ORONO – The most important thing the University of Maine men’s basketball team needs heading into postseason play is confidence. The Black Bears satisfied that need in a big way Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena. Senior forward Ken Barnes powered his way to a career-high… Read More
AT SANFORD 1995 Maine Amateur Wrestling Assoc. Hall of Fame Tournament of Champions 103: Mike Tierney, Massabesic, def. Joe Stuart, Fryeburg; 112: Chris Sirois, Penobscot Valley, def. Bruce Stuart, Fryeburg; 119: Ryan Payeur, Sanford, def. Dusty Hackett, Mount View; 125: Keith Parent, Marshwood, def. Dave… Read More
AUGUSTA – Four Western Maine high school basketball champions were crowned at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday. In Class C boys, the No. 2 Wiscasset Redskins upended the Winthrop Ramblers 81-66. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Long after the Mount Desert Island boys basketball team had put the finishing touches on its 73-47 blowout of Orono in Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B title game, Tom Haskell of Bar Harbor and a group of his friends were still standing halfway up the bleachers on one… Read More
The University of Maine hockey and women’s basketball teams locked up regular-season championships with decisive victories Sunday. The hockey team clinched the Hockey East crown with an 8-5 decision over UMass-Lowell in Orono and also claimed a spot in the NCAA Tournament, regardless of how… Read More
BOSTON – Dereck Treadwell of Old Town gave the University of Maine its only victory during the weekend’s New England Indoor Track and Field Championships. Treadwell won the 800-meter run in 1:52.84 at Boston University on Saturday. Williams’ Creaghan Trainer finished second in 1:53.15. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – A year ago, the Maine Black Bears were in shock after learning that a scheduling mistake made them ineligible for the learning that a scheduling mistake made them ineligible for the North Atlantic Conference tournament, even though had won the regular-season title. Sunday,… Read More
AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Brunswick New England Div. II and Div. III Swimming and Diving Championships Div. II standings (through Saturday): Southern Connecticut 678, Springfield 578, Keene State 258, UMass-Lowell 240, St. Michael’s 212, Bentley 77 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – The Stearns Minutemen hitched up their state championship-or-bust wagon to Cara Moir and withstood a late Orono comeback to win the Millinocket school’s first Eastern Maine basketball title since 1986. The second-seeded Minutemen pulled out a 33-32 Class B Eastern Maine girls championship… Read More
BANGOR – They took different paths but both led to the same destination: the Maine Athletic Conference finals. The Husson College men’s and women’s basketball teams earned berths in Monday evening’s finals. The men squandered a 17-point second-half lead before rallying for an 80-78 overtime… Read More
Saturday’s answer: Janelle Haines (left) and Darcy Arnold helped the Stearns Minutemen of Millinocket win the Eastern Maine Class B title in 1980 when they defeated the Mount View Mustangs of Thorndike 34-23. Read More
BANGOR – Freshmen are supposed to be nervous when their team’s fate hangs heavily on their shoulders. Evidently no one bothered to tell that to Southern Aroostook’s Kim Collier. Collier went four-for-four from the line in the game’s final 31 seconds to lift her Southern… Read More
BETHEL – The state Class C boys and girls skiing championships were both captured by Madawaska on Saturday at Telstar Regional High School. The Owls also produced the boys’ and girls’ skimeisters from among their ranks with Mike Lavertu and Audrey Baker gaining the honors. Read More
ORONO – Nothing has come easy to this year’s University of Maine hockey team. That fact magnifies the importance of its latest accomplishment. It took the Black Bears two testy nights over the weekend to do it, but Coach Shawn Walsh’s squad clinched the Hockey… Read More
BANGOR – Wilton Jones can certainly remember his last visit to the Augusta Civic Center. It was 1973. He was a freshman at Sumner High School. It was the day the Tigers, led by Bimbo Pinkham’s 38 points, cruised to a state Class C championship… Read More
ORONO – Hampden Academy hockey coach Paul Henderson admitted that Saturday’s come-from-behind 4-2 victory over Stearns of Millinocket “added a few gray hairs.” But he didn’t mind. “Our kids showed a lot of charcter coming back from a 2-0 deficit against a very determined and… Read More
