ELLSWORTH – Blowouts are a part of life. They happen. A lot of sports fans look down their noses at them, especially when they occur in a game as big as a high school state soccer championship. That’s because a lot of fans fail to look beyond the… Read More
    High Schools MAIAW Tournament AT COLBY COLLEGE, Waterville Quarterfinals: Colby def. Unity 15-3, 15-6; University-New England def. UMaine-Machias 15-3, 15-2; UM-Farmington def. St. Joseph’s 4-15, 15-6, 15-9; Bowdoin def. Thomas College 15-3, 15-0 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – One of the painful lessons a struggling football team learns is that it is best not to blow its chances when they come. The University of Maine did just that here Saturday as 20th-ranked I-AA William & Mary posted a 17-0 Yankee… Read More
    Western Maine teams dominated field hockey action Saturday as all three state field hockey championships were won by western champs in overtime at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham. South Portland took the Class A crown with a 1-0 decision over Skowhegan. In Class B,… Read More
    TOPSHAM – In a dramatic reversal of fortunes, North Yarmouth Academy turned the tables on Orono here Saturday, beating the defending state Class C field hockey champions 2-1 in sudden-death overtime to claim its own state title. It was the first in the history of… Read More
    FARMINGDALE – One of the beauties of the playoffs is discovering new heroes, players who were not prominent during the regular season who emerge as stars in the postseason. That was the case in the state Class B boys and girls soccer championships at Hall-Dale… Read More
    PORTLAND, Maine – Jeff Nelson scored three goals in the third period to lead the undefeated Portland Pirates to a 5-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Sunday. The victory completed a three-game sweep for Portland (14-0-3) and added another game to the team’s record… Read More
    The stage was set for next week’s regional schoolboy football championship games with two perennial powers flexing their muscles in the Class A ranks. Defending Eastern Maine big-school champ Waterville remained unbeaten with a convincing 35-7 victory over Gardiner. And in Western Maine, No. 3… Read More
    Colleges WMEB MEDIA POLL (First-place votes in parentheses) 1. Minnesota (8) 126 points 2. Boston University (3) 117 3. Colorado College (1) 108 4. Michigan State (2) 102 5. Northeastern 81 6. Michigan 69 7. Harvard 40 8. Vermont 31 9. Maine 30 10. Bowling Green 26… Read More
    HANOVER, N.H. – Michelle Gallan scored off a penalty corner with 9:25 left in overtime here Sunday, lifting the University of Maine to the ECAC Division I field hockey championship with a 1-0 victory over host Dartmouth College. Maine, which finished at 14-6-1, had beaten… Read More
    CASTINE – Freshman quarterback Mike Geyer threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Maine Maritime Academy shut out Framingham State 41-0 in a New England Football Conference game at Ritchie Field. Coach Mike Hodgson’s Mariners, 6-1 in league play, can clinch their second… Read More
    BREWER – After backstopping Katahdin High School’s 1-0 victory over Falmouth in Saturday’s state Class C girls soccer championship, senior goalkeeper Carrie-Jo McNally fielded postgame questions on her familiar turf. With a celebration under way on the pitch of Pendleton Street Field, cleat-pocked mud surrounded… Read More
    ORONO – In recent years, the University of Maine’s hockey opponents knew they needed to concentrate on two or three key players to have any chance of beating the Black Bears. This year’s Maine team doesn’t have the luxury of a Paul Kariya or a… Read More
    Jr. Olympic Championships AT MARANACOOK HIGH, Readfield BANTAM DIVISION GIRLS – 3,000 meters: Mandy Bowden (una.) 14:28.0, Mary-Kate Boddy (Yarmouth) 15:16.0, Emily Capehart (Bangor) third MASTERS googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    It was incorrectly reported in Mike Dowd’s column in Friday’s editions that Salem (Mass.) High School football coach Ken Perrone ignored a court order to stop coaching during an ongoing teachers strike in that city. No such court order was issued. Perrone was presented with a printed order… Read More
    Republican Rick Bennett’s campaign took on a gastronomic twist Sunday as his 750-mile, cross-district walking tour made way for a movable feast in Waldo County. From the constant rain along Route 1, Bennett walked into the welcome circle of supporters gathered for a luncheon at… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Attorney General Michael Carpenter made a televised defense of U.S. Senate candidate Tom Andrews in Aroostook County, where Andrews paid a political price for his decision not to fight harder for Loring Air Force Base. Carpenter disclosed during a 30-minute paid TV special… Read More
    A student at Fruit Street School in Bangor was diagnosed with pertussis, a disease which is relatively mild in older children and adults but can be fatal to infants. Principal Daniel M. Lee said parents of the 400 children at Fruit Street were told about… Read More
    From a small stage came humorous and sometimes animated anecdotes interwoven with quick one-liners about relationships and life’s little foibles. There were even a few stories and quips about not-so-topical issues like outhouses. The six brief comedic orations drew peals of laughter from the audience… Read More
