While competition for radio broadcast rights to University of Maine sports is apparently on the rise, the same can’t be said on the television front. Bob Eslin, UMaine assistant director of purchasing and chairman of the seven-member committee to evaluate TV and radio sports broadcast… Read More
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    It is simple, according to University of Maine softball coach Janet Anderson. It is not where you go in, but where you come out. “We’ve got to stay focused, take each game as it comes along, and play to the best of our ability,” she… Read More
    ASHLAND – Dean Rafford used a solid pitching effort to lift the Ashland Hornets to a 10-7 schoolboy baseball win over the Katahdin Cougars Thursday. Rafford struck out 10 and aided his own cause with a two-run single in the fifth. Also contributing for the… Read More
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    MILAN, Italy (AP) – Canada gained a chance to avenge the shootout at Lillehammer, beating the Czech Republic 3-2 Wednesday for a berth against Sweden in the semifinals of the World Hockey Championships. The game will be a rematch of Canada’s sudden-death loss to the… Read More
    A freshman from Moncton, New Brunswick, has set a school record for hits and stolen bases. A senior pitcher’s total number of wins is just one shy of the number he amassed during his first three seasons combined. A junior left fielder has been an NAIA District 5… Read More
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    BANGOR — Keith Curtis of Waterville won best of show for his pastel “Down the Drain” at the Bangor Art Society juried show Monday at the Bangor Public Library. Winners in the oil painting category were: first, Stanley Whitman of Danforth, “Portrait”; second, Peter Sirois… Read More
    Of the many things in this world that mystify me, including how the pyramids got built and why Rush Limbaugh is so popular, the widespread worship of Elvis Presley ranks right up near the top of the list. No one in the annals of modern… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development has given county commissioners here approval to proceed with a planning grant application which could lead to development of two year-round public boat landings in eastern Washington County. Michael W. Aube, commissioner of the Maine… Read More
    PERHAM — A public hearing has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, May 9, at the town garage to discuss problems resulting from the mass resignation that shut down local government last Monday night. Linda Sperrey, town administrator in this community of 386 residents, rescinded… Read More
    SANGERVILLE — A Sangerville woman, who allegedly was being terrorized and abused by a boyfriend, thought her 911 call didn’t reach police before the telephone was ripped from her hands and the wall. The call managed to reach the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department, but went… Read More
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Chitwood is the chief of police in relatively peaceful Portland, Maine. But his son, Michael, a Philadelphia police officer, was involved not long ago in a big shootout. Forty-five shots were fired: six by the son using his service revolver, 39 by the criminals. Read More
    WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved by a two-vote margin Thursday legislation banning several types of semiautomatic assault weapons. The issue divided Maine’s members of Congress along party lines. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe voted against the ban following Thursday’s emotionally charged House deliberations. Her… Read More
    VANCEBORO (AP) — State forest rangers and local police on Thursday were investigating several suspicious grass and woods fires in the eastern Maine town of Vanceboro. Rangers and local firefighters responded to six fires in Vanceboro Wednesday night. All were thought to have been set… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Approval of a new use for an old building, food for the band, playground equipment for the elementary school and the airing of a video by local religious education pupils were among the items the SAD 24 directors tackled Wednesday evening. In… Read More
    DYER BROOK — Recycling is paying dividends for the Northern Katahdin Valley Waste Disposal District, according to a first-quarter report for 1994, presented by George Horton, manager of the district’s transfer station and recycling center. According to Horton, 20.5 tons of cardboard have been sold… Read More
    New Brunswick is an accommodating place and a safe destination for American companies desiring to do business in Canada. That was the message New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna delivered to a luncheon of New York financiers Tuesday in New York’s Metropolitan Club. The premier listed… Read More
    VAN BUREN — Van Buren’s solid waste management committee decided Wednesday to plot a new course for trash disposal. Members agreed to focus their energy on planning the construction of a composting and recycling facility that could handle at least 90 percent of the town’s… Read More
