It began with the recent Major League baseball all-star game. Or maybe it was watching Mark Plummer win the Maine Amateur golf tournament, followed by his winning the New England Amateur, both at age 42. Wheels turned. Memories were pulled from the archives and replayed. Read More
BANGOR – Brewer banged out 16 hits to roll past Auburn-Suburban 12-4 and into the championship round of the state Senior Little League tourney at Mansfield Complex Tuesday. Brewer advanced to Wednesday’s title game against Falmouth at noon here in the double-elimination tourney. If Brewer… Read More
BANGOR – Defending champion Gus Ulrich of Garner, N.C., is scheduled to tee off at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday in the Greater Bangor Open pro-am as he refreshes his memory of the 18-hole Bangor Municipal Golf Course in an attempt to become the first player to win the GBO… Read More
Tim Sample telephoned to check on my well-being. The popular contributor to CBS’ Sunday Morning television mix had only recently come off the course for minor innard repairs, so we swapped doctor’s reports like two gossipy, fence-viewing neighbors. Tim and I go back a considerable… Read More
Zone 1 American Legion playoff pairings were set after Tuesday night action when the Old Town-Orono Twins tripped Brewer 7-6 and Waldo County beat up Calais 11-6. The 19-2 Twins earned the first-place spot, followed by Bangor (15-5), Brewer (14-7), and Waldo County (10-11). googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Holes-in-one Daigle gets ace BREWER – Frank Daigle scored a hole-in-one at Pine Hill Golf Club on Monday, July 18. He used a 5-iron on the 166-yard fifth hole to record the shot. Daigle’s witnesses were Harold DeGrasse and Frank DiVenuti. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WINN — Theodore Bell will be installed postmaster of Winn at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 17, by Barbara A. Patterson, United States Postal Service District of Maine. Bell began his career in 1988 as a part-time flexible carrier at East Millinocket and later at Houlton. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Selectmen discussed a proposed change in the election process during its meeting Monday night. In March, residents approved a change in the town’s fiscal year that will necessitate a vote in November on a six-month budget. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
GREENVILLE — A request to build a porch onto a Moosehead Lake camp was denied Monday by the Greenville Zoning Board of Appeals. The board could find no hardship in which to approve the request submitted by Jeanne and Russ Dreschsel, which was previously denied… Read More
GREENVILLE — W.L. Bartley Inc. was awarded a contract on Monday to complete an electrical upgrade at Greenville High School. The Greenville School Committee made the selection Monday after reviewing two bids submitted on the project. Bartley’s bid of $25,948 was $418 more than the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Medical Center has undertaken a newly designed fitness program to assure its hospital emergency medical technicians are in ideal physical condition to meet potential job hazards. The EMTs are participating in individualized fitness and back safety programs provided by TAMC… Read More
WASHBURN — The Washburn Recreation Department will end summer activities with field day events and awards on Saturday, Aug. 6. Events for pupils in kindergarten to grade four will begin at 9 a.m., and for students in grades five to nine at 10 a.m. at… Read More
DEXTER — Area nonprofit organizations are encouraged to take part in a full afternoon of activity and fund raising at the Shriner Saturday Fun Fair from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, in Dexter. The fair is one of many activities offered at next… Read More
CARIBOU — Organizers of the fourth annual “Caribou Cares About Kids” parade are seeking individuals to enter the event and participate in the three-day celebration, scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 25-27. The parade will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, across from Burger King on… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A five-mile walk to benefit individuals with multiple sclerosis will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30, beginning at the Kmart parking lot. Coordinating the walk is Mellisa Smith, 16, of Presque Isle. The disease affects the central nervous system, with… Read More
ROCKPORT — Debbie McLeod, a children’s literature specialist and librarian, will present a special program titled “And the Winner Is” at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at the Rockport Opera House. The program is part of the Rockport Library’s Friends summer program series. McLeod’s program… Read More
WASHBURN — School will open for students at Washburn District High School on Tuesday, Aug.16, with hot lunches available that day. New students may register Aug. 15 and 16. Pupils in kindergarten to grade eight will begin school Aug. 30. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Salvation Army is seeking donations to assist in its efforts to assist victims of flooding in Georgia and Florida. Monetary donations should be marked “Flood Relief,” and mailed to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 3647, Portland, Maine 04104. Read More
