LIMESTONE – Rick Landry and Danny Huston each scored two goals to lead the Limestone Eagles to a 4-2 schoolboy soccer victory over Washburn here Monday in the inaugural game of the season. For 1-0 Limestone, John Betts saved 12 of 17 shots. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Out and About: If your boat or canoe is painted olive drab and hip boots and camouflage parkas are your preferred autumn attire, by all means draw a bead on the public hearing regarding Maine’s proposed 1993-94 waterfowl and migratory bird-hunting seasons. Tuesday, Aug. 31, is the date,… Read More
LEEDS – Rindy Garner shot a 2-under par 72 at her home club Monday to take the first-round lead in the Women’s Maine State Golf Association championship at Springbrook Golf Club. Garner, a student at the Maine School of Art in Portland, carded three birdies… Read More
ORONO – Yariv Pomeranz was an all-county cross country performer at his high school in Florida. As a miler, he was timed in a brisk four minutes, 35 seconds. Yet, those events weren’t challenging enough for him. So, the young man from Miami took up… Read More
Mike Bordick he isn’t sure when he last hit in the leadoff spot. Bordick became the Oakland A’s leadoff hitter for two games against the Minnesota Twins this past weekend and went 6-for-8. “I think I hit leadoff once or twice in my early years… Read More
There is more than one way for a minister to serve a community. Just ask Pastor Kevin Wilson of the Community Wesleyan evangelical church in Fort Fairfield. Wilson was named the varsity boys ice hockey coach at Presque Isle High School during last week’s regular… Read More
Tim Taylor, the coach of the United States Olympic hockey team, said the fact six of the 25 players on his team are from the University of Maine is amazing. “It’s a real testimony to the talent on that club last year,” said Taylor, who… Read More
Four golfers recently recorded holes-in-one at local courses. Bob Lindsey of Carmel registered the first hole-in-one of his career when he shot an ace on the 135-yard sixth hole at the Kenduskeag Valley Golf Course. He used a 9-iron. Witnessing the ace were Patty Trask, Leo Ashey and… Read More
John Donato of Houlton shot a 154, heading a field of 140 players who competed in The County Open Golf Tournament Saturday and Sunday at Va-Jo-Wa Country Club in Island Falls. The division winners were as follows: “A” Gross: John Donato, Houlton; “A” Net: Fred… Read More
HERMON – John Phippen Jr. of Bar Harbor topped off a successful week Saturday with a with in Speedway 95’s $1,000 to win the Budweiser Dash for Cash. Phippen earned $4,750 with four victories on three different tracks in eight days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PORTLAND – Former University of Maine hockey players Vince Guidotti and Martin Robitaille were among four players from the Portland Pirates rookie camp to receive invitations to the team’s training camp in September. Will Averill of Wayland, Mass., and Tim Sullivan of Woburn, Mass., also… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following case was processed Wednesday in 6th District Court: David E. Connors, 34, Thomaston, theft, $100; criminal trespass, $100. Read More
One of the groups helping with flood relief in the Midwest is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Although church-related, the UUSC does not attempt to proselytize or make converts. Its only aim is to serve those in need. Anyone who wishes to help with flood… Read More
Can someone tell me, without all the smoke and fog whether I am going to have to buy another roof antenna to watch local TV stations on Oct. 1. Both sides, acting more like our politicians in Washington are trying to cloud each other’s position in their ads. Read More
What a peculiar world we live in! For more years than I care to count, I have been listening to the State Worker’s Compensation Commission complain about the fraudulent use of the system and, I must admit, there has been substantial truth to their argument. Read More
KITTERY — The chairwoman of the lobbying group for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard says she hopes a board meeting Wednesday will bring together union and non-union representatives. Ramona Dow, chairwoman of the Seacoast Shipyard Association, said the group needs to present a unified front as it… Read More
What is fair? Where is justice? Who makes the decisions? Is it based on who you are? Not what you did? My son got an 18-year sentence with all but 12 years suspended. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Having just watched the recent debate on, and the narrow passage of, the president’s budget package, I want to make a few observations. The Republicans — led by Robert Dole — acted out of political motivations and not out of concern for the welfare of… Read More
ST. AGATHA — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a field day beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the farms of Lucien Ayotte and Butch Derosier in St. Agatha. Two pesticide recertification credits will be offered to those attending the entire meeting. Read More
HOULTON — The Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce has announced a preliminary schedule of events for the annual Potato Feast Days Celebration to be held Aug. 27-29 in Houlton. The event, which has been held for 34 years, is a celebration of Aroostook County’s No. Read More
