FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The University of Maine hockey team led the University of Alaska-Fairbanks 2-1 after the first period of Thursday night’s college hockey game. The Black Bears got a goal from Trevor Roenick at 13:05 to break a 1-1 tie. Chris Imes and Wayne… Read More
CASTINE – Jamie Deaudoin’s tying goal with just under 3 minutes left in the game proved to be the last for the University of Maine-Farmington which tied Maine Maritime 3-3 here Thursday. Brian Long and Todd Drinkwater also scored for 7-3-1 UMF. Gary Mandrin recorded… Read More
The Portland Pirates announced they have assigned John Varga to the Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League. Varga, a 20-year-old left wing from Chicago, played in two games for the Pirates, registering one assist. That puts the Pirates roster at 22 heading into Friday night’s… Read More
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OLD TOWN – The LTC honored three athletes as Players of the Week for Classes B and C. In Class B, Winslow fullback Mike Parker and Orono quarterback Eric Main were co-Players of the Week. In Class C Steve Smith of Foxcroft Academy used an… Read More
Two of the top three seeds survived close calls Thursday during quarterfinal action in the Eastern Maine field hockey playoffs. While top-ranked Cony of Augusta was easily beating No. 8 Oxford Hills 5-0 in Class A, Class B’s top seed Messalonskee needed an overtime to… Read More
Pete Warner has retaken the lead after seven weeks of picking high school and college games on the strength of a 16-4 week. Warner holds a two-game margin over Larry Mahoney, who also posted 16-4, and Andrew Neff. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER – It was the field hockey equivalent of a missed fast-break layup. During the opening moments of Thursday’s Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal game between Lawrence of Fairfield and Brewer, the Bulldogs’ Chrissy Robertson found herself alone on a 1-on-none breakaway, only to miss… Read More
The days are growing shorter. The nights are growing colder. And it’s getting down to the nitty-gritty in the high school football season. Take the LTC Class C division, which has a tight, three-way race for the final two playoff spots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Rachel Underwood had a hat trick to lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 4-0 victory over Brewer High in an Eastern Maine Class A girls preliminary playoff soccer game here Thursday. The eighth-seeded Wildcats, now 8-6-1, will travel to Mount Ararat… Read More
ESPN has aired many exciting college football games this season, but many viewers in the Houlton area haven’t been able to see all of them. Due to increased costs associated with ESPN’s entire college football package, members of the management at Houlton Cable Co. have… Read More
BROOKSVILLE — After surviving a petition calling for his resignation earlier this year, Vernon Ryan now plans to step down as chairman of the Brooksville School Committee. In a letter dated Oct. 18, Ryan announced his intention to resign from the committee, effective immediately. Although… Read More
BANGOR — Commander Paul Tardiff of the Joshua Chamberlain Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will discuss plans for the Nov. 11 Veterans Day observance. Preparations are being made for those veterans who can no longer march to particpate in the parade… Read More
CUTLER — If members of the Cutler Association Inc. decide to dissolve the community betterment group Monday night and dispose of its meetinghouse, the town would be asked to move its town office from the building or accept the 18-year-old building and transport the structure downtown to a… Read More
VAN BUREN — Two Maine Education Association officials Wednesday took part in the second candlelight vigil held by the SAD 24 teachers union to send the school board the message that teachers want an equitable contract settled soon. Like last week’s demonstration, Wednesday’s vigil preceded… Read More
PALMYRA — The grant contract governing the use of Palmyra’s recycling truck, purchased in 1990 with state grant money, is not specific in the requirements for its use, according to Town Clerk Joan Bradley. However, the document specifies several state statutes that need to be… Read More
MARS HILL — A plan to use dredged silt from the town’s community pond for the topsoil in closing of the municipal landfill is being considered, according to Town Manager Ray Mersereau. The manager told the Town Council on Monday that state environmental officials are… Read More
MADAWASKA — An administrative naturalization ceremony is scheduled on Feb. 23 in Madawaska to accommodate the large number of people who have recently applied for citizenship to the area, according to Donald M. Marcotte, acting area port director in Madawaska. The normal processing time for… Read More
