PITTSFIELD – Mike Hardy played his final high school football game last Nov. 7. Winslow beat his Foxcroft Academy team 21-20 in overtime in the LTC Class B semifinals. This week, Hardy and Ponies teammate Mike Smith are wearing a Winslow “Raiders” sticker on their… Read More
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Bangor West got off to a quick start Wednesday against Houlton in the first game of its best-of-three series for the District 3 Little League Championship with a 13-1 victory. The two teams will play again Monday in Houlton at 5:30 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
There is no greater tribute than recognition by your peers. I’m sure Gary Anderson, safety officer for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will agree with that, and for good reason. Recently, Anderson was elected to the international Hunter Education Hall of Fame located in Salt Lake… Read More
ORONO – Chris Hachey’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Old Town-Orono a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Trenton in American Legion baseball action at the Orono High field Wednesday. For the 15-4 OT-O Twins, Rob Paradis… Read More
The final touches are being put on this year’s Barbara Leavitt Memorial Golf Classic as the tournament approaches its Monday date at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono. Only five playing spots remain available for the tournament, which benefits The Jimmy Fund. The scramble tournament… Read More
AT ELLSWORTH, July 17 Grand Willey 10K Top male finishers: Maurits Van Del Veen, 34:00; Cliff Rogers, 34:28; Andy Beardsley, 35:09; Steve Connor, 35:29; Joey Luchini, 36:35; Robert Jordan, 36:49; George Claude, 38:45; Dave Walton, 38:46; Chris Holt, 39:36; Sam Brown, 39:37; Alan Howard, 39:52;… Read More
Jeff Wren has decided this summer is the perfect time to cruise 65 miles of the Penobscot River. Without a boat. Wren, the 44-year-old University of Maine swimming coach, will embark on a six-leg marathon swim in the Penobscot from Medway to Orono beginning at… Read More
AT HERMON MEADOW GC Hermon Ladies Day Odd Hole Tournament Gross: Leona Gurschick 50, Fran Kenny 52; Net: Jane Betts 37, (tie) Mildred Treat and Margaret Eich, 39 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
AUG. 9 American Cancer Society Championship Qualifying tournaments At Orono, at Penobscot Valley Country Club, 1 p.m. shotgun start, men’s and women’s classes with 3 divisions each, four-person teams, entry fee $200 per team, deadline is Aug. 4, contact Richard Hawkins, 989-3966, or ACS, 989-6550. Read More
One day last fall, Thomas Foy reportedly bragged that the next day he would be famous statewide. The same day he said that, according to Penobscot County Superior Court testimony Wednesday, Foy also called a Bangor television station with a news tip. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Irving Oil Corp. lost its second bid Tuesday night to build a convenience store-gas station complex on Main Street when voters turned down a request for a zoning code change by a nearly 2 to 1 margin. After 35 minutes of discussion,… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Environmental and agricultural officials expect to have recommendations by Wednesday, July 28, for homeowners whose wells have been contaminated. About three weeks ago a resident on the South Caribou Road complained to the Department of Environmental Protection that his well water was… Read More
FORT KENT — Dr. Steve Selva, a professor of biology at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, is conducting research on lichens in New England and New Brunswick. Selva has documented 35 species of “stubble lichen” in northern Maine, of which 23 were new… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — The Presque Isle swim team placed first in two recent swim meets held at the Presque Isle and Fort Fairfield swimming pools. Competing against Presque Isle at a Maine Potato Blossom swim meet were Fort Fairfield, second; Loring Air Force Base, third;… Read More
MAPLETON — The Mapleton Recreation Committee will hold a hiking trip Wednesday, July 28, to Debouille Mountain near St. Francis. Registration is $10 and transportation will be provided. The group is limited to 19 hikers. Participants must be at least 10 years old and should… Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Chamber of Commerce will hold “Olde Tyme Caribou Days” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 22-24, with more than 20 merchants joining in the celebration. The Caribou Public Library will hold a book sale from 9 to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday,… Read More
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MADAWASKA — Police are asking Madawaska retailers to be on the lookout for counterfeit money that has been circulating the last couple of days. According to Police Chief Ronald Pelletier, counterfeit American $10 bills and Canadian $50 bills have surfaced. The counterfeit money was discovered… Read More
BELFAST — A proposal to use city land and financing to develop a large food distribution system that would serve poor people in eastern and northern Mainbe met a wall of resistance from the City Council on Tuesday night. Representatives of Straight Arrow Inc., a… Read More
