SALEM, Mass. – Sophomore point guard Sue Ann Allen scored 19 points, dished off six assists, and grabbed eight rebounds, all game highs, to power the Husson College women’s basketball team to a 76-55 win over Colby in the Salem State Christmas Tournament Thursday. Steph… Read More
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BREWER – The old basketball barn which sits smack dab in the middle of the Brewer High School campus has never been a favorite visiting place for Eastern Maine Class A hoop teams. This year, it’s been a downright House from Hell. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
SEARSPORT – Craig Worster scored 19 points to lead the Calais Blue Devils to a 65-49 schoolboy basketball victory over the host Vikings here Thursday. Josh Delmonaco and Lloyd Ayer scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Devils. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Playing inspired defense and turning in a dominating performance on the boards, the University of Maine women’s basketball team defeated the University of San Francisco, 66-55, in the consolation game of the Nationwide Insurance Lady Gator Classic on Thursday. Florida defeated North… Read More
High Schools AT UMAINE FIELD HOUSE, Orono Bangor boys 118, Hampden 76, Nokomis 23, (tie) Bucksport 21 and George Stevens Academy 21 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
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After six months of negotiations, Bangor TV station WABI is getting National Football League games back on its airwaves. “I’ve been here since July and it seems like every day I’ve been involved in trying to get the games back on,” said Mike Young, WABI’s… Read More
DEXTER – Danny Leadbetter and Jerrid Otis each scored four points in overtime as Nokomis outscored Dexter 8-1 to notch a 68-61 schoolboy basketball victory over Dexter Thursday night. Jody Grant had a game-high 27 points for the Warriors of Newport, including four 3-pointers. Leadbetter… Read More
ORONO – It was a night of firsts Thursday at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena. Orono High School junior center Dan McDonough notched his first career hat trick and senior defensemen Chris Murdoch and David Spellman each scored their first career goals as the… Read More
HAMPDEN – Liza Doughty scored 14 of her game-high 18 points in the second half as Hermon overcame a four-point halftime deficit to defeat Hampden 46-42 in a schoolgirl basketball contest Thursday night. Renee Richardson hit three foul shots in the final moments to sew… Read More
TROY, N.Y. – Federal Express delivered Jamie Thompson’s knee brace to the University of Maine’s hotel here Wednesday. As an indirect result of that seemingly insignificant event, Black Bears center Tim Lovell delivered his best performance as a college hockey player Thursday night at the… Read More
Contrary to a story in Thursday’s editions, a federal judge did not award a court-appointed attorney to a suspected drug smuggler who reportedly earned $100,000 last year. In fact, Magistrate Eugene Beaulieau refused to have the government pick up the tab until David Lane’s $2,500 in assets is… Read More
A Jay man who first lost his arm in a lumber mill machine, and then lost his lawsuit against the company that designed the device, will get a new trial, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. In what it termed a highly unusual ruling, the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Kanes have 90 days to pay off more than $4,000 in debt to the city, a District Court judge has decided. In a judgment released this week in Ellsworth, Judge Ronald Russell granted the city an immediate lien on Richard and Meredith… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Other than agreeing to send a petition back to the organizer, the Piscataquis County commissioners took no action Thursday on a request to reopen the Stage Road in Parkman, but did approve the county budget for 1995. Commissioners Joseph L.A. Morin, Gordon Andrews… Read More
BOSTON — A new treatment still in the test-tube stage appears to make cancers wither and stop spreading by choking off their blood supply, researchers say. The developers of the treatment say it may overcome shortcomings that have doomed earlier attempts to starve cancers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
“Most people just aren’t aware of Maine’s rich aviation heritage,” says the president of the Maine Aviation Historical Society. “That’s what we’re trying to change.” Leo Boyle of Westbrook says he hopes the 1995 Maine Aviation Historical Calendar, Flying Down East, will help people become… Read More
DEXTER — A Sangerville woman has been hired as the new interim superintendent for SAD 46 to replace Phil Dahlinger who will retire from the post this week. Leslee Stone, vice chairman of the SAD 46 school board, said Thursday that directors chose Dolores Starbird… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An arrest warrant has been issued for a wanderer with a long, violent criminal record for the slaying of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a vacant building, police said Thursday. The warrant charges Edward Mayrand, 48, of Providence, with… Read More
