Consider the strange career of Mike Buck: The former University of Maine quarterback spent the past four years riding the bench of the New Orleans Saints. Tuesday, the Saints released him. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    BREWER – Alison Lorenz stung a two-run triple to highlight a five-run second inning that helped carry the Brewer Witches to a 10-6 softball victory Thursday over their archrivals, the Bangor Rams. Sheila Young had two hits and knocked in two runs for Brewer, which… Read More
    EASTPORT – Sandi Carver pitched a 1-hitter while striking out 18 and added a RBI single to her effort that powered the Jonesport-Beals Royalettes over the Shead Tigers 10-0 here Thursday. It was the 41st consecutive victory for Jonesport-Beals, dating over the last three seasons. Read More
    JV Championships AT PENDLETON STREET, Brewer PVC JV Championship Results Girls Results, First-Place Finishers 110 high hurdles: Adam Moore (Old Town), T-17.5; 100: Jesse Goldsmith, T-12.0 (Bangor); Long jump: Jeremy Johnson (Bucksport) D-17-2; 1600: Shaun Roberts (Brewer), T-4:58.1; High jump: Jeff Conlon (Brew), H-5-2; 400… Read More
    Any regular horseplayer can recite tales on how the photo finish camera at any racetrack ruled against him and “did him in,” costing him a $300 trifecta. Those tales are common. But like most competitive sports, harness racing finishes are sometimes measured in inches. On… Read More
    BREWER – Chip Babineau has waited patiently for a chance to offer his two cents to the Bangor High School baseball team. He finally got a chance to cash in at Heddericg Field Thursday afternoon against archrival Brewer High. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    If they could get past the numerous technical glitches, clumsy interviews, and folksy style of the broadcast, radio listeners to the 1994 Maine Moose Lottery were able to listen in at the same time their names were being drawn out of the rotating drum in the Augusta Armory… Read More
    MACHIAS – Machias pitcher Troy Dennison fired a one-hitter against Bangor Christian, but the visiting Patriots took advantage of 10 errors and 12 walks to post a 10-3 high school baseball victory Thursday. Ryan Mick had an RBI single for the winners while winning pitcher… Read More
    ASHLAND – Senior righthander Deane Rafford fired a perfect game for five innings as Ashland defeated East Grand 17-0 in schoolboy baseball action here Thursday. Rafford, now 5-3, struck out 12 while not allowing a walk or hit. No East Grand batters reach by error,… Read More
    Frederique may not be a common name. But it is becoming more well-known around track cirles statewide. Frederique Boura is Hampden Academy’s junior track standout whose name reflects her French heritage. Both of her parents are French. In fact, she had spent her entire life… Read More
    BANGOR – The Maine Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet will be held Saturday, June 11, 5 p.m. at the Bangor Civic Center. Those interested in purchasing tickets may do so at Pilots Grill (942-3625) or Legends sports bar (941-1181) in Bangor or the Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes (989-379… Read More
    LEWISTON – Joey Gamache outpointed Wayne Boudreaux in a 10-round junior welterweight bout Thursday at the Central Maine Civic Center. Gamache, fighting what may be his last bout before hometown fans, won a unanimous decision over Boudreaux, of Marrero, La. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    The University of Maine hockey program has run into double trouble this week. Coach Shawn Walsh’s Black Bears suffered two key losses when sophomore twins Peter Ferraro and Chris Ferraro signed professional contracts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA recently honored more than 160 individuals who volunteer their services at the YMCA. John Arnold and Priscilla White were named volunteers of the year. All received recognition pins for their service. Resfreshments included a birthday cake celebrating the YMCA’s… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Massachusetts artist and feminist Sheila Richards will present a program titled “Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine — Ourselves” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, at Harbor House Community Center. The program explores a woman’s body image against the backdrop of archetypal goddess images. