The Bangor Rams built up a quick 6-0 lead and held on to defeat the Hampden Academy Broncos 12-7 in a key Class A baseball battle Thursday afternoon at Mansfield Complex in Bangor. Bob Kelley’s Rams boosted their record to 14-1 in a bid for… Read More
    EASTPORT – The Calais Blue Devils pounded out 13 hits to dump Shead of Eastport 23-2 in a mutual season finale in schoolboy baseball here Thursday. The win improved the Blue Devils to 10-4. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    Bangor Raceway opens its 1993 extended light harness racing meet with 10-dash programs on both Saturday and Sunday. Post time for each day is 1:30 p.m. There is no racing on Monday, Memorial Day, but beginning next week, the format calls for a three-day race week, Wednesday and… Read More
    NCAA Central II Regional MAINE vs. CAL STATE-FULLERTON 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
    AUSTIN, Texas – University of Maine sophomore reliever LeRoy Decker may consider himself lucky to be pitching for a team in an NCAA Baseball Regional, the Central II Regional here. But the fact he is even alive is, in Decker’s words, a “blessing.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    A pro wrestler? In the Maine Sports Hall of Fame? Before rushing to judgment based on today’s images of the World Wrestling Federation and its cast of characters, consider the career of Samuel “Jackie” Nichols, one of seven inductees to the Maine HofF who will… Read More
    AUSTIN, Texas – University of Maine junior righthander Mark Ballard knows he will have his hands full in his team’s NCAA Central II Regional opener against 1992 College World Series runnerup Cal State-Fullerton. But he can’t wait to take the mound in Friday’s 1 p.m. tourney opener. Read More
    The Brewer Witches rolled past the Caribou Vikings for a twinbill sweep 12-3 and 9-1 Thursday in schoolgirl softball at the Brewer High field. The Witches finished the regular season with a 15-1 mark. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    Belinda Perry of Brewer has received yet another award as she continues to set the standard for college swimming. Perry, who earned NCAA Division II All-America honors for the second consecutive year swimming for Springfield (Mass.) College, was named Springfield’s Junior Female Athlete of the… Read More
    AT PENDLETON STREET, Brewer Penobscot Valley Conference JV Championship Meet (No team scoring) Boys Results Long jump: Mark Rogers (Old Town) D-17-3 1/2, Cyr (OT) 17-1, Cram (Hampden Acad.) 16-10, Duffy (HA) 16-9, Seymour (OT) 16-5, Musson (Mount Desert Island) 16-2 googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    HOWLAND – Kari Magoon scored without benefit of a hit in the last of the fifth to provide the game-winning run for Penobscot Valley in a 9-8 schoolgirl softball victory over Piscataquis here Thursday. Magoon reached on an infield error, stole second, took third on… Read More
    HOWLAND – Righthander Matt Thomas pitched a four-hitter, striking out five and walking two, to lead Piscataquis Community past Penobscot Valley 5-0 in schoolboy baseball action here Thursday. Kam Kimball doubled for the 11-5 winners of Guilford, Thomas had an RBI single, and Travis Herrick… Read More
    On May 14, J.C. Marsh lost a day of his life. He was lucky, though. He almost lost his entire life. 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
    LIMESTONE – Fort Fairfield scored three runs in the second and went on to edge Limestone 4-1 in schoolgirl softball action here Thursday afternoon. Kiska Michaud scattered 10 hits and shut the Eagles out until the final inning with the help of three double plays. Read More
    State Team Tennis Tournament Class A Quarterfinals AT UMAINE, Orono Old Town boys (11-1) 3, Waterville (8-3) 2 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
    A Dexter man was convicted Thursday of perjuring himself last fall while testifying on his own behalf during a probation-revocation hearing. A Penobscot County Superior Court jury determined that David Clukey, 26, falsely testified that he had not made threatening statements to three people at… Read More
    The current debate about health care seems to be largely missing or ignoring one crucial factor, and that is cost. What I am hearing in the media are various ways of paying the demands of the insurance and medical industry for a service which should be a basic… Read More
    I am appalled and scared about the rapid loss of one of the most beautiful and important natural resources in the world — the tropical rain forests. Its destruction damages rare plant and animal life. If we don’t stop this needless deforestation we will soon see the effects… Read More
    On April 9, the BDN published Tom Weber’s column, “Good old days weren’t so good for everyone,” and told how Victoria Bonebakker, director of the Academic and Cultural Collaborative of Maine, received a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and with scholars and Maine school… Read More
    LUBEC — Through a recent adult education course in commercial marine diving, a dozen Washington County women are hoping to knock down yet another male gender barrier — and cash in on a good way to make a day’s pay. “I can’t wait to get… Read More
    Seven teams of students from around the state were honored Thursday for their efforts to improve their schools and communities as part of the Fleet Youth Leaders Program. Awards for the top programs and activities were given out during an evening program in Augusta, with… Read More
