ORONO – Ambassador might not be the actual title she carries with her when she finally leaves the University of Maine, but for those who know Deb Smith, that is what she will be. Wherever she goes, she will represent the best and brightest Maine… Read More
Have you ever felt – heard? – your pulse pounding as the boat eases to within casting distance of big stripers blasting holes in swarms of baitfish? Or, perhaps, when a shark’s fin cuts the surface in a savage rush to smother your bait? No,… Read More
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BUCKSPORT – Sophomore pitcher Aaron Brown was indoctrinated into the pressure-filled ranks of the Penobscot Valley Conference baseball season here Friday. The Ellsworth High righthander entered the game with one out in the bottom of the first, the game tied 2-2, and the bases loaded. Read More
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ORONO – The University of Maine softball team moved one step closer to clinching the regular-season North Atlantic Conference title Friday as it posted 5-0 and 7-3 wins over Drexel in a doubleheader at Lengyel Field. The wins helped the Black Bears improve to 7-1… Read More
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WASHBURN – Amy O’Donnell cracked a three-run homer and pitched a complete game, enabling Washburn to snap a 62-game losing streak dating back four seasons with a 17-11 win over Central Aroostook in softball action here Friday. Amanda Skidgel, Sarah Canders, and Courtney Flewelling each… Read More
Diane Boettcher, who has guided the University of Maine’s fledgling women’s soccer program to an 11-33-4 record in her three years in Orono, may be leaving. Amid rumors that she won’t return in the fall, Boettcher said, “I would prefer not to comment just yet.”… Read More
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The University of Maine baseball team can guarantee itself a home-field quarterfinal playoff spot with a sweep of Vermont in this weekend’s North Atlantic Conference series at Mahaney Diamond in Orono. The problem for the Black Bears is they’re in the midst of a five-game… Read More
Beulah (O’Roak) Moores, 408 Valley Ave., Bangor 04401, will observe her 96th birthday on April 30. Cards from old and new friends will be enjoyed. Henrietta Taylor will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house 2-4 p.m. May 1, at the Old Town Community… Read More
GREENVILLE — Is it boxer shorts or briefs? That was the question posed to President Clinton recently and was asked again of Gov. John R. McKernan on Thursday during Capital for a Day festivities at Greenville High School. McKernan’s reply was that the question was… Read More
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PITTSFIELD — St. Agnes Parish Hall on Detroit Avenue will be the site of a unique fund-raiser 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30. All proceeds will benefit St. Agnes Catholic School. More than 100 merchants in central Maine have donated prizes that will be on display… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Three cars and a motorcycle were involved in a late afternoon crash Thursday in Pittsfield that sent 11 people to the hospital with cuts, bruises and abrasions. The accident involved a total of 17 people, all Maine Central Institute students, and all between… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Two senstive health issues will be discussed at Redington-Fairview General Hospital at two free workshops. On Tuesday, May 24, Drs. Krishna and Lehka Bhatta will discuss a variety of treatments for incontinence. This very common problem affects nearly 12 million Americans. Women are… Read More
Sitting back for a good shave at the hands of a skilled barber is one of the few indulgences left for a man. The barber tilts back the chair. He rubs shaving cream into a day’s growth of beard and wraps my face in a hot towel. The… Read More
BELFAST — The SAD 34 board of directors has scheduled a series of public meetings next month in an attempt to explain its $10.9 million budget proposal and accompanying huge tax increase. Although the $10,918,482 budget is just 4.58 percent higher than last’s year’s spending… Read More
BUCKSPORT — It’s not the zero percent increase the Town Council wanted, but school officials consider the 4 percent increase they propose a “realistic, bottom-line” budget. If approved as proposed this week, the 1994-95 school budget would cost taxpayers about $26 more on a home… Read More
BANGOR — As surely as mud season follows the receding snowbanks, budget season engulfs City Hall each spring. This year city officials will grapple with a proposed budget that contains 622 pages and weighs in at nearly 6 1/2 pounds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
CARIBOU — Six Fort Fairfield businesses devastated by flooding two weeks ago will soon have money to rebuild, restock and reopen their stores, thanks to the efforts of the Northern Maine Development Commission, the town of Fort Fairfield and local banks. Money for the loans… Read More
