BANGOR – Miles Hunt of Suburban and Jake Castonguay of Augusta East pitched superbly for their teams during Saturday’s opening round of the Little League State Tournament at the Bangor West Little League Complex. The major difference was that Hunt’s road to victory was far… Read More
    ORONO – Dave Foran threw a three-hitter, striking out nine batters and walking four, to lead the Molunkus Travelers to a 6-0 win over the Central Maine Cubs in Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League playoff action at Mahaney Diamond Sunday. Central Maine and Molunkus now… Read More
    Holes-in-one Hamlin gets Ace at Katahdin C.C. Milo – Mike Hamlin of Bangor, hole-in-one (albatross, double-eagle) on par-4, ninth hole at Katahdin Country Club, used a driver on 285-yard hole, witnessed by: Jensen Bissell, Tony Hamlin and Peter Hamlin. Read More
    BANGOR – It was vintage Old Town-Orono baseball at the Mansfield Complex Field here Sunday night. The defending two-time state American Legion champions received solid pitching from Jason Clifford and Andy Trice, airtight defense and some clutch hitting to beat Bangor 4-2 to win the… Read More
    17th Hancock Lobster Classic (Fourth in NEWS Race Series) Overall Standings Andy Spaulding 54:46, Tom Saint Germain 55:37, Jim Newett 56:44, Andy Beardsley 58:41, Jonathan Aretakis 59:46, Newell Lewey 1:00:33, Guy Berthiaume 1:00:44, Chris Jones 1:01:00, Judd Esty-Kendall 1:01:16, Paul Connor Jr. 1:02:07 googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    HERMON – Gary Smith of Bangor posted a win in the makeup of a rained-out feature race early in the evening and came back later to win the Late Model Sportsman $1,000 Dash for Cash to highlight a busy night of stock car racing at Speedway 95 Saturday. Read More
    I’ve watched the last 13 Greater Bangor Opens, now. Enough so, to be honest, most have blended together in a blur of winners’ smiles, losers’ grimaces, and a montage of monster drives and chicken putts, all recalled as occurring under a summer haze which seems to accompany the… Read More
    BANGOR – The cream rose to the top here Saturday and, as a result, Zone 1’s first- and second-place teams during the regular season will represent the zone in the eight-team double elimination State American Legion Baseball Tournament next Saturday in Standish. Old Town-Orono’s defending… Read More
    LEWISTON (AP) — Policy makers grappling with the furor caused by Maine’s auto emissions program will be watching to see what sanctions the federal government takes against Vermont for failing to enact a program. Vermont was required by the Clean Air Act to adopt an… Read More
    LIMESTONE — A $2 bid for plastic salad bowls started the process, and before the day was done auctioneer Dick Ward of Limestone had sold 784 separate lots of nonappropriated property from soon-to-be-closed Loring Air Force Base. It turned out to be “a social event,”… Read More
    For Col. Eugene Richardson, the challenge to the Maine Army National Guard is clear, even if the future is murky. Handed the keys to a 2,500-person statewide business with multiple missions in a period of downsizing and budget cutbacks, responsible to a governor and a… Read More
    KATAHDIN IRON WORKS TOWNSHIP — The backwoods of Maine last week was a classroom for a group of Dorchester and Roxbury, Mass., pupils who were immersed in an intensive five-day study of the Maine forestry industry. The program for 11 middle schoolers provided inner-city youths… Read More
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Health maintenance organizations and other managed care groups summed up the reform bill crafted by the House Democratic leaders in one phrase: hazardous to their health. The managed care industry had hoped for a major boost for its style of medicine from… Read More
    MAPLETON — Mabel J. Desmond, an educator from Mapleton, will seek Maine’s District 146 legislative seat as a Democrat in the fall election. Desmond plans to promote concerns of Aroostook County and her district, which includes Ashland, Mapleton, Castle Hill, New Sweden, Washburn, Woodland and… Read More
    As mayor of the city of Brewer, I am appalled with the content of the Op-ed column titled, “Lesson to be learned in closure of Brewer’s landfill,” written by William F. Brutsaert of Orono and published by the Bangor Daily News on July 12. This column contains sensationalized… Read More
    Adoption ads, the “loving-couple-desires-to-adopt-infant” notices that have burgeoned in newspapers and other publications, no longer will be legal in Maine starting today. A new state law takes effect Aug. 1 that bans individuals from advertising for a birth mother to place her baby with them. Read More
