NewsChannel 13 Top 10 (Last week’s ranking in parentheses) 1. Biddeford (1) 7-0 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()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
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BOSTON – Boston University Coach Jack Parker was the first to admit that things have changed. When Hockey East coaches conducted their preseason poll last month, Parker’s Terriers were tabbed as the favorites to capture the league championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Back by unpopular demand, rejected by David Letterman, here they are: Top 10 reasons why University of Maine sophomore hockey star Paul Kariya should stay at Maine rather than sign a bazillion-dollar NHL contract with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Tony Sprague of Shead in Eastport finished third with a time of 18:31 in the Downeast Athletic Conference cross country championships rather than T.J. Sprague of Washington Academy in East Machias as was printed in Tuesday’s paper. The information was incorrectly reported. Read More
College Soccer PRESQUE ISLE – Chris Ferguson and John Fogg each had a goal and an assist to lead the Northern Maine Technical College Falcons past Central Maine Tech 4-1 and into the Maine Small College Conference soccer finals Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Every outdoors person I know is a sentimental character who finds as much joy in the recollection of days afield as in an actual game kill or catch. There is one sure-fire way to feed the warm glow of a pleasant memory, but the trail ends since October… Read More
ORONO – It all seemed to happen before Tyra Gettleman even had a chance to wear all her new school clothes. Two weeks into the fall sports season, Gettleman, a sophomore forward on Orono High’s varsity field hockey team, had played three games and scored… Read More
Cal Ingraham, a senior on the University of Maine hockey team, has been suspended for 14 games because of an error in his eligibility status when he transferred to the University of Maine in 1991. The NCAA announced its decision Tuesday night in response to… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates signed left wing Michel Picard to a tryout contract Tuesday. Picard is a three-year American Hockey League veteran who played in Springfield (Mass.) 1991-92. He split time last season with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and Kansas City of the… Read More
The remainder of the quarterfinalists in the postseason high school soccer ranks will be decided Wednesday with four preliminary contests taking place around the state. The games, all schoolboy contests, are No. 9 Caribou (6-7-1) at No. 8 Morse (6-4-2) at 2:15 p.m. in a… Read More
GORHAM – Jodi Ladakakos scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-0 women’s field hockey win over the Colby College White Mules Tuesday. Melissa Emery and Anna Struck each added a goal for the 10-4… Read More
BROWNVILLE — There will be a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the town office to consider closing five roads from November to April. This would free the town from having to provide winter maintenance of the roads. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MACHIAS — WomanKind of Machias, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, will hold its annual walkathon beginning with registrations at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Ferris Wheel Emporium parking lot in Machias. The event is aimed at promoting increased awareness about the… Read More
PORTLAND — What are the biggest container exports from Portland Harbor? If you think lobster or lumber, you’ve got egg on your face. A weekend shipment of 3 million eggs to Hong Kong marked the beginning of long-term plans for weekly shipments of as many… Read More
James M. Moore of Brunswick has been appointed assistant U.S. attorney assigned to the Bangor office. He will be responsible for representing the U.S. government in civil cases, such as personal injury and medical malpractice cases. He also will handle bankruptcy and Social Security cases. Read More
WISCASSET — The Maine Yankee nuclear plant has been brought back on-line after a 2 1/2-month shutdown for refueling. The restart began late last week and takes several days. Spokesman Marshall Murphy said the plant is refueled at 18-month intervals and the latest refueling was… Read More
BIDDEFORD — State prosecutors have decided not to bring murder charges against a 10-year-old girl accused of setting a fire that killed another child. “The system can’t do any more for (Kelly DeWitt) or to her than the charges already pending,” said Deputy Attorney General… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. William Cohen has asked the Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Information and Regulation for tougher federal efforts to crack down on international fraud schemes. Victims, mostly elderly, have been swindled out of their life savings by Canadian scam artists in the amount… Read More
My husband, Paul, and I had a serious auto accident on I-95 near Coldbrook Road exit on Oct. 7. We would like to find out who the two men were that stayed right by us until help arrived. I believe one was an off-duty EMT, the other man… Read More
