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    Ricky Craven took the next step toward realizing his life-long dream on Friday, announcing he was going to own his own NASCAR Grand National team for the 1994 season. The 27-year-old native of Newburgh made the announcement at Darlington (S.C.) International Speedway, site of Saturday’s… Read More
    Out and About: Twenty-two years ago, Ernie Boynton of Hampden, Bart Blum of Holden, and a handful of duck-hunting addicts hatched the Down East Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. If I’m not mistaken, the only chapter of DU existing in Maine at that time was located in Portland. In… Read More
    Ross Fichthorn knew it was a matter of time before he would get his chance to play linebacker for the University of Maine. When the former Madison High School star finally got the opportunity to strut his stuff against the University of Buffalo last Saturday… Read More
    Bob Everett was living proof Monday of the old Nike sneaker ad that referred to the loneliness of a long-distance runner. Everett pulled away from the lead pack at the one-mile mark and cruised to a dominating victory in the 31st running of the Bangor… Read More
    They call it slow-pitch softball but, after an exciting couple of hours at the new Union Street Complex watching the finals of the Bangor Labor Day Softball Tournament, I have come to realize it is anything but that. The Class C game I watched, between… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Buckfield’s Danny Smith and Orrington’s Barbara Rattigan found the new course to their liking as they won their respective divisions at the Maine State Amateur Cycling Time Trials Monday. Smith toured the 20-mile course, which covered portions of Old Town, Argyle and… Read More
    FREEPORT — A Freeport woman whose rare blood disease requires $2,500 a week in drug therapy doesn’t like to think about what may happen in less than five years. But at current costs, that’s when Judi Perkins is scheduled to exhaust the $750,000 in lifetime… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Labor Day marked the end of the Blue Hill Fair, which over the years has become synonymous with the passing of summer. Inclement weather during two days of the fair’s five-day run kept overall attendance down, according to Dwight Webber, president of… Read More
    PORTLAND — Two Ukrainian sailors trying to stay in the United States stand a good chance of winning political asylum at their first hearing, an immigration official said. A hearing is scheduled Sept. 29 for Cheslav Rokitzk and Victor Mantikovski, who claim they were abused… Read More
    In what is considered a significant payoff of the Federal Clean Air Act, researchers have found a “sharp signal” that pollution linked to acid rain is declining. Concentrations of sulfates, key building blocks of acid rain, declined significantly in rainwater collected at 26 of 33… Read More
    The 1993 paving program for the city of Bangor continues this week: On Tuesday, workers will grind Falvey Street. Structure covers will be removed to prepare the street for grinding. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island YMCA has announced a cooperative venture with Connors-Emerson Elementary School designed to enhance the Y’s after-school program. Beginning Tuesday, the Y’s School Aged Enrichment Program, an after-school program for children in grades one through three, will be held… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Students from 23 states and four foreign countries will join the College of the Atlantic community this fall. According to Steve Thomas, director of admission and student services, the 70 new faces comprise “as geographically diverse a group of students as has… Read More
    People who knew Lorraine Tedeschi reflected on her life and work Monday after police ruled that the Rockport animal-rights and hunting-restrictions activist had taken her own life. “It’s everyone’s loss,” said Ingrid Van Steenburg of Union, who had worked with Tedeschi for a time on… Read More
    Removal of an existing hydroelectric facility on the Penobscot River is being suggested as mitigation for the development of the Basin Mills Dam. Given the importance of hydropower to this region, such an act would be shortsighted and destructive of public and economic values this state should protect. Read More
    PORTLAND — Back in the 1970s, Shane VerPlanck was working as a desk clerk at the Fairbanks, Alaska, Police Department, when a man came into the station, pulled out a gun, shot twice and wounded a police lieutenant. A gun battle broke out, and the… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Waste Management Agency will accept nominations for the 1993 Governor’s Waste Reduction Award, to be presented to a town, public or non-profit organization. Nominees must show commitment to waste reduction and use of an innovative waste reduction program and must have… Read More
    They appear freakish to any ordinary law-abiding citizen. They have attitude, dressing to draw attention to themselves; they are young and daring and have little regard for tradition or convention. They are rebels with a cause, hybrids of the MTV media culture. Television was their… Read More
    EAST BALDWIN — An East Baldwin man who was arrested on a murder charge early Monday was set free hours later after investigators concluded that the fatal shooting was a justified use of deadly force. Richard J. Hodgdon Jr., 25, was released from the Cumberland… Read More
    Perhaps the most striking lesson to emerge from recent efforts to understand genes by seeing what happens to mice that lack a particular gene is how supple and resourceful the genetic program can be. In experiments with these so-called knockout mice, rodents shorn of genes… Read More
    When Jennifer Malmstrom gets frustrated playing her Bach invention at a music lesson, her teacher sometimes sticks a jar of peanut butter under her nose. “Take a whiff of the Chunky jar,” the teacher will say to the 14-year-old pianist. “It is a great source of wisdom. Ah!… Read More
    The sports card show and auction held on June 21 at the Brewer Auditorum was a huge success. The Brewer Lions Club and Brewer High School basketball coach Mark Savage would like to thank all of the local Bangor and Brewer businesses and the UM sports teams that… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE The following cases were among those processed Aug. 27-Sept. 1 in 2nd District Court by Judge David B. Griffiths: 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
    CARIBOU — The following divorces were granted in July in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle on the grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Wayne Butler and Violeta Butler, Limestone, married at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, on May 23, 1979. Custody of three… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The city of Edmundston, embroiled in a police department staffing problem, has named its third police chief in two weeks. Laurence Jalbert, a former police chief of neighboring St. Basile and head of the Madawaska Correctional Center in New Brunswick, has… Read More
