HAMPDEN – Barrett Dionne hurled a perfect game, striking out 15 Hampden batters, to lead Bangor West to an 8-0 win over Hampden in the District 3 Little League baseball tournament. Bangor West, 4-0, earned the Penobscot Division title with the win. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
High school football Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Rosters East All-Stars Offense QB – Peter Kenny, Bucksport; Kevin Thurston, Oxford Hills; Marc Hachey, Winslow. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Of the 41 players who reported to Maine Central Institute here Thursday to the East team camp for the upcoming fifth annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, there are plenty of players who, statistically, deserve to be there. In the catagory of overcoming… Read More
MANCHESTER – Mark Plummer of Manchester has finally thrown the monkey off his back. It wasn’t just tossed aside. It was banished. Air-mailed to a remote valley in the jungles of Borneo. One way. No return, thank you. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER – Ron Coombs and Chris Hashey came up with run-producing hits in the fourth inning and the Old Town-Orono Twins went on to beat the Brewer Falcons 6-3 in Zone 1 American Legion action Thursday at Heddericg Field. Coombs lashed a two-out, two-run single… Read More
MANCHESTER – As Mark Plummer bent over a 15-foot birdie putt on the 12th hole at Augusta Country Club during Thursday’s final round of what had long since become his own private Maine Amateur, the older man in the white hat rose to his tiptoes in order to… Read More
The Maine Breeders Stakes is celebrating its 20th year. This is expected to be one of its most successful seasons in terms of money allocated for the program and in records set. This week at Bangor Raceway, the MSOBS will race off the second leg… Read More
Walter Abbott, who since April 16 has served as the interim director of athletics at the University of Maine, is one of 58 people who have applied for the permanent position. The 57-year-old Abbott, a former Black Bear football coach and an associate professor at… Read More
BRUNSWICK — With the hope of avoiding another stampede of would-be shellfish diggers, officials in Brunswick are considering selling commercial clam licenses through a lottery system instead of through the town’s old first-come, first-served system. The Marine Resources Committee decided to recommend that the town… Read More
PORTLAND — Jurors were sent home with no verdict Thursday in the trial of convicted killer Raymond Hatch, who is accused of stabbing a Brunswick woman after an afternoon of drinking. Closing arguments focused on whether conflicting testimony from witnesses of the March 26 stabbing… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Greg Schools of Littleton was named the 1994 McCain Foods Champion Potato Grower for Aroostook County this week. He was awarded an all-expense paid trip for two to Bermuda. Schools has been farming for 10 years and works with his brothers Tim… Read More
AUGUSTA — Nine Maine schools were recently awarded energy conservation grants through the Institutional Conservation Program, which is administered by the Department of Economic and Community Development and the U.S. Department of Energy. Schools receiving grants for energy conservation measures included: Fort Fairfield High School,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Emergency Conservation Program has issued $550,000 in assistance to farmers suffering severe damage to farms as a result of heavy winds and rains caused recently by a tornado in some areas of Aroostook County. The program is administered by the Agricultural… Read More
BOISE, Idaho — Boise Cascade Corp. lost another $19.2 million during the second quarter this year, marking the 14th straight quarterly loss for the Idaho-based wood products company. The red ink for the April-June period compared to a $17.1 million loss a year earlier, but… Read More
Never before have so many spent so much time to see so little. Welcome to the popular world of 3-D art, where developing a discerning eye requires the ability to stare at meaningless patterns of wavy lines with near-catatonic immobility for long periods in the… Read More
ROCKLAND — The parents of a South Thomastom man convicted of cocaine trafficking, bribery and arson want an undercover Knox County sheriff’s deputy fired and prosecuted for leading their son down the road to crime. Sheriff Daniel Davey says there aren’t commendations enough for his… Read More
