“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” – “Born Under a Bad Sign” Cream – Coach R.C. Bayat and his University of Maine-Machias men’s soccer team did not win a game this fall. The seniors did not win a… Read More
LUCERNE-IN-MAINE – The little white clubhouse shack has a “closed” sign tacked to it. The leaves are mostly off the trees now. They hide from the chill November wind in the crannies of the deserted fairways. Roger Tracy, the man responsible for resuscitating the golf… Read More
It’s too far gone to look back now. That’s the general consenus of the two coaches involved in one of the Pine Tree Conference’s 1993 regular-season thrillers. After all, fall has already given way to the first snowfall of the approaching winter. October has already… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball team has been practicing formally for less than a week, but Coach Rudy Keeling is already directing a significantly changed cast of players. The university announced Thursday that senior shooting guard Kevin Terrell, who had played in 87 games… Read More
Highlighting Friday night’s LTC football playoff schedule: OLD TOWN (5-4) at ORONO (8-1), 7 p.m., at Orono High School: One week later, the Indians and the Red Riots go at it again. Last week, Orono beat Old Town 15-0 to end the regular season. This… Read More
For the second time in a month, Fred Nichols will go before the Bangor City Council with a proposal for harness racing. But this time he will carry a bigger pocketbook – much bigger. In his initial proposal to the council, Nichols offered an “up-front”… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Sophomore striker Sarah Roy’s diving header off a Kelly Picard chip 12:33 into the first sudden-death overtime period gave the University of Maine-Presque Isle a 2-1 women’s soccer win over St. Joseph’s in the NAIA District 5 Eastern Division championship game here Wednesday. Read More
BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Associatoin has announced that applications for the 1994 BAA Boston Marathon are now available. The 98th running of the marathon is on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 18. To qualify, athletes must meet BAA’s qualifying standards by running a marathon certified… Read More
Just two games separate first place from fourth as the NEWS Football Forecast heads into the final week. John Nash went 18-2 last week to tie for the week’s best mark with Pete Warner, Andrew Neff, and Joe McLaughlin, and keep a one-game lead over… Read More
Boston University lost five forwards to graduation last June but still has an outstanding mix of talented offensive players skating into this college hockey season. The dilemma facing BU during this Hockey East winter is this. Can one or two players emerge as legitimate goal… Read More
The Prospect Community Club’s hunters breakfast, scheduled for this Saturday from 4-8 a.m., will be held in Prospect, not in Frankfort as listed in Thursday’s paper. Read More
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Jim Doran scored the only goal of the game off a penalty kick seven minutes into the first overtime as Michigan Christian defeated Unity College 1-0 in the first round of the National Small College Athletic Association playoffs Thursday. Goalie Brian… Read More
Boston Celtics fans in Greater Bangor and other parts of the state have reason to celebrate this year. No, Danny Manning wasn’t traded to the Green even up for Alaa Abdelnaby and a second-round draft pick. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
The University of Maine field hockey team will enter the North Atlantic Conference Tournament arena on Friday in Boston. The task at hand is sizeable. Terry Kix’s fourth-seeded Black Bears, 11-5-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the NAC, will take on top-seeded and nationally-ranked Boston University,… Read More
CINCINNATI – Tim Murphy, who has led the University of Cincinnati to its first winning football season in 11 years, reportedly is a candidate for the head coaching job at Harvard. Murphy, who was the head coach at the University of Maine for two seasons,… Read More
GREENVILLE — A permit that was signed by the chairman of the Greenville Board of Selectmen without the board’s knowledge drew fire in a rather tense meeting this week. Dr. Paul Fichtner, chairman of the board, acknowledged that he signed a permit for Ed Walden… Read More
Holly Stover, an advocate for troubled children, is leaving the Bangor area this month for a new position in Bath. Stover, 33, has been appointed director of the Bath Children’s Home, a 25-bed group home and transitional living facility for troubled adolescents. She will begin… Read More
A Texas state judge approved a settlement on Tuesday under which General Motors Corp. will give $1,000 coupons to 645,000 owners of older pickups that federal safety officials say may pose a fire hazard. The settlement resolves a class-action lawsuit bought in 1992 on behalf… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A citizens forum on economic development will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at the Hancock County Extension office, Ellsworth Industrial Park. The meeting is one of 20 that have been scheduled statewide to develop recommendations on regional economic… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A recent inquiry relative to hunting uncovered a little-known law that could affect many people who carry firearms. R. Christopher Almy, district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, said Thursday that people convicted as juveniles for violent felonies are prohibited from possessing and… Read More