MARS HILL — SAD 42 in Mars Hill and SAD 32 in Ashland will open their doors to pupils soon. The first student day in SAD 42 will be Tuesday, Aug. 17. The bus schedule will remain the same. Hot lunch will be available at… Read More
FORT KENT — A shifting load of cedar shingles caused the driver of a tractor-trailer truck to lose control of his vehicle, which rolled over Sunday night on Route 161, about seven miles south of Fort Kent. Don M. Soucy, 23, of Clair, New Brunswick,… Read More
HOULTON — About 250 golfers from the County raised $4,000 for the Aroostook County Crime Stoppers program during the Crime Stoppers Annual Golf Tournament held recently at the Mars Hill Country Club. Members of the winning four-member teams in each of three divisions were as… Read More
MADAWASKA — A 50-year-old St. David man was arrested and released on bail Saturday night for his involvement in a two-vehicle collision July 31 in which a St. David woman was killed. Maine State Police Trooper Arnold Smart said Reginald Gervais was arrested charged with… Read More
HOULTON — Dana Jones of Houlton has joined the staff of T.L.C. Medical Services of Aroostook, a home medical-equipment company. A graduate of the Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, as well as the California College of Allied Health Sciences. He has worked for the past… Read More
WASHBURN — “Somebody has to carry on the farming industry and feed us. It has to be the younger generation,” said Bert Turner, lifelong farmer until retirement in 1977 and former Washburn town councilor for 24 years. The Turner family has deep roots in Washburn. Read More
MACHIAS — Two student service organizations at the University of Maine at Machias have received acclaim from the American Red Cross in recognition of several years of dedication in organizing blood drives on the campus. Alpha Phi Omega, a UMM service fraternity and Kappa Alpha… Read More
CARIBOU — Yusef’s Restaurant, a former popular restaurant in northern Maine, is being purchased by William D. Forrest of Kennebunkport, a management consultant with experience in the hospitality industry. The new owner hopes to reopen the restaurant by the end of September. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HOULTON — A Danforth couple escaped serious injury Sunday after their car struck a farm tractor on U.S. Route 1 in Hodgdon. Beverly Gray, 56, suffered a minor elbow injury, and her husband Paul, 56, was not hurt, when their 1992 Oldsmobile struck a farm… Read More
MACHIAS — King Blueberry will be honored Aug. 20-22 in Machias at the 18th annual Machias Blueberry Festival. The town, in conjunction with the Blueberry Festival, also will play host to the 21st annual Machias Crafts Festival. Begun as a church festival to give thanks… Read More
Other Saturday events at the annual blueberry festival include: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., blueberry bake contest. Entries will be accepted during this time with winners announced at 1 p.m. Brownie Schrumpf, food writer with the Bangor Daily News, will head the group of judges. Read More
HARRINGTON — The SAD 37 board of directors and three of its subcommittees will meet in special sessions Thursday, Aug. 19, in the home economics room at Narraguagus High School, as listed below: 6:30 p.m., secondary education subcommittee, to review changes regarding weighted grades and… Read More
JONESPORT — Moosabec Community School District and School Union 103 on Monday welcomed Superintendent Peter Edgecomb on his first day on the job, nearly two weeks after a joint committee of both boards approved his hiring. Edgecomb was one of nine candidates who applied for… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — Trustees at Washington Academy in East Machias have ordered enrollment at the school capped at 396 students, as a result of expansion construction to begin this fall. The private secondary school will continue to accommodate students from families moving into Pembroke and… Read More
CORINNA — A day of picnicking, games and socializing is planned for Corinna parents and residents at the Eastland School from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29. The event is planned as a welcoming and getting-to-know-you gesture to the new staff and principal… Read More
MONSON — A special Monson town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, in the municipal building. Residents will decide which option they want to take regarding solid waste disposal, either a pay-by-bag plan or mandatory recycling. Selectmen will meet at 6… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Former Pittsfield Councilor John “Jay” Striga was found guilty by a jury last week of possession of a firearm by a felon. The case has dragged through the court system since 1990. He was ordered to pay a $750 fine. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
GREENVILLE — A group of New Hampshire officials is interested in learning more about the approach used by Greenville town officials in securing federal and state grants to help the economy. On Thursday and Friday, Aug. 26-27, Kelly Goddard, town manager of Gorham, N.H., Selectman… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Unit of the Salvation Army has completed arrangements for five local children to have a week’s stay at the Army’s Camp at Sebago Lake. The children were selected by local volunteers. There is no charge to the families as the program is supported by… Read More
