CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Lightweight boxer Bobby Amsler, who suffered a fifth-round TKO to Lewiston’s Joey Gamache last summer in his final fight, died Saturday after a bout with leukemia. He was 30. Amsler came into the Gamache bout at the Bangor Auditorium with 17… Read More
    FALMOUTH (AP) _ Jason Caron of Massachusetts and Terry DeLeo of Vermont shot 1-under- par 70s at the Falmouth Country Club on Tuesday to take the first round lead in the New England Amateur golf tournament. Paul Couture, Frank Vana Jr. and R.D. Haskell Jr.,… Read More
    ORONO – The Old Town-Orono Twins survived a big scare from Penquis, rallying for seven runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to notch an 8-7 American Legion baseball victory Monday night at the Orono High field. Undefeated Old Town-Orono trailed 6-0 entering… Read More
    ORONO – Mark Reed belted a two-run double with one out in the top of the 10th inning to give the Central Maine Cubs a 6-4 Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League win over Old Town-Orono at Mahaney Diamond Tuesday night. For the Cubs, Reed finished… Read More
    NEWPORT – I saw the TV commercial. That’s how it started. “Come play Orchard View Golf Course, where you can keep playing even after the sun goes down, under our lights,” was the gist of the pitch. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    University of Maine defenseman Andy Silverman, a captain of last winter’s hockey team, will pass up his senior year to sign with the New York Rangers. Silverman, a ninth-round draft pick of the Rangers in 1990, said he has reached a verbal agreement with the… Read More
    WEST FORKS – The Littlefield family of Belfast and the Cochrane family of Greenville both played key roles in helping Maine dominate three days of action at the American Canoe Association’s Whitewater Open Canoe National Championship here. More than 175 craft made the trip down… Read More
    VASSALBORO – Penny Cummings of Springbrook shot a 71 to win the overall championship title in the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Senior Golf Tournament here at Natanis Golf course Tuesday. Martha White from Bangor Municipal Golf Course was runnerup with a 75. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Andy Bedard, who set the Maine high school basketball scene on fire last season as a junior while leading Mountain Valley High School to the state Class B championship, is going to attend Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield this fall. Bedard will be a high… Read More
    BANGOR – Just two years ago, Josh Pressley was pitching Bangor East to the District 3 Little League title and a berth in the State LL Tournament. On Tuesday night, the 14-year-old Pressley became the first pitcher to beat defending two-time state American Legion champion… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT ISLAND – Katie Pelletier and Summer Smith each hit a double and two singles to help pace the Bucksport Senior League Softball All-Stars past the host Acadians 13-10 here Tuesday. The Acadians were eliminated and Bucksport will host Bangor Wednesday in the Penobscot… Read More
    Maine golf pro Mike Baker finished second in the $50,000 Re-Max Quebec Open after losing a sudden death playoff to Stephene Talbot of Royal Bromont, Quebec, on Sunday. Baker, the assistant pro at Kebo Valley Club in Bar Harbor, shot a Golf Dorval course record… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four males escaped injury Monday in a late night car accident on the back Sangerville-Dover Road. As a result of the accident, Ronald Robinson Jr., 22, of Harmony, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating… Read More
    NEW YORK (AP) — Sufferers of hair loss and heartburn may soon get easier access to some popular prescription drugs. The makers of Rogaine, the hair growth medicine, and the antacids Tagamet and Pepcid will ask Food and Drug Administration advisory committees next week to… Read More
    The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning on a work-at-home offer that advertises healthy returns for the worker, but which bureau officials said could cost participants more than it pays off. Framingham, Mass.-based Lifetime Nutrition Co. has distributed brochures nationwide suggesting that earnings of… Read More
    Central Maine Power Co.’s proposed buyout of Fairfield Energy Venture appears to do a superb job of manipulating the facts to regain the monopoly status that CMP once enjoyed. For several years now CMP has very effectively shifted the blame of higher electrical rates to… Read More
    WINTERPORT — Wild Bill Baxter couldn’t be more pleased about the success of the Exiles Motorcycle Club Rodeo and Drag Race held over the Fourth of July weekend in Winterport. More than 1,000 bikers and other members of the community attended the events, which included… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook County Republican Committee will meet at 6 p.m. tonight at the Northeastland Hotel to consider replacement candidates for county treasurer and district attorney for the November elections. James McBreairty of Perham withdrew his name for another term as county treasurer,… Read More
    In the months that President Clinton’s health care proposal has been in the public forum, political momentum has shifted from reform to retrenchment. It again is where it should be, with reformers, as congressional leaders, including Sen. George Mitchell, blend dozens of proposals into a coherent bill that… Read More
    While space shuttle scientists try to figure out why their female newts are dying aboard the shuttle Columbia, America marks this 25th anniversary of men walking on the moon wondering why the glamour and patriotic fervor has abandoned its space program. The newts were to… Read More
    This week America will remember Apollo 11, the astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins and their epic journey across space to the moon. Some of us — the veteran watchers of the Mercury and Gemini flights — will recall the high drama as we huddled… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Two Central Aroostook potato growers have been told to stop printing and attaching tags to bags of uncertified potatoes that are similar to tags issued by the state to indicate that potatoes meet certification standards. Growers who use private tags to convey… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A benefit spaghetti supper for Douglas Crawford, who is scheduled for cancer surgery in Portland, will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Chadbourne-Merrill American Legion Post in Dover-Foxcroft. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Donations will… Read More
