After his Hermon Hawks came off the floor at halftime of Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B girls final down by eight points to No. 2 Rockland, Coach Tim Thornton had to do two things: make a defensive adjustment to stop forward Susan Ware and light a fire under… Read More
ORONO – With the exception of handshakes and high-fives from their teammates, it was business as usual for twins Peter and Chris Ferraro at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena on Wednesday afternoon. They participated in their first practice after returning from the Olympic Games… Read More
It may be chilly and snowy in Fort Kent, but the happiness of the university and its community, generated by the success of the men’s basketball team, is enough to keep everyone quite comfortable. As of Wednesday, plans had not been finalized for getting the… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of Maine men’s team continued its roll into the postseason tournament with a record-breaking 92-70 victory over host University of New Hampshire Wednesday night in the regular-season finale. The win was the seventh straight for the Black Bears – the… Read More
ORONO – There was a sign attached to the Alfond Arena press box that read “The Maine women. We’re Number 1. DEAL WITH IT!!” The University of Maine’s women’s basketball team, denied an opportunity to play in the North Atlantic Conference tournament due to a… Read More
ORONO – With the exception of handshakes and high-fives from their teammates, it was business as usual for twins Peter and Chris Ferraro at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena on Wednesday afternoon. They participated in their first practice after returning from the Olympic Games… Read More
The University of Maine’s two Hobey Baker Award winners and the school’s all-time leading point-getter were among 12 players selected to Hockey East’s All-Decade All-Star Team. Left wingers Scott Pellerin and Paul Kariya, who won back-to-back Hobey Baker Awards the last two years were selected… Read More
ORONO – The General Student Senate apparently believes that this week off without pay is not suitable punishment for University of Maine athletic director Michael Ploszek following last week’s disclosure that five graduate student-athletes were ineligible to compete on varsity teams. The senate voted 23-3-1… Read More
Fifty-six years ago, the Penobscot County Conservation Association blazed a trail that led to the first Eastern Maine Sportsman’s Show. Those of you who have enjoyed nearly half a century of Maine’s traditional outdoor recreations may remember when the show was held within the creaky confines of the… Read More
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Bill Swift is learning the downside to shocking friend and foe alike with a 20-win season. Now, instead of basking in the glory, he’s finding that most people look at what he did last season and say: “Hey, if you’re so good, let’s see you… Read More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – U.S. Olympians Brian Rolston and Mike Dunham were assigned to the Albany River Rats of the IHL by the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday. Rolston scored a team-high seven goals in eight games during the Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Dunham… Read More
CARABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Jason Rosener, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from Dillon, Colo., won his third Junior National downhill championship Wednesday at the Junior Olympics for 16- and 17-year-old skiers. Rosener finished the 1.5-mile course at Sugarloaf in 1 minute, 10.43 seconds. Read More
Wednesday’s lottery numbers: 711 — 0377 Tri-State Megabucks: 3 8 10 14 23 38… Read More
MACHIAS — Calvin and Elsie Norton, a Florida couple and strong supporters of the University of Maine at Machias, have given the campus $180,000, the largest unrestricted gift ever received by UMM. The university plans to use the funds to create the Calvin E. and… Read More
Such a chump I am. I sign papers willy-nilly, never a thought for the worth of my John Hancock. I have even signed a smattering of citizen petitions over the years, so wrapped up in my zeal to improve the world that I forgot what… Read More
I am writing in response to what can only be characterized as one of the worst analyses of an action by government I have read in recent memory, authored by columnist Steve Kloehn (BDN, Feb. 19-20). Contrary to the opinion of columnist Kloehn, the recent actions by Maine’s… Read More
The Senate, having thought better of fiscal prudence, defeated the balanced budget amendment Tuesday, leaving the country with only the word of this body that it will try harder to keep the deficit down in the future. As comforting as this is, the nation deserved better. Read More
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WASHINGTON — The disclosure four weeks ago by Sen. William S. Cohen that disabled Social Security recipients were using their government checks to finance alcohol and drug binges has lit a fire under Congress. After a brief debate Wednesday, the Senate unanimously adopted an amendment… Read More
HERMON — The Fire Chief Study Committee’s list of people willing to serve on a search committee will be reviewed by the Town Council and appointments to the committee may be made at the next council meeting. In other town business Town Manager Kathryn Ruth… Read More
NEWBURGH — Saturday’s supper, auction and talent show to raise funds for new playground equipment surpassed the organizers’ greatest expections, said Recretion Committee Chairman James Mooney. “We had a goal of $1,000 and made $2,811. That was much more than anything like that ever made… Read More
