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    ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team entered Thursday night’s North Atlantic Conference game against Vermont as the nation’s second-stingiest team to score on at 52.4 points per game. Maine had held its opponents to 34.5 percent shooting from the floor, the fourth-lowest in the country. Read More
    LUBEC – Temple Christian Academy of Ellsworth came up with a big rebound in the final seconds to preserve a 44-41 schoolboy basketball victory over Lubec Thursday night. Brian Murphy’s intentionally missed foul shot with 18 seconds to play was snatched up by Temple Christian. Read More
    New England Sports Network has some news that may warm the hearts of Boston Red Sox fans this week despite the frigid temperatures. NESN has announced its preseason and regular season Red Sox broadcast schedule. The action will begin as soon as Saturday, March 5… Read More
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    The Lawrence Bulldogs are coming to town. Coach Mike McGee’s team, which seems to be the consensus choice as the top contender for the Eastern Maine Class A title, will take on the Bangor Rams Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Red Barry Gym. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    AT HERMON MOUNTAIN John Bapst girls 11, Hampden 27 Rebekka Brooks (JB) 1:24.53; Shannon Murphy (JB) 1:28.09; Elisa Stephens (JB) 1:32.24; Iris Hreinsdottir (HA) 1:35.22; Brenda Bilotta (JB) 1:37.99; Stacey Wright (HA) 1:41.40; Laura Kortegast (HA) 1:49.92; Jessica Chekovski (JB) 1:54.12; Courtney Steeves (JB) 2:000.09;… Read More
    There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that six months ago you could not get any interest in a location for an off-track betting parlor in the Bangor area whereas now there are six applicants. But don’t look for an OTB parlor… Read More
    BURLINGTON, Vt. – Deonte Hursey made four of five 3-point attempts and scored a career-high 24 points to lead the University of Maine to a 104-89 men’s college basketball win over Vermont here Thursday. The Black Bears, now 8-6 overall and 2-1 in the North… Read More
    CASTINE – Dan LeGage scored 25 points as the University of Maine-Farmington overtook the Maine Maritime Academy late in the game and came away with an 81-78 win. Troy Norton added 19 for UM-Farmington, while Jamie Beaudoin had 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    HODGDON – Sam Henderson scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Hodgdon Hawks to a 57-52 schoolboy basketball win over the Katahdin Cougars Thursday night. Glenn Cole also had 14 points for Hodgdon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    When you lose four starters and a sixth man off a state championship team, you expect to go through a rebuilding season. But the Calais High School girls basketball team has elevated themselves into the category labeled “reloading.” Not rebuilding. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Raymond Alley of Husson College was named Fleet Bank Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 14. Alley averaged 26.8 points per game and was a tournament MVP in Canada. Read More
    SHERMAN STATION – The Katahdin Cougars used a balanced scoring attack to knock off the Penquis Patriots 57-49 in schoolgirl basketball action Thursday night. Jaime Dyer scored 16 points for the winners while Emily Guptill and Terri Craig each put in 15. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — Saying they didn’t want supporters of a Florida base to hear what they’re up to, members of a task force assembled to make the case for keeping Brunswick Naval Air Station off the military base closure list refused to meet this week after a reporter showed… Read More
    Mainers go through a refresher course each year on driving in snow. Most only need one snowstorm before they recall the basics of driving with their tires on a surface more conducive to sledding. But this week’s freezing rain and wickedly low temperatures offer a challenge for which… Read More
    A power outage shut down Great Northern Paper Co.’s Millinocket and East Millinocket paper mills for about eight hours early Thursday. “We had a massive power outage early Thursday morning that affected both our mills. The outage was caused by an insulator blowing at our… Read More
    Well, EXCUUUUUUUSE ME! The city whose snowplow drivers have been putting tons of snow from the street into my driveway after every storm has just passed word that it is illegal for me to put some of that snow back on the streets. That just… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A Kennebunk entrepreneur spoke about doing business with soul at Southwest Harbor Thursday morning. Tom Chappell, president and co-founder of Tom’s of Maine, accompanied by his wife, Kate, told more than 100 Mount Desert Island-area businessmen how to balance a commitment to… Read More
    AUGUSTA — If members of the Democratic caucus remain true to their vows, Rep. Dan A. Gwadosky will be elected Maine’s first new House speaker in 19 years on Jan. 25. Voting by absentee ballot and in person, Democrats selected their House majority leader to… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Dr. Peter Davis, of the Pine Tree Veterinary Hospital, has been named president of the Maine Veterinary Medical Association. Others elected were Dr. Charles Scheib, Lewiston Veterinary Hospital, president-elect; Dr. Charles Hersey, Rumford, executive director; and to the executive board, Dr. Wendy Shepard, East Corinth; Dr. Read More
