More than 120 local golfers and celebrities will play in the Barbara Leavitt Memorial Golf Classic Monday at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono to benefit The Jimmy Fund. The scramble golf event begins at 11 a.m. Among the celebrities are several people formerly connected… Read More
    BIDDEFORD – Jon Gautier enjoys hitting people on the football field. It is something he does well. For that reason, the University of Maine’s football program will be footing the bill for his college education beginning in September. Gautier gave the state’s fans a preview… Read More
    From eye level in the bubbly current, the Penobscot River between Medway and Lincoln is a cold, surprisingly clear, alternately exasperating and exhilerating expanse of water in which to swim. Those were the impressions of University of Maine swim coach Jeff Wren after he completed… Read More
    Annual Peaks to Portland Race 2.4 miles Saturday’s results Scott Nelson 50:46; Lenora Felker 51:20; Jody James 52:00; Jon Gudman 52:44; Jack Soley 53:40; Jared Felker 54:02; John Stevens 55:17; Andy Sparks 56:50; Robert Ley 56:57; Cyrus Hagge 1:02.21; Jeff Armstrong 1:01:37; Alexandria Caufield 1:02.44;… Read More
    ORONO – Ryan Soucy allowed two hits over six innings and struck out eight to lead Old Town-Orono to a 6-1 Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League win over Buck Saver at Mahaney Diamond Sunday. Soucy took a no-hitter into the fourth, but a John Kepple… Read More
    Tim Hodgins fired a six-hit shutout to help the Brewer Falcons split an important Sunday afternoon American Legion doubleheader with the Old Town-Orono Twins at Heddericg Field in Brewer. Hodgins’ 6-0 victory over the Twins came after Old Town-Orono held off a late charge from… Read More
    Four state Little League tournaments will get under way Monday in three towns as Junior Little League, Senior Little League, Little League Softball, and Senior (fast-pitch) League Softball each crown state champs this week. In Westbrook, four district champs will compete at Westbrook’s Warren Field… Read More
    The Maine Central Institute family lost one of its own Saturday when boys basketball and soccer coach Chris Dionne died at his home after a long illness. He was 25. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    The District 3 All-Stars rode the complete-game pitching performances of Larry Cyr and Matt McGrath to the state Big League championship Sunday at Mansfield Complex in Bangor, defeating Auburn Suburban 4-3 and 9-5 in a best-of-three series. In the first game, District 3 (made up… Read More
    PORTLAND — The nomination of the Lewiston police chief for U.S. marshal for Maine is the latest of several major federal positions proposed by Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell since President Clinton took office. Mitchell made the announcement on Saturday. By custom, the nomination… Read More
    PORTLAND — While Mainers with multiple sclerosis are interested in a new drug that may help treat the disease, the price tag may be too steep for some. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Betaseron, the first drug ever found to be… Read More
    PORTLAND — Industry officials say it is routine for dealers to help local fire departments in Maine develop bid specifications when the departments make plans to buy new firetrucks. The practice holds potential for limiting competitive bidding and has come under attack by some municipal… Read More
    MONTPELIER, Vt. — The annual rankings of winter resorts by ski-related magazines are beginning to be released, and Killington Ski Area has captured the top spot in the East in Snow Country’s survey. Killington also ranked No. 8 nationally, the magazine said in its September… Read More
    HODGDON — An autopsy completed Sunday has confirmed suspicions that a Linneus man died from a gunshot wound late Friday night in Hodgdon. Stephen McCausland, state police spokesman, said Sunday that police were trying to determine the circumstances of the shooting. “We have recovered a… Read More
    CORNVILLE — Erik Crocker, 16, of Madison was killed Saturday night when the car he was driving left the road on Route 43 in Cornville and struck a utility pole. According to Trooper Steve Spaulding, Crocker was operating a 1987 four-door Chevrolet Nova. He was… Read More
    Northeast COMBAT received a letter from Orrie Hunt of Sacyville, who was having problems dealing with the Emerson Corp. of North Bergen, N.J. Hunt wrote, “I bought an Emerson microwave oven. It was advertised as a special for Mother’s Day. We didn’t have it a… Read More
    The Bangor Band will present another performance in its summer series of concerts at at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at the Paul Bunyan Park Bandstand on Main Street. The conductor is Gordon W. Bowie, and the sponsors are the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department and the Bangor… Read More
