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    PRESQUE ISLE – Caribou jumped out to a 16-6 first-quarter advantage and battled to a 63-52 win over Big East rival Presque Isle here in a clash of tourney contenders Wednesday in boys basketball action. Erik Salminen scored 21 to pace the Vikings, while Brent… Read More
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    ORONO – Bangor High School goaltender Ryan Norton made 17 saves as the Rams snapped Orono High’s seven-game winning streak with a 3-2 high school hockey victory here at the Alfond Sports Arena on Wednesday. Brad Eslie assisted on a pair of Peter Ogilive goals… Read More
    HOULTON – The Houlton Shiretowners came back to outscore the Stearns Minutemen 17-11 in the fourth quarter to take a 49-44 upset victory in schoolgirl basketball action Wednesday night. Andrea Spencer paced Houlton with 21 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Bangor High School forward Katie Clark served notice Wednesday night that she is not your typical sophomore basketball player. The 6-foot Clark scored all 15 of her points in the second half, including a game-winning 10-footer in traffic with 44 seconds remaining,… Read More
    The next milestone in Cindy Blodgett’s spectacular high school basketball career is now easily within reach. The 5-foot-9 senior guard from Lawrence High should pass the 2,000 career-points barrier on Friday night when the Bulldogs host the Gardiner Tigers at Folsom Gymnasium in Fairfield. Entering… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Shannon Hamilton made two free throws with two seconds left in overtime to give Ellsworth a 54-52 comeback victory over George Stevens Academy in a schoolgirl basketball showdown Wednesday night. Ellsworth trailed by 13 points after three quarters before rallying to force… Read More
    Cablevision has moved its Bangor office to 149 Target Industrial Circle. William Fay, manager of the local operation, said the new facility offers a larger lobby area for customers. Cablevision was previously located on Florida Avenue. Read More
    BATH — Three plans by the state Transportation Department to eliminate traffic bottlenecks at the Carlton Bridge call for construction of a new span at a cost of up to $280 million. The 66-year-old bridge spanning the Kennebec River between Bath and Woolwich carries countless… Read More
    Two of Bangor’s broadcast pioneers will be honored Friday night at the 80th annual dinner of the Greater Bangor Chamber of Commerce. George Gonyar, longtime head of WABI television, and Margo Cobb, who managed WLBZ television for many years, will be joint recipients of the Norbert X. Dowd… Read More
    HARPSWELL — Shellfish diggers and dealers face new state regulations that would change the way they do business, and some clammers already are upset at the prospect. To protect the health of consumers, the state wants to force diggers to tag bushels of clams and… Read More
    The Bangor Airport Marriott celebrated the renovation of its public rooms and guest chambers Wednesday with a grand reopening reception. Almost $1 million was spent to renovate the hotel. The dining room has been refurbished in an aeronautical theme and renamed the Wright Brothers American Grill. Read More
    STEAD, Nev. — Earthwinds, the most expensive balloon in history, took off here Wednesday morning for what its crew had hoped would be the first manned balloon flight around the world. But seven hours later it was on the ground again, forced down by an unexplained mechanical problem. Read More
    KINEO TOWNSHIP — After a year of trying to find a suitable owner for the historic Kineo hotel through a giveaway promotion, the owners have called it quits and have placed the hotel and the surrounding resort complex on the market for anything they can get. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Changes in the Tree Growth tax law have made many woodlot owners sorry that they ever enrolled in the program. That was clear Wednesday, when about 70 landowners gathered at the Augusta Civic Center to discuss the program. About 23,000 Maine woodlots are… Read More
    CASTINE — The longstanding friendship of two Maine Maritime Academy professors has helped launch a new course that is enhancing employment opportunities for academy graduates. Officials say the new offering on offshore drilling has buoyed campus morale, which has sagged in the wake of the… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Although a lot less intriguing than a Sen. William Cohen spy thriller, the hypothetical scenario that follows is not altogether implausible. Imagine that Maine Republicans are concerned — even worried — that the party has failed to produce a gubernatorial candidate who stands… Read More
    AUGUSTA — House Speaker John Martin’s new job — lobbying state and local officials to support the president’s health care reforms — starts Monday, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee said Wednesday. Martin, who is stepping down as speaker on Feb. 3, will serve… Read More