An Ellsworth woman who claimed she was fired from her hotel job because she was pregnant has sued the hotel company in federal court in Bangor. Claiming that she was a victim of sexual discrimination and her civil rights were violated, Karen Saunders is seeking… Read More
The tired horse that is harness racing might still have some kick left in it. Fred Nichols and his group of investors, who had proposed to take over operation of the sport at Bass Park, upped their ante in a second pitch to city officials… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The district attorney for Somerset and Kennebec counties said Thursday that an attack on two young Skowhegan boys by a man recently released from prison for nearly identical crimes was predictable and expected. Robert Browne, 35, is being held at Somerset County Jail… Read More
Paul Vitalone of Athens met with the governor’s legal counsel in Augusta Thursday to present a petition bearing 400 signatures from Somerset County asking the governor to remove Sheriff Spencer R. Havey from office. The petitioners claim that Havey has failed to implement a controversial… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sound familiar? A millionaire businessman heads a special task force to fix a major state fiscal crisis. Then he runs for governor. Some Republican insiders, fearful that their party’s gubernatorial nomination may slip by default to religious activist Jasper Wyman, recently have begun… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate, one of the highest in New England, rose slightly in September, according to the state Labor Department. The seasonally adjusted rate increased to 7.7 percent, from 7.6 percent in August. The national rate in September was 6.7 percent. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
This summer, with the tacit support of the Clinton administration, a meeting of conservationists proposed a sweeping land management program that would set aside vast tracts of land to protect biodiversity in North America. As reported in the June 25 issue of Science, the Wildlands Project calls for… Read More
Republicans, who are supposed to be in mid-depression over their loss of the White House last year, apparently were too busy winning elections this week to attend therapy sessions. Their winning patterns are certain to make life more difficult for the Clinton administration. In two… Read More
Thursday’s lottery numbers: 173 — 6408 Tri-State Megabucks: No winner Wednesday… Read More
When it comes to smoking, Mainers light up younger and stick with the habit longer than people in many other states. In a new study, Maine ranked fifth in the country in the percentage of its population who smoke. Maine also has the sixth-highest rate in the country… Read More
GARDINER — A 37-year-old man was in custody Thursday after an armed standoff with police in a state office complex. No one was hurt. Scores of office workers were forced to leave the state Department of Professional and Financial Regulation building for about 90 minutes… Read More
Yes, Ray Sharkey of Norridgewock, it makes me nervous also, that police are permitted to “police” themselves (Readers Write, Oct. 25). Even more frightening is that the attorney general didn’t have the courage to censure the leader of that tragedy, the Hegarty case. I don’t feel the cops… Read More
Wednesday nights John Travolta wannabees crowd the dance floor for a heavy dose of the Bee Gees at the Bounty in Bangor. No, this not a look back to 20 years ago, it’s a look back to two nights ago. Since they started disco night,… Read More
Lace up your saddle shoes. Grease back your hair. “Bye Bye Birdie” is back in town in a community production at Bangor High School’s Peakes Auditorium. With a peppy cast of nearly 40 local actors singing and dancing in this fund-raiser for Penobscot Theatre, there hasn’t been this… Read More
The Bangor City Council vote 10 days ago to end harness racing at Bass Park severed a relationship of more than a half century. The pained reaction from horsemen and grandstand patrons reflected genuine loss, but did not refute the good judgment of the city. Read More
No sooner had I passed through the parking lot and slipped into my car that evening when I realized, with the old familiar sense of urgency and dread, that the nasty Maine weather had snuck up and caught me off guard again. I didn’t know… Read More
Police officials, crisis counselors and self-defense instructors will discuss the recent spate of assaults on women in eastern Maine live from 2 to 6 p.m. today on WKSQ FM (94.5). “Assault Awareness/A Kiss Concern” includes not only the live forum, but a new series and… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents threw out the city’s obscenity law, but tempered the decision by voting to make topless dancers cover up — a little. Mayor James A. Soule, who proposed two laws, said he wanted to discourage nude entertainment establishments and pornographic bookstores. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