    PORTLAND — First Congressional District candidate Dennis Dutremble has received the endorsement of every newspaper to issue endorsements in the 1st District race. Dutremble spokesman Dan Paradee noted this weekend that “such unanimity of support is extremely unusual in an open seat race.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A German Air Force cargo plane en route to Gander, Newfoundland, landed at the Northern Maine Regional Airport here after experiencing an electrical emergency Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t immediately known where the flight originated. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    MILO — Planning has begun for what organizers hope will be one of the largest celebrations this town has seen when alumni celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Milo High School. To kick off the fund-raising campaign for the celebration and to fund… Read More
    Late tonight the candidates will subside, collapsing like boned fish, and Tuesday morning voters can relish their right to make half the candidates miserable. By early Tuesday evening voters will cluster around televisions to learn the names of the new incumbents they shall start detesting. But even before… Read More
    To correct a letter to the editor published Saturday, Olympia Snowe, Republican candidate for the Senate, was one of the original co-sponsors of the family and medical leave bill in Congress and voted in 1992 to override a Bush veto of the bill, according to her staff. Read More
    One of the few Maine politicians not running for office this fall, Sen. William Cohen continues to build a resume of waste-busting legislation that should save taxpayers billions of dollars. Passage of a law last week based on his Medicare report that found medical suppliers cheating the system… Read More
    DEXTER — Aspiring to be the best you can be at what you set out to do was the message shared with fifth- and sixth-graders Thursday at the Dexter Middle School. Todd Parola, a Dexter Regional High School graduate who now works for the Chicago… Read More
    Within the tragedy that has unfolded in South Carolina last week lies one more pernicious. It emerges whenever such events, real or perceived, mingle with the fears and prejudices of a nation. The black man first described and wanted in the kidnapping of two children… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Hancock County Republicans will honor outgoing state Sen. Ruth Foster of Ellsworth at a dinner Nov. 16 at Jordan’s Restaurant. Former state Sen. Tom Perkins of Blue Hill will emcee the program. The event is open to those who have worked with Foster… Read More
    Nancy Garland’s Oct. 19 story detailing the culmination of Norman and Edit Braley’s dream of home ownership (“Mainers waken to American dream”) was one of the high points of my day. It has been my privilege to come to know the Braleys through my position… Read More
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    On behalf of Brewer’s Pendleton and Washington Street School students, we’d like to thank the Holden Fire Department for the use of their “Learn Not to Burn” trailer. The Holden volunteers, with community support, have constructed a great teaching tool. The trailer has a bedroom… Read More
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    I am responding to the Op-ed column from the Bangor Daily News of Oct. 20 by Carolyn Cosby and Jonathan Malmude of Concerned Maine Families. I, too, am concerned. I am concerned about their attempt to deny a minority group of people their right of… Read More
    CORINNA — The SAD 48 Building Committee will hold its Monday night traveling meeting in Corinna at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Eastland School. Since late September, the committee has been making the rounds of the district’s six towns, seeking opinions on future school… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Noah Whitt and his son, Erick, of Skowhegan have been selected by the Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District as the Woodlot Owner of the Year for the county. The selection was based on a woodlot located off the East River Road… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Classes and programs are offered regularly at the Somerset County Senior Center on High Street in Skowhegan. The genealogy class will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesdays. The craft-a-week class will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Assistance with tax and rent rebate forms will… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA is organizing a coed wallyball league for this winter, with play to be conducted at the YMCA. League games will be played once a week through the winter months. In late winter or early spring, a tournament or playoff… Read More
    In a recent BDN article (Friday, Oct. 21), I made comments concerning David Clough, former state director of the NFIB. These were based on incorrect information and erroneous assumptions. I feel these statements were negative in nature, and wrongly portrayed Mr. Clough, and I wish to set the… Read More