JACKMAN — To promote tourism in Maine by luring more Canadian vacationers, the Jackman-Moose River Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with the American Lung Association. The chamber is located on Route 201, the most popular route for Quebec tourists to enter Maine. They are… Read More
Kudos to Peter Behrman (BDN, April 22), for a well-conceived and well-written argument against the media in the Whitewater affair; however, I must take issue with and stand in opposition to most of his opinions. To begin at the end, “we” did not elect Mr. Read More
WATERVILLE — The state final of the Maine Citizen Bee civic education program will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Lovejoy Building, Colby College. Competing will be 27 Maine students from 15 schools for $3,700 in U.S. Savings Bonds. Top prize… Read More
A registered Maine guide and a volunteer firefighter, as well as a fulltime student at the University of Maine, Barb Pineau of Old Town is used to dealing with people up close and personal, including the difficult and the borderline obnoxious. In the past, the… Read More
BANGOR — Seven former employees of the Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill in Woodland have filed a $2 million lawsuit against the company claiming they were fired because of work-related injuries. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, charges that when GP downsized in… Read More
The races for Maine’s two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are finally taking shape, but it’s a shape that’s scaring the hell out of Republicans. That’s because it’s starting to look like twin Democrats. GOP leaders concede privately there’s a real danger the… Read More
AUGUSTA — If you’re out campaigning door to door for the Maine Legislature, don’t wear a three-piece suit, and leave your expensive sports car at home. Don’t spend too much time at any one house. Don’t engage your would-be constituents in a living-room debate and,… Read More
BANGOR — He retired five years ago as bishop, but the Most Rev. Edward C. O’Leary is quite busy come spring, assisting Bishop Joseph J. Gerry with the extensive schedule of confirmations throughout the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. On April 22, Bishop Emeritus O’Leary… Read More
A Southwest Harbor gardener has several rosemary plants, one of which bloomed for the first time in January, covering itself in heavenly blue florets. He wonders: Was it something he did or perhaps something he said, that made the herb burst into flower, and why didn’t the others… Read More
CHARLESTON — Faith School of Theology has set the dates of its 33rd convention and commencement services. The Rev. Harvey Hoffman, pastor of Calvary Temple Assembly of God in East Millinocket, will be the guest speaker during baccalaureate at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in… Read More
SEARSPORT — The members of First Congregational Church will dedicate its new parish house in a service at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the church in Searsport. The dedication will mark the completion of the first floor. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Read More
ORONO — Nearly 2,500 Jehovah’s Witnesses attended a Special Assembly Day held April 17 at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena. Thirty people also symbolized their dedication to the faith by water immersion. The theme was “Closely Following Our Great Exemplar,” based on I Peter… Read More
More than 250 million Orthodox Christians throughout the world will celebrate Easter on Sunday, May 1, four weeks after the Western observance. Known as Pascha in the Eastern Christian tradition, the holiday is the greatest and oldest observance in the Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical calendar because… Read More
A group of traditional healers has collaborated with the Government of Belize to create a 6,000-acre sanctuary in the rain forest dedicated to the protection and use of medicinal plants. The Terra Nova Forest Reserve, the world’s first ethnobiomedical forest reserve, is intended to insure… Read More
ORRINGTON — On April 9, members and friends of Orrington Center Church held a service to welcome the new pastor, the Rev. Albert Buzzell, and his wife, Margaret. Participants included Gary Quimby, Al Bicknell, Peter Bennett and the Rev. Richard Woehrcq. The Rev. and Mrs. Steve Nute of… Read More
AUGUSTA — St. Paul Center in Augusta will offer the following retreats: May 6-8, 11th Step Retreat for Families and Friends of Alcoholics, presented by Sister Maurice Doody of New York City. The topic is “Refreshing Our Spirits.” Cost including room and meals: $67. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The University of Maine is set to accept the largest land gift in its history, 3,800 acres of research forest in southern Penobscot County. During a ceremony Saturday afternoon, the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Bradley and Eddington will be turned over to the university by… Read More