BUCKSPORT — For the third year in a row, Champion International will appeal the property tax assessment of its local paper mill. The state Board of Property Tax Review is expected to begin hearings this fall on the company’s appeal of its 1992 valuation. With… Read More
The Penobscot Nursing Home has had its name and that of its administrator in this paper a great deal these past few weeks. I am concerned because clearly, the actions of the nursing facility and its staff have been undeservedly and possibly intentionally cast in a bad light. Read More
CUTLER — Residents at a special town meeting here Monday took a major step in their efforts to develop a plan for economic diversification should the Navy eventually downsize or close its communications base at Cutler. Voting to accept a Community Development Block Grant of… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans pay at least twice as much for the same prescription drugs as do patients in Britain, Italy, France and Spain, a new study says. British researchers looked at 26 drugs sold here and abroad. They discovered that Americans would pay $202.20… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The theft of two guns and other items from a Kingsbury camp is under investigation by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. Richard Dore reported to police that a break-in had occurred at his camp and shed on Route 16. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Compensation for American workers grew at a historically slow pace in the second quarter of the year, the government said Tuesday. The Labor Department’s Employment Cost Index provides the latest evidence that inflation remains in check, economists said. It showed that worker… Read More
TOPSFIELD — Raelene Page will be installed postmaster of Topsfield at noon Thursday, Aug. 18, by Barbara A. Patterson, U.S. Postal Service District of Maine. Read More
PALMYRA — A 12-article warrant for a special town meeting in Palmyra will be reviewed at the 5:30 p.m. meeting of the selectmen today. Preliminary plans for the meeting were discussed at the board’s meeting last week. It was apparent the board would like to… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — Allegations that the owner of DeCoster Egg Farms violated the rights of the company’s largely Hispanic work force in Turner have won the backing of the Roman Catholic Church. The Diocese of Portland has filed legal documents alleging that Austin J. DeCoster… Read More
HOULTON — After a two-month investigation, the state Attorney General’s Office has decided not to criminally prosecute a Houlton police lieutenant who allegedly falsified a police report. The investigation involved Lt. Donald Mitchell, a veteran police officer with more than 20 years of service in… Read More
BANGOR — As Col. Eugene Richardson pilots the Maine Army National Guard into the next century, he says he will focus on modifying Maine’s military units to fit the needs and the pocketbooks of the country’s defense mission. Richardson of Kents Hill is slated to… Read More
SEBEC — Sebec residents on Monday reversed their position on borrowing funds to improve the River Road. Last March, residents voted to borrow $75,000 to make the improvements, but that vote was void because town officials failed to post a financial report of the town’s… Read More
WASHINGTON — Lead levels in the blood have dropped dramatically in the United States since the late 1970s, a new study has found, but nearly 2 million children still have levels high enough to cause a health concern. The study, which examined the blood of… Read More
BANGOR — Despite a peace agreement with Jordan, fighting is a frequent occurrence in Israel, so it might seem surprising that two young women want to pursue military careers in that country. For Vered Ben-Ari and Rinat Shilo, Tuesday’s tour of Bangor’s Air National Guard… Read More
A moral dilemma for our times: My wife and I were sitting on the porch, relaxing in the leafy shade on a sweltering afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Town Council on Monday evening appointed Police Chief Joseph Rogers as public safety director, a new position intended to coordinate police, fire and ambulance services for the town. The vote was 6-1, with only Councilor Donald Muth dissenting. The council anticipates… Read More
As keeper of 7,000 pieces of glass and ceramics, art collector Dorothy-Lee Jones could probably make dusting a full-time job. But dusting is just one of the many tasks Jones performs as director and curator of the Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics, an internationally… Read More
On June 30 in Madawaska, 37 people became new citizens of the United States. The Oath of Allegiance was administered to the applicants in a special naturalization ceremony held, once again, in conjunction with the Acadian Festival. This is the third such ceremony held during the Acadian Festival. Read More
We, as baseball fans, hear much about the oncoming baseball players’ strike. Perhaps we, as fans, should go on strike also. If there is in the future a strike, the fans of the United States (and Canada) should boycott games and refuse to watch our national sport on… Read More
According to the state statistician for the Bureau of Taxation in Augusta, there are nearly 60,000 sales and use tax form recipients in the state of Maine. Of these, about 25,000 are monthly recipients. The rest are seasonal recipients who report either seasonally or quarterly. Read More
