The Brewer Minor League All-Stars extended their season Wednesday by downing previously unbeaten Westbrook 7-0 – forcing another playoff game for the Minor League state championship. The two teams will play at Gordon Field in Rockland Thursday at 1 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR – Chris Capron pitched with an unmistakeable air of confidence during Wednesday’s Senior Little League state championship game. Falmouth’s slim righthander was in command from the outset, keeping Brewer batters guessing while fashioning a two-hit shutout. Capron and Co. were relaxed and confident in… Read More
Tim Furrow of Bangor will complete his 255-mile “Run for Research” Thursday with a four-mile leg from Hampden to the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Furrow will begin Thursday’s run at noon in front of Young’s Canvas Shop on the Main Road North in… Read More
County Challenge Series (Standings through five races) Male Ages 14-under: Bobby Wright 44 points; Jeff Alden 18 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) {… Read More
From what I gather, the majority of anglers who attended the recent public hearing regarding management of muskies at Baker Lake were in favor of regulating the fishery. The hearing, you may recall, resulted from a petition submitted to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Read More
BANGOR – Don Robertson of Dallas opened some eyes at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course Wednesday when he posted a 9-under-par 62 during the Greater Bangor Open pro-am. Robertson’s score is believed by Austin Kelly, who has been the pro at Bangor Muni since it… Read More
VINALHAVEN — The State Fire Marshal has been called in to determine the cause of a skidder fire that was discovered Wednesday. Knox County Sheriff Deputy Curt Guerrette said the torched machine was discovered when the crew using the Timberjack skidder arrived at their North… Read More
One of the Public Utilities Commission’s staff members recently allowed a family member to use his credit card to make a few calls from a pay phone in Maine to several out-of-state locations. The charges for these calls ended up on our employee’s monthly telephone bill at a… Read More
ROCKLAND — The USS Vella Gulf, a Ticonderoga Class Aegis guided missile cruiser, will visit the Maine Lobster Festival Thursday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 7. The ship is named after the Battle of Vella Gulf, a naval engagement in the Solomon Islands campaign of World War II. Read More
GREENVILLE — A review of history and a glimpse into the future of the forest will be provided during Forest Vision Day Saturday, Aug. 20, at Greenville. This is the fourth such celebration, formerly called Forest Heritage Days. The name change was made to reflect… Read More
Should Maine support efforts of its electric utilities to stabilize electric rates for the benefit of ratepayers? That question had a prominent role during the recently concluded legislative session. After hearing from consumer and commercial ratepayers alike, the Legislature and Gov. McKernan answered yes. In… Read More
ROCKLAND — Sen. Chellie Pingree was one of two Maine leaders who attended a regional meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week in Cambridge, Mass. The daylong meeting, held at Harvard University, was organized by EPA Commissioner Carol Browner as a way to… Read More
OLD TOWN — Maine Department of Transportation representatives will discuss a proposed rebuilding of the intersection of Stillwater Avenue and Center Street at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Old Town Community Center, North Brunswick Street. New traffic islands will better define traffic flow,… Read More
BANGOR — Airway Facilities Sector-810, New England Region of the Federal Aviation Administration, has set a record: For the second year in a row and the 11th time in the history of the award, it has won Sector of the Year Award for air traffic and radar approach… Read More
ROCKPORT — To improve its traditionally poor “state report card,” Maine could consider the action taken by the Oregon Legislature, consultant Robert Friedman told the more than 200 business and political leaders attending the Wednesday session of the Maine Economic Growth Council at the Samoset Resort. Read More
BANGOR — A Penobscot County jury on Wednesday convicted a Dexter man of simple assault for an attack last year that left his brother in a coma for two weeks and hospitalized for two months. After deliberating about five hours, the jury told a Superior… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — Because residents failed to set an interest due date on taxes at the town meeting this week, they will have to revote the entire budget next week. Town officials had planned to hold a special town meeting just to set the interest due… Read More
LUBEC — The safest and best-protected young bicyclists in Washington County most likely live and pedal in Lubec, thanks to a weeklong bicycle-safety program in which 122 custom-sized helmets were bought for the children for $5 each. The helmets were purchased through the Safe Kids… Read More
ALLAGASH — The northwesternmost town in Maine was hit with disaster, again, late Tuesday afternoon by a freak storm that downed trees, damaged homes and laid gardens and shrubs to waste. “We’re cleaning up today and we will live through this disaster, like we have… Read More
WASHINGTON — Individually and in small groups, Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell has ushered about 60 senators into his office with a glorious view of the Washington Mall in recent days, asking for “some degree of open-mindedness” about health reform. The result? googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