When Japanese people look at a full moon and let their imaginations go, they probably won’t see a man’s face — they are more likely to picture two rabbits making mochi (a sweet rice cake) by pounding rice in a hollowed-out stump. Cultural differences between… Read More
The race for the U.S. Senate in Maine this year was a small sample of the trouble with the way campaigns for Congress are conducted. In winning the seat vacated by Sen. George Mitchell, Rep. Olympia Snowe spent about $2 million. Rep. Tom Andrews spent $1.4 million in… Read More
After two decades of steady migration to the periphery of Bangor — to malls and their satellite developments — a major retailer is about to make a 6-acre footprint in Bangor’s downtown. Its an important step for this city. It marks a turning point. Shaw’s… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court: Warren A. Kennedy, 41, Brooks, operating after revocation after having been declared a habitual offender of motor vehicle laws, 30 days in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
MACHIAS — The official signing of a $2.5 million loan to complete the expansion and renovation of the 200-year-old Washington Academy in East Machias was conducted Thursday. Lewis Sirois, district loan officer for the Farmers Home Administration office in Ellsworth, officiated at the signing of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An offer has been made on behalf of the Piscataquis County commissioners to an Eagle Lake contractor in an effort to settle a dispute encountered during the closing of the Orneville landfill. James Martin Jr., who submitted the lowest bid, was hired to… Read More
NEW YORK — Stock in Fleet Mortgage Group Inc. rose sharply Thursday after its parent company offered to pay $190 million for the 19 percent of Fleet Mortgage it doesn’t already own. After the close of trading Wednesday, Fleet Financial Group Inc. announced a proposal… Read More
BRUNSWICK — A fiberglass manufacturer looking to expand decided Thursday to accept an eleventh-hour financial deal and remain in Brunswick, rejecting an incentive-laden package offered by neighboring Bath. Brunswick Technologies Inc. was wooed by both communities, each trying to build up an economic base threatened… Read More
BELFAST — When a team of public relations professionals lands in Waldo County next week, members of the Belfast and Searsport Chambers of Commerce will be there to lend a hand. After the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad hired Geiger & Associates of Tallahassee, Fla.,… Read More
LIMESTONE — Limestone Police Chief Ronald Sprague Wednesday released the names of three local teen-agers charged in connection with a crime spree involving five incidents over four nights in November and December. Charged in connection with the incidents were 19-year-old Christopher Johndro, and Tyler Bell… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent will have evening courses starting the third week of January. “Vietnam: A Look at the Past” will be held Monday nights starting Jan 23. It will be taught by Leo Bell. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent will have its third annual Shakespeare Festival Saturday, Jan. 14, in UMFK’s Fox Auditorium. The festival is sponsored by the UMFK Arts and Humanities Division by a grant from the Maine Humanities Council. The festival… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The northern Maine snowmobile trail map and the county map and guide projects have been completed, with both publications available through the Aroostook County Chamber of Commerce. The guide contains information for tourist lodging facilities, restaurants, sporting guides, camping facilities and special… Read More
MADAWASKA — Legal Services for the Elderly will offer free legal advice to Maine residents ages 60 and older, by appointment only, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Senior Center — Forever Young Club, 531B Main St. Appointments are available by calling 1-800-439-1789. Read More
GREENVILLE — Students in the Greenville and Shirley schools will attend school Monday, Jan. 2. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Archives will dispense $24,000 in historical information grants of up to $1,000 each to help preserve original historical records and improve public access to records. Those benefiting from the first phase of the program include the Shaker Library at Sabbathday… Read More
MACHIAS — The election of a new chairman of the board of Washington County commissioners will be held at the board’s annual organizational session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the courthouse. The outgoing chairman, Preston Smith of Addison, failed last November to win… Read More
GUILFORD — Less than a day after a similar incident in Sebec, someone stole a motor vehicle in Guilford Wednesday evening. A Harmony man was arrested Wednesday in the theft of the motor vehicle in Sebec, but police have few leads in the theft of… Read More
CARIBOU — A local woman was arrested Wednesday on a drug-related charge after police searched her home on South Main Street. Anna Walls, 25, was charged with unlawful furnishing of marijuana, according to Darrell Crandall of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BREWER — In the wake of three home invasions this month, Brewer police are reminding residents to lock their doors and windows. “Make sure when you go to bed that your doors and windows are locked,” said Detective Cpl. David Clewley. “If you take a… Read More
