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Class C baseball BANGOR – The last time Scott Murphy pitched for George Stevens Academy, in the Eastern Maine quarterfinals, his teammates backed him with 23 runs in the first inning. He pitched only two innings. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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I remember a conversation I had last summer with an old-time fly fisher. He was grumbling at his curmudgeonly best. “That damned movie is the cause,” he bristled. “We’re knee-deep in people. It’s hard these days to find a place where some bozo, dressed right… Read More
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We have two reasons to be excited about the future of Maine high school baseball, both of which were very much in evidence in Tuesday’s Eastern Maine Class C final between George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill and Piscataquis Community of Guilford: 1. All of… Read More
In your story regarding the Mitchell campaign response signed by 34 members “past and present” of the Democratic State Committee, you reported some things in a less than accurate manner. I was acting executive director of the state committee while the regular executive director was assigned to the… Read More
BRADLEY — The Bradley town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at Viola Rand School. “It is at this meeting,” said Town Manager Rose Brooks, speaking on behalf of the council, “that taxpayers will have the opportunity of voicing their opinions… Read More
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: On Aug. 29, 1993, long-distance telephone service in Aroostook County was interrupted after someone fired… Read More
NORTH BERWICK (AP) — Police say the fatal shooting of a Berwick man who entered a home armed with a shotgun may have been the result of a longstanding feud over a dead pet. Alan M. White, 43, was shot by Steven W. Gonthier, 39,… Read More
HOULTON — Voters at the SAD 29 budget meeting on Monday approved a $7,476,232 budget for next year, an increase of $149,488 more than this year’s budget. Articles approved are as follows: regional vocational education budget, $867,685, local share, $352,821; adult vocational education budget, $32,500,… Read More
DYER BROOK — The school committee of the Southern Aroostook Community School District on Monday approved increases in the cost of school lunches next year. The price of a lunch for students in kindergarten through sixth grade who pay full price was increased 10 cents… Read More
Reduce spending … tame the bureaucracy … make government responsive to the people … the morning after the primary, many Maine voters continue to spin mentally from the ideas, campaign pitches and the long list of candidates. What was missing yesterday was a direct link… Read More
When President Bill Clinton urged sanctions against North Korea because of its nuclear-weapons development, he needed to appear decisive without committing a buildup of U.S. troops to the area. Sanctions were the logical choice, but sanctions are unlikely to accomplish the stated goal — opening up North Korea… Read More
AUGUSTA (AP) — House Speaker Dan Gwadosky has invited legislators to the State House on Thursday to consider a special session to rethink the state’s new auto emissions testing program. Several lawmakers have expressed concern about the costs of the program that takes effect next… Read More
MADISON, N.J. (AP) — The maker of the only contraceptive sponge on the U.S. market said it is resuming production after correcting problems at the factory that government inspectors said might cause contamination. Whitehall-Robins began steps on Monday to restart production of its Today Sponge… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Limestone School Committee agreed Monday that the building known for years as Limestone Junior-Senior High School should be renamed. The school committee is seeking suggestions from the public. Superintendent James Morse said changing the building’s name would better reflect its changing purpose… Read More
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Two men broke the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a sailboat when they arrived here at 3:28 p.m. Tuesday. Cam Lewis of Lincolnville, Maine, and Laurent Bourgnon of France beat the record for a two-handed trans-Atlantic… Read More
ORIENT — The St. Croix Stakeholders Organization, which was formed to advise the International Joint Commission with regard to water regulation of the St. Croix waterway, has announced the availability of a questionnaire that will provide for public comment on use of the waterway. The… Read More
ORIENT — The St. Croix Stakeholders Organization, which was formed to advise the International Joint Commission with regard to water regulation of the St. Croix waterway, has announced the availability of a questionnaire that will provide for public comment on use of the waterway. The… Read More
This column is to express my disappointment over the fashion in which the Bangor Daily News recently “generated” a story, and then inaccurately reported it. A story was published in its weekend edition Saturday announcing that two Democratic officials charged Jim Mitchell with pursuing his own agenda while… Read More
VASSALBORO (AP) — No one can say Margaret Emery isn’t a good sport. As winner of the Kiss-A-Pig contest put on as a fund-raising venture by the Vassalboro Community School Music Boosters, the music teacher was obliged to kiss 300-pound porker Kiyomi Cooley. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Nancy Cruzan. Richard Nixon. Jacqueline Onassis. The names, famous now, pop in and out of public discourse so often, and yet the question still looms — why does one need a living will? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
CARIBOU — Alton Bell, a 42-year-old brain-damaged patient at a nursing home in Van Buren, will have to wait at least two months before his future is decided by a probate judge. The care and guardianship of Bell, who suffered other severe injuries in a… Read More
AUGUSTA — Shunned by many doctors since the advent of effective, science-based therapies in this century, the spiritual dimension of healing must not be ignored, according to a former surgeon general of the United States. Appearing with his trademark beard and bow tie, Dr. C. Read More
