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
    Tuesday AT MACHIAS Machias (3-6) def. Shead (1-8) 15-11, 15-12 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 (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
    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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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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