BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College goaltender Moya Gibson has been named New England Small College Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer co-Player of the Week for the Oct. 10-16 period. Gibson has a 6-1 record with a .930 saves percentage and four shutouts. Read More
    High Schools NEWSCHANNEL 13 TOP 10 (First-place votes in parentheses) 1. Waterville 7-0 (12) 120 points 2. Lewiston 6-1 103 3. Oxford Hills 5-2 86 4. Winslow 7-0 85 5. Bangor 5-2 61 6. Massabesic 5-2 52 7. Thornton 5-2 47 8. Portland 5-2 36 9. Biddeford 5-2… Read More
    PORTLAND – Up here, where they’re putting away hay for the winter and breaking out their shoes and snowplows, people may be too preoccupied to realize that the Boston Celtics haven’t won an NBA championship since 1986. So when Dennis Johnson stepped onto the Cumberland… Read More
    CAPE ELIZABETH – Michelle Gallan took a crossing ball from Annie Elkanich and knocked the ball past Rhode Island goalkeeper Kellie Gorman with 11:42 left in the first half to lead the University of Maine to a 1-0 field hockey victory at Cape Elizabeth High School. Read More
    Steve Knight has always felt comfortable on the football field. This is a kid who, as a fifth-grader, ran for a touchdown the first time he tucked a football under his arm in organized competition. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Over the years, some of the greatest moments in the history of Maine high school basketball have happened in this proud milltown, involving Coach George Wentworth and the Stearns Minutemen. Chalk up Tuesday as another of those special moments. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The University of Maine’s decision to suspend the search for an athletic director isn’t a bad idea, according to University of Denver Athletic Director Jack McDonald, one of three finalists for the Maine job. “It might be a good decision,” said McDonald on Tuesday. “They… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Denise Hewes scored her third goal of the game with 4:24 left in the first sudden-death overtime period to give Brewer a 3-2 schoolgirl soccer win over Hampden Academy in a pre-preliminary playoff matchup Tuesday between schools that finished tied for ninth place. Read More
    NEWPORT — The newly-created Sebasticook Valley Community Band, consisting of members from throughout the greater-Newport area, will present a outdoor autumn concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. The performance will be held on the lawn at the Newport American Legion Hall, weather permitting. Members… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Arts Club will host a candidates night at the Pittsfield town office at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. Candidates running for senate, house of representatives, county commissioner, sheiff, town council and school board from the Pittsfield district will be on hand… Read More
    Nancy Wadman’s short letter in the Bangor Daily News (Oct. 1-2) spreads unnecessary poison. Let us look at the four “independent, diverse groups” she quotes. Aren’t three of them right-wing idealogues and the other Ross Perot’s? We have enough negative gridlock, thank you. Tom Andrews… Read More
    I’m writing to let folks know of a group of people who stand out in our communities. If you haven’t heard of the Kids’ Recycled Playground Project, an Eddington-Clifton Community project, then it’s time you did. These five parents had an idea and turned it into a statewide… Read More
    I recently viewed a television commercial for Angus King, independent candidate for governor. This ad showed King with a pack basket, paddle in hand and in the water and no visible personal flotation device — paddling a canoe backward! Why would King be sitting in… Read More
    I was surprised and disappointed by the decision of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine to endorse one of my opponents in the gubernatorial race. I hope that the individual members of SAM will look beyond the executive board’s recommendation and instead look at where the candidates stand, because… Read More
    Your (Oct. 6) tribute to Ralph Leonard — how very deserving, and how much in order. Day in and day out our senses are assaulted by stories of human evil. Thank you, Bangor Daily News, for recognizing Ralph, a person who has done so much for our community… Read More
    Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates faced off for their first live televised debate Tuesday, focusing on defense, job creation and health care issues. Although Democrat Tom Andrews and Republican Olympia Snowe are running tough television commercials attacking each other’s voting record, they were relatively restrained toward… Read More
    Brian Swartz did a fine job describing the new covered bridge at the Cole Land Transportation Museum. He asked me about the no-name stream which the bridge spans and quotes my answer exactly when he states, “The stream which drains the region around I-95 Exit 45 is under… Read More