SANFORD – Four former wrestlers and a coach were inducted into the Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame on Saturday. Gerry Perkins, coach of Mountain Valley; Reggie Monroe, Conrad Turgeon, Mike Caramihalis, and Earl Boyes were honored at a ceremony in Sanford. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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BANGOR – Forget about the first basket Schenck sophomore Holly Rosebush scored against Calais in their annual championship slugfest on the Bangor Auditorium floor in the Eastern Maine Class C girls basketball final. This year it was Schenck’s turn, as the top-seeded team from East… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Bangor High School boys basketball team and the Cony High School girls capped undefeated seasons this weekend by taking the top seeds into next weekend’s Eastern Maine Class A tournament, according to the final official Heal Point Standings released by the Maine Principals’ Association. Read More
PHILADELPHIA – At the Eastern Scholastic Swimming and Diving Championships held Saturday, Belfast native Josh Schwartz finished second overall in the 500 freestyle with a junior national time of 4:36.92. Schwartz was at one time a member of both the Hurricane and Bay Area swim… Read More
WMEB MEDIA POLL (through games of Saturday night) Team (1st-place votes) Pts. Prv. 1. Maine (5) 119 1 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; i++) {… Read More
BANGOR – In November 1993, Central Aroostook coach Steve Shaw was looking down the barrel of a dynasty, and he knew it. He gathered his boys basketball team together and spelled out what he expected. “I told my kids, it’s going to take a good… Read More
BANGOR – Hodgdon High School’s long, three-year climb up the Eastern Maine Class C basketball ladder ended Saturday evening – with the Hawks proudly standing on top. Team balance – with four starters reaching double figures and scoring within four points of each other –… Read More
FORT KENT — In his first trip to Aroostook County since his election, Gov. Angus King got a feeling for what snowmobiling can mean, recreationally and financially, to the state. King took a ride from Fort Kent to St. Agatha Saturday morning and had breakfast… Read More
A goal of the state’s new chief executive is to “kill dead forever” the concept of two Maines. Speaking in Fort Kent and Presque Isle over the weekend, Gov. Angus King said he was tired of that concept. The people in southern Maine need to… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A 10-year-old boy died Saturday afternoon on Powers Road in a freak accident. Eduardo Carranza, known to his fifth-grade classmates at Warsaw Middle School as Vito, was outside his home playing near a basketball pole and hoop about 5 p.m. when he looped… Read More
I never actually met James Herriot, the beloved English veterinarian and author who died peacefully at his home in the Yorkshire Dales late last week. But I’m convinced I saw him once. It was many years ago, during my one and only visit to England,… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Fleet Financial Group Chairman Terrence Murray says his bank is done with its buying spree — for now. Fresh off last week’s announcement that Fleet will buy Shawmut National Corp. for more than $3 billion in stock, making Fleet the ninth-largest bank… Read More
FORT KENT — Atlantic salmon organizations seeking to build a fish way at Grand Falls, New Brunswick, to allow the free swim of sea-run salmon into the upper reaches of the St. John River, had the opportunity Saturday to make their case with Gov. Angus King. Read More
ST. ALBANS — A public hearing on the termination of Town Manager Larry Post was recessed Saturday afternoon, to be continued at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the town hall. But if a standing ovation and shouts of support for Post are any indication, the wishes… Read More
DETROIT — When Kmart Corp. cut more than 1,100 jobs at its headquarters in a restructuring, it offered severance pay only to employees who agreed in writing never to seek work with the big retailer again. Two months later, Kmart is again taking applications at… Read More
Fort Knox is one of the most-visited historic sites in Maine, yet its decrepit condition will allow it to exist for only a few more years without major work before it sinks beyond repair. A budding public-private partnership, however, has a chance of saving the historic structure. Read More
Despite a booming worldwide market for paper and lumber, Maine won’t be able to add many jobs in the forest-products industry during the next two decades. Experts say the state’s long-anticipated wood shortage has arrived, and Maine will be lucky to preserve existing jobs in… Read More
