Last season was an agonizing one for University of Maine defenseman Jeff Tory. He was declared ineligible by the NCAA, had to sit out the 1993-94 season, and lost an additional year of eligibility because Coach Shawn Walsh allowed him to play in three games… Read More
SAN DIEGO – Winds of 25 knots and rough seas postponed the opening races of the third round-robin of the America’s Cup trials Tuesday and led the defenders to modify rules for rescheduling abandoned races. The foul weather was the result of a storm that… Read More
The return of snowmobile racing to Bangor after a 15-year hiatus was such a resounding success that the city might get into the running to host the World Series of Snowmobiling Racing in 1996 or ’97. That was the report on the Paul Bunyan Snowmobile… Read More
FORT KENT – Glenn Sharp and Jay Davis-Goff each scored 15 points to lead the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls to a 78-70 men’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals Tuesday night. Zachary Morrow added 14 points for the Owls and Todd… Read More
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Bucksport High boys basketball coach Peter Wolley still remembers the day he first met Hermon High coach Clayton Blood. “I think we got in a fight the first day of kindergarten,” Wolley laughed. “It was probably over something stupid. We were probably playing a game… Read More
Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield, Central of East Corinth and Central Aroostook of Mars Hill earned free passes to the Eastern Maine Tournament with preliminary round playoff victories Tuesday night. The Huskies downed Winslow 54-36 in Class B, the Red Devils edged Sumner of East… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – Two unlikely heroines came off the bench to carry the Central High School girls basketball team into the Eastern Maine Class C basketball tournament. Senior Amanda Day and sophomore Angela Allen helped spark the Red Devils of East Corinth to a 31-29… Read More
BANGOR – Jason Chadwick notched a hat trick to lead the Gardiner Tigers to a 9-3 schoolboy hockey victory over the John Bapst Crusaders Tuesday night at Sawyer Arena. Mike Kimball and Luke Takatsu each had two goals for the win, while Chris Deagan and… Read More
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ROCKLAND — While he operated the gas and brake pedals, Eric B. Dyer, 32, of Rockland told Justice John Atwood that his stepson, Terry Mansfield, 25, handled the steering wheel in explaining how a fatal accident occurred on Old County Road in Rockport on April 1, 1994. Read More
PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital certified asthma instructors will offer a course by the American Lung Association to teach family members and individuals with asthma the skills to manage the illness in a variety of settings, such as home, school and recreation. The course consists… Read More
City councilors can direct millions of dollars in one direction or another without rousing public concern, but let them suggest that their compensation match their expenses, and residents, waxing eloquent about the duties of democracy, suddenly get interested. Bangor city councilors have, with few exceptions, avoided the question… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — A policy shift has left at least one parent unhappy, and the Baileyville School Committee grappling with the problem of children crossing in front of traffic to enter and leave school buses. “The policy of the board on Route 1 and Route 9… Read More
LISBON — After Dennis Lavoie suffered a massive stroke on Valentine’s Day in 1994, the outlook was so grim that a priest came to his hospital bed in Lewiston to administer last rites. But Lavoie, 37, defied the odds and continues to undergo rehabilitation, hoping… Read More
If hauling up jewels and precious metals each day from centuries-old shipwrecks was the only thing that could keep him going, Greg Brooks would long ago have abandoned his dream of being a treasure hunter. Since selling his swimming-pool business in Westbrook three years ago… Read More
LINCOLN — The Greater Lincoln Area Republican Committee will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the nonsmoking room of the Timber House Restaurant, Fleming Street. State Rep. Priscilla “Pat” Lane will discuss pending legislation. For information, call Lee Rand at 794-8071. Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council Monday night received a petition bearing 619 signatures asking that it restore $2,000 in funding to the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging. The agency provides services for senior citizens in the County ranging from transportation to meal programs for… Read More
PORTLAND — A Bridgton surgeon accused of molesting an unconscious man faces sentencing in April on a misdemeanor count of unlawful sexual contact. Dr. Robert W. Chagrasulis, 44, pleaded guilty Monday as part of an agreement with the prosecution that caps any jail term he… Read More
CARIBOU — After Monday’s City Council meeting, the Caribou Police Department will continue its latest policy of calling local wrecker and auto body businesses after accidents on a rotating schedule. City officials will review the policy in a few months to determine if it is… Read More