    I find your editorial of Oct. 1-2 titled, “Not part of the deal,” to be offensive, inflammatory, falsely accusatory, and insulting to the Penobscot Tribe. To accuse them of doing something in the dark and quickly when you had published an article previously about the legislation pending before… Read More
    NAPLES — A combination of caffeine pills and cough suppressants taken by some Lake Region students is dangerous because it makes the heart race, a pharmacist said. Students apparently stumbled upon the combination of over-the-counter drugs this summer, said Roger Lowell, principal at Lake Region… Read More
    CUTLER — Jasper Cates Jr., president of the local Cutler Association Inc., found himself in the midst of controversy Tuesday, after some members took him to task for proposing to scuttle the old nonprofit organization. In his letter to selected members of the CAI, two… Read More
    BANGOR — The Police Department hoped to make the city’s streets safer for pedestrians and motorists. To accomplish this task, the department printed brochures and posters that explained the rights and duties of those who traverse Bangor’s streets, either on foot or in a vehicle. Read More
    CAMDEN — Consumers Maine Water Co.’s second request for a rate increase in a year will be the last one for a long time “we hope,” company President Judith Hayes told the Camden selectmen Monday. Hayes and Rick Knowlton, vice president of operations, met with… Read More
    NEWPORT — The SAD 48 board of directors ended a one-hour executive session Tuesday night by voting to reopen the position of coach for the Nokomis Regional High School ski team. Before going into the session, the board quickly appointed several people to basketball and… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Design plans for a new Hancock-Sullivan bridge will be presented in a public forum sponsored by Taunton Bay Friends. “The Singing Bridge: Envisioning the Future” will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Hancock Town Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BELFAST — The City Council on Tuesday completed its reorganization of the Police Department. By unanimous vote, the council approved creation of an additional sergeant’s position and set a standard pay rate for the rank of detective. Police Chief Robert Keating’s phased reorganization of the… Read More
    PALMYRA — The Ell Hill intersection, where Route 2 and Route 152 meet in Palmyra, was determined several years ago by the Maine Department of Transportation to be the third most dangerous intersection in the state. It claimed several more victims just after 10 a.m. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — At 83, Everett Connors of Pittsfield is probably one of the oldest — if not the oldest — town council members in the state of Maine. But he is no shrinking violet and, in fact, is often one of the more innovative members of the Pittsfield… Read More
    MONTVILLE — An early Monday morning fire at the Morse Road farm of Donald Orff leveled a barn and claimed 30,000 chickens. The birds were being raised for Avian Farms. The fire was reported to the Knox Fire Department at 3:45 a.m. Fire Chief Hank… Read More
    WINTERPORT — A Bangor man was injured early Tuesday evening when his vehicle went off the Back Winterport Road and knocked down a utility pole. Because of a prior medical condition, William Briand, 50, blacked out and his car went off the left side of… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The proposed budgets for the Piscataquis County registrar of probate, sheriff’s department and jail came under scrutiny Tuesday by the Piscataquis County Budget Advisory Committee. Some committee members were concerned that the budget for the probate office was $64,301 for 1995, with only… Read More
    Two researchers from the University of Maine are safe and their 22-foot boat is undergoing repairs after capsizing late Friday morning two miles west of Schoodic Point. Robert Steneck, an oceanographer at the Darling Marine Center, and a graduate student were aboard the Gulf Pride,… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents in Dover-Foxcroft fund about 15 percent of the costs of public fire protection through property taxes, but it’s the customers of the Dover and Foxcroft Water District who pay the greatest amount. Some selectmen believe residents of the water district are getting… Read More
    CAMDEN — Funding county government with taxes based on property valuation isn’t just out of date, says Camden Selectmen Jim Elliott, it’s downright medieval. Elliott is Camden’s representative to a task force looking for a fair way for Knox County towns to pay for law… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND — The owner of the state’s first methadone clinic is finding business to be slower than expected during the first 1 1/2 months of business. The Discovery House expected to serve 150 people trying to recover from addiction to heroin and other opiates,… Read More
