CHARLOTTE – Indy-car driver Robby Gordon will drive Ford Thunderbird No. 28 in Sunday’s DieHard 500 Winston Cup race at Talladega Speedway, replacing the late Davey Allison for one race. Scheduling conflicts prevent the 24-year-old California native, who is eighth in the Indy-car driver standings,… Read More
My young Hampden neighbor down the road a piece, Andy Pierce, 12, will not soon forget his first north country experience. Andy is Dennis Ellingwood’s nephew and the two recently used up a summer day in the Moosehead, West Branch, Golden Road-to-Millinocket beltway. Andy had not seen Moosehead,… Read More
26th annual Spudland Open AT PRESQUE ISLE CC Saturday’s starting times (First tee) 7 a.m. – Starter’s time 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 team from Hampden earned the sportsmanship award at the Eastern Regionals for the U.S. Youth Soccer Association in Princeton, N.J., in early July. The team went 0-3 in the tourney, losing to Virginia, Maryland and Vermont.There were 14 teams for boys 13 and under. Read More
Speedway 95 Season Point Standings Sportsman: 1. John Kalel, 534; 2. Gene Wasson, 503; 3. Larry Cole, 402; 4. Jon Austin, 381; 5. Roger Richards, 337; 6. Gary Bellefleur, 275; 7. Don Alexander 240; 8. Brian Bartlett, 186; 9. (tie)-Kris Huff and Dave McLaughlin 166… Read More
The name of Hurricane Swim Club member Mark Badeen, who won the 12-year-old division in the Own Age Swim Meet last weekend in Westbrook, was spelled incorrectly in editions of the NEWS. Don’t know whether it was reported wrong or misinterpreted by us.. Read More
Former two-time WBA champion Joey Gamache of Lewiston has reached verbal agreement to fight Jesse Torrez in a scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout on ESPN either Sept. 2 or Sept. 9, according to Gamache’s promoter, Johnny Bos. Gamache (31-1, 19 KOs) was originally set to… Read More
According to his roommate, police have made a mistake in charging Colby College football player John Pepe with first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the strangling death of a woman in New Jersey last weekend. Richard Wagenknecht of Ellsworth, a senior at Colby and a member of… Read More
AT BUCKSPORT G.C. WMSGA Weekly Tournament A1 gross: Thea Davis, J.W. Parks 40; Net: Debbie Wiley, PVCC 43-35 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
Chad White of Brewer, a former University of Maine baseball standout, has been named the Minor League Player of the Week for the period covering July 11-17. The award covers all levels of minor league ball. White, also tabbed the New York-Penn League Player of… Read More
OLD TOWN – Activities on land and water will highlight a busy weekend here when the Old Town Canoe World Record Challenge and Canoe Regatta is held July 31. The day’s activities will start at 9 a.m. and will feature such activities as a nine-mile… Read More
NEWPORT — The final word on a special amusement permit for Hooligans’ Restaurant on Main Street in Newport will be decided Wednesday night at the regular selectmen’s meeting. The board meets at 6:30 p.m. in the fire hall of the municipal building. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND — Stealthy bicycle cops say their ability to blend into the urban landscape has been instrumental in nabbing bad guys who might otherwise go undetected. “We can swoop down silently and jump them before they know it,” said Mike Porter, one of four police… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A record number of players are expected to take part in the 17th annual Claremont Croquet Classic, beginning Sunday, Aug. 1, and continuing through Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Claremont Hotel, Southwest Harbor. The public is invited to watch the games and,… Read More
The second annual M.A.S.H. Bash blood drive on Saturday brought in 268 units of needed blood for the Northeast region, according to blood recruitment specialist Martha Wildman. Forty-nine of those giving were first-time donors, “which is wonderful,” Wildman said. The American Red Cross hopes that… Read More
Maine’s Korean War veterans will run a booth at the Bangor State Fair to continue to raise money for their memorial. Extensive plans for the project were drawn up Monday during a special meeting of the 13-member Memorial Team. Since forming a year ago, the… Read More
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The Bangor area’s legislative districts will experience a few changes next year when the state’s new apportionment plan takes effect. Because of population shifts during the past decade, state and federal law required Maine to redraw its House and Senate districts so that each one… Read More
Old Town’s trial attorney has asked the federal judge who presided at the civil jury trial of Old Town Police Officer Norman Harrington to issue a judgment in favor of the city and to initiate a new trial because of errors made in last month’s proceeding. Read More