    HODGDON — SAD 70 Superintendent of Schools Terry Comeau is sharpening his pencil. At a special budget meeting this week, the district’s board of directors set $3,650,000 as the bottom-line goal for the 1994-95 district budget. That is almost $96,000 less than what Comeau had sought just to… Read More
    BANGOR (AP) — University of Maine System Chancellor J. Michael Orenduff announced Thursday that he will recommend Theodora J. Kalikow to be the next president of the University of Maine at Farmington. Kalikow has been dean of New Hampshire’s Plymouth State College since 1987 and… Read More
    Presque Isle high school guidance officials omitted the following names from the third quarter honor roll published in the May 2 edition of the Bangor Daily News. Also on the honor roll were: freshmen, high honors: Kim Condon and Jason Good; andhonors: Jason Giggie, Shane Allen and Kristen… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — Gubernatorial candidate Tom Allen on Wednesday announced a proposal to help Maine businesses gain access to a national computer network offering a broad array of information services. Allen, one of five candidates for the Democratic nomination, wants the state to buy down… Read More
    The proposed budget for the Greenville school system should have read $2.13 million, rather than $2.16 million, in a May 4 MaineDay story. Read More
    Fort Kent Community High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Laurie Albert, Stephanie Berube, Jessica Daigle, Shelly Daigle, Nathan Grindle, Carrie Johndro, Thais Levesque, Lauri Raymond, Michele Stadig, Travis Watson and Alexander Workman; honors: Kate Albert, Myranda Beaulieu, Laughn Berthiaume, Dawn Bouchard, Laura… Read More
    Houlton High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Craig Bossie, Kevin Burleigh, Amy Casper, Heather Crabbe, Jennifer Edwards, Jessica Henderson, Andrew Kneser, Sarah London, Jeffrey Lynds, Lisa MacDonald, Erika McCarthy, Ellen Nelson, Kelie Rossignol, Tabatha Spellman and Jennifer Tracey; high honors: Derek Anderson,… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — A 14-year-old St. Agatha boy was in fair condition at a Bangor hospital Thursday with head injuries caused during a collision between the motorcycle he was driving and a car at St. Agatha Wednesday night. Matthew Guerrette was transported from the accident… Read More
    CAMDEN — Police Chief Terry Burgess warned residents about a possible telephone fraud scheme. Chief Burgess said one elderly resident has been called by an alleged West Coast attorney representing “National Consumers Guild” with a report that $55,000 in the person’s name is being held… Read More
    The U.S. Supreme Court has just dealt a costly blow to cities that incinerate municipal trash by decreeing that the plants must observe stringent EPA rules in treating the ashes as hazardous waste. It will cost cities about 10 times as much to treat the ashes as hazardous… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — The Fort Fairfield Ministerial Association has organized a fund to allow churches of Fort Fairfield to join together to help individuals experiencing losses from the recent flood. The Ministerial Association has invited churches to join together to receive a special offering for… Read More
    BRIDGEWATER — Each month, Aroostook County Crime Stoppers, on behalf of law enforcement agencies in the County, reports on a crime that is still under investigation. The following is this month’s crime: During the weekend of Aug. 20, 1993, R&P Industries, a maintenance shop on… Read More
    CARIBOU — Vicki J. Smith, executive director of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce, announced her resignation, effective June 3, to become a partner in the new Caribou firm of Marketing, Advertising and Planning. Smith has served as the Chamber’s executive director for three years. During… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The U.S. Census Bureau will collect data on employment and unemployment from area residents the week of May 15-21. The local labor force data will contribute to the national employment and unemployment picture to be released June 3 by the Bureau of… Read More
    Congress, prodded by an emotional first lady and the beginning of summer, which heralds the end of another session, is rediscovering the health care issue and moving toward decision on reform. In the haggling over managed competition, managed care and the management of a compromise, lawmakers should remember… Read More
    Recently, the Brewer School Committee came to City Hall to discusss its huge budget increase with the city council. As usual the council practically fell into line in trying to appease the school department. As you recall, the school committee recently signed off to a… Read More
    WHITING — A Whiting man who accused town assessors of denying him access to the computerized data used in a 1993 property revaluation of the town has asked the court to terminate the suit. Reinald S. Nielsen said Thursday that the issue is not dead… Read More
    BREWER — Brewer police are continuing to look for four or five young people who used pepper spray on a convenience store clerk while stealing some beer early Thursday morning. The teen-agers entered the Brewer One-Stop shortly after midnight, according to Sgt. Darryl Massey of… Read More
