BANGOR – Kelly Bowman scored 19 points and Kate Burgess tossed in 11 as Nokomis of Newport upended Bangor 48-41 in a schoolgirl basketball game Wednesday at Red Barry Gym. The Warriors, who outscored the Rams 16-9 in the fourth quarter to notch the victory,… Read More
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ORONO – Buoyed by an impressive win over a good University of Hartford team, the University of Maine men’s basketball team will try to claw its way back into contention for a home-court berth in the North Atlantic Conference playoffs when it hosts Boston University on Thursday night… Read More
MARS HILL – Matt Townsend scored 14 of his game-high 24 points in the third period as Central Aroostook broke open a close game to beat Fort Fairfield 74-48 in schoolboy basketball action Wednesday. The unbeaten Panthers, who have now won 35 of their last… Read More
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Many local basketball fans are livid over not being able to see the second game of last Sunday’s National Basketball Association doubleheader on NBC. Bangor NBC affiliate WLBZ (Channel 2) did not show the game – which matched up the NBA’s two top teams –… Read More
After listening to Paul Fournier talk about his 20 years of state employment, you might think of him as a hound that could run any track he took without “losing out.” In houndsmen’s parlance that means he would run exceptionally well. But by his own admission, the 65-year-old… Read More
Colby women (8-4-1) 6 2 2 – 10 Maine (3-6) 0 0 0 – 0 First period – 1. Colby, Richardson (Sittler), 5:02; 2. Colby, Gelman (Charlebois, Mortenson), 6:57; 3. Colby, Gordon (Richardson, Sittler), 7:56; 4. Colby, Floor (Haigh), 8:15; 5. Colby, McVicar (Mortenson), 10:12;… Read More
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To err may be human, and to forgive, divine, — but, as the U.S. Postal Service has discovered, it’s the repenting that gets complicated. For the past couple of months, a select group of people — 150,000 of them — in Maine and the rest… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Recreation and Parks Association is seeking applicants for two $750 scholarships to be awarded to college sophomores, juniors or seniors, and one $500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior or freshman college student. The scholarship is for those planning… Read More
WASHINGTON — Nevada and Florida led the way as personal income in the nation rose 1.3 percent in the third quarter of 1994, outpacing price increases. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that income in Nevada and Florida rose 2.2 percent July through September, and in… Read More
AUGUSTA — Attorneys for the town of Bucksport continued to critique the work of a Wisconsin appraiser at State Board of Property Tax Review hearings on Wednesday. In the second day of cross-examination, attorneys zeroed in on appraiser William Domoe’s methods of calculating the value… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Two Connecticut flax companies are competing to start up separate operations to grow, harvest and mill flax in Aroostook County. Both firms are working with growers to plant the crops and with googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
DYER BROOK — Directors of the Northern Katahdin Valley Waste Disposal District approved a proposed budget of $233,673 for 1995 at their January meeting last week. The proposed budget will now be submitted to member towns for voter approval. The 1995 budget shows an approximate… Read More
CARIBOU — Artists for AIDS Awareness, an informal organization, will hold an “AIDS Benefit to Celebrate Life” dinner to fund AIDS awareness education in Aroostook County, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. All proceeds will be used in… Read More
I would like to correct misconceptions and inaccuracies fostered by the Conservation Law Foundation’s recent Op-ed column in the Bangor Daily News concerning the draft environmental impact statement issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Great Northern Paper Co.’s Ripogenus and Penobscot mills relicensing projects. Read More
AUGUSTA — Summer fellowships for student researchers are available from the American Heart Association Maine Affiliate for five to seven undergraduate and graduate science and medical students. The program encourages promising students to pursue careers in cardiovascular research. The fellowships are for 10 weeks of… Read More
MILBRIDGE — Two Portland men were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday night within an hour after they ran their sea urchin dragger aground on Little Bois Bubert Island and radioed a distress call to Jonesport Station. A spokesman for the Coast Guard said… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Firefighters in Pittsfield were called out shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday to extinguish a garage fire on the Snakeroot Road. According to department reports, firefighters arrived at the home of Ann Marie Pooler to see smoke coming from the eaves of the garage. Read More
ROCKLAND — City Council member Oram Lawry had his day in court Wednesday, and he lost. Small-claims court Judge Michael Westcott awarded Mark Preston, 46, of Bangor a judgment of $254.19 for an unpaid bill for snowplowing dating back from the winter of 1993. Lawry… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Students in School Union 113 will be released early on Monday, Feb. 6, so that teachers may take part in staff development and in-service activities. Opal Myrick School will dismiss at 11:25 a.m.; Medway Primary and Middle schools at 11:15 a.m.; Schenck… Read More
