Susan Crawford captured the fourth tourney on the Maine Candlepin Pro Tour in action at the Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes. Crawford rolled up a 10-string total of 1,216 to capture the victory. She was followed by Kelly Ames of Tri-Town Lanes in Jay at 1,190 and… Read More
Raymond Alley of Husson College in Bangor was selected as the Maine Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 9. Alley had 57 points, 11 assists and eight steals while being named named the MVP of the Gold Ball Classic in… Read More
Steph Guidi of the University of Maine has been named the North Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 9. The 6-foot sophomore center from Stormville, N.Y., averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Black Bears, who went 1-2 during the week. Read More
AT FORT KENT, Saturday Fort Kent 54, Presque Isle 21… Read More
ORONO – Last Thursday, Brewer High School hockey coach Bill Schwarz reunited junior center Aaron Boone and senior right winger Darren Beers for Monday night’s game against Gardiner in order to “jumpstart our offense.” Boone and Beers responded by scoring all six goals and combining… Read More
Out and About: If you haven’t left tracks in Maine’s outdoors arena lately, chances are you’re content to sit in the house and tie flies. Ol’ Man Winter’s recent white-with-rage temper tantrum will allow snowmobilers to make trails and bobcat hunters and rabbit hunters to put some miles… Read More
What do you do if you’re stuck in Standish for more than a week? You get it together and kick some butt, that’s what. Having that much time to concentrate on themselves was not what the St. Joseph’s College women’s basketball team expected when they… Read More
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SHERMAN STATION – Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook led from start to finish, holding off a late charge by Katahdin for a 54-52 schoolgirl basketball victory Monday night. Jody Brown tossed in 18 points and Jill Mathers scored 12 for the visiting Warriors. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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BLUE HILL – Host George Stevens Academy earned some valuable tournament points by beating Narraguagus of Harrington 57-53 in a schoolboy basketball game Monday night. Shawn Blair tossed in 16 points and Tom Pickering netted 15 more for the Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
SEARSPORT – The George Stevens Academy Eagles of Blue Hill narrowly won their sixth schoolgirl basketball game of the season Monday night with a 38-36 overtime victory over the Searsport Vikings. Kelly Wilson had 14 points for the Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ELLSWORTH – From the peewee level of basketball all the way up through the NBA, coaches have always stressed the importance of foul shots. Exhibit A in the latest support of this argument comes courtesy of the Ellsworth Eagles, who went scoreless for a five-minute,… Read More
Jason Dority scored two goals to lead the Hampden Broncos to a 3-1 high school hockey victory over John Bapst of Bangor at Sawyer Arena in Bangor Monday night. For the 2-4 Broncos, Mike Tardif had a goal and an assist. Robert Nicholson made 21… Read More
MAINE WOMEN vs. CENT. CONNECTICUT Time, site: Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono 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… Read More
It was incorrectly reported to the NEWS in Monday’s editions that the goalie for the Orono squirts in a game this weekend was Tim Clement. The goalie was Ian Ferguson. Read More
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WATERVILLE – Ray Alley fired in 17 of his game-high 28 points in the second half as the Husson College Braves, the fourth-ranked NAIA Div. II team in the country, pulled away from host Thomas College to post an 85-65 basketball victory here Monday. Rich… Read More
Three boys and three girls won the Bangor Elks Club Hoop Shoot local foul shooting contests at Husson College Sunday and will move on to the Northern District Shootout next weekend, also at Husson. Nick Achorn of Bangor and Danielle Rice of Brewer won the… Read More
Two movements in southern Maine, which combine the whimsical and the serious, the romantic and the practical, are visible symptoms of the inner turmoil of Americans, whose quaint, comfortable pounds-and-inches system is being outcompeted by global metrification. Last September, Brent Maynard of York successfully pitched… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Many Maine educators have been talking for several years about “restructuring” their schools to improve learning. NEWS reporter Brenda Seekins visited three central Maine schools to find out what restructuring means, and what’s being changed. People should understand that the needs of today’s… Read More
“A Nation of Sheep,” is the name of a book written by William J. Lederer back in the early 1960s. He tried to warn us about the dangers of our ignorance back then but not many listened, which is why we got sucked into Vietnam. Everything he said… Read More
