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ORONO – If Cordell Llewellyn had to come back to Maine, why couldn’t it have been as a tourist or, better yet, as a transfer? These were the thoughts of University of Maine men’s basketball coach Rudy Keeling after he watched Llewellyn, a 6-foot-3 force… Read More
ORONO – Prior to Saturday afternoon’s home opener against a talented and experienced University of Rhode Island team, University of Maine basketball coach Rudy Keeling said his team would have to shoot well and limit its turnovers to upset the Rams. So you figured that… Read More
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Danielle Donovan and Sarah Piampiano each posted top 10 finishes to lead the Aroostook Cumberland Express Youth Girls to the Junior Olympics national championship here Saturday. Donovan, a freshman at Presque Isle High School, posted a third-place finish while Piampiano of Cumberland… Read More
THORNDIKE – Kathryn Redman hit one of two free throws with 50 seconds remaining to give Searsport the lead and the Vikings went on for a 44-43 schoolgirl basketball win over Mount View Saturday. Mount View missed the last eight shots of the game, including… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine hockey team learned one of hockey’s basic lessons Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena. It doesn’t matter how much your team dominates if it doesn’t score any points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
CARIBOU – Caribou outscored Bangor 27-15 in the fourth quarter here Saturday while pulling away for a season-opening 56-44 Big East Conference schoolgirl basketball victory over Bangor. Erin Cole-Karagory led the way for Caribou with a game-high 18 points and Jenny Richards had 10 points… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Maine women’s basketball team put forth an impressive defensive effort, causing 47 turnovers, and blowing out the Chicago State Cougars 90-31 in the consolation game of the Dial Classic at the University of Minnesota here Sunday. The Black Bears were… Read More
CARIBOU – Danny Dahl scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bangor Rams pull away from the Caribou Vikings 62-53 in the Class A schoolboy basketball opener for both teams Saturday. The Rams took a 29-21 lead at the… Read More
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PORTLAND — Maine’s largest investor-owned water utility, which serves nearly 15,000 customers in 17 communities from Parsonsfield to Millinocket, is seeking a 62 percent rate increase. But Consumers Water Co. says the pending $3.2 million a year revenue increase would drop by as much as… Read More
PORTLAND — A piece of the national gun control debate advances in Maine on Monday, when the National Rifle Association’s challenge to a ban on guns in Portland’s public housing projects goes to trial in Cumberland County Superior Court. The court case is being watched… Read More
Here are some of the criteria used to judge the 60 near-perfect balsam firs being used by Maine researchers to create a genetically superior Christmas tree. The actual rating system developed for the Maine Christmas Tree Association takes 16 steps: Bud break — Late bud… Read More
AUGUSTA — As Central Maine Power Co. prepares to announce another round of layoffs, a utility spokesman suggests that the cost-cutting program is likely to reduce the work force by at least 10 percent. The state’s largest electric utility said it would be forced to… Read More
BATH — The people who have been trying for five years to raise $10 million to build a tall ship for Bath have bought a schooner — to help convince the public that the organization’s goals are for real. Sail Adventures In Learning Inc., a… Read More
ALFRED — A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter in the deaths of three teen-agers killed in an October 1992 car accident in Parsonsfield. Padraic Bean, 19, of Conway, N.H., was driving three friends home from a party when his car went off… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Two years ago, the message from a chorus of Vermont activists was loud and clear: The state should not export its energy problems at the expense of a downtrodden people elsewhere. Today, Vermont considers whether to look not to northern Quebec’s James… Read More
PORTLAND — A six-month jail term is being sought for a Yarmouth trash hauler who admitted trying to pass off commercial rubbish as less expensive residential refuse at the Regional Waste Systems incinerator. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Wessler said he also will ask that Russell… Read More
AUGUSTA — The first black mayor in an overwhelmingly white state said he’s heartened by the election of another black mayor this week in Lewiston. Augusta Mayor William Burney views the election of John Jenkins in the predominantly Franco-American city as encouraging at a time… Read More
BATH — A Bath artist who feared that her specially-made Christmas tree ornament had been misplaced by the White House has learned that the sterling silver angel has a place of honor at the president’s home. Joanna Sampson-McCabe said a White House aide called her… Read More
BOWDOIN — It wasn’t in their job description, but the Bowdoin selectmen have been doing some trash-picking of late. Bowdoin residents have not been depositing their recyclables in the right dumpsters, so the selectmen have pulled extra duty at the bins, separating cardboard, paper, plastics… Read More
Bangor police are investigating a rather odd and expensive burglary that occurred on Grove Street sometime Friday night. A man told police he and his girlfriend returned home from shopping in the evening. He took off his pants and left them on the bedroom floor… Read More
