BRISTOL, Conn. – Bangor West manager Mike Brooker’s quavered with emotion as he discussed his son’s pitching performance Wednesday. Travis Brooker, called upon to fill the second spot in the rotation with ace Jeremy Karam ailing, scattered 10 hits and hit a run-scoring single as… Read More
Maine retrievers may have to work a bit harder to earn their Alpo this fall. Included in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s proposed rules for the 1994 duck-hunting season is a daily limit of four ducks, one more than the daily limit allowed in recent years. Read More
STANDISH – When forced to win two games on the last day of a five-day tournament, it takes something special to come through. Heading into Wednesday’s final day of the American Legion Baseball State Tournament, the Old Town-Orono Twins already knew that key ingredient was… Read More
PORTLAND – David Cummings, the former full-time Bath resident and now itinerant golf pro, got up Wednesday morning just like any other morning when he’s playing in a golf tournament. He got to Riverside Municipal Golf Course at 7 a.m. and started loosening up for… Read More
Holes-in-one Two local golfers recorded holes-in-one at Bangor Municipal Golf Course this week. 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
DEBLOIS – He relaxed on the stoop of a friend’s house here, head slightly downcast, brow furrowed, and searched for the appropriate words. He is a gentleman, former major league baseball pitcher Carlton Willey of Cherryfield, and he wanted to express his feelings correctly. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
UNITY – Hometown driver Ralph Nason won his second race in five starts on the American-Canadian Tour’s Sunoco Eastern Regional Series here at Unity Raceway on Wednesday night. Nason beat runnerup Pete Rondeau of Saco and Farmington’s Jeff Taylor, who finished third. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — An organizational meeting of the Bangor chapter of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at St. Mary’s School, 768 Ohio St. For information, call Sue Bonzey at 947-0635. Read More
BREWER — The Planning Board approved a contract zone change for the former Footman Dairy property on State Street Tuesday night, opening the way for the owners, Francine and Benjie Grant, to redevelop the complex into offices and retail establishments. The Grants, at a joint… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The Maine Department of Transportation may begin improvements on part of Main Street, but needs comments from local citizens on the proposed project. An DOT representative will present plans at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the town office. Planned improvements will start… Read More
HOULTON — A fire Saturday that extensively damaged a house in Houlton was caused by electrical problems. Tim Lowell, an investigator with the state Fire Marshal’s Office, was at the home of Don and Bonnie Saunders on Foxcroft Road on Tuesday. Lowell determined that faulty… Read More
ORRINGTON — The Recreation Committee needs children to march in the Old Home Week parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at Snow’s Corner Extension. Committee members said that children should arrive about 9 a.m. and wear ORC T-shirts. Prizes will be awarded also to… Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell marshaled enough votes Wednesday to defeat a move by Senate Republicans to delay consideration of his health care reform legislation until 1995. Mitchell also picked up the endorsement of the American Association of Retired Persons, the country’s… Read More
HOULTON — Nomination papers are available in Houlton for the following positions: two seats on the Town Council for three-year terms, two seats on the Houlton Water Co. board of directors for three-year terms, two seats on the SAD 29 board of directors for three-year terms, three seats… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine Independent Living Services has announced new officers on the board of directors, including Mike Trainer of Presque Isle, chairman; Mark Andrews of Sabattus, vice chairman; Louis Pelletier of Millinocket, treasurer; Marjorie Leighton of Waterville, secretary; and Jim Keefe of Benton, member-at-large. Maine… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — While Herbert A. Mills, 42, was away from his residence on the West Limestone Road Wednesday, local police officers and border patrol agents took a stroll through his property and ended up seizing an estimated $100,000 worth of drugs and paraphernalia. They… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — The huge steam engine that powers the last sailing Liberty Ship left from World War II is 76-year-old Richard Brannon’s pride and joy. Brannon is chief engineer on the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien, the Maine-built ship that arrived here last week for an… Read More
