WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, retiring at the end of the current session of Congress, said Tuesday he’ll soon be ready to meet with major league baseball owners looking for a new commissioner. The Maine Democrat said he also expects to listen to… Read More
Hunters continued to take advantage of superb conditions Tuesday during the second day of Maine’s 1994 moose hunting season. The kill did not match Monday’s total, but 310 moose were bagged and tagged Tuesday. That pushed the two-day count to 717. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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MACHIAS – Adam Heaslewood scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season, both on penalty kicks, as the Husson College Braves blanked the University of Maine-Machias 5-0 here Tuesday. Chris Steppe, Pete Luciano and Paul Druan had the other goals for 5-4 Husson with… Read More
Christina Lyons scored a goal for Schenck High School of East Millinocket in its 3-0 win over Penobscot Valley of Howland on Monday. It had been incorrectly reported that Heather Rosebush scored all three goals. Also, Courtney Coffin combined with Holly Rosebush in goal for the shutout. Read More
High Schools Newschannel 13 Poll (through Oct. 1) Results of the Newschannel 13 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, team records, total points, and last week’s ranking: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
HERMON – Joey Oxley scored on a penalty kick midway through the second half to give the Hermon Hawks a key 1-0 victory over the Orono Red Riots in a schoolboy soccer game Tuesday. Oxley was fouled in the penalty area while trying to head… Read More
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If there is one quality that has distinguished this year’s University of Maine football team from the 1993 squad, it clearly is attitude. Anyone who has seen the Black Bears in action this fall may have noticed that something is missing. Maine players no longer… Read More
Two local soccer players picked up Fleet Bank-Maine Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for the period ending Sunday. Adam Heaslewood from Ipswich, England, was tabbed the top offensive player. The sophomore midfielder scored five goals and had one assist in three games for… Read More
FORT KENT – Senior winger Steve Pelletier’s rising 18-yarder into the far corner with 6:10 left, his second goal of the season, enabled Fort Kent to avenge an earlier loss to Caribou with a 1-0 schoolboy soccer win Tuesday. Corey Thibodeau made five saves on… Read More
Danny Paul of Presque Isle, an English teacher and coach at Presque Isle High School, is among 36 teachers in the country who will receive a Walt Disney Company American Teacher Award. Paul, who was selected in the Athletic Coach category, will be honored Nov. Read More
Anglers are fortunate to fish for Atlantic salmon. For one thing, these fish are not widely distributed. You’ll find them only in the rivers that flow into the Atlantic coastline of eastern Canada and those streams of Maine. Every fly rod angler I know dreams… Read More
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The sixth annual “What Families Want” conference will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5, and Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Ramada Inn, Bangor. Sponsored by the Bureau of Children with Special Needs, the Maine Parent Federation, the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine, and the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine State Bar Association will present a free “Older Mainer” program titled “Tools to Help If You or Someone in Your Family Becomes Incapacitated” from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Presque Isle Congregational Church in Presque Isle, St. Andre Church… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — The Eagle Lake Water and Sewer District will hold a public meeting to discuss water meters and rates at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Eagle Lake School gymnasium. After the session, the district will have the grand opening for the… Read More
It was interesting to read Sen. Mitchell’s reason for the death of health care reform in the BDN Sept. 27 issue. His comment on “total obstructionism” of the Republicans as being the reason for the defeat was intriguing given the fact that the Democrats have a majority in… Read More
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It is interesting that Angus King, candidate for governor, calls himself an independent. King made $8 million profit from the sale of his energy consulting company during the time his wife was a lobbiest for Central Maine Power. He receives large campaign contributions from the… Read More
The Wilderness Society has no shame! In a recent letter to the editor, Robert T. Pershel, Boston-based northeast director of the Wilderness Society, claims that timber sales in our national forest are subsidized. Evidently TWS does not share with Pershel information that is available to everybody else. It… Read More
A recent letter (BDN, Sept. 21) asserted that the Maine League of Conservation Voters was mistaken in describing one of the bills used as an indicator vote for environmental ratings of legislators. LD 519, passed by the Legislature and signed into law last year, did what we said. Read More