BREWER — Boy Scout Troop 16 will hold its annual bottle drive from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1. Those wanting to have bottles picked up may call 989-1214 or 989-1452. Read More
NEWPORT — Expansion and growth seem to be on the horizon for Newport in the coming year with developers and business owners banking on the successes they experienced in 1994. Greg Lovely of Lovely Investments has a large project planned for the Triangle Plaza. The… Read More
HERMON — Don’t put that Christmas tree out by the curb with your trash. It costs the town money in disposal fees. Instead, drop it off in back of the parking lot behind the Hermon Municipal Building any time through January. The tree may be… Read More
CORINTH — Nomination papers will be available on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the town office for the following offices: Selectman for three years; assessor for three years; overseer of the poor for three years; town clerk for one year; SAD 64 director for three years;… Read More
OWLS HEAD — One hundred soap box derby racers from all over Maine will compete in the Maine Soap Box Derby Finals race to be held June 16-18 in Camden. According to race director Cathy Latham, it took just about a month to fill the… Read More
BANGOR — The Home Assistance Volunteer Program needs volunteers over age 55 to help older people continue independent living. Volunteers spend from two to four hours each week helping with shopping, errands, transportation, limited housekeeping and companionship. For information about the program, call 941-2803. Read More
TENANTS HARBOR — “Telling the Truth” in autobiographies will be the subject of an adult discussion series to begin Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor. The five discussions will be built around a series of autobiographies and will be led… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Budget Committee held its public hearing on the 1995 budget Thursday night, but postponed voting on enactment until next week. The committee will meet again at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the courthouse to vote on the county commissioners’… Read More
HERMON — Add Hermon to the list of communities applying for funds from the $95 million Cops Fast program funded by President Clinton’s anti-crime bill. The Piscataquis County Commissioners and the cities of Ellsworth and Belfast have already decided to apply for the money which… Read More
ASHLAND — A Wallagrass man and a St. Elzear, Quebec, man were treated for injuries at Gould Memorial Hospital in Presque Isle and released after a two-truck accident Thursday afternoon on Route 11. The accident remains under investigation, but it appears that charges may be… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Coast Guard suspended on Thursday afternoon a search that covered a 744-square-mile area off Mount Desert Island. The extensive search that began late Wednesday afternoon was in response to a call for the Coast Guard heard on a scanner. No specific… Read More
BROOKLIN — Despite nostalgia for the aged structure, most residents responding to a recent survey hope to see the town’s junior high school building put up for sale. Construction of a new kindergarten-to-grade-eight school has caused town officials to consider what will become of the… Read More
ROCKLAND — Consumers Maine Water Co. filed a $1,225,948 rate increase request for four of its divisions with the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The request is for the company’s Camden & Rockland, Skowhegan, Oakland, and Kezar Falls divisions and seeks to recover the costs for… Read More
BAR HARBOR — An Addison woman was being treated at a Bar Harbor hospital late Thursday afternoon for injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle accident earlier that day on Route 102. Michelle Libby, 31, was taken by ambulance to Mount Desert Island Hospital for a… Read More
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but owners of ski areas are finding that a computer network may be more valuable yet. It is a vast new outlet for ski areas that in the past have relied on brochures and advertisements to enrich their businesses. Read More
I am writing to bring some perspective to the silly, yet strangely serious debate over welfare reform and orphanages. The proorphanage justification generally involves 1) a recitation of the evils inflected on children by neglectful and-or abusive parents, who also happen to be on welfare, and 2) a… Read More
The first 20 years of my life were spent on the east side of Bangor, in the area of your Dec. 22 report, “Slew of Signs.” Quite frequently, I pass through the section, making it a point to go up or down a different street each time, looking… Read More
An article about a couple of new types of bullets, “New handgun bullets drawing fire” (BDN, Dec. 27), contains some inaccuracies which need to be addressed. A 1986 federal ban on armor-piercing ammunition did not outlaw bullets simply because they are coated with Teflon. Indeed,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man who allegedly assaulted a police officer a year ago last October was found guilty in 13th District Court Wednesday of aggravated assault, assault on an officer, and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Sentencing for… Read More