    HOLDEN — The Holden Board of Selectmen Monday night appointed Pauline Porter to fill an unexpired term on the School Committee. The vacancy occured when incumbent Ralph McLeod was elected to the Board of Selectmen. McLeod had been appointed to the board to complete the… Read More
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    BAR HARBOR — The Jackson Laboratory will sponsor a program, “Genes and Cancer,” a guide to the genetics of cancer, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, in the laboratory’s auditorium. Dr. Harvey Segal, a cancer specialist at Eastern Maine Medical Center, will join Drs. Kenneth… Read More
    Home movies, relics, photographs, and personal recollections of some by-gone Maine landmarks in the Bangor area and in Portland are being sought by a Maine Public Television producer for an upcoming local special. Producer Robert Libbey is seeking information on Union Station in Bangor, the… Read More
    WASHINGTON — A Washington state company is recalling 340 pacifier-thermometers because government testing shows they pose a potential choking hazard to infants and young children. The devices were sold nationwide under the “Dubby” brand name through pharmacies and mail-order companies from April to August, the… Read More
    BOSTON — The longer mothers breast feed, and the younger they begin, the more they lower their risk of getting breast cancer before menopause, a large study has found. It found that a woman who begins breast feeding in her teens and continues for at… Read More
    Here’s an outline of “Three Postcards,” a musical play at Portland Stage Company through Jan. 29: three 30ish women who have been friends since childhood get together for dinner and discussion at a chichi bistro in Manhattan. That’s as much plot as we get from… Read More
    The F.A. Peabody Co. of Houlton and the Hampden Agency of Hampden have merged their insurance operations. The new company will be known as F.A. Peabody, but there won’t be much change in daily operatons. Peter White of the Hampden Agency and fellow staff members will continue to… Read More
    Although the public has a standing order for a proposal to reduce the gross size of the state government bureaucracy, Gov. John McKernan this week served a substitute: a shrunken Legislature. Before the electorate bites, it should consider the aftereffects. There is a popular hunger… Read More
    NEW YORK — Scientists have developed a treatment that helps severed spinal nerves in rats sprout new fibers, a result experts called encouraging for prospects of treating spinal cord injury. Rats with severed nerves were treated with one substance to encourage sprouting plus another to… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Washington-Hancock Community Agency has announced the receipt of energy assistance funds. Payments should start going out next week for approximately 3,000 approved households which filed applications in October and November. Applications taken in December are in the process of being approved and Sandy… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A high-level meeting involving Gov. John R. McKernan, a California developer and leaders of the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe Wednesday produced no breakthrough but plenty of optimism about the prospect of the tribe’s proposed gambling casino in Calais. “A good meeting,” said McKernan, who… Read More
    NEWPORT — Thanks to a great deal of investigative homework by Newport Police Chief Jim Ricker and Alden Small, deputy commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation, the annual snowmobile parade will be held this February. The parade is a popular annual event sponsored by… Read More
    EASTPORT — The Federal Aviation Administration and Eastport Airport Pilots Association are sponsoring a flight safety education seminar from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 22, in the Eastport Municipal Airport terminal building. The seminar, conducted as part of the FAA’s Accident Prevention Program, will… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of in 13th District Court recently included the following: Mark R. Hinson, 29, Monson, possession of antlerless deer, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft Town Manager Owen Pratt was given a pat on the back Monday for his performance during the year by the Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen. Pratt’s salary will remain the same as last year at $37,853. The proposed budget does include a $750… Read More
    MILO — Nomination papers are available at the town clerk’s office for the following positions: Two selectmen, each for three years; and one seat on the SAD 41 board of directors for three years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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    GUILFORD — Schools in the Penquis region will see a substantial reduction in state aid this year, one administrator has predicted. Ray Poulin Jr., superintendent of SAD 4, told his board of directors Tuesday that based on current facts, the district could expect a large… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Millinocket residents offered their opinions at a public meeting Wednesday night on whether the town should go to court or reach a settlement in a tax dispute with Great Northern Paper Co. The company has challenged the town’s 1993 valuation of its property. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Joint Board of Foxcroft Academy Trustees and SAD 68 Directors on Monday ratified an addendum to a contract with the SAD 68 Teacher’s Association for the current year. The district and the teacher’s association has a contract that expires in 1994, but… Read More