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The HAD 4 Auxiliary will sponsor a series of membership coffees in the next several weeks in an effort to increase its membership. The coffees will be as follows: from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, June 3, in the Library Conference Room at… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Safety and Safety on Wheels is the theme of this year’s Family Wellness Event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 4, rain or shine, at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. This event is sponsored by the SAD 68 Wellness Team, Kiwanis and the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Donna Wilson of Monson will serve as the new president of the Hospital Administrative District 4 Auxiliary. Serving with Wilson are: Ruth Nason, vice president; Maude Rees, recording secretary; Ramona McPherson, corresponding secretary; and Juanita Cushing, treasurer. Committee members are Barbara Zimmerman, membership;… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — New Brunswick liquor stores are going plastic. Finance Minister Allan Maher, who’s responsible for the New Brunswick Liquor Corp., said Thursday that people will be able to charge their booze purchases by this fall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Reading the alarming report shortly before heading over to my son’s Little League baseball game was probably not a wise thing to do, when I think back on it. It made me a bit edgy, which is not how I like to feel while I’m watching my 11-year-old… Read More
    ust in time for today’s Democratic convention in Augusta, the race in the 2nd District took a turn toward self-destruction Wednesday when attack ads allegedly from one candidate besmirching the reputation of another were faxed to state news outlets. Particularly during these heavily populated primaries,… Read More
    BELFAST — Ernest Braley, 35, of Burnham was released on $2,500 cash bail Wednesday after his arrest on a charge of trafficking in scheduled drugs. Braley was arrested Tuesday in Troy while attempting to sell 5 pounds of marijuana to an undercover drug agent. Braley… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Officials at George Stevens Academy recently kicked off a $500,000 fund-raiser, and they already have raised more than $44,000 toward that effort. Titled the Stevens 500 Fund, the drive is intended to meet the needs of the private school’s students. This year,… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Ninety schools were honored by the Clinton administration Thursday for drug and violence prevention programs. “You are my walking and talking examples” that educators can make a difference, Attorney General Janet Reno said. Crescent Park School, in Bethel, Maine, was honored for its… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A public talk on massage techniques for reducing lymphodema will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Ellsworth Medical Building classroom. Lymphodema is a condition involving the swelling of the arm in breast cancer survivors, according to Grace Schimpf of… Read More
    CAMDEN — A car stolen early Wednesday morning in Camden was recovered that night in New Jersey with two local juveniles aboard. A red 1989 Subaru sedan, registered to the University of Maine athletic department, was reported stolen at 8 a.m. Wednesday by Scott Benzie,… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Three Hancock County residents were honored recently at the 80th annual meeting of the Hancock County Extension Association. Karen Blaisdell of Hancock, Jill Goldthwait of Bar Harbor, and Keith Small of Orland were awarded certificates recognizing their volunteer contributions to the work of… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Warren Balgooyen, a Norridgewock naturalist, will lead a discovery hike from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 4, on the nature trail of the Brick Farm Nursery on the West Ridge Road in Skowhegan. The focus of the hike is ferns, about 18… Read More
    VEAZIE — The town council is considering the option of hiring a third party to evaluate the roof problems at the town’s new municipal building. At Tuesday night’s meeting the selectmen talked briefly about the water damage in the police department portion of the building. Read More
    WASHINGTON — The American work force is dividing ever more distinctly into an upper tier and a burgeoning “underclass of low-paid labor,” a government report said Thursday. The report from President Clinton’s Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations said lower level workers are paid… Read More
    PORTLAND — Congressional candidate Bonnie Titcomb said Thursday that the Defense Department must be held accountable for a complete environmental cleanup of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Noting that the Kittery yard was recently designated as a Superfund site, Titcomb cautioned that the cleanup of such… Read More
    NEWPORT — Two Newport selectmen, attempting to change a controversial police policy they believed jeopardized the town, were shocked to learn at their meeting Wednesday night that the changes already had been made — without the knowledge and consent of the board members. “The town… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A proposal to build a linen mill in Aroostook County and create new jobs was presented Friday by Sumner Lipman, Republican gubernatorial candidate. Lipman proposed constructing a mill to use flax grown by Aroostook County farmers. Flax is shipped overseas where it… Read More
