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    FARMINGTON – The Unversity of Maine-Farmington swept a pair of games Tuesday from Colby College 18-12 and 17-13 in baseball action. In the first game, Chris Hammond’s two-run single highlighted an eight-run sixth inning as the Beavers came from behind for the win. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents in the unorganized townships surrounding Greenville that have no cemeteries could see a decrease in the cost of a burial lot in Greenville if Piscataquis County were to pay an annual appropriation to the Greenville Cemetery Corp. Piscataquis County Commissioners learned Tuesday… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The Greenvile school directors approved a budget that will leave $173,141 to be raised locally without state assistance for education on Tuesday. A minor adjustment may be made to the proposed $2.16 million budget, depending on whether library aides will be included in… Read More
    BANGOR — While a brisk breeze kept customers to a minimum, the low turnout couldn’t dampen the spirit of David Kousky. The Bangor-Brewer Farmers Market opened Tuesday at is new location behind the Paul Bunyan statue on Bangor’s Main Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Roll the presses for the Union Express, a new newspaper with the latest community and school news from Franklin, Sullivan, Sorrento, Steuben, Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor. The newspaper, which volunteers hope to publish quarterly, is an eclectic collection of articles. The front page… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — Voter turnout was low this week when residents rejected two changes to the local land-use ordinance at the polls on Monday. With about 13 percent of the registered voters casting ballots, residents rejected 393 to e a move to increase the number… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education Department, in cooperation with the Knox County Sheriff’s office, will offer a weapons safety workshop at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at the school. A practical session with be held the next day, May 14, at the Oyster River… Read More
    After more than a year of repeated disappointment, felt acutely by this state’s U.S. senators, the Department of Defense Tuesday yielded what central and northern Maine desperately need: 750 jobs associated with the development of a federal accounting center in the Loring area. The region,… Read More
    CAMDEN — Selectmen Nanci Meisle and Mort Strom at Monday’s board meeting announced their candidacy for re-election at the June 14 town election. Meisle, ending her first three-year term, said she debated about running again because of the “enormous time commitment, but I have decided… Read More
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a $72,000 penalty against Fox Islands Electric Cooperative Inc. for violations of the PCB storage and manifesting regulations at its facility on Vinalhaven. The agency’s complaint alleges that the company failed to properly notify authorities of its intent… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast Shrine Club will be sponsoring a Shriners Hospital screening clinic from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rockland District High School. The screening clinics are being held to identify children who can benefit from the expert orthopedic and burns care provided at… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Winning kudos for flavor with minimum of fat was a fish chowder created by Lamoine resident Virginia L. Davis, who entered her prize winning recipe in a “souper” health contest recently. The contest was sponsored by the Hancock County chapter of the American… Read More
    DEDHAM — Scholarships are available to Dedham and Lucerne residents who plan a career in the trucking industry. The scholarship funds are made available through the John and Ruth Bennoch Memorial Fund. Applicants must be between 21 and 45 years of age. Application forms are… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Gov. John McKernan seems to be more interested in business in Japan, South America and Germany than in Rockland, Mayor Thomas Molloy said Tuesday. City officials called a press conference to discuss the status of the Van Baalen Co. Efforts to reach the… Read More
    ORONO — University of Maine President Frederick Hutchinson on Tuesday called for a universitywide effort to make the campus more student-intense and a more integrated community. Speaking to more than 350 faculty, staff and students, Hutchinson presented his vision of the university, saying the state’s… Read More
    BOSTON — A program to increase the production and preservation of affordable multifamily housing was launched Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Secretary Henry G. Cisneros announced the Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program for Insured Affordable Multifamily Project Loans Tuesday in New York… Read More
    The attitude among businesspeople in the County was one of hope and excitement Tuesday after they learned that a Defense Finance and Accounting Service center will be located at Loring Air Fore Base in Limestone. They used such words as fantastic, fabulous, wonderful, ecstatic and… Read More
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Lung cancer patients who have chemotherapy before surgery live nearly six times longer, on average, than patients who have surgery alone, according to a study to be published Wednesday. A report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute said the treatment… Read More
    DEXTER — The home economics class at Dexter Regional High School will offer a nursery school for SAD 46 preschoolers again this year. The Happy Times Nursery School is a learning laboratory for parenting and home economics classes at the high school. The nursery school… Read More
    ORRINGTON — No one has been a member of East Orrington Congregational Church longer than Abigail Williamson. She was a small child when she became a member about 82 years ago. So it was only appropriate that she placed a foot on the shovel that… Read More
    An article in Tuesday’s MaineDay mistakenly included food and medical care in a list of discretionary services. Gubernatorial candidate Dick Barringer proposes eliminating sales tax exemptions for discretionary services such as amusements, legal and consulting services. Food and medical care are not discretionary services and would be exempt… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The Washington-Hancock Community Agency has announced that application for the Home Energy Assistance Program may be done through June 30. Eligibility is determined by gross household income, with guidelines beginning at $2,178 for three months or $8,713 for the past 12 months, for… Read More