Two hundred years ago, tens of thousands of Atlantic salmon entered the mouth of the Penobscot River on their way to spawning grounds in the heart of the North Woods of Maine. The salmon provided jobs, food, and security to the people of Maine. Over the years, dams… Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — A week after federal regulators proposed a crackdown on companies that misleadingly charge for services on toll-free 800 calls, AT&T Corp. said Wednesday it had started seizing the phone numbers of wrongdoers. The action appears to be the most severe of… Read More
APPLETON — Charles Woodman, 70, is a retired teacher and professional rhododendron grower who has been a member of the Appleton Conservation Commission for seven years. But the Department of Environmental Protection has charged him with violations of the land quality statute by carving a… Read More
BANGOR — Petunia lives behind a big white house on West Broadway. Her home is surrounded by neatly clipped green grass and purple petunias. She loves to have her back scratched and comes when her name is called. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER — The annual city elections will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11. City Clerk Arthur Verow said that at that election, voters will elect two members each to the city council, school committee and to the High School Board of Trustees. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
SULLIVAN — The Sullivan Village Improvement Association will hold its 3rd annual Sullivan Daze at Sumner Memorial Park, just over the Hancock-Sullivan Bridge on Route 1, on Aug. 21. Festivities include a parade, a rubber ducky race, a craft fair, outdoor games, food, live entertainment… Read More
TROY — Selectmen have called a special election to fill the selectmen’s seat left vacant by the late Howard Fogg Sr. This will be for selectman and overseer of the poor for a term of two-and-a-half years. The election will be held from 1 to… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Forty children from Hancock, Washington and Waldo counties will experience a week of summer camp, Aug. 17-24, thanks to the Salvation Army. According to Lawrence Poulin and Walter LaPointe, co-chairmen of the Salvation Army’s Northeast Composite Group, the children are mostly from economically… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It’s raised eyebrows for years. A prized show horse doesn’t live up to expectations one week; the next it inexplicably breaks a leg. The owners make a killing on the insurance. Federal indictments against 23 people — including former Olympic riders… Read More
Penobscot County Superior Court: Herbert Patterson Jr., 33, Bangor, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, seven days in jail, 90-day license suspension, $10 to victims compensation fund, $350; eluding an officer, six months in jail, and operating motor vehicle while under influence… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Maine Department of Transportation has revised its rail reconstruction schedule to postpone work to next week because rail work on sections of track leading to the Rockland project area has gone slower than officials had expected. Work will be done on the… Read More
What an intriguing review Alicia Anstead has written about “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” She is one of the delights of your paper. Like her, I was fortunate to be there on opening night when the weather was perfect for this outdoor event. We owe much… Read More
BRUNSWICK (AP) — One of the people attending the largest annual gathering of New England Quakers said the group that came to America to avoid persecution needs to become more diverse. About 700 members of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends have convened on… Read More
HODGDON — School boards in Hodgdon and Dyer Brook approved salaries for district administrative staff members at separate meetings Monday night. At the SAD 70 meeting in Hodgdon, Clark Rafford was unanimously approved as the new assistant principal at Hodgdon High School, at an annual… Read More
Houlton District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor: Denis E. Church, 31, Hodgdon, all but five days suspended from 30-day jail sentence, one-year probation, 90-day license suspension, $350, and failure to render assistance in personal injury accident, 48 hours in… Read More
I feel compelled to respond to “Brann of Orono’s” letter that appeared in this column on Aug. 8. I am extremely disturbed by the lack of public awareness on the issues of the police force’s mission and judicial due process. The mission of the police… Read More
If you’re scared of the unknown, then Agatha Christie’s play “Ten Little Indians” will be a fitting end to your summer of theater-going in Maine. The Acadia Repertory Theatre in Somesville, which is offering up Christie’s “Ten Little Indians” as the finale to its summer… Read More
