Former University of Maine hockey star Paul Kariya, who decided last week to pass up his college eligibility and pursue a professional career, is not making much headway in his negotiations with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Anaheim made him the fourth overall pick in the… Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Senior catcher and tri-captain Lance Bean made his first career homer a significant one, a grand slam, and he drove in all five runs to power the Husson College Braves to a 5-2 win over Fitchburg State (Mass.) here Tuesday afternoon. Read More
ORONO – University of Maine President Frederick Hutchinson was relieved, but not surprised, to hear there was no evidence of a conspiracy or cover-up in the UMaine athletic administration’s handling of recent compliance violations. Hutchinson reacted Tuesday to Stanley R. Tupper’s study of those issues,… Read More
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Believe it or not, there is a pulse. But it is very faint. The University of Maine’s hockey team, despite the institutional turmoil that has resulted in the forfeiture of 24 games this season, is being considered for its eighth consecutive NCAA Hockey Tournament berth. Read More
See if you can guess when former Maine Maritime Academy football coach John Huard first knew that Shreveport, La., is his kind of town: a. When he put his signature on a contract paying him a reported low six figures to become the first head… Read More
PORTLAND – Tickets for Portland Pirates Calder Cup playoff games will go on sale Wednesday at the Cumberland County Civic Center box office at 9:30 a.m.. Tickets will be available by game numbers, not dates, for the first three rounds. Prices are as follows: center… Read More
University of Maine president Fred Hutchinson could not have chosen a more independent investigator when he appointed Stanley R. Tupper of Boothbay Harbor to investigate the troubled UMaine athletic department. Tupper is a former U.S. congressman and ambassador whose reputation for independence dates to his… Read More
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Inside a large unassuming building behind the St. Mary’s Catholic Church building in Old Town, students in a handful of classrooms work quietly by themselves or in small groups with teachers. What is significant is not only what these young people are doing, studying in… Read More
The following small-claims cases were decided recently in 3rd District Court, Bangor: Carolyn L. Waggoner, East Holden, vs. Vinyl Smith-Carpet World Inc., Holden. Judgment for plaintiff after hearing, $1,560 and $45 costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Community or school-based youth athletics are virtually universal experiences for young people. They provide children with all kinds of benefits. According to Dr. Bruce Brown of EMMC’s Adolescent Medicine Program, parents need to be involved and vigilant. Why are youth athletics important? googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
On a cold and snowy day there is no one to be seen at Bangor’s Cascade Park, but you can bet that, at least mentally, residents and visitors are sitting on the benches, strolling along the paths, and picnicking in this beautiful urban oasis. Located… Read More
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A conference on spirituality and healing, “Streams in the Desert,” will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, March 21, at Eastern Maine Technical College’s Rangeley Hall, 268 Sylvan Road, Bangor. The conference is designed for health-care providers, ministers, deacons, social workers, educators, substance abuse counselors… Read More
Awards Sgt. First Class Jeffrey B. Cummings of Bangor recently was presented the Meritorious Service Medal. Cummings, a graduate of the University of Maine, resides in Bangor with his wife, Tommie Lynn, and daughter, Abigail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Westgate Manor Sunday evenings the New Rennaissance Singers are rehearsing their program before residents who are invited to attend the rehearsals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
The Vocational Industrial Clubs of America will meet Thursday and Friday, March 17 and 18, at Eastern Maine Technical College for competitions in leadership, job skill demonstrations and industry. Registration and opening ceremonies will be held March 17 and competitions will begin at 7:30 a.m.,… Read More
The following divorces were granted during January in 3rd District Court, Bangor: Edward C. Brundage, Bangor, and Catherine S. Brundage, Bangor, married June 25, 1983, at Brewer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Alton The Planning Committee is sponsoring a bottle drive to be held on Saturday, March 19, as a fund raiser for the 150th community celebration. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
The following cases were heard Feb. 17-23 in 3rd District Court, Bangor. Shawna McLain, 21, Bath, criminal mischief, $900 restitution to District Attorney’s Office, $300. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