    Representatives of the state’s schoolteachers and administrators are calling a proposed plan to cut income taxes over the next five years shortsighted. One day after Gov. John R. McKernan announced he intends to press for the income tax break in his last year as governor,… Read More
    SACO — Two gunmen stole an undisclosed amount of money from a Burger King after locking employees in the walk-in cooler, police said. No one was hurt in the robbery, which took place at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The gunmen remained at large on Thursday,… Read More
    One night about 30 years ago, Don Hawley and approximately 400 other young cadets attending The Citadel were ordered out of their beds and onto the parade ground of the Charleston, S.C., institution for a late-night drill session. The cadets were being disciplined “for something… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Acadia National Park Superintendent Bob Reynolds will head west in early March to take a new position with the Rocky Mountain Region of the National Park Service. The change represents a step up on the NPS ladder, as Reynolds will serve… Read More
    BATH — If the city appeals the Bath Iron Works tax case, the shipyard will likely counter with another lawsuit, company leaders said Thursday. “I feel there are a number of significant appealable issues that deserve attention,” said Mark Haley, the company’s chief counsel in… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Rep. Dan A. Gwadosky, a mild-mannered hotel manager, worked his way methodically up the Legislature’s ladder of power until he reached the top rung — poised to become Maine’s next speaker of the House. Democrats who nominated him hope Gwadosky will be a… Read More
    Frigid temperatures are taking a toll on animals as well as humans in the greater Bangor area. A local veteriarian reported treating several pets for frostbite injuries and advised pet owners to shelter their furry, domesticated friends from the cold. Chris Miles, a veterinarian with… Read More
    MACHIAS — It has been a hundred years since human ears last heard the howl of an eastern timber wolf echo through the woods of Maine. However, a plan drafted by the U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service in 1978 and updated last year, could lead to the reintroduction… Read More
    Laura Nyro says she sings for free. Hold on though. She doesn’t mean she isn’t getting any money for the concert she’s performing Saturday at Hauck Auditorium. And she certainly isn’t saying that the concert is free. It’s not. The tickets cost either $4 or… Read More
    When I first arrived in Maine more than 20 years ago, a city kid abruptly deposited in an alien land of deep snow and star-filled skies, the native language often caught me off guard. It took a minute to understand, for example, what a Maine… Read More
    The federal government is expected to announce on Friday morning that it will for the first time require the seafood industry to keep detailed records of safety procedures and to label all shellfish to show where it comes from. The new regulations are a major… Read More
    Residents of the Penobscot River valley, frustrated with living in a fractious zone between environmentalists, industry and electrical generators, have to wonder if there is a better way to establish policy for their river system. There is: Early in February, major interest groups will sign… Read More
    AUGUSTA — An Etna woman was nominated to the Board of Environmental Protection on Wednesday by Gov. John R. McKernan. Betty Lou Mitchell, a former director of engineering and construction for the New England Telephone Co. in Bangor, would replace Margaret Roy of Cornish on… Read More
    A Thursday story about Gov. McKernan’s State of the State speech incorrectly said the governor had dropped his plan to deny welfare mothers additional benefits when they have additional children. McKernan has not dropped that idea and is still seeking legislative approval for it. Read More
    BELFAST — The 33rd annual Ben Ames Williams Mixed Bonspiel will open Friday at the Belfast Curling Club. Twenty-five games are on tap with 11 matches each on Friday and Saturday with the finals in Classes A, B, and C scheduled for Sunday morning. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    HEIDI BARTLEY of Easton has been appointed to the position of mortgage loan originator at First Citizens Bank in Presque Isle. She will be responsible for the bank’s secondary market residential mortgage portfolio. Bartley has five years of banking experience and has been with First Citizens since 1992. Read More
    SHERMAN STATION — Steven Greenlaw, principal at Katahdin High School in SAD 25, was elected administrative assistant to the superintendent of schools by that district’s school board at a special meeting Wednesday night. Greenlaw had served as principal at KHS since July 1991. Before that… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The community policing program that will by instituted by the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department in February will be explained in detail in meetings at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. Chief Dennis Dyer will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, with residents of Thayer Parkway,… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Frigid temperatures Thursday in Piscataquis County knocked power out for some Atkinson residents while school was canceled in the Guilford area. Carroll Lee of Bangor Hydro said about 75 customers in Atkinson were without power around 2:30 a.m. when the frigid weather caused… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Washington County Regional Planning Commission intends to multiply its services to Down East communities this spring if business activity continues an upward swing. Glenn Avery, executive director of the planning group, said Thursday that a trend toward an improved economy in the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A search warrant was executed late Thursday at the residence of a Dover-Foxcroft woman suspected of embezzling more than $38,000 from Rowell’s Garage in Dover-Foxcroft during the past two years. Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Dennis Dyer said he and Investigator Glenn Perkins confiscated records,… Read More
