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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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