The Maine Broadcasting Company has appointed an acting general manager for WLBZ TV, Channel 2, in Bangor. Maria Kreilkamp, who has served as WLBZ’s business manager for nine years, has been named to that position, while a search continues for a permanent replacement for Jeffrey… Read More
BANGOR — Firefighters battled bitter cold, raging winds and remorseless flames as they struggled Thursday evening to save a 123-year-old house at the corner of State and Fern streets. Ladders, hoses and firefighters quickly were coated in ice, as temperatures plummeted and the wind chill… Read More
AMITY — It was a vision of apple orchards and of a spruce- and pine-lined rural area that drew Arthur Howell to Maine and ultimately to Lycette Road in Amity 14 years ago. Today, that vision has turned into perhaps one of the most successful… Read More
It seemed an act of madness when, in late October, Dr. Robert Willner held a press conference where he drew blood from an HIV-positive man and injected it into himself. Dr. Willner, the author of a book titled, “Deadly Deception: Proof That Sex and HIV Absolutely Do Not… Read More
CARIBOU — In its last session for 1994, the Caribou City Council endorsed a proposal Wednesday that would allow a group of four area agencies to use 16 housing units previously inhabited by military personnel from Loring Air Force Base. The single-family dwellings are located… Read More
CARIBOU — Police are searching for a 34-year-old man who allegedly was involved in drug trafficking. Michael Hornick of Caribou is charged with three counts of aggravated trafficking in marijuana. Drug enforcement agents searched his South Main Street residence Thursday and seized marijuana and related… Read More
A spell of mild winter weather ended abruptly Thursday as temperatures plummeted across Maine and bone-chilling winds created “whiteout” conditions on highways in Aroostook County. The National Weather Service posted a high-wind warning and a wind chill advisory for the entire state, predicting overnight wind… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A state legislator charged with shoplifting claimed Thursday that she was innocent of the charges and that she plans to continue representing her constituents in the Legislature. Rep. Julie-Marie Robichaud, 25, is scheduled to appear in Presque Isle District Court Wednesday, Jan. Read More
BANGOR — As mayor of Bangor, Charlie Sullivan has dealt with a lot of characters. Some could even be called monsters. Thursday he had the pleasure of meeting a big blue monster, known to children across America as Cookie Monster. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
For many years the federal Department of Justice more or less forgot that northern Maine exists. That was fine with us. We can take care of our own affairs. Now, through the efforts of Sen. Bill Cohen, we find ourselves blessed with five new Washington… Read More
MACHIAS — Linda and William Albee Jr. on Thursday became the second family within a week to lose their mobile home to accidental fire in the Kennebec district of Machias. Fires since Christmas morning in Washington County have left nine people homeless and five firefighters… Read More
AUGUSTA — After meeting in private party caucuses for 90 minutes, the 10 legislative leaders who form the Legislative Council agreed Thursday on a proposal for joint rules and reducing the number of committees. They also elected a chairman of the group, something postponed earlier… Read More
PALMYRA — After the weekly meeting of the Palmyra selectmen Wednesday night, four town employees were left wondering if they would be paid this week. Only two selectmen signed the weekly warrant to allow the town staff to be paid this week. A third signature was needed for… Read More
FORT KENT — A District Court judge in Fort Kent Thursday ordered Richard F. Machado, who is wanted for the murder of his 11-month-old daughter in Rhode Island, to be held for 60 days while Rhode Island seeks a governor’s warrant from Maine for Machado’s return to face… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The town has received an assessment of a piece of property that could be the site of Pittsfield’s water source stating that the property is virtually worthless. The assessment was vital in ascertaining a fair purchase price for the land, said Town Manager… Read More
ROCKLAND — Vera Johnson, 99, is looking ahead. On Thursday, she ordered a parade on Vinalhaven for Oct. 1, 1995, so she could celebrate her 100th birthday in style. Island Selectman Alton “Sonny” Oakes quickly agreed and even promised fireworks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR — It’s not your traditional Welcome Wagon, but Bangor officials have offered tax incentives and a hand in property-purchasing negotiations to give a warm welcome to a second Shaw’s Supermarket in the city. On Thursday, city and Shaw’s representatives gathered in City Council chambers… Read More
FORT KENT — Slippery roads contributed to two early morning accidents in Fort Kent Thursday. At about 7 a.m., a TNT Co. 1993 tractor-trailer driven by Clifford Pelletier, 62, of Fort Kent was headed south on Route 11 about four miles south of Fort Kent. Read More