NEW YORK — A girl from Maine who is suffering from bone cancer got a whirlwind weekend in New York courtesy of the Make-a-Wish foundation, which makes dreams come true for terminally ill children. Molly Field, 13, who lives in Bath and has Ewings sarcoma,… Read More
WASHINGTON — The face is familiar. David T. French, who grew up in Maine, was the Cable News Network’s anchorman that January night nearly three years ago when cruise missiles rained down on Baghdad, commencing the Persian Gulf War. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The following is a partial list of the cases processed Nov. 20-Dec. 3 in the central division of 5th District Court in Ellsworth. Not included in the listing are cases resulting in fines of less than $100. Kirby P. Allen, 50, Brooklin, operating… Read More
PORTLAND — People who buy live Christmas trees are used to dealing with imperfection. Some place the “bad side” against a wall, while others might try a heaping of garland to cover bald spots. But Maine researchers are racing to change that by putting a… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — The collapse of Gov. John R. McKernan’s plan to privatize juvenile corrections programs has led to cuts in services at the Maine Youth Center. The South Portland center, which housed more than 230 juvenile lawbreakers last week, has been forced to eliminate… Read More
The Postal Inspection Service has been asked how an individual can tell whether a sweepstakes is legitimate. Normally, the term “sweepstakes” denotes a contest where a prize is awarded based upon chance, but participants are not required to pay a fee in order to be eligible to win. Read More
FARMINGTON — A mother and her 8-year-old son were killed Sunday when their car collided with another vehicle on Route 43 in Farmington. Lori Allen, 32, of Temple and her son, Troy J. Allen, died at the scene of the 12:20 p.m. crash. Michael Moody,… Read More
GREENWICH — A Connecticut state attorney has decided not to pursue criminal charges against rescue workers who were accused of taking 14 crates of live lobsters from the scene of an accident that left a Deer Isle man seriously injured in October. Based on the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The medical director at Parkview Memorial Hospital told a state advisory committee last week that the Brunswick facility would rather close than consolidate with a rival hospital. Mid Coast Hospital plans to move operations from its Bath and Brunswick facilities — the former… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — Georgia-Pacific is running into the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) syndrome in New Brunswick, in spite of the economic benefits involved. The company has been forced to back out of plans to establish a 20-acre wood yard on a country… Read More
JAY — International Paper Co.’s nullification of a recall list containing the names of 150 former strikers who had been laid off is being challenged by two decertified union locals. The lawsuit is an outgrowth of a 15-month strike that began in June 1987. Filing… Read More
MACHIAS — Processors and growers of wild blueberries in Maine, while still hurting from the continuing worldwide sluggish economy, are anticipating that the industry will be stimulated on Tuesday by a government purchase of 7 million pounds of berries for the nation’s school lunch program. Read More
PORTLAND — A former Maine prison guard has been released after the Maine supreme court threw out his conviction for trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife and he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Frederick O. Rivers was released from custody… Read More
A special holiday collection of Maine lobster recipes — from appetizers to brunch to lobster linguine — is available by sending a self-address stamped envelope to: No More Ho-Ho-Hum, Maine Lobster Promotion Council, 382 Harlow St., Bangor, Maine 04401. Read More
Your recent editorial titled, “Formulating funding,” commented upon the report of the Task Force on School Funding. Having worked as a research consultant to the task force over the period of their deliberations, I would appreciate an opportunity to clarify some misconceptions and to present an alternative view… Read More
The battle for Canadian dollars continues in Maine and New Brunswick with no end in sight and no clear winners. The debate needs an arbitration panel to decide this free-trade issue so that people on both sides of the border can put this matter behind them. Read More
There I was, enjoying a quiet lunch in a restaurant, when all of a sudden I was assaulted. I’d heard the offender approach but was too deep into my book at the moment to bother looking up. The footsteps clicked past my table and down the aisle. A… Read More
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FORT KENT — Principal James Marquis of Community High School in Fort Kent has released the following honor roll for the first quarter of the 1993-94 school year. Seniors, high honors: Laughn Berthiaume, Stephanie Berube, Laura Brown, Dean Campagna, Nikki Caron, Jessica Daigle, Shelly Daigle,… Read More
MACHIAS — A most unusual production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16-18 and at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 19 in the Rubicon Playhouse, above Howard’s Men’s Shop, 49 Main St. in Machias. In Doris Baigley’s adaptation of the… Read More
MACHIAS — Down East Community Hospital of Machias invites the public to its “Celebration of Life” Christmas tree lighting ceremony 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, in front of the hospital on upper Court Street. The event will include dedication of the new Medical Office Building… Read More