Former Brewer City Councilman Paul Hatt thought his heart was in fine shape until he fainted two summers ago while chasing a runaway horse. As surprised as he was to learn he had a faulty heart valve, Hatt was even more shocked when he learned it would be… Read More
BANGOR — Those interested in hearing music from area organists could visit local churches one by one — or they could attend the members’ recital of the Bangor Chapter of the American Guild of Organists at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, at St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — The Pennsylvania trucker whose rig crashed into a carload of teen-agers on the Maine Turnpike last fall, killing four of them, pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of falsifying his logbook. Relatives of the young victims had hoped to hear an… Read More
Editor’s Note: Richard Dudman of Ellsworth recently revisited Vietnam and relived the greatest adventure of his distinguished career with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This is the final article in a series of dispatches from Vietnam by Dudman, who was Washington bureau chief of the Post-Dispatch before his retirement… Read More
HOULTON — She’s only a junior in high school, but she’s not afraid of the man who faces her. As he lunges toward her, she grabs his arm and shoulder, wraps her right leg around his and throws him to the floor. Is this any… Read More
ROCKLAND — A transportation policy to carry Maine into the 21st century is being guided by citizens from all points of the compass but with a common goal: healthy communities less dependent upon cars, trucks and asphalt. All states are required by the federal Intermodal… Read More
MADAWASKA — The world of James and Mary Madore’s family is not laced with intrigue, espionage and attacks by black-robed ninjas of the night. Rather the world for their family of four is a myriad of responsibilities from which they have taken the time, over more than a… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Maine and Vermont are examples of why New Hampshire should not experiment with moving part of its state liquor monopoly into private business. Opponents say opening a handful of private “agency stores” to supplement New Hampshire’s network of about 70 state… Read More
BATH (AP) — A paramedic and four other people injured in the crash last fall of two Sagadahoc Sheriff’s cruisers, a Bath police car and two private vehicles plan to sue for more than $500,000 in damages. The five people have notified Sagadahoc County and… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — Political and economic reform in Russia will take decades to run its course and the results are anyone’s guess, says the only son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. “In the long run, we will reach something,” Sergei Khrushchev said Thursday night. Read More
CARIBOU — A recent appeal for Hospice volunteers has resulted in enough volunteers to justify a spring volunteer training session, according to Karen Rego, central Aroostook Hospice coordinator. Training will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the new Visiting Nurses of Aroostook office… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Disabled American Veterans’ annual state convention will begin at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14, at the Northeastland Hotel. Opening ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. May 13, followed by a business meeting and committee reports. A… Read More
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Development Commission’s executive board agreed Thursday to initiate arbitration proceedings to settle a dispute with a consulting firm hired to develop a reuse plan for soon-to-be vacated Loring Air Force Base. The dispute stems from the Loring Development Authority of… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — The University of Southern Maine will not immediately eliminate any academic programs as part of its strategy for averting a $1.8 million deficit, President Richard L. Pattenaude said Friday. Pattenaude, who earlier this month had raised the possibility of axing programs in… Read More
CAMBRIDGE — Two people were injured in a three-car accident on the Chandler Road in Cambridge Friday. According to Trooper Steve Spaulding of the Maine State Police, Scott Malloch, 16, of Harmony was attempting to pass another vehicle, driven by Brent Bussell, 34, of Harmony,… Read More
CARIBOU — The Crown of Maine Quilters has invited quilters to join in stitching or tying 50 quilts for elderly Fort Fairfield flood victims this weekend at the Caribou Recreation Center. The quilting party will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by supper from 5-6:30 p.m. Read More
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission reported this week that three more Maine sites have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places. Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and his staff prepared the nominations for three properties located in Washington, Waldo and… Read More