CARIBOU — The Air Force has proposed to spend $25.1 million to cover two landfills at Loring Air Force Base, using material from a third site in order to save money, according to information presented Tuesday. The landfills, located outside the base proper, and a… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Chester E. Williams, general manager of Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s pulp and paper mill in Baileyville since early 1992, has been named director of the firm’s fiber optimization project in Atlanta, Ga. Williams will be moving to Atlanta and will report directly to John F. Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council this week approved borrowing $157,400 as part of a tax-increment financing plan to assist with the expansion of the Smith & Wesson manufacturing facility in the town. The town will borrow the money for 10 years from Katahdin Trust… Read More
PORTLAND — A 24 percent jump in home construction in the first half of this year in southern Maine was attributed to the comparatively low mortgage rates available. Trade-up and high-end buyers boosted the market as buyers scrambled to lock in mortgage rates before they… Read More
BOSTON — Diplomats and bureaucrats stepped into the fray Wednesday as skippers from two New Bedford-based scallopers faced charges under Canadian law for fishing in international waters. The U.S. State Department has demanded the vessels be released “without fine or penalty.” Canada’s ambassador to the… Read More
LAGRANGE — A LaGrange man shot and killed his two young sons and then turned a gun on himself at the family’s home on Route 16 early Wednesday morning, police said. When Sgt. Michael Harrington of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the house,… Read More
BANGOR — Independent gubernatorial candidate Angus King tried out his new campaign slogan on the Kiwanis Club Wednesday. “No fish should leave Maine with its head on,” King said to the requisite laughter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — On Aug. 2, it will be a year since the nation watched the painful separation of 3-year-old Jessica DeBoer from her adoptive parents; the child was turned over to biological parents. While Jan and Robby DeBoer, the only parents Jessica had ever known,… Read More
J. STEPHEN (STEVE) ROBBINS has been named director of sales and marketing of the Bangor Ramada Inn. Robbins brings 23 years of hospitality marketing to his new position. As a private consultant, Robbins has developed sales, marketing and promotional programs for hospitality franchises, management companies and individual properties. Read More
MILLINOCKET — Public hearings on an agreement to settle a tax dispute, zoning changes and the waste-water budget scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, have been rescheduled to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Unit of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Gould Memorial Hospital’s McCain Room. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., with the program, awards, and election of board members and officers to follow. Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — Beverly Smith, a town employee who will retire next month, will be the guest of honor at a public supper Saturday, July 30. The supper is one of many activities planned for “Fun Day,” a day where people and their families get together… Read More
PITTSFIELD — My Brother’s Table, a Pittsfield-based soup kitchen, is in operation again, but on a takeout-basis only. Housed at the First Congregational Church on Park Street, near the Pittsfield Fire Station, the operation is having difficulty getting the word out about the availablity of… Read More
CLINTON — Children will be chasing pigs this year at the Clinton Lions Fair, Sept. 8 through 11. Clinton resident Richard Crommett will be sure that youngsters 7-12 will have a chance to participate in an age-old feature of country fairs, the pig scramble. Crommett… Read More
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Dorothy Rotondi, D-Athens, has been appointed to serve as the only legislative member on the Advisory Committee on Improved Outdoor Recreational Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. Rotondi was pleased with the appointment, saying, “It will allow me to assist disabled people… Read More
DEER ISLE — Roger Steinharter of Stonington was elected president of Island Heritage Trust at the group’s annual meeting held on July 20 at the Deer Isle village of Sunset. Steinharter succeeds Rowan Wakefield, who had served as the conservation land trust’s president since 1988. Read More
The Associated Press, in a story about reaction to the movie “The Lion King” sent July 26, erroneously described Neil Chethik as a Detroit Free Press columnist. Chethik is a syndicated columnist whose work is distributed through Universal Press Syndicate to 40 newspapers, including The… Read More
ROCKLAND — Beta Sigma Phi will sponsor their annual pancake breakfast during the Maine Lobster Festival, Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. each of the three mornings and will include blueberry or plain… Read More
WASHINGTON — There are more than 100,000 violations of drinking water standards every year, but few cases ever lead to penalties by federal or state regulators, an environmental group asserted Wednesday. A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council also concluded that one in five… Read More
