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    SHERMAN STATION – Patrick Taylor’s penalty kick with 5:38 left proved to be the game-winner as the Katahdin Cougars edged the Central Aroostook Panthers 4-3 in schoolboy soccer action Wednesday. Taylor’s penalty kick completed a hat trick for the 2-3 winners. Nate Richardson had the… Read More
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    One Design Championship AT NORTHEAST HARBOR Standings after five races – 1. Bill Widnall, Marblehead, Mass.; 2. John Burnham, Fishers Island, N.Y.; 3. S. R. Rockefeller, Northeast Harbor; 4. Jan Petter Roed, Norway; 5. Penny Simmons, Bermuda; 6. Jock Kohlhas, Northeast Harbor; 7. Henry Mettier,… Read More
    BANGOR – Freshman striker Dang Nguyen’s goal with two minutes left in the second overtime gave the Husson College men’s soccer team a 2-1 win over the University of Maine-Presque Isle in a Maine Athletic Conference game here Wednesday. Nguyen made a scintillating dribbling maneuver… Read More
    The NAIA has ruled that the University of Maine at Farmington must forfeit last weekend’s men’s soccer victories over the University of Maine-Machias and UM-Fort Kent for using an ineligible player. According to a UMF press release, goaltender Per Henrikson was ruled ineligible because he… Read More
    BANGOR – Christy Redman pushed home a goal three minutes into overtime to give the Hermon Hawks a 2-1 victory over the Bangor Rams in schoolgirl field hockey action Wednesday. Redman converted the game-winner off a pass from Laura Smith. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    At Castine, Ryan Reed scored on a six-yard bicycle kick off a Paul Kenney cross 42 minutes into the first half as Maine Maritime Academy improved its record to 3-0. MMA goalie Mark Thibodeau made six saves on 11 shots in posting the shutout. Burn… Read More
    Wednesday was a difficult day to be a member of the NEWS Sports Department. Once I learned there had been a fatal automobile accident in the Madison area, I found it nearly impossible to concentrate on the work at hand. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    You’ve probably noticed that, like the current supply of daylight, the trail leading to deer season is becoming shorter by the minute. With that in mind, you’ll want to sight in on the following information regarding the reduction of doe permits for the 1994 deer season and a… Read More
    PORTLAND — Anthony Destefano, brother of recent Cumberland County Jail escapee Philip Destefano, was arraigned in U.S. District Court before Judge David Cohen on one count of harboring or concealing a prisoner and one count of aiding or assisting the escape of a prisoner. Each… Read More
    ASHLAND — A week after the sudden closure of their wood-fired energy plant, town officials have hired an attorney and set a public meeting with County legislators to work through the challenging aftereffects. On Sept. 6, Beaver Plant Operations, which runs Beaver-Ashland, announced it had… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Residents wishing to run for the office of district supervisor for the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District should contact the District office at 667-8663 to obtain nomination papers. Nomination papers must be received by Oct. 7. Residents who want to vote in the election… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A grand jury rose in Knox County Superior Court on Wednesday and returned indictments against 28 individuals including two secret indictments. District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau reported that the recent attempted bombing at Maine State prison did not come before the grand jury, since… Read More
    When Alexander Solzhenitsyn recently left his refuge in Cavendish, Vt., after his self-imposed exile from the Soviet Union, to return to his native Russia, he uttered these searingly prophetic words: “And so this spring, my wife and I are going back to Russia, which is going through one… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Susan Collins, Republican candidate for governor, will address Hancock County Republicans at a dinner meeting on Sept. 21. Collins has served as state Commissioner of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulations and as Administrator of the Small Business Administration for New England. Read More
    DEXTER — Town officials decided to adopt a municipal budget later this month, even though no educational costs for next year have been set, to avoid having to borrow money to meet expenses this year. Town Manager Steve Whitesel said councilors will meet Thursday, Sept. Read More
    MENDON, Vt. — The U.S. Park Service and the state of Vermont have closed a deal on a large tract of land in Mendon and Shrewsbury which will add a buffer to the Appalachian Trail. The sale of 1,644 wooded acres of the Colgan estate,… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The School Committee this week handled a series of housekeeping matters, among them appointments and a review of assessment test scores. Superintendent James Morse said Tuesday that School Committee Chairman Gary O’Neal and Rick Bruce were chosen to represent the School Committee on… Read More