You made a tremendous improvement to your paper with the decision to let the Day and Hale columns go. Now if you could replace Danby with an editorial cartoonist who has a clever thought on a regular basis, you’d really be on a roll. Elizabeth Bickford Enfield… Read More
In regard to U.S. Postal Service, who’s minding the store here? Spending $100,000 over a logo change when one was redesigned only last year doesn’t sound like they have heard of hard times and tightening the belt here. Logo changes, when we the public would appreciate lower postal… Read More
I’m writing about a matter that has troubled me for some time. I have been in Togus Veterans Hospital many times, and every time I’m there, I find myself going out in the graveyards because I marvel at such a place where so many brave men lie. Read More
I take exception to your Oct. 14 BDN article on teachers’ salaries. Every year it is the same scenario. Teachers in this country take the brunt of the abuse for the problems with today’s educational misfortunes. In my opinion, we are missing the value and… Read More
Was anyone within a mile of Bangor International Airport able to draw a decent breath outside in the early morning Thursday, Oct. 14? I work at a facility near the General Aviation pump and Army Guard. About 6:30 or 7 p.m., we smelled a terrible odor in the… Read More
BELFAST — Negotiations are complete for the purchase of the historic motor vessel Balmy Days, according to Capt. Steve Olson of Belfast who plans to use the boat for sightseeing excursions in Penobscot Bay. The vessel, which is berthed at the Washburn & Doughty yard… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren Town Council on Monday added a local question to the list of state issues voters will decide on Nov. 2. Van Buren voters will be asked to authorize the State Liquor Commission to permit the town’s agency liquor stores… Read More
MILO — The Girl Scout program in the Milo and Brownville area has recently acquired two new leaders, reports Sandra Donaghy, a spokesman for the group. Judy Morrison will lead a Daisy Troop and Kathy Brown has volunteered to lead a first-year Brownie Troop. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
HOULTON — A forum for candidates seeking election to the Houlton Town Council and the SAD 29 School Board will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Houlton High School auditorium. The forum, which also will be broadcast live over radio station… Read More
OLD TOWN — The school board on Tuesday sent back to subcommittee the issue of whether religious prayer or moments of silence were permitted in any form in the city’s schools. With no discussion, board Chairman Sandra Pinkham referred questions raised earlier this month in… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Construction of a new intermodal transportation facility at Skyway Industrial Park may begin next fall as a result of a $2.275 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The announcement was made to the Presque Isle City Council Monday… Read More
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CARIBOU — The Caribou Chamber of Commerce initiated a campaign Tuesday to encourage businesses and consumers to invest in and purchase items and services locally. The campaign highlights the value of local purchasing power and the employment, business vitality, and community investment that result. The… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Results of a report on the condition of education in Maine will be presented by Susan Aaronson, president of the Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Campus Center. The coalition’s… Read More
MACHIASPORT — Like it or not, Machiasport residents, angered over the unannounced appearance last week of a 450-foot cellular telephone communications tower, learned Monday that they probably will have to live with it. The tower, owned and operated by United States Cellular of Bedford, N.H.,… Read More
FORT KENT — “We are going to lose it if we don’t do something about it,” Rosaire Paradis said just before being elected president of the Committee to Save Our French at its second meeting Monday night at Fort Kent. Paradis and his wife, Sen. Read More
MACHIAS — Poor economic times and public safety concerns have combined to erase two deteriorating brick chimneys from the roof of the historic Washington County Courthouse. “Safety concerns and budget constraints” were good reasons for having two of the four fireplace chimneys removed from the… Read More
FORT KENT — SAD 27 parents seeking to have the school district policy on holidays continue as it was in the past lost yet another battle Monday night when the district’s Curriculum Committee voted 6-1 against bringing the issue back to the school board. About… Read More