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At first glance, the story appeared to be about a national education trend that no sane person could fault. Who could disagree, after all, with a movement that pushed the idea of teaching old-fashioned, fundamental values to the youth of America? For years, many adults… Read More
It’s a combination that might cause you to shake your head: two little old ladies and pinball; two women, you’d be more likely to associate with bingo than pool. That’s right — right here in Pittsfield. Downtown. Only feet from the police station and behind the park. Is… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will hold a fund-raising drawing March 28 with the winner to receive a barrel of items including food, decorations, gift certificates and more. Tickets are on sale for $1 each or six for $5 and may be purchased at… Read More
MILBRIDGE — A combination of instruments not previously heard in Milbridge — a wind quintet — will be featured at the opening of the fifth season of Milbridge Chamber Concerts at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Milbridge Congregational Church. The Bangor-based group, Pastorale Winds,… Read More
CORINNA — Corinna selectmen were hoping at the annual town meeting Monday that voters would give them some guidance on what was the best option for law enforcement protection for the town. Instead, voters told them that they really didn’t know what they wanted either and tossed the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A 1-mile road race for children and adults will kick off Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s second Children’s Health Fair May 7. Races will begin at 9 a.m. on the grounds of the Newport Elementary School. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The 1994 farm programs signup conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture is under way. Farmers who meet program requirements will be eligible for price support loans and deficiency payments. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Steve Zirnkilton, a Republican primary candidate for the state’s 2nd District, will address local GOP members at a dinner meeting of the Hancock County Republican Committee at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at Hilltop House. The Seal Harbor resident is serving his fourth… Read More
PALMYRA — Selectmen grappled with resignations and medical absences at Tuesday night’s meeting. After newly elected Chairman Victor Kimball outlined options for keeping the town office open and completing necessary business selectmen voted to keep the office open by using Administrative Assistant Liz Amsel as… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Action Opportunities Inc. is looking for children ages 3 to 5 for next year’s Head Start programs in Washington and Hancock counties. Head Start is a preschool education program funded through the federal government. In Hancock County, the Head Start centers are at… Read More
An article pertaining to tax discounts was addressed at the Carmel town meeting … One of the selectmen used Carmel’s bulk mailing permit to mail information pertaining to the article to the town’s voters. This permit allows a reduced rate; it is not free. A… Read More
You would think that President Clinton would wait to see how the Justice Department investigation of Rep. Dan Rostenkowski came out before he heaped big praise on him. Maybe it will turn out he is a big crook (I wonder if he has any guns in his possession). Read More
… The efforts of our group forced the Department of Enviromental Protection to place restrictions on the spreading in our area, but in all candor, these restrictions were only put in place because of the concern for the health and welfare of our friends and neighbors. The requirement… Read More
In its caucus package for 1994, the Maine GOP asks that women delegates and alternates to the convention be listed with their husdands’ names. On page 5 of the “1994 Maine Republican Municipal Caucus Instructions,” caucus officials are instructed to “indicate whether each (woman delegate listed) is Mrs. Read More
… It upsets me when I watch where different government agencies spend our hard-earned tax dollars. It’s time we started getting something back for the money we are forced to pay. I’m tired of supporting somebody else’s bad habits. I don’t have to look very… Read More
Once again, the vocal minority of Levant is busy casting doubt and dispersion about the position and person we call town manager. This mission is accomplished by spreading insinuations and innuendos backed by little if any facts or figures. This seems to be the trend toward all four… Read More
CASCO — Two hybrid wolf dogs that were reported missing after they escaped last week from their backyard pen in Naples were shot and killed Tuesday by a man who mistook them for coyotes, authorities said. Mark Whittier shot the animals in his driveway off… Read More
ISLAND FALLS — Residents of this southern Aroostook County town elected three town officals during municipal elections held Monday. Richard Martin, a former selectman, was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen with 115 votes. He defeated Leonard Lougee, another former selectman,… Read More