    GUILFORD — Authors Alexandra and Garrett Conover of Willimantic will be guests of the Guilford Memorial Library later this month. The Conovers will discuss and autograph their new book, “A Snow Walker’s Companion,” from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the library. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    OLD TOWN — Children’s International Summer Village is accepting applications through Nov. 30 for youth delegates and group leaders. The philosophy of CISV comes from the belief that peace between the peoples of the world can be attained through friendship and teaching children to understand… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft planners gave their approval Thursday for the subdivision of property on the East Dover Road. Michael Davis was given final approval to subdivide five 4-acre lots and another lot of 117 acres for recreational and seasonal use only. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Harbor House Children’s Center is sponsoring a workshop for parents, child care providers and teachers. “Creative Expression with Young Children” will be Nov. 19 at the Harbor House building on Main Street. The day will begin at 9 a.m. with a children’s… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Next Step domestic violence project of Hancock County served more than 250 people in its first year of operation. The group provides a 24-hour hot line for battered women as well as support groups, advocacy, shelter referrals and public education. It kept… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Statewide efforts to reinstate the Maine Meat Act will be discussed at the annual Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District banquet Nov. 10 at the Halcyon Grange on Route 15 in North Blue Hill. The meeting is open to the public. Read More
    TENANTS HARBOR — The children’s room of Tenants Harbor’s Jackson Memorial Library will be dedicated as a memorial to two devoted library volunteers in a ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. In 1974 the late Henry Haskell and his wife, Bess, launched the weekly… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Parent conferences with Rockland District High School teachers will be 3:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Report cards for the first quarter also will be distributed at the conferences. Conferences will be 15 minutes long, with registration-conference sheets in each teacher’s room. Call the… Read More
    BELFAST — The annual Christmas Fair at The First Church in Belfast will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the parish house. Items for sale include jewelry; home-baked pies, cakes, cookies; jams and jellies; craft items, many with a Christmas motif; plants; holiday… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Northern Maine Chamber Society will hold concerts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Southside School in Houlton, and at 3 p.m. Nov. 13 in the campus center at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The concerts, under the direction… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in the council chambers. Business will include consideration of a car rental concession space at the airport as well as bids for renovations to the council chambers and purchase… Read More
    WEST FORKS — Three Massachusetts men were injured in a one-vehicle accident in West Forks early Sunday morning when the driver lost control of his vehicle as he attempted to avoid hitting a moose in the roadway. Chief Deputy Mike Brown of the Somerset County… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Members of the Criminal Justice Club at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are using skills learned in classes to benefit the community. They have developed a passport program to provide parents with vital information about their children to expedite recovery… Read More
    LEWISTON — Maine’s top-of-the-ticket Democrats joined Stephen King in considering a frightening prospect — Republican control of the Congress. During a Lewiston fund-raiser and rally in Auburn, Democrats turned out Sunday evening to fill the campaign coffers and give a last-minute boost to Bangor state… Read More
    The University of Maine celebrated cultural diversity Saturday, but a group of international students complained the university was not tolerant of diversity in health insurance. “We do not ask for much,” said Amir Reza of Iran, who spoke during a protest at Memorial Union. “We… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Operation Game Thief was credited with the arrests of two men on night-hunting charges, a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service said. Christopher Farley, 22, of Trenton and David Kelley, 22, of Ellsworth entered not-guilty pleas at their arraignment in Ellsworth District Court… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joseph Brennan and independent Angus King inched toward a truce in their TV advertising war Saturday, but an airwave armistice failed to take hold. A new Brennan ad aired Saturday night accusing King of trying to “buy the election” by… Read More
    HARRINGTON — The discovery of two homemade pipe bombs, a cigarette lighter and about 40 firecrackers Sunday in the back yard of a local residence has initiated an investigation by the Maine State Police. Lobster fisherman Glen Smith of Harrington discovered the explosive devices on… Read More
    When the story first spread that two small children had been abducted under mysterious circumstances by a stranger in the night, probably few people outside of South Carolina had ever heard of the town in that state called Union. But when the announcement finally came… Read More
    SOLON — A Solon man was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night, but police were able to arrest a man shortly after the incident occurred. Sampson Beauregard, 21, of Solon and formerly of Fitchburg, Mass., was arrested after he fled on foot from the robbery scene. Read More
    I am writing in response to remarks reported to have been made by Rep. Richard Ruhlin in a recent article in the Bangor Daily News. David Clough, our state director in Maine for 13 years, representing the interests of small business, decided to step down… Read More