WILLIMANTIC — The town of Willimantic received a superior award in the 1993 Maine Municipal Association’s annual report competition. In 1991, the town also received an award for its 1990 year-end report. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An attempted break-in at a Guilford business and the theft of a boat are under investigation by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. Someone pulled off a screen door to the Guilford House of Pizza in an attempted break-in last Saturday, according to Sgt. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Travis Bubar of Dover-Foxcroft will face charges of theft in 13th District Court in December. Police received a report in early October that a Chevrolet pickup truck had been stolen from the George Merrill residence in Monson. That pickup truck was discovered later… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — About $500 in cash and $1,500 worth of food and other merchandise was stolen Saturday from the Talk of the Town Restaurant on North Street in Dover-Foxcroft. Lt. Tom Russell of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department, who is investigating the break-in, said the thieves… Read More
GUILFORD — The Thursday morning Parenting Group meeting at the United Methodist Church in Guilford will celebrate its third year with an open house from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the church parlor. The group, which represents parents with children of all… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Adornments on Christmas trees will glitter again in December as the Piscataquis YMCA holds it second annual Festival of Trees. Organizations, businesses, schools and churches are encouraged to submit a Christmas tree and decorate it for the event. The cost to participate is… Read More
PALMYRA — A Pittsfield woman received a summons for failure to yield following a three-car accident at the intersection of Routes 2 and 152 in Palmyra Tuesday. According to Trooper Steven Spaulding, Joan Leslie-Brown, 51, of Pittsfield received the summons. She was operating a 1993… Read More
ST. ALBANS — Emergency 911 telephone service is operational in St. Albans. According to Fire Chief David Crocker, St. Albans residents with telephone prefixes 938, 277 and 278, will be able to dial 911 to reach the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department for any emergency. The… Read More
NEWPORT — When Nokomis Regional High School was built 25 years ago, it was planned to accommodate 650 students. The population of the school in 1968 was 475. Today, more than 900 high schoolers are packed into every nook and cranny of the building. SAD… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Public scrutiny was applied to Pittsfield’s economic development project Tuesday night. As the Town Council prepared to authorize an agreement for access to the former supermarket for renovations, members of the audience questioned the potential for problems. Clarence Cooper questioned an ever-increasing budget… Read More
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ROCKLAND — The County Commissioners decided Tuesday to make a federal case out of allegations that the radio system at Knox County Regional Airport is illegally promoting one of the airport’s two ground services businesses. The commissioners voted unanimously to ask the Federal Communications Commission… Read More
DEXTER — Establishing the position of a job development manager, creating a computer learning center and financing loans for small business will be some of the potential business development strategies which will be discussed when the Southwest Penobscot County Economic Advisory Committee meets at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. Read More
ROCKPORT — Everybody talks about the importance of computer literacy for today’s students. Susan and Chris Blake of Camden are doing something about it with a $36,000 gift to help SAD 28 develop a technology curriculum. The gift was announced and gleefully accepted by a… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Superior Court justice has approved a default judgment of $139,579 against Atwood Brothers Lobster Co. of St. George, one of the state’s oldest lobster firms. H. Hopkins Ltd. of Nova Scotia filed suit against the Maine firm, charging nonpayment of deliveries of… Read More
CUSHING — Equipment is now in place that will allow Cushing, Friendship and Waldoboro residents to recycle shiny magazines and catalogs. The equipment is located at the Lincoln County Recycling Center and the Waldoboro Transfer Station. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BELFAST — An eleventh-hour deal brokered by key City Councilors and the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad appears to have stopped the railroad from leaving town. The outcome of the behind-the-scenes negotiations between Councilors Larry Moses and Walter Ash and B&ML President Rod Rodrigue were… Read More
ELLSWORTH — “The trust is gone,” said David Stackpole as he summed up the latest in a series of negotiations between the Ellsworth Education Association and the representatives of the Ellsworth School Committee. His statement came after nearly 90 minutes of discussion during which representatives… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Cessna seaplane from the Department of Marine Patrol was in the air Tuesday to search for an 18-year-old Ellsworth youth who may have drowned in the Union River. At the same time, the Ellsworth Police Department continued its investigation of Harley Mansfield’s… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following small-claims cases were heard this week in 6th District Court: Lionel Upham, doing business as Upham’s Taxi, Thomaston, vs. Harry Crooker Contractors, Topsham. Judgment for plaintiff, by default, $300, plus $35 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following cases were disposed of Wednesday in 6th District Court: Antoinette Tracy, 28, Belfast, operating a motor vehicle after license suspended, 30 days in jail, all but 10 days suspended, probation for six months. