FARMINGDALE – Dan Stein, Nate Ellis and Abby Spector won age-division championships at Kennebec Heights Country Club here Thursday in the 1994 Maine State Golf Association Junior Championship. Stein, of J. W. Parks in Pittsfield, won the 16-17-year-old division by defeating Ryan Gall of Augusta… Read More
    WABI-TV (Channel 5) in Bangor finished its 1993-94 high school sports season on a high note with broadcasts of the Maine Class B and D state championship baseball games in Bangor last Saturday. Everything from production quality, to camera angles, to on-air talent was –… Read More
    Will there be live after Bangor? Live, in this case, means simulcasting live races after Bangor Raceway closes to off-track betting parlors across the state from Maine’s agricultural racing fairs during a 10-week period. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    A first-ever track event, the possible return of a road race record-holder and a fund-raising run are on the docket in the Bangor area this weekend as track takes center stage. The first United States Track and Field Association Regional Junior Olympic championships will be… Read More
    “Houston Rockets, World Champions!” was the enthusiastic greeting Thursday from the office of the new National Basketball Association champions during an inquiry about three Maine connections on the team. John Killilea’s line was busy, but the assistant coach for player personnel graciously returned the call… Read More
    ORONO – The contract of North Atlantic Conference Commissioner Stuart Haskell, Jr. was extended through the 1996-97 academic year at a meeting of the NAC Directors of Athletics Thursday. He has been commissioner since 1988. Read More
    A couple of months ago, Shawn Rogers saw his home fill up with water because of the Aroostook River flood in Fort Fairfield. “We had three and a half feet of water on the main floor,” recalled Rogers. “I watched her fill up.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    UNITY – Hometown favorite Stan Meserve won his first American-Canadian Tour (ACT) stock car race with a victory in the Sunoco Eastern Regional Series’ 100-lap feature at Unity Raceway here Wednesday night. Meserve, a stock-car builder whose shop is just a few miles from the… Read More
    The Maine Event AAU state champion basketball team (16-year-olds) is making a three-game exhibition tour Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Mars Hill, Machias, and Eastport. The team will play at Central Aroostook High School Friday at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Maine Event will play at Machias High school… Read More
    PORTLAND – Fans with tickets to Saturday night’s game between the New England Stingers and Pittsburgh Phantoms is invited to free public skating with the Stingers at 5 p.m. Saturday. There will also be an in-line skating clinic with the players and staff at 6 p.m. The game… Read More
    HOLES-IN-ONE HERMON – Eric Jackson of Hermon had a hole-in-one Wednesday at Hermon Meadow. Jackson aced the 12th hole, a 160-yard par 3 with an 8 iron. The shot was witnessed by Brent Springer and Mike Williams. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    For some people, high finishes in tournaments such as the Bangor Daily News Amateur Golf Tournament have been springboards into pro careers. Kevin Brown of Pittsfield, runner-up in last weekend’s NEWS Amateur, has pretty much ruled out that career course. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    CINCINNATI (AP) – Not even a four-homer game could end the San Francisco Giants’ deep slump or their bad luck. Hal Morris hit a bases-loaded double off an injured Bill Swift to put Cincinnati in control early Thursday, and the Reds weathered a downpour and… Read More
    AUGUSTA (AP) — The higher incomes and more diversified economy of the southern part of the state bolsters the notion of the “two Maines,” a report released Thursday by the state Labor Department says. The analysis of 1980 and 1990 census figures shows five southern… Read More
    I’ve got to admit that all this talk about a 25th-anniversary Woodstock concert has really been messing with my mind lately. It’s not that I’m flipping out on the memories or anything. Until now, in fact, I hadn’t even used the term “flipping out” for… Read More
