Charlie Quist of Pittsfield has begun a monthlong odyssey to New Zealand, where he will be competing in the National Disabled Alpine Summer Training Camp. Quist, a disabled skier, left Bangor Saturday for Auckland, New Zealand, where he will spend the next month training for… Read More
    Bangor West averted elimination in softball play, while Katahdin remained alive in baseball action during Friday’s District 3 Little League playoffs. Bangor West defeated Bucksport 19-8, while Katahdin of Patten edged Loring-Limestone 7-6. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Two players were identified incorrectly in a photo caption in Thursday’s editions. It was Kelli Wong of Bangor West who slid under the tag of Machias’ Tracy Guptill in their District 3 Little League Softball playoff game. Read More
    Gary Chessa of Brewer recorded his second career hole-in-one while playing in a recent Black Bear Golf Classic at Val Halla in Cumberland. Chessa used an 8-iron on the 155-yard, par-3 17th for the feat which was witnessed by Rudy Keeling, Gary West, and John Messler. Read More
    Righthander Mark Ballard, the ace of the University of Maine’s pitching staff this past year and a 23rd-round draft choice of the Boston Red Sox, will be back at Maine in the fall. Ballard, the North Atlantic Conference’s Pitcher of the Year, suffers from tendinitis… Read More
    Emile Amnotte of Bangor shot a hole-in-one Tuesday at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. Amnotte aced the par-3, 207-yard 11th hole with a 9-wood. Lawrence Hunt of Bangor witnessed the shot. Read More
    After learning that her father was going to be an Anaheim Mighty Duck, 5-year-old Carley Corkum recently watched the movie “The Mighty Ducks.” “She thought all of those kids are going to be on her dad’s team,” said Carley’s mother, Jessica. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    ORONO – After having their nine-game winning streak snapped by Bangor on Thursday evening, the Old Town-Orono Twins sought to avenge that American Legion baseball loss against the same Bangor team on Friday night. A season-high 17 hits later, the Twins started a new winning… Read More
    Softball fans have an opportunity to watch some of the best high school players in the state compete with and against each other in the 18-and-under Amateur Softball Association Junior Olympic double-elimination tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The top three teams advance to the ASA… Read More
    In a rail-fenced pasture sprawling to the shore of New Brunswick’s Upsalquitch River, four white-faced cattle lend credibility to the name, “Millbrook Farm.” Actually, Millbrook is a salmon fishing camp and there you have the reason Claude O’Donnell of Bangor and I dropped our duffel there last Sunday. Read More
    ORONO — The Talmar Wood Day Care Center is scheduled to open in late August. The opening will coincide with the beginning of the Orono school year. The center is under construction on University of Maine land in Orono. The land for the day care… Read More
    Have you ever heard what happens to a frog when you put it in a pot of tap water and then heat it to boiling? As the water temperature rises the frog gets sleepy and eventually nods off without ever trying to get out of the pot. Read More
    A sick, fragile U.S. recovery has stalled due to fear of impending cuts and new taxes initiated by the Clinton administration. The worries about inflation and a growing economy are without substance. The possibility of a sharp downturn is beyond the comprehension of most economists and analysts who… Read More
    How seldom these days do we read true stories with happy endings, tales of generosity, compassion, friendship and love. Our young daughter’s diagnosis of a spinal disease and the need for a difficult surgery has shown our family that a community like Bangor has the… Read More
    It’s 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night and the din of the Bass Park announcer is coming through my windows. This annoying noise is an irritating reminder of the continuing existence of horse racing in Bangor. I fail to understand why the City Council chose to continue… Read More
    Quite the contrary to what Terence Hughes asserts in his lengthy tirade in the paper of July 2, our present government has been encouragingly buttressing the heretofore embattled Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that the Bush administration did its best to weaken to appeal to the sinister… Read More
    As a book addict who flies through Atlanta often and Bangor, not often enough, I was sad to read in the June 28 Our Readers Write that Bangor International Airport may lose Mr. Paperback. I hope it is not too late to cast a vote… Read More
    What a shame! The money wasted on public fireworks displays could have gone a long way for the destitute — food, clothing, shelter, etc. Lynn E. Maker Bangor… Read More
    I must write to tell others that there are still honest people about, while it seems all we read about is crime. On June 25 my husband and I went to Medway to meet our two young grandsons who were coming for a visit. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    DEXTER — The first referendum vote on a SAD 46 school budget will be held Monday, Aug. 2, in the four district towns of Dexter, Garland, Exeter and Ripley. On that day, voters will go to their regular polling places to cast their ballots on… Read More
    FORT KENT — The unique culture, heritage and natural resources of the St. John Valley will be the focus of Elderhostel 1993 at the University of Maine at Fort Kent this summer. During the week of July 18, participants will learn about the history and… Read More