    DEXTER — The Legislature gave towns the authority Wednesday to regulate ice-fishing activity on lakes and ponds which are public drinking water sources. For Dexter councilors, this action brings the history of regulating fishing shacks on Lake Wassookeag full circle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    LIMESTONE — U.S. Air Force recommendations to restructure and realign Maine military facilities based on President Clinton’s fiscal year 1994 budget were released Thursday. The action will increase efficiency, adjust to budget demands and modernize the air reserve component, said Air Force officials. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A workshop to prepare individuals for the notary public appointment will be offered from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, at Northern Maine Technical College. The laws, concepts and procedures will be explained by instructor Alfred E. Piombino, an author, lecturer… Read More
    It’s often the music that sets the mood. So it was that St. Joseph Hospital, run by the Felician Sisters religious order, played “Joy to the World” when the employees vaulted over their $225,000 goal Thursday in pledges to the proposed expansion and renovation of the Bangor hospital. Read More
    VAN BUREN — Some high school classes will be twice as long under a block-scheduling experiment the SAD 24 board of directors approved Wednesday for the next school year. But, board members reserved the right to see how the new schedule fares before they commit… Read More
    Bangor, Hampden and Houlton students were recognized recently for being among the top sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade scorers on a regional high school admissions test. Sixty students in the fifth- and sixth-grades and more than 140 seventh-graders from Maine scored higher than their grade level… Read More
    ISLAND FALLS — Boy Scouts in Island Falls who have been trying to raise money to pay their lease with the James River Corp. for their campsite in southern Aroostook County have gained an ally. Developer Michael Liberty, president of the Liberty Group in Portland,… Read More
    CARIBOU — A judge did not immediately rule after a hearing Thursday on a defense request to dismiss charges of gross sexual assault against a former Limestone teacher and basketball coach. Attorneys for Kirk Moran, 33, of Limestone filed the motion, arguing that the alleged… Read More
    MACHIAS — Five of the eight high schools in Washington County have announced dignitaries who will address graduating classes in June during commencement exercises. Wally Hayes of Westbrook, head of the Maine Association of Student Councils, will address the graduating class at 2 p.m. Sunday,… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — On Saturday, June 12, the Narraguagus Nursery School will use a grant from the Gold Rush Charitable Trust at Steuben to create a new outdoor playground center on the school lot located at the rear of Weald Bethel wilderness retreat in Cherryfield. The… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE The following cases were among those processed May 25 and 26 in 2nd District Court by Judge David B. Griffiths. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — An anonymous donor has given Milbridge Elementary School $1,000 for new books. For several years the school library has not been funded by the school budget. As a result, the library has accumulated a collection of outdated books which fails to address the… Read More
    PRINCETON — Maine Flight Center of Pittsfield made its first trip into the Princeton Regional Airport on Wednesday, marking the beginning of what the company hopes will be regular charter passenger-freight service into and out of Washington County. Officials at the 4-year-old, Pittsfield-based company announced… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Six horse shows are planned by the Dirigo Horsemen’s Association beginning in June. For more than 25 years, the group has organized horse shows and other activities including a 25-mile competitive trail ride, cookouts, game shows, clinics and a drill team. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The town of Greenville received a plaque Monday in recognition of the town’s outstanding maintenance of the Interstate Trail System. It was one of five awards given annually by the association. Lewis Newell, chairman of the Maine Snowmobile Trail Association, praised the town… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Public hearings on a proposed addition to the Monson Elementary School have been poorly attended in the SAD 68 communities of Dover-Foxcroft and Charleston. Hearings also have been scheduled in Monson on Thursday and at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Harland… Read More
    MILO — Excitement is running high for 30 Penquis Valley High School students who, along with six chaperones, will spend Memorial Day weekend in Quebec City. According to Gail Doughty, French instructor at the Milo school, the bus carrying the students and chaperones will depart… Read More
    DEXTER — For the first time since the budget process began in SAD 46, school directors Wednesday discussed the possibility of asking voters for more money this year to make up for the projected $380,000 budget shortfall. The administration announced this week that 18 positions… Read More
    DETROIT — In two weeks, voters in Detroit, Burnham and Pittsfield will go to the polls to decide the 1993-94 school budget for SAD 53. From attendance at two of the three scheduled public hearings on the budget, few people want to know what they are voting on. Read More