    In response to customer and employee suggestions, the Bangor Daily News has announced that it is changing its tabloid-size news section, MaineDay, into a full-size, broadsheet section. “Beginning Tuesday, June 28, our readers will see what they have asked for — a full-size section of… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Work continues to bring the communication systems at the Piscataquis County Jail and sheriff’s department on line after much of the equipment was damaged last weekend by lightning. Deputy Chief David Roberts said most of the jail systems were on line Thursday, including… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Aroostook County law enforcement agencies Thursday were investigating incidents of counterfeit $100 bills showing up at area stores and banks. In recent days, two bills were reported to have been passed in Caribou, one in Eagle Lake and three in Madawaska. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Things will never be the same down on old MacDonald’s farm with the advent of genetic engineering. In essence, it is possible today to take a gene, such as the one that produces human insulin, and insert it into the DNA of another species. Some are produced simply… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission has announced that awards are available to artists under the Direct Grants Program, including the Individual Artist Fellowship Program and the Traditional Artist Apprenticeship Program. The Individual Artist Fellowships, $3,000 each, will be awarded on the basis of excellence… Read More
    BALTIMORE (AP) — The head of a private Maine school picked to run the city’s troubled Patterson High School said Thursday he will continue efforts to move into other public schools now that the Baltimore proposal has fallen through. Hyde School headmaster Malcolm Gauld also… Read More
    TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Jurors who heard the case against a Colby College graduate accused of strangling a woman during a late-night swim in the ocean began deliberating Thursday. They must decide whether John Pepe, 22, of Lyndhurst acted recklessly in a game of… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Whitewater enthusiasts from throughout Maine and the northeast will converge on the Upper Kennebec River Saturday, July 2, for the inaugural Kennebec River Festival. Canoeists, kayakers and rafters are invited to participate in the first annual River Fest Race, a citizens’ race which… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — Faulty brakes or a jammed accelerator caused a crash in which a man lost control of his car which plunged off a 12-foot ledge, authorities say. John Flaherty, 76, suffered minor injuries in the wreck on Peaks Island Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Nonproduction employees at the Bangor Daily News Thursday rejected a drive to be represented by a union. The vote, conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, was 69-56, ending a 10-month effort by some employees to be represented by the Communication Workers of America. The… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Four peregrine falcon chicks are spreading their wings atop Champlain Mountain, making the nest the most successful in Maine for the endangered birds. But the reintroduction of peregrines in Acadia National Park has some local people wondering whether the powerful raptors… Read More
    ROCKLAND — After an extended chicken-or-egg discussion Wednesday on how the historic county jail and sheriff’s house can be saved, the Knox County Commissioners and the Bail the Jail Committee finally agreed to talk turkey about finding a tenant for the old fixer-upper. The commissioners… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Knox County Commissioners stood behind their sheriff Wednesday by denying the appeals of two jail guards fired in April for insubordination. Capt. Stanley Hooper and Sgt. Paul Farrell were fired April 28 for what Sheriff Daniel Davey described as “insubordination and disloyalty.”… Read More
    “Vacationland” or “A Natural Treasure.” These phrases which adorn the license plates of the vehicles we drive far and wide announce to all that Maine is some kind of special place. For the above reason it surprises me when intelligent leaders like Leon Favreau, president… Read More
    A notice of a Pow-Wow-Wabanaki Confederacy Conference contained an incorrect date that was printed in Thursday’s Calendar section. The correct time and date when the public is invited to the Penobscot Indian Reservation is 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 25. An incorrect telephone number for the… Read More
    WILLIMANTIC — Residents will consider a request for funds to build a town office during the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 27, at the Town Hall. The matter has been studied by a committee of residents and town officials who think the… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A jury awarded a Fairfield man $24 million in punitive damages Thursday in his lawsuit against Chubb Life Insurance Co. of America. Carroll Colford, 52, sued Chubb for denying him benefits on a disability insurance policy he bought in 1991, eight days… Read More
    MACHIAS — In a voice vote with no dissensions, residents at the annual town meeting here Wednesday joined a growing list of towns to withdraw from the Washington County Refuse Disposal District. “Trash is a big deal right now,” Selectwoman Sandra Altmannsberger told residents before… Read More