CORINNA — A committee formed to investigate law enforcement options for Corinna has completed its recommendation. One of the committee members, James Emerson, said the group decided this week to recommend that the town go back to the constable/deputy program through the Penobscot County Sheriff’s… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Eastern Area Agency will hold two public hearings in May on its plans for 1995-97. The public hearings will be held 10 a.m.-noon Friday, May 6, at the American Legion Hall in Dover-Foxcroft, and Friday, May 13, at the Milbridge Congregational Church. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — During May, the Self Help and Resource Exchange will hold registration for people wanting to receive packages of food. Registration will be held at the following sites. From noon-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, and from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the… Read More
NEWPORT — The deadline for Palmyra to respond to Newport regarding a contract offer for fire and rescue protection is Sunday. After a visit two weeks ago to Newport to attempt to renegogiate a lower figure, Palmyra selectmen said they would discuss the offer but will not have… Read More
A Milford man has been arrested for having unlawful sexual relations with young teenage girls from the Milford area. Chief Deputy Carl Andrews of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said Friday that Edward LeBreton II, 31, of County Road in Milford, was arrested on Wednesday… Read More
UNITY — For the next three years parents and students from SAD 3 will take part in a novel experiment aimed at creating future leaders. The Rural Leadership Initiative is a joint partnership of SAD 3 and Camp Kieve of Nobleboro. It is being funded… Read More
MILO — A public reception and coffee will be held for Amber R. Gahagan, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for District 8 Senate seat, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Community Center on Pleasant Street. Sara Boss, Gahagan’s campaign… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The biggest difference between Japanese bicycle racing and American bicycle racing is safety, according to Yoshi Kondo, 16. And Kondo should know. He is a former national champion of Japan and placed fourth in world competition when he was 14. Kondo is now… Read More
As a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, I am writing to explain the service’s position on re-establishing wolves in Maine. I know some of your readers might have questions and genuine concerns. What follows is a simple explanation of the status of the wolf reintroduction… Read More
Recently, on Channel 2 News, I heard that due to budget cuts at the University of Maine, the engineering program will be phased out. It seems that in this day and age, being able to throw a three-pointer in basketball, get the puck past the goalie or throw… Read More
If I were the fire chief in (Corinna), Mr. Plungy and his partner would be suspended right now. I disagree with (Richard) DeBlois Jr.’s assertion that “… animals deserve all the attention and effort that we humans do…” How would he have felt if, just… Read More
While taking a course in human sexuality at the University of Maine at Orono, I was alarmed at the current statistics on teen pregnancy, abortion (across age groups), and the rate of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. I thought this information was important enough to… Read More
UNITY — Dr. Jim Chacko, head of Unity College’s aquaculture program, says the college’s new teaching facility will enable it to train more graduates to work in one of the state’s fastest growing industries. The most interesting part of the facility, which opened this month,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A formal investiture of W. Michael Easton, the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s seventh president, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at UMPI’s Wieden Gymnasium. University of Maine Chancellor J. Michael Orenduff will officiate the inaugural ceremony. Easton… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Police Chief Robert Schwartz was given a one-week suspension without pay Friday after investigators concluded that a detective had been subjected to discrimination because she is a woman. Two other police supervisors also were disciplined as a result of the investigation… Read More
Paint and thinner stored on basement shelves, bleach and bug spray kept under the kitchen sink — any home contains hazardous materials. Conscientious people looking for a safe way to get rid of household hazardous waste have few options. Only a smattering of communities in… Read More
Penobscot County Sheriff Ed Reynolds has pulled all of the blank job applications from the shelf after he learned this week that the applications contained questions that violated state law. “We haven’t updated our applications policy for quite a while, it’s pretty evident to me,”… Read More