VAN BUREN — A Van Buren man and a passenger in his pickup truck were injured Wednesday night after the vehicle left the road and possibly went airborne. The vehicle came to a rest on its side with its undercarriage propped up against a utility pole. Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — The local flap continues about whether Gov. John R. McKernan should speak at the Potato Blossom Festival dinner tonight. The town manager and the Chamber of Commerce president issued their regrets and apologies for “communication problems” that resulted in the Chamber canceling… Read More
BAR HARBOR — An investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed two Bar Harbor businesses last Monday morning was continuing at week’s end. Bar Harbor Police Chief David Rand said Thursday the investigation by his department and by John Morse, an investigator with… Read More
BELFAST — City Councilor Bruce MacLaren and Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad President Rod Rodrigue engaged in a shouting match over the council’s decision to scuttle the railroad’s plans for a rail-marine shipping terminal on the waterfront. The heated exchange took place during a Thursday… Read More
BREWER — Two Brewer families grieved on Thursday — one in their home, mourning their brother who died of a gunshot wound — the other in a courthouse where their 19-year-old son was charged with murder. Two-year-old Nash Robert Reynolds sat in his father’s lap… Read More
NEW SWEDEN — Education officials will talk again next week about the highly controversial issue of busing high school students to Caribou, about 10 miles away. New Sweden, part of School Union 122, pays tuition of about $4,600 per student to the Caribou School Department. Read More
To put the findings of his special committee in financial perspective, Sen. Cohen points out that if Americans totaled the tab for the fraud and abuse over the past five years it would be $418 billion, almost four times the cost to date of the savings-and-loan crisis. Read More
Mounting evidence of financial breaks and ruptures in the existing health care system supports the need not only for its reform, but also for safeguards to prevent exploitation and economic bleeding of the new program. Sen. William Cohen, who lately has picked up the tempo… Read More
BANGOR — A Jonesport lobster dealer found himself in hot water Thursday after a Penobscot County jury found him guilty of stealing 7,000 pounds of controversial crustaceans a year ago. The two-day trial in Penobscot County Superior Court ended Thursday afternoon with Bert Sidney Look’s… Read More
Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” These words, uttered by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, announced to a waiting world that the first manned lunar landing had just taken place. None of the celebrants at NASA that day likely realized that Armstrong’s announcement also marked… Read More
ELLSWORTH — City officials and members of the Municipal Building Study Committee are exploring the possibility of working with the county to create a city-county public safety complex. The county commissioners are looking for new quarters for the Hancock County Jail and are considering options… Read More
AUGUSTA — An Androscoggin County deputy sheriff violated department policy but “not necessarily” state law when he did not turn on his siren during a chase that ended in a fatal crash, Attorney General Michael Carpenter said. In a letter to District Attorney Janet Mills,… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A proposal for what could be Bar Harbor’s largest subdivision of “affordable homes” will begin a period of scrutiny by the town’s Planning Board next week. The application for a 56-unit subdivision, called the Heights of Thomas Bay, will be reviewed for… Read More
WASHINGTON — New federal guidelines recommend a less aggressive treatment for fluid in the inner ears of young children since the condition often clears itself without treatment. The directive “should be good news to parents,” said Dr. Philip R. Lee, director of the U.S. Public… Read More
BATH — Mark Gessner pleaded innocent and innocent by reason of insanity Thursday to charges that he murdered a Bath florist in May. Defense attorney Pasquale Perrino said outside the courthouse he had evidence his client had been sexually abused by murder victim Melvin B. Read More
BANGOR — A mentally retarded Bangor man was charged Thursday with murdering his companion last month in the couple’s Ohio Street apartment. Clifton Cirard, 44, is accused of strangling 39-year-old Bonnie Jean Hass who also was mentally retarded. Both Hass and Cirard had lived in… Read More
ELLSWORTH — An Ellsworth city councilor’s action to remove his name from the voter registration list may result in his expulsion from the council. He maintains his actions did not disqualify him from holding his seat. Councilor Richard Kane had his name removed from the… Read More