    BLANCHARD — A 44-year old Monson man, injured in a car accident on the Blanchard Road Monday night, remained in serious condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor Tuesday. Harry Lindie Jr. was transported to Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft after the 8:30 p.m. Read More
    WASHINGTON — On a day when President Clinton signaled his willingness to compromise with Republicans on health reform, Rep. Olympia J. Snowe said Tuesday that long-term care provisions, such as nursing home coverage, should be included in any bipartisan legislation. Snowe introduced a bill in… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sponsorships to cover the cost of an environmental workshop for teachers and youth leaders to be held in August at the University of Maine at Farmington are available through the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District. The sponsorships, offered on a limited… Read More
    SEATTLE (AP) — At the Pike Street Market, camera-clutching tourists still marvel at the “salmon toss” where vendors hurl the glistening fish across aisles to have them wrapped for sale. Piles of the fabled fish, stacked like cords of wood on ice, give no hint… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Union 96 students will have a new superintendent and high school principal to greet them when they arrive for classes in the fall. The Union 96 joint committee, made up of representatives from Sullivan, Franklin, Sorrento, Steuben, Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor, on Monday… Read More
    HOULTON — Figures provided by the Maine Waste Management Agency regarding how much solid waste the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste District recycled last year are wrong, according to the district’s executive director. Mark Draper said Tuesday that when he submitted his 1993 report to the… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen told a Senate hearing Tuesday there is widespread fraud and abuse within the Internal Revenue Service, Housing and Urban Development and federal student loan programs. Cohen said the IRS has identified $53 million in fraudulent electronic refunds paid to… Read More
    WASHINGTON (AP) — American Indian leaders denounced Senate legislation Tuesday that was designed to end the battles between states and tribes over the growth of the Indian gambling industry. Leaders of the Senate committee introduced the bill last month after a year of negotiations between… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Sens. John Baldacci and Dennis L. Dutremble lead their Republican rivals in fund-raising in Maine’s two congressional districts, according to reports filed with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices. In southern Maine’s 1st District, Dutremble, the state Senate president from… Read More
    BELFAST — Justice Nancy D. Mills handed down the following sentence in Waldo County Superior Court on Tuesday: Spencer E. Turner, 43, of Washington was sentenced to five years in prison with all but 30 months suspended and four years probation for trafficking in scheduled… Read More
    BELFAST — A series of programs and discussions on the early years of the Christian movement will begin at 7:45 tonight at First Baptist Church in Belfast. The programs will include video presentations on “From Christ to Constantine: The Trial and Testimony of the Early… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Town Council will consider today a proposal to bring amplified country-western sound to Agamont Park in a concert to benefit the Mount Desert Island YMCA building fund. The proposal will be considered at a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. today at… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Mayor Thomas Molloy is upset at the rating given the city dump’s recycling effort. The city spent more than $640,000 on the transfer station last year, but a survey released by the Maine Waste Management Agency indicated that the city failed to meet… Read More
    AUBURN (AP) — A juvenile suspect was in custody Tuesday after allegedly shooting a teen-age girl in the head, police said. The victim, Shanna Papworth, 15, of Auburn, remained in critical condition Tuesday after surgery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, a hospital spokeswoman… Read More
    CUSHING — Roger Reed will give an architectural tour of the Olson House at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 30, in Cushing. Reed will point out specific building features in the c.1800 Olson House and how they relate to rural Maine architecture and building traditions of the 19th century. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The first Maine showing of New York photographer Jed Devine’s “Friendship” series will open at the Farnsworth Museum with a reception for the artist 3-5 p.m. Sunday, July 24. The exhibition of 50 palladium prints is about friendship and Friendship, Maine. This small… Read More
    CAMDEN — “The Mountain Jam,” an outdoor concert featuring musicians from across Maine, will be held at noon Saturday, July 23, at the Camden Area Snow Bowl. All proceeds from the show will benefit the New Hope for Women, a domestic violence project serving Knox, Lincoln and Waldo… Read More
    BELFAST — John Paul Carr, 22, of Waldo was released on personal recognizance bail on Monday after being indicted on two counts of unlawful sexual contact and one count of gross sexual assault. Carr was among the people named in four secret indictments handed up… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth City Council tabled a proposed ordinance under which the city would provide maintenance for 12 private roads in the city. According to the proposed ordinance, owners of property abutting Graham Way, Northeast Cove Road, Scott’s Neck Road, Green Lake Road, Cove… Read More
    As one who has enjoyed competitive and recreational canoeing, the people from this area have an opportunity right in our backyard to set a world record. Minimal skills are needed and equipment does not have to be expensive. All that is needed is a commitment to be part… Read More
