ORONO – Basketball coaches spend a lot of time trying to find the right combination of players to put on the floor. University of Maine coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie continues to find ways to get all 11 of her players involved in the team’s success. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    As if playing in his first AFC title game this weekend wasn’t pressure enough, there’s this little matter of impending fatherhood weighing on Justin Strzelczyk’s mind. Imagine this, all you fathers out there: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    CALAIS – Holli Tapley’s effort in a head-to-head matchup with Gladys Ganiel from Narraguagus of Harrington helped pace the Calais Blue Devils to their 53rd straight win – 79-54 – in schoolgirl basketball action Friday night. Tapley had 22 points in the three quarters she… Read More
    NEWPORT – Randy Billings scored 16 points as the Brewer Witches cruised past the Nokomis Warriors 88-50 in schoolboy basketball action Friday night. Troy Leavitt and Jason Leighton popped in a dozen points apiece to support Billings’ effort. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    EAST MILLINOCKET – Holly Rosebush and Carrie Cram led a balanced offensive attack with 15 points each to lead the undefeated Schenck Wolverines past Penquis of Milo 59-49 in a matchup of unbeaten schoolgirl basketball teams Friday night. Rosebush added 16 rebounds and Cram recorded… Read More
    The 24th James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy will be handed out Sunday to the best Class A football player in the state. The awards banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Sunday, at the Holiday Inn West in Portland. Oxford Hills tailback Jeremy Tardiff, Biddeford quarterback Randy… Read More
    PORTLAND – Rookie forward Martin Gendron of the Portland Pirates was named to the American Hockey League All-Star team Friday by AHL President Dave Andrews. Gendron joins Pirate forwards Jeff Nelson and Mike Boback, defenseman Steve Poapst, and goalie Jim Carey as all-stars. Pirates coach… Read More
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    HOWLAND – Lee Academy’s Lance Dube scored 22 points during the second and third quarters to lead the Pandas to an 83-70 schoolboy basketball win over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Friday night. Lee outscored its hosts 58-29 in the second and third quarters. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – Tom Hatch and Chris Vigue each scored a goal and notched an assist as the Lawrence Bulldogs tripped the John Bapst Crusaders 2-1 at Sawyer Arena Friday night. In goal for Lawrence of Fairfield, Nick Namer had six saves on seven shots, and… Read More
    PHILADELPHIA – Pardon Maine coach Rudy Keeling if he’s starting to get sour feelings about Drexel University’s oddly named gym in downtown Philadelphia. The last time the Black Bears were at the Physical Education Athletic Center, they were two minutes away from earning their first… Read More
    WOODLAND – The Houlton Shiretowners held the Woodland Dragons to two fourth-quarter field goals to take a 57-53 schoolboy basketball victory Friday night. Brian Swallow paced the winners with 16 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Jacob Gentle added 14 points and Steve Nelson… Read More
    TOPSHAM – Josh Nash tossed in 33 points to lead the Medomak Valley Panthers to a 98-61 schoolboy basketball win over the Mount Ararat Eagles Friday night. Nash added 14 rebounds for the winners. Tim Spear scored 17 points, Tony Pike had 12, and Corey… Read More
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    Last Saturday marked the final time you will see the United Way of Penobscot Valley’s 1994 campaign thermometer on the cover of the Bangor Daily News. And while there are still a few campaigns to wrap up, and some gifts to come in, it is time to celebrate. Read More
    I didn’t know Bangor firefighter Tim Mullen, but several people who did know him have said what a wonderful man he was. Maybe God decided to take him when He did because he needed someone very special to bring Aisha Dickson up to Heaven. Merijane Cox Bangor… Read More
    As a result of the recent removal of on-line Megabucks machines from Down East Route 1, there is now a strip of 35 miles or so along Route 1 (from Pembroke to East Machias) without a Megabucks machine. This has, in effect, disinfranchised many people who live in… Read More
    To all Social Security receivers: Please get in touch by phoning or writing to your two senators and to your representative and protest the proposals of the Kerrey-Danforth Commission that would make Social Security and Medicare bear two-thirds of the burden of reducing the deficit. Read More
    Let’s imagine this scenario, abolishing the minimum wage. High technology and automation have reduced the number of good-paying manufacturing jobs so drastically that they are just about nonexistent. The majority of manufacturing is now done in Mexico, China, Haiti and other sweatshop, slave-wage countries. All that our children… Read More
    Maine Public Television is inviting people to participate in a nationwide teleconference on youth violence from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, in its Lewiston and Bangor studios. Hosted by Charlayne Hunter-Gault of “The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour,” the teleconference will explore how communities can build or… Read More
    Alicia Anstead’s article, “Basket makers festival other events at risk if National Endowment for the Arts cut,” is why taxpayers voted the liberals out. It is time for the people who have the basket festival to pay for it themselves. If the 2,500 people that watched and listened… Read More