    AUBURN (AP) — A teen-ager who had been driving a stolen truck was killed early Thursday in a fiery crash. Donald Jackson, 15, of Auburn was driving a 1994 Dodge pickup truck that had been reported stolen from Michael Roy of Auburn. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LUBEC — About 150 residents of SAD 19 on Wednesday approved a nearly $2-million education spending package for the coming school year. As approved, the gross amount needed to fund schools during the fiscal year beginning July 1, totals $1,924,238, an increase of nearly 4… Read More
    Caught in yet another lie this week, the tobacco industry is having a tough season in Washington. The question of whether nicotine is an addicting drug now becomes almost secondary to discovering how else the manufacturers of cigarettes have deceived the public. The commissioner of… Read More
    GOULDSBORO — Residents in this seaside community could film their town meeting and title it “Gouldsboro: The Saga Continues.” Wednesday night was Round 2 of marathon meetings that began Tuesday night. Only seven of the proposed 75 articles were approved the first night. On the… Read More
    KITTERY (AP) — The Navy said Thursday it opposes a proposal to store spent nuclear fuel at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard or other naval shipyards and instead favors storing the fuel from overhauled nuclear-powered vessels in Idaho. The local shipyard, which refuels and overhauls nuclear… Read More
    BRUNSWICK (AP) — Six months after three students brandished what appeared to be pistols at the junior high school, the school board has passed a districtwide weapons policy. Weapons aren’t a problem in Brunswick, said Board Chairwoman Robyn McCausland. But the policy passed this week… Read More
    BANGOR — The Civil Air Patrol will hold an open house 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Bangor International Airport. Exhibits will include helicopters from the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy, and equipment of rescue services, the Maine State Police drug search dogs and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Youngsters from eastern Maine took the first three places in the State Civic Oration Contest sponsored by the Modern Woodmen of America recently in Augusta. The topic was “People Who Have Overcome.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    HERMON — The Pine State Amateur Radio Club will take part in field day on Saturday, June 25, joining amateur radio operators throughout the United States and Canada to hone skills in emergency communications. For 24 hours, operators will use emergency power to contact as… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Association of Conservation Districts will hold its annual meeting Wednesday through Friday, July 20-22, at the Storehouse in Greenville Junction. Many activities have been planned, including a cruise on the Katahdin, a banquet and speakers, tours with a focus on forestry… Read More
    ABBOT — Someone entered the Abbot Elementary School recently and painted satanic symbols onto a floor and desks. Sgt. Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department said it appeared that school officials left a kitchen door unlocked, and that was how entry was gained… Read More
    SHIRLEY — The Shirley Elementary School’s two teachers will receive a 4 percent increase in pay as approved by the school committee on Wednesday. Superintendent Gilbert Reynolds said that equates to about a $700 increase per teacher. One of the teachers, who has been employed… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Area Agency on Aging will present a program, “Eating For Your Health,” during July. Registered dietitians Laurie Brown-Ellan from the Aroostook Medical Center, Connie McLellan from Cary Medical Center and Heleana Nickerson from Houlton Regional Hospital will be available at… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Ambulance Service, the only full-time service in the St. John Valley, answered 79 percent of its 1993 calls within four minutes, according to a study done by Maine Emergency Medical Services. The service had 247 emergency transports during the year. Of… Read More
    BRIDEGEWATER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on a request from Brian Ketchum of Mars Hill to place fill in Freeman Brook and associated freshwater wetlands off Buckley Road. Ketchum plans to construct a shallow water impoundment. The dam construction would… Read More
    CARIBOU — The second theft from a business safe within a two-month period was reported at 7:25 a.m. Thursday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Van Buren Road. Nearly $4,000 in cash was taken from the VFW safe during the early morning. Tools… Read More
    FRENCHVILLE — The St. John Valley Amateur Radio Association will take part in a field day compettition Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26, at the Frenchville Snowmobile Clubhouse. The event is open to all amateurs in the American Radio Relay League and Canadian Field… Read More
