AUGUSTA – Maine still lacks a racing schedule for 1995 and will not have one until after the holidays. Three meetings dealing with 1995 race dates have been held and the Maine State Harness Racing Commission has yet to approve race dates for agricultural fairs,… Read More
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CASTINE – The University of Maine-Farmington received 18 points from Wes Daggett and 17 from two others to overshadow a brilliant individual performance by Maine Maritime Academy’s Jack Kelly in posting a 94-79 men’s college basketball win Thursday. Troy Hanson and Dan LeGage netted 17… Read More
Analyst Joe Clark’s abrupt departure from the broadcasting booth at University of Maine ice hockey games for a head coaching job in Norway has left officials at Bangor radio station WZON scrambling to replace him. WZON program director Dale Duff has already lined up several… Read More
ORONO – Orono High School junior center Dan McDonough hadn’t scored a goal this season and even said, “I hadn’t been playing very well.” But McDonough felt better about the season on Thursday night because his rising 25-foot wrist shot from the midde of the… Read More
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HAMPDEN – Less than one minute into the second quarter, Bangor High School’s Matt Kinney suddenly found himself in The Zone. And before the Hampden Academy Broncos knew it, the 6-foot-3 senior forward spotted up to hit four 3-point shots in a four-minute span, turning… Read More
OLD TOWN – Susan Gardner hit a 3-point shot with just under a minute to play to give Orono the lead and lift the Red Riots to a 49-47 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Old Town Indians Thursday night. Amy Taylor sparked Orono with 18… Read More
ORONO – Kenny Barnes had just scored his team’s first seven points but was taken out of the game for a breather. It may have seemed like an unlikely time to take a hot shooter out of a game, but University of Maine coach Rudy… Read More
CALAIS – The Calais Blue Devils established an Eastern Maine schoolgirl basketball record with their 48th consecutive victory here Thursday night by virtue of their 53-38 win over Jonesport-Beals. Holli Tapley scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the defending state Class C champion… Read More
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PITTSFIELD — Generosity and thoughtfulness were the primary ingredients added to a Campus Coffee organized for Thursday morning at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield. Proposed by the student council nearly two months ago, the gathering of the campus community opened the school day with two… Read More
ATLANTA — Despite the outbreak of AIDS, Americans are living longer than ever — an average of almost 76 years, the government reported Thursday. The overall death rate in the United States was the lowest ever in 1992, falling to 504.5 per 100,000 people, the… Read More
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ETNA — The Country Corner Variety store on Route 2 will sponsor a visit by Santa 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Store owners Cecil and Bonnie Scott and Assistant Manager June Fournier will provide free hot dogs. Children also will have free photographs taken of them with… Read More
CORINNA — The Sebasticook Valley Community Band will present a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the Eastland Elementary School gymnasium in Corinna. A bake sale will be held by the Corinna Junior High School student council. Admission to the concert is free. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will hold its annual New Year’s eve sleep-over for children ages 6-12 starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the YMCA. Included in the night will be wallyball, floor hockey, movies, swimming, pizza for supper and pancakes for… Read More
NEWPORT — Senior citizens, age 60 and older, in the towns of SAD 48 and 38 (Corinna, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth, St. Albans, Etna and Dixmont) are invited to attend the annual Christmas concert and luncheon at Nokomis Regional High School at noon, Wednesday, Dec. 21. There is… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The Maine Association of Conservation Districts held its annual winter business meeting in Bangor Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Robert Miller, Don McDougal, Karen Piper, supervisors of Somerset County SWCD, and Nancy Reitze, officer manager, attended. Guest speaker at the banquet was Commissioner Bernard Shaw. Read More
NOBLEBORO — Kieve Leadership Decisions Institute is planning several courses for educators for the summer of 1995. Two five-day courses will be offered at the Richard Kennedy Learning Center on Damariscotta Lake. The on-site course dates are June 26-30 and July 10-14. Two additional six-day… Read More
The controversy over whether low-level electromagnetic fields can cause cancer surfaced in 1979 when Nancy Wertheimer and Ed Leeper at the University of Colorado found children living near power lines and other high-voltage sources exhibited a threefold increase in the incidence of leukemia. Their study was repeated in… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will decide Monday whether to force automakers to sell electric and other low-emission cars in Maine to meet new federal clean air requirements before the turn of the century. The decision is another in the series of regulatory steps… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Fund-raising plans for the Maine Central Institute Football Boosters Club in 1995 could provide Christmas presents for some local people. At the November meeting, the Boosters voted to offer tickets to its annual Super Supper — set for March 18 — before Christmas… Read More