CAMBRIDGE — An all-women woods competition has been added to the list of events at the annual Cambridge Days scheduled for Saturday, June 18. According to Dale Burdin, one of the event’s organizers, interest has been expressed over the years of the competition to hold… Read More
GREENVILLE — Drainage work done on the Oliver Road last fall apparently did not eliminate a water problem that some believe was caused by the Greenville High School track project. Property owners on Oliver Road, including John Owens and Richard Lowe, believe that the water… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sens. George J. Mitchell and William S. Cohen profited from book and movie deals last year, according to financial reports released Tuesday. Cohen earned $27,500 from a Los Angeles movie company and $133,600 as a senator. Mitchell earned $11,000 for working on a… Read More
Having recently forsaken my usual four-wheeled transportation for a week on a bicycle, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s an awful lot to be said for life in the slow lane. Searing muscle pains, for example, along with that persistent rattling of the teeth… Read More
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A federal jury Tuesday found that a hospital and doctor discriminated against a Maine man who claimed he was denied medical treatment because he had AIDS. The jury, which deliberated over five days, cleared the defendants of two other allegations. A… Read More
Political followers who monitor the State House waited into the evening Tuesday to make sense of election returns. Despite the low numbers of voters, results came in slowly. Interest may have been building for returns in the races at the top of the ticket, but… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — The Nissen bakery announced Tuesday that it will not be sold to the nation’s fifth-largest producer of baked and snack foods. John J. Nissen Baking Co. had been negotiating a deal with Flowers Industries of Thomasville, Ga., said J. Mark Koshliek, executive… Read More
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia couple whose $105.2 million judgment against General Motors Corp. was reversed on appeal will seek to retry their suit charging that a defective pickup truck caused their son’s death. Lawyers for Thomas and Elaine Moseley said Tuesday they are preparing… Read More
Members of Student Council, National Honor Society and Key Club at Bangor High School volunteered their time and effort to help improve the Bangor Public Library’s book check-out system. The library is updating to a new on-line system which makes use of bar codes that help to give… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents Tuesday voted 685-150 to change the town’s fiscal year so that it will run from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the next year to coincide with school and state fiscal years. Dover-Foxcroft’s fiscal year had run from Jan. Read More
FALMOUTH (AP) — A truck driver who crashed into a minivan at a Maine Turnpike tollbooth, killing an 11-year-old girl, had no history of accidents before Friday’s crash. Bill Crocker, 46, of Hartford, Conn., was the best driver at Landmark Window systems, a Hartford glass… Read More
HAMPDEN — On a group of seven referendum questions Tuesday, five times as many people cast votes as showed up at last year’s SAD 22 budget meeting, and preliminary numbers indicate that three of the articles went down to defeat. The biggest “no” from Hampden,… Read More
BELFAST — Although returns are incomplete, it appears that Waldo County Sheriff John Ford easily staved off a challenge from brother-in-law Steve Morang and claimed the Republican nomination for county sheriff. In the county’s other contested primary elections, Richard McLaughlin of Lincolnville was holding a… Read More
BANGOR — John Baldacci and Rick Bennett will face off in the November election to represent the 2nd District in the U.S. Congress. With 90 percent of the state’s precincts reporting, Baldacci was winner in the 2nd District Democratic primary while Bennett took the Republican… Read More
HERMON — About 45 voters took less than 35 minutes to pass all 16 articles Tuesday evening at the Hermon town meeting. Voters passed the $1.32 million municipal budget and the $6.16 million school budget with little discussion. Town Manager Kathryn Ruth said that the… Read More
HARRINGTON — Voters from six western Washington County towns slashed the proposed SAD 37 school budget by $190,000 Monday night, while approving $4,504,481 overall for the district. Superintendent Joseph White will meet with the district’s six school principals at 11 a.m. Wednesday at his office… Read More
MEDWAY — Incumbent Greig Barker and Gerald Rudge were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen in municipal elections Tuesday. Incumbent Donna Gallagher and Steve Federico, who ran unopposed, were elected to the School Board for three-year terms. Gallagher received 148 votes, and… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Proposed construction of a new $300,000 municipal safety building will be the chief issue for voters at a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at the Old Town Hall. The proposed new building and several other related issues will be… Read More
GREENVILLE — State education officials will be asked to evaluate the Greenville School system, similar to a process completed about seven years ago. The school committee approved the measure Monday, after a presentation by Karen and Bill Folsom of Rockwood, who spoke about an incident… Read More
ENFIELD — Michael Pearson was elected Tuesday to a one-year term on the Enfield Board of Selectmen. Voter turnout was good. A total of 378 ballots were cast of the town’s 1,200 registered voters. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ATKINSON — A vote by Atkinson residents to withdraw from SAD 41 fell short by six votes during a referendum question on Tuesday. The results were 127 in favor of and 77 opposed to leaving the Milo district. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
In response to the recent articles on pesticides in blueberries, I would like to offer the following information. The wild blueberry industry has a long tradition in the state of Maine. Blueberries were commercially produced before the Civil War and were shipped by rail to… Read More