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County Superior Court justice is expected to issue an opinion Friday in a lawsuit challenging Susan M. Collins’ state residency qualifications. Collins, Maine’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, has sought intervener status in the suit brought by Republican activist Mark S. Finks. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
LIMESTONE — For almost 40 years Loring Air Force Base has been home to the world’s fastest bombers, the mightiest tankers and the most ready contingent of fighting men and women in the U.S. military. But this week another Loring story will be told when… Read More
ROQUE BLUFFS — The Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corp. received a special commendation award from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Monday at a ceremony held at the island. The award was presented to George G. Herrick, the corporation’s conservation committee director, for his… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — Workers’ Compensation insurance premiums remain high in Maine, but industry leaders say the first statewide rate drop in eight years is a step in the right direction. Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co., the state’s biggest workers’ comp insurer, has filed for state… Read More
BREWER — A group of Tremont Street residents petitioning against a permit for outdoor music at the Silver Spur succeeded in their effort Tuesday night to stop the local business from holding an outdoor dance. The City Council, after several hours of discussion, voted down… Read More
AUGUSTA — Bolstered by last week’s fund-raising visit by President Clinton, Democrat Joseph E. Brennan raised $204,000 in only six weeks and pulled even with Angus S. King in fund raising for the four-way governor’s race. Alan Caron, a Brennan campaign worker, said Brennan would… Read More
BANGOR — Fire department personnel were dispatched to the Coles Express building on the Perry Road in the Bangor Industrial Park Tuesday night when an employee of Coles discovered a leaking hydrogen peroxide container in a truck. Assistant Fire Chief Frank Dinsmore said the liquid… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Medical researchers Tuesday reported startling evidence that it is possible to defeat, or at least confuse, the powerful DNA tests that have been accepted as evidence of identity in murder, rape and paternity cases. The possibility came to light because of one… Read More
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — A tuberculosis outbreak that swept La Quinta High School has spread more than just serious illness. It has made students fearful of being ostracized and wary of who’s sitting next to them at lunch. One misdiagnosed case led to hundreds of… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Discussion and compromise is continuing on the proposed reconstruction of Route 3 between the Trenton Bridge and Northeast Creek, with a report due by mid-August from Maine’s highway department. Ted Karasopoulos, the chief engineer at the Maine Department of Transportation, said Tuesday… Read More
About 4,000 new blueberry rakes are manufactured every year in Washington County, where 45 percent of the state’s wild blueberry growers are poised to begin harvesting the 1994 crop estimated at 58.2 million pounds. Innovative rake builders are learning that the traditional blueberry rake can… Read More
ST. GEORGE — A newly formed withdrawal committee has 90 days to develop an educational and financial plan for the town to withdraw from SAD 50. “We have very little elbow room and we are going to need all the help we can get,” said… Read More
A series of severe thunderstorms caused power failures Tuesday night from Sebec to Hampden. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. Systems Operator Richard Wilcox said lightning strikes at substations and falling trees caused power outages as the storm moved through the Garland and Exeter area and then into… Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 6.6 million elderly Americans not in nursing homes are prescribed a dangerous or inappropriate medication every year, researchers say. Use of such medications can cause people to lose their balance or faint, resulting in serious injury and death. It also… Read More
BELFAST — The SAD 34 board of directors reached all the way to Jay Leno’s neighborhood to find a school superintendent to replace Fran Wills. Board Chairman Orene Nesin announced Tuesday that Burbank, Calif., Superintendent of Schools Dr. Arthur Newton Pierce will assume control of… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Republican Party needs to elect 18 new members to the state Senate to end one-party politics and break the “gridlock” in Augusta, Senate District 12 candidate Ed Sleeper told a well-attended kickoff reception Tuesday night. The party faithful broke in the new and flashy “Top… Read More
CORINNA — After months of searching, Corinna may have finally found a water supply large enough to meet the demands for its proposed municipal drinking water system. Parts of the old system have been contaminated by chlorobenzenes. Town Manager Gary Dorman said Tuesday that a… Read More
LOWELL — A 39-year-old man had a seizure while operating a riding lawn mower and drowned Monday night when the mower went over an embankment into the Passadumkeag River, according to a state medical examiner. Dr. Kristin Sweeney of the state Medical Examiner’s Office released… Read More
