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    SAN DIEGO – Kevin Mahaney hasn’t gotten much respect as an America’s Cup skipper. It’s his own fault. As cofounder of the Maine-based syndicate PACT 95, Mahaney assembled a team of superstars to help him win. The strategist is Ken Read, perennial J-24 world champion… Read More
    The University of Maine’s field hockey team was the unanimous choice as the top seed for the four-team ECAC tournament this weekend but the 12-6-1 Bears won’t host the tourney. It will be played at Dartmouth College, which is seeded second. Dartmouth is 9-5-1. Colgate… Read More
    ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio University football coach Tom Lichtenberg was fired Monday, two days after his team dropped to 0-8 on the season. Lichtenberg, in his fifth year at Ohio U., will be reassigned in the athletic department after completing this season. The team has… Read More
    As a public service to our southern Maine readers, let’s clear up a couple of rumors about the Piscataquis Community High School boys soccer team: No. 1 – No, the Pirates are not based out of The Williwags. Actually, they are from Guilford, a humble… Read More
    I have been holding my breath in the hope that the problem would settle and be forgotten. But it hasn’t, and the fact of the matter is it appears to be getting worse. The problem, if you haven’t guessed, is the political casting and blasting created by the… Read More
    PHILADELPHIA – The Maine Roadrunners quadriplegic rugby team won one game and lost two in their first tournament appearance here at the Fairmount Memorial Building over the weekend. Maine, a first-year quad rugby team, lost to Philadelphia 41-20 in Saturday’s first game. The Roadrunners fell… Read More
    PORTLAND – Brian “Ziggy” Gillespie, the women’s cross country coach at Westbrook College, has been named NAIA Mayflower Conference Coach of the Year. Gillespie, 47, coached Westbrook College, only a second year program, to a runnerup finish in the conference. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    WATERVILLE — A Colby College professor will speak Friday, Nov. 4, on recent efforts to reform the way science is taught from kindergarten through college, and how local schoool districts are affected. Jay B. Labov, who teaches biology at Colby, will focus on ways schools… Read More
    HAMPDEN — The official dedication of Reeds Brook Middle School will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the gymnasium at the school on Main Road, Hampden. The guest speaker will be Dr. John Halstead, vice president for student affairs at the University… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital’s X-ray Department will provide a community candy screening for Halloween trick-or-treaters from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Department staff will escort children into the X-ray room to view their candy as it is examined for foreign objects. Children must be… Read More
    MARS HILL — The Pack 173 Cub Scouts will conduct an annual food drive from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, to benefit the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Club holiday food baskets. The drive will be different from past years. Scouts will go… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The United Way of Aroostook has been awarded $70,139 by a Federal Emergency Management Agency national board to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Aroostook County. The national board consists of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Council of… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Pine Tree Aroostook Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual campaign drive from Nov. 1 to 30. The Chapter plans to use a telephone campaign. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    BOSTON — The train stations at either end of downtown Boston must be linked to help New England remain competitive in the next century, U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, said Monday. “It is critically important to make it a through service. Otherwise it will have… Read More
    PORTLAND — The $30 billion Clinton crime bill is a perfect example of government waste of taxpayers’ money, congressional candidate James Longley Jr. told members of the Portland Police Department on Monday. Republican Longley is vying with Democrat Dennis Dutremble to replace Tom Andrews in the 1st Congressional… Read More
    Q. I’m allergic to mold, pollen, dander, etc. Also some rooms get too hot and others too cold. Are continuous running low/high speed furnace blower motors, designed for allergy sufferers, efficient and quiet? — R.G. A. Running your central furnace blower continuously reduces problems with… Read More
    BANGOR — Missionaries to Africa and Indonesia will speak this week at Community Bible Chapel, 57 Court St. Services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, Nov. 2 and 4, and at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Wesley Nevius and… Read More
    WATERVILLE — A panel discussion centering on social and cultural oppression in the lives of French-speaking Mainers will be at Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Colby College. “Language and Socio-Cultural Oppression” will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Smith Room of Roberts Union at Colby College. Read More