MILBRIDGE — A two-year campaign to raise $50,000 for the Washington-Hancock Community Action Agency’s Affordable Housing Revolving Loan fund will include a public auction at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31. Donations will be accepted until noon on Friday, July 30. Keith Small, director of the… Read More
EASTPORT — A meeting to organize a Down East area local detachment of the Marine Corps League will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, in the band room at Shead High School. The congressionally chartered Marine Corps League was organized in 1923. Lt. Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Theatre in the Woods will present Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in repertoire style July 29-31, in an outdoor setting on the campus. The occasion will mark the first time at UMFK that a full-length production… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Cheesecake in numerous forms will be served up Friday, July 23, at the First Congregational Church in Pittsfield in conjunction with the Central Maine Egg Festival’s first Cheesecake Contest. Past years have seen area cooks whip up varieties of quiche to make use… Read More
CALAIS — As the school budget battle continues in this city, proponents of full funding of the proposed 1993-94 Calais school budget are expected Thursday night to argue their case in front of the Calais City Council. In anticipation of a large turnout, the location… Read More
JONESPORT — The arrival of Jonesport’s new $150,000 fire truck will highlight a three-day Jonesport Firefighters Weekend beginning Friday, July 23. Also featured during the celebration will be a silent parade, controlled burning of a building, demonstrations and children’s games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
JONESPORT — A food sale will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 24, in the parking lot of Church’s Truevalue Hardware Store at Jonesport by the women’s department of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Women of the church from Beals and Jonesport… Read More
SEBEC — Action taken by Sebec residents last month during a special town meeting has been declared void because the warrant for the meeting wasn’t posted seven days in advance of the meeting. Selectman Anita Johndro said another special town meeting will be held at… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Members of the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis have begun making rounds to pick up items for the annual auction to be held Thursday and Friday, July 29-30 and Aug. 5-6. Almost any used item can be donated. White goods such as stoves and refrigerators must… Read More
LUBEC — The Quoddy Regional Land Trust’s third annual benefit concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Congregational Christian Church at Lubec. The event will feature traditional music from the British Isles by Crossing the Borders, highland bagpiping by Paula… Read More
NEWPORT — Residents who attend a special town meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, will vote on four articles aimed at dissolving the town’s water and sanitary districts. The Board of Selectmen Wednesday night scheduled a public hearing on the issue at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July… Read More
NEWPORT — The cheerleaders from Nokomis Regional High School in Newport recently returned from a National Cheerleaders Association summer camp workshop at Husson College, attended by more than 400 cheerleaders from Maine and neighboring states. Jaime Clark of Corinna, Nokomis cheerleader, was chosen as NCA… Read More
DEXTER — Even though SAD 46 voters will be going to the polls next month to determine the fate of the school district’s 1993-94 budget, a district budget meeting will probably be where the final decision is made if even one of the 19 articles on the ballot… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft recently included the following: Edward R. Currier, 34, Dover-Foxcroft, nonsupport of dependents, $500. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Cheesecake in numerous forms will be served up Friday, July 23, at the First Congregational Church in Pittsfield in conjunction with the Central Maine Egg Festival’s first Cheesecake Contest. Past years have seen area cooks whip up varieties of quiche to make use… Read More
BLUE HILL — Reservations are being accepted for the gala silent auction and dinner dance to benefit George Stevens Academy. The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Blue Hill Falls home of Mrs. David Heilner. A seaside… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Ed Cianchette’s friends, fraternity brothers and former teammates remembered him this year. Because of their efforts, the renovated and improved weight room at his hometown alma mater, Maine Central Institute, will become the Ed Cianchette Memorial Weight Room. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BELFAST — The City Council decided Tuesday that the time has come to talk turkey with grocers who allow their shopping carts to roam the streets of Belfast. Carts abandoned downtown by pedestrian shoppers have become a growing sidewalk hazard, as well as an eyesore. Read More
