Schoolgirl soccer ORONO – Orono freshman Megan Westhoven scored with four minutes left in the game to tie the John Bapst Crusaders 2-2 in schoolgirl soccer action Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    LEWISTON – It had been several months since Joey Gamache had been tested at all in the ring. It had been 15 months since Jeff Bumpus had even been in the ring. Yet, the combination turned out to be pure entertainment Friday night before 2,000… Read More
    OLD TOWN – At some point in the mugginess of the night, September seemed to transform itself into early November. Perhaps it was the overdose of goose bumps which dotted the thousand-plus fans in attendence. Only instead of a nip in the air tightening up… Read More
    Spotlighting some of Saturday’s key schoolboy football games: BREWER (1-0) AT WINSLOW (1-0), 1 p.m., at Gerry Poulin Memorial Field, Winslow. 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
    If you’re an upland gunner or waterfowler looking to sharpen your shooting eye before hunting season, I’ll guarantee you can hone it to a fine edge at the Hermon Skeet Club’s new five-station Sporting Clays field. But before you do, prepare to eat a piece of humble pie. Read More
    CINCINNATI – Former University of Maine All-Yankee Conference and All-New England offensive lineman Dan Jones may be in the starting lineup for the Cincinnati Bengals during the National Football League club’s home opener against Indianapolis on Sunday. Jones, who completed his UM career in 1992,… Read More
    A little more than 10 years ago, the Maine Principals’ Association tried to implement a Class D division in the state’s cross country ranks. Two years later, four boys teams and two girls teams competed for the state title and the idea was suddenly scrapped. Read More
    FARMINGTON – The Bangor High School Rams used a little razzle-dazzle and a tenacious defense to improve their record to 2-0 with a 12-0 victory over the Mt. Blue Cougars at Ray Caldwell Field here Friday night. It was Bangor’s first win over Mt. Blue… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College swimming coach Charlie Butt has been awarded the Richard E. Steadman Award by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America and the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The award was presented to Butt at the CSCAA’s 33rd annual awards banquet Sept. 3 in Fort… Read More
    AT GOOSE RIVER G.C., ROCKPORT Camden-Rockport 165, Winslow 194, Gardiner 196, Medomak Valley 202 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
    College soccer PRESQUE ISLE – Chris Ferguson scored three goals and assisted on another as Northern Maine Technical College topped the University of Maine-Augusta 8-1 in soccer action here Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Kylie Kimball scored on a scramble in front of the net in the second penalty corner, lifting Foxcroft Academy to a 1-0 win over Hampden in schoolgirl field hockey action here Friday. Kimball’s goal came after a scoreless regulation and 10-minute overtime. Foxcroft… Read More
    OK, let’s start with harsh reality. The University of Maine football team has not won at Boston University’s Nickerson Field since 1972, when Black Bears coach Jack Cosgrove was a junior in high school. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    Mount Desert Island earned its second straight Little Ten Conference victory Friday to highlight the evening’s slate of games. The Trojans downed Foxcroft Academy 14-13 in Dover-Foxcroft. Also, Orono traveled to Lincoln and emerged unbeaten with a 37-0 win over Mattanawacook Academy. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    It wasn’t so very long ago that older Americans, those at or near retirement age, were expected to sit back, relax, and enjoy the precious years they had left. Elderly people were supposed to settle comfortably into retirement and grow old gracefully, with a dignified… Read More
    Thank you, BDN, for your wonderful article and pictures showing us as normal, everyday people. We who attended Hempstock appreciate your recognizing that we are no different from people who choose not to smoke. For some people who attended it was a matter of choice… Read More
    In reference to William Barker of Danforth (Readers Write, Sept. 2); I’ve lived in Millinocket for 40 years and worked for the Great Northern for 10 years. While working for the company the gate fee was $4 if you were employed by the company. If you weren’t the… Read More
    There is a trend that disturbs me greatly as an American. I believe our national sovereignty is being eroded, and that control of our country is quickly slipping away. One problem is “peacekeeping” adventures like those in Somalia. Our troops are being used in ways… Read More
    There is now a general consensus that a majority of the Democrats in Congress are opposed to Clinton’s NAFTA treaty, while a majority of the Republicans are in favor. The irony is that both arrive at their opposite positions for the same reason. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Bear hunting season is now open in Maine. Although I have hunted bear with both bow and rifle in past years, the sport here in Maine has always troubled me. Here we can trap, bait and at special times, use dogs to run down bear. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Human Services’ Bureau of Health and Mayo Regional Hospital will conduct a telephone survey in the Piscataquis County area on awareness of breast cancer early detection. Only women over 40 will be asked to take part, but no one… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Rotary International District 7810 has received a Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Award enabling five people from Maine and New Brunswick to spend six weeks in England. Leaving Presque Isle by plane on Friday are Roy Rushton, team leader and retired Royal… Read More