WASHINGTON — Feel like fish? How about sinking your teeth into some grilled skate, roasted monkfish or cape shark amandine? It’s such species — long considered the uglier, poorer cousins of haddock, cod and flounder — that fishermen and consumers should turn to now that… Read More
HODGDON — The SAD 70 board voted this week to set the salary of Superintendent of Schools Terry Comeau at $60,000. In requesting that the board set his salary for fiscal year 1995, Comeau reiterated a statement he had made previously that he intended to… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Later this month, Paul Davis of Sangerville will retire his Maine State Police blues to wear the browns of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department. After more than 20 years of service to residents of the state, Davis said he believes it’s time to… Read More
At teaching hospitals throughout the country, doctors learn resuscitation techniques and other procedures by practicing on people who have just died, according to a new survey. But family members are rarely asked for permission. The survey of 449 training programs in adult and pediatric critical-care… Read More
BANGOR — A 7-year-old Millinocket boy has won a $1.55 million verdict against an Old Town man who was convicted of shaking him when he was an infant. Gregory Turcotte and his mother Kathryn Turcotte won the judgment last week in Penobscot County Superior Court… Read More
The Maine Waste Management Agency was one of the first targets for closure when the last recession hit. Its role — to advise communities what to do with what they thought was garbage — hardly was glamorous. Some communities didn’t like the agency because it suggested, sometimes strongly… Read More
Tired of the same old Santa Claus and reindeer wrapping paper? Or are you just annoyed with the seasonal paper cuts, missing scissors and empty tape dispensers that the chore brings with it? The joy of giving annually brings with it the pain of wrapping,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A Mars Hill mother in labor received a jolt Thursday morning when her car became involved in a three-vehicle accident on South Main Street, near the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Elaine Boulier, 32, was apparently two days overdue and having… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Walter Bunker did not disguise his animosity toward fellow Hancock County Commissioner Dennis Damon at Thursday’s meeting called to approve the 1995 county budget. “I’m not interested in changes you want to make to get your name in the paper. … I don’t… Read More
Gifts to the Santa’s Helper Fund continue to flow in, bringing the balance Thursday to $12,973. Many more dollars are needed as soon as possible to support the Salvation Army’s effort to serve the thousands of people who need assistance. In addition to the hundreds… Read More
DYER BROOK — Teachers and the school committee of the Southern Aroostook Community School District have ratified a contract that will give teachers a 10 percent pay increase over two years. There will be no changes in benefits. During the first year of the contract,… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Job security, health care, wages and pensions are the most important issues to union workers at Great Northern Paper Co., according to the results of a survey released Thursday. Of about 1,100 union workers represented by 14 locals, 518 completed the survey aimed… Read More
Regarding the referendum, “An Act to Limit Protected Classes Under Maine Law,” the executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine urges (BDN letter to the editor, Dec. 10) that we “focus our energy on making the public referendum campaign as helpful, specific and informative as possible.”… Read More
CALAIS — Twelve stone mile markers lining Route 1 and harkening back to the days when horses’ hooves clopped through Calais are to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The St. Croix Historical Society learned earlier this month that its application to… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Dennysville man recently indicted on charges of running over and killing a Lubec woman pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in Hancock County Superior Court on Thursday. He faces new charges after police reported finding drugs during a recent routine traffic stop. Chester… Read More
A story regarding the Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision to allow Manna’s soup kitchen to remain on Center Street contained erroneous information about the time frame in which the Center Street Neighborhood Association can appeal that decision. The Bangor Daily News was erroneously told that the association had… Read More
For all the gridlock in Congress last year, two items received bipartisan support: Democrats and Republicans acted in their own ways to kill campaign-finance reform and a ban on accepting gifts from lobbyists. Republicans have an opportunity next session to justify the faith voters have placed in them… Read More