His television commercials are introduced by sinister music. They claim her 16 years in Congress are a fraud on Maine people. Hers use a camera trick to make his arms flop up and down. They accuse him of leaving the “truth” out of his claims… Read More
HOULTON — Home buyers in Aroostook and Washington Counties are being offered a Maine State Housing Authority home buyer training course to provide them with information about buying and owning a home, and reducing downpayments by as much as 40 percent. The course will be… Read More
BANGOR — The Alzheimer’s Awareness Raising Campaign will be held as part of the National Points of Light USA Weekend Make a Difference Day project, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Bangor Banquet and Conference Center. Volunteers will be paired into teams and will… Read More
BANGOR — Good Samaritan Agency of Bangor will celebrate its 92nd year of service on Monday, Oct. 24. Also to be honored at the celebration will be the late John Ballou, a Bangor attorney who served the agency from 1955 until he died in 1993,… Read More
CARIBOU — Cary Medical Center will hold an American Red Cross blood drive from 1-6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, at the hospital’s Chan Center to help meet a “critical shortage.” The hospital has not experienced such a low supply in more than a decade, and… Read More
INDIAN ISLAND — Island residents will hold a fund-raising dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the old Indian Island Elementary School, followed by entertainment by Voices of the Dawn and the Welch Eberman/Jay Bregman Jazz Ensemble from the University of Maine. The fund-raiser… Read More
BANGOR — The Republican City Committee will hold a chili cookoff fund-raiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Fourteenth Street School. Candidates will be available to speak to voters and former gubernatorial candidate Mary Adams also will attend. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Two guide dogs raised locally in the greater Bangor area graduated recently with their new owners from Guiding Eyes for the Blind, one of the nation’s leading guide-dog training schools. Guide dog Vaughn, raised by Bobbie White of Levant, a volunteer puppy raiser, recently graduated… Read More
BANGOR — The Cole Land Transportation Museum will open its covered bridge exhibit at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, when a horse-drawn museum wagon uses the new bridge that connects the museum to a forest trail it maintains. At 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, Brownville… Read More
HAMPDEN — Penobscot Valley Pastoral Counseling, a non-profit, nondenominational agency, is offering a number of workshops, seminars and supervision opportunities. People working in a congregational setting may wish to attend a monthly group in consultation and supervision of pastoral care and counseling. Attention will be… Read More
AUGUSTA — Elderly Mainers who can no longer drive safely but need to get around would be well-served by a fleet of younger, volunteer drivers, a special task force will tell the next Legislature. But the panel has abandoned a controversial proposal that called for… Read More
STANDISH — Firefighters on Thursday burned off the propane from an overturned tank truck that began leaking the volatile gas after a fatal collision with a car a day earlier. Workers burned off the gas with a “Christmas tree” apparatus made of a series of… Read More
When he asks an audience for a show of hands, “Who here would like to go to a nursing home?”, Kevin Concannon, Oregon’s human resources commissioner, doesn’t get any takers. Fortunately for Oregonians, they have choices. Concannon, once Maine’s commissioner of mental health, has earned… Read More
FREEPORT — Maine’s efforts to export technology have paid off with a contract worth thousands of dollars to teach a group of Russian visitors about the health effects of the workplace. The federal contract with a Freeport engineering firm is the first major benefit of… Read More
MEDFORD, Mass. — The bride joined the groom under the tent at a park as Francis X. Coakley began the ceremony. “We’ve come here today to witness and to celebrate and give our blessing to the marriage of …” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A wish that Bangor businessman Galen Cole made several years ago while visiting World War II battlefields and cemeteries in Europe resulted recently in a tremendous show of support for America’s veterans buried in Luxembourg. Thousands of people in Luxembourg turned out in early September… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Region 5 Emergency Medical Services office here is open again, but the state will be looking for a new director for that office. Peter Sirois, head of the Region 5 board of directors, said Thursday that Dawn Kinney, who had been… Read More