GUILFORD — A Guilford man was stabbed to death at a home on the Wharff Road in Guilford at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Roderick Edward Cole, 60, of Guilford has been arrested and charged with the murder of Ted Smart, 22, of Guilford. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
UNITY — Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy James Porter may have thought he was at a stock car race, but for a while it was more like a rodeo. A man and woman were arrested Saturday night following an altercation in the stands during which Porter… Read More
BELFAST — As far as Alex Turner of the Belfast Boat Yard is concerned, the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad’s new steam locomotive is the little engine that shouldn’t. Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and Turner is burned by the amount of soot that belched… Read More
Since winning the eight-way Republican primary on June 14, I’ve been picketed, sued, and worst of all, accused of being from Massachusetts. Al Diamon seems to think that the short time I spent working in the Bay State should prevent me from having the privilege… Read More
ST. AGATHA — It helps to know some French when you try to get around St. Agatha. Organizers of the three-day Long Lake Summerfest hope that former residents still remember their French when they come to visit this weekend. The festival is a melange of… Read More
Peace in our time. Peoples of most nations pray for it. Israel and Jordan now have a commitment to work toward it. On Monday, a relieved King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel signed a peace treaty that ratifies their… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — A record turnout for municipal elections Monday meant some townspeople waited nearly an hour after the two-hour town meeting to get the results. A total of 223 ballots were cast. The town has 68 registered voters. Officials said it was one of the… Read More
Soldiers from the Forgotten War will pause today to remember comrades who fell in a distant land in the cause of freedom. They will remember July 27, 1953 — the day a truce was signed in a tent pitched on the Korean peninsula near the 38th Parallel. Read More
BANGOR — A Portland developer with a penchant for buying buildings with Farmers Home Administration loans has been suspended from any dealings with the federal government, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The FmHA suspended Pam Gleichman about a week ago, and her case is currently… Read More
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine liquor regulators voted 4-0 Tuesday to locate the second state discount liquor store in Saco, prompting threats of a lawsuit by operators of agency stores. The new store would be built at the Maine Turnpike’s old Exit 5 as part of… Read More
BANGOR — A chaplain gets little time to reach a person or a family: a day, a few days, rarely more than a couple of weeks. The Rev. John Hoelter has touched thousands of people in his 12 years as associate chaplain at Eastern Maine… Read More
Re: BDN July 18, page B1, “Towns short of recycling goals.” “The Legislature set a municipal recycling target as of Jan. 1, 1994, of 50 percent. Only two towns have reached that goal, Cranberry Isles — 67.6 percent, and Monson — 53.6 percent of their… Read More
GRAND ISLE — Grand Isle’s first attempt at having a homecoming for its residents, former residents and people who have roots in the town was so successful in 1993 that a Homecoming ’94 is being held this weekend. The town’s population during Homecoming 1993 quadrupled. Read More
NEWPORT — Entering a brand new high school in your senior year is overwhelming, according to Wanda Lander Blair of Newport. “We were a divided class. We still are in a lot of ways,” she said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — Residents took care of most of the town’s business during the annual meeting Monday, but failed to set a date when interest would be charged on unpaid taxes. A special town meeting will be called to set an interest due date, officials said… Read More
VEAZIE — Tax bills went out last Thursday and complaints have been pouring in to the town office since. The complaints have come mainly from people who were not expecting the 12-percent increase this year, said Alan Thomas, tax assessor and code enforcement officer. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CORINNA — Refurbishing work and construction is continuing at the historic Corinna Town Hall this summer. Construction is expected to be done next week on a new wheelchair ramp to make the building accessible to the handicapped. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKPORT — While gubernatorial candidates Susan Collins, Joseph Brennan and Angus King believe the recently reformed Workers’ Compensation System should be allowed time to work its kinks out, Jonathan Carter wants to scrap it and start over. Carter, Collins and King revealed their positions on… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — City councilors set ground rules Monday for reviewing proposals submitted for reuse of the Bon-Aire military housing in the Industrial Park. Members are awaiting a reply on its request to be designated as the local redeveloping authority for the complex, which includes… Read More
CAMDEN — Town residents, even those who have been arrested, just love their Police Department, Professor Tony Cahill told the Camden Rotary on Tuesday. The town agency came out the highest of five communities surveyed by the department of public administration of the University of Maine. Read More