BREWER — Brewer resident Jeannine Sweezy has filed a seven-count suit in Penobscot County Superior Court against Bangor developer Carl Snow, the city of Brewer and Code Enforcement Officer Robert Perkins in an attempt to stop the construction of a home on the shore of the Penobscot River… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Town Council took care of several small business items Wednesday night before settling down to their first 1995 budget work session with three department heads. After a public hearing, councilors approved parking regulations for two municipal parking lots. They agreed to… Read More
A new character for children will be unveiled at 7 tonight on WLBZ (Channel 2) and WSCH (Channel 6). The holiday special “The Wompkee’s First Grand Adventure” introduces the state of Maine to the wompkee, which is a green, furry creature with huge ears known… Read More
In the not-so-distant future, expect to see fewer cars and tractor-trailers rolling down Maine’s roadways and more commuters using buses, vans and even passenger trains to get to where they want to go. That’s part of what’s envisioned in a 20-year transportation plan that was… Read More
ORONO — Those who find the holidays a difficult time are welcome to attend a Longest Night Service 7-8 p.m. today at the Newman Center on College Avenue. Sponsored by Orono Campus Ministries and the Religious Affairs Committee of the University of Maine, the interfaith… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court: Jason S. Knowlton, 20, Searsport, criminal mischief, all but 48 hours suspended from 364-day jail sentence, one year probation; theft, 48 hours in jail to be served concurrently. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKPORT — Northeast Health, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, will sponsor a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, in the lower level conference room at the Penobscot Bay Physicians’ Building. A second opportunity to donate blood will be… Read More
BANGOR — Penquis Community Action Program’s Head Start program is one of four centers in New England to receive an award for excellence, said a Penquis spokesman. Penquis was rated at 98 percent in a federally mandated review done in May. The program was started… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Town officials will try to convince Penobscot County commissioners to continue funding $5,000 for a local development committee. “We feel that the failure of the commissioners to budget the $5,000 is shortsighted and is ultimately going to cost the county more than the… Read More
ROCKLAND — Consumers Maine Water Co. has postponed further construction of the new intake at Mirror Lake until spring of 1995. Mirror Lake is the major water source for its Camden and Rockland Division that serves more than 7,000 customers. “The primary reason for postponing… Read More
With the swearing-in of legislators and the start of the legislative session last week, hopes were high that the incoming 117th Maine Legislature would be based on openness, cooperation, and bipartisanship. After all, the voters of Maine had selected an independent governor, and collectively given… Read More
I would like to extend a hearty thank you to the thoughtful person who stole my handmade Christmas decoration from my porch on Hudson Street in Bangor. It should make you happy to know that the Christmas Kissing Ball you stole from me was made from evergreen tips… Read More
We welcome the visit of representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week to present their findings from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Basin Mills Project proposed by Bangor Hydro. Over 3,600 members of Friends of Basin Mills support this project because it will improve… Read More
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I read with interest the Page One article on reformulated gas in Friday’s Bangor Daily News. It sounds like this clean-air initiative may be headed for the same kind of roadblock that others like it have run into in the recent past. While I’m all for lowering ozone… Read More
HOWLAND — Townspeople on Monday gave officials the authority to enter into a sewer agreement with Enfield. Under the agreement, Howland will provide Enfield with waste-water treatment services. Enfield’s sewer project includes building a waste-water collection system for the West Enfield Village area; waste-water would… Read More
Bangor District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, one year license suspension, $500: Ronald F. Botson, 29, Bangor, seven days in jail; Donald Cobb, 43, Hampden, seven days in jail, one-year probation, weekend intervention program; and Kenneth J. Maloney, 46, Kenduskeag,… Read More
Caribou District Court: Bonnie L. Sorenson, 36, Caribou, theft, $100. 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
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — Volunteers are prepared to use sledgehammers and saws to improve the air quality in the high school’s music room. Members of the school’s Music Boosters Club have proposed a plan to expand the band room and say volunteers could start tearing… Read More
BANGOR — J. Robert Sudheimer of Hampden has a new love. Bowling. “Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22, 1994, my wife and I went bowling! `Big deal,’ you say. `Thousands of people go bowling every Saturday afternoon,’ ” said Sudheimer in a recent note to the Bangor… Read More