    The Levant girl taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center after being injured in a car accident Tuesday night was Melissa Curtis, 17, not Missy Cook as listed in Thursday’s MaineDay. —- Milo’s tax rate will increase by $2.49 per $1,000 valuation as a result of… Read More
    Firstmark Corp. of Waterville has announced the appointment of CHRISTOPHER T. HATCH as senior vice president in the financial services division. Hatch joined Firstmark in 1991 after spending 25 years in financial consulting and investment management in the Boston area, where he developed one of the largest independent… Read More
    GUILFORD — The rivers in Maine played an important role in the lives of our ancestors. They provided food, from fish to fiddleheads, and served as a means of transportation from one community to another. It is the rich history of two such rivers, the… Read More
    The following petitions for bankruptcy have been filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Tammy Lynn Bolduc, clerk, and Kenneth Clement Bolduc, unemployed, of Augusta; assets $200; debts, $24,048. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Blue Ribbon Task Force charged with looking at how Knox County towns share the cost of county law enforcement held its first meeting here Thursday night. Black and Blue Task Force would be more like it. The issue is whether the four… Read More
    MACHIAS — Two researchers in February will begin a one-year clam study to compare the rates of productivity and survival of clam beds in Washington and Cumberland counties. The $77,000 research project has been funded in a grant from the National Marine Fisheries Service to… Read More
    The two companies that operate Northwest Airlink from Bangor International Airport have filed for bankruptcy although they will continue to fly at least until the end of November. New Hampshire-based Northeast Express Regional Airlines Inc. and Precision Airlines, both headed by Newburgh businessman Allyn Caruso,… Read More
    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — The headquarters of the Wild Blueberry Association of North America has moved from Fredericton to Bar Harbor, Maine. The account manager for the association, Valerie Geredien, says there’s no great significance in the move — it was made to accommodate the… Read More
    BELFAST — Both candidates running for the Republican nomination for Waldo County commissioner say they were drawn to the race by the need to rein in county spending. Peg Worth of Belfast and Richard McLaughlin of Lincolnville said that their experience in the private sector… Read More
    ORONO — Brent Littlefield, a former University of Maine student body president and Orono political activist, has announced he will seek the nomination for the Maine House of Representatives, District 123, including the University of Maine and part of the northeast side of Orono. Littlefield… Read More
    HERMON — Robert E. Yackobitz has announced he will seek election to the Maine Legislature in District 124, including southern Levant, Hermon, Carmel, Etna and Plymouth. Yackobitz, a Republican, says his platform will be economic revitalization, job creation, and long-term planning to meet new challenges. Read More
    BELFAST — The campaign between brothers-in-law Sheriff John Ford and Steve Morang for the Republican nomination for Waldo County sheriff has arrested family development. “It’s caused some problems in the family. It’s been particularly stressful with my wife (Morang’s sister),” Ford said. “For what my… Read More
    LEVANT — For two years, the charter commission has proceeded with its task of writing a charter for the town of Levant, hoping that it would come up for a vote during the municipal election this month. That vote will be delayed. “On May 31st,… Read More
    I am a 23-year-old college student, and until my next birthday, I’ve been able to be covered by my parents’ health insurance through their respective employers. As I begin to look for health insurance on my own, I’ve been shocked at how expensive personal insurance is. I can’t… Read More
    As first selectman of the town of Dixmont I frequently go to Augusta in support of or in protest to various bills that affect our community. Normally I try to contact our town’s senator or representative but I have also met and talked with various legislators on some… Read More
    I am writing this letter in support of Janet Mills for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. As a lifelong Mainer, I am concerned about losing our clout in Washington. After much thought in this regard, I have concluded that Janet is the person I want to represent me… Read More
    I am writing to urge fellow Democrats to support Robert Woodbury in the upcoming primary election. The message being sent throughout Maine is that we need new leadership. Bob Woodbury will provide that leadership. He recognizes that it is imperative that Maine develop a strong economic base to… Read More
    I have a friend. Her name is Janet Mills. I am writing this letter to tell others who may not know her as I do, what a capable person she is and why I believe she is the one for the job in Congress. Janet… Read More