    ORONO — Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. member towns will receive a portion of the incinerator operation’s profits this year, says the chairman of the panel that oversees the plant. Orono Town Manager Gerald Kempen, chairman of the Municipal Review Committee, which represents 80 communities in… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Adger W. Cowans, widely considered one of America’s finest photographers and artists, will showcase his work “On Golden Pond” at Colby College at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, with a discussion to follow. The presentation is part of the weeklong birthday celebration of… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Town Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. The brief agenda includes appointments to the town’s boards and committees; the renewal of a victualer’s license for Video Hut; and various council reports. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Winter/Spring program of the SAD 53 Adult Education department will begin the week of Jan. 23. Registration for all classes will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Warsaw Middle School library. Enrollment can also be accomplished by calling the… Read More
    NEWPORT — The SAD 48 adult education program will hold class registration 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Nokomis Regional High School. In addition to enrichment classes, instruction is available for high school diploma options, learning centers, computer center and certified nurse’s assistant courses. Classes… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital is offering “I Can Cope,” a series of free programs for those facing cancer. The first of eight sessions will be held at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in the East Wing Conference Room. The program consists of eight, two-hour… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Dave Martucci of Washington was re-elected by acclamation as the Knox County Democratic Committee chairman for the next two years at the biennial meeting held recently at the Stella Maris House in Rockland. Also elected by acclamation was vice chairwoman Amy Fischer of Camden. Read More
    FRIENDSHIP — A town truck sanding icy roads slid out of control here early Friday, crashing into a house. No one was injured, but the home of Harlan Wallace received an estimated $12,000 in damage. Damage to the truck was estimated at $5,000. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CAMDEN — The Mid Coast Maine Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present its second Ecumenical Hymn Festival at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the John Street Methodist Church, 98 John St. The Mid Coast Maine Chapter membership area — Stonington to Brunswick — includes… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Knox County Volunteer Connection will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care. Members and any interested individuals will hear John Painter, director of Compeer, describe his organization’s mission and goals for this year at the brown bag… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Friends of Rockport Library will sponsor a special weekly series of “Literary Readings,” beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the library. Midcoast resident Tom Hopps, known by many for his work at Merryspring Park and for other community organizations, designed the… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Salvation Army is asking for donations to its flood relief campaign in Northern California, where six mobile canteen kitchens are in place or on the way to flood areas. Activities have been focused on feeding victims in Forestville and Monte Rio. New… Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor Republican City Committee re-elected incumbents to the following offices: chairman, Michael Dupuis; vice chairman, Phil Frederick; treasurer, Darryl Lyon; secretary, Michelle Burgess. Dupuis said that more work remains to be done and that the party must give people a reason to… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The American Diabetes Association Neighborhood Check for Diabetes program in October and November 1994 brought in contributions of more than $69,000 for treatment and research and resulted in more than 35,000 Maine people testing themselves for signs of the disease. Executive director Joyceann… Read More
    ORONO — It is going to be a year of changes for town residents. Town officials have a number of projects under way, and there are more to come. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Human Services’ Bureau of Health and Penobscot Bay Medical Center have announced a telephone survey will be done in the Penobscot County area to determine awareness of early detection of breast cancer. Random households will be contacted by telephone… Read More
    CAPE ELIZABETH — The hockey teammates of a Cape Elizabeth High School student who died this week from a rare form of meningitis were given antibiotics as a precautionary measure Friday, officials said. Jon Stanford, 16, died Thursday afternoon at Maine Medical Center after being… Read More
    BANGOR — On the morning of Jan. 9, Bangor International Airport maintenance men Bruce Dominic and David Luce made a tragic discovery. They discovered a grocery shopping bag with a Christmas logo, along the fence line of the 30-minute parking area. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A former Pittsfield councilor who used to run a comic book and T-shirt store on Main Street was found guilty of unlawful sexual contact this week in Somerset County Superior Court. After a brief deliberation Friday afternoon, a jury found 33-year-old Dale Goodwin… Read More