If you have recently been through a divorce, or are contemplating one, you may want to look closely at issues involving credit. You may very well discover unanticipated problems. Understanding the different kinds of credit accounts opened during a marriage may help illuminate the potential… Read More
The Lifeline program at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft is installed by volunteers, but the hospital charges clients a $40 installation fee, in addition to a monthly service fee. A story published in Saturday’s MaineDay did not include the installation fee. Read More
Most governors are uncertain about or opposed to a Republican proposal to repeal the federal school lunch and other nutrition programs and give states money to feed the nation’s youngest poor. An Associated Press survey of the states’ chief executives found many expected the congressional… Read More
Caribou High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Amy Barr, Amy Beaupre, Jill Beaupre, Shelley Beaupre, Chelsea Belanger, Angela Bell, Daniel Benner, Melissa Bouchard, Kristie Bradbury, Shanin Cote, Dale Currier, Joy Cushman, Eric Damboise, Wendy Deveau, Dan Garcia, Michelle Gorneault, Heather Hansell, Candace… Read More
The first hint is the music pulsing over the cafe’s sound system. Forget your Top-40 rock or Muzak; leave your country tapes at the door. The Blue Bayou Cajun Cafe jumps to the jubilant sounds of Cajun and Zydeco. Here, on the outskirts of Brewer, you can sop… Read More
The cafe’s Voodoo Lounge features live music and dancing on the weekends as well as banquet facilities. Here, too, Sullivan strives to offer something new. “You can go to Stacey’s for country and western or the Bounty for rock, but I wanted to get in… Read More
A proposal to end the burying of low-income subsidies in electricity bills should have the enthusiastic support of the Legislature. It presents lawmakers with another test of resolve in balancing principle and revenue. The problem is a familiar one. Low-income residents — many of them… Read More
In December, two receptionists at abortion clinics in Massachusetts were killed at their desks. And as in the aftermaths of the two Florida doctors who were murdered, some people who believe they have an inside track with God, called the acts justifiable. When John F. Read More
Slush and icy road conditions were blamed in the death of a 20-year-old Lincoln mother of two who died late Friday afternoon after the 1988 Ford Escort she was driving was struck by two tractor-trailers and a car. Lincoln police Chief Larry Merrithew said Stacy… Read More
Presque Isle District Court: Marc A. Mazerolle, 20, Presque Isle, driving to endanger, 30-day license suspension, $200. 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; i++) {… Read More
ROCKPORT — The precarious state of the fishing industry will be explored during the three-day Maine Fishermen’s Forum, March 2-4 at the Samoset Resort Inn. The 20th annual edition will feature a session of the Senate subcommittee on oceans and fisheries as well as a keynote address by… Read More
HOLDEN — Voters in Holden, Eddington and Clifton will cast their ballots tomorrow on a proposed $2 million addition to Holbrook Middle School in Holden. The school serves 308 pupils from all three towns in grades five through eight. Polls will be open from 10… Read More
WINTERPORT — The 1992 opening of Samuel L. Wagner School relieved Leroy Smith School of three grades and about 185 pupils. Why, then, is SAD 22 looking to build an 8,000-square-foot addition to Smith School? School officials plan to explain the need to voters from… Read More
BANGOR — The rope was white and his fingers were beige, young Kristen Dorion told the Rev. David L. Glusker. He was satisfied with her answer. “I wanted to be sure you knew the difference between white rope and beige fingers,” he wryly told the… Read More
I fully agree with most of Mary Anne Royal’s letter (BDN, Feb. 17) concerning the abuse of power by our elected officials. In her letter, Ms. Royal describes some behavior by elected officials that she finds offensive. She lists rudeness, contemptuous disregard for rules, and… Read More
Payment for takings is going too far, thinks Cheryl Domina (Op-ed column, Feb. 11), and opposes state and national bills to that effect now under consideration. She says taxpayers should not reimburse a polluting million-dollar power plant for cleaning up its act. And she is… Read More
Your recent editorial highlighting the competent and innovative work of Ed McLaughlin, nominated for commissioner of agriculture, is to be commended. We believe that McLaughlin will bring integrity, intelligence, and reason to the Department of Agriculture, and we enthusiastically support his appointment. Susan and Michael Greenwood Orono… Read More