    DEER ISLE — Haystack Mountain School of Crafts has established a new scholarship fund in memory of longtime supporter Irving Sherman, who died in early May. Because he anonymously gave funds to provide annual support for island students, preference will be given to Deer Isle-Stonington… Read More
    CARIBOU — Brenda Libby of Madawaska has been appointed the new executive director of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce by the board of directors. Libby will begin her duties on July 5. She is now executive director of the Madawaska Chamber of Commerce. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent and the Country Cottage Bookstore will hold a reading and book signing by Dr. Priscilla Staples, author of a new book, “A Broken Trust and Other Selected Poetry,” from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Read More
    MILO — The SAD 41 budget for next year stays intact, with the amounts approved at the May 31 budget meeting again approved by voters at a special budget meeting Thursday night. In a vote of 565 to 303, voters once again approved the local… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Two Maine librarians have been received the second annual “Outstanding Librarian of the Year” award from the Maine Library Association. The award was presented last month during ceremonies at the University of Maine, Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    Television viewers in the Atlantic Provinces will be able to view Bangor television stations once again if an application to the Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is approved. Fundy Cablevision of New Brunswick wants to carry the programming of WLBZ-TV (NBC), WABI-TV (CBS),… Read More
    I’ve always been suspicious of polls — the media’s method of telling us the news before it happens — and you’ve made my suspicions greater with your “… polls prove accurate …” article. Here’s why. You state, “The poll had a margin of error of… Read More
    As our “esteemed leader” mobilizes the nation’s military might for an impending “invasion” of the Caribbean villain — Haiti — it is reminiscent of a similar incident 58 years ago. At that time (1936) the full power of the Italian war machine was brought to bear on that… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Saturday, June 25 promises to be a lively day in Greenville as the Moosehead Lake Region Chamber of Commerce completes its schedule of events for Moose Mainea. A buffet breakfast will be served from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Community House, sponsored… Read More
    The Lubec Taxpayers Association is a concerned citizens’ group looking for accountability in the spending of their tax dollar. Last year their focus was on town spending — this year it’s on the school. Throughout the year they have met with resistance, even though Maine’s… Read More
    For many years I have owned stock in Central Maine Power, and it always paid me a decent dividend. I never worried about them being able to pay since, if push came to shove, all they had to do was ask the state of Maine for a rate… Read More
    Re: “WIC: a program that works,” BDN, June 20. I have two problems with WIC and the state bureaucracy that administers the program. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    VAN BUREN — This town on Thursday became the first municipality in Maine to choose composting — the natural process of decay — as the solution to its trash disposal woes. Voters at a special town meeting chose construction of a compost-recycling facility over a… Read More
    ORONO — Researchers at the University of Maine are studying pollen that fell long ago in tiny forested hollows for clues to the state’s ecological past. The shallow depressions remain wet throughout the year, which keeps the pollen grains from decomposing. A new layer of… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — When the operating table at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield needed to be replaced after 31 years of service, it was not targeted for scrap metal. Instead, the table is scheduled for a trip to Central America to serve basic medical needs of the people there. Read More
    In the interest of defending the Constitution, some residents of Bowerbank apparently thought it a good idea to belittle the law. Their actions last week, while not intended to harm anything, unfortunately could exacerbate the problem they had hoped to reduce. Bowerbank voters last Saturday… Read More
    When I entered Dexter Regional High School, I was a bit anxious about the work I would face, but very proud that I was attending such a good school. My freshman year was one of hard work, time management, decision-making and frustration. I would not be standing here… Read More
    Dear Ann Landers: Please tell people where to write to have their names removed from mailing lists. I know you’ve printed this information before, but I mislaid the address, and my mailbox is ready to fall apart because of the weight of the junk we receive. Read More