The return this week of Haiti’s president, Jean-Bernard Aristide, gives the United States an opportunity to witness what its support of the struggling democracy has achieved. But it also gives it opportunity to remove itself — by withdrawing troops — from the center of change in Haiti. Read More
Caribou District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Gerald Willette, 44, Presque Isle, 48 hours in jail, 90-day license suspension, $300; Anthony H. Thompson, 40, Caribou, 30 days in jail, one-year license suspension, $500; Bruce L. Johnson, 29, Caribou, 90-day license… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Of the $1.9 million needed to operate county government, unorganized townships in Piscataquis County contribute 29 percent of the costs. As caretakers for the unorganized townships, the Piscataquis County commissioners have budgeted an appropriation of $712,350 to fund such services as snow removal,… Read More
Jim Harvey of Dover-Foxcroft has opened HARVEY’S PROPERTY CARE and MANAGEMENT. Harvey, manager of the Union Square Mall and owner of Jim Harvey Photography, will help others look after their property, including seasonal homes. He plans to provide services in all areas of property management from low-income housing… Read More
Bangor District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $350: Keith Moon, 24, Frankfort; Angela W. Witcher, 28, Brewer, 90-day license suspension. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor has announced that LYNN JOHNSTON has been named nurse manager of the hospital’s medical unit in the surgical day care unit. She previously served in a variety of nursing positions at St. Joseph and Eastern Maine Medical Center, including critical care nurse, cardiac… Read More
HOULTON — Paul J. Adams is seeking a third term as Aroostook County commissioner from District 1 on Nov. 8. Adams first was elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 1986 as an independent. Adams is a member of the Houlton Rotary Club, serves… Read More
CARIBOU — The National Rifle Association has endorsed Sen. Leo Kieffer, R-Caribou, for re-election to the Maine Senate in District 2. Kieffer received the endorsement based on his “voting record, public statements and activities on behalf of issues important to NRA members,” according to the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Voters in central Aroostook will choose municipal officers and school board members during the November election. Four Presque Isle City Council seats and six SAD 1 school board seats will be on the ballot this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A panel of outside scientists advised the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to approve the nation’s first eye laser to correct nearsightedness, provided the maker can meet strict safety criteria. Summit Technology Inc. must show the FDA that at least 75… Read More
Jerry Brown, the candidate who won Maine’s 1992 Democratic presidential caucus, has added a train ride to his campaign tour in Maine Saturday in support of independent Rep. John Michael’s run for Congress in the 2nd District. The former governor of California, Brown is scheduled… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — An Oxbow Plantation man decided Thursday to return voluntarily to Maine from North Carolina to face charges related to the killing of his business partner earlier this month. Howard Robinson, 52, appeared in an Alamance County court Thursday morning and waived extraditiion… Read More
AUGUSTA — As he had promised, Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell has established a $1 million scholarship fund with leftover campaign contributions. When he announced his retirement in March, Mitchell said he would transfer most of his $2 million war chest to the scholarship fund. Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire lawmakers, trying to avoid the same problems that led to the suspension of auto emissions testing in neighboring Maine, have delayed the start of testing past its July 1, 1995, deadline. Legislators, seeking to alter the new program to test… Read More
BELFAST — Patrolman Howard Dakin was credited with saving the life of Myron Dow when he dragged the unconscious 80-year-old man from his burning house. The fire at 3 Bell St. was discovered by Patrolman Brian Cunningham at 12:20 a.m. Thursday and much of the… Read More
BIDDEFORD — An independent candidate for Cumberland County sheriff pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges of drug trafficking and promoting prostitution. Elwin “Al” Martin, 62, of Portland, who was charged with drunken driving in August, was arrested again Monday night in an undercover operation by Biddeford… Read More
CALAIS — The first Sears Authorized Retail Dealer Store in Maine will hold its grand opening on Saturday. Glen and Kris Clark have spent the past few months preparing the 5,500-square-foot store located on Main Street ready for the public. The building is owned by… Read More