    GREENVILLE — A group of Greenville residents are proposing that town funds be used to study the feasibility of constructing an orientation or interpretive center in Greenville to assist tourists in the Moosehead Lake Region. The orientation center was one of four items addressed in… Read More
    GREENVILLE — While Greenville selectmen intend to authorize payment of legal fees incurred by the Zoning Board of Appeals in a recent lawsuit, it’s questionable whether they will authorize payment of the Planning Board’s expenses as well. A $2,065 bill for attorney fees incurred by… Read More
    DYER BROOK — Nomination papers are available at the Dyer Brook Town Office. Positions open are: one selectman, three-year term; clerk, one-year term; and treasurer, one-year term. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    STACYVILLE — Nomination papers are available at the Stacyville Town Office. Positions open are: one selectman-assessor-overseer of the poor for a three-year term; and one SAD 25 director for a three-year term. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    HOULTON — Temperatures that plunged to minus 45 overnight Wednesday in the Houlton area resulted in some students getting yet another day off from school this week. The Weather Service Station at Houlton International Airport recorded an official low Thursday morning of minus 30, but… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Three candidates have registered for a revised 1994 Central Maine Egg Festival Queen’s Scholarship Program, and the search is on for more. The program has been totally revamped according to organizers. There will be no opening number, no tap dancers for entertainment, and… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The first Head Start preschool program in Presque Isle will open for SAD 1 pupils in February at Gouldville Elementary School. The SAD 1 board of directors approved on Wednesday the placement of the $50,000 federal program at the school. The program… Read More
    FORT KENT — The Aroostook County commissioners took time during a busy business session Wednesday night at Fort Kent to sign a resolution recognizing the 100th birthday of Elise Robichaud of Fort Kent. Mrs. Robichaud, a lifelong resident of Fort Kent now in a nursing… Read More
    It will be most interesting to note how quickly Sen. Bob Dole moves to suggest a congressional investigation of Sen. Cohen’s grueling trips to London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Australia, allegedly financed by contributions from World War II veterans, their families and friends. Ann Guesman Levant… Read More
    After my experience with the postal service this past month as in years past, I find it very amusing that they have the nerve to question anyone using Federal Express or any other company. I was away one month. My first- class mail was forwarded… Read More
    I am opposed to the proposed casino in Calais. … We have heard a lot about the alleged economic benefits the casino will have on Washington County. Most, if not all, of these predictions have been made by the people who are trying to sell the idea. One… Read More
    As a former educator, I was particularly interested in Tom Weber’s plagiarism piece in Monday’s style section (Jan. 17). He is clearly amazed at how anyone could expect to “get away” with an infraction as audacious and transparent as the one he described. Most of the instances of… Read More
    I wish to express my support for Jay J. Mazzadra Sr. in his quest for recognition of the American Indian, and I hope he is successful in instituting “National Indian Day.” A great deal can be learned about the injustices done to the Indians by reading, “Bury My… Read More
    HARMONY — The Harmony Elementary’s Library-Writing Process Committee will sponsor a book fair Jan. 24-28, in the school library. The fair will be open to pupils and the public from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, 7 to 7:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, 3 to 5 p.m., Wednesday and… Read More
    In response to Sharon Archer’s letter concerning the shuttle bus titled “Shuttle trouble” which appeared in the Jan. 12 edition, we the undersigned would appreciate the opportunity to express our views, since we are regularly weekly shuttle-bus users. First, a few misrepresentations in the Archer… Read More
    CAMDEN — Penobscot resident John Boit will present a lecture with slides on the Tamerlane Expedition which circumnavigated Lake Baikal in the summer of 1993 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the First Congregational Church. Boit and three Harvard classmates trekked on horseback four… Read More
    AURORA — Parents braved hazardous roads to learn more about the herbicide Velpar that was detected last summer in a well that supplies the Airline Community School. The school, located on Route 9 and the Great Pond Road, is surrounded by blueberry fields, and the… Read More