DANVERS, Mass. — A subcommittee of the New England Fishery Management Council wants to see if fast forwarding the current groundfish management plan would provide an option for rebuilding troubled groundfish stocks. The council’s groundfish committee on Monday directed three committee members to rough out… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Maine Public Service Co., Aroostook County’s primary source of electricity, wants to raise rates by 18.5 percent over five years to recoup revenue that was lost along with several large customers, such as Loring Air Force Base. The proposal, to be presented… Read More
DEXTER — Organizers of an after-school club for Dexter area children have reported a good response to the program, both from participants and from many civic and church organizations. Last fall, the Kids Klub was formed to give young children a safe, activity-filled place to… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft selectmen approvedMonday a change in the town’s contract with the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. to reflect a drop in waste being shipped to the Orrington plant. In its original contract with PERC, the town guaranteed that it would transport 2,000 tons of… Read More
FARMINGTON — The Greater Farmington Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Home & Leisure Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Mount Blue High School. The Expo is the first of its type in the Farmington area. More than two-thirds of the available space… Read More
HOULTON — An order was introduced at the Houlton Town Council meeting Monday that will begin the process of the town’s withdrawal from the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District. The issue may be moot, however, since there is the possibility that the district will dissolve by the… Read More
HOWLAND — For the second year in a row, Howland will continue to operate without a police department of its own. At the annual budget meeting Monday, no funds were approved for police department operations. By passing over the article, no funding article for a… Read More
LIMESTONE — A potential roadblock in the effort to redevelop the former Loring Air Force Base was lifted Monday when Limestone residents signaled support for a compromise with the Loring Development Authority over land-use and zoning control. Limestone selectmen called Monday’s public hearing to gain… Read More
BANGOR — A former Bar Harbor banker who embezzled more than $300,000, apparently to help a friend’s struggling business, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Tuesday. George Janes of Hall Quarry received the minimum term allowed under U.S. sentencing guidelines. U.S. District Judge… Read More
HOULTON — David Small didn’t know that when his house on Hovey Road burned Jan. 18 he also would have to worry about a planned expansion of Houlton International Airport. Small’s house, as well as three or four others on Hovey Road, are located about… Read More
Five-year-old Alex Parks looks very serious this afternoon as his kindergarten class draws to a close. He nibbles his top lip as he pulls on his snowpants, and then his boots. His jacket goes on next, followed by his stocking cap and mittens. He hitches his backpack through… Read More
FALMOUTH — David G. Huber, a businessman who became a prominent member of the Maine Legislature, died of cancer at a Portland hospital Monday. He was 58. Huber, a New York native, had been a vice president at J.M. Huber Corp. and was a director… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Dr. Leonard Solomon Silk, a summer resident of Hulls Cove and a member of College of the Atlantic’s board of trustees since 1985, died of cancer at his home in Montclair, N.J., Feb. 10. He was 76. “His contributions to the board… Read More
Here we go again! Another great tax that’s going to save you money. Let’s for a moment consider the local option tax being proposed in this session of the Maine Legislature. This tax on the hospitality industry would allow each community, or groups of communities,… Read More
FORT KENT — A previous engagement has kept former Iditarod champion Susan Butcher from this year’s Can Am International Sled Dog Race, but she asked to be kept in mind for the 1996 running of Maine’s jewel in the Northeastern Triple Crown of Sled Dog Racing. Read More
PLEASANT POINT — FBI Director Louis J. Freeh has commended Frederick Moore III, a member of the Legislature representing the Passamaquoddy Tribe, for his role in breaking a cross-border tobacco smuggling operation while he was chief of police at the reservation. Moore continued the undercover… Read More
BANGOR — A developer from Dover-Foxcroft hopes to donate a derelict downtown building to a musical dreamer with plans for a statewide arts school. After more than nine months of talk, the developer and the dreamer have yet to cement a deal that would pave… Read More
