SAN DIEGO – The America3 all-women crew beat Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes in the opening race of the third round robin of the America’s Cup trials on Wednesday to end a three-race losing streak. The women led the entire way around the six-leg, 18.6-mile… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team hopes to have Alfond Arena rocking again Thursday night for its 7:30 North Atlantic Conference game with Hartford. Maine shattered league and school attendance records Saturday when it beat Boston University in front of 5,624 fans. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Following complaints by loyal viewers, Maine Public Television has decided to revise its coverage of the Eastern Maine Class B-C-D basketball tournaments. MPTV (Channel 12), formerly MPBN, will still provide some live coverage of the Eastern Maine semifinals and finals. Other coverage will be joined… Read More
BANGOR – Saint Joseph’s College men’s basketball coach Rick Simonds called sophomore forward Steve Shorey the best reluctant shooter he has ever coached. In fact, Simonds says “I have to beg him to shoot the ball.” He didn’t have to beg him to shoot on… Read More
You’d have to fish long and hard to hook onto someone who wouldn’t agree that education is essential to the future of Atlantic salmon as a species and a sport fish. With that in mind, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Council of the… Read More
The eight-ranked Lubec Hornets advanced to the Eastern Maine Class D quarterfinal round by beating the No. 9 Ashland Hornets 77-73 in a boys basketball prelim in Lubec Wednesday night. Jamie Lyons scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as Lubec held off rallies by… Read More
HERMON – If the Hermon Hawks had anything left after their 32-minute battle royale with familiar foe Bucksport here Wednesday night, it was only enough to carry their weary bodies off the court and into a victorious locker room. If not for Bucksport’s Jeff LaChance… Read More
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The Boston University men’s and women’s swim teams will attempt to defend their North Atlantic Conference championships at the University of Maine’s Wallace Pool beginning Thursday evening. Diving competition begins at 6 p.m. The fifth annual NAC swim championships will last through Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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As a militant advocate of a woman’s absolute right to choose if, when and with whom she has children, I am enraged by the banld of bigots prowling the land who will not even stop at murder to force their religious views upon the entire nation. And while… Read More
LEWISTON — NYNEX announced Wednesday that it would close its directory assistance operator center in Lewiston and consolidate it into a similar facility in Portland. The center is scheduled to close in September. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
AUGUSTA — Col. Alfred R. Skolfield Jr. won a unanimous recommendation to become commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety on Wednesday, while Valerie Landry won a unanimous recommendation to become Labor commissioner. Both of Gov. Angus S. King’s nominees won high praise though… Read More
WASHINGTON — USAir will offer two new jet flights from Bangor International Airport beginning June 11 on a seasonal basis, Rep. John Baldacci said Wednesday. The daily round-trip flights to Philadephia are slated to run through October. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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NEWPORT — Voters at the March 4 annual town meeting will get an opportunity to open up a portion of Lake Sebasticook’s shoreline that could not be developed under current zoning ordinances. The land is adjacent to the Triangle, which is the town’s major commercial… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court: Trafficking in scheduled drugs, marijuana, five days in jail, $750: Richard A. Carchide, 34, Belfast; and Lawrence Caldwell, 27, Knox. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
DETROIT — A Florida company’s flashy announcement that it plans to import low-priced Romanian utility vehicles to this country was startling news to a Maine entrepreneur who says he’s already doing it. “We bought the rights,” said Thacher Turner of Eastern European Trading in Portland,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Counseling Services will present a post-secondary planning workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, in the music room. The workshop is targeted for juniors, sophomores and their parents, but all are welcome. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BREWER — The City Council took no action Tuesday night on a proposed change of zoning near the Brewer Federal Credit Union on Wilson Street because the Planning Board said the change to an industrial zone would be too drastic, said City Clerk Arthur Verow. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A testimonial dinner in honor of Jim Bishop, former executive director of the Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Chadbourne Merrill American Legion Post in Dover-Foxcroft. The public is invited to attend,… Read More
