HERMON – Roy Daigle of Bangor recorded a long hole-in-one Sunday at Hermon Meadow Golf Club when he aced the 270-yard, par-4 fifth hole. The ace by Daigle, who used a 5-wood, was witnessed by Pam Jefsen, Mike Staples, and Al MacNevin. Read More
SHERMAN STATION – Walter Anderson scored two goals to lead the host Katahdin Cougars to a 3-2 season-opening schoolboy soccer victory over Lee Academy Friday afternoon. Dan Engross added the Cougars other goal, while Garrett Duffy and Scott Mann combined to make 10 saves on… Read More
DARLINGTON, S.C. – Ricky Craven came up with his first Busch Grand National stock car pole since March 1992, taking the top qualifying spot Friday for Saturday’s Gatorade 200 at Darlington Raceway. Craven, from Newburgh, turned a lap of 157.909 mph in a Chevrolet to… Read More
BIDDEFORD – Stacey Desmaris scored two goals to give the host University of New England Scarlet Knights a 3-2 women’s soccer win over the University of Maine-Presque Isle here Friday. For 1-0 UNE, Cheryl Farley scored unassisted. Danielle Derosier had two assists. Alison Morrissey made… Read More
An Orono football player was misidentified in Friday’s Football Preview. The player was John Wihbey, not Buddy Webb. Also, Maine Maritime Academy’s opener is Sept. 18. Read More
At East Corinth, Shawn Strout scored unassisted with 12:34 remaining in regulation to lift host Central High into a tie with Piscataquis Community High of Guilford in the season opener for both teams. Adam Harrington scored for the Pirates of PCHS 17 minutes before Strout’s… Read More
Following a couple of incidents a few weeks ago in which pets were put under undue stress during Sunday racing at Speedway 95 in Hampden, race track owner Alice Baker has reiterated a request that no pets be locked in vehicles for Sunday racing. Baker… Read More
There will be no defending race winners for the 1993 edition of the Bangor Labor Day 5-Mile Road Race. Two things will be keeping reigning men’s champion Chuck Morris of Brewer from defending last year’s win in Monday’s race while an injury is going to… Read More
HERMON – Barrett Silver scored two goals to lead the Hampden Academy Broncos to a 4-1 schoolgirl soccer win over the Hermon Hawks in the opener for each team here Friday. Shelly Worthley and Tricia O’Connor each added a goal for the winners. Amy Dwyer… Read More
The Lawrence Bulldogs opened their schoolboy football season with a 21-20 victory over South Portland Friday night while the Skowhegan Indians rolled past the Edward Little Red Eddies 34-6, and the Mt. Blue Cougars pounded the Deering Rams 41-14. In other games involving Pine Tree… Read More
A small flock of duck hunters gathered at the Augusta Civic Center’s Penobscot Auditorium last Tuesday evening to gabble about the 1993 waterfowl-hunting regulations proposed by Maine’s Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. When the public hearing ended, comments suggesting changes to the department’s proposals echoed as clearly… Read More
Bangor High School junior quarterback Mark McEwen says if he were Dan Marino, then his linemen would be millionaires. If that really was the case, then those same linemen might be holding out for something more. Like some Isotoner gloves, too. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
DYER BROOK – Janet Corneil scored three goals, including the game-winner 39 seconds into overtime, as Southern Aroostook defeated Easton 3-2 in schoolgirl soccer action here Friday. Jody Brown added an assist for the 3-1 Southern Aroostook Warriors while Diana Goodall made nine saves. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
There are two ways for the University of Maine football team to look at Saturday’s 7 p.m. opener at the University of Buffalo. The Black Bears could approach it confidently, without fear, considering it is a non-conference game against a team making its official Division… Read More
ORONO – The Orono Red Riots enticed a larger-than-average crowd to its football field Friday night. Most were anxious to watch the program’s first game under its new lights. It didn’t take long before the fans forgot all about the lights. Instead, those in attendance… Read More
Spotlighting Saturday’s local schoolboy football games: Belfast at John Bapst of Bangor, at Cameron Stadium, Garland Street Field, Bangor, 7 p.m. 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
The Old Town Indians of new coach Garry Spencer opened their LTC football season Friday night with a 13-10 victory in double overtime over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx. In other LTC games, lopsided victories were featured: the Mount Desert Island Trojans rolled past the Maine… Read More
ORONO – Tyra Gettleman scored four goals and eight other Red Riots had a goal or an assist as Orono started its high school field hockey season with a 13-0 win over Hermon here Friday. Jen Wlodarski scored two goals and assisted on two others,… Read More
ORONO – The 1993 University of Maine football season is going to be a particularly pleasant one for me, and for several other folks, thanks to Jemal Murph. Having someone special to cheer for, a player you know a little more about than the rest,… Read More