    DEXTER — After 18 years as chairman of the Dexter Town Council, Roger Brawn will hand over the gavel to another councilor this Thursday. Two years ago, voters in Dexter approved term limits for their council’s chairmen, allowing those officials to serve only two consecutive… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The following divorces were granted by Judge Ronald A. Daigle and Michael Wescott in December 1993 in 1st District Court on grounds of irreconcilable differences: Dorina Levesque and Alban Levesque, both of Madawaska, who were married at Madawaska on Sept. 9, 1989. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MACHIAS — Two Washington County students were recipients last month of the Elmer Johnson Scholarship, given in memory of Elmer Johnson by the Machias Valley Baptist Church. Nikki Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Matthews of Marshfield, and Gregory Burns, son of Mr. and… Read More
    PALMYRA — Palmyra selectmen ratified 32 votes previously taken from Sept. 25 to Dec. 28 at their Tuesday afternoon meeting. The votes needed to be retaken after a recent court ruling that unseated two selectmen. All votes taken since the selectmen were elected at a… Read More
    MADAWASKA The following cases were disposed of by Judge Ronald A. Daigle in 1st District Court in December: 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++)… Read More
    NEW LIMERICK — New Limerick could be the next town to drop its fire-protection contract with Houlton and start its own fire department. A small but enthusiastic group of people met Tuesday night at the town office to discuss such a plan with town officials. Read More
    HOULTON — Eight members of a Houlton family were staying with relatives Wednesday after a fire damaged their Riverside Street home that morning. The 9:45 a.m. fire, which began in a closet in a second-floor bedroom at the home of Diana Paradis, extensively damaged the… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — A proposal to close the Fort Fairfield Middle School will be discussed by the SAD 20 board of directors at a meeting Thursday, Jan. 20, at the superintendent’s office. District financial difficulties were blamed for the possible closure. Closure, however, “is a… Read More
    FORT KENT — The Northern Maine Medical Center’s 1994 Community Lecture Series will open with two discussions on the causes of depression. Guest speaker will be Dr. Jennifer L. Leitch, a staff psychiatrist. Her first presentation will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19,… Read More
    Well, the Clinton crowd has finally revealed its true identity. As a hobby FFL holder, I — and my fellow small gun dealers — have been made the scapegoat for what is wrong with the great American society. It might work to cut back the FFLs by 80… Read More
    Who will be the next whipping boy for the Bangor Daily News? NEWS staffers John Hale, A. Jay Higgins, Kent Ward, Al Diamon, and especially A. Mark Woodward, editorial page editor, must be toasting one another with champagne, chorusing together, “We finally got him!” I have never witnessed… Read More
    The Maine State Police has opposed the use of radar detectors by motorists on Maine’s highways in the past and continues to do so. Recently published articles to the contrary have caused some confusion and, as the chief of the State Police, I am restating our position on… Read More
    In Christmas Day’s feature article, Renee Ordway beautifully depicted the blissfulness of our special gift. We would like to express our gratitude to everyone behind the scenes who assisted us in this rare bureaucratic victory. Throughout the adoption process, we were continually confronted with governmental obstacles. Many offered… Read More
    Rather than debating whether this or that country should be admitted to NATO, the nations might better concentrate on strengthening the United Nations. The U.N. is the logical body to deal with Bosnia, eastern Europe, the Middle East, and other trouble spots around the world. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The following divorces were granted during November in 6th District Court on the grounds of irreconcilable differences: Kenneth H. Linscott, Warren, and Jean M. Linscott, Warren, married Nov. 4, 1977, at St. George. Shared custody of two children. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    The winning essay titled “Good School Support Is Vital” was written by essay winner Angela Berry of Mary Snow School in Bangor. The name was printed incorrectly in Wednesday’s Midweek. Read More