CARIBOU — A Presque Isle man accused of trying to kill his former wife pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to the September 1994 incident. In return, an attempted murder charge was dismissed. John H. Allen, 58, was scheduled to go on trial Tuesday in… Read More
Maine’s Greens briefly enjoyed the sweet taste of November’s victory, which established their political credentials. This week, the fledgling party enters a risky phase of development as it tries to cement its base, expand its appeal and maintain visibility. During the three months since Green… Read More
Kindergarten registration for the 1995-96 school year will be held at the following schools between Feb. 15 and 28: Fort Kent Elementary, today through Thursday, Feb. 16. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
HOULTON — The Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District will take orders for the annual tree and trout sale for the next three months at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center on the North Road. Several varieties of semi-dwarf apple trees are being… Read More
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Mabel Desmond, D-Mapleton, has been appointed to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. Desmond is a first-term representative who was a teacher for more than 40 years. Desmond’s District 146 includes Ashland, Castle Hill, Mapleton, New Sweden, Wade,… Read More
FORT KENT — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci will attend the third annual Can Am Crown International sled dog races, which will start at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, on Main Street in Fort Kent. Later, Baldacci will hold town meetings at 12:30… Read More
STOCKHOLM — With the exception of one year during World War II, the Stockholm Elementary School has held a winter carnival for 59 years. This weekend, the school and its Parent-Teacher Association plan to celebrate its 60th carnival with a community breakfast, the traditional races… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. William Cohen has announced the appointment of Muriel A. Scott of Boothbay as a delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Aging and Rose-Marie Louten of Presque Isle as an alternate. The Older Americans Act requires the president to convene… Read More
AUGUSTA — Despite vigorous opposition from those who said he faced a conflict of interest, Ronald B. Lovaglio won an 11-2 committee endorsement Tuesday to become commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation. Lovaglio, of Augusta, has worked 22 years for International Paper Co., mostly… Read More
TRENTON — The Washington-Hancock Community Agency is hosting a public forum titled, “Barriers to Self-Sufficiency in Washington and Hancock Counties,” 6:30-8:30 tonightFeb. 15 at the town office. Read More
The Penobscot County Soil & Water Conservation District is mailing out the order blanks for the annual tree and shrub sale delivery this spring. This annual fund-raising event will take place May 10 in the parking lot of the USDA-NRCS building. This year the district… Read More
The Penobscot County Soil & Water Conservation District has mailed out the order blanks for their annual rainbow and brook trout delivery for pond owners, which will be held May 3 in the parking lot of the USDA-NRCS building. As in previous years, pond owners must apply to… Read More
BANGOR — The executive committee of the Penobscot County Extension will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Extension office, Maine Avenue, for orientation of members. New members of the executive board are Ray and Lillian Little of Hermon, Galen Hamilton of Carmel… Read More
The Penobscot County Soil & Water Conservation District is looking for farms to participate in the annual Open Farms Day, Sunday, July 9. Last year 11 farms welcomed the public. Many of the visitors brought their children, as this was a rare opportunity to view working farms. Read More
HAMPDEN — Evaluations and contracts for administrators will be the subject of an executive session near the end of the SAD 22 board of directors meeting, which begins at 7 tonight at Reeds Brook School. If the directors vote on the contracts after coming out… Read More
ROCKLAND — A committee that spent more than six months studying the cost of law enforcement in Knox County released its report to the county commissioners Tuesday, finding the most practical way to save the taxpayers’ money to be the creation of one regionwide emergency dispatch center. Read More
CASTINE — Four visiting professors are teaching advanced courses this semester at Maine Maritime Academy’s Corning School of Ocean Studies. “During the spring term, seniors majoring in ocean studies take part in a modular curriculum,” John Barlow, head of the Corning School, said in a… Read More
The first annual Spay Day USA will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Maine Coast Veterinary Clinic, Blue Hill; Acadia Veterinary Hospital, Bar Harbor; the Small Animal Clinic, Ellsworth; the Ellsworth Veterinary Hospital; and the Deer Isle Veterinary Clinic. The event is an… Read More
ELLSWORTH — An information session on a new bachelor of arts degree in behavioral science will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Ellsworth Center of the University of Maine System. The degree program will be delivered throughout the state… Read More