AUGUSTA — Representatives of Maine’s Indian tribes paid a courtesy call Wednesday to Gov. Angus S. King, and apparently were not surprised to find the governor had less than an open mind concerning their hopes to open a casino in the state. Representatives of the… Read More
FREEPORT — L.L. Bean has begun a campaign to convince the town to change its zoning laws to accommodate a $10 million expansion of its famous 24-hour retail store on Main Street. The outdoors outfitter has already bought or has options to buy more than… Read More
NEW YORK — Mice with an experimental version of Parkinson’s disease improved after a natural protein was injected into their brains, suggesting a possible lead for human therapy. An estimated 500,000 to 1 million Americans have Parkinson’s disease, which robs people of control over their… Read More
ATLANTA — Georgia-Pacific Corp. said Wednesday it earned $169 million in the fourth quarter as a resurgent market for pulp and paper buoyed the forest products company from a year-earlier loss. The earnings, which amounted to $1.89 per share, compared with a loss of $36… Read More
CARIBOU — Almost 300 people interested in cleaning up Loring Air Force Base got a primer Wednesday on how to do business with the federal government. What constitutes a joint venture, the definition of a small disadvantaged business and the importance of reading bid package… Read More
NEW LIMERICK — Two women were critically injured Tuesday afternoon when their vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on U.S. Route 2 in New Limerick. Jeanne Bates, 68, of Linneus and Shannon Watson, 16, of Smyrna both were listed in critical condition late Tuesday… Read More
BANGOR — Upset by the recent postal increase? Tired of waiting in line at City Hall to pay your bills? In answer to these concerns, bright orange mailboxes have sprung up at City Hall. The city recently installed the drop boxes inside and outside the… Read More
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AUGUSTA — Senate Republicans have yet to get a look at some sought-after computer files once controlled by Democrats. An assistant attorney general told them Wednesday that even when they do, they won’t be allowed access to anything that could be construed as a criminal act. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Michael O’Connor returned to jail Wednesday, after a Hancock County Superior Court jury found him guilty on one count of attempted gross sexual assault and two counts of assault for his contact with a New Jersey woman on the Shore Path in Bar Harbor last August. Read More
MADAWASKA — Two decades ago, when most Aroostook County potatoes were picked by hand, it was an annual ritual for schools north of the county line to close for three weeks or more to harvest the crop. Over the years, the annual recess has become… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Accused murderer John LaCara was granted bail at a hearing here Wednesday, despite the prosecution’s concern that the Italian-born defendant will flee before trial. LaCara, 46, is charged with murder in the shooting death of Sandra L. McCormick, 32, last Friday afternoon at… Read More
HERMON — The town of Hermon is looking for volunteers to help put out a community newsletter. The item was included on the Town Council’s list of goals for 1994-1995, but help is needed. Town Manager Kathryn Ruth said fliers were picked up by more… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Aroostook County residents who use the Tri-Community Landfill soon will have to pay to haul their garbage to the Fort Fairfield site. Beginning Feb. 1, landfill officials will convert to a user-fee system for residents in the three owner communities and for… Read More
For nearly an hour and a half Tuesday night, President Bill Clinton effectively expressed empathy and contrition, firmly went on the offensive and appealed for unity in redefining a presidency that has lost its way, and its political grip. Polls afterward showed the speech rekindled… Read More
Le Ballet National du Senegal produces enough energy to power New York City. It was more than enough to power the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono Tuesday, when the crowd that filled the auditorium responded delightedly to warmth and color deep in January. Read More
BANGOR — While the Republicans hope to impose term limits on Congress through their “Contract with America,” a City Council committee will consider amending its contract with Bangor. On Monday the council authorized the formation of an ad hoc committee to review the city charter. Read More
Bishop Joseph Gerry and Gov. Angus King twice have attempted to soothe nerves made raw by rhetoric in the aftermath of the killing of two abortion clinic workers in Brookline, Mass. The first were separate calls for a moratorium on demonstrations at Maine abortion clinics. Read More