Getting service from the lowest bidder isn’t always satisfactory. On a highway contract route system of mail delivery, an HCR, the mail is delivered by a contractor or a person hired by the contractor who made the lowest bid. Our contractor cannot seem to keep… Read More
It’s amazing that people from as far away as Oregon want to control our state by turning it into a park. It’s the same with out-of-state people who want to bring the wolf back to Maine. Why don’t they do this in their own states… Read More
GREENVILLE — Two state Department of Education officials will conduct interviews with Greenville parents, students and faculty members Wednesday, Oct. 12. The interviews, to be conducted by Connie Manter, manager of the Office of School Improvement, and Robert Kautz, director of the Division of Instruction,… Read More
NEWPORT — The SAD 48 administration will have a new home by the end of the year and save the taxpayers money with the lease-purchase of the Farm Credit System office on Route 7. School directors gave the official OK to a five-year purchase plan… Read More
TOWNSHIP 2 RANGE 8 — A 52-year-old Dyer Brook woman was hospitalized Tuesday when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Route 116 and the Access Road. Maine State Trooper Brian Strout said Hazel Beers appeared to be in stable condition at Penobscot Valley Hospital… Read More
Olympia Snowe is going to beat Tom Andrews in Maine’s Senate race. You can bet the family farm on that, Ross Perot told a national television audience Tuesday on CNN’s “Larry King Live” talk show. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Town Council gave George Tsoulas of Bangor, owner of the former Better Homes building, until Dec. 7 to clean up the site, or the town will clean it up for him and send him the bill. The council gave Tsoulas the… Read More
LUBEC — The installation of a new electric hoist at the town’s commercial pier this week is being hailed as the first step toward developing a working waterfront. E.L. “Chet” Childs, director of the Lubec Economic and Community Development Office, on Monday noted that the… Read More
CAMDEN — What Augusta needs, Rep. Lawrence Nash said Tuesday, is more legislators with a strong work ethic, and a lot fewer liberals. The Republican incumbent of Camden, seeking his third term representing District 63, is being challenged in November by Democrat Gordon Gates of… Read More
BANGOR — The National Federation of Independent Businesses endorsed Republican Rick Bennett in the 2nd Congressional District race Monday. The nation’s largest small business advocacy organization supports Bennett over Democrat John Baldacci because, as a state legislator, Bennett has “consistently supported small-business issues in Augusta,”… Read More
John Baldacci, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 2nd District, will be the guest at public forums at two Unitarian Universalist churches. The first forum will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Unitarian church, 126 Union St., Bangor. Baldacci also will speak at… Read More
HERMON — The Recreation Department will sell 1995 community calendars through Friday, Oct. 14, through students at Hermon Elementary School. Proceeds benefit the Hermon Elementary and Junior High School Reading & Writing Spectacular program and programs by the recreation department. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BRADFORD — Brenda Day has been named postmaster at Bradford. She began her career with the Postal Service in 1986 as a part-time flexible clerk at East Corinth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
OLD TOWN — A defensive driving course, Maine Driving Dynamics, will be offered through the adult education department from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 17 and 24, at Old Town High School. The Maine Department of Public Safety sponsors the course with instructor Jim… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — A public tour highlighting the Down East area’s unique natural resources and community agency projects will be offered all day Wednesday, Oct. 12. A coach bus will be available to pick up anyone at collection points in Ellsworth, Cherryfield and Machias. For more information and to… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor Public Services Department has announced that paving work will be done Wednesday and Thursday on parts of Franklin, Harlow, Howard, Birch and Elm streets, Forest and Valley avenues. Friday, Oct. 7, will be a makeup day for work not completed earlier. Read More
GREENVILLE — Differences of opinion have surfaced between students and administrators regarding the suitability of some T-shirts worn at Greenville High School. Superintendent Gilbert Reynolds told the Greenville school committee Monday, that he and other faculty members found some T-shirts offensive and had asked the… Read More
GREENVILLE — The possibility of relocating the Greenville municipal offices to the Nickerson Elementary School is likely to be eliminated after an announcement made Monday night that no space is available at the school. Greenville selectmen are researching their options to resolve the problem of… Read More