BELFAST — Is this the last year for the Belfast Bay Festival? There is some question over who will take over after “Godfather” Robert Hall steps down this year after 25 years at the helm. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Community Service Project has awarded a certificate recognizing 500 hours of volunteer service by Randy Mank, son of Richard and Jackie Mank of Camden. Mank is a June graduate of Mary E. Taylor Middle School. The Community Service Project is a Rockland-based… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Rockport selectmen will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, July 26, at the town office on three warrant articles for a special town meeting on Aug. 5. The first article will ask voters to appropriate funds for legal services to… Read More
BELFAST — The women of Belfast United Methodist Church will continue their half-century tradition of presenting the annual Bay Festival Fair and turkey dinner on Festival Day, Saturday, July 24. The fair will begin at 9 a.m. and will feature baked goods, crafts, plants and… Read More
PLYMOUTH — Two people were injured late Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 95 when the driver of a late-model Peugot station wagon fell asleep and the car left the road and hit a tree. According to Trooper David Bowler of the Maine State Police, Reggie Hudson,… Read More
CAMDEN — A concert to benefit the Safe Streets, Safe Homes program of the Midcoast Substance Abuse Council will be presented from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, July 23, at the Camden Snowbowl. Melodious Funk will open the program, which will feature two bands, A Lesson in Hate… Read More
BLUE HILL — Reservations are being accepted for the gala silent auction and dinner dance to benefit George Stevens Academy. The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Blue Hill Falls home of Mrs. David Heilner. A seaside… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island Hospital has announced the hiring of Leslie Ann Hawkins as the new chief administrator. According to Lynda Tyson, chairman of the hospital’s board of trustees, Hawkins was selected through the national health care executive search firm, Witt/Kieffer, Ford,… Read More
PLYMOUTH — Two people were injured late Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 95 when the driver of a late-model Peugot station wagon fell asleep and the car left the road and hit a tree. According to Trooper David Bowler of the Maine State Police, Reggie Hudson,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth Business and Professional Women is this year’s recipient of the State Legislative Award from the Maine Federation of BPW. The annual award is given to one local BPW club in the state which exemplifies bipartisan, political activism through voter education and “get-out-the-vote”… Read More
A brand new van on the upper deck of a car carrier was totaled Wednesday morning when the truck did not clear a 14-foot overpass on Interstate 395 in Bangor. A 1993 beige Chevrolet Lumina struck the Interstate 95 southbound overpass about 7:30 a.m. when… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city and its police are poised to sign the contract the City Council approved earlier this week. For more than 18 months, the two sides haggled over terms, becoming entangled in issues of salary and insurance, until finally a mediator was called… Read More
A brand new van on the upper deck of a car carrier was totaled Wednesday morning when the truck did not clear a 14-foot overpass on Interstate 395 in Bangor. A 1993 beige Chevrolet Lumina struck the Interstate 95 southbound overpass about 7:30 a.m. when… Read More
DEER ISLE — Those awaiting word of the hiring of a new high school principal were stymied this week when the Consolidated School District postponed its decision. Union 76 Superintendent Bob Webster said Wednesday that the School Board had discovered that at least one candidate… Read More
The northbound lane from Interstate 395 to the Hammond Street exit will be single-lane traffic as the Maine Department of Transportation continues its work on the interstate. Southbound, both lanes are open to traffic from Hogan Road to the Stillwater Bridge. Single lane traffic begins… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — First Selectman Carroll Miller reported to the board Tuesday night that work has begun on improvements at the Kenduskeag Village Cemetery located on the Levant Road. Frederick Haskett is restoring and repairing old tombstones in the old section of the cemetery, and several… Read More
The Bureau of Parks and Recreation has had to close at least one state park this summer because of state budget cuts. However, Scarborough Beach State Park in Scarborough and Jackson Beach State Park in Hermon have been given a second chance because of innovative… Read More
The sale of Bangor’s $3,314,000 bond issue attracted a surprisingly low interest rate, city officials said Wednesday. The seven-year bonds were sold at 3.93 percent, mostly to out-of-state banks after the low rate was negotiated. Bangor received a rating of AA, the second highest, from… Read More