FORT KENT — Gov. Angus King will be the featured speaker at the Fort Kent Chamber of Commerce’s 47th annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Physical Education Building on Friday, Feb. 24. King’s address will be… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Public officials and emergency responders across Somerset County are looking to spring. Somerset County Emergency Management and Maine Emergency Management will hold a flood awareness and preparedness meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Skowhegan Community Center. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BRIDGTON — A District Court judge has denied bail for a Brownfield man charged with three counts of murder in the shootings of his parents and older brother. Following the hearing Tuesday, Dennis VanWart, 43, was returned to the Oxford County Jail in South Paris. Read More
ROCKPORT — The independent King administration is off to a far better start than the independent Longley administration of 20 years ago, according to two lobbyists who appeared Wednesday at an economic development seminar at the Samoset Resort. Roberta Weil created headlines 20 years ago… Read More
BANGOR — It has been 4 1/2 years since police found the body of a slain 18-year-old Bangor woman in an Alton gravel pit, and next month the man accused of killing her is scheduled to stand trial in a Bangor court. While a nation… Read More
CARIBOU — City councilors have decided not to pursue studies to return two-way traffic on Sweden Street from Prospect to Record streets. But they do plan to work with the Planning Board and merchants to solve problems in that area. Councilor Verne McKenney, chairman of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Potential vacationers can surf the Internet before hitting the beach. The tourism initiative beams images of Maine’s popular vacation sites and vacation-planning information to the worldwide network linking millions of computer users. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
NEWPORT — Newport selectmen tabled a decision Wednesday night on extending Cablevision’s franchise for cable service in town until their next meeting. William Fay, general manager of Cablevision, said he was required by federal law to maintain a franchise in the towns that his company… Read More
AUGUSTA — Backed by solid experience and a friendly style, Kevin Concannon, one of Maine’s own, virtually locked in a new job for himself Wednesday as the 11th commissioner of the Maine Department of Human Services. In a two-hour confirmation hearing, Concannon easily won over… Read More
BROOKLIN — Boats on the basketball court? Bedrooms instead of classrooms? Selectman Frank Parson said Wednesday that four parties have expressed interest in the junior high school building that will become vacant this fall when the town’s new kindergarten-to-grade-eight school opens. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WASHINGTON — Freshman House members John Baldacci and Jim Longley of Maine crossed swords this week on the issue of police officers. Baldacci charged that Republican changes to President Clinton’s 1994 crime bill, which were enacted Tuesday by a 238-192 vote, will mean less money… Read More
WVII-TV (Channel 7), off the air since last Thursday evening, hopes to be back on sometime Friday, according to the station’s programming director, Jim Reed. The ABC affiliate’s transmitter atop Blackcap Mountain in Eddington burned to the ground. Since then, station officials have been scrambling… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Faced with a stern letter from the U.S. Marine Corps and a new federal law aimed at giving military recruiters access to the nation’s campuses, Bowdoin College has backed off a policy that effectively kept military recruiters off its property. Four years ago,… Read More
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Caribou District Court: Chad A. O’Bar, 18, Limestone, assault, all but 20 days suspended from six-month jail sentence, one-year probation with conditions; six counts of criminal mischief, five days in jail on each count; harassment by telephone, five days in jail. Jail sentences are to… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A single Somerset County commissioner heard a report on the latest technology and how that would affect the space crunch in the county courthouse. Chairman Joseph B. Bowman had invited Mark Fortier of the Maine Bar Association and Blin Currier of SAD 54… Read More
Easton High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Shawn Corey; high honors: Nichole Burtt, Lori Geroulo, Amy Hafford, Jeff Hitchcock, Rene Kneeland, Tori Perry, Kert Richardson, Stacey Smith and Amber White; honors: Thor Cochran, Daren Green, Shannon Hanscomb and Danny Peers. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Paralysis, some called it. Confusion over objectives? Impasse? The Land Use Regulation Commission shuddered to the end of another non-climactic meeting last week. Today, it is scheduled to resume its deliberations on a comprehensive land-use plan (CLUP) for the state’s unorganized territories. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ROCKLAND — The theft of 1,000 pounds of lobster brought a four-year prison term for Maurice Young, 27, of Cushing in Knox County Superior Court on Tuesday. Young was convicted by a jury after only 17 minutes of deliberation last week of the theft of… Read More
