ORONO – Boston University has been selected as the favorite for the North Atlantic Conference men’s soccer championship in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. The Terriers, NAC champions last year, received 63 of a possible 64 points in the poll. Only BU coach… Read More
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ORONO – Coach Jack Cosgrove and the University of Maine football team were not happy with the way their 1993 season ended. Not only did the Black Bears lose their last five games to finish 3-8, but the team’s attitude had soured. All plan to… Read More
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Colby College of Waterville and Bowdoin College of Brunswick have been holding their own in the New England Small College Athletic Conference football ranks in recent years. What White Mules coach Tom Austin and Polar Bears boss Howard Vandersea want most in 1994 is for… Read More
Like many Canadian youngsters, Paul Kariya has dreamed about playing in the National Hockey League. He figures that dream began surfacing when he was 3 years old. The dream will become a reality this season after the former University of Maine standout put his name… Read More
ORONO – Ever since Steve Cates announced his intention to play football at the University of Maine, the skeptics began telling him he was too small. Even Cates, an all-state receiver on Skowhegan High School’s 1989 state runnerup team, questioned whether he could measure up… Read More
ORONO – On those occasions when head coach Jack Cosgrove finds himself worrying about the 1994 University of Maine football team’s defense, he can pop in the Yankee Conference highlight tape from last season and get instant relief. Sept. 17, 1993, Alumni Field in Orono…… Read More
BANGOR – Goalkeeper Sue Peterson stopped nine of 11 shots to recorded the shutout as Caribou defeated Bangor 2-0 in schoolgirl soccer action Thursday at the Union Street Field here. Chelsea Belanger and Lise Carter each scored goals for the 4-1 Vikings. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Things are looking mighty fine in the Valley of the Crusaders this fall as Van Buren High School features a pair of undefeated soccer teams. Both teams take 5-0 records into their next games and feature high-scoring offenses with stingy defenses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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This is what I like about the University of Maine’s search for its next athletic director: Two out of the three finalists come from schools that had athletic teams on NCAA probation while they worked there. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BREWER – When Don Farnham goes onto the back porch in the quiet Bangor neighborhood he now calls home, he can sometimes hear the sound of football shoulder pads clacking together and Rams coach Gabby Price’s whistle sounding. For a Brewer coach who grew up… Read More
A pending NCAA investigation is no reason to avoid pursuing a job as the University of Maine’s athletic director. That was the opinion voiced Thursday by two of the three finalists for the UM position formerly held by Mike Ploszek, who resigned as Maine’s AD… Read More
The Major League Baseball players’ strike has provided the Portland Sea Dogs with an unexpected bonus this season: national cable television exposure. ESPN will air the Sea Dogs’ home game against the Reading Phillies on Labor Day live at 1 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
When Gene McDowell took over as the head football coach at the University of Central Florida in 1986, it was his first collegiate head coaching assignment after 16 years as an assistant at his alma mater, Florida State. Central Florida has made tremendous strides during… Read More
BANGOR – With apologies to Forrest Gump’s mama, “Potential is as potential does.” Bangor High School senior tailback Josh Jamieson knows all about potential. For all intents and purposes, it could be his middle name. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Mark Hundhammer, Bangor High School’s first-year boys soccer coach, was happy. So was his Caribou High School counterpart, Dave Wakana. Tie game, you ask? Give yourself a free corner kick. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – What comes around goes around, it seems. There was a time when bell bottoms were cool, dance music was hip, and the president of the United States was getting accused of this, that and a lot of other things. And, it was a… Read More
Gabby Price on Gabby Price, Part I: “High school athletics.” “There’s not much in life that can duplicate high school athletics. In terms of seeing people do things they didn’t think they could do, I think that’s one of the greatest things. Young people really… Read More
It will be Ground Lucy vs. Air Sankey as Orono High and Bucksport High open the LTC football season with a Friday night matchup in Bucksport. Game time is 7 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Many high school running backs can only dream about a season in which they rush for 1,013 yards and eight touchdowns en route to leading their team to a playoff appearance. Thom Mosley from Mount Desert Island High School doesn’t have to. He did that… Read More
John Nash will try to become the first member of the NEWS sports staff since 1972 to win three Football Forecast titles in a row as the 29th edition gets under way for 1994. Nash posted a 155-45 record, a .775 winning percentage, over the… Read More
