Consider the bounce pass. Or, if you’re John Bapst boys basketball coach Bob Cimbollek, don’t consider it at all. At least not on the Bangor Auditorium floor, where dead spots are as prevalent as the magical moments which have helped give the high school basketball… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team continued Thursday night where it had left off last weekend. Coach Joanne Palombo’s Black Bears, who found out Monday that they would not be eligible for the North Atlantic Conference postseason tournament because Maine had scheduled… Read More
    It’s one thing to have talent. It’s something else to be able to blend that talent into one cohesive unit. Schenck High School boys basketball coach Steve Levasseur has done just that this season, leading his talent-laden Wolverines to an 18-0 regular season and the… Read More
    It won’t be just another home-game doubleheader for the John Bapst Crusaders. But there will be plenty of familiarity about it. The Bapst boys and girls might be taking to the Bangor Auditorium floor once again on Friday night, but the crowds will be bigger… Read More
    WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Maine men’s basketball team watched a 10-point lead melt away over the final five minutes against Hartford Thursday, but emerged with a 74-73 win when Harun Ramey missed his second free throw with two seconds left. The win… Read More
    The Winter Olympics’ domination of local sports headlines will subside somewhat starting today as the Eastern Maine Classes B-C-D Basketball Tournament opens with two games Friday night. Tournament action takes center stage as many Eastern Maine TV and radio stations will devote large portions of… Read More
    Don Bolduc has mixed feelings about his team. Nevertheless, the Stearns High School second-year hockey coach and his Minutemen have put together an impressive 13-5-1 season, one of the best in the Millinocket school’s short hockey history. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    LILLEHAMMER, Norway – As he squirmed on the bench with no control over the game, goalie Garth Snow shut out the thought that a loss would leave the U.S. Olympic hockey team in a desperate situation. “It doesn’t really matter,” he said after Thursday night’s… Read More
    MILFORD – Aaron Dunn had just finished hosing 3,200 miles worth of road salt and mud off the beast. Now, the big Cat crouched in Dunn’s driveway. Its black metal skin trimmed with neon green and purple glowed in the late afternoon sun. Inch-long steel… Read More
    Two high school ski teams are setting frigid Aroostook County on fire this winter. Madawaska and Fort Kent are the top two teams in Aroostook County ski competition. Presque Isle, Caribou, Central Aroostook of Mars Hill and Fort Fairfield are the others. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    NEWRY – The Lake Region boys and Camden-Rockport girls each rode the strength of 1-2 finishes to take team slalom titles in the Class B state ski championships at Sunday River here Thursday. The Lake Region boys scored a low total of 28, while Camden-Rockport… Read More
    WALDOBORO – Jack Kelly’s conventional three-point play gave the Broncos a five-point lead and Hampden held on for a 53-52 boys basketball win over host Medomak Valley Thursday night. Kelly’s basket and free throw gave the Broncos a 53-48 lead which was too much for… Read More
    FAIRFIELD – The kid the Lawrence High School faithful know as “Punky” was sick and tired of losing to the Bangor Rams. On Thursday night at Folsom Gymnasium here, he finally did something about it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    He was like the protective older brother who always seemed to show up when you needed someone to bail you out of a jam. Husson College senior guard Raymond Alley may have felt he never got into an offensive comfort zone in his team’s 90-79… Read More
    Now there are seven. While the Bangor City Council held a special noon meeting Wednesday and approved two applications for off-track betting parlors, and the Maine State Harness Racing Commission pondered the action it should take regarding the original four Bangor-area OTB applications it has… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Lawrence Carter of South Portland announced the creation of a shooter’s award in memory of his son, Larry Lee Carter, at the recent Maine State Gallery Pistol March recently held here. Carter, 19, died in an auto accident in July 1993. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News has recognized the efforts of high school basketball players for many years by naming All-Tournament boys and girls teams for Eastern Maine Classes A, B, C and D. This year the NEWS will add to the “dream teams.” The newspaper will… Read More
    I want the people of Washington County to get a casino in Calais. Originally, I opposed the idea. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, I have struggled for many hours with this issue. I’m persuaded by three factors. First, the Passamaquoddys and the Penobscots hold special sovereign… Read More
    Although I represent many, I speak only for myself. I’m tired! I’m frustrated! I’m angry! I can’t direct this anger to any one individual, but many as a whole. I’m tired of (people’s) indifference to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; I’m frustrated with the runaround (they)… Read More