    BANGOR — Federal prosecutors have dismissed drug charges against two alleged New Hampshire accomplices of Michael Collins. Drug-conspiracy charges were dropped Tuesday against Paul Dumont and Jeffrey Badger, the Wolfeboro, N.H., businessmen that authorities believed operated a drug ring with Collins, the brother of Republican… Read More
    WASHINGTON — L.L. Bean of Freeport was among nine organizations honored Tuesday by Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop for promoting preventive health care for workers. The C. Everett Koop National Health Care Award recognizes organizations that encourage a wholesome lifestyle,… Read More
    MINNEAPOLIS — New Hampshire has replaced Minnesota as the nation’s healthiest state in an insurance company’s annual ranking, largely because of an increase in the number of smokers in Minnesota. Northwestern National Life Insurance Co., which computes the list every year, said Monday that Minnesota… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners were asked Tuesday to serve as a pass-through agent for a snowmobile tourism grant. The grant, submitted by the Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce, will be used to groom trails in northern Piscataquis County, according to Toni Blake,… Read More
    I have just read your article titled, “Conferees discuss Sears Island debate,” in the Bangor Daily News dated Oct. 17. At the invitation of the Island Institute, I was a panel member on the proposed Sears Island cargo port in Castine on Oct. 15. In… Read More
    CALAIS — Funding for the St. Croix Island International Historical Site was included in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s appropriation bill approved by the Senate and House of Representatives. The bill awaits President Clinton’s signature. According to a press release issued last week by… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joseph E. Brennan couldn’t resist the urge Tuesday to point out the positive power of party politics. In remarks aimed at independent candidates Jonathan Carter and Angus King, Brennan conjured up specters of former Gov. James B. Longley — Maine’s… Read More
    LIMESTONE — A time crunch and the looming state elections were among the realities trustees of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics grappled with Tuesday at their second meeting in Limestone. The so-called magnet school, the first of its kind in Maine and one… Read More
    BLAINE — Scott Clark, who was hit by a car driven by his girlfriend and then involved in an accident while being taken by ambulance to a Bangor hospital, died Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. According to police, Clark, 32, suffered massive bodily injuries when… Read More
    BREWER — The Rev. Richard Harvey of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Brewer asked the Almighty Tuesday night to provide the City Council with wisdom, and the new mayor of Brewer asked for a less contentious council that will treat one another with civility, even when they disagree. Read More
    A couple of interesting items arrived at this office recently. One is a newspaper essay, the other a book. And if I read them correctly, they could spell a complete breakdown in the longstanding friendly relations between the United States and Canada. Shocked? Well, so… Read More
    With several fires reported since last Friday, Maine’s forest rangers and fire chiefs are urging the public to be extra cautious while in the woods. Rangers in northern Maine were busy over the weekend containing six forest fires, which burned more than 200 acres near… Read More
    Maine grocery shoppers will learn how to read and understand new nutrition labels on packaged foods at a weeklong seminar sponsored by the American Heart Association. HeartFest, from Saturday, Oct. 22, through Saturday, Oct. 29, will provide information on diets low in fat, sodium and… Read More
    LINCOLN — For little or no cost, the town will give a prime piece of commercial property to any developer that will provide jobs and add to the town’s tax base. Much like Bangor did to entice developers to its Waterworks property, Lincoln officials are… Read More
    BANGOR — Cole Land Transportation Museum is bringing together veterans of all American wars with students from area middle and senior high schools. The students will interview the veterans so they may understand the price servicemen paid to preserve American freedom. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BANGOR — Anyone interested in planning the Bangor-Brewer Veterans Day Parade may meet at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the VFW Hall, Outer Hammond Street. All veterans groups or others interested in the parade are invited to share ideas. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR — With the recent visit to Bangor of a Japanese contingent, interest in that Asian country has increased. The Bangor Chapter of the Japan-America Society of Maine will hold an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Rangeley Hall on Sylvan Road. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles has opened two new licensing centers this month, in Bangor and Millinocket. A satellite office opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Airport Mall, Union Street, Bangor; a center also opened at 10 a.m. Wednesday,… Read More