    NEWPORT — After weeks of waiting for a legal opinion on town liability in connection with a police jurisdiction policy, Newport selectmen still don’t know how their town policy compares to the state statute governing liability issues. The opinion was requested after two selectmen, Robert… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The development of an orientation or welcoming center in Greenville moved closer to reality Wednesday, after selectmen voted to apply for a technical assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration. Paul Johnson, a member of the Economic Development Committee, told selectmen that two… Read More
    ROCKPORT — The SAD 28 Curriculum Committee will recommend to the school board that making kindergarten an all-day affair be put on hold for a thorough evaluation of the district’s entire pre-school program. Camden and Rockport kindergarten pupils now go to school for a half… Read More
    GREENVILLE — A suggestion to petition Probate Court for a change in the wording of the Crafts Sheridan Scholarship Fund to serve a greater number of students was blasted by the chairman of the Greenville Board of Selectmen Wednesday night. Dr. Paul Fichtner said he… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield town councilors approved researching the purchase of property across from the Town Hall for a municipal and employee parking lot. The building and lot, owned and operated by Terry and Maggie Kennedy, is being used as a video rental store and redemption… Read More
    BELFAST — For her baptism by fire in the political wars, House District 105 candidate Helen Patterson has taken aim at a retired state trooper. Democrat Patterson raised eyebrows around the county this week when she charged that incumbent Rep. David Lindahl, R-Northport, a former… Read More
    Ellsworth District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Donald Rosebush, 23, Brewer, seven days in jail, one-year license suspension, $500; Richard E. Timmons, 33, Sullivan, 90-day license suspension, $350. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    Nice weather is finally here, and with it comes another year of cleaning up after other people’s dogs’ poo-poo. They take their dogs for a walk around the block so they won’t make a mess on their yards. I have a corner lot and people actually get ticked… Read More
    Pretty soon, the voters of Maine will have to take all this campaign business seriously. Sure, plenty of people are running for one office of another, money is tight and figuring out the issues and positions is difficult, but it has to be done. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Your editorial (April 29) about United We Stand America does not show much effort to look into the local status in Maine. Here in Hancock County, the grass roots are still in place. We have more than 500 members and are well tied to the state of Maine… Read More
    With the arrival of spring comes the final stages of our yearlong planning efforts for 1994 Bangor High School Project Graduation. A dedicated group of parents came together last September to begin working on the 1994 Senior Class Chemical Free Graduation Party. Over the course… Read More
    Terrence Murray, chairman of the Fleet Financial Group, writes in his April 28 Op-ed column about Fleet’s restructuring program, “Everyone should mind their own business.” His blatant profit-before-people attitude is extremely disheartening. Murray states, “But that pain must be put in proper perspective,” referring to… Read More
    In reading the newspaper these days, many things I read are upsetting, but nothing has bothered me as much as the article I read (recently) regarding the bonuses that are to be paid to Fleet Bank executives. Does this make any sense in that they are having to… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The May 10 meeting of the Regional Transportation Advisory Committee to be held in Pittsfield will begin at 9 a.m., which is a change from previous publicity. The committee is charged with reviewing Kennebec, Somerset and Waldo county transportation systems, and devising a… Read More
    MILO — SAD 41 School Board directors continued work on the proposed budget for next year at a meeting Wednesday night. Superintendent J. Kenneth Laux said the board is looking at a bottom-line budget figure of $5,045,000, which would reflect a 2.5 mill increase in… Read More
    Belfast Area High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Scott Hoenig and Aneke Roberts; honors: Mark Biscone, Jason Bucklin, Wade Bunker, Karen Coombs, Patricia Duperry, John Evans, Patricia Johnson, Amanda Joseph, Judith Lamb, Ronald Littlefield, Alice Lowe, Benjamin Mailloux, Niki Metcalf, Tanya Mitchell,… Read More
    BATH (AP) — A 74-year-old Bath florist was found shot to death in a greenhouse Thursday and investigators termed the slaying a homicide. Authorities said the body of Melvin Henderson, owner of Kennebec Greenhouses, was found in the late morning by an employee. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Maine should have both the seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws that the federal government requires for full funding of the state’s highway program. That said, however, the feds are improperly meddling in the state’s business by channeling money from its highway program to a safety program because… Read More