ROCKPORT — Pascal Avenue residents see a lot of negatives in plans the Maine Photographic Workshop is developing for the vacant Rockport Baptist Church. The Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night listened to more than two hours of public comment on the proposal,… Read More
BANGOR — Mainers had better work together if they hope to improve the state’s lagging economy, Gov.-elect Angus King said Thursday. “We’re all in the same very small boat on a big economic ocean,” King said. “It doesn’t do any good if we’re rowing in… Read More
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest vision care insurance plan agreed Thursday under government pressure to halt a practice the Justice Department said virtually ended discounts on eye exams, glasses and contact lenses for its 15 million customers and others. Vision Service Plan, of Rancho Cordova,… Read More
LINNEUS — A local man was injured seriously Wednesday night when his pickup truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Wayne McGary, 45, suffered multiple chest injuries when his 1991 Dodge Dakota collided with the trailer unit. The truck was stopped on South Oakfield… Read More
PORTLAND — Flight schedules for Continential Airlines should return to normal for Maine travelers frustrated by cancellations caused by new restrictions placed on some aircraft. New commuter planes will be moved into the state through the weekend to replace ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft that may… Read More
As Dr. Janet E. Ordway et. al. pointed out in their Dec. 8 letter to the editor, there “should be no geographic discrimination or arbitrary class membership in mental health services to those with severe and prolonged mental illness.” Understanding the spirit in which the Augusta Mental Health… Read More
DEER ISLE — A report issued by an investigator of the Maine Human Rights Commission concludes that age discrimination complaints filed by two School Union 76 employees are unfounded. Union 76 includes schools in Brooklin, Sedgwick and Deer Isle-Stonington. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Fire destroyed a maintenance facility at a Bucksport golf course Thursday afternoon. The fire had engulfed the maintenance side of the maintenance-storage barn by the time firefighters reached the Bucksport Golf Course and Country Club on Route 46 shortly after 1 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
On these nights before Christmas, driving the Maine roads can be an illuminating experience when you happen to have a couple of starry-eyed youngsters squirming in the back seat. You’ll be cruising along, enjoying the tranquil countryside while humming to a Christmas carol on the… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska police detained three men Thursday afternoon in connection with a search that had been under way for one or more persons who may have been cashing checks on bank accounts that may have been closed. Madawaska Police Chief Ronald Pelletier said a… Read More
PORTLAND — The city will come alive on New Year’s Eve with its 11th annual New Year’s/Portland celebration featuring 100 shows at more than 20 locations in the downtown arts district. Events will be open to those wearing a New Year’s/Portland admission button, now on… Read More
WASHINGTON — Genetic evidence of a new herpes virus found in tumors of Kaposi’s sarcoma suggests the deadly cancer that strikes more than a fourth of all gay men with AIDS may be caused by a virus. A research group led by a team at… Read More
THOMASTON — The SAD 50 board Wednesday formed a negotiating team to work with St. George on terms for the town’s possible withdrawal from the school district. Early this week the St. George withdrawal committee delivered to the state Deparment of Education its plan for… Read More
VAN BUREN — As teachers and the supporters held yet another candlelight vigil in subzero weather, the SAD 24 directors and a group of concerned parents talked Wednesday about a pizza. “The (district) budget is like a pizza. You can cut that pizza any way… Read More
ELLIOTSVILLE — For years the three men made it a tradition during hunting season to stop and have tea and lunch on rocks that once supported homesteads in the former town of Wilson. The Town of Wilson in Range 9 is now part of Elliotsville… Read More
CARIBOU — An Aroostook County Superior Court jury has awarded $10,000 to a Caribou teen-ager who was shot through the shoulder by coyote hunters while parking in a potato field with her boyfriend. The charges of negligence were brought by Stacey Dyer, now 19, and… Read More
AUGUSTA — State regulators weighing an experimental form of rate-setting for NYNEX were urged to endorse as much as $65 million in rate cuts for the telephone company as a series of public hearings wound up Thursday. The largest proposed cut, derived from various categories… Read More
WATERVILLE — A Dexter man accused in a fatal stabbing had been beaten by the victim and was carrying a knife for self-defense on the night of the slaying, witnesses told investigators. Alton Cobb, 26, was charged with murder Wednesday and ordered held without bail… Read More
AUGUSTA — The senior member of Maine’s congressional delegation said Thursday he will carefully weigh President Clinton’s $60 billion tax cut proposal against any plan his party advances. Sen. Bill Cohen said he endorses the idea of tax cuts, but “I believe it is very… Read More