Thank you for the very nice article in the Feb. 10 paper about the program at the Orono Public Library. We citizens of Orono are very proud of our library which functions in cooperation with the high school library in the school building. However, we do have a… Read More
What a column by Terry Marotta, “Decency is forgotten philosophy in America,” in the BDN Feb. 14! Her final comment was, “Something is dying in this country, and it’s dying fast. Even the 10-year-olds seem to know it. The question is, what’s the matter with… Read More
Thank you for your Jan. 31 Sears Island Cargo Port editorial. This is a matter of considerable significance to Penobscot Bay and to the state at large and open, thorough discussions about the many details of the proposal are clearly in the public interest. However,… Read More
HAMPDEN — As SAD 46 in Dexter prepares for its seventh try at passing a budget for the school year now half over, officials in other districts shudder. It’s a perennial worry: What’s the best way to get a budget approved? SAD 22 used the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Sgt. Scott Kane of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department has been named Deputy of the Year in recognition of his dedication to drug education for Maine’s young people. Kane was a part-time officer with the sheriff’s department for several years before he was… Read More
BANGOR — Parents and other interested residents are being sought to serve on committees studying Bangor High School. The committees will work as part of the Bangor High School self-study required for reaccreditation next fall. For information, call 941-6200, Ext. 163. Read More
When it opened on Broadway in 1960, “Camelot” was not a smash hit. It promised all the glory of “My Fair Lady,” which the team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe has delivered on a previous collaboration. But the production suffered a number of blows — particularly… Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Its offices feature clean, well-lighted lobbies, stamps of all sorts in easy reach, gleaming rows of easily accessible postal boxes, friendly clerks greeting customers at the door. Is this the same U.S. Postal Service caught last year with mounds of decades-old mail… Read More
WARREN — High school students in Knox and Lincoln counties have been invited to join teams from across Maine in the 1995 Envirothon, a competitive learning event which tests knowledge of environmental resources including soils, water, forestry, wildlife and environment issues. The event was started… Read More
BROOKLIN — Girl Scout Troops 667 and 872 of Brooklin and Sedgwick have made two baby quilts that will be given to children younger than 6 years old who test positive for HIV-AIDS, are born with problems related to alcohol or drug addiction, or are abandoned. Read More
DEXTER — Businesses in Dexter, Newport and Corinna may be eligible to borrow up to $25,000 through this area’s Community Development Block Grant microloan program. Since the inception of the program one year ago, three loans totaling $26,000 have been made to businesses in Dexter… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Hospice and Redington-Fairview General Hospital are offering a workshop concerning the nature of grief for teen-agers and how teens grieve. “Hello/Goodbye: Teens, Grief And Loss” will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the Skowhegan Community Center. Read More
STETSON — Nomination papers will be available Monday, Feb. 27, at the Stetson Town Office for residents who are interested in seeking election to public office this year. Openings include a one-year term and a three-year term for selectman, overseer of the poor and assessor… Read More
MILO — Children in the kindergarten and first-grade classes at Milo Elementary School recently got a lesson in caring and in mathematics. As part of the celebration of the 100th day of school, each child brought in 100 pennies. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Wardens investigated several snowmobile accidents Sunday. A 37-year-old Levant man received minor injuries when he failed to slow his snowmobile adequately to stop at the end of a 1,200-foot speed run in Howland during which he reached speeds of 116 mph, according to V. Paul… Read More
FORT KENT — A Fort Kent librarian and untiring volunteer was named Fort Kent’s Citizen of the Year Friday night by the Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce. Marlene Pooler, a native of Virginia, was lauded for her work with young people at the… Read More
MACHIAS — A proposed $8 million Canadian landfill may be an international solution to Washington County’s solid waste disposal problems. Sharing solid waste resources is under consideration by officials from Washington County and Charlotte County in New Brunswick. Representatives from the two counties and the… Read More