    Blanchard W. Bates, a scholar of Romance languages and literature and a conservationist, died at home on Wednesday. He was 85 and lived on Chebeague Island, Maine. The cause was cancer, his family said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LAVALLETTE, N.J. — This tranquil seashore community has been shaken by the news that a young woman was strangled and drowned at the beach last weekend. John Pepe, 21, of Lyndhurst is accused of strangling Lori A. McKinney, 24, of Wayne in the surf early… Read More
    WINTER HARBOR — A Winter Harbor man, holed up in a Main Street apartment and armed with a handgun, held off nearly 20 police officers for over five hours Saturday afternoon. Main Street was closed to traffic and residents were removed from surrounding houses and… Read More
    The Senate-House budget conference will resolve differences on revenue and spending proposals and create consensus on a budget, but to succeed politically and personally, members of Congress must include a line item that was missing from the last agreement: personal responsibility. No budget can work… Read More
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    Merchants in downtown Bangor have a problem with wheels — too many of them roll to the outskirts of town and the mall, and too few in the central business district stay where they belong, on the street. While lots of cars head for the… Read More
    According to the news, marijuana helicopters are once again moving over the Maine landscape, but not without a little grumbling from those who have something to hide. This is much the same as the progress of the new members of the Palmyra town government. They… Read More
    I was saddened to see such generous coverage of Rush What’s-his-name (BDN, July 17-18). Fortunately, the freedom to destroy that section of the newspaper is still intact for the intelligent reader. This internecine, egregious, plebian, bodeful clown has unfortunately swept up a segment of the… Read More
    MARS HILL — An 11-foot metal Statue of Liberty that originally stood in the national immigration office in Washington, D.C., will reign over the U.S. naturalization ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 5, in Mars Hill. Approximately 75 people will take the oath and pledge of allegiance… Read More
    MILO — An effort to clean up Schoodic Lake will be made Saturday and Sunday, July 31-Aug. 1, as part of National Lake Week celebrated July 24-31. For the past four years, Lake Week has been sponsored by the Congress of Lakes Association and the… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Few things fuel debate more than taxes. Specifically, higher taxes. In SAD 53, opponents of the proposed school budget for 1993-94 have continually cited the estimated tax increase as sufficient reason to turn down the budget. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Complete with Klingons, Romulans, and Federation officers from the USS Kasimar, “Star Tregg 21, the Next Eggventure” blasted into Pittsfield over the weekend. Even intermittent showers on Saturday could not dampen the spirit of the 21st annual Central Maine Egg Festival and its… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — More than 200 residents of SAD 77 on Wednesday approved a $3,903,231 budget, which includes funding for partial restoration of guidance, music and athletic programs, for the 1993-94 school year. The budget passed without the controversy surrounding last year’s meeting, at which… Read More
    CARIBOU — A record number of donations were received at a recent blood drive at Cary Medical Center, with 165 units of blood collected to help about 660 individuals. The amount collected surpassed a previous record of 132 units in 1989, according to Bill Flagg,… Read More
    HOULTON — The following divorces were granted in June in 2nd District by Judge David B. Griffiths. The divorces were granted on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Jeffrey V. Hardy, Thomaston, and Kathy L. Hardy, Houlton. Married April 27, 1992, at Houlton. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Voters in four school districts will head to the polls to decide the fate of their budgets within the next eight days. On Tuesday, July 27, voters in the SAD 53 towns of Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield will act on a proposed $6.2… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — David L. Jackins, a 1983 graduate of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, will return to Aroostook County to direct his original musical theater production titled “Louder Than Words.” Auditions for the production will be conducted by Jackins and Cheryl E. Read More
    HODGDON — The town of Hodgdon has ordered a new firetruck, and officers have been elected for the town’s first fire department. The town has ordered a KME 1,000-gallon-per-minute pumper with a 1,000-gallon tank from K & T Environmental Equipment Co. in Island Falls. The… Read More