Live local football game coverage will take up a significant amount of the programming schedules for many area radio and television stations this fall. Whether this signals a renaissance period for interest in high school and college football remains to be seen, but there can… Read More
CASTINE – The Maine Maritime Academy football team walked off the artificial turf at Ritchie Field last November as the most successful squad in school history. The Mariners had captured the ECAC Division III Northeast Championship with a 28-20 victory over SUNY-Brockport. Yet, something was… Read More
Acting University of Maine compliance director Tammy Light said she expects to hear something in the next 24 hours on the eligibility of several athletes who could be involved in games this weekend. The university announced on Monday that it had misinterpreted an NCAA bylaw… Read More
After 47 years on the golf course, Austin Kelly has decided it’s time to pick up and go home. The only head golf pro in the 31-year history of Bangor Municipal Golf Course confirmed Thursday he will retire effective Dec. 31, ending a career that… Read More
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The Labor Day weekend in Maine traditionally puts a greater demand on race horses than any other weekend of the year. This year will be no different. With Windsor Fair and Blue Hill Fair offering harness racing (Blue Hill, non-parimutuel) over Labor Day and Scarborough… Read More
Before we injure our hands while applauding Sen. Bill Cohen’s and Rep. Olumpia J. Snowe’s votes in favor of the crime bill, we should examine how they arrived at those cynical decisions. In each case, Cohen in the Senate and Snowe in the House, each… Read More
For many years the Bangor Symphony has wanted to present a summer concert for the community. The board, musicians, staff and volunteers of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra would like to thank all of those who made the first “POPS on the Green” concert a reality. Read More
Patricia Goguen is the latest casualty of AIDS in Maine. The disease, however, did not kill her, but fear of it did. Police stood by while the life of one they were sworn to protect drained from her body. The fact is there are still… Read More
Contrary to what we are reading, seeing and hearing from the media, all truckers are not a bunch of non-caring sleepyheads. They are caring, concerned and feeling human beings who, if they injure someone or damage the property of others, feel just as badly as anyone else. Read More
Looks like Michael Jordan can finally make it to the major league this year. All the baseball owners have to do is fire all their striking players and replace them with minor leaguers and get on with the games. Of course, maybe the owners just can’t do what… Read More
Recently, you published an article concerning the endorsement of Joe Brennan by the Maine State Employees Association. The article raised questions about MSEA’s characterization of Brennan’s position on a pay increase for state employees. I wish to do what we can to make clear our feelings on this… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Few people wind up with a job that is the stuff of their childhood dreams. Sheril and Jerry Peters of Sangerville have just that kind of job. The couple create handcrafted furniture and cabinetry at Victorian Millwork in a converted barn next to… Read More
ORONO — Tony Cahill, professor at the University of Maine’s public administration department, and students will assist the town of Orono with two survey and research projects. The best part of this arrangment, said Administrative Assistant Mary Casciotti, is that the university is not charging… Read More
ORONO — The successful $3.47 million bond sale that was held in Orono Aug. 16 and handled byFleet Securities, has since been invested in Treasury Bonds, said Administrative Assistant Mary Casciotti, and the town will end up earning $95,872.59 in interest. “We were pretty excited… Read More
ROCKLAND — The focus for a new city hall remains on the Main Street Masonic Temple, despite a preliminary architect’s report that indicates renovations might cost as much as $1 million. The council decided Thursday night to consider a more definitive study to determine renovation… Read More
FALMOUTH, Maine — Conservationists and sportsmen said Thursday they will team up to initiate legislation to establish a wildlife lottery game as a source of additional funding for Maine’s natural resources. The Maine Audubon Society and the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine said they will begin… Read More
BOSTON — A new blood test should help resolve one of the most vexing and expensive dilemmas in hospital emergency rooms: sorting out which people with chest pain have actually suffered heart attacks. The test typically gives an answer within two hours, not 12 to… Read More
ROCKLAND — State Sen. Chellie Pingree, D-North Haven, described the state’s automobile emissions testing centers as an example of privatization gone haywire. In a talk before the Golden K Kiwanis Club on Thursday, Pingree cited the CarTest Diagnostic Centers as another of those legislative decisions… Read More
ORONO — A press conference called to highlight impressive credentials of the incoming freshman class at the University of Maine quickly turned to a discussion about the latest snafu involving campus athletics and National Collegiate Athletic Association mandates. President Frederick E. Hutchinson, responding to several… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Concerts, races, beauty pageants, and a mammoth parade featuring marching units and floats from both sides of the Maine-New Brunswick border will highlight a weekend Labor Day festival. One of the biggest annual attractions is the Labor Day parade, which in recent years… Read More