CARIBOU The following individuals were sentenced Monday, March 14, in Aroostook County Superior Court by Justice Paul T. Pierson. 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;… Read More
HOULTON — Houlton Town Manager R. Lewis Bone announced Monday night that he will retire July 1 after serving as the Shiretown’s top official for eight years. In making the announcement to the Town Council, Bone said he enjoyed the town of Houlton on most… Read More
WASHBURN — A total of 304 voters elected officials Monday to fill two three-year terms on the town council and three three-year terms on the SAD 45 school board. Elected to the town council were incumbent Tim O’Donnell, 192 votes, and Rodney Leach, 185 votes. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A keynote speaker will not be featured as part of the eighth annual Aroostook Teen Conference scheduled for Thursday, March 31, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The selection of State Sen. Dale McCormick, D-Monmouth, as speaker last year created… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A national town meeting titled “Youth and Elders Against Tobacco Use” will be televised by satellite from Atlanta, Ga., to the University of Maine at Presque Isle from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in Pullen Hall, Room 210. The Maine… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council at its meeting Monday night gave a nonbinding thumbs up to a tax-increment financing plan that would encourage Smith & Wesson to expand its manufacturing facilities in the town. Under such a plan, Houlton would provide limited financial assistance… Read More
MOUNT CHASE — Residents of Mount Chase re-elected Kempton Coolong for another three-year term on the town’s Board of Selectmen during the town’s annual meeting Monday night. According to Town Clerk Sue Sheehan, Coolong received 19 votes to defeat Albert Roy, who received 16 votes. Read More
FORT KENT — The Fort Kent Town Council remained noncommittal Monday night on a proposal by the Fort Kent Utility District to build a new waste water treatment plant and upgrade its collection system. They did, however, agree to take a stand on the issue… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council on Monday authorized the town manager to begin the process that would allow improvements to the town’s Community Park to be made by the Houlton Fair Association. For the past few years, the Fair Association has sought improvements to… Read More
CALAIS — Kenneth “Skip” Colson Jr. of Calais has announced that he is a candidate for the House of Representatives District 135, including the communities of Calais, Baileyville, Princeton, Baring, Robbinston and Alexander. Chairman of the Washington County Republican Committee, he will compete in the… Read More
GREENVILLE JUNCTION — Two representatives of the State Fire Marshal’s office sifted through the remains of the former Woodsmen Supply Co. building early Tuesday trying to find the cause of a 2:30 a.m. fire. Two Greenville firefighters were injured fighting the blaze. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MACHIAS — Like a disjointed starfish, reapportioned House District 136 sprawls into three of Maine’s 16 counties to provide political representation for 43 unorganized townships and 24 towns. Understandably — because the new district will involve traveling hundreds of miles between the hinterlands of Penobscot… Read More
LINCOLN — Some people join record clubs. Some join health clubs or book clubs. And soon people in Lincoln will be able to join a tax club. The new Tax Club Program will allow individuals and businesses an opportunity to pay their taxes on a… Read More
HOWLAND — Townspeople indicated no interest in accepting the Ring Street School from SAD 30 during the annual town meeting on Monday. Despite the $1 token price tag, residents were concerned about accepting potential environmental responsibilities, such as removal of asbestos. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MILO — Latest statistics from the Maine Department of Education show that 174,704 Maine children from kindergarten through grade 12 traveled 32,340,868 miles on buses to schools in 1991. During that year, there were 171 school bus crashes, 122 of them determined to have been… Read More
CORINTH — Residents will be asked to approve a budget of $1,002,493, at the 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, town meeting at the town hall. The polls will be open for the election of officers from 1:15 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 21. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The following cases were decided recently in Penobscot County Superior Court in Bangor: Lee Deroche, 49, Bangor, violation of protection from harassment order, $10 to victim’s compensation fund, $1,000 fine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County commissioners were asked Tuesday to provide $8,000 in advance to a Greenville company if its contract is approved for the disposal of waste and recyclables at the Lily Bay landfill. The commissioners are scheduled to take action on the contract… Read More