LIMESTONE — A squirrel’s light steps on a transformer Thursday morning caused a one- to three-hour power outage for 4,000 customers of Maine Public Service Co. at Loring Air Force Base and in Caribou and Limstone. The power outage was caused when the small animal… Read More
ORONO — Celebrating Diversity III is expected to attract more than 100 Maine students beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Memorial Union, University of Maine. A forum will feature Maine business and professional people who will share experiences living and succeeding as… Read More
WATERVILLE — Eileen Shanahan, a journalist who was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against The New York Times that helped elevate the role of women in the newsroom, has been picked to receive the 1993 Elijah Parish Lovejoy award at Colby College. Shanahan, who is… Read More
Three police agencies have teamed up in an attempt to solve a rash of rural burglaries that have occurred during the last six months from Newport to Carmel. The Maine State Police, Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department and the Newport Police Department are working together seeking… Read More
VAN BUREN — Tuesday’s low voter turnout was almost the undoing of a vote in town to allow residents to buy liquor after 5 p.m. on Sundays. The tally was 155 to 108 in favor of allowing later Sunday liquor sales, but the low turnout… Read More
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection will issue its long-awaited decision on the Basin Mills hydroelectric project when it meets next Wednesday in Augusta. The board had been scheduled to make a decision in August, but when members appeared to be deadlocked, with three in… Read More
ROCKPORT — Amid a full agenda of meetings, election of officers, and debates on bylaws, delegates to the Maine AFL-CIO convention here found time to remember Jay. Eleven hundred workers at the International Paper mill in Jay went on strike in July 1987. Within days,… Read More
CARIBOU — With little discussion, members of the Caribou Board of Education this week unanimously approved a request to allow a Bible study group to meet at the high school. Members also waived physicals for participation in sports by students whose family’s faith is Christian… Read More
ROCKPORT — As Congress debates health care reform, delegates to the Maine AFL-CIO convention here Thursday were told the American people deserve nothing less than the same benefit-filled, taxpayer-funded plan now available to only a select few — the U.S. Congress. Union representatives from throughout… Read More
I agree with the writer of your Oct. 14 commentary of “Beavis and Butthead” that “… the convergence of a TV show and real-life misfortune doesn’t make one the cause of the other…” It’s easier to blame something other than yourself. It is difficult for me to understand… Read More
MEDWAY — Representatives of Parker Appraisal Services will begin property assessment for the Tax Equalization Program in Medway on the week of Monday, Nov. 8, town officials have announced. Residents with questions or concerns about the project may call the Medway Town Office at 746-9531. Read More
MILO — Philip Gerow, in an uncontested race for the Board of Selectmen, was elected Tuesday to fill the unexpired term of Robert Ellison who recently resigned from the board. Gerow’s term of office, which will run for about 18 months, will expire at the… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board intends to move forward with its lawsuit against the town’s Appeals Board, despite the fact that town funds were denied for that purpose Wednesday by the Greenville Board of Selectmen. “This is like brother fighting brother in the Civil… Read More
GREENVILLE — Greenville selectmen approved $900 Wednesday as the town’s share for a review by the Public Advocate’s Office of a proposed 101 percent increase in water rates. Wanakah Water Co. has proposed the increase presently before the PUC, and several communities have filed for… Read More
CALAIS — The following cases were processed in 4th District Court in Calais Oct. 22-28, with Judge John V. Romei presiding: Barry J. Brown, 18, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, failure to stop for officer, $300, license suspended 30 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The Milbridge Historical Society has accepted the donation of an attractive building lot on Main Street from the estate of the late Virginia Strout. According to Lewis L. Dorr Sr., administrator of the Strout property, it was Mrs. Strout’s intention that the local… Read More
LIMESTONE — A state authority created earlier this year began the task this week of finding a use for Loring Air Force Base after the 9,000-acre facility closes next year. The 11-member Loring Development Authority ultimately will take over the job from the Loring Readjustment… Read More
COLUMBIA — A bikeathon by 24 riders in Columbia has raised $1,065 for St. Jude Hospital for Crippled Children, in Memphis, Tenn., according to a report Wednesday by St. Jude coordinator Debra Skeate. Skeate was assisted in the fund-raiser by 13 volunteers who helped with… Read More