    VAN BUREN — The cause of two fires this month at Van Buren and Eagle Lake remains undetermined. Fire Marshall Robert McMahan said both the Old Mill Marina, an Eagle Lake restaurant and motel, and a recycling center at Van Buren were destroyed in the… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to smuggling 11 tons of marijuana begins work Monday as a law clerk for Maine Supreme Court Justice Howard Dana. Harvey Prager avoided jail time by caring for AIDS patients. He is one of 11 clerks who… Read More
    When you go shopping for a piece of fine jewelry, perhaps to celebrate a special occasion, you may find yourself puzzled by terms that sales clerks use to describe gold, precious gems and watches. To help you understand the meaning of some typical terms used by the jewelry… Read More
    BANGOR — Bangor High School’s Class of 1944, the class that went to war, took a three-day trip down memory lane over the weekend while renewing friendships that have endured for 50 years. The glue that has held this class together for so many years,… Read More
    ROCKLAND — If and when a lawsuit by two former jail supervisors makes it to court, Knox County Sheriff Daniel Davey says he will prove he did not use illegal wiretaps to fire them. Capt. Stanley Hooper and Sgt. Paul Farrell were fired April 28… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — Three weekend festivals at St. Agatha, Grand Isle and Edmundston, New Brunswick, brought thousands of people out to attend dozens of activities. The Long Lake Summerfest at St. Agatha, and Grand Isle’s second annual Homecoming Weekend brought home hundreds of former residents… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — The town will take its first steps toward developing a long-range plan that will help shape the community’s growth and development well into the next century at a meeting set for 7 p.m. Aug. 4 in the town office. Although more members are… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Area residents expecting to apply for winter energy assistance through the Washington-Hancock Community Agency, are being told to save their heating slips from the past year. “Gather and save your heating receipts to prove the cost of heating your home for the last… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Five people walked away from a three-car accident on Route 1 Sunday morning. The three vehicles were destroyed. According to information available from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, the driver of a car traveling south on Route 1 fell asleep at the wheel,… Read More
    Lee Academy Fourth-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Kendra Crocker; honors: Ginger Aldrich, Karen Botta, Candy Bunker, Jennifer Carr, Heather Cottle, Toni LaCoute, Babetta Lancaster, Rebecca Martin, Cari Monk, Heidi Osgood, Jill Pelkey, Jarrod Peters, Heather Tutt, Joni Voisine and Shelley Worster. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Since September 1991, the Blue Knights have assisted 360 charities internationally. The club’s secretary, Gary Pierce, reports that Blue Knights donated 24,211 man hours in helping charities either plan or conduct various activities, including fund-raisers. The Blue Knights also donated $388,936.07 in cash and goods… Read More
    GUILFORD — The Friends of Guilford Memorial Library will present the Community Concert Band in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the King Cummings Memorial Park Gazebo in Guilford. There is no admission charge and the public is invited. Read More
    ROCKLAND — Because of the John Anderson appearance at the Maine Lobster Festival on Saturday, Aug. 6, there will be a two-price system for that day only. Between 9 a.m. and 2:59 p.m. adult admission will be $2. Beginning at 3 p.m. the admission price… Read More
    FREEPORT (AP) — Burglars swiped cash, golf clubs and ice cream bars last week from the Freeport Country Club pro shop before making their getaway in one of the course’s electric golf carts. The burglars smashed the side-door window, then stole $1,200 cash, golf clubs… Read More
    … Was there any doubt that Sen. George Mitchell would support Tom Andrews in his bid to become the successor to his seat? I am sure that not a single person in the state of Maine was surprised that Mitchell endorsed Andrews. What is surprising is what we… Read More