CALAIS — A new course geared to the growing number of Passamaquoddys attending Calais High School will be launched this fall. Mike Chadwick, the school’s principal, said Thursday that steadily increasing enrollments of Native American students from reservations at Peter Dana Point in Indian Township,… Read More
PORTLAND — The rate of calls to a shelter for battered women has nearly doubled since the slaying of Nicole Brown Simpson, reflecting heightened concern over domestic violence, the shelter’s director says. “Women are saying, `I’d better get out of here — I could be… Read More
C. Jeffery Wahlstrom has been named executive director of the United Way of Penobscot Valley, replacing William Ventura, who resigned last month to relocate to Wisconsin. Wahlstrom, who was selected from 70 applicants in a nationwide search, will earn $50,000 annually for a position to… Read More
GOULDSBORO — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire of suspicious origin that knocked a portion of the town’s cable system off the air Wednesday night. Constable Warren Ahrens said that at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, Pine Tree Cable users in Gouldsboro and… Read More
ORONO — A 20-hour, four-day training course for new volunteer docents at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum, Maine Center for the Arts, is scheduled Aug. 30-Sept. 27. Docents conduct gallery programs and lead museum tours. Volunteers, who must attend all training sessions, work at… Read More
Southern Aroostook Community High School, Dyer Brook Fourth quarter honor roll: Seniors, honors: Carman Burpee, Daniel Dill, Danica Flye, Travis Hardy, Aaron Larson, Jill Mathers, Holly Slauenwhite, Roger Stevens, Adam White. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale was recorded Thursday morning in Aroostook County and neighboring New Brunswick. No injuries or damage were reported, according to police. According to the Weston, Mass., Geophysical Observatory, the quake was centered in central New… Read More
BANGOR — A Connecticut man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of robbing and kidnapping a Bangor dentist two years ago. Peter Fuller Jr., 49, is being held without bail in the Penobscot County Jail after being extradited to Bangor Wednesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
If you’ve ever eaten ice cream on a stick or opened your mouth to allow a doctor a peek at your tonsils, chances are you have come in contact with a product made by Guilford-based Hardwood Products Co. The manufacturer of ice cream sticks, swabs,… Read More
MONTICELLO — A local carrier recently settled a civil forfeiture claim for violations of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and-or Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations. Anderson Farms Inc. of Monticello received a $1,100 penalty from the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration for violating… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Craft space for the annual Central Maine Egg Festival July 23 in Pittsfield is sold out. Peggy Clarke and Julie Mathews, co-chairmen of the crafts exhibit, said a large array of original crafts are scheduled under a larger tent this year near the… Read More
BREWER — City councilors Tuesday night took final action on the city and school budgets and while there will be a tax rate increase, it won’t be as high as it was first anticpated. At the council’s final budget meeting a week ago Thursday, the… Read More
NEWPORT — All amateur artists and photographers who plan to exhibit their work at the Friends of the Newport Public Library Art Festival must have their work at the Grange Hall on Main Street in Newport between 10 a.m. and noon Friday, Aug. 5. The… Read More
FAIRFIELD — On Monday, July 18, Interstate 95 exits and entrances 36 in Fairfield will be closed to all traffic due to pavement repairs. All motorists are advised to use exit 35 at Western Avenue in Fairfield. Tilcon Maine Inc. advises travelers to plan accordingly… Read More
PITTSFIELD — An exhibition, “Rural Art and Storytelling of the Past and Present,” will be presented at Wright’s Emporium beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. The art exhibit will be offered by Polly Wright of Framewright of Detroit and will be an exhibition of… Read More
PITTSFIELD — SAD 53 Adult Education Director Richard Woodbury is seeking instructors for the following classes: cake decorating, furniture refinishing, gourmet cooking, craft-a-week, tole painting, holiday crafts, candy making, wreath making, doll making, upholstering, small engine repair, cut lamp shades, ballroom dancing and line dancing. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Tax bills in Dover-Foxcroft will be in the mail Friday, according to Town Manager Owen Pratt. Pratt said property owners can expect about a 5 percent increase in their total tax bill, mainly because of an increase in valuation and an increase in… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Judith Ellery Hayes of Dover-Foxcroft has been appointed head librarian at the Thompson Free Library. Hayes, a native of Dover-Foxcroft, is the daughter of Dr. John W. Ellery and Janice Ellery. She is a graduate of Foxcroft Academy and attended the University of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An appeal was filed this week by a Milo man who was sentenced on July 1 in connection with a theft of money from Harmon’s Texaco in Milo. Rand E. Walker, 27, has appealed the $25,000 restitution that he was ordered to pay… Read More
