ORONO – Stacey Porrini of the University of Maine has been named the North Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday. Porrini, a 6-foot-4 center from Bristol, Conn., averaged 21 points and 9.5 rebounds in the Black Bears’ 19th and 20th… Read More
SAN DIEGO – Andrew Gustin, sitting alone at the side of the PACT 95 office building, had an earnest look about him. After all, how many 15-year-old kids from New York get to ride as the only outsider – the 17th crew position – in an America’s Cup… Read More
DALLAS – The Chicago Blackhawks showed the Dallas Stars their formula for road success on Sunday. Ed Belfour stopped 23 shots and defenseman Eric Weinrich scored a tiebreaking goal in the first period as the Blackhawks continued their road success with a 2-1 victory over… Read More
The University of Maine men’s basketball team has been mired at or near the bottom of the North Atlantic Conference virtually all season. However, with a Tuesday home win over the University of New Hampshire, the Bears could catapult themselves from eighth to fourth and… Read More
Right about now, more than a few people in this neck of the woods are beginning to feel the first symptoms of cabin fever. They can rest assured, however, that the prescription guaranteed to cure the annual affliction will be available in short order. As it has for… Read More
College AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE, Brunswick New England Div. II and Div. III Swimming and Diving Championships Div. II standings: Southern Connecticut 1044, Springfield 818, Keene State 367, UMass-Lowell 328, St. Michael’s 306, Bentley 152 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BANGOR – Rick Sinclair knew exactly where the stepladder would be, leaning against the huge steel girder near the rear exit doors of the Bangor Auditorium. Moments after Husson College edged St. Joseph’s College 74-71 for the Maine Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship, the Braves’… Read More
BANGOR – Persistence was the story of the night Monday for the Husson College women’s basketball team. The Braves struggled through a brutal offensive effort in the first half, then clamped down defensively during a methodical second-half comeback to claim the Maine Athletic Conference championship… Read More
The Mount Desert Island boys basketball team, which left a number of basketball purists in awe of its team passing skills at last week’s Eastern Maine basketball tournaments, has placed three players on the 1995 Bangor Daily News All-Tournament team for Class B. Heading this… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College has been named the top seed for the ECAC men’s ice hockey tournament that begins Tuesday. The Polar Bears (17-4-2, 12-4-1 ECAC) will host No. 8 Holy Cross (15-9, 10-7) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bowdoin’s Dayton Arena. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Now that the University of Maine has added the 1995 Hockey East regular-season championship to its collection of accolades, it begins the next phase of the season – the quest for another NCAA national championship. The top-ranked Bears, now 27-3-6 and 15-2-6 in Hockey East,… Read More
The Hyde School basketball team was mistakenly called the Gorillas in Monday’s editions. That is the former team name. The team is now called the Phoenix. Read More
Youth AT BANGOR, Sunday Level 2: Bangor YMCA-Penobscot Valley 65.0, Downeast 57.6, Orono-Old Town 55.8 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++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More
Colby College is off to compete in the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament which opens at 32 sites nationwide on Wednesday. Colby, 20-4, treks to Williams of Williamstown, Mass., 21-3, in the Northeast Region. Should Dick Whitmore’s White Mules win, they will advance to… Read More
BANGOR – Archrivals Bangor High and Brewer High will go head to head for the third time this season in the Big East Conference boys high school championship basketball game at the Bangor Auditorium. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m., following the Nokomis-Presque Isle girls… Read More
ORONO – It appeared as though there would be a rematch of last year’s Eastern Maine Class B hockey final between defending champ Brewer and Winslow. The top-seeded Witches and No. 2-ranked Black Raiders were both facing schools with young programs in Monday night’s EM… Read More
BANGOR – Those wondering where the unbeaten and top-seeded Bangor High boys basketball team rates in school history will have to have lived a long time and have long memories to recall another perfect team at the end of the regular season. According to a… Read More
MAINE vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE Time, site: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono 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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
MACHIAS — Representatives of the Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery will meet with University of Maine at Machias President Paul Nordstrom on Wednesday to discuss the university’s intent to cease its financial support of the hatchery. Dwayne Shaw, hatchery manager, and Dr. Brian Beal, UMM’s… Read More