    I read, with interest, your article describing the valiant efforts of the Sierra Club to protect the unenlightened and uneducated working people of Maine from themselves. Perhaps it has not occurred to those mountain-fairing pin-heads that rail transportation is the cleanest, most energy efficient and lowest impact form… Read More
    Given the lackluster economy of the state for the last several years and the growing global marketplace, progress toward meaningful economic development and sustainable job creation will be critical issues in this election. How refreshing it will be to have the choice of electing a candidate with a… Read More
    On behalf of the Greater Bangor-Kiwanis 4th of July Corp., I congratulate our community for displaying enthusiastic support of our 4th of July celebration. The 40,000-plus participants and spectators of our celebration have once again displayed a community that values the opportunity to recognize the triumphs and sacrifices… Read More
    ORONO — More than 1,000 law enforcement officers, members of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, from around the nation, Canada and nine European countries, gathered at Alfond Arena Sunday night to hold their 20th annual convention. Convention participants proudly wore the Blue… Read More
    BREWER — Four people were injured in a two-car collision in Brewer on Route 1A around 2:15 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. John Page of the Brewer Police Department said the driver of the first vehicle, Martin Miller, 36, of New York City, and his wife, Paige… Read More
    SACO (AP) — Five teen-age girls were credited with saving a Michigan man who ignored their warnings about shallow water and dived off a bridge into the Saco River. Brian Gossic, 26, of Pontiac, Mich., suffered neck and back injuries after he hit bottom in… Read More
    They’ve traveled many miles together, motorcycling the highways of North America. This weekend, their Honda Gold Wing 1500 will bring them to Maine and the 1994 Blue Knights International Convention. Roger and Janine Mailhiot live in Bedford, N.H., and, during the winter, at the McDowell… Read More
    Blue Knights will converge on the Bangor Mall on Wednesday, Aug. 3, which has been declared Blue Knights Day. A Blue Knights Bike Show will be held from 12 noon-3 p.m., and a Blue Knights Uniform Competition will take place at 1 p.m. at center court. Read More
    Harvey Mitchell and his wife live in Bartow, Fla., but they’re originally from Massachusetts. Mitchell retired in 1979 after working 18 years for the Sturbridge Police Department. He had graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Academy when he was 57 and was the Sturbridge deputy chief when he… Read More
    AUGUSTA (AP) — The state’s public advocate supports an investigation into charges that NYNEX is using its basic telephone service to finance upgrades like fiber optics for video products. Thirteen petitioners asked the Public Utilities Commission to investigate their claims that basic customers are being… Read More
    PORTLAND (AP) — A state trooper who investigated the fourth area highway accident involving a tired trucker in nine months says long hours behind the wheel lead to most of such cases. “Eight of every 10 accidents that involve tractor-trailers, in my experience, have been… Read More
    Four Maine structures have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, reported Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, this week. His staff prepared the nominations. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    SACO, Maine (AP) — Saco Defense has been awarded a $23.9 million Army contract to manufacture machine guns, Maine’s U.S. Sens. Bill Cohen and George Mitchell announced Friday. The contract “is a significant step in preserving jobs at the company and is important to the… Read More
    AUGUSTA (AP) — Acting in response to a court-sanctioned agreement, the state says it plans to build 2,000 housing units over the next decade for the mentally ill and divert more money from state hospitals into community services. The plans by the Mental Health Department… Read More
    HARMONY — The future of Harmony’s commitment to sending its high school students to Dexter Regional High School will be discussed at 7 p.m. tonight at the Harmony Elementary School. For the past several weeks, Harmony school officials have investigated the possibility of paying tuition… Read More
    The CP Rail pullout from Maine and eastern Canada and the announcement that the Canadian transportation company will negotiate the sale of its lines to Cantrak, a consortium with no track record in the railroad industry and no equipment, is cause for alarm. Georgia-Pacific Corp.,… Read More