    PORTLAND — Despite their competing interests, industrial users and environmentalists are teaming up to help the state examine the condition of the Presumpscot River, which runs 25 miles from Sebago Lake to Casco Bay. “They might have different goals, but we’re all working together as… Read More
    A group of ex-pros came to town to play a ball game for charity against our sons and grandsons. Isn’t it ridiculous that the price they charged to see them play was $10 for adults and $8 for children? Last year we paid $5 which… Read More
    G.B. Lloyd’s letter (Readers Write, July 21) supporting the “overpopulation myth” needs some rebutting. Lloyd claims we have an “already overcrowded earth.” This notion is false. The earth is vast. To illustrate this point with an unusual example, Professor Jacqueline Kasun (“The War Against Population,” “Population Control of… Read More
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    ROCKLAND — Michael L. Gundel, principal of Rockland District High School, has announced the honor roll for the fourth quarter as follows: Seniors, high honors: Sarah Foster, Andrea Oldroyd; honors: Billie Jo Clark, Amanda Dow, Jennifer DuBay, Helene Ganichot, Bonnie Hart, Trisha Haskell, Amber Jordan,… Read More
    The New Brunswick Highland Games drew to a close in Fredericton Sunday afternoon with a Maine band the winner in two major pipe band categories. The Northern Border Caledonia Pipe Band, under Pipe Major Ned Smith of East Holden, took first place in their category… Read More
    MADISON — One Maine town is looking out of state to soothe complaints about high electric bills. Two weeks ago, the utility owned by the Somerset County town of Madison asked power companies outside Maine to submit bids to provide the town’s electricity. If the… Read More
    In the cool of the summer evening, after the last lap around the oval for the 1993 season, the harness racers were hopeful. Hopeful that racing would return to Bangor next year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — A family approach to helping children deal with asthma will begin next month at the Mount Desert Island Hospital. Offered by the hospital’s Better Breathers Program, “Open Airways” will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday beginning Aug. 3. Children… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following cases were heard Thursday in 6th District Court: Christopher A. Creamer, 20, Warren, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $300, license suspended for 90 days; illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, $100; possession of marijuana, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    I have been watching on TV and reading in the paper about Central Maine Power Co.’s request for a rate hike. They say they need about $95 million to stay afloat but might be able to make it an 80-odd million. I can think of… Read More
    BELFAST — The carnival atmosphere of the Belfast Bay Festival had a funereal air Sunday, with organizers and supporters saying the city’s new “by-the-book” attitude spells the demise of the 47-year-old institution. Belfast has had a summertime celebration since the first Broiler Festival in 1947. Read More
    PORT CLYDE — In the spirit of ecumenism, Cantor Mark Lipson of Temple Shalom in Norwalk, Conn., joined by his family, will lead a Sabbath Eve service of worship and concert for the general community at 7 p.m. Friday, July 30, at the Port Clyde Baptist Church. Read More
    OWLS HEAD — Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 4, the selectmen will meet at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month. Two bids to supply fuel oil for furnaces at the town office and fire station were opened Monday. Chairman John Holman and Selectman… Read More
    EASTPORT — The annual Salmon Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 12, and waterfront activities will include a grilled salmon dinner, boat tours, musical entertainment and other maritime related activities. A juried show of art and fine crafts will… Read More
    ROCKLAND — When Jon Ross of Owls Head sets up his display of original “Shore Things,” there will be no question about this year’s Maine Lobster Festival theme: “Lobsters on Parade.” His lobster shell people will parade into view in the Maine Craft Tent along with a large… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — Barbara Ernst Prey will mark her fifth anniversary on the St. George peninsula with an exhibit of watercolors from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and Aug. 1, at The East Wind Inn in Tenants Harbor. Her first show in Port… Read More
    Six people were injured in three accidents Saturday in Somerset County. In Canaan, charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury and operating a motor vehicle after license suspension was Michael Cook, 42, of Canaan. Cook was identified as the driver of… Read More