ST. GEORGE — SAD 50 school board members didn’t want to hear it, but town residents told them anyway at town meeting Tuesday night — residents don’t want their schoolchildren taken out of town. A sentiment article to keep students home passed by a whopping… Read More
NEWPORT — Anyone attending the SAD 48 board of directors meeting Tuesday night in search of information on a new superintendent would have been disappointed. The full board met in a combined meeting with the search committee at 6 p.m. But after meeting behind closed… Read More
NORTHPORT — By a vote of 1,001-530, residents in SAD 34 approved a $1.6 million addition to the Drinkwater School at Monday’s special election. The construction measure passed in each of the district’s six member-towns. The election was notable in that a minuscule proportion of… Read More
CORINNA — Corinna voters approved the purchase of a new truck for the Fire Department at their annual town meeting. Residents voted to finance $90,000 of the $135,000 needed for the truck over the next five years at an interest rate of 4.6 percent. The… Read More
ROCKPORT — Dr. Curtis Smith, a physician, and Daniel Bradford of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, will present information on the clinical management and treatment of people with heroin and cocaine addiction, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in Conference Room C of the Penobscot Bay… Read More
THOMASTON — Approximately 125 area children were registered at Saturday’s Kid Care Clinic at the American Legion Hall. The clinic was sponsored by the town’s crime watch, police, fire and ambulance departments and through donations from Polaroid Corp. Police Chief James Hosford said the volunteers… Read More
BELFAST — By ousting one City Council incumbent and defeating two conservative candidates linked to her positions, city voters have sent a clear message that City Hall needs a change of direction. Elected to the council on Monday were Bruce MacLaren from Ward 1, James… Read More
BELFAST — Trouble-plagued innkeeper Raymond Morrison has been dismissed as manager of the Belfast Motor Inn. The 33-year-old Morrison, who was convicted of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon last month and is awaiting trial for perjury, was dismissed by motel owner Robert Spoerl. Spoerl… Read More
ROCKLAND — A neutering clinic will be held Saturday, April 9, at the Rockland Animal Hospital to benefit the Humane Society of Knox County. Male cats over the age of 1 will be neutered for a fee of $20. This clinic is being held to… Read More
CAMDEN — Four out of five Camden voters gave a resounding “no” Tuesday to the purchase of a half-acre next to the fire station as the site of a possible municipal parking lot. The offer by David Dickey to sell the town 0.53 acres for… Read More
ELLSWORTH — State Rep. Mary Cathcart, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in the primary election, will be the guest of honor at a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the home of Edward and Mary Povich at 26 South St. The reception is… Read More
An incorrect dateline on a March 3 story which carried the headline “Council won’t renew contract,” gave the incorrect impression that the Rockland assessor had lost her job. Rockland Assessor Marian A. Robinson is safe and secure in her job. It was Belfast Assessor Ginger Aldus who lost… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The board of directors of Washington-Hancock Community Agency will meet at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in the directors’ meeting room on Main Street. The Micro Business Loan Program’s loan committee will be one of the topics for discussion. The board recently appproved… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The first of two public hearings on proposals to throw out most of Southwest Harbor’s zoning and the town planner will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Legion Hall. The public hearings are scheduled prior to a secret ballot vote… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Teenage Pregnancy Ellsworth Response team learned this week that it would receive a grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics of Elk Grove Village, Ill. The grant will allow TAPER to continue with its work in teen-age sexuality, teen-age pregnancy, sexually transmitted… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Six gifts totaling $165,000 have been pledged in the wake of the damage to the Mount Desert Island YMCA’s building earlier this month when the flat roof over its swimming pool collapsed from heavy snow. A gift of $75,000 has come from… Read More
A public meeting notice on Tuesday’s Penobscot Page incorrectly stated that Gov. John R. McKernan would be among the speakers at a county Republican Committee meeting Thursday, March 17. Dan Austin, McKernan’s press secretary, will speak. An item that ran on Tuesday’s Penobscot Page incorrectly… Read More
