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
BANGOR — With less than two weeks until the primary, 2nd District congressional candidate John Baldacci spent Thursday defending his reputation and healing his wrenched neck. Baldacci said during a press conference on Thursday that he was the victim of a dirty political ploy in… 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
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed budget of $6.62 million, which will leave about $945,500 to be raised locally through property taxes, was approved by SAD 68 directors Wednesday. The 5-3 vote in support of the proposed budget resulted in a weighted vote of 490 to 382. Read More
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LIMESTONE — Selectmen have made last-minute revisions to the warrant for Limestone’s annual town meeting scheduled for later this month. Nearly 60 articles, covering municipal and school department needs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, will be presented to voters at the June 15… Read More
HOULTON — Following a hearing in Aroostook County Superior Court Thursday, prosecutors will be able to use as evidence a confession made last October by a Monticello man charged with murdering his 11-year-old daughter. Justice Paul T. Pierson denied a motion to suppress as evidence… 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
VEAZIE — In an effort to include candidates who were inadvertently not invited to a candidates night forum held a few weeks ago, the town council Tuesday sponsored another forum for area candidates seeking county, state and national offices. Town Manager Bill Reed said that… 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
VEAZIE — Town Manager Bill Reed has been on the telephone for a good portion of this week apologizing to families of veterans buried in the town’s cemeteries for the small flags used this year. The town is required by state law to put flags… 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
PITTSFIELD — Only 20 Pittsfield residents turned out for a dramatic slide show Thursday night at Warsaw School. The subject was school improvements and a $341,000 bond issue up for vote June 14. The slides at times were so graphic that residents gasped and shook… 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
BAR HARBOR — A decision is expected next week on whether the Mount Desert Island YMCA will rebuild its four-lane pool that was demolished last winter. Robert Rechholtz, president of the Y board of directors, said Thursday his board will meet Monday, with a vote… 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
PORTLAND — Congressional hopeful James B. Longley Jr. suggests that politics may be the motivation for a charge that he failed to repay $10,000 he borrowed five years ago, but the lender says that’s not the case. William C. Murphy, a Lewiston insurance agent who… 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 — Democrats in southern Maine have considerably deeper pockets than their Republican counterparts, and have raised the lion’s share of the $429,533 accumulated thus far in the 1st Congressional District race. According to pre-primary spending reports listed Thursday with the Federal Elections Commission, State… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: In 1989, Hurricane Hugo devastated South Carolina. In 1992, Florida and Louisiana suffered Andrew’s wrath. But not all heeded the deadly warnings. Hurricane preparedness along the U.S. coastline remains, at best, spotty. In some places, professionals, aided by the latest technology, have refined their plans. But… Read More
HOULTON — A Houlton man who was convicted of arson fainted Thursday in Aroostook County Superior Court in Houlton just as the state was presenting its case for sentencing. Larry Richardson, 29, was convicted in January of deliberately burning his restaurant in August 1992 to… 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
PALMYRA — “One of the reasons we have no control over anything is we don’t know what we have,” said Palmyra Selectman Mathys Van Dam. Van Dam was reacting to yet another unorganized element of Palmyra town government. His comments were made at the Wednesday… 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
PORTLAND — A man who was accused of orchestrating the killing of a Maine State Prison inmate has been charged with stealing a Cadillac and smashing it into a police cruiser. The arrest of Randall Tenggren was the latest in a string that dates to… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — She kept saying “no.” She said it when Robert Berkowitz lifted her shirt and bra. She said it when he locked his college dorm room. She said it when he pushed her on the bed and removed her underwear. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More