After reading “A woman’s issue,” written by Barbara R. Glover, I was reminded of the ignorance that plagues our society concerning the issue of abortion. Ms. Glover asks the question “Why are men protesting so fanatically when it is not their quality of life in question, not their… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Center for Human Genetics, in a joint effort with area physicians, will conduct a free genetics clinic on Feb. 11 at the office of Dr. Robert Beekman in Ellsworth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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ELLSWORTH — The Maine Division of the American Cancer Society will kick off its Hancock County Daffodil Days with a planning meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the home of Gloria Sirois in Ellsworth. All Shop ‘n Save stores in Maine will sell… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary presented a charter to a new flotilla, No. 103, based in Eastport, at a “change of watch” Jan. 14 at the White Birches Motel. The auxiliary also installed a new division captain, Trudy Glidden, with members of all… Read More
BAR HARBOR — What species of fish should be stocked in Eagle Lake is the subject of a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Malvern Belmont Estates. The hearing is being sponsored by the Mount Desert Island Rod and Gun Club in… Read More
BELFAST– The Waldo County Senior Center has hired Scott Jacqmin of Union as chef. He will prepare 300 Meal on Wheels each week, most of which are delivered to homes of shut-ins in 10 local communities. The center is open for hot meals at noon… Read More
HANCOCK — Coastal Recycling has added a category of recyclable materials including milk cartons and drink boxes to its list of accept- able materials. The materials now include all paperboard, tabletop milk and juice cartons and aseptic packag- ing, all of which should be rinsed… Read More
CAMDEN — Plans for a gourmet, whole foods dinner and auction to be held Saturday, Feb. 18, were announced by the Friendship Feast and Auction Committee. This event was created to help channel the strong spirit of friendship in this community for Jamien Morehouse and… Read More
“Nebulous Newty” Each day it is gradually beginning to appear more certain that such a title could be applied to our newest “author-politician,” who has been chosen to grace the House Speaker’s chair of our nation for at least the next two years. And, why… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Green Party, in its first public position since becoming a party, has called for repeal of Maine’s auto emissions testing program. John Rensenbrink, Green Party co-chairman, said automobiles should be properly maintained, but that the testing program diverts attention from industry,… Read More
Rarely do I read a letter to the editor that evokes such a strong reaction that I have little choice but to reply, a letter that makes me feel such outrage for people — lots of people — who are being used, taken advantage of, lied to, cheated… Read More
It is surprising to note that Professor Brooks Hamilton requests faculty salaries and nothing else. The point that he fails to see is that all, and I mean all, university activities revolve around students. While teaching is the primary responsibility, research is essential to keep faculty abreast in… Read More
CUSHING — A faulty electric space heater is the likely cause of a fire that damaged a house here early Tuesday. The fire at the home of C.J. Coash on North Cushing Road was reported just before 6 a.m. No one was home at the… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Memorial Hospital board of directors has decided to eliminate four full-time positions from the nursing staff in response to the declining number of patients requiring hospitalization. They attribute the decrease in to the hospital’s success in preventive and primary health care. Read More
Looking for something unusual in a wedding present? Consider the practical, but unusual wedding gifts that several Maine retailers sell. For love of country googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
During the reception, a bride often reserves one dance for her father or stepfather. According to Mikki Viereck, a Massachusetts mom who has performed at wedding receptions with her band for more than 20 years, that dance usually involves the traditional song, “Daddy’s Little Girl.”… Read More
With the winter-wedding season well under way, brides and grooms are busying themselves with pre-nuptial preparations. They will be searching for the right place to hold their reception. A new place in town has become one of Bangor’s well-kept reception-facility secrets. Motorists probably have seen… Read More
Nothing seems longer than the journey home after a glorious honeymoon. The carefree days in paradise with your new husband end too quickly, making the inevitable return to reality all the less desirable. The bridal flowers have dried, the wedding attire needs cleaning, and your… Read More
Imagine the romance: An elegantly groomed couple standing before the ship’s captain to exchange their wedding vows on a cruise liner far at sea. Tropical breezes waft over the promenade deck as he and she nervously whisper, “I do,” and the sharply dressed captain prounces them spouse and… Read More
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee have become interested in doing away with “ghost jobs” — state jobs that are vacant for a long time even though state agencies are getting money to pay salaries for the jobs. “These departments are using budgeted money… Read More
BEALS — The Flying Place causeway, a narrow, dangerous strip of paved highway joining Beals Island to Great Wass Island, may be partially rebuilt this spring to remedy an environmental problem and to accommodate the salmon industry. Although the Department of Transportation recently repaired a… Read More
