Brewer High School’s sophomore class will host its annual 5-kilometer Turkey Trot on Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. Last year, more than 300 runners competed in the 3.1-mile event, the last race in the Bangor Daily News Charities Running Series. A total of 230 runners… Read More
    I’ll bet my scull boat that within the past few years you’ve heard a hunting partner say, “It’s getting so I’m beginning to feel like a criminal because I hunt.” Perhaps you’ve said it yourself. I have. The reference, obviously, is to anti-hunting, animal-rights activists and their well-publicized… Read More
    ORONO – Boston University came in touted as the more experienced team. But when the No. 1-ranked University of Maine hockey squad began sifting through the wreckage of Friday night’s 5-3 loss to the sixth-ranked Terriers at Alfond Arena, it was a Mutt and Jeff… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Central Army Ural Club of Russia outscored the University of Maine women by 18 in the second half to beat the Black Bears 72-48 in a basketball exhibition at Cumberland County Civic Center Friday night. The Central Army featured a balanced scoring… Read More
    The three so-called favorites for Saturday’s state high school football championships have 24 state titles between them. Their opponents, the so-called underdogs, have a combined five state titles, including one school which has yet to win one. At three sites around the state on Saturday,… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates released left wing Andrew Brunette after goaltender Olaf Kolzig was assigned to Portland by the Washington Capitals. Kolzig won the backup goalie job at the start of the season and posted an 0-2-0 record before suffering an injured knee cap… Read More
    BEAVER CREEK, Colo. – A single-minded pursuit of winning has enabled Julie Parisien to capture World Cup ski victories in each of the last three seasons, thus overcoming health problems and personal tragedy. Frankly, Parisien can do without all the encumbrances. A nice, uneventful season… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – The defending world champion Exeter Lanes of Exeter, N.H., advanced into the semifinal round of the 1994 World Team Bowling Championship on Friday, but the Maine Heat were chilled into a fourth-place finish and ousted from the tournament at the Hanwell Bowling Center here. Read More
    At home…. Maine (3-7) vs. Hofstra (5-3-1) at Alumni Field, Orono, noon: Run-and-shoot anyone? This is the key question again this week as the Flying Dutchmen look to ruin Maine’s season finale. The Black Bears hope to end it on a positive note, but will… Read More
    GENEVA, N.Y. – Hobart players say they were not really consulted before school administrators turned down a bid to play Maine Maritime Academy in this weekend’s ECAC Northeast Championship playoffs. “We all wanted to play,” said senior free safety and tri-captain Bill Palmer. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    GORHAM – Herb Smart scored 24 points to lead host University of Southern Maine to an 84-61 victory over the University of Maine-Presque Isle Friday in the opener of the Leader of the Pack Tournament. The Huskies, 1-0, led only 32-30 at halftime, but poured… Read More
    MACHIAS – If one person embodies the hope of not letting Maine’s best and brightest get away, it is Kendra Coates. The first-year head coach for the University of Maine-Machias women’s basketball team made significant personal sacrifices to return home and pursue her dream of… Read More
    GORHAM – The Husson College men’s basketball team ran its record to 8-0 with a 108-60 victory over the University of Maine-Machias in the second game of the Leader of the Pack Tournament Friday. The host University of Southern Maine defeated UM-Presque Isle 84-61 in… Read More
    Directions to the sites for Saturday’s state championship football games. CLASS A Waterville vs. Biddeford 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
    On the Nov. 3 edition of “Maine Watch” aired on Maine public television, a caller asked Gov. McKernan why marijuana is illegal. He replied, “It is harmful to our health and leads to other drug use.” There are studies that show that what he said is accurate. Read More
    Why do we need man-made hormones to increase milk production when we have had an overabundance of milk, butter, cheese, etc., for years? It has been proven to shorten the life of cows, so then we would have an extra amount of beef too. It would seem like… Read More
    Well, congratulations to the NEWS staff. You have successfully lost another reader of your paper. I realize that it is hunting season and that many Mainers look forward to this time of year. However, not everyone enjoys seeing dead animal caracasses plastered across the morning paper while we… Read More
    After reading Mike Dowd’s well-written column Nov. 12 in the BDN, we feel compelled to speak on what we saw in the football program in Dexter in 1987 when Dave Evans was our coach. Our son played for Dave. We attended all games and almost… Read More
    I have never cried so much in my life as when I heard what a mother had done to her 5-year-old child. Tavielle Kigas was an innocent child, and it must have been horrifying for her to be shut in a room (for weeks) and… Read More
    PORTLAND — A medevac helicopter with four people aboard crashed in rough seas off the Maine coast Friday night, the Coast Guard said. Rescue boats and aircraft were at the scene, about two miles east of Peaks Island in Portland, but found no trace of… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield firefighters feared their worst nightmare had come true early Friday morning when a fire call sent them to the former Better Homes hardware store on Central Street. With a quick response from firefighters and favorable weather conditions, a large fire was avoided. Read More