    Substantial growth in sales at Maine restaurants and hotels helped bolster the state’s economy during recent recession-prone years, according to a report developed by the University of Maine and the state. Although Maine’s economy was contracting from 1988 to 1993, sales at Maine restaurants and… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT — Unless changes are made in the high school funding formula, the town of Mount Desert may be unwilling to support any expansion project at Mount Desert Island High School. The town’s Board of Selectmen will discuss next Monday night placing an article… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Aroostook County district attorney on Friday dismissed a charge of shoplifting against state Rep. Julie Marie Robichaud for a Dec. 23 incident at an Ames Department Store in Presque Isle. Neale Adams said the case was dismissed after a polygraph test was… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE — “Anchor of the Soul,” a new documentary about black history and race relations in Maine, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Owl Nest. A related documentary text and photographic display will… Read More
    PORTLAND — Classical grand opera is coming to Portland this summer, officials of Maine’s newest opera company announced Thursday. Standing on stage of the State Theater before supporters and media, Bruce Hangen outlined the plan of the newly formed Portland Opera Repertory Theatre to stage… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King’s opposition to a $110 million state payment to cover Maine hospital losses in the next two years drew flak Friday from the highest-ranking Republican in the Legislature. “You just can’t wish that away,” said Senate President Jeffrey H. Butland, R-Cumberland,… Read More
    Former Maine state representative Mary E. Cathcart of Orono has been appointed head of the U.S. Commission on Child and Family Welfare. Donna E. Shalala, secretary of Health and Human Services, swore in 15 new members of the commission this week. Cathcart later was chosen… Read More
    WISCASSET — Four days after it was shut down to allow repairs to its water-feeding system, the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant was brought back on-line Friday. Officials said repairs were made to a weld on a drain valve in the system that feeds condensed… Read More
    HARRINGTON — Property tax increases may be causing some island owners to rethink how much they are willing to pay for that occasional, all too brief, escape from the stresses and strains of everyday living. But the owner of Hen Island views her tax increase as discriminatory and… Read More
    DEXTER — Roger Brawn was elected chairman of the Dexter Town Council at the panel’s monthly meeting Thursday night. Karen Marlin was elected vice chairwoman. In other business, councilors approved an amendment to the town’s health and safety rental ordinance. The amendment stipulates that manufactured… Read More
    FORT KENT — Fire that may have been started by an electrical malfunction in the garage destroyed the home of Gary and Diane Nadeau-Saucier at Fort Kent Friday afternoon. No one was at home at the time. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — Serious crimes, including sex offenses, are increasing in this small border town, and the police chief, charged with protecting the public and property, is worried he may have to do it with fewer resources. “All I can do is hope and pray… Read More
    A Connecticut firm has invested $10 million in the southern Maine-based York Insurance Group, a company official announced. Michael J. McSally, president of York Insurance of Westbrook, said the multimillion-dollar investment by Charter Oak Partners has been approved by the Maine Bureau of Insurance and… Read More
    PORTLAND — Last year may have been Maine car dealers’ best year ever as customers finally traded their aging vehicles for newer models. “The demand has been pent up so long that people had to buy,” said Bradford Stevens, owner of Maine Mall Motors in… Read More
    Sawin Millett is both indispensable and unacceptable. Millett, who’s been kicking around state government for more than three decades, is one of the few people in Augusta who knows how the budget works. He’s also one of the few responsible for making such a mess of it. Read More
    OAKFIELD — A benefit dinner has been planned for Jan. 22 for an Oakfield family who lost their home and business in a fire Thursday. The Smoki-Haulers Snowmobile Club is sponsoring the dinner from noon to 2 p.m. at the clubhouse in Oakfield to help… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Battered Women’s Project will hold a five-week volunteer training program 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Northern Maine Technical College’s Christie Building. Information on the training is available by calling 1-800-439-2323. Read More
    ST. AGATHA — The Fish River Lakes Water Quality Association dinner meeting scheduled for Jan. 12 has been rescheduled for 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Lakeview Restaurant. Goals for 1995 will be covered. Read More
    FORT KENT — The annual All-Aroostook Music Festival Concert featuring 346 county middle and high school music students will be held Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, at the University of Maine at Fort Kent gymnasium. Rehearsals will be held Friday and part of Saturday, with… Read More