    DEXTER — During the next two years, members of the Shirley B. Carter Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Poulliot Seavey Post of the American Legion will sponsor a number of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War II. Both Dexter… Read More
    NEWPORT — A recently adopted police response policy for Newport may need further review, according to a memo sent by police Chief Jim Ricker to the town manager and forwarded to the Board of Selectmen. “Although I was asked very candidly by Selectman Halvor Magnus,… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A Knox County Superior Court jury convicted three people Thursday of charges stemming from a confrontation with police last fall in Warren in which a raccoon was subjected to Mace. Much of the testimony focused on the animal, which somehow ended up in… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following cases were heard Wednesday and Thursday in 6th District Court: Leo J. Ferrar Jr, 28, Rockland, possession of marijuana, $200; illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    A Sullivan school administrator has been named the new superintendent of schools for Union 91, a school district that includes one elementary school in Orland and two in Orrington. Harvey Kelley is currently the assistant superintendent for Union 96 in Sullivan, a system that includes… Read More
    In addition to weekend outings, family get-togethers and just plain relaxing, many residents and visitors of Hancock County will attend traditional Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 31. Communities planning to hold special events to honor fallen veterans are: BLUE HILL — A parade sponsored… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The following is a partial list of cases processed April 19-May 14 in the central division of 5th District Court. Not included in the listing are traffic offenses resulting in fines of less than $150. James B. Lester, 38, Gouldsboro, violation of scallop… Read More
    One District Court case listed Tuesday was incorrect. Information from the court showed that Gladys M. Belodeau, 78, of Bucksport, had been convicted of theft and sentenced to 30 days in jail, all suspended, and put on probation for one year. In fact, Belodeau’s case will go to… Read More
    Barbara A. Rice, director of the Bangor Public Library, has announced that the amnesty declared on overdue books returned before Saturday, June 5, may not be repeated next year. Rice said that the library does not offer an amnesty on late returns every year and… Read More
    ORONO — A University of Maine professor’s research on the relationship between the taboo of incest and the language people use to describe sex has won an international anthropology award. “I hope this is a useful contribution because incest is such a terribly pressing issue… Read More
    ORRINGTON — Selectmen met Monday, May 24, with representatives from the Maine Department of Transportation to follow up questions asked earlier this spring about Route 15. Selectmen met with Alden Small, from the MDOT, and Lt. Col. Alfred Skolfield of the Maine State Police, (who… Read More
    ORRINGTON — Public hearings were held Monday, May 24, at the town hall on a charter change reoganizing the board of assessment, and a proposed purchasing ordinance. The charter change would change the town’s current system from an appointed board of three assessors to a… Read More
    ORRINGTON — Selectmen heard taxation and environmental complaints from two residents Monday. First, Melanie Bower told selectmen she was having a problem with the way she was being taxed. She said she thought her valuation was much too high for property that has no right… Read More
    A Hermon man was in fair condition Thursday night after he was hit by a dump truck while he was walking on Annis Road in Hermon. According to Sgt. Ronald Green of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, Bert White, 52, was walking on the road… Read More
    WINTERPORT — A month into his job as town manager, Scott Tilton said this week, “Things are going slower than I would like to see them happen.” He said a few projects had been delayed, such as street sweeping. “It was supposed to have been… Read More
    HERMON — The Hermon Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Meet the Candidates Night at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Hermon Municipal Building meeting room. Melanie Schafer, a reporter with WABI TV, will be the moderator. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    The Smoke Free Singles Society will meet at 5:15 p.m. Friday, May 28, at the Bangor Motor Inn, Hogan Road, for Friendly Hour. The remainder of the weekend activities will include a 9 a.m. breakfast Saturday, May 29, at Paul’s, Hogan Road; a car pool at 3:30 p.m. Read More
    WASHINGTON — President Bill Clinton’s new tax plan, combined with the state’s continuing budget crisis, could prove to be a double whammy for Maine’s economy. The Btu tax enacted by the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday night would extract from $123 million to $172 million… Read More
    In 1946, at the urging of pioneer heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, the government created the Medical Follow-up Agency (MFUA) to ensure that medical researchers would have access to World War II records. When a pathologist studying heart disease in the early 1950s suggested a study of heart attack… Read More