    BANGOR — The Muscular Dystrophy Association will offer free flu shots to Maine people suffering from any of 40 neuromuscular diseases in MDA’s program, said Margaret L. Pike, state of Maine chapter president for MDA. The association will pay for the shots administered by personal… Read More
    HERMON — A group of medical professionals and handicapped people will provide the first of a series of sports clinics for the handicapped at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Heritage Bowling Lanes. The Discover Committee, a planning group, will provide help for children, from… Read More
    ORONO — The University of Maine announced Oct. 14 that a $250,000 corporate gift to fund artifact preservation and exhibit preparation at the Hudson Museum will bring the University of Maine closer to its $6 million fund-raising goal. The gift from MBNA America Bank will… Read More
    ORONO — The University of Maine has banned overnight parking from Nov. 1 through May 1 to allow for snow removal and maintenance of campus parking lots. All faculty, staff and commuter parking areas on campus will be closed to overnight parking from midnight to… Read More
    ORONO — The town’s overnight winter parking ban goes into effect Nov. 1 and will be in effect until April 15. During the ban, there will be no parking on any street between midnight and 8 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR — The annual Thanks for Giving Lock-Up, sponsored by ERA Columbia real estate, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, throughout the Bangor area to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Al Smaha, ERA Columbia president, said that the campaign… Read More
    BANGOR — The Department of Public Works will continue its street resurfacing and rebuilding projects on State Street from Broadway to Forest Avenue and on Outer Hammond Street from the Hammond Street Bulge to the Hermon town line today. Two-way traffic will be maintained during paving operations on… Read More
    MARS HILL — An extremely dry summer and fall has resulted in a call by the Mars Hill and Blaine Water Co. for customers to curtail use. Young Lake was at the lowest level in more than 75 years, said water company officials, who asked… Read More
    PORTLAND — Republican Olympia Snowe, who acknowledged in a Senate campaign debate that she does not provide health insurance for her campaign staff, lashed out at Democratic nominee Thomas Andrews on Tuesday for making the same admission. In taping the first televised debate of the… Read More
    LIMESTONE — A “Meet the Candidates — Screening Endorsement” night will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Limestone Community School. Local candidates invited to speak are Leo Keiffer, Patricia Kilpatrick, Carolyn Mahany and Gary O’Neal. A panel of educators and the… Read More
    VAN BUREN — The Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library in Van Buren will present back-to-back informational forums on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Both programs are free and open to the public. From 6 to 6:30 p.m., the public is invited to meet Town Manager Clare Dever… Read More
    JACKMAN — An off-duty U.S. Customs official was charged Monday with assault and obstructing government administration in connection with a series of incidents in Jackman on Friday. Sgt. Carl Gottardi II of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that John Kovaleski, 48, of Jackman,… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — A free flu vaccination clinic will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Community General Hospital Health Center. Adults and children with long-term heart or lung problems are encouraged to attend. The vaccine will begin to provide… Read More
    HOPE — The Hatchet Mountain Sno-Riders snowmobile club will hold a free snowmobile safety training program from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Hope Elementary School. The course will run for three weeks. The class will be taught by the Maine Department… Read More
    CAMDEN — Camden police are investigating the burglary of five vehicles Monday at Camden Hills State Park. The thieves smashed the windows of four cars belonging to hikers and stole a variety of items, including purses, wallets and cameras. The fifth incident was the theft… Read More
    Maine’s race for governor is stumbling into the final turn. The pace has been wearying over the first six weeks, but the three leading candidates carry more weight now than they did on Labor Day. With the political baggage more evenly distributed, this could be anyone’s to win. Read More