Scientists have found the most convincing evidence yet that the brains of men and women work in dramatically different ways, at least in certain kinds of language functions. When people are given the same word-rhyming task to perform, Yale researchers report in Wednesday’s issue of… Read More
OLD TOWN — The catch phrase by most politicians in the last election was the term “value added.” Pete Bernard, owner of Stillwater Lumber, is familiar with the phrase because that is what he and his two sons, Tom and Tim, have been doing with… Read More
Election officials in five of the six New England states are hoping to set a regional 1996 presidential primary date to maximize the area’s political clout, a development that could boost a possible presidential bid by Gov. William Weld of Massachusetts. The secretaries of state… Read More
ADDISON — Clam committees from three towns in Washington County learned this week that Brunswick’s successful $2 million clam industry and Down East Maine share a common goal: to keep marine worm diggers out of closed clam beds. Alan Huston, a spokesman for the Brunswick… Read More
AUGUSTA — Grandparents have rights and want to keep them. More than two dozen grandparents packed the hearing room of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to emphasize that point. The committee was hearing testimony on L.D. 50, an act to repeal the sunset (termination)… Read More
A story appearing Tuesday in MaineStyle incorrectly suggested that Charles Sullivan of Bangor was a graduate assistant for a college class attended by his future wife, Mary. In fact, both were students in the same class, though Sullivan was a graduate assistant for another class. Read More
Presque Isle District Court: Gerald F. Cyr, 51, Presque Isle, assault, all but 60 days suspended from 10-month jail sentence, one-year probation. 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
The town of Pittsfield and G.S. Building Systems have been working together amicably for a year in an attempt to obtain a wetlands permit for two expansion projects the company plans in Pittsfield. An editing error in a MaineDay story Wednesday cast the relationship between the town and… Read More
BANGOR — The NewsChannel 7 Family Health & Fitness Expo will be held, including blood pressure and diabetes screening, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Airport Mall, Union Street. Community groups will provide more than 20 booths to display and… Read More
Rodney Dangerfield claims that he gets no respect. Last year, the Camden-Rockport Windjammers probably got no respect from their peers — but they went out and won the EM B boys’ crown, anyways. “It’s funny. We’re the defending (Eastern Maine) champs from last year,” said… Read More
The pressure’s off the Southern Aroostook Warriors. After graduating several outstanding seniors in June 1994, the SACHS girls no longer feel the pressure to be No. 1. In fact, according to Coach Tom Berry, “we’ve done much more than what my expectations were. I thought… Read More
BANGOR — The Penquis Community Action Program Head Start is accepting applications for fall enrollment of children ages 3-5 from families who meet federal income guidelines. Priority is given to children entering school the next year. For information on Penquis Head Start Centers in Penobscot… Read More
BANGOR — Awards for the NYNEX Portraits of New England essay contest will be presented to participating middle school pupils at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the Wells Common Mahogany Room, UMaine. More than $5,000 in prizes will be given to pupils, teachers and… Read More
BANGOR — The Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine has announced a new speakers directory, listing 21 individuals and organizations available to speak to civic, educational, religious, and other audiences in the Bangor and eastern Maine area. The directory includes topics such as Martin… Read More
BREWER — The City Council took no action Tuesday night on a proposed change of zoning near the Brewer Federal Credit Union on Wilson Street because the Planning Board said the change to an industrial zone would be too drastic, said City Clerk Arthur Verow. Read More
BANGOR — State Rep. Jane W. Saxl, D-Bangor, has been appointed to the Natural Resources and State and Local Government committees. Saxl has worked on environmental issues and wrote Bangor’s first waste management ordinance. She also served as the first chairman of Bangor’s Recycling Committee. Read More
The annual big band presentation is one of the most popular and lively concerts of the season at the Maine Center for the Arts. Last night, the Battle of the Big Bands, a collection of musicians playing the blockbuster standards from the 1940s, was no exception. For nearly… Read More