In Wednesday’s MaineDay story about a tax rate increase in Milo, a contact group for people who have questions about their taxes was omitted. Information about municipal expenses is available at the town office; county tax information is available from the county commissioners; and information about SAD 41… Read More
ORONO — Anglers in Maine are divided over a proposal to introduce Atlantic salmon above a natural barrier on the St. John River, a prime brook trout habitat. Pushed by SALEN (Salmon Enhancement), a private group that spawned the proposal more than a decade ago,… Read More
AUGUSTA (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joseph Brennan proposed a monthlong halt of southern Maine’s new auto emissions testing Wednesday and a delay in full implementation of the program until next year. Brennan issued a statement saying his plan would amount to a moratorium on… Read More
KITTERY (AP) — A skunk killed over the weekend in Eliot is the first rabid animal identified in Maine. The skunk was captured by a game warden after it had wandered into a doghouse Saturday night, ignoring the barking of Laurie Deoss’ pet, Dora. The… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Greater Madawaska Chamber of Commerce has named a new executive director. Adrienne Albert was hired by the board of directors late last week and assumed Chamber duties Monday. “I’m having a terrific time,” Albert said Wednesday. She’s already at work on two… Read More
BREWER — Striped traffic barrels with signs telling motorists to stop for pedestrians have been popping up all over Brewer and people on foot couldn’t be more pleased. Glen Aho, administrative assistant to City Manager Harold Parks, said the barrels were the manager’s idea. When… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Maine’s rural hospitals will have to consolidate and cooperate to survive the inevitable winds of reform and changing community needs over the next several years, the chairman-elect of the Maine Hospital Association predicted Wednesday evening. David Peterson, who spoke at the 97th… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Maine potato growers have turned their full attention to stopping the spread of late blight that earlier threatened to repeat its crop devastating performance of last year. Blight causes potatoes to rot. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PALMYRA — When, if and how annual tax billing will be completed in Palmyra appears to be undecided. The subject of tax assessing and bill preparation was the focus of this week’s debate at the meeting of the Board of Selectmen. In contrast to most… Read More
ROCKLAND — City police instituted a crackdown on sidewalk sales this week — not on illegal drugs, but on the annual outdoor sale of discounted merchandise by downtown businesses. With Police Chief Alfred Ockenfels leading the charge, store owners were reminded that sale items must… Read More
BOSTON (AP) — A study released Thursday by environmental advocates found that industrial use of cancer-causing chemicals has increased by 21 percent statewide, but federal and state officials say the figure could be misleading. The officials say the figure could simply reflect new industries starting… Read More
DEXTER — The third public hearing of the summer on a proposed 1994-95 school budget for SAD 46 generated little debate Wednesday night, taking administrators just a half-hour to explain the articles which voters have yet to approve. On Aug. 23, voters in the four… Read More
VAN BUREN — Town and Chamber of Commerce officials this week struck a compromise concerning future work on a controversial shelter at Van Buren’s public boat launch. The Chamber built the pole shelter last year as the first step in the development of a community… Read More
HARTLAND — Vaughn Stedman, a retired educator from Hartland, is a candidate for the Maine House of Representatives in District 108, Canaan, Cornville, Hartland, Palmyra and St. Albans. Stedman was selected by a caucus of district Republicans to replace Mark Brooks, who withdrew from the… Read More
For the band .38 Special, playing a club in Bangor is more fun than playing at stadiums across the United States during the height of their popularity. “We’re enjoying playing more than ever now,” said guitarist Jeff Carlisi, one of the band’s four original members… Read More
Hollywood: a star-studded part of Los Angeles, where movie stars attend glitzy premieres and glamorous parties. Cut to Bangor, Maine: A small town, where a night out is at Speedway 95 or watching a Bangor West Little League game. It’s also Stephen King’s hometown, which… Read More
It is with sadness and confusion that I read an excerpt from an Oklahoma paper printed in the BDN, Aug. 2. My sadness is due to the Sunday Ardmoreite calling the anti-striker replacement bill a “multi-headed Hydra.” My confusion stems from that publication actually stating, “Big labor special… Read More
Re: Your July 23 editorial, “Sears Island and stamina.” … Building the Sears Island cargo port on Wassumkeag Island is part and parcel of old-style economics, an economics that will not work here in the late 20th century for the majority of Maine’s peoples, nor… Read More