    CORINNA — Work has been completed at the Corinna Stewart Free Library in the town hall with the rooms now adorned with the original artworks of three area artists. Sue Emerson, Judie Hartley and Wendy Brown this week began hanging some of the artwork on… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission has announced awards will be available to artists under the Direct Grants Program for 1994, including the Individual Artist Fellowship Program and the Traditional Artist Apprenticeship Program. Individual fellowships are $3,000 each based on artistic excellence in visual, design… Read More
    AUGUSTA — MaineShare, a cooperative fund-raising effort among 21 statewide organizations in social, economic and environmental issues, has announced that Maine workers taking part in its program list AIDS, domestic violence, sexual assault and economic development as top concerns. MaineShare’s designation program, which allows contributors… Read More
    EASTON — The annual Easton Field Day Weekend, which began Thursday, will continue through Sunday at Easton Elementary School. Saturday activities will begin at 9 a.m. with a bicycle decorating contest for children ages 6 to 15 at the fire department. A downtown parade will… Read More
    ST. FRANCIS — The Maine Department of Transportation will make repairs to flood damage on Route 161 in St. Francis and St. John near Kelly Brook, including installation of a 60-inch-diameter pipe and realignment of the road to eliminate a sharp curve near the brook. Read More
    LIMESTONE — A special town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at the Limestone High School cafeteria. Residents will consider appropriating $48,237 from the reserve account to repair the roof area over the Limestone High School pool area. Authorization to allow… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Erin V. Benson has been named director of university relations at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, beginning July 26. Benson, originally of Miami, received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Florida State University, and worked at regional theaters in Kentucky,… Read More
    DEXTER — During this week of steamy 90-degree heat when Lake Wassookeag in Dexter has been teeming with swimmers and boaters, Dexter councilors Thursday night turned their attention to the winter lake activity of ice fishing. The council agreed that a committee of councilors and… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — The following honor roll has been announced at Washington Academy for the fourth quarter of the year: Seniors, high honors: Lori Bouchard, Renee Wood; honors: Amanda Buckner, Cindy Cappelli, Monica Carrillo, Kelly Crosman, Shane Curtis, Jamaica Davis, Lori Dinsmore, Suzanne Gardner, Jenny… Read More
    With the temperature about 90 degrees and December six months away, this is the time to think about Christmas trees — if you grow them. For Christmas tree farm owners, it’s the busiest time of the year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Asthma Support Clinic sponsored by the Mayo Regional Hospital respiratory therapy department will resume its regular meeting schedule this month. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 15, in the library conference room at the hospital. The group meets… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The third annual Special Olympic Golf Tournament will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Foxcroft Golf Course, sponsored by Talk of the Town Restaurant in Dover-Foxcroft. The event, to benefit the Little Red Schoolhouse, will be held rain or shine. Read More
    ROCKPORT — Two free concerts will be held in Mary Lea Park on Monday, July 12. The concerts, presented by Bay Chamber Concerts, will be performed by the Epic Brass, a quintet. The program for afternoon concert at 4 p.m. is selected especially for children,… Read More
    ADDISON — Although natives of the Down East area tend to seriously resist change, they have begun to enjoy eating smoked mussels. Actually, David W. Thompson of South Addison has some of the area’s “hard-boiled” fishermen literally eating out of his hand. Thompson knows his… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — The “Old Homestead” at Ash Point, Owls Head, owned by the Mussel Ridge Historical Society, will open for the summer season Wednesday, July 14. The Homestead will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays throughout the summer. Various items will be… Read More
    FRANKLIN — Because of the recent death of Dorothy Fernald, who served as town clerk for many years, the community picnic and dedication ceremony, sponsored by the Franklin Historical Society, at Franklin Memorial Park on Saturday, July 10, has been canceled. The craft and food… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival needs volunteers. Becky Gamage, festival vice president, said, “The success of the festival depends on its volunteers. More than 700 volunteer workers will be needed in a great variety of capacities to set up, run and dismantle the festival.”… Read More
    DEER ISLE — If Deer Isle and Stonington residents fit national trends, they are sending many tons of residential food and yard wastes into the solid waste stream for disposal, at a high annual cost hidden in their personal tax bills. A significant amount of… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Music Committee of the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum will present a summer concert and recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 18, in the library. Elizabeth Remy, harpist, has studied for the last nine summers with Mme. Alice Chalifoux at… Read More
    HOLDEN — The idea of a farmers market in Holden so far has met with weak response, with only one resident indicating an interest, according to Town Manager Larry Varisco. It is possible that when produce becomes available within the next few weeks more people… Read More