Re: The music review by Alicia Anstead in the BDN regarding the recent appearance of the Sweethearts of the Rodeo and Rich Vincent. Opening act Riche Vincent, a country-rock performer and songwriter, had most of the people there clapping and singing along. I, personally, enjoyed… Read More
This is a response to the recent article regarding Officer Glenn Raymond of the Newport Police Department, who resigned because he had been suspended for five days for leaving his patrol area to assist another officer in another township. I do not know Officer Raymond… Read More
BELFAST — The following divorces were granted in 5th District Court during August on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Jeffrey D. Fowler and Lisa T. Fowler, both of Thorndike. Married at Thorndike on Nov. 29, 1980. Shared custody of two children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
In a recent column (Aug. 28-29) about Joe Brennan’s candidacy for governor of Maine in 1994, John Hale quotes a “veteran Democrat” who says support for former Gov. Brennan is not truly representative of the rank-and-file Democrats of Maine. Hale writes that Brennan was governor during the “good… Read More
I realize this letter is quite late in relation to the veto by Gov. McKernan of the proposed seat-belt law, however, a television news item prompted me to pursue the issue. I cannot fathom a governor of any state vetoing such an important issue as… Read More
PITTSFIELD — It took more than a month, but the specially ordered 80-foot pole for the Maine Central Institute football lights arrived late Thursday in Pittsfield. According to MCI Football Boosters president Norman Mitchell, volunteers will begin installing the lights and wiring at 9 a.m. Read More
NEWPORT — The town of Newport will begin emptying Sebasticook Lake next week, in its annual flushing of algae and pollutants. Public Works Director Jack Wilson said Friday the holding pond between the Main and North street dams already has been emptied and the lake… Read More
MADAWASKA — Rolande Cyr of St. Leonard, New Brunswick, plans a fourth protest on Labor Day of the 11 percent sales tax instituted by the New Brunswick government of Premier Frank McKenna earlier this year. The tax is collected only at New Brunswick points of… Read More
LUBEC — As far as Washington County Sheriff John B. Crowley is concerned, a weeklong sweep of Lubec by deputies in July effectively quelled a midsummer streak of rowdiness in the town’s business district. However, it’s a view not shared by Donald E. De Golyer,… Read More
MACHIAS — A 52-year-old Cardville man was apprehended at gunpoint in Machias Friday, after flashing a bayonet-style dagger at employees in two Machias banks. Basil Smith Jr. was arrested and charged with criminal display, criminal conduct and criminal threatening with the use of a dangerous… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Efforts by Cary Medical Center of Caribou and The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle to combine operations and develop a new nonprofit corporation have been given a boost. The Maine Department of Human Services has approved a “pre-development certificate of need… Read More
LIMESTONE — Command of the 42nd Bomb Wing at Loring Air Force Base will change at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Loring Air Force Base. Col. Gary N. Schneider will hand over his command to vice commander Col. Robert Pavelko. Ninth Air Force Commander… Read More
MILLINOCKET — When residents receive their 1993 tax bills late next week, they will see an increase in their taxes. The major reason for the increase is a more than $16 million drop in the 1993 value of Great Northern Paper Co.’s mill. Tax Assessor… Read More
ROCKLAND — Former Mayor Thomas Molloy on Friday announced his candidacy for one of two City Council seats open in the Nov. 2 general election. Molloy, a veteran of nine years on the council and three terms as mayor, in making his announcement said, “Many… Read More
ROCKLAND — Five months after ordering the Rockland-Thomaston Chamber of Commerce to vacate its waterfront quarters, the City Council has had a change of heart. Mayor Robert Peabody welcomed the chamber back with open arms during an appearance before the business group’s building committee Friday… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases were heard recently in Skowhegan District Court: Cases of possession of marijuana were: 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
VINALHAVEN — Works by Michele O’Keefe, featured in Maine Boats and Harbors, are on exhibit through Sept. 20 at Priory Glass, Harbor Wharf near the Maine State Ferry Terminal. Paintings, art prints, granite jewelry, and glass artwork are also on display. Read More
ELLSWORTH — The youngest in a group of men charged in connection with a Hulls Cove gun theft was sentenced to jail this week. The men were charged with stealing approximately 50 firearms and other items from the home of gun collector Clarence Silk in March. Read More