Two additional off-track betting licenses received initial approval from the Bangor City Council Monday night. Miami North and Miller’s Restaurant both got a green light from councilors who declined to exercise the city’s veto power over OTB applications. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The City Council on Monday signed off on a plan to discontinue part of Milford Street Extension. The discontinuance is part of a major expansion to Medimaine, a diagnostic center located off Essex Street. Part of Milford Street Extension will continue toward the property, but… Read More
The criminal justice system in Penobscot County has some serious gaps that could make the county and the state vulnerable to lawsuits and are costing taxpayers more money for fewer services, according to two corrections experts who are in Bangor this week evaluating the entire corrections process. Read More
Passengers at Bangor International Airport could notice a small increase in their ticket prices under a plan being considered by airport officials. With cutbacks in federal funding for airport improvement projects, the Federal Aviation Authority is allowing airports to collect so-called passenger facility charges from… Read More
The city of Bangor has received a hefty hand from the state that will be used to upgrade the city’s recycling facility. A check from the Maine Waste Management Agency for $187,000 will go toward expanding curbside collection and the regional processing center. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The town of Bar Harbor and the city of Biddeford will be two of the more than 80 cities and towns in the country to participate in the Tour de Cure, one of the largest cycling events in the country. The event… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Downeast Family Immunization Clinic will offer monthly walk-in services 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 10, and each second Thursday, at the education room of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. No doctor’s order is required for vaccinations. Day care and kindergarten records show that 35… Read More
PORTLAND — In a decision welcomed by lawyers for injured workers in Maine, the state’s highest court on Wednesday ruled that at least part of the new workers’ compensation law is not retroactive. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that compensation for workers who suffer… Read More
Political compromise may have averted a battle in the Maine Legislature on a proposal to place a windfall profits tax on the state’s non-utility electric generators. These generators, mostly wood-fired plants and small hydro projects, sell power to the state’s utilities under the terms of… Read More
A negative test for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus is good news, but a low number of positive tests in Maine is leading health officials to believe that the people who most need HIV tests are not getting them. Statistics for 1993 were released… Read More
AUBURN — A former Lisbon elementary school teacher accused of having sex with three 15-year-old boys remained free Wednesday despite violating her bail by contacting one of the boys. District Attorney Janet Mills urged a court to put Kelly Galligan, 28, in jail or impose… Read More
VERONA — Fire claimed the life of a 44-year-old man believed to have been sleeping when his home became engulfed in flames Wednesday morning. The body of Dana Heath was pulled from an upstairs bedroom three minutes after fire crews arrived, said Bucksport Fire Chief… Read More
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The Oprah Winfrey show broadcast today at 4 p.m. on CBS will feature Sam Judd, a senior from Mount Desert Island High School. Judd’s appearance is scheduled first on the hour-long broadcast about the role of public schools in providing information… Read More
As the lights go out at Loring Air Force Base, communities in the area are beginning to feel that they are being left to freeze in the dark by the state, the result of repeated instances of potential developers getting what they described as the cold shoulder from… Read More
Maine 2nd Congressional District candidate Jean Hay incorrectly stated in an article on Tuesday that flax is processed with hay-cutting equipment. Actually, special harvesting equipment was used last year at flax demonstration sites in Maine. The equipment pulls up the flax intact with roots, laying it in windrows… Read More
She already played the lead in “The Fantasticks.” Grabbed ahold of Guenevere in “Camelot.” Snagged Nancy in “Oliver.” 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
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor predicted Wednesday that Maine’s NAFTA complaint against Canada over the collection of New Brunswick’s 11 percent provincial sales tax levied cross-border shoppers will “end favorably” for the state. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe, though, pushed Kantor to be “more… Read More
Pianist Philip E. Burns of Bangor and six other musicians who will give a recital 8 p.m. March 11 at the University of Southern Maine were incorrectly called high-school students in a NEWS brief on March 1. The recitalists are college students. Read More
If Mike Dowd is right regarding an athletic contest being primarily entertainment, then why do they keep score? Why do they have tryouts to get the best players instead of the best entertainers? I have never heard any coach tell the athletes to go out… Read More
The article in the Feb. 5-6 edition of the BDN regarding addicts and alcoholics receiving SSI funds to continue feeding their habits may have surprised Sen. Cohen, but I was not surprised. The article neglected to say that many people in prison are also receiving the same benefits. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — An annual fund-raising effort is planned in March by The Aroostook Medical Center to acquire money to purchase of a $45,000 piece of medical equipment. The transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe would be the first of its kinds in Aroostook County, and eliminate… Read More