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BAR HARBOR — After being turned down in a bid for a Community Development Block Grant, representatives of the MDI YMCA are suggesting rule changes for the 1994 program. The Town Council on Tuesday evening endorsed the reform efforts to the CDBG Grant process that… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Members of the Ellsworth City Council on Monday night turned down a plan to fund a birth control program, not because of ethical or religious considerations, but because they did not believe city money should be used to influence the mating habits of the city’s feathered… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The City Council Monday night voted 4-3 to use $10,000 in the Harbor Reserve fund to build a boat-fuel facility at the harbor. During the discussion, the councilors wanted to know if the money used for the project eventually would be paid back… Read More
The Orono Town Council Monday night approved several measures dealing with Cablevision, the cable television provider for the town. The manager was authorized to sign an agreement and to join with other communities in the Greater Bangor area in the hiring of a consultant for… Read More
ORONO — The University of Maine will dedicate its high-tech, multimedia building 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. As part of the dedication ceremony, a time capsule will be buried in the “great hall” section of Donald P. Corbett Hall that houses the College of Business… Read More
A Clifton man accused of attacking his mother after she asked him to turn down the volume on his loud music was found guilty Tuesday in Penobscot County Superior Court of the misdemeanor crime of assault. Deliberating only a few minutes, a jury of seven… Read More
GREENBUSH — Selectmen had high praise during their Oct. 14 meeting for Evie Smith, principal of the elementary school, for her quick action recently in saving the life of a student suffering a severe asthma attack, sustaining the youth until the ambulance arrived. Town Manager… Read More
ORONO — Council chambers were packed Monday night with people concerned with the problem of noise, litter and offensive language in residential neighborhoods coming from some apartments occupied by University of Maine students. Council Chairman George Gonyar said at the outset that there would only… Read More
HOLDEN — The Holden selectmen Monday night reviewed requests to increase police patrol time to help reduce the amount of speeding reported in the community. Town Manager Larry Varisco said there was no money in the budget to pay for added patrol time, but the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Drug agents and police on Tuesday released the details of one of the state’s largest marijuana confiscations — a drug sweep that spanned three counties and netted $100,000 worth of marijuana, $13,166 in cash and more than 35 guns. The drug bust began… Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation is preparing for the first field tests of “rumble strips” designed to wake dozing drivers who stray off the road. Such devices, already utilized in more than 30 states, might have saved four teen-agers killed this month by… Read More
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A group of University of Maine students attempting to organize a local chapter of Maine Vocals received overwhelming approval for their organization at a Tuesday night meeting of the university’s 34-member Student Senate. Only three student legislators voted in opposition. Ben Chipman, a student and… Read More
To prosper in the 1990s, American businesses must meet their customers’ individualistic demands while incorporating the latest in technology. That was the message delivered to some 275 people during the Bangor Daily News Fall 1993 Marketing Symposium, held Tuesday at the Bangor Civic Center. Two… Read More
An executive of Rite Aid Corp. said Tuesday that the pharmacy chain would be interested in locating a store in the building now occupied by the Doug’s Shop ‘n Save supermarket at Third and Union streets in Bangor. Hannaford Bros., owners of Doug’s, announced last week that the… Read More
Because Democrats serve longer in Maine elective office than Republicans, it is not too surprising that the Maine State Democratic Committee last weekend moved to take a strong stance against an initiative for term limits. After all, should the term limit initiative pass in the… Read More
The Super Supper, the annual fund-raiser for the Greater Bangor Chamber of Commerce, will be held Sunday, Oct. 24, at Pilots Grill in Bangor. A total of 100 tickets, at $250 a couple, will be sold. The price will include dinner, entertainment by the Eastern Standard Trio, and… Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House has bowed to pressure from Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to protect Maine paper mills in crafting a policy requiring federal agencies to buy more recycled paper, administration officials indicated Tuesday. Officials said however, that the change would not detract… Read More