The University of Maine has been much in the news this past year, first with the athletic scandal and now with its abandonment of University College. Athletics being big business, supervised by an outside agency with the power to investigate and sanction, ultimately the truth about the violations… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. customs and immigration officials reached an agreement Thursday to expand efforts to allow frequent travelers to cross the border between the United States and Canada quicker and more efficiently. Border crossings in Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont and Washington state have… Read More
AUGUSTA — The much maligned mandatory testing of auto emissions in southern Maine was suspended for six months on Thursday and replaced with a voluntary program and a promise by the testing company to improve its performance. “The people of Maine have voiced their concerns,… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Despite an Army Corps of Engineer’s recommendation this week that a dike not be built to protect this flood-stricken community, town officials still believe that a dike would be the best solution for future protection. Corps officials said property worth $2.5 million… Read More
BANGOR — In the early morning light Thursday, a city crew moved the bell which once hung in the old Bangor City Hall to a new home. Using a borrowed crane, the crew hoisted the 3,000-pound bell from its resting place in front of City… Read More
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Carl Stevens is under court order to stay away from his former wife, Heather, her mother, Rowena Clark, and William Corbin after he allegedly assaulted Heather and attacked Corbin with a chain saw. Stevens, 26, of Stockton Springs was charged with criminal… Read More
BAR HARBOR — State Senate candidate Jill Goldthwait will be at the Blue Hill Fair beginning Friday evening, Sept. 2, to discuss issues of interest to voters. If elected, Goldthwait says she will work to ensure that business regulations make sense, are fair and logical,… Read More
The 1992 loan default rates for schools in Maine: The Education Department classifies each school according to the length of its program and its ownership, either public (“pub”), or private (“priv”) academic institutions, or proprietary (“prop”) trade schools. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy’s entering class of 196 men and women are completing a weeklong introduction to student life in orientation exercises this week. According to Dr. William B. Eisenhardt, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, the orientation program ranges from… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Schools in Union 92 will open Wednesday, Sept. 7. Bus runs and hot lunch prices remain the same as last year. Hot lunch will be available on the first day of school. Parents of new students are asked to call their respective schools… Read More
ELLSWORTH — All public schools in the city of Ellsworth will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6. Hot lunch will be served on the first day of school. All teachers will meet for a general session before the start of school at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1,… Read More
WASHINGTON — Defaults on student loans are declining as indebted graduates scramble to “do what’s right” and the government uses new tools to dig into their wages and tax refunds in case they don’t. Taxpayers are expected to spend $2 billion this year paying off… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Mathys Van Dam, Pittsfield’s recycling coordinator, recently passed out 337 bins to rural area homes, expanding the recycling program from curbside pickup in the town’s center, to voluntary disposal out of town. Although he ran out of bins before he reached all households,… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Hancock County volunteers George Feeley, Vern Crockett and Ray Ellis recently completed their CPR and first aid certification as van drivers for the Washington-Hancock Community Agency. According to Barbara Donovan, transportation director, the three began driving for the agency in May and are… Read More
NEWINGTON, N.H. — An employee who authorities say took 500 pounds of lobster from a Public Service of New Hampshire plant has been fired, the company announced Thursday. Joseph Couture was suspended from work this month after being charged with illegally taking lobster that had… Read More
CORINNA — The fire that demolished a vacant two-unit apartment building on Mill Street in Corinna early Monday morning was set intentionally, officials said Thursday. Corinna fire Chief James Emerson said Thursday that state fire officials have determined that arson was the cause of the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A local artist will present newcomers and their works this weekend at showings and sales in Presque Isle and Caribou. Rebekah Benjamin has put together an invitational black-tie affair Friday night at the Carriage House restaurant in Presque Isle, a public wine… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Two entities have joined forces in Pittsfield to create a first-class performing arts center. Maine Central Institute has the space: Founders Hall. A group of local music and art lovers has the program: Easy Street. Easy Street, which founded a twice-monthly coffeehouse in… Read More