    CARIBOU — Two Caribou men were arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with multiple counts of trafficking in LSD and hashish. James Willey, supervisor of the Houlton Field Office of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, said Friday that Jason Soucie, 21, and Glen Lavalle, 20, were… Read More
    WASHBURN — The first quarter Washburn District High School honor roll was announced by Principal Larry Hallowell as follows. Seniors, highest honors: Nicole Dobson, Joe Lukas, Kendra Mushero and Shenanne Tucker; high honors: Kristine Barton, Angela Blackstone, Eugene Brown, Rene Conley, Scott Gagnon, Christopher Hallett,… Read More
    GRAND ISLE — The Grand Isle Board of Selectmen continued its work on next year’s budget Thursday night with a goal of more logical grouping for budget figures, said Chairman James Michaud on Friday. The board began work on next year’s budget earlier than usual. Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Acting Milbridge Town Manager Bill Treworgy might say a lot of “cane” is being raised in his town these days. Treworgy explained Friday that a Boston Post Cane was recently found squirreled away at the Milbridge Town Office. Selectmen were called on to… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — James Steenstra, headmaster at Washington Academy in East Machias, has announced the first quarter honor roll as follows: Seniors, high honors: Matt Crosman, Robert Moreau, Alan Spear and Stephanie Tuck; honors: Fred Albert, Heather Brown, Mike Buckner, Paris Calor, Mary Anne Carter,… Read More
    EASTPORT — Formal ceremonies here Sunday will mark the creation of the Downeast Marine Detachment of the Marine Corps League, making it the first such league organized in Washington County. The installation ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Eastport… Read More
    MILO — A stolen car occupied by two juveniles from Massachusetts landed upside down on Route 16 in Milo Thursday morning when the driver lost control of the vehicle on a soft shoulder. Milo fire and rescue personnel used air bags to lift the 1990… Read More
    MILO — A compromise was reached Tuesday night at the selectmen’s meeting that settles half of an issue with the Consolidated Hydro Co. The town had assessed the hydroelectric facility plant at $1.1 million. The tax had been set at $960,000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BROWNVILLE — Selectmen decided Tuesday night to reconsider their decision to close Spencer Farm Road. They will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 on the matter. Selectmen said residents may present their views on whether the Spencer Farm Road should be… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first-quarter honor roll at Foxcroft Academy has been released as follows: Seniors, high honors: Thomas Allen, Jessica Chase, Eric Leighton, Kate Quinlan, Heidi Ryder, Gary Sylvester, Andrew Witmer, Stephen Witmer; honors: Cathy Ashford, Ellen Caldwell, Margaret Campbell, Amy Charles, Candace Damon, Michael… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Greenville police are investigating the theft of a snowplow from a private residence. Greenville Police Chief Duane Alexander said Donald Harrington reported that someone had removed his yellow Fisher snowplow within the last two weeks. He placed its value at $1,000. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BINGHAM — The following honor roll has been announced at Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School for the first quarter of the year: Seniors, high honors: Shayna Parker; honors: Karen Henderson, Danica Lowe, Darcey McQuilkin, Andy Webb, James Dufault. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    BELFAST — City police have charged Lisa M. McKinney, 20, of Belfast with taking part in the theft of $10,000 worth of camera equipment from an automobile parked on Union Street this week. Detective Allen Weaver said that McKinney was implicated by the four male… Read More
    MILO — Freda and Everette Cook will be sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with a few of their closest friends, and if last year’s Thanksgiving is any indication, that could mean more than 150 people. For the fourth year in a row, the Cooks and… Read More
    SURRY — The vacant Surry General Store was torn down this week as part of the state’s efforts to clean up contaminated ground water in the area. Robert Sypitkowski, an engineer with the Bureau of Hazardous Materials and Solid Waste Control at the Department of… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — In Hancock County Superior Court on Thursday, Justice Andrew Mead sentenced confessed kidnapper Allen Sanborn to 12 years in prison with all but eight years suspended and four years of probation. Two months ago in Waldo County Superior Court, 34-year-old Sanborn of Belfast… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The following honor roll has been announced at Ellsworth High School for the first quarter of the year: Seniors, highest honors: Patrick Smith and Wendy Turner; high honors: Christopher Ashmore, Jennifer Cowen, Clyde Cushing, Darcey Davenport, Rebekah Dunn, Nathaniel Eberle, Jill Emerson, Craig… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The following honor roll has been announced at Temple Christian Academy for the first quarter of the year: Senior High, honors: Tanya Bamford, Adam Bien, Melissa Cousins, Sarah Cousins and Renee Luhrs. Read More