BANGOR — A proposed ordinance that would prohibit parking on Main Street in front of Miller’s Restaurant was given preliminary approval by the Community and Economic Development Committee Tuesday. If the ordinance is approved by the full City Council at its next meeting, parking would… Read More
FARMINGTON — An Eco-Party concert to benefit the gubernatorial campaign of Jonathan Carter will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Student Center, University of Maine, Farmington. Bands will include Three Fold, Heidi and John, Brian Berk, Wobblies, Between the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A decision whether to adopt rules that revoke use of hexazinone, a product found in the herbicide Velpar, is expected at a business meeting of the Maine Board of Pesticides Control at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the Holiday Inn in Ellsworth. The meeting is… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. William Cohen and George Mitchell have announced that two grants totaling nearly $4 million have been approved by Congress to help Maine communities support fishermen while planning alternative employment. The Maine Department of Marine Resources will distribute the grant money to… Read More
ABBOT — James Chapman has been named postmaster at Abbot Village. He began his career with the Postal Service in 1981 as a letter sorting machine clerk at Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Glenith Gray, Democratic candidate for state Senate from District 5, will address the Ellsworth Kiwanis Club at its luncheon meeting at noon Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Hilltop House Restaurant on Route 3 in Ellsworth. Gray, a resident of Sargentville, is finishing out… Read More
SULLIVAN — Maggie Davis, a writer on women’s issues, will speak at the Women’s Downeast Network’s opening fall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The meeting will be held at the Jumpstart Adult Learning Center located at the Sullivan-Sorrento Recreation Center on Route 1. Read More
ELLSWORTH — John Baldacci, Democratic candidate for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, will address members and guests of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth at noon Sunday, Oct. 9, after church services. The church is located on the Bucksport Road at the top of Bridge Hill. Read More
ELLSWORTH — E. Ray Huntley of Ellsworth will lead Maine Coast Memorial Hospital’s new Endearment Fund campaign. Huntley, a regional vice president of Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co., has been active in the community since his return to Maine in 1979 after serving four… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and its clinics in Gouldsboro and Southwest Harbor have achieved accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. A survey team from the Joint Commission visited the hospital this summer to determine the hospital’s compliance with the… Read More
BAR HARBOR — People interested in sharing their expertise with the schools on Mount Desert Island are invited to a potluck dinner and organizational meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Mount Desert Island High School. Bring a casserole, salad or dessert. After dinner,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Coastal Trans. Inc. has announced the expansion of the Rockland Shuttle service. Since Oct. 3, the Rockland Shuttle has operated from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The expansion of this service is made possible by funding from the Maine Department… Read More
BELFAST — Louis Huard has been named the town’s new postmaster. He began his career with the Postal Service in 1965 as a clerk at the Waterville Post Office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Artists’ fifth annual Juried Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Camden-Rockport High School. Forty-eight crafters from Maine will present their work… Read More
NORTH HAVEN — Theresa R. Barrett has been named the town’s new postmaster. She began her career with the Postal Service in 1990 as postmaster relief at North Haven. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
LINCOLN — A $1.6 million bond to close the town’s landfill, the purchase of a street sweeper, and changing municipal elections are major issues to be decided by voters on Nov. 8. The town’s engineering firm, the James Sewall Co., has submitted a landfill closure… Read More
NEWPORT — School directors in SAD 48 opened a new chapter in the girls varsity basketball program at Nokomis Regional High School with the appointment of Jeff Richards during a board meeting Tuesday night. A new teacher at the school, Richards comes to Nokomis from… Read More
Penobscot County Superior Court: Terry Bragg, 40, Bangor, assault, all but seven days suspended from six-month jail sentence, one year probation, $10 to victims compensation fund; criminal threatening, all but seven days suspended from six-month jail sentence to be served concurrently with previous sentence, one… Read More
Somerset County Superior Court: Camille Gagnon, 18, Skowhegan, three counts burglary, three counts theft, assault, receiving stolen property, unauthorized use of property, operating motor vehicle without a license, two counts forgery, all but 270 days suspended from two-year jail sentence, two years probation, $1,644 restitution. Read More