HAMPDEN — After an executive session Wednesday night to discuss evaluations and contracts for SAD 22 administrators, the board of directors voted to give each administrator a two-year contract, with the exception of William Cattelle, Weatherbee School principal. Cattelle and Keith Welch, principal of the… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Knox County commissioners are fighting to get their health insurance back, saying the budget committee overstepped its authority when it cut the benefit last month. The three commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to veto the budget committee’s action of Jan. 4 eliminating the… Read More
Whisper “Central Aroostook” and “Panthers” to boys’ coaches in Eastern Maine D and watch their reactions: almost like forming a forefingered cross to ward off a vampire or the evil eye. Steve Shaw, who’s coaching the unstoppable Panthers for his fourth season, will graciously accept… Read More
I am writing to draw the attention of Maine’s recreational vehicle users. Those of us who have pickups that we use to haul fifth wheels or slide-in campers know the license plates we now have on them in order to haul our campers legally are commercial plates. I… Read More
In regard to the apparent uproar concerning the state’s dilemma on how to meet the provisions of the Clean Air Act, I may have a solution, albeit a simple one. Require every motorist seeking a new inspection sticker for his or her vehicle to have… Read More
I was interested in the Bangor Daily News, Jan. 28-29, article , “Report: Maine women are `living on the edge,”‘ which told of inequities in women’s job opportunities and pay scales compared to men’s. This article reported some of the results of a study done by Stephanie Seguino,… Read More
This month, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to begin consideration of the Personal Responsibility Act (PRA). In the welfare reform section of the Contract with America, PRA would combine 10 federal nutrition programs into block grants to go directly to states, shifting responsibility for America’s poor… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — The Board of Selectmen has awarded the 1995-97 plowing contract to Bernard Young and Larry Thomas. Young and Thomas submitted a bid of $55,250 for the first year. Any price increase for the succeeding two years will be based on the cost of… Read More
MACHIAS — The itinerant unemployment office will be closed Tuesday due to Presidents Day on Monday and a statewide shutdown on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Those seeking services should go to Calais or wait for the itinerant office the following week, according to the Maine Department… Read More
BELFAST — Registration is continuing for the Garden Club annual tour of the Spring Flower Show in Boston. The trip will begin at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at Reny’s shopping plaza. Included will be a tour of Fenway Court, the Isabella Stewart Gardner musuem,… Read More
I read an article in the Feb. 2 edition of the Bangor Daily News which sickened and outraged me. A woman named Debra Zapata of East Madison plea bargained with the Skowhegan District Court to avoid being punished for charges of allowing dogs to bark and for disorderly… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Penobscot Bay Medical Center telephone system will be out of service about 1 1/2 hours between 2 and 4 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Only emergency telephone lines will be in operation during the outtage and the hospital may be reached by calling 594-9510. Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation has announced that scholarships are available to Maine residents through several funds, including: The Cushman Scholarship Fund for medical or Christian education; the Ruth O. Dority Fund, for Sedgwick residents; the Margaret B. and Mary E. Franklin Scholarship Fund… Read More
BLUE HILL — Winter Walkers, an indoor walking program sponsored by the Community Health Education Program of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, is expanding its hours to include weekends. Walkers may continue their exercise program at any time Saturday or between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Read More
CAMDEN — Building the soapbox racer was the easy part. For Dave Massey and 99 other Maine youngsters, the real challenge will be waiting another four months to get rolling. The 12-year-old son of Scott and Marion Massey of Camden has to wait until race… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld two criminal rulings previously made in Somerset County Superior Court. One involves a man accused of armed burglary and criminal threatening, while the second ruling dealt with a licensed Maine Guide who was convicted of assisting a client in… Read More
GUILFORD — Guilford could lose its largest tax base if residents fail to establish a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District which would allow Guilford of Maine to remain competitive in the global market. That message was clear at a public hearing to discuss the proposal,… Read More
HODGDON — As a result of School Board action Monday night, the annual potato harvest recess in SAD 70 will be held as usual. The board accepted the recommendation from the Potato Harvest Committee that the annual harvest break that is held each fall remain… Read More