BAR HARBOR — College of the Atlantic’s computer and library staff are installing ThornCat, the college’s own computerized library catalog system. Library Director Marcia Dworak sees the system as the fulfillment of a personal dream. “I have always conceived of the library as a window… Read More
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department has announced four promotions. Cheryl Gallant of Hermon has been chosen as jail adminstrator and promoted to the rank of captain. Gallant was formerly the assistant jail adminstrator and replaces Capt. Thomas McCrea, who recently retired. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BELFAST — The cupola and bell above the clock tower on the First Church were lowered to the snow-covered lawn Tuesday, the first step in a major renovation project as the Belfast church prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary next year. Church officials learned last… Read More
ROCKLAND — Michael Drons and Kathleen Brandes of Spruce Head will give a slide lecture on their two-year sojourn in Turkey at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Penobscot School. The event is being presented by the Penobscot School Forum as part of its continuing speaker series. Refreshments… Read More
ROCKLAND — “Claws for Celebration,” “Lobsters on Parade,” and “The Best Catch in Town” have been winners the past three years in the Maine Lobster Festival Theme Contest. At their last meeting, festival directors announced the 1995 theme contest for the 48th annual festival. Theme… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County chapter of the Maine Green Party will meet at 7 tonight at the Emmaus Center. The agenda includes an update on auto emissions, a dime-a-day fund-raiser, local electoral activity, candidates, and health proposals. Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Washington County Democrats will meet at noon Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Red Barn Restaurant. The planning committee will meet at noon, and lunch will be served at 1 p.m. A business meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Read More
ROCKLAND — The Knox County Volunteer Connection will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Knox Center for Long Term Care. Members and any interested individuals will hear the latest news about volunteer organizations in the midcoast area, and the field of volunteerism as a whole. Read More
On Feb. 4, I saw Angus and Mary on the front page, smiling, exuberant. Thursday I watched them receive their Indian child — watched his smiles, her tears. And I was very sad. And angry. So many Maine children are in foster homes or aimlessly… Read More
I felt compelled to write the Bangor Daily News as soon as I read the Jan. 19 article, “Animals enjoy a new family at Echo Lake center.” I elected not to bring it to anybody’s attention because the poor representation might grab more undeserved attention. Read More
It is time for University of Maine System Chancellor Michael Orenduff to play it straight. On a local news broadcast not once, but twice, he misinformed the public concerning the recent contract offer to the faculty of the UM System. He misled the public into believing that the… Read More
As a female athlete and sports enthusiast, I was disappointed to read about Joni Averill’s departure from the sports pages of the Bangor Daily News. Through her writings, the people of Maine have been able to follow the challenges women in sports face and their ability to overcome… Read More
BARNET, Vt. — A Vermont film and the American Indian actress who played a lead role in it were passed over Tuesday in nominations for the 67th Academy Awards. “Where the Rivers Flow North” and actress Tantoo Cardinal were not among the nominees for best… Read More
MADAWASKA — One of two snowmobiles and a trailer they were on were recovered Tuesday morning, shortly after they were reported stolen from a yard at Central Building Supplies at Madawaska. Police were still looking Tuesday afternoon for a 1995 Polaris Indy wide-track snowmobile owned… Read More
AUGUSTA — The King administration wants to draft banks and hospitals into the state’s campaign to collect delinquent child-support payments as part of a stepped-up crackdown on “deadbeat dads.” “We want to convince everyone that paying child support is as inevitable as death and taxes,”… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King is cool to the idea of raising Maine’s minimum wage to $5 an hour, but is not shutting the door on the proposal, a spokesman said Tuesday. But the Maine AFL-CIO and advocates for women plan to tell the Labor… Read More
OLD TOWN — A $10,000 Maine Youth Apprenticeship Program school support grant will provide support for youth apprentices and implement new methods of school and Youth Apprenticeship operations for Old Town High School. The first-year grant will be used to maintain the MYAP program and… Read More
BANGOR — A man who was wrestled to the ground by a Bangor Mall shopper after a theft at Sears two weeks ago, pleaded guilty to theft and assault Tuesday in Penobscot County Superior Court. Victor Bassett, 23, of Perry allegedly was observed on a… Read More