Have you been following the story out of Castine about Maine Maritime Academy’s new artificially surfaced complex? You know the place. Military school on the coast. Scenic setting. You have to go to sea after graduation, don’t you? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department’s summer playground program will hold its annual pool party for the Eastside parks at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, at the Dakin Pool. The pool party for the Westside playgrounds will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Union… Read More
In his first letter to President Clinton, Dr. Leonardo Leonidas of Bangor sent best wishes and stated, “I hope and pray that you’ll be able to arrest the spiraling cost of health care of our nation.” After that first letter, dated Jan. 20, 1993, Leonidas… Read More
CARIBOU — Houses vacated by Loring Air Force Base personnel leaving the area will not be “dumped” on the real estate market, according to officials in charge of the sales. “We are not going to sell at fire-sale or dump prices,” said Cal Pierce, chief… Read More
The following cases were decided in 3rd District Court, Bangor, July 8-14. Tamerri Bailey, 35, Bangor, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, three days in jail, must complete weekend intervention program, 90-day license suspension, $400. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The following small claims cases have been heard in 3rd District Court, Bangor. Plaintiffs are listed first. Dale O. Kitchen, Costigan, vs. Leroy Getchell, Passadumkeag. Judgment for plaintiff by default, $410 and $57.70 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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As reported in the Bangor Daily News 10 years ago — July 21, 1983 Leigh McCarthy, the leader of the small band of people still fighting to save the Mary Snow School, rose to speak for the second time to the Finance Committee of the… Read More
Bangor convalescent The Sunshine Gals of Old Town entertained residents at a combined birthday and Independence Day party on July 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… Read More
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HOULTON — The SAD 29 School Board voted Monday to hire a naval officer who is retiring as the next assistant principal at Houlton High School. James F. Willey is currently a science instructor at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine and director of the Naval… Read More
OAKFIELD — The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that gasoline contamination of soil and some water wells in Oakfield came from two sources. Paul Blood, a geologist with the DEP, said Tuesday that gasoline found in three domestic wells near the Oakfield Citgo station… Read More
WESTON — State police on Tuesday were investigating a burglary at the Grand Lake Variety, also known as Karen’s Videos, on U.S. Route 1 in Weston. Trooper Anita Levesque said the burglary occurred sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. Tuesday, when it was discovered by… Read More
MADAWASKA — Fraser Paper Ltd. recently honored 24 employees who retired in 1993 with a combined service record of 795 years. Bert Martin, mill manager at Fraser’s Madawaska facility, honored the following employees: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
MACHIASPORT — Lack of unity by selectmen over the future disposal of trash in Machiasport resulted in residents at their annual town meeting here Monday, voting down membership in a regional recycling center and waste transfer station in Machias. Unless selectmen make good on their… Read More
HOULTON — The union that is seeking to organize employees of the Community Living Association in Houlton has charged that yet another CLA employee who was involved in union-organizing activities had been fired on trumped-up charges. Tim Belcher, an attorney for the Service Employees Union… Read More
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MACHIAS — Machias police on Tuesday continued their investigation into what they believe is a series of related burglaries involving two businesses and six vehicles between midnight and 6 a.m. Sunday. Machias Police Chief Robbie Dirsa theorized the overnight spree began with the burglary of… Read More
LUBEC — Six juveniles and 25 adults have been charged with offenses ranging from burglary and arson to numerous liquor-related incidents following a weeklong sweep of the town by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff John B. Crowley, in a prepared statement Tuesday, said the… Read More
CALAIS — W.S. Development Associates of Chestnut Hill, Mass., has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for permission to place fill in freshwater wetlands off South Street, in conjunction with the development of a $10-million, 212,954-square foot strip mall. To offset the loss of an estimated 1.75… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — For more than eight years, funds have been sitting in a special account generated from white water rafting in Piscataquis County. County officials were aware that the funds had to be expended for specific purposes involving white water rafting. Unsure of the particulars,… Read More