    Listen to this scheme of collecting taxes, in this case, surtaxes! In 1991, in accordance with the current requirements pertaining to marine boat law, I registered my 14-foot, 10-inch canoe for the first time as a “motorboat,” as I planned to propel it occasionally with… Read More
    In your recent article, “Forest products industry employing fewer people,” for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, the Wilderness Society, et al. typically take information out of context, give false information, leave out important facts and come to misguided conclusions. Yes, it may be… Read More
    Don’t you think the broadcast and cable networks are bickering like a bunch of children? The letters and airwave advertising are reminiscent of a political campaign. Jabs, pokes, compromise refusals, distorted truths, and idle promises ad infinitum. Hey kids! Nap time’s over — wake up and settle down. Read More
    It’s no surprise that the Bluegrass Supply Co. won another first place award in July at the Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival in New York. Over the years we have heard this group as they performed all over Maine. We wil be rooting for them when they… Read More
    I’m saddened to see Councilor Pat Blanchette continue her criticism of fellow councilors who offer a business background. Her observation that the council has “had an excess of such individuals, with a lot of knowledge that could be imparted for the benefit of the city, but for some… Read More
    While the recent decision of the Board of Environmental Protection may please the 300 or so salmon fishermen (upon whom taxpayers have already bestowed $111 million in a largely unsuccessful salmon restoration project), for those of us who want a future for our children in this region of… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — The following sentences in Somerset County Superior Court were handed down recently by Justice Margaret Kravchuk. William Fling, 44, Bingham, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, three days in jail, $350, 90 day license suspension. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Scott Boucher, a member of the Presque Isle FFA chapter, has been selected as a finalist in the national FFA organization’s Achievement in Volunteerism Award Program. The program recognizes individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in community development and service activities. As part… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — An American Heart Association basic life support program will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 5 and 7, at Northern Maine Technical College’s nursing laboratory. Eileen McDougal, an NMTC nursing instructor, will provide information on resuscitation techniques… Read More
    HOULTON — Houlton Regional Hospital has received accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as a result of its compliance with the commission’s nationally recognized health standards, according to hospital officials. The joint commission’s on-site survey of the hospital occurred in July. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle High School agriscience department will hold an open house 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8. A tour of the aquaculture center will be provided. The center’s main room contains five 700-gallon tanks housing salmon and trout, and a second room… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Dr. Thomas H. Crowe has joined the staff of the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital as part of Dr. Paul Denoncourt’s Frenchman Bay Orthopaedic practice. Dr. Crowe will practice general orthopedics with an emphasis on sports medicine. He plans to participate in the development… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Harbor House Community is looking for sailors from area junior high schools this fall. Area youths in grades six-eight are invited to participate in basic and advanced sailing instruction two days a week after school for one month. The course is… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Harold Garde of Belfast and Alan Magee of Cushing, nationally recognized printmakers, will present a slide lecture and discuss their experiences making single prints, at Maine Coast Artists Gallery at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Open to the public free of charge, the… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Thefts of snowplow gear, a boat trailer and tire slashings occupied city police Sunday. Lt. Michael Collins said the snowplow gear was reported stolen at 4:08 p.m. Sunday by Alan Heal of West Meadow Road. Collins said the gear had been taken from… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Despite earlier concerns about a Lewiston-based motorcycle club’s visit to the area this weekend, police say there were no arrests and few problems. According to police, between 55 and 58 members of the Saracens Motorcycle Club came to Millinocket Saturday and left on… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Business entrepreneurs in Northern Aroostook may participate in a free business seminar titled “Promotion: Solving the Puzzle” from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Gateway Motel on Main Street. The seminar will address all aspects of marketing and promotion in… Read More
    SANGERVILLE — A Sangerville man was injured when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle at about noon Monday on Route 23 in Sangerville. Gary McEwen, 37, was taken by ambulance to Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft and was admitted for observation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    GUILFORD — Courses to be offered by the SAD 4 Adult Education Department include the following, with the class time and starting date given: English, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13; keyboarding and word processing, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14; aerobics, 6-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13;… Read More
    EDINBURG — A Lincoln couple received minor injuries Monday morning when their car skidded off Interstate 95 after a van pulled out in front of them. State Trooper Brian Strout said the accident occurred about 10:45 a.m. Monday in the southbound lane of Interstate 95… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 10th annual walkathon for Womancare-Aegis Association of Dover-Foxcroft will be held on Saturday, Sept. 18. The event, held to raise community awareness of the association and the dilemma of family violence, is one of the most successful fund-raising events conducted each year. Read More
    MACHIAS — Strapped for three years by budgetary belt tightening, one industrious teacher at Machias Memorial High School turned to area businesses to raise funds for a new computer-aided drafting work station at the school’s vocational education wing. Karl Kurz, the teacher heading the program,… Read More
    CALAIS — The following cases were processed in 4th District Court in Calais for the week ending Aug. 19: Todd Hansen, 24, Grand Lake Stream, speeding, $125. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Vandalism reported at 7:25 a.m. Monday at the Veterans’ Park on North Main Street is under investigation by police. According to Officer John Carlson, two flag poles were bent and the flags were stolen. Damage also was reported to a flood light… Read More