A 33-year-old Old Town man was arrested Saturday evening in Milford after allegedly threatening a Milford woman with a knife. Penobscot County Sheriff Chief Deputy Carl Andrews said Michael LaBree was arrested at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Robin Kennett on the Sandy Point… Read More
DEXTER — A Choral Pops Concert will be the summer offering of the Dexter Area Community Chorus at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at First Universalist Church in Dexter. Featured soloists in selections from “HMS Pinafore,” by Gilbert and Sullivan, will include Dave Greenham, Ellen… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Former Town Councilor Dale Goodwin will return to the Pittsfield council chambers Tuesday night as a local businessman in need of funding. Goodwin’s request for funds from the town’s economic development revolving loan fund appears on the agenda for the meeting 7:30 p.m. Read More
CORINNA — A day of picnicking, games and socializing is planned for Corinna parents and residents at the Eastland School from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29. The event is planned as a welcoming and getting-to-know-you gesture to the new staff and principal… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Former Town Councilor Dale Goodwin will return to the Pittsfield council Chambers Tuesday night as a local businessman in need of funding. Goodwin’s request for funds from the town’s economic development revolving loan fund appears on the agenda for the meeting 7:30 p.m. Read More
LAKEVIEW — The Lakeview Board of Assessors is appealing to residents of the plantation community to comply with rules and regulations at the town’s solid waste collection site. The dumpsters, located on Brownville-owned land about 1 1/2 miles outside of the village on the road… Read More
DEXTER — A Choral Pops Concert will be the summer offering of the Dexter Area Community Chorus at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at First Universalist Church in Dexter. Music ranging from Boone and The Beatles to Gilbert and Sullivan will be accompanied and conducted by Lila Cobb… Read More
MILO — Having a son in the All Star baseball league took Debbie Knapp to many communities this summer. In town after town she saw excellent athletic fields and facilities. She said she started wanting the same for Milo, and when she learned that the… Read More
ROCKPORT — The campaign to raise money for tennis courts at the Rockport Recreational Park is off to a slow start, town Recreation Committee fund-raiser Peter Slobogin said Monday. The first phase of the new 15-acre park on Route 90, a baseball diamond, was completed… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Share the Pride Association and the Community Service Project are combining efforts to hold a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Shop ‘n Save Supermarket on Maverick Street. The proceeds will benefit both organizations. Youth volunteers from… Read More
TENANTS HARBOR — The relevance of myths to modern life will be explored in a two-part program to be presented from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, Aug. 23 and 25, at Tenants Harbor’s Jackson Memorial Library. The exploration will center on the wisdom… Read More
BELFAST — Maine Department of Transportation crews have begun drainage improvements that include an underground drainage system on the north side of Route 52, between U.S. Route 1 and the new school. The drainage work will prepare for construction of a new sidewalk from Route… Read More
ROCKLAND — City police are investigating the theft of an outboard motor and a bicycle from a South Main Street home over the weekend. Lt. Michael Collins said Sandra Abbott of 20 South Main St. reported the theft at 11:23 a.m. Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WARREN — Draining improvements will be done on parts of Main Street and Route 131 in Warren beginning this week, said a Maine Department of Transportation spokesman. New underground drainage will be built along Main Street from the St. George River to Route 131 and… Read More
OWLS HEAD — More than 20 years of failing to comply with Department of Environmental Protection site plan regulations has forced the delay of the Knox County Airport’s expansion. Work on the $1.5 million runway expansion project and installation of an instrument landing system was… Read More
CAMDEN — With the recent resignation of Fire Chief Robert Oxton the debate again will shift to the merits of a town this size having a full-time fire chief. At its meeting Monday, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to create a search committee to… Read More
ROCKLAND — In a debate certain to be repeated in the November election, the City Council Monday night rejected, by 3-2 votes, proposals to establish a recall method for councilors and to establish a five-day jail term as a cause for forfeiture of office. Councilor Richard Warner termed… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Duplicate Bridge Club has announced the winners of an open game held on Aug. 12. North-south winners were: first, Peter de Beauhernais, Northeast Harbor, Walter Hayward, Mount Desert; second, Jan ter Weele, Blue Hill, Chan Washburn, Bar Harbor; third, Dale Higgins,… Read More