    One of the best ways to keep people involved in the governing of the state is to persuade them that their voices are being heard in Augusta. Too often, however, much louder voices — from well-organized lobbying efforts — drown out the calls for change from individual citizens,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Several dozen anti-tax advocates staged a rally while a handful of anti-cutback activists argued against further reductions in education funding Thursday as budget negotiators plodded through parts of a far-from-completed biennial spending plan. As various lobbying groups pleaded their cases in the corridors… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The highly regarded Institute of Medicine called Thursday for greater efforts to monitor and control indoor allergens — substances inside buildings that can trigger allergic reactions — saying the problem endangers health and increases the nation’s medical costs by as much as $6 billion a year. Read More
    The four-months-and-counting puberty of the Clinton administration has produced both large and small embarrassments that have made damage control the chief occupation of the White House. Unless his administration can grow out of its awkward age, the debate over the president’s policies will become overwhelmed by his political… Read More
    PORTLAND — The former headmaster of the prestigious Waynflete School has filed a civil lawsuit asking for reinstatement, back pay and damages. William M. Bennett, who led the private school for 18 years, was fired in March. Trustees said last week that one of the… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — Central Maine Power Co. is backing away from a proposal that would lower a portion of the Saco River by three feet. Spokesman Dave Allen said the plan before federal regulators won’t be withdrawn. But, he said, “we’re basically taking the lowering-the-river option… Read More
    LEWISTON — The winner of a Tri-State Megabucks jackpot who wanted to swap his annual winnings for a lump-sum payment has been told that’s against the rules. Joseph Lemieux Jr. of Livermore Falls plans to go to court to challenge the ruling by the commission… Read More
    Adult education has literally changed the life of the Hogan family of Milo. Thirty years ago, Don Hogan left college before graduating and eventually went to work for the railroad. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    While partisan actions by members of the Maine Legislature are expected, there are times when legislators should rise above their own self-interests and act in the best interests of the people of Maine. Apportioning the state’s election districts is one of those times. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Since this is National Emergency Medical Services Week, it seems an appropriate time to write this letter. Early Wednesday, Jan. 13, my wife suffered a severe breathing problem. I called the Bucksport 911 number and the Bucksport ambulance was at our house wtihin five minutes. Read More
    Louis O. Coxe, a professor, playwright and poet whose works reflect the spirit and nature of New England, died on Tuesday at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta. He was 75 and lived in Brunswick, Maine. His wife, Edith, said the cause was cardiopulmonary arrest… Read More
    Cars and trucks produce 60 percent of Maine’s unhealthy summertime ozone pollution, but, if you’re a commuter, there are ways to save the planet — and save money — on the way to work. The Natural Resources Council of Maine and the Greater Portland Council of Governments will… Read More
    John Gallucci, a member of the American Watercolor Society, and painter-instructor of 45 years, will offer a watercolor workshop June 11-13 through the Small Wonder Gallery in Camden. Painting will be on selected sites each day and begin with a demonstration by Gallucci. For information, call 236-6005. Read More
    For families seeking a learning experience, as well as an enjoyable holiday, the St. Andrews Summer School of the Performing Arts, and Festival for the Arts will provide six weeks of summer camps and courses in acting, music, writing and dance for all ages. For information about workshops,… Read More
    “Northern New England Men and Women of the Civil War Era” will be the topic for the first conference to be held June 4 and 5 at the new Washburn Humanties Center at the Norlands Living History Center in Livermore. Jacqueline Jones, of Brandeis University, will be the… Read More
    Jazzman and classical musician “Doctuh” Michael Woods will conduct a series of intensive workshops with the University of Maine Faculty Jazz Group June 29-July 9. The group includes Baycka Voronietzky on piano, Anatole Wieck on bass, and Stuart Marrs on drums. The workshops will be open to the… Read More
    Bluegrass Supply Company, a Bangor-based band, recently won the championship at the International Bluegrass Music Talent Search in Boston, Mass. The group will represent the northeast area in the international level finals Sept. 20 in Kentucky. Band members include Billy Smith on banjo, Bill Thibodeau on mandolin, Ken… Read More
    Total pollen: 150 Moldspores: 1157 Rating: Average Dry weather conditions could put oak counts into high range for the holiday weekend. Showers could keep pollen counts down. Read More
    Dinosaurs finally went extinct in my house about four years ago. It happened in the early stages of evolution in my own children, marking the end of their preoccupation with giant lizards that dominated the earth millions of years before Barney had emerged from the primordial ooze. Read More
    EDITOR’S NOTE: Changes in society have led to changing responsibilities for public schools. This is the final story in a five-part series examining some of the newer tasks that schools have been asked to undertake in recent years. Can schools continue to do all that has been asked… Read More