CUTLER — The Cutler Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the town building to hear arguments challenging the legality of a building permit issued in June to Dr. Robert and Pat Fischer of Princeton, N.J. The meeting is… Read More
FORT KENT — The following divorce was granted in November by Judge Ronald A. Daigle in 1st District Court at Fort Kent on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: To Randy Soucie and Susan Soucie, Eagle Lake; custody of two children awarded to the mother. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce will have its fourth annual light parade tonight at 7. This was rescheduled from Saturday night because of the weather. The parade will start at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and proceed north… Read More
MADAWASKA — The state Board of Education gave final funding approval this week for the construction of a nearly $6 million elementary school at Madawaska. Construction is expected to start in the spring of 1994. The school should be ready for occupancy for the fall… Read More
FORT KENT — The Northern Maine Medical Center Guild is conducting a memorial Christmas tree project this month to raise money to buy equipment for the comfort of patients at the Fort Kent hospital. For a $5 donation, an ornament in memory of a loved… Read More
MADAWASKA — Five St. John Valley men were arrested Friday night at Madawaska and Fort Kent on drug-selling charges. Three of them were charged with selling drugs within 1,000 feet of local schools. James Willey, supervisor of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Houlton office, said… Read More
FORT KENT — Several St. John Valley bilingual people are forming a local group of the International Richelieu Club to promote bilingualism in the area. About two dozen people met at Fort Kent and agreed to form the group at an official meeting on Jan. Read More
BRADLEY — The town’s councilors attended the planning board meeting Thursday night and reviewed the Land Use Ordinance that is being formulated by the board members. According to Planning Board Chairwoman Linda Hardesty, the board has been working on the ordinance for more than a… Read More
COLUMBIA FALLS — After about a century of serving this picturesque community at the head of the tide on Pleasant River, the village grocery store known as the Town Market will be sold at public auction at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21. According to real… Read More
The Knott Crockett house in Rockland and the Carver Memorial Library in Searsport have been entered into the National Register of Historic Places, according to Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. The designations indicate that the properties are deemed worthy… Read More
DEXTER — Condemnation proceedings will begin on four Dexter buildings deemed unsafe by the town’s code enforcement officer as a result of recent action by the Dexter Town Council. Town Manager Steve Whitesel said the council voted at its meeting last week to begin condemnation… Read More
There will be a special Brewer City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at City Hall, to discuss private operation of the waste-water treatment plant with a consultant. Earlier this fall, the City Council directed the city manager to obtain proposals from private… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The annual Poinsettia Ball held earlier this month raised more than $11,000 to benefit the emergency room at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. In a separate fund-raiser, the seventh annual lighting of the Love Light Tree raised $3,000 for the auxiliary programs at the… Read More
In the Dec. 6 issue of the BDN two stories were very upsetting to me and I’m sure to many others. On the front page was the story, “Animals rescued from hell.” In case some of your readers missed this one, it was about several cats and dogs,… Read More
Your editorials of Dec. 9 express considerable concern about the effects on Maine’s economy from the PUC’s decision to limit Central Maine Power to a $26 million increase in rates. In particular, you express concern that it is “irresponsible” for anyone to criticize CMP for high rates when… Read More
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AUGUSTA — The former New England chief of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department is being courted by the McKernan administration to take over Maine’s Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Gov. John R. McKernan said he had not offered the job to… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Central Maine Power Co. would build fish passages at dams on the Saco River, under a tentative agreement with environmentalists and local officials in Saco and Biddeford. Under the agreement, the river would remain at its current level, rather than be dropped to… Read More
ROCKLAND — The following small-claim cases were heard last week in 6th District Court: Maritime Energy, Rockland, was awarded separate judgments against the following: Belinda Smith, Warren, by agreement, $47.09, plus $35 in costs; Warren Upshur, Rockland, by agreement, $220.64, plus $52.62 in costs; Catherine… Read More
A man being arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license early Sunday morning got an additional charge thrown at him when the driver of a wrecker truck showed up and recognized the van the man was driving. Bangor Officer Michael Jewett stopped… Read More
Reports on attending the Maine Veterans Coordinating Committee meeting will be heard by members of the Burton-Goode-Sargent Chapter 1, Maine Korean War Veterans Inc., at 7 tonight at the 112th Medical headquarters building at Bangor International Airport. The group also will be informed about plans… Read More