ROCKLAND — The following cases were heard in 6th District Court recently: Jamie E. Hillgrove, 23, Rockland, disorderly conduct, 45 days in jail with all but three days suspended and one year probation; violation of conditions of release, concurrent three-day jail term. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Free health checkups for infants and toddlers and education for their parents are part of a visiting nurse program in Hancock and Washington counties. Downeast Health Services Inc., an Ellsworth-based public health care agency, provides education to new parents and checkups for children… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — The Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the town office to consider a subdivision proposal. Planning Board Chairman Jim George said Richard Trott of Brewer, representing the D and D Realty Co., wants to divide… Read More
ELLSWORTH — After a summer of transition and staff expansion, the Down East AIDS Network plans a full fall schedule of education and outreach activities. The annual fall volunteer training session will begin Sept. 16. Training will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on… Read More
The Bangor Band, sponsored by the Bangor Parks and Recreation Department, will perform at 3:30 p.m. Labor Day, Sept. 6, at Cascade Park in Bangor. For the first time, the band will have cassette tapes available, “Bangor Band Plays Favorite Marches of Bangor.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
An East Corinth woman and two Bangor children were taken Friday to a Bangor medical facility after they were involved in a two-car accident in Hermon. Sharon Williams, 47, of East Corinth, was listed in fair condition late Friday at Eastern Maine Medical Center, according… Read More
The Bangor Police Department reminds motorists that West Market Square, better known as Broad Street, is now a one-way avenue. The city made the change this week after recent council approval. Motorists may turn down the street, located between West Market Square and Bett’s Book… Read More
A Bangor woman was taken to the hospital with head injuries after an 11:30 a.m. accident on Stillwater Avenue in Bangor. Bangor Officer Ed Potter said that a 1990 Nissan car driven by Sandra Ward, 33, of Carmel stopped on Stillwater to make a left… Read More
The ticker tape that brought firefighters at Hose 5 to their feet whenever a box alarm went off still works. It’s only been a week, after all, since the denizens of the State Street firehouse moved to their new digs up near Eastern Maine Technical… Read More
GLENBURN — Rebecca Roy has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest in Girl Scouting. She is a sophomore at Stone Hill College in Massachusetts and completed the requirements for the award a year ago. For her Gold Award project, Roy identified resources for… Read More
PORTLAND — A proposal to limit the hours and days that lobstermen could pull their traps would hit hardest in eastern Maine, where severe weather already limits their work, the head of the Down East Lobstermen’s Association said. “A young fellow with mortgages on his… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Across from the Winkumpaugh Road, where Route 1A bends hard left into Dedham, Mark Hardison fields questions. “You get asked all the time, `How come these blueberries are blue and how come these blueberries are black?’ googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — Advocates of term limits for members of Congress took the first step toward putting the issue on the ballot in Maine on Friday. The Congressional Term Limits Coalition filed its proposal with state officials for review in preparation for a planned petition drive. Read More
A concrete support beam holding up a private parking platform on Columbia Street behind the Adams Pickering building gave way Friday morning and collapsed onto a lower deck. An unsuspecting motorist who then drove onto the platform had the front left tire of her vehicle… Read More
LINCOLN — In a field where stalks of corn once grew to feed dairy cows, Earl Ireland is picking vegetables to sell. Sweat runs down the side of his face. Stooped over, the 52-year-old Ireland checks each plant, snaps off the ripe beans and throws… Read More
AUGUSTA — Federal wildlife experts are being asked to determine the species of a large wolf-like beast that was shot earlier this week in northern Maine’s woods, Maine game officials said Friday. A bear hunter shot the animal Tuesday in an undisclosed area of northwestern… Read More
ROBBINSTON — A funeral urn that local scuba divers recently rescued from the sea soon will be back in its watery tomb, compliments of the Bureau of Marine Patrol. Several weeks ago, scuba divers retrieved a silver box from waters off Robbinston, and they had… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A Hartland woman has agreed to drop her negligence suit filed recently against Edwards Co. of Pittsfield. Mary Ellen Merrow’s attorney, Paul L. Gibbons of Eaton, Peabody, Bradford and Veague of Camden, said Friday that he intended to remove the civil suit from… Read More
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Labor Day is upon us and the exodus of summer visitors is at its apex, leaving the sweet golden days of September and October — far and away the best days of our lives — pretty much to the locals and a few stragglers from away who at… Read More