WILLIMANTIC — Detailed information about the projected costs of renovation work at the town hall and community center and the possible addition of a town office will be provided to Willimantic residents at a 7 p.m. public hearing Friday, July 29, at the town hall. Read More
PITTSFIELD — The annual window painting competition of the Central Maine Egg Festival is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 21. Blank white poster paper will be used again on selected downtown business front windows. According to Chairman Cindy Taylor, only pencils,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A program, “Music In the Park Under the Stars,” will be offered at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, at Hathorn Park in Pittsfield. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Tax bills for a golf course will come under review this month when the Pittsfield Board of Assessment Review will conduct a hearing on a tax abatement for the J.W. Parks Golf Course and two other parcels of wooded land. Although the abatement request is only… Read More
PORTLAND — Tom Allen says “it’s too early to tell” if he’ll run for governor again. Right now, he just wants to decide what his next political move should be. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
MEXICO — One person was killed Thursday night when a fire broke out at a local residence, authorities said. Firefighters from Mexico and Rumford responded to reports of the blaze about 8 p.m. on the Back Kingdom Road, said Robert Lyons of the Mexico Fire… Read More
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I would like to applaud the Bangor Daily News on the recent article titled, “A guilty man relives his crime — Shawn Mabry recalls death of Charlie Howard.” I felt it was important that Mr. Mabry had a chance to let the state of Maine… Read More
I attended the state Board of Pesticide Control’s public hearing on Velpar in Ellsworth (on July 8). What a joke. I had signed up to speak, and was never called up. I asked the “facilitator” why, and she said she forgot to give them my name. This board… Read More
Sen. William Cohen should be commended for his work uncovering medical fraud and welfare fraud that is costing us millions of dollars daily. The hospitals used to give an itemized bill on discharing patients. We could see where the big rip-ff charges were. Recently, they… Read More
Black headsets and small silver microphones are the umbilical cords that tie the talk jocks to their audience. The subjects are topical. If you are a liberal, the format might give you a bellyache. If you are a conservative, the talk is like Christmas every… Read More
I just have to laugh at where people get the courage to stand up against a cause they secretly support willingly or not. People are against Velpar, smog, dead fish, unclean water, tainted clams, etc., the list can go on forever. All high-minded and supportable,… Read More
A big phooey to (Edward) Luttwak and his Op-ed piece appearing in the July 1 Bangor Daily News titled, “Twilight descends on great powers.” A better title would have been, “Dimwits descend on foreign policy.” In his column, Mr. Luttwak bemoaned his perception that the… Read More
PORTLAND — Gabriela Komleva of the world famous Kirov Ballet will teach master classes in intermediate and advanced level ballet at the Portland School of Ballet July 25-29. Komleva graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 1956 and was accepted into the Kirov… Read More
SOMESVILLE — A novel feature of the walking tour of 19th century Somesville this year will be costumed guides stationed at five houses and the local church. This biannual tour is sponsored by the Village Improvement Society of Somesville and is scheduled 12:30 to 4:30… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s environmental chief Thursday dismissed suggestions that the McKernan administration concealed a proposal to shuffle credits to let an industry increase air pollution. Acting Commissioner Debrah Richard of the Department of Environmental Protection also said the issue may be made moot if federal… Read More