EASTPORT — An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office has concluded that the fire that nearly destroyed a home in Quoddy Village over the weekend was caused by faulty wiring. Around noon Sunday, Eastport firefighters were alerted to the fire after a neighbor saw… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics will hold public information sessions at sites in the state Jan. 30-Feb. 2. Sessions will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Folsom Hall, Room 105;… Read More
WASHINGTON — Cities that have municipal incinerators would be able to avoid tens of millions of dollars in additional costs in burning their trash under rules announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The regulations, announced by EPA Administrator Carol Browner at a meeting of… Read More
The federal government early next month will begin enforcing more stringent safety require- ments for the logging industry. Logging is key to Maine’s economy and one of the most dangerous oc- cupational fields in the nation. The new standards issued by the Occupational Safety and… Read More
WASHINGTON — Existing federal assistance programs have turned millions of Americans into dependent, socially dysfunctional citizens, Sen. William Cohen said Wednesday as a Senate committee launched this year’s congressional debate on welfare reform. Cohen conceded, though, that nobody yet has proposed a workable solution to… Read More
CAMDEN — Property taxpayers could be pouring millions down the drain if officials decide major sewer line extensions are needed. Town Manager Roger Moody presented selectmen Monday night with preliminary list of capital improvement projects that will be considered for the 1995-96 budget. The list… Read More
HODGDON — After meeting with local potato farmers for almost two hours Tuesday night, the SAD 70 Potato Harvest Committee decided to recommend that the three-week harvest break remain the same in 1995. Part of that recommendation, however, will include the possibility of scheduling split… Read More
AUGUSTA — As questions arose about a funding shortage facing the planned York County Technical College, trustees began voting Wednesday on whether to locate the school along U.S. Route 1 in Wells. Six of the 15 trustees present for a meeting voted to approve the… Read More
To many people, wedding receptions and alcohol naturally go together. Recent societal, economic, and legal changes, though, have altered that assumption. Several factors can influence a couple’s decision not to serve alcohol at their reception. High-profile media attention against drinking and driving, coupled with Maine’s… Read More
AUGUSTA — A yearlong undercover investigation by the Maine Warden Service into the illegal importation of live bait has resulted in a series of charges against a Farmington area bait dealer. Kyle J. Walton, 49, of Industry, was arrested in Augusta earlier this month by… Read More
BURLINGTON — In the next few months, residents of this small town again may decide the fate of their elementary school. Before a referendum vote is called, SAD 31 will prepare a cost report and an impact statement, which will be filed with the commissioner… Read More
ANKARA, Turkey — The American pilot and his son huddled together in the older man’s jacket, collected water in ski boots and talked about heaven, hoping that prayer and his survival training would keep death away during the nine days they were stranded in frozen wilderness. Read More
Willimantic school board checks out area options> Tuition contract with Greenville expires this year
WILLIMANTIC — The Willimantic School Committee heard presentations on what programs were offered by the three closest school districts on Wednesday. Since the town is in the last year of its tuition contract with Greenville, the committee is investigating all of its options. These options… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission threatens to usurp state powers by proposing limits to development on miles of shore front along the West Branch of the Penobscot River. That was the overwhelming message Wednesday night from state officials and average citizens who spoke… Read More
HERMON — After nearly two hours of debate on Wednesday night, a majority on the Town Council decided it was time to take the plunge and spend the nearly $36,000 necessary to bring the Hermon Town Office up to date in the rapidly changing computer world. Read More
The Bangor estate of missing accountant Roderick Hotham will go on the auction block today in Orono. The public auction of the five-bedroom mansion at 910 State St. in Bangor will be held 11 a.m. at the law offices of Curtis & Griffin, 34 Main… Read More
PENOBSCOT — The Penobscot Comprehensive Planning Committee invites residents to share their views on the town’s future at an informal workshop at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Penobscot Elementary School. The purpose of the meeting, according to committee chairman Richard Washburn, is “to listen… Read More
ROCKLAND — SAD 5 Adult and Community Education will offer a certificate program in clerical and secretarial training. Many employers in the region need people with clerical and secretarial skills. For information, contact SAD 5 Adult and Community Education, 400 Broadway, Rockland 04841 or call 596-2018. Read More