The Feast of St. Joseph doesn’t happen until March 19, but a Bangor hospital is celebrating early. St. Joseph Hospital officials announced Wednesday that the Certificate of Need for a $21.5 million expansion and renovation project was granted March 1. The application for the certificate… Read More
AUGUSTA — If a bill lifting the ban on juice boxes passes, Maine would no longer stand alone as the state that outlaws the single-serving containers. Maine originally banned the popular juice boxes because critics claimed they were not recyclable. The industry has since shown… Read More
BARING — Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is just that. A refuge. A 23,000-acre federally managed and protected sanctuary for animals, birds, fish and other forms of wildlife. The public’s use of that facility takes second place to wildlife. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Senate on Wednesday killed a bill to allow Great Diamond, Little Diamond and Cushing islands to secede from Portland. One day after the measure was overwhelmingly rejected by the House, the Senate followed suit, 22-11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — A potato house filled with potatoes received water and smoke damage following a fire reported at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday on the West Limestone Road. A furnace malfunction is being investigated as the cause of the fire, according to Dana McLaughlin, Fort Fairfield… Read More
MACHIAS — Calvin and Elsie Norton, a Florida couple and strong supporters of the University of Maine at Machias, have given the campus $180,000, the largest unrestricted gift ever received by UMM. The university plans to use the funds to create the Calvin E. and… Read More
CHESTER — Local officials say that the closing of a wood-fired electrical plant will not adversely affect the tax rate. “The taxpayers won’t be hurt as bad as the employees, who will be losing their jobs,” said First Selectman Galen V. Libby Jr. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Full-time Christian radio broadcasting in northern Maine will be available when radio station WFST begins operations on Easter Sunday, April 3. WFST plans to operate using the slogan “Where Families Stand Together,” an indicator of its intent to support the work of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The need for area employers to retrain and upgrade their employees’ skills has been reflected in a large increase in technical education and training courses at Northern Maine Technical College this year. NMTC’s continuing education, business and industry services department offers customized… Read More
LIMESTONE — The last aircraft from Loring Air Force Base roared away Wednesday, rocking its wings in salute as the community it left behind prepares for economic hardships that lie ahead. The KC-135R refueling tanker rumbled down the runway at 10 a.m., then swept around… Read More
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers found plenty of vocal support Wednesday for a proposal to monitor Maine waters for toxic pollution, but there were few concrete suggestions on how to finance it. Rep. James Reed Coles’ bill would create an ongoing program to test all of the… Read More
VAN BUREN — The town of Van Buren is a step closer to having a new comprehensive plan, a project for which it received a state grant last year. Nearly a decade has passed since the town’s last plan for development strategies was completed. The… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Three women were injured in a two-vehicle accident reported at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday at the intersections of Third and State streets. Gloria Kierstead, 62, of Caribou was treated for injuries and released from Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle on Tuesday, according… Read More
AUGUSTA — A superior court justice refused Wednesday to order Secretary of State Bill Diamond to rule immediately on petitions seeking a statewide referendum on congressional term limits. Justice Nancy D. Mills, who presided over a half-hour hearing, said in her brief decision that the… Read More
Dick Bridges of Sunset rises in the early morning darkness. Before heading to his 42-foot Fiberglas lobster boat to fish the waters of Deer Isle he turns on his “weather box” to listen to the voice of the National Weather Service. “At 3 o’clock in… Read More
If there’s anything colleges and collegiate organizations should be good at it is communication. But if the NCAA rule book gives 27 as the maximum number of games Coach Palombo is allowed to schedule and then takes one away in the fine print, as reported in the BDN,… Read More
Lost in the news article on food-borne illness (“CDC still considers E. coli big threat,” Feb. 14), is the most effective way to keep our meat supply free of disease-causing E. coli organisms: irradiation of fresh meat and poultry products, in conjunction with hygienic practices. Read More
When Maine came out with the new law, “No smoking in public places,” I was estatic and so were many others I know. This new law not only keeps the air a little cleaner for people who get nauseated by smoke, but also creates a better environment for… Read More
To those who want all restaurants to have a no smoking room: I work at a local restaurant that does have more than one area. There are many small restaurants that are not able to build or have such rooms. I do not smoke anymore,… Read More
Elected officials enticing their constituents into high-risk behavior with their paychecks sounds wonderful! What the over-worked and under-paid folks in Maine really need is the promise of something they can never have — instant wealth at a casino table. Lotteries, high-stakes bingo, roulette, let’s have it all! I… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Grocery shoppers in Pittsfield will be reminded of Youth Art Month in March thanks to the cooperation of the SAD 53 art program and Bud’s Shop ‘n Save. The store donated 1,000 grocery bags for elementary art students to decorate and will distribute… Read More