    In response to your Jan. 11 editorial, “Maine Measures Up,” here are some important facts about metric conversion. Americans have been free to use the metric system on a voluntary basis since 1866. Industries that want metric already use it. But for the vast number… Read More
    The faculty and graduate students at the University of Maine School of Nursing thank you for the well-researched and nonpartisan editorial of Feb. 7 regarding LD 1185, “An Act to Increase Access to Primary Care by Redefining the Practice of Advanced Nursing.” The University of Maine School of… Read More
    Over the past year, many Maine communities have been sued or served notice that civil lawsuits will be filed against them. Some of them are: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    PORTLAND — A federal judge has dismissed the excessive force lawsuit of a man shot in 1991 by Lewiston police as he brandished a pair of steak knives. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby issued a judgment on Wednesday dismissing Michael Roy’s lawsuit. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The heaviest ice pack in more than a decade has clogged sea lanes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and is posing a threat to shipping interests as far south as Nova Scotia. Ice clings to the ferry slips at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, and… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Police who are skeptical of a man’s story that he dozed off at the wheel before his car plunged into the icy Kennebec River are filing charges and seeking payments for the rescue effort. James W. Frace declined to comment Thursday after police… Read More
    The Maine Legislature has stepped up to the table and taken the dice into its collective hands. Some of our august group of representatives want to throw in with gamblers and allow the development of a casino in Calais. They’re going to roll out the red carpet to… Read More
    Hewins Travel has moved its Bangor operations from the downtown district to a larger location adjacent to the Sports Shoe Outlet on Stillwater Avenue near the entrance to the Bangor Mall. With headquarters in Portland, Hewins Travel employs more than 40 people. In addition to… Read More
    The Maine Department of Transportation has completed the purchase of more than 900 acres of Sears Island from Bangor Investment Co., giving the state ownership or rights to the entire island. The island will go back to Bangor Investment Co. unless certain conditions are met,… Read More
    The following cases were heard recently in Superior Court, Bangor. William A. Cole, 35, Bangor, aggravated assault, all but six months suspended from two-year jail sentence, two years probation, $25 to victims’ compensation fund. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    PORTLAND — Maine remained the only state in the nation to outlaw juice boxes Thursday after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state’s ban on aseptic containers. An industry group had asked the court to overturn a lower court order dismissing its legal challenge… Read More
    LILLEHAMMER, Norway — What else? A tie. In its best-played and most exciting game yet, the U.S. hockey team tied Canada 3-3 Thursday night. And in tying (of course) the Olympic record with three ties in a tournament, the Americans left the ice with perked-up… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The financially beleaguered Central Maine Power Co. announced Thursday it is eliminating 56 more jobs as it attempts to lower its costs and improve efficiency. Maine’s largest power company also said it plans to restructure some production and technical departments as part of… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Dozens of Maine communities are having to spend big bucks to defend themselves against civil lawsuits. In some cases, tax rates have skyrocketed to pay for defending towns against what some call “frivolous suits brought by ambulance chasers.” For example, Fairfield is on… Read More
    Two years ago the U.S. unilaterally moved up the deadline to cease production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to the end of 1995 with the exception of the “servicing of certain existing equipment.” Now less than two years away, the deadline is looming large for several major users and they… Read More
    PORTLAND — The top grocery bagger in Maine came within two-tenths of a second of going to New York to appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Steve Conley, who placed second in a national competition this week in Atlanta, wants a rematch against… Read More
    PORTLAND — In an effort to bolster the dwindling codfish population in the Gulf of Maine, state biologists will study whether it’s economically viable to raise codfish and then dump them into the ocean. “This first phase is a steppingstone,” said Richard Langton, a biologist… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — A battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, the army base near Fredericton, has been ordered to brush up on internal security skills in view of possible confrontations as police move to combat cigarette smuggling at locations across Canada. “Internal… Read More