CAMDEN — MBNA Corp. will purchase the Knowlton Center and plans to double its local work force to 800 by this time next year. The Delaware-based bank holding company is the nation’s second-largest lender through credit cards. MBNA opened a New England region marketing and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A National Labor Relations Board attorney has appealed an NLRB administrative law judge’s decision that Birchwood Living Center did not engage in unfair labor practices against some of its employees in 1992. Michael Fitzsimmons, an attorney for the NLRB’s Boston region, filed the… Read More
If a label says “Made in America,” or in Bangor or in Flat Rock, Mich., the product must be American-made, right? Well, it’s not that easy. The Japanese Mazdas assembled in Flat Rock have been considered domestic, but then again so have Mercury Tracers built… Read More
BOSTON — The names of convicted sex offenders would be easily available to the public under a law Gov. William Weld is proposing. Weld is preparing legislation under which the offenders would have to register with the state and report their addresses annually for at… Read More
An ocean away, Americans tied by blood and tradition to the Ireland of their ancestors can look back at the troubled island today with a sense of hope. The Irish Republican Army Wednesday announced that “at midnight tonight there will be a complete cessation of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — John Allen, 58, of Presque Isle was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of attempted murder, burglary and two counts of aggravated assault. He was arraigned that afternoon in Houlton District Court. Detective Sgt. James Nelson of the Presque Isle Police Department… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — For the third time in five days, rescuers had to use ropes to retrieve a person injured from falling in a steep area at Acadia National Park. Park rangers believe Robert Armstrong, 58, of Worcester, Mass., suffered head, spinal, chest and hip… Read More
HARMONY — The 47th annual Harmony Labor Day Free Fair gets under way this weekend with activities including parades, plays, horse shows and field contests. The yearly event is sponsored by the Harmony Patriarch’s Club. The St. Albans Players will present the three-act play, “Bull… Read More
ELLIOTSVILLE — The fifth annual Borestone Mountain hikeathon is scheduled 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 2. The event is sponsored by the Central Highlands Audubon Society to raise funds for the Borestone Sanctuary. To participate, hikers will seek… Read More
ORONO — The Orono-Old Town branch of the American Association of University Women is the first branch in Maine to receive the national Five-Star Award. The honor recognizes an increase in membership, donations to the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, leadership development, local visibility and public… Read More
BANGOR — Rep. Sean Faircloth of Bangor will begin his fall campaign for election to the Maine Senate at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at Lippincott Books, Central Street, Bangor. For information, call 989-3306. Read More
CORINNA — The Corinna comprehensive planning committee will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Corinna Fire Hall to review several sections of the Corinna comprehensive plan. Sections to be discussed are natural resources and recreation. Read More
Look for a firestorm of controversy to erupt this fall when National Institute of Health director Harold Varmus issues new federal regulations regarding research on human embryos. There has been a ban on federally funded research utilizing human embryos since the Reagan years because of the politically sensitive… Read More
BANGOR — Sgt. Allen Winters, president of proposed Central Maine Shelter for Homeless Veterans, who earlier this week expressed frustration in dealing with bureaucracy in acquiring a federal surplus building to locate the shelter, reported Friday that things are beginning to materialize. He said earlier… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Signup for peewee football will be held 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the gym lobby of Warsaw Middle School. This is a flag football, nontackle program. The program, sponsored by the MCI Football Boosters Club, is for children in grades three through… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Traveling safely with a child is the topic of a noon workshop at Sebasticook Valley Hospital from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in the East Wing Conference Room. The workshop will feature a short video, and a talk and demonstration… Read More