    The principal of Hermon High School is leaving after two years to take on a new position involving accrediting high schools. Joe Daisy, who became Hermon High principal two years ago this summer, will leave in August for his new position with the New England… Read More
    HUDSON — Selectmen Don Grant and Tim Moores will inspect the Blanchard Camp on Little Pushaw Pond. According to Selectman Ruth Trask, the camp was acquired by the town for nonpayment of taxes. The selectmen want to look at the site before deciding whether the… Read More
    ORONO — Joanne Defillip Alex and Bonnie Blagojevic, local early childhood teachers, will attend the National Geographic Society-sponsored summer geography institutes. Alex, head teacher at the Stillwater Montessori School in Old Town, will attend the four-week program in Washington, D.C., and Blagojevic, owner and director… Read More
    MILFORD — Selectmen on Wednesday night authorized hiring Civil Engineering Services of Brewer to do the engineering work on Phase II of the Morin ditch drainage project. Town Manager Bruce Locke said the Morin subdivision consists of about 100 units and over the years, since… Read More
    HERMON — The Town Council will begin a new fiscal year with the traditional dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, and the business meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The council will hear a report on the municipal building landscaping project from Hermon Garden… Read More
    John Perkins, an environmentalist, teacher and writer, will speak on Amazonian rain forests in Equador at 7 p.m. Friday, July 23, at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 359 Main St., Bangor. He will teach a workshop on psychonavigation, the way of the… Read More
    A Hampden man pleaded not guilty Friday to setting his former home afire last winter. George Dutille, 37, remained free on $10,000 unsecured bond ordered during his appearance before Justice Margaret Kravchuk in Penobscot County Superior Court. He was indicted earlier this week on an… Read More
    GLENBURN — The Town Council voted Thursday to hold a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 12, to meet with the three architectural firms interviewed previously to design a proposed public safety building. The council decided earlier this year that a new public safety building was needed… Read More
    The Penobscot Valley Chapter of the Maine People’s Alliance will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at 359 Main St., Bangor. The goal of the meeting will be to devise a plan to coordinate emergency planning between Orrington and Hamdpen. The recent developments for… Read More
    MILFORD — Town Manager Bruce Locke gave the Board of Selectmen an update on the town’s new boat launching facility in Costigan next to Burr’s store at Wednesday’s meeting. Work is on schedule, he said, and the site work has been basically completed. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    LEWISTON — Police officers defused a potentially deadly situation Friday afternoon when a gunman threatened to kill himself at a hospital emergency room. The 35-year-old Auburn man walked into St. Mary’s Hospital at 12:05 p.m., pulled out a handgun in the emergency room and threatened… Read More
    Duke Dutremble is on a roll. Based on his successful performance as mediator in the state budget battle, the 46-year-old Senate president is enjoying rave reviews from both sides of the aisle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    ORONO — Seasonal mood swings? Women who have definite ups and downs during certain parts of the year may be interested in a study of hypothyroidism — underactivity of the thyroid gland — being conducted by a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Maine. Read More
    WASHINGTON — THE SCENE: The well of the Maine House of Representatives. THE ACCUSED: Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, Sen. William S. Cohen, Rep. Olympia J. Snowe and Rep. Tom Andrews. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    The world community appears to have neither found the will nor come to a consensus to stop the horrors of war in the former Yugoslavia. In response, over the last few weeks, a small group of dedicated Bulgarian intellectuals has begun to organize (both in Bulgaria and abroad)… Read More
    Political frailties were expected to render this week’s Group of Seven economic summit in Tokyo more of a photo opportunity than a chance to improve trade relations. So the rapid pace of events at the summit — an agreement to restart trade talks, statements on Bosnia and the… Read More
    BOCA RATON, Fla. — Two Florida Atlantic University professors believe they have found a quick, safe cure for yeast infections, one of the most common diseases affecting women. And that’s not all. The same treatment apparently also knocks out a host of other maladies including… Read More
    Though the final amount is $1 billion short of what the United States had hoped to cajole out of its trading partners, the $3 billion pledged by the Group of Seven to aid Russia is a necessary donation to stabilizing a highly unstable region. While… Read More
    The Vermeer Quartet is a very lucky chamber music ensemble. In the regular season, the four outstanding musicians are the artists-in-residence at Northern Illinois University, as well as the resident quartet for Chamber Music Chicago. For the past 20 years, the group has also had a summer home… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — Maine State Police who patrol the Maine Turnpike have called upon the agency’s Criminal Investigation Division to unravel the mystery of how a chunk of concrete fell from an overpass and killed a motorist. Police initially said they thought a piece of the… Read More