A recent letter to the editor (Jan. 6) raised a valid concern about health care costs. I wanted to take a moment to talk about the many factors that affect hospital costs. Unlike independent labs, physician offices and many businesses, hospitals stay open and staffed… Read More
Les Aspin. Finally someone in the Clinton administration does the right thing. Resign. Unfortunately it took the lives of 18 American servicemen, one of them a close friend of mine, for him to do it. Why does it always take death or serious injury for our government officials… Read More
I am amazed at the public’s eagerness to blame the police for the death of Allan Bartlett. The man is dead for one reason only — he shot at police. If Allan Bartlett did not have a gun, he would now be resting comfortably and receiving therapy in… Read More
Well, another law has been passed! No smoking in public places or you could pay a fine of $100. It just doesn’t seem right; we’re not supposed to discriminate against minorities, but it’s OK to discriminate against smokers. I can go without a cigarette, but it’s just one… Read More
Regarding Mr. Ouellette’s negative letter (Jan. 6) concerning required French classes in elementary school. This sounds like sour grapes on his part. For some reason his education was not what it should have been when he graduated. It seems that the people of the Valley are trying to… Read More
The wrong date was listed Monday for a public hearing on Franklin’s water system. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Franklin Community Center. Read More
FORT KENT — In less than six weeks, the winning musher will cross the finish line of the second annual Can Am Crown International Sled Dog Race at Fort Kent. By that time, the musher and his team of seasoned dogs will have traversed 250… Read More
HOULTON — A New Limerick man who has been charged with assaulting his wife and setting the couple’s house on fire was in 2nd District Court in Houlton on Monday to answer to those charges. Joseph Little Jr. entered a plea of not guilty to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Sexual Assault Helpline, an emergency telephone service for victims of sexual assault, will change its number on Jan. 15 to 1-800-550-3304. The telephone service has been operated for eight years by the Aroostook Mental Health Center, 24 hours, seven days a… Read More
ST. AGATHA — The SAD 33 board braced for a budget shortfall and discussed plans for workshops in such areas as youth leadership and education reform at its January meeting at Wisdom High School. Among the issues the board tackled was a budget shortfall for… Read More
LIMESTONE — No agreement was reached last week in an arbitration hearing between the town of Limestone and Paul Durepo, a former town highway department truck driver. Durepo alleges that following his layoff July 1, 1993, the town used fire department employees, general assistance recipients… Read More
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Development Commission’s board of directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at Yusef’s Restaurant. The directors will review a budget summary and an executive session is scheduled to review loan requests. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CARIBOU — An Augusta pair have been ordered to serve four years in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of robbery during which the victim’s dog was shot and killed. Kimberly Pushard, 21, and Scott Holbrook, 29, were sentenced in Aroostook Superior Court in… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The 25th anniversary of the Narraguagus Snowmobile Club will be celebrated with an indoor hot biscuit banquet, an outside bonfire for cooking, and a door prize, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the NSC clubhouse on the Ridge Road in Cherryfield. Read More
MACHIAS — The fifth annual “Take Pride in Agriculture Open Farm Day” is being planned for July to include about 80 cooperating farms that will need to be identified as host farms by Monday, Feb. 28. More than 80 farms participated in Farm Day last… Read More
CALAIS — Trade issues dominated remarks delivered Monday by U.S. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe to the Calais Area Chamber of Commerce at Washington County Technical College in Calais. Calais, like other Maine communities bordering Canada, is expected to be directly affected by provisions of the… Read More
MACHIAS — If all goes according to plan, Machias could have at least a temporary solid waste transfer station in operation by March. That’s according to Machias Town Manager Christopher K. Loughlin who last week mailed what he hopes is the final, amended station package… Read More