    Senate Majority leader George Mitchell (photo) isn’t shy. The Democratic senator from Maine entertained a room full of admirers Monday night by crooning a rendition of “Hello, Dolly.” The song came during a tribute from the School of Public Administration at the University of Southern California, which awarded… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A cancer support group for women is organizing in the Pittsfield area for those who need someone to talk to or to listen to them. Gatherings will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays. For information, call 487-5884. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s annual Children’s Health Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7, at Newport Elementary School. Attractions include an educator from the NASA Flight Center, TV sports reporter Tim Throckmorton, a touch-screen computer, a K-9 unit from… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Waterville Osteopathic Hospital will celebrate National Hospital Week with a community open house from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Tours will be available of the emergency department, radiology, ambulatory surgery, recovery care and the Waterville Birthing Center. Staff members will… Read More
    TROY — The Maine Combined Training Association will sponsor a rideathon at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 15, at Wakerie Farm in Troy, to benefit the Maine teams that will compete this year at the Gladstone Combined Training Event in New Jersey. Riders should be at the farm between… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A reimbursement of $1,008 from the state for the registration of snowmobiles in Piscataquis County’s unorganized territories was divided among eight snowmobile clubs that provide service to trails in those territories. Piscataquis County Commissioners voted Tuesday to donate $156.80 each to the Brownville… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital has named two new members of the board of trustees, Thirnwood Morgan of Hartland and Richard Goodenough II of Newport. Goodenough, the manager of Fleet Bank in Newport, is president of the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce, vice president of… Read More
    GUILFORD — A film crew from ABC television was at Piscataquis Community High School on Monday and Tuesday filming segments at the school to be aired nationally at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Principal Norman Higgins said the film segment was geared to the school’s work on… Read More
    DETROIT — A country dance will benefit a fund for muscular dystrophy from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 7, at the Detroit Snowmobile Club. It is being sponsored by employees of Ames Department Store in Newport. Music will be by High on Country. There… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The Greater Van Buren Chamber of Commerce will conduct its annual breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Dayton’s Restaurant in Van Buren. Edward Leblanc, executive director of Salen Inc., will discuss the status of a proposed fish ladder at… Read More
    ONAWA — A series of camp break-ins are being investigated by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. Several items reportedly were taken from four camps during the past few days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    AUBURN — Trustees of the Maine Technical College System will consider raising tuition $3 per credit hour, or 5 percent, for Maine students at their 10:30 a.m. May 5 meeting at Jalbert Hall, Central Maine Technical College. The increase would bring tuition from $55 to… Read More
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of dollars in federal highway construction money is being switched to highway safety programs in Maine and 27 states that haven’t adopted both seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws. The Transportation Department said Tuesday that $54 million in 1995 funds in… Read More
    UNITY — Unity College will graduate 83 students during exercises scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the college gymnasium. William F. Brinton, founder of Woods End Research Laboratory, an agricultural and industrial composting authority, will deliver the commencement address. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    APPLETON — Reversing a decision made less than two months ago, Appleton on Tuesday voted itself back into joining Camden, Rockport, Hope and Lincolnville in forming a community school district and planning for a new regional high school. The ballot article to join the CSD… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — Portland’s police chief says he has asked state prosecutors to proceed with hate crimes lawsuits against two Cheverus High School students who made racial slurs against a black student at the school. Chief Michael Chitwood said the two students had resisted completing… Read More
    BELFAST — Faced with a staggering $92,000 in uncollected personal property taxes, the City Council intends to tie the future issuance of licenses and permits to the payment of back taxes. The council on Tuesday instructed City Attorney John Carver to draft a policy outlining… Read More
    BROOKLIN — With the summer fishing season approaching, the town is looking to prevent the kinds of trash and pollution problems that plagued Naskeag Harbor last year. It also hopes to protect the area from domination by out-of-town fishermen. Selectmen hope to see the end… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — The St. John Valley Visitors Bureau will review progress in tourism development in 1993 and discuss efforts planned for the rest of this year at a directors’ meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the Long Lake Motor Inn in St. Agatha. Read More
    HOULTON — The SAD 29 directors on Monday made the final cuts necessary to offset an $85,000 shortfall in state general purpose aid to education. At its April 26 meeting, the board made cuts totaling more than $71,000, including a reduction of $20,000 for roof… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Nearly two-thirds of the parents of next fall’s incoming pupils in SAD 28 favor an all-day kindergarten, according to a survey conducted by Rockport Elementary School Principal Marvin Higgins. Half the kindergarten pupils now go to school only in the morning and half… Read More
    BANGOR — The defense attorney for a man accused of killing a young Bangor woman 3 1/2 years ago is attempting to keep the genetic evidence that allegedly links him to the crime out of the courtroom. David G. Fleming, 35, formerly of Saco, is… Read More
    NEWPORT — School directors in SAD 48 focused on summer athletic programs Tuesday night. The board heard proposals for summer camps for girls and boys basketball and a soccer week. While directors appeared to support the programs, the decision to sanction them did not come… Read More