    WALDOBORO — The film “Black Beauty” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Waldo Theatre. Sponsored by Key Bank, this classic 1877 children’s fable is told from the point of view of the horse who tells the story of his birth,… Read More
    ROCKPORT — The Down East Jazz Society, along with the Samoset Resort, will present its annual Autumn Leaves Dance at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Samoset Resort Ball Room. Al Corey’s Big Band will provide the dance music. Tickets will be $12 if… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Midcoast Community Band will hold a benefit concert for the Bail and Jail Fund at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Pratt Memorial United Methodist Church. The proceeds will help save the old county jail and sheriff’s house, a Knox County… Read More
    WHITEFIELD — The secretary of state has approved a constitutional petition drive aimed at removing the property tax from the school funding equation and having the state pick up the entire tab for education, according to one of the organizers of the drive. Bruce Matthews,… Read More
    WATERVILLE — The city’s two hospitals are following a national trend of cooperating to reduce health care costs. Mid-Maine Medical Center and Waterville Osteopathic Hospital have hired consultants to survey community medical needs and analyze their finances, legal frameworks and buildings. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    HOULTON — One of the men charged with conspiracy in an attempt to burn the home of a state trooper last year was back in court Monday, this time charged with violating the conditions of his bail. Richard J. Churchill, 25, of the Frenchville section… Read More
    Peter Wass of Cherryfield is the public member of the Atlantic Sea-Run Salmon Commission, not James Layton of Cherryfield as was reported in a MaineDay story on Tuesday. Read More
    Election day is three weeks away, but already Maine’s campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate are taking on a nasty edge. It is reason to be concerned. Once begun, wars of rhetoric that assault character, twist voting records and disregard the truth destroy the credibility… Read More
    It was a coincidence of scheduling that brought Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first lady of the United States, and Christine Todd Whitman, the governor of New Jersey, to Portland, Maine, last week for nearly simultaneous fund-raisers, on opposite sides of the street and for opposing candidates in the… Read More
    Stephen King says young people shouldn’t be scared to read what they want just because some adult says no. At a benefit for the Children’s Literacy Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., King urged youngsters to read banned books. “Run to the bookstore and get that book,” he said… Read More
    It’s a fall scene worthy of a postcard. Cars and people creep down the dirt driveway leading to the old red barn with its sliding white doors. To the left is a display of fat orange pumpkins, waiting to be carved into spooky faces. Purple,… Read More
    From a vacant shoe factory in Bangor, Pete Camplin hopes to re-create the taste and feel of a traditional Scottish pub, but with a touch of Bangor, Maine. Empty, with gaping holes in the walls where once there were windows and doors, the old Viner… Read More
    Downeast Pharmacy Inc. of Bangor has appointed LINDA LANSING director of communications and public relations. Lansing was editorial associate and administrative assistant in the department of psychology at the University of Washington. She received her bachelor’s degree in comparative history of ideas from the University of Washington in… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 27-year-old Madison woman was not injured when the school bus she was driving struck a telephone pole on Route 23 in Sangerville on Tuesday. Sgt. Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department said Dawn Hayden was turning around her unloaded bus… Read More
    MILO — SAD 41 parents, teachers and staff will view a video, “What About Learning?” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Milo Elementary School gymnasium. The session will explore environments and attitudes that encourage learning and will allow those attending to share ideas. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Wayne Doore III of Garland pleaded not guilty on charges of arson and burglary during his arraignment in 13th District Court Tuesday. Doore is accused of breaking into an East Sangerville home owned by Michael and Winnie Reid in September 1992, and then… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department has seized two vehicles that will be sold to the highest bidders later this year. Sheriff John Goggin said a 1984 Ford King Cab pickup truck and a 1984 Nissan four-door sedan were seized from drivers who were… Read More