MACHIAS — Washington County residents will have what may be their only chance to learn firsthand about President Clinton’s proposed National Health Care Plan at a public forum scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, in Room 102 of the Science Building at the University of Maine at… Read More
A headline over a story in Thursday’s paper about the new smoking policy at the Calais Dunkin’ Donuts shop incorrectly stated that smokers would be “booted.” The store has simply banned smoking after Nov. 18, but continues to welcome all its customers. Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Board of Education has reconsidered its decision last month to allow a German exchange student to participate in senior graduation exercises. Members said Ulrike Schmonsees, 17, was granted permission last month partly because the board believed the longer school year in… Read More
Some men are born great. Some have greatness thrust upon them. Billy Bishop, Canadian flying ace of World War I, falls into the latter category. By virtue of his warfare accomplishment of shooting down 72 enemy aircraft, seven of which he took down singlehandedly, Bishop became a Canadian… Read More
GREENVILLE — The tax rate for Greenville was set Wednesday at $12.50 per $1,000 valuation. With this rate, a home valued at $60,000 will be taxed $750. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
I hope you get plenty of complaints on this one, but that has to have been one of the most deplorable pieces of “journalism” I’ve ever seen. Namely, that glaring headline atop your business page, “Trees becoming scarce commodity.” I call that fearmongering at its… Read More
“While sexual harassment in the workplace has taken center stage as more and more complainants seek redress through available statutory channels, non-sexual harassment may often be the result of a communication breakdown between the sender and the receiver. The `intent’ of what is conveyed may have a different… Read More
I’m writing in regard to “Cruelty to animals” in BDN on Aug. 17. Perhaps a fine should be implemented for motorists who are apprehended for striking or killing an animal and not stopping to locate owner of said animal, if possible. Also, some thought should be given to… Read More
FORT KENT The following divorce has been granted on grounds of irreconcilable differences in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The following is a partial list of cases processed Oct. 7-29 in the central division of 5th District Court in Ellsworth. Not included in the listing are cases resulting in fines of less than $100. Lisa C. Turner, 34, Camden, criminal mischief, 15… Read More
ROCKLAND The following cases were heard in Knox County Superior Court by Justice Margaret Kravchuk. 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
SKOWHEGAN — The Hospice Program of Somerset County will be the beneficiary of a Christmas fund-raiser planned for Dec. 5. “Lights to Remember” invites individuals in the county to memorialize or honor a loved one with a donation of $5 for a light on the… Read More
LAMOINE — The attorney representing six property owners whose lawsuit against the town of Lamoine was dismissed last week in Hancock County Superior Court has filed a motion seeking more information from the court. A decision on whether plaintiffs will appeal the court’s decision to… Read More
Twenty-four students were evacuated from a SAD 41 bus Wednesday afternoon after a mechanical problem forced the vehicle into a ditch in Sebec. John Sherburne, transportation and maintenance superintendent for SAD 41, said a problem with a tie rod caused the steering mechanism to fail… Read More
CALAIS — Washington County Technical College students will join the 20th annual Fast for a World Harvest campaign and fund-raising event with the First International Hunger Awareness Banquet to help Oxfam America fight world hunger. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at WCTC. Read More
MADAWASKA The following cases were processed in September and October in 1st District Court by Judge Ronald A. Daigle. 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;… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Veazie man charged with gross sexual assault of a Blue Hill teen-ager has lost his right to preconviction bail. In a Harnish hearing in 5th District Court on Thursday afternoon, Judge Bernard Staples ruled that factors, including a violation of bail conditions… Read More
Growing up is tough enough under the best of circumstances. Having a parent or a sibling with mental illness makes the task even more difficult, and can cause a kid to feel depressed, isolated and very much different from friends and classmates. So committed to… Read More
WASHINGTON — As much as half of the school day is wasted on the nation’s brightest students because they are forced to listen to lessons they already know, according to the first federal study in 20 years on gifted and talented children. Compared with the… Read More
Squealing tires and screeching children might be obnoxious, but they probably don’t break Bangor’s noise ordinance. Implemented this spring by the City Council, the ordinance allows up to 82 decibels before someone is ticketed for breaking the law. By comparison, a conversation held three feet… Read More