Elizabeth Plant, 90, and Nettie Douglass, 93, can stay at the Penobscot Nursing Home for now, but questions remain about their future and the future of long-term care for many of Maine’s elderly residents. The Penobscot Nursing Home has been ordered to stop eviction proceedings… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — The Aroostook Area Agency on Aging will sponsor information workshops during August on the guidelines for the 1994 tax-rent refund and home energy assistance programs (HEAP). Brenda Barker, director of community services, will conduct the presentation. The program will be held at… Read More
PORTLAND — The temperature has topped 90 only twice this summer. Nevertheless, June was the warmest on record in Portland, and July is on a record-setting pace, the National Weather Service said. Portland’s average temperature in June was 66 degrees, beating the old record of… Read More
The kids’ bicycles were still lying out in the grass behind Ray Glidden’s house. The laundry, three rows of it, still hung on the line. The tomatoes in the garden were just beginning to show hints of yellow. From the outside, the only thing amiss… Read More
CARIBOU — The cause of a late Tuesday morning fire that destroyed a potato house and its attached loading room, and damaged a nearby storage building and apartment house on the Van Buren Road is under investigation by Caribou fire officials. Caribou Fire Chief Roy… Read More
AUGUSTA — States will gain new protections through amendments proposed to federal legislation implementing a new global trading agreement, Maine Attorney General Michael Carpenter said Wednesday. The Maine attorney general said the development of a package of amendments generally resolved state worries about how local… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton police Monday night recovered about $2,000 worth of musical instruments that were stolen in June from Houlton High School. The instruments — a clarinet and four flutes — were taken along with some microphones from lockers at the school. Three of… Read More
No one knew how a group of private investors would fare when they took over operation of harness racing at Bass Park for 1994. Would they be mired in controversy before they got out of the gate? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — An Ashland man has been charged with conspiring to burn down a state trooper’s house, apparently in retaliation for law enforcement action against him. Richard Churchill, 25, of the Frenchville section of Ashland on Route 227, appeared in Presque Isle district court… Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Andrews said Wednesday that the shooting death of an Auburn teen-ager by a 14-year-old earlier this month illustrates the need for federal legislation to make it a felony to sell handguns to minors and for juveniles to possess hand weapons without adult supervision. Read More
When gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Carter visited Cummings Health Care Facility near my home recently, he commented to me afterward on how the concerns and needs and, more importantly, the “vision” as articulated by the citizens he met there are quite in keeping with that advocated by the Maine… Read More
Talk about stereotypical reactions: Listen well when you tell friends and relatives that you’re getting married for the second (third, fourth, fifth, ad infinitum) time around. I’ve gradually broken the news to male and female aquaintances that I will soon be off the market. The… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Two former police dispatchers have withdrawn a complaint of sexual harassment against a high-ranking officer in the police department. According to Pat Ryan of the Maine Human Rights Commission, Tracey Clapper and Maria Patrick recently filed documents dropping the complaint alleging personally offensive… Read More
BELFAST — Waldo County Superior Court clerks released two secret indictments that were impounded by the grand jury 10 days ago. The identity of the individuals were made public following their arrest. Timothy Tiess, 20, of Clinton, was indicted on two counts of arson for… Read More
David I. Dorsey, president and chief executive officer of First Citizens Bank, has been named the 1993 Presque Isle Citizen of the Year. Dorsey is involved personally and through the bank in local charitable organizations such as United Way of Aroostook, Project Graduation, local service organizations and the… Read More
ROCKLAND — The plan to use the Masonic building on Main Street for a new city hall has hit a snag. On Saturday, the Masons rejected the proposal to move the organization to land next to the city dump. The city offered the Masons $230,000… Read More
Buying a wedding gown is not like shopping for a workday dress. With mass-produced clothing the norm, women often must settle for selecting the perfect frock from among 10 exact copies. At your wedding, the chances of seeing another woman wearing the same garment as… Read More
CAMDEN — A Portland woman spent Tuesday night on Mount Battie after falling and breaking her hip. Susan Stanley, 31, was admitted to Penobscot Bay Medical Center after she was found Wednesday morning. Stanley told rescuers that she walked up the mountain at about 7… Read More
Here, where the country gentry fend off interruptions from the 20th century, the lore of Maine’s legal history embraces the wizardry of the future somewhat reluctantly. In Wiscasset, and just up Route 127 in Dresden, reside the state’s oldest courthouses. Solid and sparse, they appear… Read More