    Gradually the lights go down, twilight steals over the room, and there is a collective “ah” from the audience as the night sky emerges from the darkness and pinpoints of light fill the 33-foot diameter dome at the Southworth Planetarium. Most planetarium directors wish that… Read More
    WATERVILLE — The screen adaptation of Richard Russo’s celebrated novel, “Nobody’s Fool,” starring Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith and Bruce Willis, will have a gala world premiere at the Waterville Opera House on Dec. 15. The showing will be a benefit for Railroad Square… Read More
    A tougher call for voters in the 1st Congressional District still comes up Democratic: Sen. Dennis “Duke” Dutremble. There are at least three good reasons to go with the Biddeford educator: He is a politician who understands the importance of remaining close to his roots… Read More
    For Roy Gallant, the universe of scientific discovery and the physical universe of the stars are both rapidly expanding. Gallant has worked for the last four decades, observing and writing about both the recent explosion of scientific information and the greatest show of all, the universe. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Both major party candidates in the state’s gubernatorial race called on independent challenger Angus King Monday to explain whether he had rightfully obtained a state doe permit list for a home mailing campaign to sportsmen. Susan M. Collins, the Republican candidate, said state… Read More
    Fueled by a belief in government service and his now-famous spaghetti suppers, John Baldacci has shown Maine’s 2nd District that he deserves to be elected to the House of Representatives. His record in the Legislature and his issues-oriented campaign have presented the district with a serious, thoughtful leader. Read More
    A story in Saturday’s paper on a candidates’ night program for Winterport selectmen candidates incorrectly named Robert Hacket as a candidate. The correct name is Robert Sutton Jr. Read More
    BANGOR — Bangor firefighters snuffed out a fire at an apartment building at 542 Hammond St. Monday morning. The department was called at 11:54 a.m. to respond to the corner of Hammond Street and Webster Avenue. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    PORTLAND — If you believe the polls, Tom Andrews’ future looks pretty bleak after Nov. 8. That doesn’t mean the Democratic Senate candidate isn’t capable of producing some pretty good political theater. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    LIMESTONE — Six Aroostook County communities and a host of nonprofit groups are experiencing the benefits of a $2 million grant designed to employ community service to ease the transition to life without Loring Air Force Base. The Youth Community Action Project is filling a… Read More
    STOCKHOLM — William M. Detweiler, national commander of the American Legion, will be the guest of honor at a banquet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at Stockholm Post No. 136. Tickets for the banquet will be sold at the door. The Stockholm post is… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation is looking for youthful partners to help give away $10,000 to charitable causes in Maine communities. The foundation will select 10 youth groups to participate in its “Partners in Philanthropy” project. The idea behind the project, now in its… Read More
    CAMDEN — Portland attorney Linda McGill said Monday she “will do what’s right, whatever it takes” to conduct an impartial investigation into the unrest within the Camden Police Department. McGill was hired by the selectmen last week to investigate the problems that led 10 department… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Ten youth groups will be selected in December to participate in the Partners in Philanthropy project sponsored by the Maine Community Foundation Inc. Awards of $1,000 each will be made to charities recommended by youth groups. The goal is to help youths in… Read More
    Customers of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. living on the west side of Bangor may have lost power for as long as 50 minutes Monday morning. Starting at 7:18 a.m., crews from the utility took customers off-line to replace a pole on lower Main Street, which was… Read More
    WILLIMANTIC — The state Fire Marshal’s Office was called to investigate a fire on Monday evening that destroyed an unoccupied farmhouse and barn located on the Stewart Road. Deputy Wayne Adkins of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department was patrolling the Monson area when a motorist… Read More
    As everyone is aware, Fort Fairfield has suffered two disasters that could have in either case put the town out of business. First, the spring ice-jam flood came in April and then close upon its heels, the announcement of the buyout and pending closure of Fairfield Energy Venture… Read More
    The BDN columnist said, “Any candidate who dared to be different by addressing in detail the tough issues, taking principled stands, etc., would in fact be hard-pressed to be heard over the whine of the electorate crying for an end to politics-as-usual.” Well, here’s one… Read More