    Brewer City Clerk Arthur Verow said this week that the City Council is accepting applications for positions on standing committees such as the Planning Board, the Park and Recreational Advisory Commission, the Board of Appeals, the Board of Assessment Review, the Housing Authority, the Conservation Commission, the Cemetery… Read More
    CASTINE — The Castine Historical Society has named the following new officers: James M. Day, president; G. Barry McMennamin, vice president; Carleton Ashley, finance officer; Lois Cyr, corresponding secretary; Genevieve Daly, recording secretary; and Anne Gregory, treasurer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    ORRINGTON — The selectmen will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, at the town office to consider a North Orrington sewer study. Selectmen have been reviewing the feasibility of extending Brewer sewer and water lines to Snow’s Corner as a means… Read More
    KENDUSKEAG — Selectmen acknowledged Tuesday night that they have received a signed 10-year contract with Penobscot Energy Recovery Co.’s incinerator plant at Orrington, allowing the town to join in the cooperative disposal facility. Town Clerk Barbara Bullard said the town also was notified by Bangor… Read More
    BELFAST — State police have charged Max R. Kinney, 31, of Bucksport with gross sexual assault. Kinney appeared in 5th District Court Friday, where bail was set at $50,000 with one surety or 10 percent cash. Special conditions are that he have no contact with… Read More
    Hope’s on tap for beer connoisseurs beleaguered by the absence of brew pubs in Bangor. The Sea Dog, a microbrewery and restaurant in Camden, could soon set up shop on the banks of the Penobscot River. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    The Salvation Army kicks off its Christmas giving season this weekend with a variety of projects from the traditional iron-kettle donation campaign to an “angel tree” project at the Bangor Mall. Major David MacLean and his wife, Major Janice MacLean — leaders of the local… Read More
    HAMPDEN — W. Tom Sawyer has agreed to merge his waste disposal operations with Allied Waste Industries Inc., a small, publicly traded company based in Phoenix, Ariz. “I think this company will force us to be more tightly run but at the same time provide… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The drug benefit in President Clinton’s health care reform plan might make drugs available to many for the first time, but excessive drug costs must come down, according to Sen. William S. Cohen, R-Maine. Consumers have benefited from the contributions of drug companies,… Read More
    WINSLOW — Scott Paper Co. has announced plans to spend more than $2 million for new equipment at its Winslow mill. The investment won’t generate any new jobs, but it won’t cost any jobs either. Local officials are hoping it’s a signal of Scott’s commitment… Read More
    When it comes time to cook the Thanksgiving turkey I am mindful of the advice given by the oldtimer on how to prepare a feast of owl should the holiday coincide with the second week of deer camp when the supply of grub is running low: Place the… Read More
    While local school districts scrounge for dollars to meet the growing demands of their systems, the federal government is preparing to introduce major changes in a $7 billion program that disburses funds to the districts. The changes would cost Maine millions of dollars in the next few years. Read More
    PLEASANT POINT — For the second consecutive year, an Indian woman from Washington County has won the Individual Artist Fellowship for basketmaking, awarded annually by the Maine Arts Commission. Clara Neptune Keezer, born in 1930 on the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation in Perry, was… Read More
    “It is hard to evaluate a system with no quantifiable objectives.” The terse conclusion about the Maine State Retirement System pinpoints the difficulty in its reform. As part of a preliminary analysis of the system by a state commission looking for ways to improve it,… Read More
    Anyone with around $620,000 to spend probably could have purchased the Lucerne Inn Friday. But when no one would bid that much, SKW Real Estate Limited Partnership retained control of the property. The setting was a foreclosure auction held at the historic inn, located halfway… Read More
    WASHINGTON — President Clinton’s uphill struggle against the gun lobby and the difficulty he faces in persuading Congress to adopt stricter gun laws were underscored Friday when the Senate leader of his own party declined to endorse his pledge to press for additional gun control legislation next year. Read More
    Monique Welsh was in the Shop ‘n Save with her 1-year-old son when a woman in her 50s approached their cart. The woman, a complete stranger, gently slid her finger under the boy’s hand and stared into his eyes. She asked his name, his age,… Read More
    Nobody disputes that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Woodbury is a smart guy. But just because Woodbury can do college math doesn’t mean he can do street politics. And without a passing grade in that course, Woodbury is going to have a tough time competing with Democratic front-runner Joe… Read More
    CARIBOU — A Maryland airport developer described Loring Air Force Base Friday as a superb facility just waiting to be transformed into an international cargo hub that could handle hundreds of flights daily. “All I can say about Loring is `Wow,’ ” said Richard Weidel,… Read More
    Key questions Americans are asking about the proposed Clinton health care plan are, “What health care benefits will I get and how much will it cost me?” said Molly Stone, assistant professor in Bangor’s Husson College nursing department. Stone opened a symposium on health care… Read More