    SPRINGVALE (AP) — A convicted sex offender charged with raping two young girls in southern Maine was a family friend of one of his alleged victims, the girl’s father said. George Clifford Roberts, 29, entered no plea Wednesday to the charges of gross sexual assault… Read More
    BATH (AP) — Sparks are believed to have been the cause of a fire at Bath Iron Works that caused as much as $50,000 in damage to equipment, a spokeswoman for the shipyard said Thursday. One man suffered a minor injury in the fire and… Read More
    HARRINGTON — Directors of SAD 37 gave formal approval Wednesday night to a total budget of $4,504,481, minus $189,903 in cuts recommended by school administrators. The school administrators recommended the reduced expenditures in response to voters who on Monday ordered the directors to slice the… Read More
    LUBEC — To three Swedish Coastal Rangers competing in the first international invitational military paddle, Maine at first glance appears much like their homeland. But as they discovered while in Lubec preparing for the event, there are some striking differences. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A live lobster special put supermarket officials in hot water with some Northern California customers who worried the shellfish were suffering on their way to the cooking pot. “Just because we find it difficult to empathize with them or we don’t… Read More
    Wake up, BDN and Al Diamon! When are you and the Republican nominees going to get it? Favoring the birth of full-term children does not make one a social fundamentalist or religious fanatic. Without life, the issues of economics, health care and welfare reform become… Read More
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    Fort Fairfield High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: David Armstrong, Jared Bruce, Kimberly Clark, Benjamin Findlen, Heather Fox, Tami Jo McCausland, Leslie Parady, Amy Shaw, Julie Wall; honors: Gerald Berube, Bobbie Jo Chasse, Robert Cullins, Kirk DeMerchant, Jody Doughty, Kristen Duff, Joel… Read More
    Presque Isle High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Heidi Archer, Holly Brown, Michelle Brown, Jinny Case, Stephanie Corber, Kelly Cutchin, David Cyr, Ginger Doughty, Kristen Lamoreau, Jason Lavaway, Michelle Mastro, Shawn Morin, Jenny Namur, Hume Pierce, Joseph Plourde, Joy Rayburn, Julie Sawyer,… Read More
    Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School, Mars Hill Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Eboni Edmunds, Jolene Griffin, Danielle Wilson, Elizabeth York; high honors: Jennifer Boyd, Kari Bradstreet, Joanna Faggiole and Charlotte Proctor; honors: Jill Bartley, Carrie Belyea, Amy Cronkhite, Jennifer Dorr, Shallie Estabrook, Denise… Read More
    Maine Central Institute Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Peggy Jo Booth; high honors: Jesse Barnes, Anne Marie Berry, Cammie Marie Chase, Courtney Cianchette, Llewellyn Cole, Celeste Lynn Dunphy, Lisa May Emerson, Daniel Emery, Wendy A. Fanjoy, Walter W. Fletcher, Charles W. Graham, Brandy… Read More
    THOMASTON — The Thomaston Interchurch Fellowship will sponsor a float in the annual Fourth of July parade, which will be used to collect nonperishable items for the local food pantry. Members of five Thomaston churches have been working together to support the food pantry located on Main Street,… Read More
    VEAZIE — When disaster strikes and phone lines are down, one group emergency officials can turn to are amateur radio operators. The public can see them in action as they practice emergency communications during a 24-hour field day Saturday and Sunday. The Ellsworth Amateur Wireless… Read More
    Washburn District High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Nicole Dobson, Shenanne Tucker; high honors: E.B. Brown, Matt Comeau, Rene Conley, Scott Gagnon, Chris Hallett, Michael Hartford, Bryce Johnston, Jason Johnson, Todd Laferriere, Joseph Lukas, Rob Robbins, Vicki Silver, Grant Spinney, Amanda Tarr,… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Rockland’s Farmers Market will host a Farm Day from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 28, at the Harbor Plaza. Market vendors will provide a sampling of their farm animals for customers, both young and old, to see and pet. A wide… Read More
    THOMASTON — A family sing-along with Marion Gray will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at Watts Hall. The event is sponsored by the Watts Hall Community Association and the Thomaston Fourth of July Celebration Committee. There is no charge for the sing-along. Lemonade will be… Read More
    BANGOR — Downtown motorists may wonder why the right side of State Street across the Kenduskeag Stream Bridge still is blocked off while there appears to be little construction activity going on at the site. Although there are no construction vehicles at the site, the… Read More