    PALMYRA — Wilbur Rowe may continue to operate an automobile graveyard-junkyard on the South Ridge Road in Palmyra after the Wednesday night meeting of town selectmen. Rowe’s legal right to operate the yard has been in dispute for several months. An earlier decision to grant… Read More
    BELFAST — Fire Captain Robert Richards rose to the rank of assistant fire chief Tuesday night, filling the post left vacant by the death of long-time Assistant Chief Russell “Zeke” Sholes. Richards is the son of Fire Chief James Richards. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — The Knox County Airport is pursuing possible federal funds that could escalate completion of its $2 million Instrument Landing Program. Airport Manager Greg Grotton said Thursday that although the Instrument Landing System project is part of the Federal Aviation Administration budget for… Read More
    BANGOR — Cooperation between Maine and Canada’s Maritime Provinces is the theme of this year’s Bangor-Saint John, New Brunswick, Sister City exchange. Maine and the Maritime Provinces should work together, not against one another to take advantage of an increasingly global market, Kenneth Curtis said… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Air Force formally said, “Thank you” Wednesday to the host communities which have supported the bomber base throughout its 41-year history. While a live combo played big-band music in the background, airmen and local residents browsed through old copies of “The Limelite,”… Read More
    BRUNSWICK (AP) — The Defense Department has again asked Brunswick Naval Air Station to submit a contingency plan for eliminating a squadron of P-3 Orion aircraft. After a similar request last year, BNAS proposed that Patrol Squadron 10 be decommissioned. Eventually, the base was allowed… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — Students in School Union 113 will be dismissed early on Monday, May 16, so teachers may take part in staff development activities. Opal Myrick School will dismiss at 11:25 a.m.; Medway Primary and Middle schools at 11:15 a.m.; Schenck High School, at… Read More
    BANGOR — The city of Bangor will take over administration of the Greater Bangor Ride Program Friday because of concerns over availability of ride tickets through the progam. The city decided to take over the program after city staff heard that program participants were having… Read More
    MACHIAS — In a unanimous decision Tuesday, Washington County commissioners voted to hire Robin Tibbetts of Brewer as the county’s new bookkeeper. She will begin her duties May 16. In a related decision, commissioners agreed to increase the bookkeeper’s position from 24 hours a week… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — It was given only a brief mention during a Planning Board meeting Wednesday, but it appears that a 68,000-square-foot retail store is planned for the land Darbro Inc. is developing on the new Down East Highway between Routes 1 and 3. Mitchell Small… Read More
    BANGOR — Anne and David Donaldson of Orleans, Mass., were in Bangor Thursday afternoon looking for their adult son, Alec, who has been missing for a month. Alec Donaldson, 37, was last seen on Tuesday, April 5, when he left an apartment in the East… Read More
    BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation has started work on two Odlin Road intersections, one near the I-395 interchange, the other at Hammond Street and Maine Avenue. DOT officials said that the Outer Hammond Street intersection with the Industrial Park Spur and Odlin Road,… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — A Somerset County grand jury indicted 16 people this week after two days of deliberations. Indicted for conspiracy to commit theft by deception, two counts of theft by deception and two counts of aggravated criminal mischief were John Donohoe, 34, Gardiner, Michael Cromwell,… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — A former South Portland travel agent was found guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court of bilking customers and associates out of more than $500,000. Jurors deliberated for nearly five hours before returning their verdict against Robyn L. Anderson, 43. She was accused… Read More
    LEWISTON — If U.S. Rep. Tom Andrews was looking for allies in his vote to close Loring Air Force Base, he should have skipped “Maine Watch” on WCBB-TV Thursday night. The four Democrats and four Republicans who seek to replace him and represent the 1st… Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Alice Wakefield cut the ribbon and Ernest Cotton turned the first shovelful of earth, breaking ground Wednesday for the town’s $30,000 Charles Wakefield Memorial Bandstand project on the east bank of the Narraguagus River. Construction of the foundation was to start Thursday morning. Read More
    AUBURN (AP) — Tuitions will increase by 5 percent next fall for students in Maine’s Technical College System. The trustees voted Thursday to increase tuition from $55 to $58 per credit hour, meaning resident students will pay an average of $90 more next school year. Read More