One year after Veazie Police Officer Chris Greeley appeared as bachelor of the month in Cosmopolitan magazine, he still is reaping the benefits of his moment in the spotlight. Today, Greeley, a Bangor native now living in Greenbush, will fly to New York for a… Read More
Rep. Sean F. Faircloth, D-Bangor, emerged victorious from a primary battle against a fellow legislator and will run for the Maine Senate in the fall. Faircloth and Rep. Mary E. Sullivan of Bangor entered the race after state Sen. John Baldacci stepped up to run… Read More
Early in May I sent a congratulatory card to my daughter in Bangor, never received. Last year it was a valentine to my husband at work. Is this a rare coincidence or is it simply not safe mailing greetings Bucksport to Bangor? Patricia Ranzoni Bucksport… Read More
On June 10, 11 and 12, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America Post 3381 of Old Town hosted the 74th Annual Convention of the Department of Maine VFW. The convention headquarters was located at the Bangor Motor Inn. Representing 17,000 VFW members in Maine… Read More
To those who are wont to continually bash Bill Clinton for his avoidance of service in Vietnam: to compare that conflict with World War II is to miss completely the significance of what those brave men accomplished 50 years ago. The Vietnam War was not… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — A former Bridgton restaurant owner who embezzled as much as $200,000 from a Naples marina before vanishing for three years has been ordered to spend 18 months behind bars. Jeffrey S. Sirois, 33, was sentenced Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court under… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Concerns about safety have drowned out calls for the Mount Desert Island YMCA to put a new roof over its demolished pool. Robert Rechholtz, president of the Y’s board of directors, said the unanimous decision not to rebuild was reached Monday evening… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Commissioners granted the old county jail a three-month stay of execution Tuesday to give supporters of the 1868 landmark time to plot its escape from the wrecking ball. The commissioners voted last month to have the neglected and hazardous building… Read More
PITTSFIELD — As election returns were counted following a heavy turnout at the polls Tuesday in central Maine, late figures showed David W. Crook of Winslow with a substantial lead over Pamela Ames of Augusta in the Republican race for district attorney of Somerset and Kennebec counties. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Without the risk of a tax increase, voters in the three towns of SAD 53 had no problem approving a $6.1 million budget for 1994-95 on Tuesday. Pairing the annual budget referendum with the primary election was a gamble school officials thought would… Read More
MONTREAL (AP) — A huge explosion shook the Montreal area Tuesday evening, possibly caused by a meteorite, police said. Police were trying to locate the source of the blast, but speculated it happened in a sparsely populated area because there was no immediate word of… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Maine State Police veteran Barry Delong of Bingham appears to be the overwhelming favorite for county sheriff among Somerset County Republicans, based on tallies from more than half of the towns reporting results Tuesday night. According to early returns Tuesday, Delong had a… Read More
The 1st District congressional contest turned into an unexpected horse race Tuesday night with favorites Democrat Dennis Dutremble and Republican James B. Longley fighting off strong opposition from two state senators. With 89 percent of the returns in, Longley was leading state Sen. Charles Summers… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Commissioners learned Tuesday morning that the Federal Aviation Administration may give the county a $250,000 grant to purchase land for extension of the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport’s runway safety area. Airport Manager Robert Cossette said in a telephone interview Tuesday… Read More
I think it is very sad when the Piscataquis Community High School Band raises $32,000 in less than one year to send themselves to Virginia and Washington for a four day trip to march in two parades, only to have the television channels 2, 5 and 7, the… Read More
ROCKLAND — Incumbent Gene Kenniston and challenger Linda Post turned back the husband-and-wife team of Douglas and Pauline Curtis for Knox County commissioner and treasurer in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Kenniston, seeking his third four-year term as commissioner, narrowly defeated Douglas Curtis, a former state legislator,… Read More
AUBURN (AP) — An Auburn woman convicted of manslaughter for killing her infant son by shoving a sock in his mouth to stop his crying was sent to prison Tuesday for four years. Sherrie Cotton, 20, was given a 12-year sentence, with all but four… Read More
FORT KENT — Town councilors tackled a wide range of matters during their Monday meeting, ranging from preserving riverfront land for the public to roller-blading, from dead trees to a proposed local cable station. The council agreed to ask voters to transfer a tax-acquired parcel… Read More
A spirited duel that pitted traditional Democratic values against new party idealism ended unceremoniously Tuesday evening when gubernatorial challenger Tom Allen conceded the nomination to former Gov. Joseph E. Brennan at 10:27 p.m. With 89 percent of all precincts reporting early this morning, Brennan held… Read More
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A truck driver was convicted Tuesday night of first-degree murder in the strangulation of a teen-age runaway from Maine and sentenced to life in prison. James Robert Cruz Jr., 36, of New Waterford, Ohio, was charged with killing Dawn Marie Birnbaum,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine voters created some interesting matchups in the fall as they picked party nominees Tuesday in what was probably the most crowded primary election in Maine history. But turnout was low and most people are likely relieved that this unusual election is over. Read More
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