NEWPORT — The 23rd annual Antiques Show and Sale sponsored by the People’s United Methodist Church, Main Street, Newport, will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 26. Twenty antique dealers from Maine and Florida will be featured. Antiques will include fine… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Divorces granted on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft recently were as follows: Regina A. Daniel of Willimantic and David L. Daniel of Brewer. The court granted shared parental rights of minor children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
DEXTER — The Mid-Maine Solid Waste Association is trying to recruit new users for the transfer station in Corinna, association representatives were told at their meeting Tuesday night. Jim Silverman, superintendent of the facility, said that he had contacted or tried to contact officials in… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Public Library is sponsoring a children’s book fair through Saturday, July 24, during regular library hours. The Scholastic Book Fair offers children’s books on sports, adventure, mystery, humor, biographies and a variety of fiction in an inexpensive paperback format. Proceeds from… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Members of the Hospital Administrative District 4 Auxiliary are preparing for their annual craft fair to be held on Friday, Sept. 24, in the ambulance garage at Mayo Regional Hospital. Ethel Hersey will serve as chairwomanand Ellen Woodall will be in charge of… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Three doctors have announced new practices in the central Maine area. Mid-Maine Medical Center in Waterville has announced the arrival of Michael J. Saletta, M.D., as a gastroenterologist joining the staff of Mid-Maine Gastroenterology with Michael J. Griffin, M.D., and David W. Hay,… Read More
DEXTER — The Mid-Maine Solid Waste Association is trying to recruit new users for the transfer station in Corinna, association representatives were told at their meeting Tuesday night. Jim Silverman, superintendent of the facility, said that he had contacted or tried to contact officials in… Read More
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CANAAN — A new golf course has been proposed for the town of Canaan. Members of the Canaan Planning Board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 26, to hear the proposal for the Canaan Country Club. Promoter Barney McGowan of Pittsfield,… Read More
THOMASTON — The Maj. Gen. Henry Knox celebration in Thomaston this year will feature many public activities on Saturday, July 24. Opening the observances will be a parade at 9:30 a.m., led by a color guard from the William Brazier American Legion Post, followed by… Read More
NEWPORT — The 23rd annual Antiques Show and Sale sponsored by the People’s United Methodist Church, Main Street, Newport, will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 26. Twenty antiques dealers from Maine and Florida will be featured. Antiques will include fine… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Public Library is sponsoring a children’s book fair through Saturday, July 24, during regular library hours. The Scholastic Book Fair offers children’s books on sports, adventure, mystery, humor, biographies and a variety of fiction in an inexpensive paperback format. Proceeds from… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Driftbusters Snowmobile Club has mounted a major effort for its entry in the Central Maine Egg Festival parade on Saturday. As a tribute to Maine snowmobilers’ dedication to the work of the Pine Tree Camp, and the local club’s fund-raising for… Read More
PALMYRA — Amid accusations of “nitpicking” and “sour grapes,” the Palmyra Board of Selectmen received a formal complaint of misuse of town funds and a petition for a special town meeting at its Tuesday night meeting. Tempers flared periodically throughout the session in what Frank… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Three doctors have announced new practices in the central Maine area. Mid-Maine Medical Center in Waterville has announced the arrival of Michael J. Saletta, M.D., as a gastroenterologist joining the staff of Mid-Maine Gastroenterology with Michael J. Griffin, M.D., and David W. Hay,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — More than 80 entrants have registered to participate in the annual Central Maine Egg Festival parade scheduled for 9:15 a.m. Saturday, July 24. A variety of clowns, floats and bands will follow Grand Marshal Marietta Fletcher along the line of march from the… Read More
