allegedly violated the civil rights of a homosexual. The complaint in Kennebec County Superior Court says Jeffrey Brett threatened Robert West of Augusta and his male partner, who are openly… Read More
AUGUSTA — If the sign at Scarboro Beach State Park looks a little different this season, it’s because the word “state” has been dropped. The cash-strapped state government has signed an agreement with a private company, which will manage the southern Maine seaside park that… Read More
BATH — The Bath Fire Department is investigating three fires that appear to have been deliberately set around the city over the weekend. The fires were at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, the Bath Rod and Gun Club and at the public restrooms at Waterfront… Read More
In 1937 the American Library Association’s executive committee adopted a statement for a new award, indicating that the Caldecott Medal “shall be awarded to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year.” The… Read More
GREAT AMERICAN ANECDOTES, by John and Claire Whitcomb, William Morrow and Co. Inc., 368 pages, $18. Resting comfortably between the pillars of history are the little things, the day-by-day happenings that make life more interesting and those who hear about them say, “Wow. I didn’t… Read More
BANNING, Calif. — Through no desire of her own, Kathy McNamara came to be known as “the book banner from Banning.” Colleagues kidded her about it, but most of the time, she bristled at the joke. It just wasn’t funny. Censorship and the death of a friend never… Read More
AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS: The Inside Story of the End of the Cold War, by Michael R. Beschloss and Strobe Talbott, Little, Brown, 498 pages, $24.95. One of the hidden secrets of this Beschloss-Talbott tome on the end of the Cold War is that George… Read More
A Kenduskeag teen-ager was killed early Saturday morning when the driver of a car in which she was riding fell asleep at the wheel and hit a utility pole on Route 15 in Kenduskeag. Mylissa Moors, 15, was reported dead at the scene after she… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Ralph Marshall took a moment to reflect Monday afternoon in the courtroom where a Hancock County Superior Court jury had just convicted his son’s killer of murder. “Good job,” he said quietly. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
MADAWASKA — Members of the Maine Coalition for Fair Trade and three Canadian labor unions demonstrated Monday on the International Bridge at Madawaska. They signed a resolution that called for the U.S. and Canadian governments to turn down the North American Free Trade Agreement. After… Read More
AUBURN — Two suspects charged with killing an elderly auctioneer from Auburn will be held in jail until bail hearings later this month, a judge ruled. A bail hearing was scheduled this Friday for Willard Eastman, 41, of Lexington, N.C. A bail hearing for Dana… Read More
AUGUSTA — A legislative subcommittee was told Monday that the cycle of child abuse in Maine would decrease dramatically if case workers were sent into the homes of at-risk families before violent incidents could take place. During a hearing before the Legislature’s Human Resources Committee,… Read More
WASHINGTON — First it was buffalo, land and water that pitted Indians against non-Indians. Now it’s gambling. The stakes are huge: Indian gambling generates $6 billion a year. And it’s up to Congress to sort out the disputes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine drivers who prefer to cruise down the highway unencumbered by a mandatory seat belt law were breathing easier Monday after the initial defeat of the proposed legislation in the House. After a debate of less than an hour, the House voted 73-69… Read More
Marti Stevens, 54, of Cornville, well-known stage director and educator in Maine and the nation, died Saturday night while traveling on the Maine Turnpike in Portland. She apparently suffered a fatal asthma attack, according to police. A Cornville resident since 1969, Stevens was director of… Read More
Barbara Tracy works as a volunteer for Operation Lift Off, a program that gives terminally-ill children trips to Disney World, VCRs, opportunties to meet their favorite athletes, or any of a number of youthful wishes. One day last month, Tracy was collecting money for the… Read More
If there were an award for musical productions in this town, Ken Stack would win first place for the Broadway-big musicals he keeps mounting on local stages. With “Guys and Dolls,” which plays through May 16 at The Grand, Stack is back on the marquee again with the… Read More
A story on the front page in the Weekend edition listed incorrect figures in comparing Gov. John R. McKernan’s plan to fund local school districts with the plan recommended by the Legislature’s Education Committee. The correct figures are that Bangor would gain almost $1 million, Beals nearly $70,000… Read More
Q. My central air conditioner is getting older, but I can’t afford a new one. What simple maintenance and improvements can I make to it myself to cut my electric bills? — J.M. A. A simple do-it-yourself maintenance checkup can keep your electric bills as… Read More
The Lakewood Theater will hold auditions to fill remaining roles in their summer shows from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 15 at the theater in Lakewood. Parts to be filled include the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in the “Wizard of Oz,” which will be… Read More
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The music program has yet to be decided, but the Bangor Symphony Orchestra has announced the names of the five conductors who are finalists for the position of music director at the BSO. Filling the shoes of the late Werner Torkanowsky will be no easy task, but from… Read More
I am writing to voice my opinion concerning the unfair and unmerited battering of men by our federal government when it pertains to the issue of child support. I don’t feel it is appropriate to inflict such an unfair tax burden on any individual. If… Read More