Corey Atwood was just 2 years old when his parents, Mark and Calista, found out that he had Duchenne muscular dystrophy. They knew that Duchenne, which afflicts mostly boys, was one of the fatal forms of dystrophy, a group of diseases characterized by degeneration and… Read More
AUGUSTA — The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement could undermine states’ rights to enact environmental, health and safety laws, Maine Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter warned Friday. “There’s a real sovereignty issue here,” he said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
The gray clouds that blanketed the sky and the black armbands worn by the police officers were indicative of the mood at the Brewer Police Department Friday as they mourned the loss of their friend and co-worker, former Police Chief David P. Koman. Koman, 56,… Read More
The BDN’s recent editorial on the North American Free Trade Agreement is a testimony to NAFTA’s most glaring fault: the secrecy and lack of public access which have marked it since its inception. The editorial notes that half the people polled on NAFTA don’t understand… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The state has yet to decide whether to go to court for a third time against a Fairfield police officer whose two rape trials ended in hung juries. The latest case against George Shaw resulted in a mistrial after the Somerset County Superior… Read More
The number of first-year students starting classes next week at the University of Maine was reportedly incorrectly in a story on Friday. The correct number is 1,850, not 1,600, which was last-year’s figure. Read More
A drug commonly used after surgery to treat women at an early stage of breast cancer may also significantly reduce their risk of coronary heart disease, a new study suggests. The drug, tamoxifen, is thought to be effective in preventing recurrence of the cancer, which… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — The only thing undercover about the Coverts Project just concluded here was each sleeping bag-swaddled camper snoozing soundly after yet another intensive day spent learning to protect wildlife habitat. A covert is a thicket providing shelter for wildlife, and the Coverts Project is… Read More
ORONO — A series of workshops to provide information on finding and pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities has been scheduled by the Maine Educational Opportunity Center at the University of Maine. Locations and topics include: Skowhegan — “College Application and Financial Aid Process,” 9-11 a.m. Thursday,… Read More
OXFORD HILLS — Maine teachers have taken part in a one-week workshop at Oxford Hills High School, designed to help them teach Principles of Technology, an interdisciplinary course. The course was a cooperative activity of 49 state and provincial schools with the Agency for Instructional… Read More
ORONO — More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the University of Maine’s Family and Friends Weekend Sept. 17-19, honoring the university’s distinguished faculty. The annual event spotlights UMaine’s academic opportunities and is traditionally the biggest weekend on campus, says William T. Lucy, associate… Read More
ORONO — The University of Maine will compile a list of its specialists, including those available to speak. The guide, Speakers Bureau and Specialists List 1993-1994, is free to the public. The guide lists 232 speakers covering 800 topics in areas from agriculture to zoology… Read More
A 150-mile bicycle tour, The Great Bicycle Escape, has raised $100,000 to fight multiple sclerosis. The Maine Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, sponsored the race at Freeport and Bangor. Funds will support research to find the cause and cure for MS and for services and… Read More
The March of Dimes Public Health Education Committee for Northern Maine wil hold it first Healthy Family Day 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Bangor Community Center, Davis Road. Displays and demonstrations from various health agencies will be available to the public. Door… Read More
BAXTER STATE PARK — Trapped in a steel cage hidden under a rotting log, the young pine marten uttered an angry, whirring snarl. Lured by sardines and anise oil, the weasel-like creature was an unwilling participant in the largest marten study ever undertaken. A few… Read More
Controversy between cable television companies and local commercial television stations, highlights the season premiere of Maine Public Television’s “Media Watch” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4. The heated dispute began when Congress passed new cable TV laws regulating the cable industry and allowing local commercial… Read More
Roger and Geraldine (Ryan) Tunks of Milo will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at the United Baptist Church, Park Street, Milo. Kenneth Rankin, 224 Morewood Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213, is searching for an Army buddy, Robert Wallace, who served in… Read More