Is Maine serious about caring for its mentally ill citizens? The experience of the past 20 years says “No.” The test of future intentions begins today with debate on a bill to force the state to provide adequate mental health services for senior citizens in Eastern Maine. Read More
TOWNSHIP 6, RANGE 8 — While Gov. Angus King was snowmobiling across northern Aroostook County over the weekend admiring the trail system, members of a northern Penobscot County snowmobile club were bemoaning the loss of their trail groomer. Last Friday, at about 5:30 p.m. the… Read More
It was his first four-point game in the National Hockey League. Former Black Bear Patrice Tardif, at work in St. Louis with a four-assist game, is seeking a spot on Mike Keenan’s realigned Blues. Tardif teamed with fellow rookie Ian Laperriere from Quebec and 13-year… Read More
CAMDEN — A one-year delay in getting town shuttle buses rolling is a momentary letdown, but it should produce better results, the head of a midcoast transportation agency said Monday. Peggy Haynes, director of Coastal Trans, said numerous factors conspired to postpone the start of… Read More
Retail giant Wal-Mart Inc. has lost its appeal for a $16,000 tax abatement for its Bangor Sam’s Club store and dropped another appeal for nearly $60,000 in abatements for its Wal-Mart store, a Bangor city official announced Monday. In all, the Arkansas-based Wal-Mart had sought… Read More
ORONO — At a meeting Monday between University of Maine President Fred Hutchinson and faculty members, the frustration was palpable. Faculty members feel they are being ignored by the University of Maine System board of trustees over the hasty implementation of a televised education network. Read More
BELFAST — A squabble between neighbors resulted in the arrest of Kenneth Beach on charges of burglary, theft, terrorizing and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Beach, 22, of 5 John St. turned himself in to police 37 minutes after he allegedly forced his way… Read More
Editor’s Note: Washington County Superior Court on Page B4 Thursday, Feb. 23, was incomplete. Larry S. Rodgers, 28, Pembroke, operating after having been declared a habitual offender, failure to stop for an officer and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, all charges dismissed as defendant is… Read More
THORNDIKE — The purchase of stolen property by an undercover police officer implicated two juveniles in a number of local burglaries. Waldo County Sheriff John Ford said the 16- and 15-year-old males admitted to three camp breaks. The two boys apparently were selling the stolen… Read More
BELFAST — An argument that began with two men hollering at one another across citizen-band radio waves escalated into a machete attack that left one wounded and the other under arrest. Deputy Police Chief Allen Weaver said the “CB attack” took place shortly after midnight… Read More
BELMONT — Acting on a tip from an informant, police conducted a drug raid at the Robert Porter residence on the Back Belmont Road. Waldo County Sheriff’s Detective Gary Boynton said the Monday morning raid netted 14 marijuana seedlings and resulted in Porter, 19, of… Read More
Tom Hennessey’s Feb. 11-12 column titled, “A lack of faith in RESTORE’s plan for a park and preserve,” took a rather dim view of RESTORE’s proposal for a Maine Woods National Park, its effort to list the Atlantic salmon as a threatened or endangered species, and its support… Read More
Children will not be healthy and will not learn if they are chronically hungry. If children do not learn, they will not become productive members of society. For these simple reasons, the federal government began in 1946 a subsidized school-lunch program because the nation’s leaders recognized the value… Read More
Kindergarten registration for the 1995-96 school year will be held at the following schools between March 1-15: Newburgh Elementary School, 8-11 a.m. and noon-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 1. Call 234-2781 if unable to register March 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Do you remember the Flavr Savr tomato that was released last spring? It was genetically engineered so that spoilage was delayed after picking. Therefore it could be left on the vine longer to ripen and by the time it got to the supermarket shelves it was said to… Read More
MADAWASKA — The last three year’s efforts by the Maine Acadian Cultural Preservation Commission may have been for naught if federal budget cutters get their way. Republicans looking to reduce the federal budget have recently targeted the $995,000 approved by the 103rd Congress to construct… Read More
OAKLAND — Even though a member of the Messalonskee High School basketball team has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, state officials say there is no need for excessive fear. Ben Poulin, 18, a senior, is recovering in the special care unit at Maine Medical Center… Read More
They loll about in their seats, relaxed and happy to be among their own. They laugh at each other’s jokes and banter good naturedly. But underneath there is a semblance of seriousness, an undercurrent of urgency. They have come together for a reason, and they have work to… Read More