    Dystonia Awareness Day will be observed Sunday, Sept. 12, by the Northern Maine Chapter of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation with a benefit performance at the Bangor Elks Club, 108 Odlin Road, Bangor. Featured speaker will be Bruce Johnson, professional entertainer, magician and escape artist. Read More
    The results of a seven-year clinical trial study of 1,440 people with diabetes will be explained by behavioral psychologist Wendy Satin-Rapaport on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at a meeting of the Bangor chapter of the American Diabetes Association. The trial studied the intensive treatment of diabetes… Read More
    A Friday story about residents in one area of Bangor talking about a return to ward representation incorrectly stated that homeless shelters were going to be located in New Capehart. The plans under consideration call for turning vacant apartments into permanent homes for people who have been homeless. Read More
    HOULTON — The board of directors of the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District on Thursday approved the withdrawal of Littleton from the district, but the town must pay a full year’s dues. Residents of Littleton voted 38-3 last month to withdraw from SASWDD. By… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A total of $2,360 was raised during the recent aquathon sponsored by the Piscataquis Regional YMCA to support the summer swim program. Each year, the aquathon is held to help defray the direct personnel costs of the summer swim program. Last summer, more… Read More
    CARIBOU — Kendall Carter, 43, and his wife, Judy Carter, 29, of Fort Fairfield, were each indicted for gross sexual assault by the Aroostook County Grand Jury, according to the grand jury list issued Friday. The Carters were arrested on Jan. 29 by Fort Fairfield… Read More
    EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The prosecution in the double murder trial of an Edmundston man finished its case Friday afternoon, and Justice Joseph Z. Daigle continued the defense’s case to Monday morning. Prosecutors presented 20 witnesses in 2 1/2 days of testimony in the case… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dr. Robert Lodato of Fort Hood, Texas, will replace Dr. Robert Bourgeois in his Dexter practice starting Monday, Sept. 13. Lodato, a board-certified internist, will work with Dr. Bourgeois for several days before Bourgeois departs for a new job. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — Officials of Georgia-Pacific Corp. of Woodland Friday defended the plant’s efforts to control air emissions and waste water, following an announcement that the corporation had agreed to pay a $390,000 penalty for discharge violations occurring three years ago. Donna Peare, a G-P public… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — SAD 53 Superintendent Terry McCannell will review several key policies at Monday’s meeting of the school board at the Warsaw Middle School library. The meeting will be the first regular meeting since the opening of school. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Fears about the spreading of paper-mill sludge on land in the Moosehead Lake region prompted an informational meeting Thursday during which paper company officials explained the processes involved. Carrie Tripp of S.D. Warren Co. said studies have proved that the sludge, which is… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Somerset County office is recruiting interested people for a special master composter training program. People will be trained to teach home composting to residents of Somerset County. According to Neal D. Halless, Extension waste management specialist, composting… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The opening of Pittsfield’s only soup kitchen, My Brother’s Table, has been delayed this fall as sponsors look for a coordinator. Darlene Cormier, cook and coordinator for the past four years of the program, will not be continuing this year. Looking to spend… Read More
    BELFAST — Violence against two women assaulted within four days of each other in 1992 will result in prison terms of 25 years for two men who appeared in Waldo County Superior Court on Friday. On Oct. 4, 1992, an attack on Denise Marriner of… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Rockport voters will be asked at a special town meeting Monday to spend $70,000 from their surplus account to get the town-owned Opera House into income-producing shape. The special meeting, with only that one item on its warrant, will be at 7 p.m. Read More
    ROCKPORT — Rockport and Penobscot Bay Medical Center announced Friday they have reached agreement on the installation of a traffic light at the hospital entrance on Route 1, an accord both sides see as a signal of a better relationship between the town and the hospital. Read More
    BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Heritage Trust is seeking volunteers to help coordinate Maine Coast Week activities during Oct. 2-9. Last year, more than 3,000 volunteers picked up 11 tons of refuse from 165 miles along the coast. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    HERMON — Work on the restoration of Hermon Historical Society’s one-room Schoolhouse No. 5 is nearly complete, thanks to the efforts of a work crew from the Charleston Correctional Center in Charleston. The society has been restoring the town-owned building with funds raised from baked… Read More