The salmon issue has taken on a new dimension in Down East Maine. A new organization called SHARE — Salmon Habitat and River Enhancement — has been formed whose purpose is to place a lot of attention on preserving the salmon in Washington County. It is composed of… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — Louisiana-Pacific Corp., maker of paper and other wood products, on Thursday said its second-quarter income was up 25 percent. The company earned $81.9 million, or 75 cents a share, in the quarter that ended June 30. A year ago, it earned $65.7… Read More
ORLAND — On Thursday morning, 84-year-old Stuart Gross hiked up Great Pond Mountain, as he has done about 30 times since April. When the retired professor’s wife died unexpectedly in 1988, he sometimes climbed up twice daily, looking for the solace only the mostly wild… Read More
The Department of Marine Resources closed all clam beds Tuesday from Trescott to the Canadian border including Cobscook Bay, citing high levels of the plankton that causes red tide. An estimated 300 diggers will be affected by the move. John Hurst, a biologist with the… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Spruce Head man was arrested by Knox County deputies Wednesday in connection with the rape of a young girl. Norman White, 31, is being held without bail in Knox County jail, pending a bail hearing Monday. He is charged with the Class… Read More
BANGOR — Applications are available for auditions for the following positions in the Bangor Symphony Orchestra: concert master/first violin; assistant principal viola; principal cello; English horn; third/bass/Eb clarinet; second horn; and section strings. For information, please contact the symphony office at 942-5555 or 1-800-639-3221. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Hospice of Hancock County will hold a weekly grief support group for those who have lost spouses, family members or close friends through death at 5 p.m. Sundays from July 24-Sept. 18 at St. Francis-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, Blue Hill. Persons may call Hospice… Read More
NEWPORT — Trudy O’Palenick shakingly, hesitantly, stood during the funeral for her child Thursday afternoon. Her voice was small and slightly lost but riveting in its conviction: “I believe my daughter is safe and secure in the arms of Jesus.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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The Maine Forest Products Council announced Thursday that William J. Vail has been chosen as its new president. Vail recently completed a 25-year career with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the last six of which he served as commissioner. He retired from… Read More
UNITY — Residents of the towns served by the Unity Regional Recycling Center may use a computerized system to place ads for free items that may be reused and to inquire about available items. Persons may leave a message at the recycling center between 10… Read More
BELFAST — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Belfast School System will hold a conference to organize collaborations which aid children and families, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26-27, at the Troy Howard Middle School, Belfast. The conference, “Working Together to Strengthen Families,” is… Read More
CASTINE — Crew members of the USS Maine, the Navy’s newest Trident nuclear submarine, will dine on a Down East lobster dinner at the vessel’s christening ceremony Saturday, July 16, in Groton, Conn., where the submarine is under construction at the Electric Boat Shipyard. Host… Read More
BROOKLIN — The Brooklin Garden Club promises a garden tour with a difference in its Maine Coastal Views and Garden Tour on Tuesday, July 19. Visitors will view seven gardens, all with estate settings and chosen for their impressive views of the coast. Each is… Read More
WASHINGTON — On the campaign stump, Reps. Olympia Snowe and Thomas Andrews have been stressing their differences. But on abortion, the two lawmakers vying for Sen. George Mitchell’s seat see eye-to-eye. Snowe and Andrews joined 74 mostly liberal representatives who signed a letter to House… Read More
BAR HARBOR — National Park Service officials have announced that rehabilitation work on the carriage roads on the Aunt Betty’s Pond section between intersections 11 and 13 is progressing more rapidly than expected. As a result, the contractor will expand construction operations to additional sections. Read More
BANGOR — A walk through downtown can be a dangerous and frustrating experience. The Bangor Police Department is working to change that. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
HAMPDEN — The SAD 22 board of directors and teachers reached agreement on a short-term contract this week. The one-year contract was ratified by the district’s board at Wednesday night’s meeting. The teachers association did the same on Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More