ELLSWORTH — An Orland man has been charged with terrorizing for allegedly threatening to kill his caseworker at her office in Ellsworth. Police said a summons was issued to Roger J. Bingler, 40, this week after he told a woman at H.O.M.E. Co-op that he… Read More
AUGUSTA — In a televised debate Thursday night, all four candidates for governor pledged to make Maine a more friendly place to do business and then proceeded to use every opportunity to trip up their opponents. Republican Susan Collins successfully trapped independent Angus King in… Read More
VAN BUREN — The SAD 24 board of directors Wednesday took a step toward better school bus conduct when it agreed to study the cost of equipping the vehicles with video cameras. Swapping seats, talking, fighting and swearing were among the behavior problems SAD 24… Read More
The physician Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked that there was no indignity, inconvenience, or price too great for people to pay in the pursuit of health. This is certainly true when it comes to the various treatments coming under the umbrella of “alternative medicine.” An article in the… Read More
PORTLAND — With the ominous Concord Coalition “debt clock” running behind them, 1st Congressional District candidates Democrat Dennis Dutremble and Republican James Longley Jr. outlined their programs to control the national debt at a lightly attended demonstration at Monument Square on Thursday. The Coalition was… Read More
WALDOBORO — Two weeks ago it was the White House that praised the Miller School’s selection as a National School of Excellence. On Thursday half the town turned out to honor the student body and staff. “We’re all very proud of this school for this… Read More
CAMDEN — According to District 12 incumbent Democratic Sen. Chellie Pingree, the key to better government is planning, nonpartisanship and performance standards. Her challenger, Republican Edward Sleeper, says fewer Democrats would be a good place to start. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — The town of Mount Desert is searching for consensus on how best to honor those who have served the country in war. Hoping to discover the common threads among at least five points of view on where to place and what to… Read More
In recent letters to the editor, Angus King stated he is, “in favor of expanding the port of Eastport and, to make it happen, would support a bond issue to finance the expansion.” He also mentions in his paper titled, “A Positive Plan for Washington County,” “I propose… Read More
The other night, I saw a compaign commercial by Angus King that sent chills thorugh my heart. I shook my head in utter disbelief. King call for “new and tougher standards” for teacher certification. As an educator let me educate King and anyone who holds to that line. Read More
I would like to report on what was a very successful meeting of minds on Sears Island recently. Despite a political ploy by an outsider-financed “wise-use” group which manipulated what was a very simple situation, a milestone was reached. For the first time, local Penobscot… Read More
I am writing in response to the article, “Blaine House hopefuls,” in the Bangor Daily News, Oct. 4. I am deeply concerned that all four candidates for governor each stated they would “use the governor’s office to speak out against anti-abortion forces that have resulted in the closing… Read More
I am a Republican and I voted for Hugh Morrison in the last election here in District 119. Not too long ago I learned that Morrison became a Democrat! At first I didn’t believe it, but after asking around I found out that it was true. I found… Read More
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SEARSPORT — Mrs. Stephen Phillips has given the Penobscot Marine Museum $75,000 for renovations to the former Congregational Church Vestry Building, which was bought from the First Congregational Church in 1993. Phillips is an honorary trustee of the museum. The building will be used for… Read More
Had I been standing out on my porch at 12:30 a.m. last Wednesday, as I have on so many other occasions to soak up the starry stillness of the early morning, I might have heard the shotgun blast coming from down the street. Being so… Read More
High school students with a grade point average of B or better and who are U.S. citizens interested in applying for $1,000 college scholarships should request applications by Dec. 15 from Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation, 721 N. McKinley Road, P.O. Box 5012, Lake Forest, IL 60045-5012. Read More
The Senate District 6 race this year pits two experienced lawmakers against each other in a newly defined district. Rep. Richard Ruhlin, 57, D-Brewer, and former Rep. Sherman Hutchins, 46, R-Penobscot, are squaring off in one of the most complicated districts to come out of… Read More