    JONESBORO — The developer of a proposed $1 million family housing project said Wednesday that he has withdrawn his building permit application from the planning board for that project and instead is seeking federal funding approval to build 16 apartment units for elderly citizens. Richard… Read More
    In May, the state of Maine signed a sister-state compact with the Prefecture of Aomori in Japan. Among several Aomori leaders, the signing ceremony event was attended by Aomori’s governor, the presidents of Aomori’s major banks and university presidents. In addition, the event was front-page news in Aomori’s… Read More
    Members of Maine’s congressional delegation on Wednesday asked the Clinton administration to back off a plan to drastically cut a timber sales program in the White Mountain National Forest. “Reducing the program will have a significant, even devastating, effect on the economy of western Maine… Read More
    BANGOR — In a federal lawsuit, the Penobscot Nation is charging that its former business partners and a bank conspired to defraud the tribe in a failed venture to sell mobile homes. The complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, alleges that Key Bank, a… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND — With the new leadership for the Penobscot Indian Nation comes new ideas and directions. The new and re-elected officials, who will begin their duties Oct. 1, have their own views on the needs of the community. However, in the governor’s race the… Read More
    LEWISTON — The Farmers’ Almanac has a new look, a new editor and a new cause for concern for people living along the East and Gulf coasts. The 178-year-old publication also is launching a new campaign to encourage good deeds by promoting recognition of daily… Read More
    PROSPECT — After a daylong search of Mendall Marsh, authorities were unsuccessful in finding other skeletal remains in the area where a human skull turned up last week. “What we found was that in all probability this skull was an isolated drift-up without the rest… Read More
    MAXFIELD — The body of a 31-year-old Howland woman who had been missing for a week was discovered Tuesday by a man searching out locations to lay beaver traps for the upcoming season. Detective Sgt. Michael Harrington of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department said Lisa… Read More
    Like siblings separated at birth and reunited as adults, Maine and Aomori, its Japanese sister state, are learning about their remarkable similarities. Northernmost jurisdictions in their respective countries, rural in character, rich in agriculture and natural beauty, popular as tourist destinations, the two have existed… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Participation in a pyramid scheme in the midcoast area has been “positively unreal,” and the state Attorney General’s Office has stepped in to investigate, according to Lt. Todd Butler of the Knox County sheriff’s office. The scheme which started about three weeks ago,… Read More
    Susan Collins has been handed a late invitation, courtesy of the Joseph Brennan campaign, to turn Maine’s 1994 gubernatorial contest into a three-way race. She ought to accept. After months of continuing his bob-and-weave primary strategy that was successful against less aggressive Democratic challengers in… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan County Commissioners began a preliminary budget review Wednesday morning. The first four budgets submitted included the microfilm department, county treasurer, registry of probate and registry of deeds, and resulted in a study that may rearrange the entire courthouse. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The introduction of a genetically engineered hormone to stimulate milk production by cows caused a furor in some quarters six months ago, but it appears not to have lessened consumers’ confidence, a dairy industry group says. Statistics gathered by the Agriculture Department “counters… Read More
    Reginald Randall believes his intersection is as dangerous as the Maine woods during hunting season. Dressed in a blaze-orange outfit that includes a pith helmet, a flannel shirt, thick gloves, and a mesh vest with yellow reflector stripes, Randall might be overdressed, even for the… Read More
    MACHIAS — A former Harrington man charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of his 9-year-old son was released Wednesday from the Washington County jail on $10,000 cash bail. Robert J. Ardolino, 42, was indicted Aug. 10 by a Washington County grand jury on… Read More
    The population of shortnose sturgeon in the Kennebec River is so healthy that it does not warrant protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, according to a citizen-sponsored petition. The petitioner, Edwards Manufacturing Co. of Augusta, asks for “delisting” the fish only in the Kennebec… Read More
    QUEBEC — Jacques Parizeau, Quebec’s premier-designate, said Wednesday that despite his separatist party’s slim plurality in the popular vote in provincial elections on Monday, he is sticking to his timetable for a referendum on independence sometime next year. Meeting the press for the first time… Read More
    PORTLAND — Democratic candidate Tom Andrews’ total-candor political style collided Wednesday with Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, the man Andrews is trying to replace in the U.S. Senate. At a Portland press conference, Andrews assailed his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe; Congress… Read More