PITTSFIELD — U.S. Rep. Tom Andrews, candidate for U.S. Senate, will be holding open forums today at the following locations: Unity College Environmental Science Building, Room 42, 1:30 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital offers a monthly diabetes support group. They will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Corriander’s Restaurant on Main Street, Pittsfield. Refreshments will be served. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A two-part workshop on stress management will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 and Thursday, Sept. 22, at Sebasticook Valley Hospital. The first part of the workshop deals with understanding stress and the body’s response to it. Mark DiTullio… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Judy Dimock was recently re-elected president of the Redington Fairview General Hospital board of directors. Dimock served as a member of the Fairview board and has been a member of the RFGH board since 1986. Dimock has also served as a director for… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Redington Fairview General Hospital will hold its annual screening for cholesterol and blood pressure 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. The fee is $7. For an appointment, call the RFGH Education Department, 474-5121, Ext. 321. Read More
FAIRFIELD — Nancy Bradley of Shawmut was recently recognized as Volunteer of the Week by a Brewer radio station. Bradley is a volunteer emergency medical technician and firefighter with Fairfield Fire and Rescue. The service covers the communities of Fairfield, Benton, Unity Plantation, Fairfield Center,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An altercation between two brothers that involved guns is being investigated by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. Dispatcher David Roberts said a caller reported that Glen and Jason Payette of Ebemee had been fighting and that a gun had been fired. Other than… Read More
AUGUSTA — More than 20 Civil War re-enactment groups will set up camp Friday through Sunday, Sept. 16-18, at Capitol Park to call attention to Maine’s Civil War flag collection and help raise as much as $900,000 needed to preserve the collection. Artillery demonstrations, skirmish… Read More
NEWPORT — Newport selectmen discussed three items at a special selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night. They were: pending litigation against the Newport Sanitary District by the town of Newport; a request by Kennebec Contracting for a release of all liability to be married to their forfeit… Read More
SHIRLEY — Residents here voted 30-6 Wednesday not to enter into an exclusive tuition contract with the Greenville School system. With this action, high school and seventh- and eighth-grade pupils can attend the school of their choice, as they did last year. Most of the… Read More
“Stand-Up Chameleon” Jackson Gillman has released the first cassette of a two-volume comedy audiotape set, “Top 40 Answering Machine Messages.” For more than a decade, friends suggested the Somesville comedian should make a tape of his trademark messages. Selections include “Wolfman,” “Beverly Hillbillies” and “Shakespoof.”… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor man accused of killing his mentally disabled girlfriend pleaded not guilty and was declared temporarily incompetent to stand trial during a hearing Thursday morning in Penobscot County Superior Court. Clifton Cirard enthusiastically identified himself to a judge Thursday when she called… Read More
BANGOR — A Houlton man charged with mailing child pornography was sentenced Thursday to nearly three years in federal prison. Gary Schillinger, 40, was indicted in March by a federal grand jury in Dallas on charges that he used the U.S. mail to send photocopied… Read More
MACHIAS — A routine security check of camps in northern Washington County led to the premature harvest of 48 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $25,000. According to a statement from Washington County Sheriff John B. Crowley, one plot contained 25 plants ranging… Read More
Does he, or doesn’t he? Only candidate Joseph Brennan knows for sure whether he supports a pay raise for state workers. The Maine State Employees Association thinks so. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
Camden Travel Inc. has purchased Fleet Travel Group based in Bangor, officials of both companies have announced. The sale is expected to be completed by early October, given approval by the Airline Reporting Corp., and will double the number of offices the Camden agency operates. Read More
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A judge granted final approval Thursday to a $4.25 billion pact between women and breast implant makers, the largest product liability settlement in U.S. history. The decision by U.S. District Judge Sam Pointer cleared the way for court-appointed administrators to begin determining… Read More
PALMYRA — Carlton Preble said Thursday that he resigned from his seat as a selectman to try to smooth over town politics. Board meetings often have resulted in lengthy, bitter arguments between two factions. Preble and another board member, Priscilla McWilliams, were the minority faction… Read More
BATH — Lloyd’s of London has sued Bath Iron Works for $14.4 million in a dispute over unpaid Workers’ Compensation claims. The lawsuit, by Lloyd’s and another British association of insurance companies, was filed Wednesday in federal court. It accuses the shipyard of negligence, misrepresentation… Read More
ELLSWORTH — An early morning fire Thursday damaged an apartment complex and forced residents outside for a short time while firefighters brought it under control. A defective bed warmer is being blamed. At around 2 a.m., Paul and Becky Watson were asleep in their apartment… Read More
BANGOR — A handful of asbestos cases scheduled for trial in federal court in Portland next week have been settled, a lawyer said Thursday. William Higbee confirmed that the eight cases, seven of which involved employees at Bath Iron Works in the 1950s and ’60s,… Read More
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