ORONO – University of Maine freshman guard Cindy Blodgett was selected as North Atlantic Conference-Spalding player of the week. It’s the first time in NAC history a rookie has received the honor. She scored a career-high 23 points in three straight games and was named MVP of the… Read More
    EASTPORT – Shirl Penney scored 25 points and Jason Cook popped in 22 to help the Shead Tigers roll past the Jonesport-Beals Royals 91-74 in schoolboy basketball action Tuesday night. Cook nailed six 3-pointers and notched nine assists. Tommy Raye added 12 points and had… Read More
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    WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen praised a decision Tuesday by the General Services Administration to reconsider federal computer purchases totaling nearly $12 billion. Last year, Cohen led a Senate investigation that concluded federal agencies were wasting billions each year by buying obsolete computer systems. Read More
    BATH — Construction of a replacement for the aging Carlton Bridge over the Kennebec River has been delayed for another year. The Legislature proposed the project in 1979, and the state hoped to begin construction of the new bridge by late 1997. Total construction time… Read More
    Maine cab drivers and child care providers got a jolt this week when they were notified of a new amendment in the Maine Child Safety Seat Law which will affect their businesses. The amendment closes a loophole that existed in the Maine Child Safety Seat… Read More
    PHILADELPHIA — Two new drugs to treat post-menopausal symptoms and prevent osteoporosis in women have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA late last week gave Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories in Philadelphia the OK to sell Prempro and Premphase, the first drugs that combine… Read More
    PORTLAND — The leader of a referendum campaign to limit gay rights in Maine says she is not dismayed that opponents of the proposal have raised five times more money than its supporters. “We’ll probably be outspent 10-to-1. They have the money, and this shows… Read More
    HAMPDEN — Members of the Maine Optometric Association plan to donate their services to provide free eye examinations to low-income workers and their families through the nationwide program, VISION USA. To qualify for the program, people must have a job or live in a household… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — An attempt to sabotage the school buses in SAD 4 and delay classes on Tuesday failed, police said. Someone unplugged heaters to the diesel engines on Monday night or early Tuesday morning, according to Sgt. Larry Bickford of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. Read More
    WASHINGTON — During last fall’s congressional campaign, Republican James Longley was attacked repeatedly for his decision to sign the Republicans’ “Contract with America.” The “one-size-fits-all” political platform, opponent Dennis Dutremble charged, proved that Longley would be a slave to contract author Newt Gingrich, whom Democrats… Read More
    L. Philip Soucy, president of Salen Inc., wrote to the Bangor Daily News on Dec. 8 expressing his views as to why the $10 million hatchery bond issue failed in the November elections. There are a number of reasons why this bond issue failed (it was last on… Read More
    I am prompted to write at this time because of yet another item in “sales promotion” (perhaps inadvertent) of the state’s infrastructure, specifically, “Deer Isle Bridge among best…,” Dec. 28. It is gravely misleading to associate the Deer Isle Bridge with the term “best” in… Read More
    We would like to thank the members of the Hampden, Newburgh, Hermon and Winterport fire departments for protecting our home from fire on Monday, Dec. 26. The loss of the barn was inevitable, but the fact that our house still stands is truly remarkable and due entirely to… Read More
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    CARIBOU — A local man charged with furnishing and selling drugs appeared in two courts Tuesday in connection with his alleged drug trafficking. His girlfriend also was in court to answer charges that she helped him escape. Michael Hornick, 34, is charged with three counts… Read More
    NEW YORK — Fleet Financial Group said Tuesday it has renegotiated its proposed acquisition of Plaza Home Mortgage Corp. and now will pay $89 million instead of $120 million. No specific reasons were given for the price cut to $7.625 a Plaza share from $10.125… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A garage fire caused by a wood-stove pipe was contained to one wall Tuesday night, according to Pittsfield Assistant Fire Chief Dean Billings. The fire, at the garage of Tim Roussin on Cianchette Avenue, was reported at 7:33 p.m. Roussin told Billings he… Read More
    THOMASTON — Down East Singers, directed by Dr. Anthony Antolini, will begin rehearsals for their May concert on Tuesday, Jan. 10, with registration at 6:30 p.m. at the Thomaston Baptist Church. New singers of all voice parts are welcome to join the group. No audition… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Angus S. King on Tuesday named his choices for 12 of 16 Cabinet posts and two top executive agency heads, assembling three-quarters of his team even before he’s sworn in on Thursday. The nominees are distinguished more by their technical competence than… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Rockland Rotary Club is gearing up for the sixth annual Mid-Coast Winter Carnival on Sunday, Jan. 29, at Chickawaukie Lake on Route 17. Planning has been going on since early fall, according to carnival committee chairman Ed Kolmosky. There will be ice… Read More
    Machias District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 90-day license suspension, $350: Daniel J. McCarthy, Lubec, 21, 48 hours in jail; and Eric Nelson, 49, Campobello, New Brunswick. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    UNION — Members of the Special Hazards Five will chip Christmas trees from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Union Farm Equipment. The tree chipping is the organization’s third annual fund-raiser. For a donation of $2, members will chip a tree with proceeds to go… Read More