    AUBURN — Fire investigators blamed a blaze that destroyed a triple-decker apartment house Wednesday on a 5-year-old boy playing with matches, authorities said. No one was seriously injured, although a firefighter suffered a bruised shoulder and two women were transported to a local hospital suffering… Read More
    ALFRED — The parents of an Orono minister killed by a falling rock on the Maine Turnpike have gone to court to get documents from state and federal investigators. Paul Cadigan, a Kennebunk lawyer, said the parents of the Rev. Elizabeth Morris want all information… Read More
    FRIENDSHIP — A Friendship woman was impaled on a tree branch while cross-country skiing Thursday morning about a mile off Forest Lake Road. Donna Linscott, whose age was not reported, was cross-country skiing at about 10 a.m. when she fell while descending a hill. She… Read More
    Glen Cortese laughs when he describes how he left New York City last week just in time to miss the snowstorm there. He’s in Bangor now as the third candidate for the position of music director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra so he’s doing the local circuit. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Sen. William S. Cohen announced Thursday he will introduce a bill next week designed to stop the misuse of Social Security benefits by drug addicts and alcoholics. “Our investigation found that $1.1 billion is going out to drug addicts and alcoholics without any… Read More
    About this time every year, as the days lengthen and the glaciers that passed for roads in January slowly melt to expose their yawning potholes, I get a powerful urge to strap myself into a piece of exercise equipment and grapple with heavy weights. It… Read More
    NEWPORT — Teachers in SAD 48 will gather in full force early Friday morning to demonstrate their unity in the quest for a new contract. More than five months into the school year, negotiations between the teachers and the district administration apparently have broken down. Read More
    LAKEWOOD — Auditions for the 1994 season at Lakewood Theater will be held at the Margaret Chase Smith School in Skowhegan Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, and March 12 and 13. More than 116 parts are available for men, women, boys and girls… Read More
    GUILFORD — During the summer and fall, a day doesn’t go by that children are not seen romping on equipment at the Don Osborne Memorial Playground in Guilford. Until two years ago, not many improvements had been made to the playground that opened in 1978… Read More
    MONSON — Town officials learned Thursday that an application for a Community Development Block Grant for the installation of a water main on Chapin Avenue was selected for funding. In the second phase of the CDBG process, officials will learn how much money will be… Read More
    MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias will sponsor two Candidates Nights for gubernatorial candidates on Saturday, March 12 and Saturday, April 23, in the Performing Arts Center. The forums will begin at 7 p.m. All 16 candidates have been invited and eight have… Read More
    HARRINGTON — Roger Lachance, principal of Narraguagus High School, has announced the following honor roll for the second quarter: Seniors, highest honors: Kim Emerson, Jonathan Grant, Yavonne Hayward, Nichole Leighton, Katie Mathews, Anna Molitor, Alicia Portrie, Tammy Santerre and Pam Worcester; high honors: Todd Benner,… Read More
    MACHIASPORT — A new Rasco’s Garage on Route 92 will be completed Saturday, Feb. 26, arising from the ashes of a fire that destroyed the steel garage earlier this month. David Rasco said his business has remained intact, although the accidental fire that broke out… Read More
    HOULTON The following cases were among those processed by Judge David B. Griffiths the week of Feb. 7 in 2nd District Court in Houlton. Only those cases with fines totaling more than $100 or jail sentences are listed: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Fans need not travel halfway around the globe to catch the spirit of the 1994 Olympics. It is alive and well at Gateway Elementary School in Van Buren. While most of the events taking place in Lillehammer, Norway, are being played on… Read More
    FORT KENT — Lawrence Hutchman, a professor at Edmundston, New Brunswick’s Centre Universitaire St. Louis Maillet campus of the University of Moncton, will read selections from his newest publication of poetry, “Foreign National,” at the Country Cottage Book Store at 7 tonight. Sponsored by the… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Subsidy rates paid by area towns for service from Crown Ambulance will not increase this year, remaining at $9.73 per capita, according to James McKenney, director of Crown Ambulance. “The budgetary goal of our service is to provide a break-even financial position… Read More
    HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council on Monday approved rate increases for some services provided by the town’s ambulance service. As recommended by Milton Cone, director of the Houlton Ambulance Service, the following rate changes were approved: advanced life support, base rate, increased from $120… Read More