LISBON (AP) — Torri Roy tried to check out of the Hotel California on Wednesday, but not before the family’s phone rang off the hook with offers for dates from across the nation. The 16-year-old’s name and number were relayed on a national party line… Read More
BREWER — Cpl. Rick Canarr submitted his resignation from the Brewer Police Department Tuesday, said Town Manager Harold Parks on Wednesday. “It is generally known that he accepted a position with the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department,” said Parks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
FRANKLIN — A generator on loan from the Maine National Guard, and a new well may help residents in this small community avoid a water crisis similar to the one they experienced last year. Water Commissioner John Welch said the town had learned Wednesday that… Read More
NEWPORT — Diane, a sleek, fawn-colored greyhound, sleeps soundly on a stuffed pillow bed. She is resting temporarily in a house near the lake, free to walk from room to room, basking in the warm Maine sun. It’s a far cry from her life just a few weeks… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Less than a month has passed since the 22nd Annual Central Maine Egg Festival, but Tuesday was meeting night for festival officials and time to assess this year’s event. According to President Elaine Taylor, revenues were down with this year’s festival, but the… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — The state’s two largest video rental chains are merging into a 37-store chain that will be the 10th largest business of its kind in the country, the companies said Wednesday. The 21 Home-Vision Video stores and 16 Sounds Easy Video stores project… Read More
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — Georges Bank is depleted by overfishing and may have to be closed to prevent destruction of cod and yellowtail flounder, a new scientific report says. The report by the National Marine Fisheries Service found that cod mortality on the fishing grounds… Read More
HAMPDEN — The 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Hampden is in 1994, and the 400th birthday of John Hampden, the British patriot for whom the town was named. Is there any doubt that the 16th annual Children’s Day on Aug. 20 will be one for the history… Read More
MACHIASPORT — Acting under emergency provisions of the law, the town has called a special meeting for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Fort O’Brien Elementary School to replace two selectmen and an assessor who resigned their positions last week following the town’s annual meeting. Read More
We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Bangor Fire Department and those companies that so ably assisted them on July 12 at our office on Hammond Street. They answered our 911 call in an unbelievably short time and promptly and… Read More
ORONO — The Orono Education Association, which represents teachers and support staff, voted to ratify their respective contracts Tuesday afternoon. Dian Jordan, who heads the association, said they got a majority vote for the contract, which will cover the period from 1993 to 1995. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — With empty holds but hailed as heroes, the captains of the Alpha & Omega II and the Warrior steamed into home port Wednesday. The local fishermen who stirred up a diplomatic ruckus by seeking rich scallop beds in international waters… Read More
LINCOLN — With negotiations at a standstill, union workers at Lincoln Pulp & Paper will be voting Monday whether to strike. “We called the company and they said they were not willing to talk. What they are saying is that was … their final offer,”… Read More
Maine’s foremost citizen-soldier retired on Saturday. Brig. Gen. Donald Marden of Waterville passed the flag symbolizing command of the Maine Army National Guard to Brig. Gen. Eugene Richardson of Kents Hill. Most of Maine’s 2,665 Army Guardmembers marched down Western Avenue in Augusta to Capitol… Read More
AUGUSTA (AP) — With Maine’s unusual election for attorney general four months away, the list of potential candidates includes five Democrats who hope to build an electoral majority from what they hope will be a continued legislative majority for their party. One announced candidate is… Read More
LEWISTON (AP) — An Auburn man who was stabbed to death at his home had picked up his alleged killer at a bus stop several hours earlier, according to a police affidavit filed in the case. The affidavit from state police Detective Dennis Appleton recounts… Read More
WESTBROOK (AP) — Idexx Laboratories Inc. has shipped water testing kits to the U.S. Air Force to test drinking water supplies in Rwanda. The kits, called Colilert, test for fecal contamination and E. coli, a potentially fatal bacterium that causes diarrhea. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More