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HAMPDEN — Richard Lyons is pleased that the SAD 22 board of directors unanimously passed a budget for the 1994-1995 school year on Wednesday evening, but he also knows there’s much more work ahead. The superintendent and other officials have just six weeks to get information on the… Read More
CAMDEN — Merryspring Park is seeking adults to act as leaders for a 4-H club for youngsters ages 8 through 19. The club would use Merryspring Park as the center of its outdoor activities. Merryspring Park Manager John Evrard and Merryspring Trustee Karin Rector will… Read More
ROCKLAND — Jacob Smith, 19, of Owls Head will serve a maximum of four years in jail for his part in a November accident that claimed the life of William Stinson Jr., his best friend. Smith appeared before Justice Francis Marsano in Knox County Superior… Read More
A new operation eases the effects of emphysema by removing 20 percent to 30 percent of the damaged lung tissue, a surgeon has reported. The operation is not a cure for emphysema, a common lung disease that results almost exclusively from cigarette smoking. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
When it became clear that Rep. Olympia Snowe and Rep. Tom Andrews would challenge each other for Sen. George Mitchell’s seat this year, the question of Rep. Andrews’ support of the process that shut down Loring was certain to be a hindrance to him. Few would have supposed,… Read More
The show in Yorba Linda is over, but here in Maine, sadness over the involuntary day of mourning for Richard M. Nixon lingers. I pointed out in Tuesday’s column that an odd quirk of Maine law forced all Maine banks to close on Wednesday, because… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A proposed school budget for 1994-95 will be presented Monday night to the SAD 53 board of directors at 7:30 p.m. at the Warsaw Middle School library. Budget committee members in the three-town district approved the proposal Thursday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WATERVILLE — For several years now, a group of Colby College students has taken time out of busy schedules to help the community. As part of the college’s Environmental Council, the program tries to teach children in first through third grades about the importance of… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Firefighters this week held a postmortem on the fire in March that destroyed the Bluenose Inn in Bar Harbor, and they agreed that communication and planning could be improved. Bar Harbor Fire Chief David Rand and Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief Robert McKenney reviewed… Read More
ROCKLAND — Former druggist Robert M. Seastead, 63, of Thomaston, indicted on 24 counts of illegal sale of prescription drugs, pleaded guilty to 14 counts and had the remaining 10 counts suspended. Seastead entered his guilty pleas in Knox County Superior court before Justice Francis… Read More
ORONO — A candidates’ forum for Democratic candidates, sponsored by the Orono Democratic Committee, went off smoothly Thursday night, basically as a mutual admiration gathering. Candidates displayed very little disagreement among themselves in more than two hours of discussion. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Passamaquoddy Tribe picked up a powerful ally Friday in its continuing effort to establish a $40 million gambling casino at Calais. Addressing the leaders of the nation’s 547 federally recognized tribal nations at the White House, President Clinton said the federal government… Read More
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PORTLAND (AP) — Airborne particles that thicken the air and make it more difficult to breathe are potentially deadly for the tens of thousands of Mainers who have lung disease, the American Lung Association says. Eight counties in Maine and more than 300 nationwide have… Read More
HARTLAND — Girl Scouts from Troop 243 in St. Albans and Hartland have received the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest for Cadette Girl Scouts, recognizing excellence in community service, leadership, developing skills, and personal growth. Suzanne Hartford and Hannah Finson, both of St. Albans,… Read More
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AUGUSTA — After a lively platform debate with a surprising amount of opposition, delegates to the Republican State Convention on Friday voted 386-349 in favor of reducing the size of the Maine Legislature. Delegates also voted to recommend that Maine withdraw from the Northern Forest… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Area Agency on Aging will hold programs in May on hearing impairment that accompanies aging. The program will include a slide presentation titled, “Have Your Heard?” with questions answered by audiologists Jean Toth and Caroyle Wark. The workshops will be… Read More
THORNDIKE — Twenty six Holstein steers were rescued but some farm machinery was lost when fire ripped through Hurley Larrabee’s barn on Route 220 Thursday night. “We got all the livestock out but we did lose a few tractors,” Assistant Fire Chief Clyde Rolerson said… Read More