    Ellsworth District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor: Ursula I. Turner, 59, Ellsworth, all but seven days suspended from 30 day jail sentence, one-year probation, one-year license suspension, $500; and Jason J. Underhill, 24, Miller Place, N.Y., $350. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The wrong date was listed for the annual meeting of the Brewer Historical Society. It will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the society’s museum at 199 Wilson St., Brewer. Read More
    The two Massachusetts abortion clinic receptionists killed last week were tragic, inevitable victims of the escalating rhetoric and violence in the anti-abortion campaign. It should not surprise either protesters or church leaders that their persistent, strident charges of “murder” against physicians and clinicians is resulting… Read More
    BANGOR — The Thomas School of Dance and Bangor Youth Ballet will sponsor a bus trip to the Boston Ballet on Sunday, March 26. Registration must be done by Feb. 1 by contacting the Thomas School of Dance, 86 Central St., or calling 945-3457. Read More
    BANGOR — Three people were treated for injuries at Eastern Maine Medical Center and released Tuesday after a three-car accident at the Griffin Road and Kenduskeag Avenue intersection. A 1993 Oldsmobile driven by Phillip Veilleux, 44, of Bangor skidded at the intersection about 10:15 a.m. Read More
    BANGOR — Auditions for the spring production of “Alice in Wonderland” and excerpts from “Swan Lake” will be held by Bangor Youth Ballet for high school students from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Thomas School of Dance, 86 Central St. No pointe experience is… Read More
    BANGOR — The 1995 Bangor Garden Show will include a category of entries by schoolchildren in the Greater Bangor area, “Kids Grow Too,” sponsored by Bangor Beautiful and Sprague’s Nursery and Garden Center. Classes of children from kindergarten through grade eight are eligible to exhibit… Read More
    Bangor Superior Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Mildred Dicker, 50, Bangor, seven days in jail, weekend intervention program, one-year license suspension, $300; and Philip B. Grindle, 35, Brewer, continued for sentencing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    HERMON — Town officials have arranged for interim coverage by a Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department deputy until two vacant positions in the Constable Deputy Program are filled in early February. A recent letter of agreement between Hermon and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department called for… Read More
    BRADFORD — Town Manager Diana Menendez has announced that nomination papers are available for a town selectman and an SAD 64 director. An earlier notice from the town indicated that the papers would not be available until after Jan. 8. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The Greenville School Committee approved the establishment of a new school system improvement team on Monday. Board members agreed to advertise for interested people to serve on the team, which will review and help implement recommendations made by state education officials. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Monson town officials and a landowner who believes his property tax is too high gave testimony to support their claims before Piscataquis County Commissioners on Tuesday. Because Monson town officials denied an abatement to Benjamin Zeichick of Charleston, he appealed to the commissioners… Read More
    ST. ALBANS — A special selectmen’s meeting has been called for 7 tonight, at the town hall. The single agenda items is: “To consider adoption of a resolution in accordance with Maine state regulations to terminate the employment of the town manager.” googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    BANGOR — A 33-year-old Winterport man was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon as he attempted to cross the road at State and Exchange streets. Bangor Police Officer Cynthia Poirier said Basil Closson was crossing from Exchange to Harlow street when he was struck by… Read More
    LUCERNE — Walter L. Hunt, one of the soft-spoken but hard-working people whose commitment to civic affairs sustains eastern Maine, died suddenly Tuesday. A vice president and secretary of Dead River Co. in Bangor, the 53-year-old Hunt was stricken while playing a noontime basketball game… Read More
    DEXTER — Many area residents doing business on Dexter’s Main Street during the week before Christmas commented on the pleasant holiday tone set by Christmas lights strung from light poles and holiday music from speakers on the Morrison Memorial Building, according to town officials. The… Read More
    Environmental groups and turtle experts have asked the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to list the North American wood turtle as a threatened species. The wood turtle is found in the northern half of the country from Maine to Iowa. The coalition said the species… Read More
    BANGOR — A Connecticut man who allegedly crashed his car into a carload of fans leaving a University of Maine hockey game in November was indicted Tuesday by a Penobscot County grand jury. Leonard J. D’Orlando, 23, of Guilford, Conn., was indicted on charges of… Read More
    Bar Harbor District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 90-day license suspension, $350: William A. Brann, 36, Ellsworth, two days in jail; Mark J. Cross, 43, Northeast Harbor; and Aniello F. Picurro, 69, Scotch Plains, N.J. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    VEAZIE — Residents of a Veazie apartment complex grabbed what they could Tuesday morning as they fled from the burning building, located just off Route 2. Crystal Davis realized there was a problem when she opened her bathroom door and was greeted by a room… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County commissioners supported a proposal Tuesday to offer counseling services to inmates in the Piscataquis County Jail. Sheriff John Goggin and Richard Brown, director of the Charlotte White Center, proposed the use of about $35,000 set aside in a special account… Read More