    In the wake of former President Richard M. Nixon’s falling victim to a very severe stroke, it seems an apropos time to reinforce what the National Institute of Health, the National Stroke Association and our Maine Cardiovascular Health Council have been saying — that as many as 80… Read More
    In April, hundreds of country music fans, three country bands and one country radio station gathered at Happy Acres in Alton to raise money for Downeast Big Btothers-Big Sisters. The event grossed nearly $1,500 for our agency. Downeast Big Brothers-Big Sisters is eternally grateful to… Read More
    Shakespeare is said to have penned, “April is the cruelest month of all.” The bard is right on target. The posting of town and state-aid roads is slamming the commerce of Maine. Consider this example of economic harassment perpetrated by the public sector against the private. Read More
    In your April 29 edition on page A4 appeared a story titled, “GOP bill would end aid to young unwed mothers.” This proposed bill disturbs me to say the least! The GOP supports “right to life” issues, etc., but does not support AFDC, WIC, food stamps and many… Read More
    The April 19 editorial, titled, “Concerns for BMHI patients,” raises a number of issues that we believe need to be addressed. We need to state up front that appropriate patient care is and always has been the most important concern of the Maine Department of Mental Health and… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Dating back to the days when bikers and their Doberman pinschers used to terrorize pedestrians, this city has an ordinance that bans dogs on Main Street. The ordinance is enforced aggressively by traffic officer Earl Robishaw. Former City Council member Jean Chalmers went… Read More
    On Saturday, May 14, local letter carriers will deliver more than the mail. They will take part in the second annual letter carriers’ food drive, which has a goal of collecting half a million pounds of food statewide for soup kitchens, shelters and other groups who feed the… Read More
    The recent world experience of nations overturning long-established governments in favor of more democratic systems should prepare it for the long evolution that awaits South Africa. Positively for that country, its new era arrived through an election that was remarkably free of the violence and divisiveness that could… Read More
    Driving around Bangor during a recent noon rush, I tried to imagine what the town would be like if it really did become more of a tourist attraction. What would happen, for instance, if summer visitors routinely put Bangor on their eastern Maine travel itineraries,… Read More
    PALMYRA — A controversial junkyard permit will be reviewed in Palmyra Wednesday night. A public hearing has been set for 6:30 p.m. on the junkyard application of Wilbur Rowe. The junkyard has been in operation for 20 years on the South Ridge Road, and for… Read More
    BANGOR — Long before Tuesday’s neon message to the city, officials here could read the writing on the wall. While the announcement that Loring Air Force Base had been awarded a defense accounting center was big news for Limestone, the fact that Bangor had been… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The selection of Loring Air Force Base as a site for a regional Defense Finance and Accounting Service office may boost the chances of Rep. Tom Andrews in Maine’s U.S. Senate race this fall. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe, the likely Republican nominee, has… Read More
    PERHAM — The government in this town of 386 residents near Washburn was shut down Monday night by a mass resignation of town officials in a dispute over two sets of plans for a proposed municipal building. The action came at the selectmen’s meeting when… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A proposed bond issue of $341,405 to solve several maintenance problems in SAD 53 would add another $30,000 to the annual budget. Directors chose the bond issue to address maintenance problems as the more economical approach. Superintendent Terry McCannell said the first payment… Read More
    ROCKLAND — With Memorial Day approaching, it is the perfect time for the city to do something for the poor souls buried at the Almshouse Burial Ground, according to Rockland City Councilor Richard Warner. On May 9, Warner will ask the council to give its approval for a… Read More
    I learned in the BDN weekend edition that the SAD 22 superintendent is pleased that the board of directors unanimously passed a budget on April 27 that restores almost all programs hundreds of citizens asked from them more than four months ago. I feel the press release from… Read More
    BANGOR — State Sen. John Baldacci, running for the 2nd District congressional seat, unveiled his jobs plan for Maine at a press conference Tuesday at Bangor International Airport. Baldacci’s plan contains five initiatives to promote job creation and economic development in Maine while decreasing government… Read More
    CAMDEN — After 76 years of ensuring community punctuality from the steeple of the Chestnut Street Baptist Church, the Camden town clock has taken a licking but kept on ticking. Bob McGowan says it’s high time the town returned the favor. McGowan gained approval from… Read More
    BRUNSWICK (AP) — Civil War hero and former Maine governor Joshua Chamberlain gained national exposure with a PBS series on the Civil War and in the Ted Turner movie, “Gettysburg.” Next, he’ll be remembered in a musical. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    VAN BUREN — After tackling some final details Monday, Van Buren town councilors adopted a proposed budget for the coming year which calls for roughly the same spending as last year’s $1.26 million. Carmen Violette, the sole councilor to vote against the proposed budget, voiced… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Officials hope to learn later this week what type of poison killed more than 100 grackles that dropped to the ground dead from trees within the last two weeks. Biologist Doug Kane of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife examined bodies from… Read More
    GREENVILLE — A young bull moose had to be destroyed after wildlife officials found the animal wandering around with a small arrow embedded in its belly. Sgt. Dan Tourtelotte of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said it appeared that the small, cheaply made… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The United Way of Aroostook recently completed its 1993-94 fund raising campaign, raising $238,000. The organization also recently elected new officers for its board of directors. Contributing to the fund raising campaign were more than 100 businesses and organizations. New officers for… Read More