If only all general stores were like the old Marden’s, this country would still be in business as usual. I used to make my regular shopping run and never left Marden’s without a bargain in hand, one which I pointed to with pride and pursuaded my friends to… Read More
It has no particular plot, no scathing social commentary, no juicy characters, but Noel Coward’s play “Hay Fever,” which opened this week at Acadia Repertory Theatre in Somesville, is nothing to sneeze at. It relates the story of a weekend during which each of the four members of… Read More
I am writing in response to the July 21 article insinuating that W. Tom Sawyer is a bigot. I have worked for Sawyer Environmental for more than 18 months. For the past few months, I have worked directly for Tom. I have never heard him… Read More
Maine sets specific requirements for marriages. Not for weddings — that’s left to the individual — but on marriages. The Department of Human Services has issued a brochure, “planning your marriage in maine” (no capitalization in its official title), that explains the general marriage requirements… Read More
According to the Bangor Daily News editorial of July 15, Sen. William Cohen is very familiar with the lifestyle of parasites. That bit of information should surprise no one, given his stand of refusing to support any plan that would provide all Americans with the same health care… Read More
Dexter Regional High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: David Gahris, Steven Pfirman, Mandi Pratt, Sunglee Randall and Heather Swan; high honors: Jason Adickes, Amanda Brayson, Amber Gagnon, Maria Linnell and Angela Sherburne; honors: Brad Bussell, Brian Edgecomb and Aaron Folger. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital will host a Lunch’n’Learn session on How to Can Foods Safely from noon to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, in the East Wing Conference Room. Presenters are Patricia Goode and Linda Bridger, two SVH staffers who have extensive experience in… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The regular monthly meeting of the Diabetes Support Group for the Sebasticook Valley area will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Corrianders Restaurant in Pittsfield. Refreshments will be served compliments of Corriander’s. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
PORTLAND — Rep. Olympia Snowe met Monday with members of the Board of the Portland Fish Exchange and other industry representatives. Snowe termed the gathering “a very useful, very productive meeting to talk about the concerns of the industry and issues affecting Maine’s fisherman.” googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The Penobscot County Soil & Water Conservation District is holding a fall flower bulb sale Oct. 11, offering tulip, hyacinth, daffodil, iris and others. A limited number of order blanks for bulbs went out this week. To order bulbs without a form, send a self-addressed, stamped legal-size envelope… Read More
WASHINGTON — An Orono woman has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the Policy and Planning Committee for the 1995 White House Conference on Aging, Sen. George Mitchell announced Tuesday. Madeleine Freeman, the former executive director of the Eastern Agency on Aging… Read More
AtWork JAMB Personnel Services Inc., specializing in temporary and temp-to-permanent job placement, has opened for business in Bangor. The new office, located at 106 Pine St., is headed by Joe Smith, former security chief of Unity College and former chief deputy sheriff of Waldo County. The company matches… Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Olympia Snowe received the food distribution industry’s award for fiscal responsibility Tuesday. The Thomas Jefferson Awards were given to 180 members of the House of Representatives who have a record of support for sound fiscal policy, minimal government regulation, free trade and… Read More
ORONO — The Town Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at the Keith Anderson Community House on the town’s 1994 Quality Main Street Phase II Grant application. Administrative Assistant Mary Casciotti said the town was one of 11 communities… Read More
BANGOR — St. John’s Catholic Church will continue its series of free concerts on its 1860 E&GG Hook Organ at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at the church on York Street. The guest musician will be the Rev. Carlton Russell, an Episcopal priest who is… Read More
Fact: Most newlyweds want their weddings photographed. Videotaping remains optional, in some circles at least. If most newlyweds (and I didn’t write “all”) want their weddings captured in still life, then a corollary would be: Someone must do the photography. And, usually, that someone wants… Read More
BANGOR — A 19-year-old Brewer man accused of killing another man with a 12-gauge shotgun had taken two hits of acid and smoked marijuana hours before the fatal shooting, according to an eyewitness. Alexander Maxwell testified Wednesday during a hearing to determine whether Travis Therrien… Read More
WELLS — Town officials have begun proceedings to take several beachfront properties by force if necessary as part of a massive project to stop beach erosion. Before the project gets started this September, town officials must get permission from 244 property owners on Wells Beach… Read More
BANGOR — Earlier this month University of Maine President Frederick Hutchinson said University College was soon to be divorced from the Orono administration. The Bangor campus would be wedded to the University of Maine at Augusta, which would take over administration of UC, Hutchinson said. Read More