A group of Capehart residents are in a race with the Bangor Housing Authority to see which can first form a tenants’ council. While the 11 organizing residents — who say they have approximately 100 supportive signatures and 20 letters documenting examples of alleged abuse… Read More
BLUE HILL — George Stevens Academy is sponsoring two financial aid workshops, for parents of students planning to continue their education after high school, at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, and at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27. The first workshop will be led by Dan… Read More
BUCKSPORT — With a new improvement going on line at its waste water treatment plant, the town is continuing to address both the waste and water issues that increasingly require cooperation between town boards and other entities. Town Manager Roger Raymond said at a recent… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Downeast Transportation Inc. will introduce a new bus schedule for the in-town Ellsworth shuttle beginning on Dec. 13. The bus company will offer new service to the Mill Mall. Schedules for other towns in Hancock County will remain unchanged. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
SULLIVAN — Through the efforts of a few volunteers the Long Cove clam flats in Sullivan again may be open to shellfish harvesting. The flats in Sullivan have been closed for years because of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria, which is found in rivers… Read More
A report from Waldo County Superior Court published Thursday, Dec. 9, mistakenly stated that Roger Fowles, 34, of Spruce Head pleaded guilty to assaulting Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy Gregory Stearns. Fowles entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced to six months in jail with all but… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Knox County grand jury returned the following indictments Thursday afternoon. Arraignments were scheduled for Jan. 6. Scott D. Harjula, 35, Thomaston, aggravated forgery Aug. 10 in Warren and theft of property, boat of James Wyeth, Feb. 23 in Tenants Harbor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
EASTBROOK — A local man remained hospitalized and was listed in serious condition Sunday after a weekend accident on Route 200. Police said none of the three men involved in the accident was wearing a seat belt. Sgt. Kenneth DeBeck of the Hancock County Sheriff’s… Read More
GREENBUSH — Selectmen were informed by Town Manager Robert Littlefield Thursday night that the Special Police Department Policy Committee had completed its study and was in the process of drafting the final copy which will be presented to the board at its next meeting. After… Read More
BELFAST — The following cases were disposed of Thursday in 5th District Court: Raymond R. Fournier, 39, Biddeford, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, 10 days in jail, license suspended one year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — Since the 1920s, the Camden Rockland Water Co. has been a fixture in a converted hotel on Lindsey Street, a short distance from Main Street. But on Dec. 17, the utility will move to its new $750,000 quarters on upper Pleasant Street. The… Read More
DEXTER — A pile of rags soaked with linseed oil is believed to be the cause of a fire early Sunday morning which gutted a workshop on the No. 10 Road in Dexter. According to Melvin Wyman, assistant fire chief, the fire is believed to… Read More
ROCKLAND — The long-planned expansion of the Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber of Commerce headquarters at the public landing is about to come off the drawing board. Chamber directors and members were given a detailed description of the $125,000 expansion program during a reception at the Trade… Read More
BELFAST — Clearly worried about their individual liability, members of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Authority decided they had better get some insurance before speaking their minds. “I want to make sure we’re covered,” City Councilor Walter Ash said during the authority’s organizational meeting… Read More
DEXTER — The Dexter Area Community Chorus will perform its Choral Vesper concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, at the First Universalist Church in Dexter. Mary Love of Ripley will direct the featured work, Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” a work for chorus and soloists. Lila… Read More
DEXTER — Dexter councilors are likely to act on an ordinance that would regulate the placement of ice fishing shacks on Lake Wassookeag when they meet later this month. Councilors were expected to act last week on an ordinance prohibiting these structures from being erected… Read More
DEXTER — The 16th annual Christmas food drive will get under way at Dexter Regional High School on Monday, Dec. 13, and will run through Friday, Dec. 17. The annual event is sponsored by students and staff at Dexter Regional High School and members of… Read More
DEXTER — Drawers were emptied and thousands of catalog cards were given new uses as the Dexter Regional High School library card catalog became a thing of the past last week. The library collection is now completely automated on computer. Students locate material by means… Read More
MACHIAS — The maternity department at Down East Community Hospital in Machias will deck its halls with favorite family snapshots of babies born this year at DECH. Nan Wright, charge nurse in the hospital’s obstetrical unit, announced that the photos will be “the focal point… Read More
WASHBURN — Maine Department of Transportation representatives will explain plans to improve a 3/4-mile section of Route 228 at a public meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the Washburn Civic Center. The project area will start at the southern intersection of Route 228 and… Read More