ROCKPORT — The SAD 28 Board of Directors Tuesday night adopted a policy and grievance procedure to address concerns about sexual harassment, threats and other offensive behavior in Camden-Rockport schools. Both measures were approved unanimously. The harassment policy applies to students and district employees. The… Read More
SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum has announced the following children’s summer workshops which will be held on the museum grounds: 9 a.m. to noon, July 27-29, for children 9-13, a hands-on course about sailors’ knot-tying and elementary canvas work. The workshop will be led… Read More
ROCKLAND — In keeping with tradition, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will once again flip pancakes at the annual Maine Lobster Festival. Serving will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, on the Festival grounds. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7 and 8, pancakes will be served from 7… Read More
ROCKLAND — People will have an opportunity to sail with the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School at the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland this year. The Hurricane Island Outward Bound School will offer free, half-hour rides in the School’s 30-foot pulling boats from noon to… Read More
ROCKLAND — The month of June had above normal precipitation, according to records at the Camden Rockland Water Co. The average rainfall in June has been tabulated at 3.6 inches, while this June was recorded at 4.8 inches, up from the 1992 total of 4.4 inches. Read More
SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum will present a lecture, “Dolly Smith: Searsport Woman Artist of the 19th Century,” by Diane Vatne of Old Town at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 23, in the Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Gallery on the museum grounds. Dolly Smith… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Never leave cooking unattended, said an official after surveying the scene of a house fire Tuesday morning. Deputy fire Chief Robert McKenney said the fire that damaged the kitchen of a North Street home owned by Stanley McDonald began when a baby sitter… Read More
THOMASTON — The Maj. Gen. Henry Knox celebration in Thomaston this year will feature many public activities on Saturday, July 24. Opening the observances will be a parade at 9:30 a.m., led by a color guard from the William Brazier American Legion Post, followed by… Read More
The thought of children competing with cars for road space near their homes propelled a proposed minor change in a Bangor ordinance on Tuesday. The city has been working for months to handle complaints from downtown merchants about people operating bicycles, skateboards, roller blades and… Read More
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BELFAST — A proposal to use city land and financing to develop a large food distribution system for poor people met a wall of resistance from the City Council on Tuesday night. Representatives of Straight Arrow Inc., a nonprofit organization from Prospect, asked the council… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Laurel Berger of Bucksport was introduced as the new Chamber of Commerce office manager during a meeting of the board of directors July 13. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery have erected an educational display at the… Read More
GOULDSBORO — The town’s annual meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at the community center on Pond Road, Route 195. Town Manager Sally Crowley said the meeting had been postponed earlier in June because the town did not have information on… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Two of five people recently injured in incidents here remained hospitalized Tuesday. Two of the incidents were motor vehicle accidents in which no one wore seat belts, police said. At St. Joseph Hospital, 18-year-old Michael E. Huntington of Bangor was listed in fair… Read More
HAMPDEN — The formula for school funding in SAD 22 was a topic for discussion at Monday night’s town council meeting. According to Town Clerk Paula Newcomb, Town Manager Marie Baker presented the council with some figures, compiled for her by Dr. John Skehan, showing… Read More
HAMPDEN — The council decided Monday night to begin next year’s budget review earlier this year with an eye toward cutting costs by consolidating departments and eliminating duplications of efforts. According to Town Clerk Paula Newcomb, there was a discussion about the possibility of combining… Read More
HAMPDEN — Shall open ditches in subdivisions be abandoned in favor of underground drainage culverts? That is the question that the Hampden Council on Monday night asked the Planning Board to consider. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
