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
    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
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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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