STONINGTON — Local committees are making strides this week toward two summer events benefiting fishermen and their families with recognition and funds. This year’s Stonington Lobster Boat Races and Fishermen’s Day again will be a combined weekend event. The races are scheduled for Saturday, July… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth High School has announced the honor roll for the second ranking quarter. Seniors, highest honors: Sameh Mekhail, Peter Seigel, Lasse Tolstrup; high h Jennifer Cowen, Matthew Davis, Rebekah Dunn, Nathaniel Eberle, Ben Hamilton, Jamie Hardison, Craig Mott, Peter Pellerin, Michelle Smart, Patrick… Read More
ELLSWORTH — How to operate a successful business will be the topic of a workshop March 18 at the Ellsworth Holiday Inn. The all-day workshop is being sponsored jointly by the Maine Coastal Chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) and the Greater Ellsworth… Read More
ROCKLAND — The city fire department reported major damage to a Camden Street house after a fire of undetermined origin was discovered at 8:23 p.m. Fire Chief Ray Wooster said the unoccupied house near Waldo Avenue received serious damage on the first and second floor… Read More
ROCKLAND — The City Council decided unanimously Tuesday not to renew the employment contract of City Assessor Ginger Aldus. Aldus, who is on maternity leave, has served as assessor since 1992. She is paid an annual salary of $24,500. Her contract expires March 8. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKLAND — Beta Sigma Phi Sorority will award the Beryl Borgerson Nursing Scholarship to a midcoast area person who plans to pursue or further a career in the nursing field. Borgerson, a well known supervisor for the Public Health Department of Maine, was a founding… Read More
CARIBOU — A furnace explosion reported at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday damaged a single-story house and attached garage on Pioneer Avenue, but did not affect a bedroom area occupied by Thurley W. Briggs. Although no fire resulted, the explosion blew out the back portion of the… Read More
UNION — A meeting here tonight begins the healing process for Union, shattered by the arrest last month of the elementary school janitor for sexual assault against pupils. All residents are urged to attend the 7 p.m. meeting at the D.R. Gaul School to discuss… Read More
WARREN — If you enjoy the music of country legends Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, George Jones and Patsy Cline or prefer more recent country artists such as Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakam, and Joe Diffie, plan to attend the spring variety show at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday,… Read More
ROCKPORT — Municipal officials from Knox County have agreed, more or less, on the need to look at the price each town pays for county law enforcement. At a meeting Wednesday that was called by the Rockport selectmen over concerns about the inequity in law… Read More
We, the undersigned Jewish residents of the Bangor area, wish to express our shock and dismay of the brutal massacre of scores of Palestinian worshippers by a Jewish settler in the town of Hebron. We vigorously condemn this violent act and any other violence by either side which… Read More
AUGUSTA — Members of the county legislative delegation voted on the 1994 Somerset County budget this week, agreeing to a $101,178 decrease in the original proposal. Rep. Dorothy Rotondi, chairman of the delegation, said the county legislators approved a budget from a new recommendation of… Read More
DEXTER — Preliminary budget revenue for the operation of SAD 46 next year may be decreased by $400,000 if the figures being tossed around Augusta this month stand. Superintendent Phil Dahlinger told members of the SAD 46 finance committee Wednesday that SAD 46 could stand… Read More
ATHENS — Maine Rep. Dorothy A. Rotondi, D-Athens, has announced she will seek re-election to the Maine House of Representatives in the newly created District 97, including Athens, Cambridge, Harmony, Madison and Solon. Rotondi said that redistricting will remove some towns she used to represent,… Read More
NEWPORT — Three principals were approved for another school year Tuesday night by the SAD 48 directors. Donald Hill, Lyford Beverage and Ted Boyce reeived unanimous board support as principals at Newport Elementary-Junior High, Nokomis Regional High, and St. Albans and Palmyra elementary schools, respectively. Read More
A Penobscot County Superior Court jury on Wednesday failed to reach a verdict on two of three charges against a Lincoln man charged with participating in an attack on a Lowell man in 1992. Norman Moulton, 52, was charged with criminal trespass, terrorizing and assault. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 19-year-old Bradford man was summoned to Penobscot County District Court for receiving stolen property in connection with a snowmobile taken from the Dover-Foxcroft Shopping Plaza earlier this month. The snowmobile, owned by Scott and Winston Harmon of Dover-Foxcroft, was recovered at the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eighteen-year-old Lee Hall of Dover-Foxcroft pleaded not guilty to assault Monday in 13th District District Court in connection with an incident on a SAD 68 school bus last month. His case was continued until Monday, April 4. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
STONINGTON — An elderly couple was found dead in their home Wednesday in what appeared to be a murder-suicide case, state police said. Detective Barry Shuman said it appeared that 76-year-old Damon Gross shot his wife, 78-year-old Ruby Gross, and then turned the gun on… Read More