Somerset County Superior Court. Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Jason Bucknam, 21, Waterville, seven days in jail, one-year license suspension, $500; and Wanda Johnson, 43, Anson, two days in jail, 90-day license suspension, $350. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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Somerset County Superior Court. Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Jason Bucknam, 21, Waterville, seven days in jail, one-year license suspension, $500; and Wanda Johnson, 43, Anson, two days in jail, 90-day license suspension, $350. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed 1995 budget of $1,987,318 for Piscataquis County, which reflects an overall 5.1 percent increase, will receive scrutiny from the county’s budget advisory committee starting Tuesday, Oct. 11. While the overall increase in the budget is significant, the actual increase in spending… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The attorney representing the town of Bucksport in its property tax dispute with Champion International says two new appraisals of the local paper mill will bolster the town’s case. Champion has filed for $1.5 million in property tax abatements for 1992 and 1993,… Read More
CORINNA — A truck traveling 55 to 60 miles per hour struck a stopped car on Route 7 in Corinna Tuesday, seriously injuring two women in the car and demolishing the vehicle. Trooper Brenda Coolen of the Maine State Police said that a Chrysler LeBaron… Read More
MACHIAS — Programs focusing on violence, drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment and relationships will highlight the third annual sexual violence awareness week, Oct. 12-18, at the University of Maine at Machias. Past programs “have helped,” according to UMM’s counseling director Brenda Satrom. But as Satrom… Read More
CARIBOU — While northern Maine’s severe climate may have been a factor in the decision to pull the Air Force out, the extreme weather changes experienced by Aroostook County residents should be reason enough to keep a federal weather station open, some say. A contingent… Read More
After 1993-94 pay raises that were the smallest in 35 years, teachers are negotiating slightly bigger salary increases this year, the nation’s teachers unions said Tuesday. “The general economic climate is looking fairly good,” said John Dunlop, director of collective bargaining and compensation for the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The search continued Tuesday for an Oxbow Plantation man suspected in the shooting death of his business partner. Howard Robinson, 52, took off early Sunday morning after allegedly shooting Constance Humphrey, 49, in the head at the Oxbow Lodge, which the two… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Kevin Held, a veteran educator of 23 years, began his new duties Tuesday as principal at Schenck High School. Held, 45, is no stranger at Schenck, having served as assistant principal since 1990 and served since mid-August as interim principal, assistant principal… Read More
WASHBURN — Disheartened by rejection and encouraged by alcohol, the 28-year-old man phoned his ex-girlfriend Thursday night to say he was going to “get” her and that someone was going to die before the night was over. He was arrested by local police and charged… Read More
ORONO — When it comes to investing in high technology, a key element in developing a prosperous economy, Maine doesn’t score well, garnering below-average to failing grades on its report card. That’s according to a Maine educator involved with public policy who spoke at the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the county’s share of operational costs for St. Michael’s Center in Bangor that includes a 31 percent increase for 1995. Commissioners Gordon Andrews, Joseph L.A. Morin and Eben DeWitt had tabled the request for funds last month… Read More
The managers of Banton Inc. of Newport, a wood-turned product manufacturer, were scheduled to lock the doors and lay off the company’s 50 workers this Friday. But they were saved from such action by an eleventh-hour offer in United States Bankruptcy Court Tuesday to buy… Read More
A recent NEWS editorial passed along a question from Ray Bradford of Bangor to Maine’s gubernatorial candidates about what they would do to inspire the state’s young people to register and vote, to motivate them to participate in the voting process. The candidates’ responses follow. Read More
ROCKLAND — Sheriff’s deputies who keep the peace on Vinalhaven got a financial break from the Knox County Commissioners Tuesday, and a promise of better living conditions from the town. Vinalhaven pays about $9,000 a year, in addition to its county tax bill, to have… Read More
AUGUSTA — The only time in the last 30 years that Joseph Brennan has not held a significant elective office in Maine is the four years since he lost the governor’s race to Gov. John R. McKernan in 1990. Brennan is Maine’s quintessential political animal. Read More
MILFORD — Penobscot County deputy sheriffs are looking for four teen-age males believed to have been involved in the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old girl from the Lewis S. Libby School on Tuesday afternoon. The attempted abduction took place about 3:30 p.m., according to Deputy… Read More