    In a mailing surely intended to coincide with the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, I recently received an invitation to subscribe to the Journal of Historical Review, an innocuous-sounding publication sent from Newport Beach, Calif. In truth, the Journal of Historial Review is… Read More
    NEW YORK — Women who took estrogen ran a 40 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s in a new analysis, while a second study suggested the hormone may also reduce symptoms in women who get the disease. Many women take estrogen to treat or prevent symptoms… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Three Hartland people were arraigned in Somerset County Superior Court Friday morning and entered pleas of not guilty to a series of charges involving a shooting incident at the Red Garter bottle club in St. Albans last month. John Sullivan, 44; his wife,… Read More
    CASTINE — Four Maine Maritime students have been suspended from the academy for their role in a hazing incident; a fifth student awaits a hearing on the matter. After a press conference Friday, where MMA president Kenneth Curtis discussed his resignation, he confirmed that a… Read More
    WATERVILLE — The Maine Bowhunters Association will hold its annual meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Mid-Maine Medical Center. Among officers elected will be the president and general secretary. Other positions to be filled are the editor, public relations officer and shoot… Read More
    A new greenhouse heating system fueled by wood chips has had a successful first season of operation at Den Hill Farm in Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, a small community south of Fredericton. Roger Hyatt, owner of Den Hill Farm, is the first New Brunswick producer to… Read More
    KITTERY — Columbus Day weekend confrontations between Kittery police officers and black shoppers at the outlet malls were not racially motivated, the town manager said Friday. However, Philip McCarthy said that one officer made an “inappropriate” comment to the women. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    A group of area residents have planned a candlelight march and roundtable discussion about child abuse Saturday evening, Nov. 20, in the wake of the starvation death of 5-year-old Tavielle Kigas of Bangor. The group, which calls itself CRIES — Children’s Rights Involve Everyone’s Support… Read More
    CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy President Kenneth Curtis announced earlier this week that he would step down as president of the Maine Maritime Academy. On Friday, he said his resignation did not mean he would retire. “The only people in the world who can afford… Read More
    Two former Edmunds residents have something else in common. They will both celebrate their 103rd birthdays in December: Grace Hobart Reed, The Summit House, Room 208, Norman Road, Bar Harbor 04609, will celebrate her 103rd birthday Saturday, Dec. 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    The National Weather Service has asked boaters to avoid accidentally damaging the buoys that gather data in the Gulf of Maine. The loss of these buoys affects the quality of weather forecasts available to fishermen and the public for several months. Jerry C. McCall, director… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Norwegian aquaculture specialists were able to help avert an $8 million disaster for salmon farmers whose stocks were threatened by hitra disease when Rep. Olympia J. Snowe obtained Immigration and Naturalization Service approval for the specialists to immunize the salmon. The cold-water vibrio… Read More
    Just about everybody has a few old record albums despite the recent transition to CDs and cassette tapes. While most of these old albums are scratched beyond recognition with dust jackets that look as if they have spent a year in Beirut, it is worth knowing that select… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND — Santa Claus made an early visit to Maine this month. Stopping off for a parish retreat on Indian Island in Old Town, she — yes, she — unpacked the gifts of hope, courage, self-esteem and the unconditional love of God. Santa Claus,… Read More
    WINTERPORT — The Rev. and Mrs. Mark Chandler will minister during services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at Calvary Apostolic Church in Winterport. Chandler is the assistant pastor of First United Pentecostal Church of Lewiston. He was the featured speaker at… Read More
    JONESPORT — Jonesport Wesleyan Church will hold a missions conference Nov. 20-21 at the church. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. Sunday. The theme will be “Celebrating Jesus Together.” The speaker will be the Rev. Larry Burke, a missionary from… Read More
    PORTLAND — The National Conference of Catholic Bishops, meeting this week in the nation’s capital, announced plans to issue a pastoral statement on abortion, to coincide with an encyclical by Pope John Paul II. The statement will also address issues such as euthanasia and the civil rights of… Read More
    PORTLAND — Officials of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland represented the diocese at national meetings this fall: The Rev. Thomas M. Murphy joined 170 diocesan vocation directors from the United States at the 38th annual convention of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors… Read More
    GORHAM — It’s been more than 50 years since it was known as the Maine Sunday School Association. Under its current name, the Maine Council of Churches, the statewide organization has taken an interest in legislative issues, worked on criminal justice, offered interfaith activities to bring denominations together,… Read More