    Let us not be misled by the sudden concern for human rights in Haiti shown by the Clinton administration, Congress and the media. Human rights abuses have been occurring for years in Haiti; the real reason for the imminent invasion is that Americans don’t want any more black… Read More
    I was amused to read the guest column written by Pedro Serrano (BDN, July 14), who has obviously been overcome by partisan politics. His twisted logic that Thomas Andrews showed unusual foresight in welcoming the closing of Loring Air Force Base is ludicrous. Serrano has… Read More
    It is comforting to realize that the pretenders at Disneyland East-Augusta have removed the caps on annual fees, interest rates, and late charges that Maine banks can charge on credit card transactions. Now, it will be legal to rip us off. Thanks a lot! George Chebba Bangor… Read More
    According to advertisements to elect Tom Andrews, he has helped small businesses NOT! The biggest problem that small businessmen face today is not domestic competition, in fact, it is not international competition, but is big government. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    It’s 7:05 Tuesday morning. I just finished reading, “A mother summoned after baby found in car”; the most incredible part of the entire piece is that “the baby was returned unharmed” to the mother. But for how long will she be unharmed? What will it take for the… Read More
    We are writing in response to the article written by Joni Averill regarding the Bangor softball program. We feel there is a great need to publicly thank numerous people who have helped make the Bangor softball program what it is. Todd Friedenberg has overseen the… Read More
    I would like to thank the Orrington Garden and Flower Club for the wondeful flowers they have planted on the corner of the Dow Road and Snows Corner Road. It gives me great pleasure to see the beauty each time I pass this spot. I also speak for… Read More
    AUGUSTA (AP) — Attorneys general around the nation are satisfied with one pledge by Clinton administration officials, but want more assurances about the status of states under new global trade rules, Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter said Tuesday. Carpenter, representing a coalition of state legal… Read More
    BANGOR — A Thomaston inmate was indicted Tuesday for threatening the lives of the Clinton family, Gov. John R. McKernan, and a handful of Maine judges in a continuing barrage of obscene letters to state officials. Shawn Williams, 28, already faced charges of threatening President… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — A man who bills himself as the “Northwoods Balladeer” is making a plea for help after someone swiped his notebooks full of songs and lyrics. The lost materials were in Matthew Heintz’ station wagon, which was stolen Sunday from Portland’s Old Port. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — After 11 years on the city’s Main Street, Epstein’s announced Tuesday it would close its doors before Sept. 1. Stanley Israel, head of the Brewer-based retail chain, said the company’s seven other stores in Maine would remain open. Six people will lose… Read More
    The federal government has overturned a local decision not to include a Bangor-based fund-raising organization in a listing of charitable organizations that can receive contributions from federal employees. Earlier this spring, MaineShare, which represents 20 health, welfare and environmental groups, had sought to be included… Read More
    SEARSPORT — The Sierra Club claims to have uncovered internal government memos that show that the Department of Transportation intentionally filled wetlands on Sears Islands. As a result of the discovery, the Sierra Club has notified the DOT of its intention to file suit against… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Rep. Thomas H. Andrews expects to reap $200,000 for his Senate campaign from Monday night’s barnstorming appearance by President Clinton, but he’s going to need that much or more to catch Rep. Olympia J. Snowe. According to the latest campaign-finance reports, Republican Snowe… Read More
    Whenever I’m in the vicinity of an estate auction, I make it a point to stop for a while and observe how the other half lives. If the auction happens to be advertised in the newspapers beforehand as “important,” as the one in Hampden was… Read More
    HARMONY — An effort is under way in Harmony this week to investigate sending the town’s high school students to districts other than SAD 46. Chairman Keith Magoon told about 20 parents at a Harmony School Committee meeting Tuesday night, “Dexter seems to be unable… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — When talk turns to taxes in Presque Isle City Council chambers, the blood pressure rises. And Monday night so did the taxes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    CALAIS — The second selectman of Robbinston plead nolo contendere Tuesday in 4th District Court to a charge of disorderly conduct stemming from a heated argument at a selectmen’s meeting in February. Selectman Sandy Morrell, 34, was sentenced by Judge John Romei of Machias to… Read More
    BELFAST — Rather than clap delinquent personal property taxpayers in irons and haul them off to jail, City Hall will take them to court. The City Council voted Tuesday night to notify approximately 70 delinquent taxpayers by letter that they have 30 days to pay… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias Bay Chamber Concert’s silver anniversary season continues with a performance by cellist Leslie Parnas at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, in the Center Street Congregational Church. Except for one season, when he was in Europe, Parnas has appeared as part of MBCC’s… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The summer program for children at the Pittsfield Public Library will feature “The Incredible Human Body” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. Carrie Brown, intern at Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s Education Dept., will use Slim Goodboday, a model of the body and its vital… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The city attorney has filed a contempt motion in District Court against City Councilor Richard Kane for allegedly failing to comply with a court order directing him to apply for a permit for a hot tub he constructed on his property and to pay fines and… Read More