With three weeks remaining before the beginning of a new school year, three school boards under the Union 96 umbrella are scrambling to adjust to fewer dollars. Residents in Sullivan and Sorrento, Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro trimmed back their elementary school budgets in the past… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The 18th annual Directions Craft Show will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21 and 22, at Mount Desert Island High School. About 80 of the state’s… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city’s harbor just got larger thanks to a City Council vote. At its regular monthly meeting Monday evening, the panel approved Councilor Bill Spreng’s motion based on a request by the local Harbor Commission to expand the official jurisdiction known as Ellsworth… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Young Writers Workshop on “Letter Writing for Kids” will be held on Saturday, Aug. 21, at Ellsworth Public Library. Students age 8 and older will learn skills necessary for writing letters to famous people such as sports figures, television and movie stars,… Read More
SULLIVAN — A lightning strike Sunday afternoon ignited a fire in woods off Route 200 in Sullivan that firefighters continued to fight throughout the day Monday. Sullivan Fire Chief Joseph Fountaine said about 30 firefighters knocked down the fire on Sunday, but flareups continued Monday… Read More
BLUE HILL — Use of the fiber-optic laparoscopic surgery equipment purchased by Blue Hill Memorial Hospital this year has, as one example, reduced recovery time after gall bladder surgery from four to six weeks to three to four days. In addition, the arrival of the… Read More
A Bangor man was arrested Monday afternoon after he allegedly threatened neighborhood children with a broomstick. Neighbors called police at about 5:30 p.m. and said a man had threatened the children and fired a handgun outside his home at 94 Fourth St. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Technical Center is registering high school students for vocational and technical programs for the 1993-94 school year. Programs being offered are auto technology, diesel technology, diversified occupations, building trades, food service and hospitality, health occupations, computer technology and office technologies. Read More
Extra immunization clinics will be offered 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 and Sept. 9, at the Bangor Health Department, 103 Texas Ave., for students in all grades, including college. Donation is $2 per vaccine. Kindergarten children should have their fifth DTP dose, fourth polio and… Read More
A patient at Bangor Mental Health Institute who was out of the facility on a pass was arrested Monday afternoon after she allegedly broke into the home of a Bangor doctor. Minutes after receiving a police teletype that 44-year-old Lisa Abbey had failed to return… Read More
A change in the regulation governing airspace over the Brewer airport could pose some problems for local pilots. At issue is Bangor’s Airport Radar Surveillance Area that allows controllers to keep track of all air traffic within a five-to-10-mile radius of the tower, depending on… Read More
Brewer schools will open for all students on Wednesday, Sept. 1, said Superintendent Perry H. Jordan. The schools will be open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. the week of Monday, Aug. 23, for new registrations. Kindergarten registration requires a birth certificate and immunization records. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
FAYETTE — The weekend death of a Florida woman whose body was found floating at the end of her dock at Parker Pond has been ruled an accidental drowning. The body of Rebecca Bartlett, 37, of Panama City, Fla., was found at about 6 a.m. Read More
AUGUSTA — Ten legislative leaders wrestled almost two hours Monday with the thorny question of whether to alter the Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Augusta’s Capitol Park by adding flagpoles as requested by some veterans. The lawmakers decided to proceed with repairs to the badly… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — Hundreds of ground searchers, military and civilians, joined the five-day search for two Canadian helicopters and their pilots Monday. Despite several reports of finds Monday afternoon, Canadian military officials, working out of Loring Air Force Base at Limestone, said nothing had… Read More
The University of Maine may be fined more than $27,000 by the Department of Environmental Protection for improperly storing hazardous chemicals. University representatives met with DEP officials Monday to discuss the violations that stemmed from a state inspection in January and which parallel some infractions… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Great Northern Nekoosa Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific Corp., announced Monday it had completed the sale of its land holdings in Tomhegan Township to Moosehead Wildlands Inc., an affiliate of The Birches Resort Inc. at Moosehead Lake. The property consists of… Read More
CASTINE — Cmdr. James B. Goodman, U.S. Navy, will take office on Aug. 20 as the new commanding officer of the Naval ROTC unit at Maine Maritime Academy. Goodman succeeds Cmdr. James F. Willey, U.S. Navy, who is retiring after a 24-year naval career. The change of command… Read More
FORT KENT — A hunting guide was in stable condition after injuring himself with a gun when he checked bear bait in northern Aroostook County. At about 9 a.m. on Monday, Bruce Labbe’s .45-caliber pistol went off in its holster, said Paul Fournier, spokesman for… Read More