OAKLAND — What once was considered good manners — taking one’s hat off indoors — is now official policy at Messalonskee High School, and it’s causing a stir. Principal Carroll Thompson imposed the policy to promote etiquette and decorum, but some students see it as… Read More
AUGUSTA — Scattered showers Friday did little to ease the danger of forest fires as a continuing drought sparked closer monitoring of water supplies across Maine. “People need to realize the severity of the situation,” said Tom Parent, fire control supervisor for the Maine Forest… Read More
BROWNVILLE — A New Jersey police officer and his wife held the only winning ticket in this week’s $1.4 million Tri-State Megabucks jackpot, lottery officials said Friday. Michael McGuinness, 35, and his wife, Rosemary, 30, of West Milford, N.J., bought the lucky ticket at a… Read More
Friday, Sept. 3, 1993 Total pollen: 7 Moldspores: 834 Rating: low This is the decline of the ragweed season. Read More
Bloodless, so far, Eastern Maine’s electronic Bosnia, the war between the local network affiliates and cable television, apparently will drag into October, leaving its trail of casualties: thousands of viewers who feel bombarded and used, and who are frustrated by the unwillingness of the two sides to resolve… Read More
I realize this letter is quite late in relation to the veto by Gov. McKernan of the proposed seat-belt law, however, a television news item prompted me to pursue the issue. I cannot fathom a governor of any state vetoing such an important issue as… Read More
STANDISH — Spiritual formation days will be offered this fall in three locations, sponsored by the Religious Studies Office at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. The events will be held: Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Henry and Hazel Slaughter of Nashville, Tenn., will present a concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Twin City Baptist Church, 559 North Main St., Brewer. The couple are in their fourth decade of gospel music ministry. They have made more than two dozen… Read More
PORTLAND — The Most Rev. Joseph J. Gerry, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, has announced the appointments of the Rev. Thomas Murphy and Brother Francis Blouin to the Vocations Office. They will replace the Rev. Edward Thomson, who leaves the office to… Read More
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With 68 correct responses to the What Is It (right), space does not afford the printing of all the names, but the following letter from 6-year-old Liza Comeau of Atkinson pretty well sums it up for everyone: “When I got home from kindergarten this spring… Read More
RIPLEY — The United Methodist Church recently welcomed a new pastor, the Rev. Neil Gastonguay. Outdoor services were held on a recent Sunday to conclude the Fund Fest Weekend. Gastonguay resides in Skowhegan with his wife, Lisa, and their children, Bobby and Timmy. The pastor… Read More
WINTHROP — The Maine Annual Conference Historical Society will celebrate “The Next 200 Years of Methodism in Maine,” on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Saco United Methodist Church in Saco. The Rev. Dr. Heather Murray Elkins, professor of worship and liturgical studies at Drew Theological School, will be preach… Read More
More than 270 youths and adults from the state of Maine were among the hundreds of thousands who attended World Youth Day with Pope John Paul II in Denver on Aug. 15. Participating gave a Brewer youngster some feeling for the worldwide extent of the… Read More
Barry Wayne Overlock and Mary Ellen Dyer were married at the finish line Aug. 28 moments before the starter called, “Gentlemen, start your engines” at Speedway 95 in Hermon. The Hermon couple chose to be married by Mary Mabel Curtis of Carmel at the track… Read More
If you dressed Joe Pickering Jr. in total black, replaced his Massachusetts accent with a country twang, and stuck a guitar in his arms, he’d be a dead ringer for Johnny Cash. But the good-humored songs he writes have more in common with the wit… Read More
AUGUSTA — New England members of the Secular Franciscan Order are invited to attend a regional Secular Franciscan Conference Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18-19, at St. Paul Center, 136 State St., Augusta. The conference theme will be “From Gospel to Life, and from Life to Gospel.”… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Rev. Joseph Daniels, associate pastor at St. Mary’s Church in Presque Isle, will offer courses this fall based on “The Hidden Manna,” a book published by Ignatius Press. The course will be an in-depth study on the Mystery of the Eucharist. Read More
It was seven years ago this fall that Sister Elizabeth Cobb came to Bangor to help interview a new principal for St. John’s School. She participated in that process as superintendent of Maine’s Catholic schools. The person chosen to lead St. John’s in 1986, Christina Nelligan Pastore, moved… Read More
DEDHAM — Dedham Congregational Church will welcome its new pastor, the Rev. Raymond P. Blaisdell, and his wife, Judith, with a reception into fellowship on Friday, Sept. 10. Services will begin at 6:15 p.m., and a potluck supper at 7 p.m. The event will include the dedication of… Read More