WATERVILLE — A burglary arrest in Benton may be connected to the death of Marianne Pembrook last week in Waterville, according to a police statement released Wednesday. The Maine State Police and Waterville Police Department reported the arrest of a burglary suspect, who is being… Read More
PENOBSCOT — A New Hampshire man says he plans to fight the town’s December seizure of more than 300 acres of land after a tax lien expired. A portion of one of the two parcels seized was slated for development as a cranberry bog. Contacted… Read More
GUILFORD — Theodore “Ted” Smart, who allegedly was slain over a dispute about some alcohol Tuesday, had a premonition that he would not live to be 25 years old. “He’s talked about it for about a month or so,” said Helen Leavitt of Guilford, Smart’s… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Brewer man was listed in critical condition Wednesday night after being pinned in his car for nearly two hours following a rollover accident on Route 1A in midafternoon. Allen Smith, 79, of Ellsworth was driving south toward the center of town around… Read More
BELFAST — Ashton Moores entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity when he was arraigned on 11 counts of arson in Waldo County Superior Court Wednesday morning. Moores, 47, of Belfast is accused of setting a string of fires in… Read More
PORTLAND — Conservative activist Mark S. Finks told a Superior Court judge Wednesday that he hopes to disqualify the Republican gubernatorial nomination of Susan M. Collins and initiate a new GOP primary. Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Arthur Brennan took arguments from Finks, the state… Read More
BREWER — The City Council Tuesday night approved a proclamation of support for the 26th annual CANUSA Games scheduled for Aug. 11 through 14. Recreation Director Kenneth Hanscom said the games have been held annually alternating between the city of Brewer and Riverview, New Brunswick,… Read More
FRANKLIN — The bridge didn’t sing in 1926, but its tunes today are lullaby and heavy metal. The history of the Singing Bridge, a 965-foot expanse between Hancock and Sullivan built in 1926, was recalled this week at a meeting of the Friends of Taunton… Read More
ORONO — The rights and responsibilities of school publication advisers will be the subject of a one-day workshop by Mark Goodman, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, Washington, D.C., at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the University of Maine. Topics include law,… Read More
You’re engaged to be married, and visions of “the perfect wedding day” are dancing in your head. All you have to do is line up the church and reception sites and make a few calls to service providers and you’re all set, right? Wrong. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
VINALHAVEN — A Massachusetts man drowned Wednesday in an island quarry after suffering a seizure or heart attack, the Knox County Sheriff’s Department reported. Deputy Kirk Guerette reported that Andrew Schauer, 48, of Newton, Mass., was swimming with friends at Boone’s Quarry off North Haven… Read More
Better than the U.S. soccer team’s single victory in the World Cup, a group of six American high school students astonished the academic world last week by posting a perfect score at a world mathematics competition in Hong Kong. These extraordinary students deserve to be carried on the… Read More
A time-honored tradition in some parts of the country, the groom’s cake does not seem to have caught on in Maine. Some couples may be completely unaware of the practice. For trend-setting couples, though, adding a groom’s cake to the reception menu could add a distinctive flair. Read More
HOULTON — Property taxes in Houlton will jump two mills this year, but anticipated action by the town council will ward off what could have been an even greater increase. Taxes are expected to jump to 25 mills or $25 per $1,000 of property valuation. Read More
There’s been much written about the bride and how much she has to do to prepare for the wedding. However, let’s face it. It’s your wedding, too, guys. A beautiful and pleasant wedding can be yours. The question is: You asked her, she said “yes”,… Read More
Fifteen months ago, a charming young man with damp palms proposed marriage to his girlfriend of six years. He forever pledged his love and trust. That day in late April 1993 launched the quest for the “perfect” wedding. Most brides-to-be seek perfection, hoping their wedding… Read More
If there’s a wedding in your immediate future, you’ve probably been busy fitting rings, choosing flowers and picking the right person to make the wedding cake. You might find it interesting to know how these traditions came to be: Why does the bride wear white?… Read More
Rabbi, priest, notary public, just who will it be? In Maine, there is no legal requirement to have a cleric officiate at a funeral. By law, though, someone “official” must perform a wedding. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Moonlight sparkling on a boat-filled harbor, waves lapping the shore, the smell of a cool, salty breeze and the sound of a bell buoy in the distance: What could be more romantic? The purely sensual delights of coastal Maine appeal to honeymooning couples, and the… Read More
PALMYRA — A 12-article warrant for a special town meeting will soon come before Palmyra voters. Despite nearly three hours of bickering, confusion, mistrust and repetition Wednesday night, selectmen were able to reach a consensus on the content of the articles. The board argued for… Read More