It was a clash of cold, hard business and warm community sentiment. Bob Dunton, who had risen from a part-time worker at the Doug’s Shop ‘n Save at Third and Union streets to senior vice president of the parent company, had returned to explain that… Read More
ORONO — The Maine Chapter of Children’s International Summer Villages will send delegations to Vancouver, British Columbia, and Milan, Italy; a junior counselor to a village in Darmstadt, Germany; and a hearing-impaired junior counselor to the first U.S. Deaf Village in Knoxville, Tenn. An Interchange… Read More
GLENBURN — The Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the municipal building to consider the application of Samuel and Bertha White to operate a used car lot and repair shop. Board members also will hold a workshop on the Comprehensive… Read More
Winter parking regulations took effect in Bangor on Nov. 1. According to the city’s parking ordinance, it is unlawful to stop, stand or park, or allow a vehicle to remain upon any public way, public square or public parking area within the city, between the… Read More
WINTERPORT — Selectmen Tuesday night approved an application for a recyling grant submitted by Town Manager Scott Tilton. The grant, said Tilton, would provide money to purchase rolloff recycling containers which now are rented; would provide for a glass crusher and funds to construct a… Read More
ORONO — John Block, U.S. secretary of agriculture under President Ronald Reagan, will speak at the 42nd annual meeting of the Maine Farm Bureau at 10:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at the Black Bear Inn. Block is president of the National-American Whole Grocers Association, which… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sound familiar? A millionaire businessman heads a special task force to fix a major state fiscal crisis. Then he runs for governor. Some Republican insiders, fearful that their party’s gubernatorial nomination may slip by default to religious activist Jasper Wyman, recently have begun urging… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The trial of a Dedham man charged with manslaughter in connection with an automobile accident more than three years ago that left his friend dead, has been postponed. During a hearing on a pretrial motion Wednesday in the case of Joey M. Woodman… Read More
BELFAST — The following divorces were granted in 5th District Court during October on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: John DeGraff of Belfast and Lisa DeGraff of Searsport; shared custody of one child. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
GREENBUSH — Greenbush now has a new police cruiser — new to the town, anyway. What the town has is an old Penobscot County cruiser the voters gave the town permission to purchase at a special town meeting Oct. 28. According to Town Manager Robert… Read More
BELFAST — Authorities released another of last month’s secret indictments after this week’s arrest of Scott Mosher, 25, of Belfast. On Oct. 5, a Waldo County grand jury indicted Mosher on a charge of aggravated assault after he allegedly attacked Norman Furbush with a metal… Read More
ROCKLAND — Michael Gundel, principal of Rockland District High School, has announced that Kimberly Walter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willy Walter of Rockland, has been selected by the faculty and senior class to be the school’s DAR Good Citizen. Qualifications for this honor are… Read More
ROCKLAND — Conrad “Wink” Winchenbaugh Sr., 65, celebrated the 10th anniversary of his legal feud with the city with an appearance before the City Council Monday night, asking for relief. But the feud, now running simultaneously in District, Superior and Supreme courts, shows no signs… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Nearly 40 eighth-grade pupils and one seventh-grader took caffeine pills during school Thursday, prompting school officials to quickly call in medical advice, notify parents and dole out punishment. Some pupils bragged they had taken more than 20 No Doz, an over-the-counter stimulant. The… Read More
BELFAST — For nearly a century the William G. Crosby School served as a second home to the city’s children. Its future may be as a residence for the homeless. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
NEWPORT — Newport officials are reluctantly going ahead with litigation against the town’s sanitary district. Town officials agreed in September to drop a civil suit against the district in exchange for a vote by the district’s trustees that no further expansion of its services would… Read More
DEXTER — Property owners on five roads in Dexter will be plowed out again this winter, but after that it’s anyone’s guess as to what winter maintenance they’ll see by the town. The Town Council agreed Thursday night to continue winter maintenance for one year… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The corridors of Somerset County Superior Court were filled with Maine Central Institute students, alumni, staff and parents as witnesses were called before the grand jury Thursday afternoon. The court ran out of time, however, and Somerset District Attorney David W. Crook confirmed that “matters involving… Read More