    With the advertising blitz on and the debates raging, this is a critical time for the more than 45 million Americans who have disabilities. Whether you or a family member has a disability or whether you want each citizen to reach his or her full potential, you need… Read More
    Our young people and jobs are leaving Maine. In recent years, Maine government has drifted with no coherent idea or vision of what the state should become. During the 1980s, state expenditures went up at double the rate of inflation but with no showing that the increases reflected… Read More
    This is my first letter ever to the Bangor Daily News. I subscribe to the paper during winter months and have read about the dilemma the city faces with the city water works property. I do not have an answer. It is a tough cookie to crack. For… Read More
    I am a lifelong Democrat and I am in full support of the Republican candidate Susan Collins for governor. I never thought that I’d be supporting a Republican candidate but I have been so impressed by her and her record and also so deeply disappointed in the other… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — State Sen. John Baldacci and the Bucksport Municipal Democratic Committee will hold a spaghetti supper at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Bucksport High School. Others at the event will include State Reps. Richard Ruhlin, Mike Swazey and Ellen Walker. Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Maine is known for its independent politics, but voters here can get downright testy. On a typical campaign trail, Washington County is out of the way, and voters here don’t see candidates as much as folks do in other parts of the 2nd… Read More
    MACHIAS — As the 2nd Congressional District race heads into its final week, Rick Bennett walks with the same vigor he exhibited when he first set out on his 750-mile walk across the behemoth district. An enthusiastic Bennett walked through the Washington County towns of… Read More
    NEWPORT — A new policy to address public concerns and complaints may be the way to avoid a repeat of recent controversy in SAD 48, said Superintendent William Braun, who hopes it will. The board of directors will meet at 7:30 tonight in the library… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — Buoyed by a bulge in the polls, the endorsement of the Bangor Daily News and two other of the 1st Congressional District’s major daily newspapers, an upbeat Dennis Dutremble believes his campaign message is starting to be heard. When the Portland Press Herald… Read More
    CALAIS — A few Washington County residents took a break from entertaining ghosts and goblins to attend a candidates’ forum Monday night. The forum, sponsored by the Calais Chamber of Commerce, provided Down East residents a chance to quiz three of the four candidates running… Read More
    PALMYRA — Members of the Palmyra Planning Board spent three hours in consultation with their attorney Monday morning, trying to unravel a complicated subdivision proposal. At the center of the issue was the Buffer Ridge subdivision and whether one of the lots was exempt from… Read More
    The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is in turmoil. More than 40 union grievances have been filed, and the working relationship with the county commissioners has deteriorated. When the current sheriff, Spencer R. Havey, announced he would not seek re-election this fall due to health reasons, a half-dozen men… Read More
    Students from Limestone Community School and Calais High School will join others across the state and nation in a school-community mock election Thursday, Nov. 3. Results will be relayed to Bangor where state totals will be compiled and sent to national headquarters. Results will be reported by local… Read More
    A reader wrote to ask what it meant by the sun being in a certain constellation and how can it be in two different constellations at the same time. For instance, in November the sun is in the astrological sign of Sagittarius, but actually is just entering Scorpius. Read More
    PENOBSCOT — Penobscot Town Clerk Priscilla Bowden has announced that her office will be closed from Nov. 15 through Nov. 20. Residents who wish to obtain hunting licenses are asked to contact Elma May Lowell, deputy clerk, at 326-4961. Read More
    ROCKLAND — City police are sorting out the details of attacks on three Rockland men this weekend by assailants wielding sporting goods. At about 10 p.m. Saturday, Ben Rackliff and Joseph Mowatt were assaulted with baseball bats on Fulton Street. Two hours later, George Harris… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A weekend burglary at the C.N. Brown fuel company office on Main Street is being investigated by Rockland police. The break-in was discovered by a company employee early Sunday morning. Entry apparently was gained by forcing open a side door to the building,… Read More
    ROCKPORT — A St. George teen-ager is in serious condition in a Portland hospital after an automobile accident here late Saturday night. Shaun Borden, 17, was listed in serious condition in Maine Medical Center’s multi-trauma unit Monday with head and body injuries. Borden, a passenger,… Read More
    We here at Elitist Publishing are proud to announce a book that we think makes an important statement about our society. We call the book, which is based on a scientific study, “The Dumb Bell Curve.” And here now to explain its premise is the… Read More