    HAMLIN — The most recent tactic in New Brunswick’s campaign to keep its shoppers home is having a disastrous effect on retailers in Aroostook County’s border towns. On July 1, Canadian Customs began collecting an 11 percent provincial sales tax on most goods purchased in… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The National Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence in Maine Inc. elected officers and presented awards at its annual dinner meeting June 28, at the Senator Inn, Augusta. Officers include Kathleen Arabasz of Farmington, president; Kathy White of Winterport, first vice president;… Read More
    FARMINGTON — The Maine Solar Energy Association will hold a one-day photovoltaics workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Beads Shop in Farmington. Included will be silicon solar cell testing and encapsulating in acrylic to produce finished arrays in various… Read More
    Leonard’s Mills, the logging and milling community settled in 1790, will host Living History Days 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 10-11. The museum, affiliated with the University of Maine, is dedicated to preserving and stimulating interest in Maine’s forest and logging… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Volunteer training will be held Thursday, July 15, for those wishing to help the Maine Arts Commission in its project, Save Outdoor Sculpture! Maine. Volunteers will locate, photograph and assess condition of sculptures and monuments. For more information, call or write Abbe Levin at SOS! Maine,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — John W. Rowe Scholarships will go to six Maine high school seniors, chosen from 360 applicants. They are Nathan Harmon of Norridgewock, Amy Davis of Cambridge, Jason Stevens of Jay, Jaime Moen of Naples, David Mallick of Cape Elizabeth, and Phuong Le of Portland. The Rowe… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — The 82nd Airborne Division Association will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at the American Legion Post 16 in Skowhegan. Those who have earned Glider or Parachute wings are eligible to join the group. All Airborne veterans from all services and units are invited. For… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Center for Human Genetics is accepting appointments for a free genetics clinic on Friday, July 23, at Mount Desert Island Hospital. The clinic is a collaborative venture between the Center for Human Genetics and the Medical Genetics Department of Johns Hopkins Hospital, whose physicians… Read More
    A story on Friday’s Maine Page about a Milo 19-year-old who survived a lightning strike at Peaks Kenny State Park contained several errors. The incident occurred on Monday, June 28, not Tuesday, July 6. He was taken to the hospital, held overnight and was released Tuesday, June 29,… Read More
    The Higgins Classical Institute biennial reunion will be held Aug. 7 at Jeff’s Catering, Bangor. For information, call Dan Sprague at 285-7041. Charleston Air Force Station military and civilian personnel who served 1951-1982 will hold a reunion 11 a.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Army… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Police in Skowhegan arrested a couple of Canadian tourists this week, but they didn’t take them to jail. Instead, Maurice and Jean McArthur of Fredericton, New Brunswick, were treated to free lodging, dinner, theater, gifts and an introduction to former U.S. Sen. Margaret… Read More
    The last chance: Black just played 1…Rd3?? giving white one last chance to avoid loss. Cliff Canfield won the Action Practice Tournament, 3-0, at the UM Chess Club. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Where could a person learn to make a sandal, eat a barley cake, see the Hebrew alphabet, and hear about God’s plan of salvation? Organizers hope the answer is the vacation Bible school held June 28-July 2, at Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church. Children joined… Read More
    The What Is It? published two weeks ago and pictured again below was correctly identified by only one reader, Linwood Merry of Sherman Station. In his words, “This is an umbrella holder for supporting an umbrella on farm equipment, usually tractors. The one we had on the farm… Read More
    Some of Holmes more well-known artwork are the Maine Center for the Arts signs in Orono; the state seal in the Governor’s office in Augusta; and the Silver Street Tavern sign in Waterville. Holmes’ wooden and stone sculptures will be featured at the 17th annual… Read More
    The Rev. Dr. Gene D. Landry, executive director and chaplain of the Boston Seaman’s Friend Society, will be guest speaker Sunday, July 11, at All Souls Congregational Church, 10 Broadway, Bangor. Worship begins at 10 a.m. Landry served as a U.S. Navy chaplain, and was… Read More
    The time was 1843. The year before, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty had finally determined the boundary between Maine and Canada, much of it following along the St. John River. All of a sudden, many of the Catholic missions and the people they served were legally part of the United… Read More
    The Swordbearers of Cedarville College will present concerts in several Maine churches over the next couple of weeks. The group will perform: 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
    BRUNSWICK — Don Besig, nationally known composer and director, will lead the Alleluia Saturday choral workshop on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Brunswick United Methodist Church. All worship leaders, choral directors, choir members and other interested people are invited. The sponsor is the Maine Annual Conference of the United… Read More