For the second consecutive year, the Bangor Housing Authority has been designated as a High Performer by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The 1992 score of 93.86 percent was given by HUD in recognition of outstanding accomplishments and is the result of scoring… Read More
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BRADLEY — A special committee will try to put more teeth in the town’s dog ordinance. Councilors decided to put the bite on pet owners because of a rash of complaints about barking dogs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
AUGUSTA — Fees for use of Maine state parks and historic sites have been increased by 50 cents per person, and camping fees by as much as $3 per night, said Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation spokesmen. The increases do not affect Baxter State Park, the Allagash… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine has a new gimmick to lure tourists from Boston: a lobster lunch with Gov. John R. McKernan and free lodging for the weekend at the resort of their choice. Kicking off a newly intensified tourism promotion effort this week, state officials are… Read More
Get ready potholes, your hubcap-eating, muffler-grinding days are numbered. Sometime this week or next, Bangor will embark on a major road facelift that will touch up or completely reconstruct some 120 different parts of the city’s streets. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — Work has begun along the banks of the Kenduskeag Stream to clean up eight of the worst sources of pollution in the community. According to First Selectman Carroll Miller, the town recently received $30,000 for cleanup from the Small Community Grant Program administered… Read More
AUGUSTA — As the new executive director of the state Workers’ Compensation Board, James McGowan is going to be looking for some good legal advice. At the moment, however, the compensation board is sort of in-between lawyers. Some people in state government hope that before… Read More
EAST HARPSWELL — Some Maine lobstermen say that this year’s lobster season is off to a slow start. Unusually low water temperatures have created a catch that is later than most, said Bob Waddle of Quahog Lobsterman’s Co-op in East Harpswell. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A vital partnership will be forged as American museums play their part in restoring to Native American people the remains and sacred objects of their culture, the president of the American Association of Museums said this week. Dan Monroe, who spoke at… Read More
CASTINE — The date for the annual Maine Retired Skippers Race has been re-established as the third Saturday in August, which this year is Aug. 21. Directors also have changed the original requirement that skippers be born in Maine, but eligible skippers are still required… Read More
Wednesday’s lottery numbers: 739 — 1052 Tri-State Megabucks: 3 6 17 20 28 35… Read More
This morning I was angry and frustrated as I came through my apartment door. I said to myself, “What can one person do? One person can’t change the world.” I have, over the years, seen incidents that happened at the meal site here at the… Read More
House hunters soon will have another option for financing their dream homes. The Maine Credit Union League and several state credit unions are establishing their own mortgage-lending company. CUSO Mortgage Corp. will be based at One Merchants Plaza in Bangor. Robert A. Norris, former head… Read More
MACHIAS — The attorney general says that Jimmy Stallings is the victim of a hate crime. The word “victim” could give the wrong impression in this case. Not that I doubt local troublemakers called Stallings names, and made some vile threats; not that it makes… Read More
Fleet Financial Group of Providence, R.I., reported net income of $119 million, or 72 cents per share, for the quarter ended June 30. That compares with earnings of $71 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same period last year. New England banks owned… Read More
Maine legislators who hedged last winter on a commitment to a Passamaquoddy casino in Calais can consider two developments over the summer: There’s no recession at Foxwoods, the Pequot-owned gambling center in southeastern Connecticut, which in just a year and a half of operation ranks… Read More
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AUGUSTA — A state labor official has accepted an offer to head the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board, the eight-member panel charged with deciding who pays for worker injuries sustained on the job. James McGowan, director of the Bureau of Labor Standards for the state Department… Read More
There will be no celebrations in Havana this year to mark the 40th anniversary of the Cuban revolution. In the past, July 26 was an occasion for parades and speeches, but this time around, as the revolution confronts an economic crisis brought on by the collapse of the… Read More
Robert White, a Hampden native and graduate of Husson College, has been elected chairman of the board of the Institute of Internal Auditors, which represents 48,000 internal auditors in business, industry, government and education in more than 100 countries. White is vice president for corporate… Read More