    KENNEBUNKPORT — A landmark Kennebunkport restaurant was destroyed by an early morning fire Wednesday. The Grist Mill restaurant was located in a 350-year-old mill building. The building was on the National Register of Historic Places and was believed to be the only tidewater grist mill… Read More
    CORINNA — The Garden Club Federation of Maine is sponsoring a garden study course for garden club members and the public. Topics to be covered in the two-day course, starting Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Penobscot County Extension Office in Bangor are: Basic Botany for… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Colby College is hosting a Gubernatorial Candidates’ Town Meeting from 1-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, in Colby’s Givens Auditorium. The town meeting is being sponsored by 15 local and statewide associations. Those expected to participate are Republican candidate Susan Collins and the two… Read More
    BREWER — Mayor Michael Maybury commended the Housing Authority of the City of Brewer Tuesday night, for achieving an outstanding rating of 96.42 under the Public Housing Management Assessment Program for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1993. Robert A. Grenier, director of the Public… Read More
    BANGOR — The Joshua L. Chamberlain Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart is still lobbying the Legislature for a special Purple Heart license plate. Part of the chapter’s effort involves trying to determine how many Purple Heart recipients would qualify for such… Read More
    LINCOLN — A campaign kickoff will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, for Pat Lane, candidate for Maine House of Representatives, District 138 in Lincoln, Howland and Enfield. The event will be at the candidate’s home on Route 155, Enfield… Read More
    BANGOR — Gubernatorial candidate Susan Collins moved her campaign’s political and fundraising operations to Bangor Wednesday. The Republican said the move to Bangor show’s her committment to the 2nd District. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    BRADLEY — Leonard’s Mills will have a new amphitheater ready for use during Living History Days, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2. The first to use the amphitheater will be storyteller David Lint at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, followed by backwoods balladeer Matthew… Read More
    PALMYRA — It took 15 minutes and about 30 voters to decide business at a special town meeting in Palmyra Wednesday night. With two articles before them, voters wasted no time in electing Peggy Gannon as moderator and Robert Squires to serve as an interim… Read More
    MADISON — A close-knit community was reeling Wednesday from the tragic deaths of five Athens students who died on their way to school when their car and a Maine Department of Transportation dump truck collided. Madison Police Chief Harley Dunlap said that Madison Area High… Read More
    The article in the Sept. 10-11 BDN pertaining to the “weapons” issue in the Old Town public school system may be a good idea and it also could be overreacting. Getting the parents involved may be a positive step forward. The state of Maine law,… Read More
    We here at the Springfield Fair Association feel that clarification, for the benefit of Kent Ward, is in order, lest he be forever uncertain about the precise configuration of our “Modified Pig Calling Contest” at the recent fair. Originally hoping for a startlingly new “twist”… Read More
    I think the reason you find a lot of jaywalkers is that they have value on their lives. Our town has one major intersection — the lights weren’t very good in the past — you had a walk light the same time traffic had a… Read More
    A recent article in the Bangor Daily News quotes Michael Burlingame suggesting that Abraham Lincoln’s prime motivation for long hours spent as a circuit lawyer and eventually politics, was to spend as much time away from home as possible in order to avoid abuse directed toward him by… Read More
    Recently, Dr. Richard McDonald of Brookton attempted to attack the credibility of the animal rights-defense organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA investigators recently went undercover into a laboratory breeding farm in Pennsylvania where animals are raised for research. Once inside they found… Read More
    I was amused by Ada Polley’s letter in your Sept. 8 edition. It sounded like something from a John Baldacci press release. Ms. Polley claims Sen. Baldacci has a record of independence and listening to the concerns of the people. Apparently, Ms. Polley is not familiar with Baldacci’s… Read More
    HALLOWELL — Republican gubernatorial candidate Susan Collins took the news media to task Wednesday, saying coverage of her campaign has focused heavily on a few controversies and hardly at all on more important matters. After opening a new office in Bangor to gear up for… Read More
    LEWISTON — A former Lisbon Falls teacher accused of having sex with three teen-age students was granted a temporary restraining order to stop them from taunting and yelling at her. Kelly Galligan, 29, claimed the Lisbon High School students phone her and sometimes show up… Read More