    The first case of the deadly hantavirus, that has claimed at least 26 lives since it first appeared in mid-May of last year, has surfaced east of the Mississippi in rural Florida. Previously cases had been reported in several western states with most occurring in Arizona, New Mexico,… Read More
    Numerous school districts canceled classes and icy roads remained slick as cold weather continued to grip Maine Thursday. Overnight lows plummeted well below zero and the temperature dropped to minus 45 in Rangeley early Thursday. Other chilly spots in Maine included Rumford, with a low… Read More
    A Bangor man became a triple loser Thursday morning when his station wagon was hit three times in the same location by three different vehicles. While Sanford Podolsky, 58, of Bangor was doing some errands in downtown Bangor, his 1990 Mercury station wagon, parked at… Read More
    Three cases of bacterial meningitis have been reported in Maine so far this year, but a state epidemiologist says there is no cause for alarm. Cases of Neisseria bacterial meningitis numbered 15 last year, and three so far this year, according to Dr. Kathleen Gensheimer,… Read More
    KENDUSKEAG — Selectmen, with the assistance of Nancy Jacobson of the Rural Community Assistance Program, announced at Tuesday night’s meeting that the board has applied for another Small Community Grant to correct additional faulty septic systems. The board also has applied for a Community Development… Read More
    SACO — Two gunmen stole an undisclosed amount of money from a Burger King after locking employees in the walk-in cooler, police said. No one was hurt in the robbery, which took place at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The gunmen remained at large on Thursday,… Read More
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    Only a month since Christmas, and you’re stressed out again? St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bangor is offering a “Quiet Day” to mark Epiphanytide 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in the chapel at 225 French St. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    EASTPORT — Doug Richardson, a 1967 graduate of Shead High School, will return to his alma mater as its new principal Jan. 31. In voting Tuesday to hire Richardson, the Eastport School Committee ended a six-month search that began last July when the committee failed… Read More
    BLUE HILL — George Stevens Academy will hold a workshop for parents and students at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the academy to review financial aid forms for college assistance. The workshop will be led by Sally Daniels, a counselor for the Maine Educational… Read More
    After experiencing the genuine alarm felt by Americans when we envisioned missiles only a step away in Cuba aimed at strategic points in our country, the U.S., and even at us individually, how do we expect the Russians to react when faced with a 1,000-mile wall (you name… Read More
    SULLIVAN — A testimonial dinner in honor of retiring dispatcher Barbara Davis of the Sullivan Volunteer Fire Association will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center. Davis, a lifelong resident of Sullivan, has informally supported the fire company since… Read More
    SORRENTO — Matthew Jason Walker, a 1990 graduate of Sumner Memorial High School, has been appointed to serve as a congressional intern for U.S. Rep. Olympia Snowe during the first term of Congress in 1994. Walker is a junior at University of Maine in Orono… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Gubernatorial primary candidates Judith Foss and Paul Young will address local Republicans during a dinner meeting of the Hancock County Republican Committee on Jan. 26. Foss, a state representative from Yarmouth, is a long-time legislator who as a key Republican member of the… Read More
    BROOKS — Fire gutted the Dorothy Bennett home on the Valley Road during Wednesday night’s severe cold weather. Bennett’s son, James, was living in the wood ranch-style home but was away from the residence when the fire was reported at 11 p.m., Fire Chief Peter… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Firefighters from four towns were battling a fire at a Sullivan restaurant late Thursday evening in sub-zero temperatures. The fire at the Long Cove Restaurant on Route 1 was reported to the Sullivan Fire Department at 7:30 p.m. Firefighters from the neighboring towns… Read More
    WALDO — The loss of nearly $1 million in state education subsidies has superintendents from Waldo County’s three school districts crying foul. At a press conference Wednesday, SAD 3 Superintendent Gerald Clockadile, SAD 34 Superintendent Fran Wills and SAD 56 Superintendent Russ Clukey each charged… Read More
    FARMINGTON — Women’s History Month will be observed at the University of Maine Farmington Art Gallery Feb. 10 through March 17 with two exhibitions of documentary photographs. The exhibit will illustrate one woman’s involvement in the development of photography during the first half of the 20th century and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Education Committee heard plenty of pros and no cons Thursday on a bill that will allow local voters to decide whether to create a Community School District for Camden, Rockport, Hope, Appleton and Lincolnville. The CSD bill is part of a… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft recently included the following: Gordon J. Doane, 46, Lily Bay, violation of federal Migratory Game Birds Act, $150, Sunday hunting, $150, failure to have a Duck Stamp, $215, eight ruffed grouse over the limit,… Read More