    LEVANT — The Board of Selectmen Wednesday night accepted a report from the town’s Fire Truck Search Committee and agreed to schedule a town meeting to seek approval. Town Manager Earla Parks said selectmen will recommend a five year lease-purchase agreement. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School has been selected as one of 12 schools in the nation for an on-site visit by the National Commission on Time and Learning. PCHS Principal Norman Higgins, who serves on that commission, said Friday that the changes implemented at… Read More
    A man was treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center Friday afternoon after a two-car collision on Broadway in Bangor. Shelly Miller, 20, of Brewer drove her vehicle out of the Kentucky Fried Chicken business place and into the path of a 1984 Chevrolet driven by… Read More
    ENFIELD — A 28-year-old Enfield man was arrested Thursday afternoon after drug agents seized 58 marijuana plants from behind his Pierce Road residence. Scott Lord was charged with trafficking in marijuana, a Class C felony. He was taken to Penobscot County Jail, according to Michael… Read More
    The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department on Friday continued to look for a man who tried to abduct a 2-year-old child outside the child’s home in Levant on Thursday. Meanwhile, the child’s mother, 19-year-old Anika Pageau, was arrested Friday morning on two arrest warrants from the… Read More
    The Brewer Monument Committee, an offshoot of the former Brewer Centennial Committee, is planning to construct a new park and monuments at the end of Veterans Memorial Bridge to commemorate the city’s history. City Planner Tom Kurth said the proposal has already been before the… Read More
    HOWE BROOK — Forget the bicycle. Stan Pierce’s newspaper carrier drives a 130-ton diesel locomotive. Every evening a Bangor and Aroostook freight train — four engines and 70 or 80 cars — thunders by Stan’s place. Stan raises his arm in greeting. A newspaper flies… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine observers Friday lauded the Israel-PLO peace accord, but one scholar warned that its success rests on whether hardliners on both sides decide to accept its terms. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, meanwhile, hailed the agreement as “truly historic. It is not only… Read More
    Spurred by thefts of telephone calling-card numbers, travelers in major U.S. cities are slowly increasing their purchases of telephone debit cards. A relatively recent innovation, the debit card has yet to see much use in Maine. Buyers pay for the cards up-front, in increments that… Read More
    MADAWASKA — More than 1,000 firefighters from across the state are expected at Madawaska this weekend for the 30th annual convention of the Maine State Federation of firefighters. Richard Cyr, a Madawaska volunteer fireman who is chairman of the weekend’s activities, hopes the number will… Read More
    Georgia-Pacific Corp. has agreed to pay a $390,000 penalty to settle an enforcement action brought by the state of Maine and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company was charged with violations of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act at its pulp-and-paper mill… Read More
    CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will conduct a career workshop for alumni on Sept. 15 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. The academy’s Career Services Office and the Casco Bay Chapter of the MMA Alumni Association are cosponsoring the day-long program. The… Read More
    BIG SQUAW TOWNSHIP — The Squaw Mountain at Moosehead Ski Area and Resort opened for business this week under the new management of Carolyn and Tom Hendrickson of Harford’s Point. The restaurant will be open for breakfast and dinner Thursday through Sunday, while the lodge will be open… Read More
    FORT KENT — By a margin of more than 4-1, the production workers at Gerber Childrenswear Inc. have rejected a bid by the United Paperworkers International Union to act as their union. “I am very elated about this result,” said Peter Pinette, manager of the… Read More
    Eastern Maine Medical Center on Friday introduced its new chief executive officer, Norman A. Ledwin, who said collaboration will be his watchword as the nation braces for health-care reform. Ledwin said at a news conference at the Bangor hospital that the spectre of managed care… Read More
    PORTLAND — A fire of suspicious origin in the city’s West End early Friday left 26 people homeless, destroying or damaging four apartment buildings. Two residents and a firefighter were injured. As the pre-dawn blaze remained under investigation, city Fire Chief Joseph Thomas Jr. termed… Read More
    As an attention-getter what happened at Dexter may not rank with Superior Court Judge Francis Marsano accidentally locking himself in the john of the Washington County Courthouse overnight (See BDN Page One of Friday), but it produced the same result: An abandonment of immediate concerns in favor of… Read More
    Concerned about the urchin industry’s rising number of deaths, injuries and rescue calls, the U.S. Coast Guard began separating its commercial fishing casualties on a fishery-by-fishery basis late last year. The 17 urchin cases in Maine since December total nearly one-fourth of all fishery casualties in Maine and… Read More
    ORONO — The Women in the Curriculum Program at the University of Maine will begin its 12th year of luncheon series with a discussion about acquaintance rape, sponsored by the Rape and Sexual Assault Awareness Committee, on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The WIC program was begun… Read More
    PORTLAND — A two-day conference aimed at early intervention and new strategies to identify infants and toddlers at risk for developmental disorders will be sponsored by the University of Maine’s Department of Speech Disorders Friday and Saturday, Sept. 17-18. Louis Rossetti, a national leader in… Read More