    Your newspaper is widely read in this state. Most things of importance are covered plus things of interest across the country and around the world. But to my disappointment, we are missing an exciting thing here at home. It’s happening right in our state. As… Read More
    Dan Rozario will open his new business, Impression, on Tuesday at 60 Main St. in Bangor. The boutique will offer leather coats, purses and wallets; silks; brass vases and planters; copper curios; hand-carved wooden tables and screens, and silver jewelry. The products have been imported… Read More
    If Bangor city officials can condemn citizens’ buildings that are not up to code, why aren’t they obligated to go by the same rules? I’ve been to the Bangor Waterworks at least three times and I can see at least six buildings that should be… Read More
    DEER ISLE — A public talk and demonstration on basic vegetable gardening techniques will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Island Medical Center. The free program is co-sponsored by the Hancock County Master Gardener and the Healthy Island Project, a community-based health… Read More
    CAMDEN — The Camden Civic Theatre will hold open auditions for its summer production of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 6 and 7, at the Camden Opera House. The production is a musical adapted by Rupert Holmes of… Read More
    WALDOBORO — The annual book sale of the Waldoboro Public Library will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at the VFW Hall on Mill Street. The library seeks donations of books in good condition of all kinds and subjects, hardcover or paperback. They… Read More
    he tobacco industry traditionally has been able to count on three things to keep itself profitable: The federal government, for all its wailing about the evils of cigarette smoking, has used subsidies to strengthen the industry and has promoted American tobacco products internationally. State governments have benefited from… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general ruled Thursday that state Rep. Charlene Rydell is constitutionally barred from serving on a health reform panel lawmakers created earlier this year. The opinion by Attorney General Michael E. Carpenter cited a portion of the Maine Constitution that says no… Read More
    CARIBOU — A few sparks flew Wednesday night during an otherwise routine candidate forum when Jean Hay, a Democrat running for Congress, accused one of her seven opponents of a conflict of interest. Hay, of Blue Hill, said that James Mitchell of Bangor, had a… Read More
    SHERMAN STATION — Fewer than 20 people attended a hearing here Wednesday night concerning a proposal to close four elementary schools in SAD 25. Of those who attended, most were district employees. Increased costs, coupled with declining state funds and student enrollment, have prompted school… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Alfred L. Hendsbee, a decorated, 20-year veteran of the Maine State Police, is the lone Democrat seeking nomination for sheriff of Somerset County. Hendsbee, a Madison native residing in Fairfield, decided to run for the county’s top law enforcement post when approached by… Read More
    In this election year, the number one issue being discussed by voters and candidates for office is jobs. We all want more good-paying, decent jobs for Maine citizens. We all want Maine to share in the growing national economic recovery. The question, of course, is, how do we… Read More
    The immune system is designed to protect the body against foreign invaders such as bacteria but, in about 2 percent of the population, it somehow becomes confused and turns against the body’s own tissues. The result is rheumatoid arthritis, a painful, often-crippling disease where white blood cells, the… Read More
    FARMINGTON — A lawyer who has been summoned to court for smoking in a public building’s entryway says the case has gone too far and he plans to fight the charge. “It never occurred to me that smoking was prohibited in an entryway,” said William… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Town Council on Wednesday approved parking zone changes, the purchase of an ambulance and more than $100,000 for sealing and hot-topping roads. Previous all-day parking areas on Tenth and Twelfth avenues were changed into two-hour parking areas, adding 25 parking spaces… Read More
    PORTLAND — Michael J. Cole, 36, of Rockport received a sentence of 110 months in federal prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of armed bank robbery of the Rockland Key Bank on Oct. 5, 1993. The sentence was imposed by federal Judge… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Jim Mitchell and John Baldacci, both of Bangor, are running neck and neck as the fund-raising leaders among seven Democrats running for Congress in the 2nd District, according to reports released Thursday. Both Mitchell and Baldacci have raised more than $100,000 or about… Read More