Sometimes we hear about scams that target the elderly, or people who live alone. The rest of us figure we are safe. But anybody can become vulnerable if he wants something too much. And with Maine’s highest summer unemployment in a decade — a seasonally… Read More
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WEST HARRINGTON — The Ardolinos’ 60-acre spread on Oak Point Road is a child’s dream: a sprawling yard that rounds a peninsula on a tidal river, a pond just right for ducks, lots of room to explore, and a forest of trees to climb. It… Read More
HOUSTON — A man intending to commit suicide opened fire Monday with a sawed-off shotgun from the top floor of a 71-story building before he was arrested, police said. No injuries were reported although at least one courier on a bicycle said he had been… Read More
One of the defining cultural moments of my youth was the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.” When I was, oh, I think 12, songs from the soundtrack broke into the Top 40, thereby entering my otherwise bubble-gum existence while rendering my older, more orthodox relatives… Read More
LEWISTON — A “human element” was responsible for a weekend fire that gutted six tenement buildings, driving 18 families from their homes, authorities concluded Monday. “It either started by someone setting it or perhaps by accident. We don’t know. Certainly a human element would have… Read More
Sometimes when I walk into a store, be it a 7-Eleven or a music store, I get an almost overwhelming urge to just grab something. I know its wrong to steal, and it goes against everything good and holy that I’ve ever been taught, but still …… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Polishing off all the “Little House on the Prairie” books has long been a childhood landmark for little girls. But as the tradition moves on to the next generation, there’s a new twist. The nine-book series that inspired the popular television show has… Read More
Soon after it was revealed as the economic sinkhole it turned out to be, the luxury tax on boats, cars and jewelry became a symbol of Washington gridlock. Its demise in the recently passed federal budget should be a welcome sign for anyone who would prefer to see… Read More
As a living, flowing landmark in Bangor, the Kenduskeag Stream has contributed to the city’s economy and its charm. As much as the stream has added to Bangor, however, it has also been dumped on and abused. Area residents can do something about this starting at 7:30 a.m. Read More
An Aug. 13 story about substandard subsidized housing in Bangor reported code violations at Bangor Efficiency Apartments on Hammond Street. The violations have been corrected, contrary to records at City Hall. Read More
NAPLES — A weekend highway accident has taken the life of a 32-year-old Naples man. Jeffrey D. Plummer died at North Cumberland Memorial Hospital early Sunday, hours after his car went off the Horace Files Road and struck a tree, authorities said. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
DEXTER — State Fire Marshal John Morse said Monday that a 33-year-old man admitted to starting a fire earlier that morning that destroyed a furniture store on Main Street. The man had been taken into custody and was transported to Bangor Monday morning to be… Read More
The Aug. 5 school budget meeting at Sumner High in Sullivan left sharp concerns in the minds of numbers of voters, both among those who supported and those who opposed the 1993-94 huge increase of approximately $333,000. One opponent on his way to the meeting… Read More
Two “Pilgrims” from Plimoth Plantation in Massachussets will visit the site of the Pilgrim Trading Post at Cushnoc, now called Augusta, 2-4 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Old Fort Western Museum. The program is an educational re-enactment of historical activities, and is open to the public. For information,… Read More
Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre announces auditions for the outrageous comedy “Lend Me A Tenor,” 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Performing Arts Center on Academy Street in Auburn. For information, call 784-3964. Read More
The United Society of Shakers will offer the workshop “Quilting Basics,” 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester. The workshop, which costs $30, will focus on thread selection, tools, basting techniques and quilting stitch. For more information and registration, call 926-4597. Read More
The Bureau of Health would like the public to be cautious about Escherichia coli, but not panicked. Another child from eastern Maine — 2 1/2-year-old Adam Smith of Bangor — has been diagnosed with the infection. The child was not hospitalized, and is recuperating well. Read More
ROBBINSTON — When scuba divers spotted a silver box in waters off Robbinston, they hoped it might be part of a pirate’s treasure. When the lid was lifted, they found a funeral urn filled with ashes. Richard Benoit, a diving instructor and owner of the… Read More
Murphy Brown likes dandelion. Mr. Rogers likes lemon yellow, and Whoopie Goldberg likes magenta. Now Crayola wants to know what Crayola color America likes best. To find out, Binney and Smith, the company that makes more than 2 billion Crayola crayons annually, is asking everyone to vote in… Read More