WINTERPORT — Selectmen will be determining town goals when they meet July 27. Town Manager Scott Tilton said the aim is to determine immediate and long-term goals for the town and set plans to meet those goals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
WASHINGTON — Olga Zhondetskaya, the Russian woman racing cancer to become a U.S. citizen, has a new fan in her corner. He is Bill Clinton, president of the country Zhondetskaya wants to adopt. In a letter to the 82-year-old Russian emigre, Clinton said that Sen. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Democratic state chairman’s plan to stage Maine’s first gubernatorial straw poll during the party’s February 1994 caucuses drew a mixed response Tuesday from candidates and would-be candidates. Supporters of the proposal said holding a nonbinding, unofficial runoff four months before the primary… Read More
A 20-year-old Auburn man was killed and his brother was injured in a fiery car crash Tuesday, police said. Also, a Blaine man died after his car hit a tractor-trailer truck head-on Monday night. David Patnaude of Auburn died when the car careened out of… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Something akin to an old-fashioned quilting bee is being organized by a Dover-Foxcroft woman who wants to help flood victims in the Midwest. Ellen Dow is looking for volunteers to show up at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Chapel… Read More
As state senator for District 8 and Senate chair of the Inland Fish and Wildlife Committee, I am writing to express my concern over the recent announcement that a petition drive has been undertaken to place an anti-hunting initiative on the ballot. This initiative would require reverse posting… Read More
President Bill Clinton’s “honorable compromise” for gays in the military underscores the commander in chief’s lack of conviction and courage in behalf of his own principles. The proposed policy change, Solomonesque in its characterization by the White House, is unlikely to achieve any objective useful… Read More
Witnesses testifying Tuesday as Thomas Foy’s arson trial opened in Bangor placed him in the vicinity before and during a fire that claimed a Dexter apartment building last fall and left 14 people homeless. The trial before a Penobscot County Superior Court jury also is… Read More
PEMBROKE — A 19-year-old Calais man drowned over the weekend after jumping 60 feet from a pine tree into the Pennamaquan River at Little Falls. Trooper Tim Varney of the Maine State Police said Tuesday that Noah Tapley, 19, had been swimming with friends at… Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Andrews said Tuesday that federal charges against Fiber Materials Inc. of Biddeford for allegedly exporting nuclear weapons technology to India underscores the need to review U.S. policies regarding the export of American-made arms technology. “Fiber Materials Inc. is innocent until proven… Read More
PORTLAND — A federal jury on Tuesday cleared Bath Iron Works of an age discrimination charge, but said that BIW had retaliated against an employee who complained of discrimination. The U.S. District Court jury awarded Byron Campbell, 33, of Georgetown about $150,000 in damages. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PORTLAND — A lawyer for the maker of Bic disposable lighters says the company is not responsible for a fire that killed three children. Paula Redmond of Topsham is suing Bic Corp., claiming that the lighter’s design allowed her 2-year-old son to set a fire… Read More
MACHIAS — Five Machias men, implicated in a series of incidents escalating from an Independence Day fight in Machias, have been named as defendants in a civil rights lawsuit entered in a Machias court. Charged in the case filed July 16 by Deputy Attorney General… Read More
PORTLAND — A Pennsylvania gunman surrendered after keeping police at bay for nearly two hours at a waterfront condominium complex Tuesday evening. Paul Blaetz surrendered shortly before 6 p.m. and was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, said police Chief Michael Chitwood. He will not be charged… Read More
One recipe was incomplete in the Brownie’s Kitchen column in Monday’s paper. The full recipe for Tuna-Noodle Casserole follows. Tuna-Noodle Casserole 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
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The brief exercise at the beginning of the workshop was the tip-off. I realized then that I probably didn’t belong in this group, whose purpose was to review in five hours the fundamentals of writing feature stories for newspapers and magazines. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The recent uproar surrounding the imposition of the New Brunswick provincial sales tax at border crossing points is truly amazing when one considers all the facts of the situation. Surely, no one can argue that a sovereign nation does not have the right to protect its national interests. Read More
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