    HUDSON — The Planning Board Tuesday night decided to hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at the town hall on proposed ordinance changes. Numerous state statutes dealing with ordinances were enacted by the last Legislature. The state’s changes will be incorporated… Read More
    For Brewer successfully to apply for an economic Community Development Block Grant, the city will have to show that there is community involvement in the application and project. To meet this criterion, Brewer Economic Development Director Les Stevens has scheduled a meeting for the community… Read More
    NEWPORT — Police Chief James Ricker issued a warning Wednesday for mid-Maine homeowners to beware of transient sellers offering home repairs, such as chimney repairs and paving. “We have had three complaints recently, one as late as yesterday. An elderly couple was approached by three… Read More
    Bangor City Council Monday night authorized the city manager to submit an application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Homeless Innovation Grant. The city’s proposal is to provide educational, counseling, child care and other services designed to assist clients to break… Read More
    Brewer got a surprise notice from the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. in Orrington this week. The city owes $12,500 more this year. City Manager Harold Parks said he received a letter from Donald Meagher of the Municipal Review Committee, established to deal with PERC, stating… Read More
    ELLSWORTH The following were sentenced Jan. 3 in Hancock County Superior Court: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
    TRENTON — Trenton schoolchildren will ride with the same bus drivers next week but Laidlaw Transportation will own the buses. In a unanimous decision, the Trenton School Committee voted this week to sign a contract for bus transportation with the private company. The contract is… Read More
    TRENTON — Six people involved in a four-car accident in Trenton Tuesday afternoon were treated at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and released. A Mazda pickup truck driven by Russell Burns, 67, of Swans Island was headed toward Bar Harbor on Route 3 when… Read More
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    MACHIAS — Angus King, an independent candidate for governor, will take center stage in an electronic town meeting to be broadcast on interactive television from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, in Torrey Hall at the University of Maine at Machias. Machias is one… Read More
    NOBLEBORO — Republican County Commissioner Rupert C. Stevens of Nobleboro has announced his intentions to seek re-election to a third term from District 2 on the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners. The district includes Bremen, Bristol, Nobleboro, Waldoboro, South Bristol and Monhegan Island Plantation. Stevens… Read More
    BELFAST — The Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Authority may have been created to take over the railroad, but it looks as though it wants the entire waterfront. The authority met Wednesday and agreed to begin the process of getting all landowners along the city’s… Read More
    CAMDEN — Robert Woodbury says nice guys can finish first in the race for the Blaine House. Speaking to the Camden Rotary on Tuesday, the former University of Maine System chancellor and current Democratic candidate for governor, challenged the conventional wisdom that he lacks the… Read More
    DEXTER — After 18 years as chairman of the Dexter Town Council, Roger Brawn will hand over the gavel to another councilor this Thursday. Two years ago, voters in Dexter approved term limits for their council’s chairmen, allowing those officials to serve only two consecutive… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Boy Scouts in Pittsfield will take to the streets between 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, in a food drive. Scouts will knock on doors for donations of canned goods and other nonperishables to benefit the local food bank operated by Earl… Read More
    CORINNA — Purchasing a new firetruck and paying for solid waste disposal will likely be two of the high-ticket items in this year’s proposed Corinna budget. Selectmen began work on revenue and expenditure accounts in preparation for the annual budget at their meeting Wednesday night. Read More
    NEWPORT — A portable classroom recently used as the library at the Hartland Consolidated School was officially closed to all but storage use by a vote of the SAD 48 directors Wednesday night. Dorothy Humphrey, chairman of the board’s building committee, made the proposal to… Read More
    NEWPORT — Police Chief James Ricker issued a warning Wednesday for mid-Maine homeowners to beware of transient sellers offering home repairs, such as chimney repairs and paving. “We have had three complaints recently, one as late as yesterday. An elderly couple was approached by three… Read More
    PALMYRA — The collision of a pulp truck and a sedan early Wednesday morning in Palmyra sent one woman to the Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. Donna Nash, 40, of Pittsfield was admitted to SVH for observation after her 1986 Chrysler collided with a 1994… Read More