    I want to make a tribute to a very special lady. Her name is Michaeline of Michaeline’s Restaurant. Her restaurant closed recently which saddened everyone who ate there. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    Last night the Glenburn School Board filled vacant teaching positions for the 1994-95 academic year. The positions were awarded to Traci Merriam, who will teach Grade 5; Victoria Grotton for a Chapter 1 position; Kara Coffey for the Education Technician III for grades 5-8; and… Read More
    KITTERY — A top Navy official who will recommend which military installations should be shut down in the next round of base closures will visit the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard next week. Monday’s visit will be U.S. Navy Deputy Secretary Richard Danzig’s first to the shipyard. Read More
    Leo Parla has been installing and refinishing hardwood floors throughout New England for more than 30 years. During that time, interest in hardwood floors has waxed and waned, but currently it is very strong. According to Parla’s wife, Reba, a co-owner with him in their… Read More
    BRIDGTON — The executive vice president of Tom’s of Maine has purchased Shawnee Peak for an undisclosed sum. Chester E. Homer III said he was drawn to Maine’s third-largest ski area by the “unique business opportunities it offers.” He plans to keep the managing team… Read More
    UPPER FRENCHVILLE — Students at the Dr. Levesque School in Upper Frenchville are collecting Campbell’s Soup labels to get equipment for their school. People wishing to collect the labels for the school can call 543-7302 or mail them to the school at P.O. Box J, Upper Frenchville 04784. Read More
    WASHBURN — The town will receive $10,000 from the Small Business Administration to plant about 340 spruce trees around the newly constructed Hillside Grove Cemetery on Churchill Hill at Crouseville. The grant was processed through the Maine Forest Service, Department of Conservation to purchase trees… Read More
    EASTON — The Francis M. Malcolm Science Learning Center will make apple cider presses available to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the planetarium. One-hour slots will be reserved per family. Reservations are available by calling 488-5451. Read More
    DYER BROOK — The school committee of the Southern Aroostook Community School District this week hired Harry New Jr. of Portland as the district’s new elementary guidance counselor. New is a 1970 graduate of the University of Southern Maine. He holds a bachelor of science… Read More
    VAN BUREN — A Van Buren woman was injured Wednesday when the car she was riding in was struck from behind by another vehicle on Main Street. Jackie LaBreck, 48, was taken by ambulance to Cary Medical Center in Caribou after complaining about neck pain,… Read More
    The blast went off at 4 a.m. The cat meowed and dug her claws into my hand, jolting me awake. I noticed a peculiar odor coming from downstairs; my husband immediately jumped up to investigate. I got the kids ready to leave the house when my husband yelled… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A children’s parade is a perennial favorite in the annual Autumn Gold Street Fair in downtown Ellsworth on Sept. 17. Max the Clown returns for his third year of leading the children’s parade and entertaining young and old on Main Street afterwards. The… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, searching for a compromise on health reform with a bloc of moderates, said Wednesday it is still “possible and desirable” to approve major changes this year. Earlier in the day, Senate liberals conceded that the battle for… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Even the Guv’s house needs a facelift now and then. The Blaine House, the supposed home to Maine’s governors and their families since 1920, didn’t look that well in the early 1990s. Peeling paint and rotting wood, especially on the south colonnade, left… Read More
    Domestic hot water is the second-highest energy cost in a typical household in the United States. Washing machines use 36 gallons a load; dishwashers, 15. Every shower taken consumes three gallons a minute, and a shave adds about four more. Solar-water heating can reduce the… Read More
    All that trash piled outside your neighbor’s house might indicate that a move’s coming. Before a house goes onto the market, a real estate agent will routinely tell a homeowner to “clean up the clutter.” Clean out the closets, nooks, and crannys, and get rid… Read More
    Nobody wants to waste money, but by not weatherizing your home, you are tossing your hard-earned dollars out the window. You don’t need lots of time or special technical knowledge to tighten up your home; common sense is your best defense against cold drafts and high fuel bills. Read More
    CORINNA — Several Corinna residents are investigating the community’s interest in forming a local historical society. Any Corinna resident interested in discussing such a proposal should contact Everett Simpson at 278-3542 or Linda Smith at 278-4353 so that a date can be set for an… Read More
    WALDO — A 19-year-old man from Brooks was killed Wednesday when he swerved to avoid an on-coming car, state police said. Lance Mollison was driving a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda at 2:20 p.m. when he approached a corner at a high rate speed in the wrong… Read More