    VAN BUREN — A seasoned educator from Aroostook County is Gov.-elect Angus King’s pick for state commissioner of education. King announced Wayne Mowatt’s nomination for the commissioner post in Augusta Tuesday morning. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    BROOKLIN — The future of town buildings being vacated may finally be decided by a vote later this month. The anticipated opening of the town’s new school for kindergarten through eighth grade next fall has presentedthe community with several choices of what to do with… Read More
    BELFAST — The City Council has taken the first step toward putting the wraps on nude dancing and other public activity of a sexual nature. With little debate and the overwhelming support of the majority of those attending Tuesday night’s meeting, the councilors unanimously approved… Read More
    OLD TOWN — Against the advice of the city manager, code enforcement officer and city solicitor, the City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to provide winter maintenance for Hilliard Street. The proponents based their decision on a December Public Works Committee meeting to recommend plowing… Read More
    The Maine Historic Society in Portland is launching a $3.1 million fund-raising drive to help expand services offered to the state and to pay off the mortgage on its newest building, the Maine History Gallery. So far, the society has raised $1.3 million from private and corporate sponsors,… Read More
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    ELLSWORTH — Rehearsals for the Acadia Choral Society spring concerts will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Unitarian Universalist church for the May performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem.” For information, call Shirley Smith at 667-2059 before Jan. 17. Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Auditions for “Fiddler on the Roof” will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Ellsworth City Hall. Those reading for major roles should be prepared to stay until 4 p.m. Auditions will be continued at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission will collaborate with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in the commissioning of a Maine composer’s chamber work. A resident composer will be commissioned… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Area groups and organizations made the holidays more cheerful through donations at The Aroostook Medical Center in December. TAMC employees collected gifts that were distributed by the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging to elderly residents in central Aroostook County. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A six-part workshop series on child care issues will be offered 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 18-April 26, at Northern Maine Technical College. The instructor is C. Michael Sandberg, an educational consultant and family therapist from Freeport. Workshop participants will explore the issues… Read More
    DANFORTH — A three-part videotape series on “The Gospel According to Matthew” will be offered at 7 p.m. Fridays at three different churches in Danforth. The dates are: Jan. 6, Danforth Pentecostal Church. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    PLEASANT POINT — A $125,000 federal Housing and Urban Development grant will help build a year-round nature camp for Passamaquoddy tribal youth. The grant application was submitted by the Pleasant Point Housing Authority and officials learned before the holidays that their application, which competed with… Read More
    CARIBOU — Katahdin Trust Co. officials have announced that a new full-service branch of the bank will open this year in Caribou. The necessary state and federal approval has been received and a final decision on a location will be made soon, according to Steven… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Portland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will sponsor a breakfast celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Holiday Inn By-the-Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland. Tickets must be… Read More
    NEWPORT — Selectmen got their first look at the proposed 1995 budget over the holiday weekend, and will begin deliberations at their regular meeting at 6:30 tonight. The budget, as proposed, was created by department heads and Town Manager Arthur Ellingwood. Ellingwood was unable to… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Redington Fairview General Hospital will hold diabetes classes from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 24 and 26, and Feb. 2, 9 and 16. The diabetes control classes will be taught by certified instructors approved by the American Diabetes Association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — Local police continue to search for a 48-year-old man who has been missing from his home for five days. Interim Police Chief Phil Harriman said Tuesday that Hollis Adams, a Georgia-Pacific employee who lived with his wife, Pam, on Route 1, was in… Read More
    GREENFIELD — Snowmobilers will take advantage of the new snowfall with an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at the G & B Trailblazers clubhouse on the Greenfield Road. The club will show off its new sign and officially thank… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The first evening meal offered by the revitalized My Brother’s Table meal program will be held Wednesday, Jan. 11, and each Wednesday and Friday from then on. The meals are offered at the parish hall of St. Agnes Catholic Church on Detroit Avenue… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — In response to changes in the Pittsfield Library’s budget, Librarian Lyn Smith has announced new hours. The library is open from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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