GREENVILLE — The circumstances will be different but the welcome extended to a California man will be as warm and genuine as the one he received last January. Gerald Adler of Davis, Calif., one of two crewmen who survived the crash of a B-52 bomber… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — Selectmen tonight are expected to settle the controversial issue of who among the town’s elderly residents should be candidates for possession of the Boston Post Cane. Deputy Town Clerk Mona J. West has been examining town records in search of one or more… Read More
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SKOWHEGAN — Four law enforcement veterans have indicated their desire to run for Somerset County sheriff in 1994. Three people from the town of Solon have picked up election petitions at Augusta headquarters. The fourth contender, from Cornville, said he will file his intentions this… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A form of European-style apprenticeship will come to central Maine in February. The Maine Youth Apprenticeship Program began in the spring of 1993 as an experimental program. It was touted by the McKernan administration and watched by the educational and business community. Under… Read More
NEWPORT — Members of the Newport Budget Committee began their annual review Monday night with an unusual move that apparently paid off. The Rev. William Stone led the group in prayer to ensure smooth deliberations. For several hours, the committee discussed and reviewed with none… Read More
DEXTER — The owners of several buildings the town’s code enforcement officers have deemed dangerous have agreed to have the Fire Department raze the structures. In a report to town councilors this week, Bill Murphy, code enforcement officer, said that Louis Moody, owner of a… Read More
DEXTER — The days of unrestricted use of Lake Wassookeag by ice fishermen may be numbered. Last month, the Dexter Town Council was expected to act on an ordinance prohibiting ice fishing shacks from being erected within 100 yards of shore. However, whether adequate time… Read More
ROCKLAND — An exhibition of recent work by artist William Thon of Port Clyde will open with a public reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, at the Farnsworth Museum. Born in New York City in 1906, Thon has been a year-round resident of Port Clyde… Read More
WARREN — Engineers from across Maine are invited to “Get the Erosion Control Know How for 94,” at a workshop sponsored by the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District. “Erosion Control Concepts” will be geared to the engineer and will highlight materials, concepts and design… Read More
ROCKLAND — A petition bearing 200 names implored the City Council Monday night to do something about the terrible smells from the quarry dump on Old County Road. Engineers have said that the treatment plant sludge from the city mixing with the “filter aid” from the FMC operation… Read More
THOMASTON — The Thomaston Public Library and the Maine Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society invite children in kindergarten through eighth grade to become involved in the annual READaTHONCQ “fun-raiser.” This year, children are encouraged to pick up the informational kit in the Children’s Room… Read More
BELFAST — Saying the city needs a change in leadership, James Roberts on Monday announced his intention to challenge four-term incumbent Mayor Page Worth. “Everybody is talking about change and I think I can bring that change,” Roberts declared. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ORLAND — The violent wave action that pounded Corea Harbor last week also damaged the cribwork plank dam in Orland and caused a beached PT boat on the Penobscot River in Bucksport to float unattended. Orland resident Robert Wentworth lives in a house on the… Read More
THOMASTON — Ten months after State Auditor Rodney Scribner asked to meet with selectmen to discuss missing town funds, the board decided to take him up on his offer. Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday to meet with Scribner as soon as possible to discuss the missing… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Library has obtained a collection of 25 video programs of Young People’s Concerts through a special arrangement with the Leonard Bernstein Society. The programs are approximately an hour hong and were recorded between 1958 and 1970. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Whether to stay in town or go was one of the crucial questions raised in an essay contest sponsored by a local committee. The Bucksport Economic Development Committee recently announced the winners of its essay contest in which Bucksport High School students gave… Read More
BRADLEY — Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.’s plan to build a transmission line from New Brunswick to Orrington has drawn almost no public opposition, which relieves company officials. The Department of Energy recently released a draft report describing the environmental impact of the $45 million line. To… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The town of Southwest Harbor has qualified for a grant from the Farmers Home Administration to build a $1.08 million water filtration plant. It will be up to townspeople to decide if the town should accept the FmHA grant and build the… Read More