    OAKFIELD — A young bull moose that had been regularly visiting the village of Oakfield for several months was destroyed Friday afternoon after police and game wardens determined that it posed a threat to people. The animal was shot by Aroostook County Deputy Sheriff Dana… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Aroostook County grand jury Friday indicted Reginald Gervais, 50, of St. David, on a two-count indictment involving the death of one woman and injury to another. The grand jury returned indictments of manslaughter and aggravated operating a motor vehicle while under the… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine AFL-CIO announced Friday it was opposed to term limits for state legislators and constitutional officers, but the House Republican leader said the opposition “smacks of political patronage.” Charles O’Leary, president of the Maine AFL-CIO, said the group’s executive board voted unanimously… Read More
    SANTA ANA, Calif. — Heart valve maker Shiley Inc. has agreed to settle 260 claims by people who worried their valves would break and cause sudden death. The agreement was announced by both sides Thursday as a Superior Court jury prepared to begin deliberations in… Read More
    CARIBOU — A Hodgdon man was indicted Friday by the Aroostook County grand jury on a charge of murder in connection with the shooting death of his friend last July. Frank Blackie, 52, was charged last month with the shooting death of Kenneth Kirby, 53,… Read More
    Robinson Ballet Company will hold auditions for its annual production of “The Nutcracker,” for ages 8-11 at 10 a.m. and ages 12 and older at noon Sept. 12 at the River City Dance Center at 107 Union St. in Bangor. Soloists and dancers for the… Read More
    Auditions for Heritage Singers, an area-wide vocal ensemble for ages 9-15 will be held 4 p.m. Sept. 14 and 21 at the educational wing of the First Baptist Church, 56 Center St. in Bangor. The ensemble will perform six concerts, including the YWCA Spring Fair,… Read More
    HAMPDEN — Sharing information about summer research activities will be the focus of the Penobscot Valley Chapter, Maine Genealogical Society’s meeting at 2 p.m. Sept. 12, at the Hampden Historical Society’s Kinsley House. Among those speaking Sunday will be PVC President William Shaw of Bangor… Read More
    The University of Maine Oratorio Society will perform the Brahm’s Requiem with the Mozarteum Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 9, 1994 at the Maine Center for the Arts. Interested singers who have choral experience should come to the first Oratorio Society meeting 7… Read More
    The Penobscot Theatre will hold the first of its 1993-1994 season Volunteer Days 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12 at 183 Main St. in Bangor. Everyone from the community is encouraged to assist the staff in preparing the building for the new season. Volunteers… Read More
    WESTPORT — Former Maine budget officer Otto W. Siebert has died at age 66 following a struggle with heart disease and diabetes. Siebert was a law office manager for the state Attorney General’s Department before retiring in 1991. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Friday, Sept. 10, 1993 Total pollen: 3 Moldspores: 1,118 Rating: Low for pollens; average for molds… Read More
    GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School has been selected as one of 12 schools in the nation for an on-site visit by the National Commission on Time and Learning. PCHS Principal Norman Higgins, who serves on that commission, said Friday that the changes implemented at… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Upbeat, toe tapping jazz and brass, virtuoso string and piano ensembles featuring international artists, and an exciting piano soloist, are featured in Bay Chamber Concerts’ Series for Three Seasons: 1993-94. This 10-concert series runs from October through June and offers two Christmas concerts… Read More
    PORTLAND — A Bosnian girl wounded by a grenade explosion in the former Yugoslavia underwent surgery Friday at Maine Medical Center after an emergency flight from Washington. Nermina Omeragil, 13, arrived at the Portland International Jetport late Thursday night. Clutching a stuffed animal, she smiled… Read More
    Ben and Charles Humphrey, sons of Donna and Earl Humphrey of Mapleton, have left on two-year missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ben Humphrey will serve in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Charles Humphrey will serve in the Nevada-Las Vegas Mission. Read More
    The What Is It published two weeks ago and reprinted at right stirred a lot of fond memories with so many readers that, once again, space does not allow me to list the names of the 88 readers who correctly identified it as a handmade wooden sap spile. Read More
    Sept. 11-12 will be the sign-up weekend for small-group faith sharing in most of the 100 Catholic parishes taking part in the Renew process this season. Parishioners will be offered the opportunity to sign up for groups of 10-12 people who will meet once a week for six… Read More
    GLENBURN — It is a time of change in Glenburn. The pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church, the Rev. Donald Olson, has retired after serving in that position for 26 years. The congregation has also welcomed a new pastor, the Rev. William Henry. Olson has… Read More
    One of the most frequently asked questions by Maine gardeners at the end of summer is, “Can I transplant or divide perennials this late in the season?” The answer is an emphatic yes! In fact, the success of next year’s perennial garden depends, to some extent, on a… Read More