CALAIS — Congressional candidate John Baldacci will hold a campaign spaghetti supper here tonight. Baldacci will serve the traditional fare of spaghetti, salad, and homemade breadsticks beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, at the Calais Methodist Home Hall, 10 Sunrise Circle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
CALAIS — A candidates forum, sponsored by the Greater Calais Area Chamber of Commerce and Washington County Technical College, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. The forum will be moderated by Calais city solicitor Francis Brown. Candidates who are expected to attend… Read More
LIMESTONE — The first shipment of soil used to bury hazardous waste associated with the maintenence of nuclear weapons at the former Loring Air Force Base was loaded into railroad cars Thursday. The soil eventually will be shipped to Utah for ultimate disposal. Up to… Read More
SULLIVAN — A workshop for literacy tutor volunteers will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center. Sumner Adult Education depends on volunteers to support the Jumpstart Adult Learning and Even Start Family Literacy programs. The workshop… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum is looking for volunteers to work in its library this fall and winter. The library collection on Native American history and ethnology, archaeology, museum studies and related subjects was organized and shelved by volunteers this past summer. People are… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Planning Commission, in collaboration with the state Department of Transportation, will hold workshops on Nov. 9 at the Ellsworth Public Library and on Nov. 10 at the University of Maine in Machias to promote the adoption of highway access management standards by communities… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Not all orange and black ornaments are meant for Halloween. The red-wing blackbirds and northern orioles to be made during daylong wood carving workshops at the Wendell Gilley Museum may be destined for Christmas trees or year-round window decor. A workshop on… Read More
PORTLAND – A defense attorneys’ association has come to the defense of embattled supreme court law clerk Harvey Prager, saying it would be unconstitutional to remove him from his post because of his drug smuggling conviction. “Even people who made serious mistakes can make good… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Coastal Peewee Football program wrapped up its regular season this week and playoffs will begin at South Field on Sunday. League secretary Darren Davis noted that this year’s program attracted 120 players from Rockland and nearby communities. Davis said the five-team league… Read More
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — A public reception is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Russell House in Boothbay Harbor on Route 27 for Jan and Robby DeBoer. The DeBoers were the focus of an interstate custody battle more than a year… Read More
According to the Tri-State Lotto Commission, Wednesday’s winning Tri-State Megabucks ticket was sold at a Columbia store. It is worth $2.6 million. The winning ticket, worth $130,000 every year for 20 years, was purchased at Delia’s Branch Grocery in Columbia. Read More
ELLSWORTH — A meet the candidates/ballot question forum will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Meadowview Apartments Community Room, Maddocks Road. Senate District 5 candidates Republican Walter Bunker, Independent Jill Goldthwait and Democrat Glenith “Gigi” Gray will be at the forum, as… Read More
Kendall A. Bailey, 65, died Wednesday night in a fire that demolished his mobile home in Bangor. Investigators determined that the fire was “most probably caused by smoking materials.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate is temporarily without a home. Fortunately, it still has a House. When senators are summoned back to Augusta on Nov. 14 to confirm the last batch of Gov. John R. McKernan’s nominations, they will find their chamber dismantled for work… Read More
BANGOR — State Sen. John Baldacci, the Democratic nominee for Congress, announced that his campaign’s televised advertisements will be closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired. Baldacci is believed to have become the first political candidate to air campaign ads containing closed-captioning during the Democratic primary race earier… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Shore Village Museum has added a rare sixth-order lighthouse lens to its gallery. The lens, manufactured by Henri LePaute of Paris, France, is the smallest of the classical lenses used in lighthouses and stands approximately 18 inches high. The brass foundation is… Read More
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