The Bangor City Council tabled action Monday night on authorizing execution of a contract with Bangor Historic Track Inc. for the operation of an extended harness racing meet at Bass Park. City Manager Edward Barrett met earlier in the evening with councilors and city staff… Read More
A 67-year-old Lincoln man, who kept police at bay for more than three hours on Sunday, pleaded not guilty to several charges Monday at 3rd District Court in Bangor. James Eodice pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, criminal threatening and terrorizing in connection with… Read More
Democratic candidate for governor Richard Barringer will be in the Bangor area on Tuesday. At 11 a.m. he will meet with Sister Mary Norberta, administrator of St. Joseph Hospital. He will then visit with Penobscot Indians at Indian Island at 1 p.m. to discuss the… Read More
AUGUSTA — A new state report shows more than 125 lobbyists were paid $2.4 million by businesses, utilities, unions and other special interests to influence the Maine Legislature last year. The report from the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices says the figure was… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Monday closed its investigation into alleged financial abuses at Hampden Telephone Co. Thomas Welch, chairman of the PUC, rebuked owners of Hampden Telephone for “the private fiefdom attitude that seems to have taken hold of the company.”… Read More
Several years ago, when budgets were tight, the Bangor City Council asked for help from the city’s nonprofit institutions. The idea was that because nonprofit organizations, which are exempt from taxes, still rely on city services, it seemed only fair that they make a contribution… Read More
HERMON — The Recycling Committee’s Christmas tree recycling project has been rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 15. Town Manager Kathryn Ruth said the original Jan. 8 curbside pickup had to be canceled because of Saturday’s storm. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ONCE UPON A FARM, by Lloyd Crossland, Joyce Morgan, Fern Stearns and Gail Parent, Fiddlehead Follies, 180 pages, illustrated, $14.95. Snowy days in Maine are made for reminiscing, and if you can’t conjure up enough of your own memories to suit you, then I’d recommend… Read More
CARIBOU — A Monticello man charged with murdering his 11-year-old daughter was indicted last week by the Aroostook County grand jury on two counts of gross sexual assault. Matthew Wilson, 34, also known as James Smith, allegedly killed Jennifer Smith in Monticello. The girl was… Read More
THE BEST OF THE REST, by Sam G. Riley, editor, Greenwood Press, 368 pages, $49.95. “Being a columnist,” says Sam Riley, “is the most fun a person can legally have at a newspaper.” Going on the evidence in “The Best of the Rest,” a new… Read More
MILO — “The Penquis Top 10… and Then Some” is William R. Sawtell’s latest book offering. Sawtell has provided an in-depth study of the first quarter century at Penquis Valley High School in Milo. He starts with the Sinclair Act and the consolidation of Milo,… Read More
3 WORLDS OF LARISSA: A Story of Survival, by Larissa Koteyva, Biddle Publishing, P.O. Box 1305, Brunswick, 287 pages, $16.50. Larissa Koteyva, now a resident of Brunswick, was born in Russia in 1922 just after the Bolsheviks had seized power. Because Larissa’s family included former… Read More
Blood shortages have always been a little mysterious to me. Like so many events in a hit-and-run world, I never seem to hear how they come out. The warnings popped up again last week — the Red Cross’ supply of blood was running low. Then… Read More
REVOLUTION DOWNEAST, by James S. Leamon, copyright 1993 by the Maine Historical Society, published by the University of Massachusetts Press, 302 pages, $29.95. According to Maine history as I remember it being taught in a Penobscot Valley school system, only three major incidents happened in… Read More
Don’t think that my status as a single, childless woman of the ’90s who is in her mid-30s has any, uh, bearing on what I’d like to discuss today. So far, I’ve been on the fence about the whole kid thing. I’ve avoided the decision,… Read More
I TOOK A LICKIN’ AND KEPT ON TICKIN’ (And Now I Believe In Miracles), by Lewis Grizzard, Villard Books, 243 pages, $19. As a guy who has read many of Lew Grizzard’s 19 books, I well remember the early morning blurb on the radio one… Read More
AUDUBON: LIFE AND ART IN THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS, by Shirley Streshinsky, Villard Books, 407 pages, $25. All his life John James Audubon was driven by the compulsion to draw birds, and when he emigrated from France to America at age 18 he made the resolve… Read More