    The closer America gets to health care reform, the better a single-payer system will look to states and provider groups. Its mechanics are simple. It is the least expensive administrative model. It is a known quantity: Canada and most developed, industrialized countries have adopted it in some form. Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — For the first time in the lives of many New Brunswickers, the only sound in the air over the evergreen forests this summer will be the drone of flies. The province of New Brunswick has suspended its generation-long air war against… Read More
    The Women’s Business Development Corp. will offer a three-hour seminar on resources for developing a business at 9 a.m. Monday, March 7, at the offices of the Eastern Maine Development Corp. at One Cumberland Place in Bangor. The seminar will cover resources available in Maine… Read More
    GLENBURN — The Town Council met with Superintendent Eugene MacDonald and David Shaw and Robert Busch of the School Committee at its Feb. 3 meeting to decide what to do about turning over excess money to the state from last year’s school construction project. After… Read More
    HERMON — The first steps have been taken by town officials in their efforts to achieve a list of goals for 1994. Earlier this year the Town Council established goals for the coming year, established committees and assigned various councilors to oversee those committees. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Representatives of seven University of Maine athletic teams took part in the first University Bowl Off to promote the Bowl for Kids’ Sake benefit for Downeast Big Brothers-Big Sisters. The hockey team won the competition with a combined score of 710, leading other teams, including… Read More
    HOLDEN — The SAD 63 board of directors is seeking volunteers from Holden, Clifton and Eddington to serve on the Building Committee for the proposed Holbrook School construction project. The school board will choose representatives from each community to serve on the committee, which will… Read More
    The cooperative board of Bangor’s regional vocational high school will be asked next month to approve an estimated $40,000 in repairs to the center’s roof that was damaged by flooding in late January. Three weeks ago, extensive snow buildup and rain combined with dramatic temperature… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The following honor roll has been announced at Temple Christian Academy for the second quarter of the year: Seniors, honors: Tanya Bamford and Holly Maddocks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Volunteers are needed for this year’s WERU-FM Full Circle Summer Fair scheduled for July 3, at the fairgrounds in Union. The radio station is host of the popular fair that offers live entertainment, craft artists and business vendors from across the state, as well as… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence is annually presented to a Maine non-profit organization in recognition of exceptional leadership or service to its community. It honors Elizabeth Noyce of Bremen, one of Maine’s leading philanthropists, who has contributed in many ways to the… Read More
    ROCKLAND The following cases were heard recently in Knox 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
    ELLSWORTH — The recent propane explosion in Machias that injured one man and cost R.H. Foster Inc., a petroleum dealer, more than $100,000 focused attention on the potential for similar explosions elsewhere. In Hancock County, a group of people in the Hancock County Emergency Management… Read More
    BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will offer scholarships to area residents to prepare for health care professions as part of the hospital’s effort to increase health awareness of the community. Awards are made to those in hospital-related health care fields including nursing, laboratory, radiology… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Town officials have announced that $12,500 in loans will be available to Rockport-based small businesses. The towns of Rockport, Thomaston, Union and the city of Rockland were recipients of a $50,000 Community Development Block Grant which will be divided evenly among the communities. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Camden & Rockland Water Co. will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at its new office on Pleasant Street in Rockland. The water company will hold a variety of entertaining and educational family activities, including… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The SAD 5 spelling bee will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the Rockland District Middle School auditorium. Students from Owls Head Central and RDMS will compete to represent the district in the county bee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Jim Longley Jr., candidate for Congress, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in the community room of the Key Bank on Main Street, Rockland. This is the first in a series of candidate forums sponsored by United We Stand America. These… Read More