DURHAM — A game warden killed a blind bull moose Tuesday after the 1,100-pound animal attacked a biologist who shot it with a tranquilizer dart in an attempt to rescue the confused beast. Neither the warden nor the biologist was seriously injured. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
A 56-year-old woman from the Holden area talked about nearly being a target of tourist attackers in Tampa, Fla. A 61-year-old woman from Brewer said her small size made her feel vulnerable to assault. A 74-year-old Bangor widow worried about carrying a pocketbook in public. Read More
Columnist Molly Ivins describes Canada as “a whole nation of calm, sensible, staid people” who thrive on oatmeal breakfasts and accept the vagaries of their government in a low key sort of way (BDN, Sept. 30). Ivins, who writes a column for a Texas newspaper,… Read More
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Unlike other recent Nobel Peace Prize recipients — Desmond Tutu of South Africa and Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, come to mind — this year’s winners were recognized more for what they represent than for personal accomplishments. But the Nobel Committee correctly honored Nelson Mandela and F.W. Read More
PORTLAND — An autopsy Tuesday failed to determine the cause of death of a 29-year-old woman whose body lay in a hallway as long as 24 hours while her children remained unaware in their apartment. Dr. Kristin Sweeney, the state’s deputy medical examiner, declined to… Read More
The Bangor metropolitan area, which includes the city and surrounding towns, had the lowest crime rate of the three metropolitan areas in Maine for 1992, according to U.S. Department of Justice statistics. The metropolitan area also had the fifth-lowest crime rate in New England, and… Read More
ROCKPORT — The regulatory pressure on water companies is great and will become greater, according to Darrell Brown of Livermore Falls, president of the National Rural Water Association. Brown spoke to the 13th annual Maine Rural Water Association conference Tuesday at the Samoset Resort. The… Read More
WASHINGTON — The moment lasted only as long as it took to walk across 52nd Street near New York’s Central Park. But it forever stereotyped Bangor’s Stephen King as a horror novelist — someone a breed apart from the other Vietnam-era fiction writers who set… Read More
NEWPORT — A meeting to discuss the progress of converting the abandoned Newport-to-Dover-Foxcroft rail line to an alternate-traffic trail will be held tonight at the Sebasticook Valley Snowmobile Big A Clubhouse in Newport. According to Judy Cross, president of the Central Maine Trails for Alternative… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — A tax dispute continues between the town and Great Northern Paper Co., which this week filed for a 1993 tax abatement, or tax refund. This is the fourth straight year the company has filed for an abatement. On Tuesday, the board of… Read More
GREENVILLE — A lawsuit filed 15 years ago by a developer against the Moosehead Sanitary District, the oldest case on the docket in Penobscot County Superior Court, concluded this week in favor of the sanitary district. Smile Inc., formerly Squaw Village Corp., sought more than… Read More
Like a lot of my friends, I used to be a bum. For Halloween, that is, a long, long time ago, back in the carefree days of costume innocence. But I can’t be a bum anymore. I wouldn’t even consider it, not if I were… Read More
The recent closing on 138,000 acres of Maine land purchased by a Boston-based investor of pension funds provides an opening for constructive changes in forest management, expanded uses for wood fiber and protection of large tracts of woodland against fragmentation and development. This month, the… Read More
Thanks to the trials and tribulations, scandals and screwups of elected officials in Washington, there’s never a shortage of material for the comedy troupe Capitol Steps. “Typically the Republicans goof up, and the Democrats party,” said Elaina Newport, the group’s co-founder and producer. “Then the… Read More
Eliza, my 3 1/2-year-old daughter, has announced she intends to be disguised as Barney, that lovable PBS dinosaur, at the seasons’s most pressing social engagement — the Halloween party at her day care center. The pink ballerina’s tutu with the slippers — an outfit I… Read More
Actors Theatre of Maine, Maine’s professional touring theater company, will present its original adaptation of the classic children’s novel, “The Secret Garden,” Thursday, Oct. 21, at John R. Graham School in Veazie. The performance is scheduled for 9:45 a.m., and will be followed by a… Read More
Peter V. Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Perkins of Orrington, was recently promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. Col. Perkins is a 1964 graduate of Brewer High School and graduated from the University of Maine in 1969. He received his M.S. from… Read More
Brewer Rehab & Living Center Residents spent Monday, Oct. 11, and Wednesday, Oct. 13, admiring the foliage. The facility van took residents through Brewer to Copeland Hill, and then to Orrington. Once home, residents gathered in Tanglewood’s Dayroom for pumpkin pie and apple cider. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More