If it was business as usual this week in Washington, then the nation is in worse shape than most people imagine. Consider what the week, barely half over, has wrought: Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., is becoming engulfed by the backwash of the House Post Office… Read More
JONESBORO — Blueberry growers and crop specialists put their heads together Wednesday at Blueberry Hill Farm and guessed that the 1993 wild blueberry crop would be 26 million pounds less than the 85 million pounds that had been expected before bad weather hit. The crop… Read More
STANDISH — Three members of a Standish family and two other people face charges that they coerced teen-age girls into prostitution and shoplifting. Three girls, two of them 16 years old and one 17, told authorities that they began going to the McIntosh home after… Read More
American Legion, Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion officers were installed after the Legion’s 75th annual state convention, held June 18-19 at Bangor. Those elected were William Audet of Gray, state commander; James Johnson of Ellsworth, first vice commander; Donald Cole of Calais, second… Read More
CALAIS — Second District Congresswoman Olympia J. Snowe is disappointed with a letter she received from U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor on the newly enforced New Brunswick sales tax, and she pledged Wednesday to “ensure that our trade laws are fairly and uniformly enforced.” Snowe… Read More
A finalist for the presidency of Michigan State University has run into trouble over a remark he made in 1989: “A black athlete can actually outjump a white athlete.” The candidate, Dale W. Lick, president of Florida State University in Tallahassee, was named on Friday… Read More
AUGUSTA — A new wave of interest in the Civil War is cresting throughout the country, strengthened by recent media and literary efforts that have “real historical value,” according to a prominent Maine author. The Civil War is still “relatively close to us” in terms… Read More
WASHINGTON — The most effective new weapon for separating Americans from their money is not a handgun, a consumer advocate told reporters here Wednesday. “Increasingly, the telephone is the instrument used by unscrupulous sellers to defraud consumers,” said Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer… Read More
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PORTLAND — A Portland jeweler was sentenced Wednesday to a month in prison and five months of house arrest for violating the civil rights of a black woman whom he harassed in a restaurant. Thore Aatlo, 32, also was ordered to pay his victim, JoAnna… Read More
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The same strain of Escherichia coli bacteria that has hospitalized a 5-year-old East Sangerville girl also contributed to the death of a 5-year-old girl last month, according to an official with the Department of Human Services. Unlike the outbreak of the same bacterial strain in… Read More
The L.L. Bean Store in Freeport is hosting Rollerblade’s Demo Van, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 24 and 25 at the Morse Street School parking lot. Rollerblades reps and L.L. Bean staff will be on hand to help adults and children try out the latest Rollerblade styles. Instruction will… Read More
Being named the “Funniest Person in America” was a mixed blessing for Ellen DeGeneres. Earning that title after a nationwide search by Showtime in 1982 rescued her from a law office where she was working as a secretary, and gained her a nationwide tour. On… Read More
WASHINGTON — The average Mainer would pay far less if Congress enacted the Senate’s proposed 4.3 cent per gallon gasoline tax hike than the broader, House-passed Btu tax on many other forms of energy, according to a new analysis. President Bill Clinton sent a clear… Read More
Due to insurmountable production issues, the UB40 concert scheduled for Wednesday, July 28, at the Portland Expo has been canceled. Tickets can be refunded at the point of purchase. Read More
PORTLAND — A motorist faced a manslaughter charge Wednesday following an accident in which a pedestrian was struck by a car in Portland and killed. Larry Carter, 19, of Portland died at Maine Medical Center in Portland of injuries from the accident Tuesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
I am writing in protest of the way the Maine Korean War veterans are being shot down again. This time, not by an armed enemy but by our so-called comrades in arms: the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Maine (ref. Korean War memorial, BDN, July… Read More
It is with regret, but not surprise, that I read in the NEWS of the resignation of Dr. Robert Glover as commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. He has shown remarkable dedication in an impossible task and advocated strongly for people… Read More
Thanks to the coverage your newspaper gave us, by Alicia Anstead, Dick Shaw, and other staff members, we had a terrific turnout for our 60th anniversary Civilian Conservation Corps reunion at the Cole Land Transportation Museum on June 26. We had more response from Aroostook County and coastal… Read More