    Presque Isle District Court: John A. Mackey, 61, Fort Fairfield, assault, 30-day jail sentence suspended, one-year probation with counseling. 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;… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Andrew Ketterer on Wednesday announced reappointment of two members of his office who served under former Attorney General Michael Carpenter, and swore in 81 assistant attorneys general. Ketterer named Linda M. Pistner as acting chief deputy attorney general and Renee… Read More
    CAMDEN — Vivacious is a word seemingly created for Katherine “Kay” Aldridge Tucker, 76, who died unexpectedly Thursday at Penobscot Bay Medical Center. The model and movie starlet of the 1930s and ’40s once tested for the part of Scarlett O’Hara in the classic “Gone with the Wind.”… Read More
    CAMDEN — Camden’s new Labor/Management Committee held its first meeting Friday morning, setting an agenda it hopes will heal the wounds within the town’s police department. The creation of the committee was one recommendation made by the board of selectmen in the aftermath of a… Read More
    Thank God the present National Football League season is nearly history and sports junkies won’t have to watch many more attention-craving products of the self-centered “Me” generation boogaloo their way across the goal line with the football and then do the Watusi in the end zone in celebration… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King said Friday he’d trimmed the estimated $375 million state budget shortfall by more than one-half without cutting state services, but difficult cuts still must be made. In a series of maneuvers, all of which must be approved by the Legislature,… Read More
    It took Pamela Gleichman nearly 20 years to rise from being a college art teacher to one of Maine’s most successful and best-connected real estate developers. But it took only months for her to fall from the good graces of the U.S. government, which has levied sanctions that… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Heart patients worried about a faulty pacemaker wire implanted in 40,500 people worldwide must wait at least until next week to learn how serious the problem is. The Food and Drug Administration and executives from Telectronics Pacing Systems Inc. are meeting Saturday to… Read More
    DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling the first 133,476 Windstar minivans it built last year to correct possible electrical defects that could cause fires in the vehicles. The recall involves two separate problems: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    The Republic of China operates one of the region’s most energetic consulates. Among the world’s fastest-growing economies over the past three decades, Taiwan has much to offer, but it also needs something Maine has: expertise in environmental protection and clean-up. David Lee is the director… Read More
    One’s impulsive, one’s intellectual. One is checking out the restaurants while the other studies 10 hours a day. One has a deep, gutsy laugh. The other, the smile of a princess. Who would ever guess that what they have in common is Mozart? googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Left behind by the whirlwind weekend of the inaugural for Gov. Angus King was his first official function as governor, a Blaine House meeting Friday with representatives of the international community that met its three objectives: Elevate the visibility and importance of trade in building… Read More
    CAMDEN — The 190-year history of the First Congregational Church added another chapter Sunday when the congregation voted unanimously to call the Rev. Glen E. Rainsley as its new senior minister. Chosen from a field of more than 100 clergy from around the country, the… Read More
    In September, thousands of Maine students will head off to college for the first time. Midway through their senior year in high school, these young people are busy applying for admissions to college, taking their SATs, and working to successfully conclude their high school careers. For these students,… Read More
    There are some tasks that are a bit like moving a mountain. While they may not be quite as overwhelming or difficult, the only way they can be approached is with a “one shovelful at a time” attitude. Painting a house can be like that. The total task… Read More
    Ah, the long winter months are settling in. If you let them, the short days of winter can really get you down. On the bright side of things, winter in Maine is perfect for some wonderful tasks — working on detailed projects, reading long novels, planning a home… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Sister Cherie Cayer, the daughter of Ann and Richard Cayer of St. David, has made her First Profession of Vows in the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Regional Community of Portland. The profession was made during Mass on the evening of Dec. Read More
    JONESPORT — The Maine District of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints met in conference recently in Jonesport. The conference elected a new district president, Elder Arthur Emerson of Addison. He replaces High Priest Craig Lenfestey. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    MURDER ON HIGH, by Stefanie Matteson, Berkley Publishing Group, 244 pages, $18.95. “Murder on High,” the sixth Charlotte Graham murder mystery, should be a delight for Mainers to read. Its scene — the “high” in the title — is Mount Katahdin. And the murderer and… Read More