What a lovely word: Sunrisers. It is much better than any other we could use to describe a family who delivers nearly 400 papers a day. The Vicnaires, Scott, Michelle, 13-year-old Amanda and 11-year-old Angelica are up at 3:30 a.m. to deliver their customers copies… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The 50th anniversary of the Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce was celebrated Saturday night with a banquet, a dance, and the sounds of bagpipes and drums. The colors were posed by a National Guard unit and a harpist played melodies during… Read More
LEWISTON — Landowners who hire loggers to clear trees could be held responsible for safety violations on the land, according to new Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. Liability under the OSHA regulations hinges on whether the landowner is considered the logger’s employer, which is… Read More
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. James Longley Jr. is seeking dismissal of a divorce complaint filed by his wife of 13 years. Ann Longley filed for divorce last December in Lewiston District Court, citing irreconcilable marital differences. Mrs. Longley is seeking primary custody of the couple’s… Read More
Priscilla Ann Attean, 53, died at a Bangor hospital on Feb. 24. She was a sitting member of the Maine Legislature in her sixth term representing the Penobscot Nation. She was born at Indian Island on July 3, 1941, the daughter of Elmer N. Attean,… Read More
A Sunday morning accident in Sherman sent three men to the hospital and ruined a pickup truck. A 1985 Dodge pickup owned and operated by Herbert Worster, 48, of Lincoln collided with a 1987 International truck with snowplow owned and operated by Phillip Mitchell, 46,… Read More
ST. GEORGE — No one thought the proposal to secede from SAD 50 in favor of an independent school system would be easy. But it has been more difficult and more complex than expected, said Harold Wilson, chairman of the withdrawal committee. The committee and… Read More
ORONO — A small field on the University of Maine campus took on the air of a North Woods logging camp Saturday as the ring of axes cut through the frigid February air, and sawdust from chain saws whirring through thick logs blew skyward on a brisk breeze. Read More
NEWPORT — There’s a bright-red telephone, with its own special house, just outside the door to the Newport Police Department. It was installed recently to allow people in emergencies to reach fire, rescue or police units quickly. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKLAND — Representatives from U.S. Rep. James Longley’s office will hold constituent hours at the Community Building 11 a.m.-1 p.m. March 8. The sessions will continue on the second Wednesday of each month. A representative of the congressman will be present to listen to constituent… Read More
AUGUSTA — Charles “Chuck” Hewett’s serious demeanor, measured speaking style and reputation as a no-nonsense executive belie a more fundamental trait: Gov. Angus King’s right-hand man is an adventurer. Hewett spent his early working years in the fresh air: coaching the varsity ski team at… Read More
CAMDEN — A truck driver for H.A. Hersey Co. suffered injuries to both legs when he was struck by a car while transferring newspapers Saturday morning. Camden police said Robert Legassie Sr., 41, of Brewer was struck by a car driven by William Deane, 45,… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County commissioners are working on a variety of projects, including the consolidation of bulk purchases and a site-location plan for a demolition debris landfill. According to Calvin Preston, supervisor of the county’s roads and unorganized townships, the county is cooperating with… Read More
Camden-Rockport High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jennifer Bayer, Emily Bernhard, Michael Buescher, Amanda Cookson, Heidi Millay, Jakub Pavel and Sarah Taylor; honors: Brent Albright, Brian Baldwin, Katherine Bland, Joshua Booker, Marcus Bosch, Brent Boynton, Buffy Burns, Joel Carver, Linda Charle, Jessi… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $400: Harry E. Lindie Jr., 45, Monson; Raymond A. White, 32, Acushhnet, Mass., 48 hours in jail; Robert L. Gerrish, 40, Dover-Foxcroft, 48 hours in jail; Rosemary Dewey, 20, Rockwood, 48 hours in… Read More
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BANGOR — A smoky fire heavily damaged a vacant Bangor house Sunday morning. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Bostock said the fire was started by a spark from soldering equipment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More