ETNA — Saturday’s annual town meeting did nothing to resolve the town’s Fire Department problems. Unresolved are questions of: 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;… Read More
BATH — A former Bowdoinham man extradited from Colorado has pleaded guilty to six more counts of gross sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact with a child. Carlton F. Gassett was on probation for a sex offense when he allegedly assaulted a… Read More
LEVANT — Selectmen approved the proposed town warrant by a 3-2 vote with no discussion or objection to the new format in which it was presented at their March 9 meeting. The board then met with Bruce D. Fowles, the town’s auditor, who calmed the… Read More
OXFORD — Game wardens warned dog owners to keep their pets tied up to stop them from chasing deer that have been weakened by a severe winter and lack of nourishment. Wardens said they’re responding to more reports than normal of dogs chasing winter-weary deer. Read More
Tuesday’s lottery numbers: 716 — 0325 Tri-State Cash 5 numbers: 8 13 24 33 34; no winner… Read More
USAir said it will begin new nonstop jet service between its largest hub at Pittsburgh International Airport and Bangor, effective May 8, 1994. One jet will be operated on a daily round-trip by USAir using Boeing 737-300 aircraft. “In addition to our existing USAir Express… Read More
BREMEN — A Wiscasset man went to the home of his estranged wife early Tuesday and shot her twice in the head before turning his handgun on himself, authorities said. Carole Nouvell, 49, was found dead at the scene, and Robert Nouvell, 55, died later… Read More
AUGUSTA — Lance Tapley left his job as campaign coordinator for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Barringer this week, citing “differences over the future of the campaign.” The departure of Tapley was the second major staff shakeup for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in about a week. Read More
PORTLAND — The merger of three hospitals in Maine’s largest city hinges upon the condition that they all bar abortions, according to a coalition of groups interested in abortion and birth control. Mercy Hospital, the city’s 200-bed Catholic hospital, demanded the condition before the merger… Read More
BRUNSWICK — The chief paramedic accused of stealing narcotics from ambulance drug kits allegedly replaced the potent painkillers with a useless salt solution, a state prosecutor said. Richard Dixon, 30, secretly siphoned morphine and Valium and replaced them with a saline solution that would do… Read More
ROCKPORT — State police are investigating the death of Glenice B. Stearns, 66, formerly of Lincolnville, after concerns were raised over the cause of death by the state medical examiner’s office. It could be as long as a month before final toxicology tests have been… Read More
It may be true that some Republicans are “committed to the politics of personal destruction,” as President Bill Clinton asserted Monday in Boston, but their behavior does not compare with the White House’s own acts of self-destruction. The resignation Monday of Associate Attorney General Webster… Read More
An Ohio-based chemical manufacturer has purchased Delta Chemicals Inc. in Searsport, an acquisition that will more than double the size of the Ohio firm’s operations. The March 9 sale of Delta to General Alum & Chemical Corp. is expected to result in few immediate changes… Read More
PALMYRA — The town of Palmyra is closed. Doors shut and locked. The town clerk picked up all the registration stickers, hunting licenses and other permits and returned them to Augusta Tuesday morning. The treasurer was escorted to the office by a state trooper to… Read More
The jury hearing the trial of defendant Dale Wood heard a taped confession Tuesday in which Wood, who is accused of murder, told police that he killed 44-year-old Zachary Walston on his own and that he wanted to be executed. “I got drunk all alone… Read More
AUGUSTA — James B. Longley Jr. became the second candidate for major office in Maine to file nominating papers Tuesday. He needed signatures from 1,000 Republican voters of the 1st Congressional District to get on the ballot. On Jan. 6 independent gubernatorial candidate Angus King… Read More
BOSTON — At least 15 power plants along the New England coast kill billions of fish larvae, tiny embryonic fish, by sucking them in through cooling pipes and raising the water temperature, according to a published report. Scientists think many types of fish that lay… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Martinsville man was arrested on sex charges Monday after being named in a seven-count secret indictment returned by the Knox County grand jury last week. Wallace Thompson, 24, is charged with three counts of gross sexual misconduct, two counts of gross sexual… Read More
Until the 1800s as many as 500,000 Atlantic salmon returned to the rivers of New England to spawn. They provided food to both humans and other animals and were a living connection between the great forests and the ocean. Over the last two centuries humans have dammed and… Read More