DEER ISLE — The Maine Community Cultural Alliance will honor visual artist Francis Merritt with an award at its fourth annual meeting and issues symposium Oct. 17 and 18 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. The award is presented in recognition of his “indomitable energy in… Read More
BANGOR — Downtown development has had an unfortunate side effect for the city’s winged inhabitants. Renovation work on several downtown buildings has created a population of displaced pigeons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
CARIBOU — A Caribou man was arrested Monday morning and charged by local police with burglary and theft of firearms and ammunition from Tracy’s Gun Shop on Oct. 17, 1993. Neal Gagnon, 38, was arrested at his residence on Vista Drive. A search warrant was… Read More
Each month, Aroostook County Crimestoppers, on behalf of law enforcement agencies in the County, reports on an unsolved crime in the region. The following is this month’s crime. Sometime during the weekend of Aug. 20, 1993, R&P Industries, a maintenance shop on U.S. Route 1… Read More
ROCKLAND — Two members of Maine Vocal will attempt to use their civil trial on a charge of marijuana possession to overturn the state law that controls the drug. Carroll Cummings, 47, of Waterville and James Hardenburg, 58, of Madison said Tuesday they would subpoena Gov. John McKernan… Read More
VEAZIE — The Town Council’s tax forum, set for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, will give residents an overview of the budget; municipal, school and county tax; and the sewer assessments. Town Manager Bill Reed said those attending the meeting will learn how town Tax… Read More
BOSTON — The five officers involved in the highly controversial shooting death of Katherine Hegarty took their case to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday, arguing that they should be exempt from a lawsuit filed by Hegarty’s husband. John “Jack” Hegarty is suing… Read More
QUINCY, Mass. — A long-dormant shipyard that once employed more than 4,000 people got a breath of life Tuesday when a company said it will use the site to build and repair cruise ships. Northeast Shipbuilders Inc., a newly created affiliate of the Regency Holdings… Read More
Gridlock in Washington already has killed campaign-finance reform for the year. Now in what would be the final week of the session, Republicans threaten to knock off through filibusters a presidential nomination and bills for education, the environment and lobbying regulations. The public might reasonably ask, Why can’t… Read More
BANGOR — Snow was a little scarce on Tuesday, but Emily and William Orne were dressed right just in case. Bundled up in winter outerwear, the toddlers rode down the runway at the Bangor Civic Center in inflatable snow tubes, pulled along by a couple of Anah Temple… Read More
Kathy Rossiter just has to have her diet Mountain Dew. The pediatric endocrinology nurse freely admits that her cravings for caffeine amount to dependence, and she knows how far she’ll go for a fix. As she was going into labor with her second child, she ran out of… Read More
WASHINGTON — It’s OK to touch up the gray after all. Although some earlier research had suggested there could be a link between artificial hair coloring and cancer, a new and statistically more powerful study involving 99,000 women has found no evidence that long-term use… Read More
Remember the famous showdown between Ross Perot and Vice President Al Gore over NAFTA? If two heavyweights were to slug it out verbally on GATT, the outcome would be the same: the free-trader by a knockout. Many of the same, limp arguments that were ineffective… Read More
TORONTO — The charges were consistent with Canada’s tough restrictions on guns: When Stephen Bowskill shot out a tire of the getaway van carrying two burglars who had just raided his pharmacy, police nailed not just the perpetrators but also Bowskill. Even though his Colt .38-caliber revolver was… Read More
PORTLAND — Connecticut officials don’t like the idea of taking the nation’s newest Trident missile submarine on a trip to Kittery for its commissioning ceremony next summer. A commission empaneled by Gov. John McKernan has voted unanimously to recommend that the USS Maine be commissioned… Read More
EPPING, N.H. — A woman motorist pulled over by a man with flashing blue lights on his car and a badge escaped harm when she asked the man to leave, state police said. The man, who was not in uniform, got into her car on… Read More
AUGUSTA — What once appeared to be a nearly $27 million state surplus has been whittled down to less than $4 million, as a result of laws that automatically funneled the rest into several different accounts, the McKernan administration said Tuesday. The transfers include $13.3… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Fishermen seeking to stave off further reductions in bluefin tuna quotas argued science in a dispute over whose projections are the most accurate. Faced with a proposed 40 percent reduction in tuna quotas next year, fishermen urged government regulators to back off… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Every evening at sunset, Ruth Desjardins stops whatever she is doing and just listens. From her home outside the fence that surrounds the Brunswick Naval Air Station, she can hear “Evening Colors” being played. On the base, the flag outside the commander’s office… Read More
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