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BOMBSHELL: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow, by David Stenn, Doubleday, 370 pages, $22.50. When Jean Harlow, the “blonde bombshell,” was introduced to the widow of England’s Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, Margot Asquith, the former persisted in pronoucing the “t” in her first name. Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Acadia Choral Society is seeking new members as it begins rehearsals for its spring concert. Rehearsals will be held under the direction of Shirley Smith from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Jan. 18, at the Ellsworth Unitarian Universalist Church. The community… Read More
PORTLAND — A proposed plan to prevent the overfishing of lobsters in Maine would require lobstermen and dealers to keep detailed records of what they catch and buy. The plan by the New England Fishery Management Council, which regulates commercial fishing in the region, has… Read More
GARLIC GALORE, by Minnette Cummings, self-published, 132 pages, $12.95. Good news, all you lovers of the stinking rose — here’s a cookbook packed with hundreds of absolutely garlic-drenched recipes for everything except dessert. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BRUNSWICK — It has been 15 years since Ray Hatch overpowered a Canadian college student who offered him a ride. Hatch tied him up, gagged him, and killed him by stabbing him repeatedly in the throat. Hatch doesn’t know why he did it, but he… Read More
You’re sitting in a cafe sipping latte with a group of artistic friends who like to go to the theater, direct plays, and even act in them once in a while. The conversation turns to the possibility of creating a cutting-edge theater down the street in an old… Read More
A Bangor man was found dead early Monday morning in the driveway of his 147 Parkview Ave. residence. John McAloon, 64, who had a history of alcoholism, was found dead around 5:20 a.m. by a newspaper carrier, according to Bangor police. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
AUGUSTA — Acknowledging that her time at the helm of the state mental health system may be brief, Sue W. Davenport promised that “much could be accomplished” in the coming year through greater coordination of services available for the state’s mentally ill. The 57-year-old Barnstable,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The list of possible candidates for Maine House speaker was shorter on Monday, after Rep. Robert Tardy said he will not run for the post being vacated next month by veteran Speaker John Martin. Tardy, D-Palmyra, said he wants to concentrate on committee… Read More
AUGUSTA — The departure of House Speaker John L. Martin and the passage of term limits for legislators make this the perfect time to enact some major governmental reforms, Maine Gov. John R. McKernan said Monday. McKernan proposed three big changes, all aimed at the… Read More
Municipal leaders across Maine said an increase in non-property tax revenues means taxpayers will likely not have to choose between higher taxes and cuts in municipal services this year. Bangor City Manager Edward Barrett said he will be able to draw on unexpected surpluses and… Read More
ATLANTA — Escherichia coli O157:H7. The name is a model of scientific blandness. Precise. Nonjudgmental. It gives no hint of what a very, very bad bug this is. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
So far, there’s no way to ensure that that ground round you buy at the supermarket does not carry a dose of E. coli poisoning. But that’s no reason to swear off cheeseburgers entirely. “People don’t need to be paranoid that they will die if… Read More
You come into this world buck naked. That’s all there is to it. You look around and suddenly it dawns on you — you are absolutely naked. (That’s where those dreams come from by the way.) So what do you do? You scream. And scream. And scream. And… Read More
President Bill Clinton opened his first foreign policy trip to Europe as he should have: pointing out the ominous implications of politicians whipping up nationalist sentiments in Russia, and the potential price that will be paid by the West if it becomes indifferent to the changes behind the… Read More
Q. I’m remodeling my bathroom. What features should I look for in an efficient whirlpool bathtub. Are the new soft “cushioned” whirlpool bathtubs much more efficient than standard whirlpools? — D.J. A. Nearly one-third of all bathroom remodeling jobs includes a whirlpool bathtub. Several new… Read More
The number of Mainers who died from acquired immune deficiency syndrome doubled in 1993. The number of new cases also jumped dramatically. A total of 47 people with AIDS died during the year, and there were 159 new cases reported, bringing the total to 480… Read More
Maine Wood Heat Company, Inc., of Norridgewock, Bryant Stove Works in Thorndike and Horsepower Farm in Penobscot will be featured on “Made in Maine,” at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, on Maine Public Television. Read More