PORTLAND — Game wardens are using radar guns for the first time as they try to corral hot-dogging snowmobilers who have scared families away from some trails, officials said Wednesday. Individual wardens are patrolling the International Trail System, and teams of wardens are working together… Read More
Tonight the Glenburn Town Council will discuss a proposal presented Feb. 2 by the fourth-fifth grade class of Glenburn Elementary School. The 44 pupils, under the direction of teachers Sari Ohmart and Janet Ecker, presented town leaders with a proposal to “fix up” Glenburn’s Lakeside… Read More
AUGUSTA — The quality of patient care at Maine hospitals is slipping as unlicensed assistants take over registered nurses’ duties and hospitals freeze nurse hirings, advocates for the nurses charged Wednesday. The Maine State Nurses Association has received hundreds of complaints from nurses reporting inadequate… Read More
BRUNSWICK — About 100 Navy experts from across the country have descended on the Brunswick Naval Air Station to practice the art of defusing bombs in cold weather. For two weeks, the Navy’s volunteer special forces — parachutists, Seals, and underwater experts — will participate… Read More
LEWISTON — Three people were tied up and assaulted Tuesday during a home invasion robbery, police said. At about 11:15 a.m., four men barged into an apartment at 52 River St. and tied up the victims using telephone cord and a dog leash, police Sergeant… Read More
DYER BROOK — The School Committee of the Southern Aroostook Community School District at its meeting Monday approved a policy for the use of video cameras on school buses. According to Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Coville, the cameras have been in use on buses for… Read More
LIMESTONE — School officials here got an early start on developing a budget for the school year ahead, work that usually begins in the spring. Limestone Superintendent James Morse said the committee might as well work on the budget while “landlocked” by harsh winter weather. Read More
Rush-hour traffic was held up late Wednesday afternoon on Route 1A in Holden for almost a half-hour when a mobile home being hauled by a tractor fell onto its frame and blocked both lanes of the road. The accident was reported at 5:43 p.m., according… Read More
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WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen introduced legislation Wednesday that he said would help older Americans deal with skyrocketing nursing home costs. Cohen said that only 3 percent of Americans carry long-term health care insurance, even though the most recent statistics indicate that 43 percent… Read More
The tournament: It’s the big time for the 64 teams, the players and coaches alike, who arrive at Bangor during the next two weeks. But it’s also the big time for those villified men and women who work long hours under public scrutiny: the refs. Read More
When asked who’s the “surprise” team going into the Eastern Maine Class C boys’ QFs, Ollie Faulkner looks north and says, “You have Fort Fairfield who’s comes out of nowhere. You’d better stop and take a look at them.” Faulkner, who coaches the Penquis Valley… Read More
MACHIAS — Last year, the Bulldogs missed the tournament, finishing in ninth place in Eastern Maine boys’ D. This year, the Bulldogs staged a midseason blitz to carry them to Bangor — and a shot at the gold ball. A tough ’94-95 schedule saw the… Read More
AURORA — Saying they had been left in the dark by their board of directors, members of a small Hancock County electric cooperative will now go head to head with suitors of their financially troubled cooperative. The meeting was initially scheduled only to determine whether… Read More
Jeremy White, the 6-0 sophomore forward wearing Hodgdon white, bounces the ball once, then twice while focusing on the hoop. He glances at the clock: only four seconds left in overtime, score tied, and he’s already missed his initial foul shot. One shot to go. Read More
Steve Gardner, who coaches the Orono Red Riots, thinks that “there is no clear favorite in this tournament (EM B girls).” Gardner said that “there’s going to be eight other teams competing. Every team we’ve played, the games have been close. It’s probably the closest… Read More
WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Clinton, the House rejected a Republican proposal Wednesday night designed to force the administration to move ahead with a national missile defense system. With a 218-212 vote, the House dropped the missile defense language from a bill pushed… Read More
Since Saturday, Jan. 28, the No. 1 slot in Class C girls has changed hands thrice: Calais, then Schenck, then Narraguagus. Other coaches have watched the phenomenon with interest: Calais was expected to retain its top seed until the tournament, especially with a 58-game winning streak going into… Read More
EASTPORT — People are excited in Maine’s easternmost city this winter. The local teams, the Tigers and Tigerettes, are heading for Bangor and the Eastern Maine tournament. Coach Bob Davis believes that the Shead Tigerettes (“please, don’t call us the Lady Tigers!” he said) deserved… Read More