PITTSFIELD — When the town of Pittsfield first bought the acreage now known as the Pittsfield Industrial Park in the 1970s, they legally could have filled in a wetland area to make the land more saleable and developmentally sound. But they didn’t. And now, 25… Read More
PLYMOUTH — A chain-link fence encircles a 2-acre spot on Howe’s Corner, a ridge in south Plymouth that to a casual observer looks like it’s only meant to keep in underbrush and trees. What the fence actually is doing is keeping out anyone who could be contaminated by… Read More
ST. ALBANS — More than 70 St. Albans residents think Selectman Nancy Bubar should be removed from voting on Town Manager Larry Post’s continued employment with the town. Bubar is one of two selectmen on St. Albans’ three-member board who voted in January to begin proceedings to remove… Read More
This week is Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week in Maine as proclaimed last Friday by Gov. Angus S. King. Maria Jacques, public relations specialist for the Bureau of Highway Safety, said injuries suffered in car crashes are the leading cause of death for people in… Read More
PORTLAND — A couple injured in a chain-reaction crash last summer sued the operator of the Maine Turnpike for failing to adequately warn motorists of repair work and a traffic backup. Leonel D. Karter and Ahnon S. Weinberg of Waterville were trapped in their car… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Be money-wise in the supermarket,” is the topic of a workshop to be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Dover-Foxcroft Extension Office, sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Read More
ROCKLAND — A Knox County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than an hour Tuesday before finding Stockton Springs stepmother Lisa Roberts, 23, innocent of a charge of reckless endangerment of a child. Roberts was charged with leaving a 7-year-old boy in a locked car in 80-degree weather… Read More
I can’t let your Feb. 2 editorial, “Testing cars again,” go without comment. When are you good folks going to tell it like it is? Most of our pollution problems comes across the border. A good part of the other pollution comes from burning blueberry… Read More
PEMBROKE — A Pembroke mother of two young girls said Tuesday that it was “pretty humiliating” being arrested at her home and taken to the Washington County Jail at Machias for a misdemeanor she committed more than a decade ago. Lisa Carol Beal, 32, was… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A cancer support and caregivers support group will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in the community center building at Thayer Parkway in Dover-Foxcroft. For more information, contact the Pine Tree Hospice office at 564-8401, Ext. 346. Read More
The Penobscot County Soil & Water Conservation District is mailing out the order blanks for the annual tree and shrub sale delivery this spring. This annual fund-raising event will take place May 10 in the parking lot of the USDA/NRCS building. This year the district… Read More
GUILFORD — The Piscataquis Community High School ski team, which placed second at the Penquis League Freestyle Championship, will serve a public luncheon this weekend at the Four Winds Snowmobile Clubhouse on the back Abbot Road. Hot dogs, hamburgers, stews and chowders will be served… Read More
ENFIELD — State Rep. Priscilla Lane will hold constituent town meetings in House District 138 on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Lane will visit the Enfield Town Office library at 9 a.m. and the Lincoln Town Council chambers at 10:30 a.m. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Working Well and Living Well” will be this year’s theme of the annual business, industry and health show to be held Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford. Sponsored by the Southern Piscataquis Regional Chamber of Commerce, the… Read More
BELFAST — It took last year’s 21 percent tax increase to do it, but Waldo County commissioners are finally getting their budget in line. The commissioners have had a string of successive budget deficits since 1991. In order to rectify that troubling situation they raised… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A local official says voters should decide the merits of a new jail for the county, but he and his colleagues need more funds before they can bring the issue to referendum. Having decided after months of study that a new jail is… Read More
AUGUSTA — Money to extend subsidized insurance for the working poor beyond March was stripped from the supplemental budget, but the Senate Democratic minority threatened to block passage of the budget Tuesday night unless it was restored. After a day of backstage negotiations between independent… Read More
ROCKLAND — It figures that a city with the word `rock’ in its name would have some fairly hot musicians. For the past four years the Rockland District High School band under the direction of Marlene Hall has pulled down first-place honors in its division… Read More