AUGUSTA — A property tax appraiser hired by Champion International was “absolutely wrong” in the way he valued the Bucksport mill, an expert hired by the town charged Monday. The town of Bucksport called its first witness as it began presenting its case to the… Read More
Since the November elections, politicians of every persuaion have touted themselves as the official interpreters of the voice of America. I personally believe that if one were to hear the “voice” of America, it would sound like kareoke night at the Tower of Babel bar and grill. Any… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s widely condemned auto emissions-reduction program faces suspension Tuesday when lawmakers convene to debate the issue only one day before the tests are scheduled to become mandatory again. Gov. Angus S. King said Monday that seven of the state’s southern counties would have… Read More
Organizers of the fifth annual Bangor Garden Show, which will take place March 21-April 2 at the Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center, are excited about the upcoming event, and one new program in particular. But they’re a little disappointed by the response. Sponsored by Bangor… Read More
EASTPORT — Members of the Eastport Port Authority have begun their search for a new port director to replace Brian Nutter, who resigned his position to become manager of the Sears Island Cargo Terminal Project. Port officials advertised the position last week, and they have… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thieves made off with about $2,000 from a locked safe at Rocket Lanes Inc. bowling alley in Dover-Foxcroft on Sunday. Detective Glen Perkins of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department said the thieves got into the building by breaking glass in a door to the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A crisis team was ready when children returned to Warsaw Middle School in Pittsfield on Monday. Many arrived to learn for the first time that one of their classmates had died in a freak accident Friday afternoon. The classmates of 10-year-old Eduardo Carranza… Read More
The city of Bangor is seeking a purchase option this week on five holdout properties affecting an $8 million project to develop a Shaw’s Supermarket on Main Street. Letters to the five property owners were to be sent out starting Monday, according to Erik Stumpfel,… Read More
PORTLAND — Gerald E. Talbot has announced that his collection of artifacts chronicling “The Black Experience in Maine” will be donated to the University of Southern Maine today, the last day of Black History Month. Talbot is a former legislator and an African-American leader whose… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Fire investigators were on the scene throughout the day Monday looking for the cause of a blaze on Greeley Avenue Sunday that left one man dead. Fire Chief David Rand gave little comment about the investigation, and would not confirm reports that… Read More
WARREN — Pond owners who are thinking of stocking trout this spring can take advantage of a special offer when participating in the annual program sponsored by the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District. Under a special promotion, customers will receive one free bag of… Read More
BELFAST — Extending sewer service to the east side and placing controls on nude dancing dominated Monday night’s debate among candidates for the City Council. Council seats representing two of the city’s five wards are up for election March 13 and there are contested races… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Penobscot Bay Network will host a seminar on coastal oil spill preparedness during the annual Marine Fishermen’s Forum at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Samoset Resort. The panel will include speakers from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Oil Spill… Read More
ST. ALBANS — Selectmen will reconvene at 7 tonight in St. Albans to continue a public hearing on plans to remove Town Manager Larry Post from office. Selectmen met for nearly three hours Saturday before a packed audience of Post supporters. The crowd was estimated… Read More
WELLINGTON — Wellington residents will gather at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, in the fire station, to elect officers and approve expenditures for 1995-96. A public dinner will be served at noon at the Grange Hall. At the annual town meeting, residents will elect three… Read More
SHIRLEY — A 46-year-old Parkman man escaped injury but demolished his vehicle in an accident on Route 15 in Shirley on Sunday. Henry Bachelder was southbound from Greenville at about 7 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a turn and struck a telephone pole in… Read More
BANGOR — City Councilor Gerry Baldacci tried Monday night to get council support to begin eviction proceedings against Century Arms, a firearms import-export business located in the free trade zone at Bangor International Airport. The zone is managed by BanAir Corp., a private non-profit development… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft police officer was assaulted Friday by a Dover-Foxcroft woman. The 70-year-old woman had been standing in traffic during a snowstorm wearing only a halter top and men’s underwear and holding an umbrella when police arrived. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ROCKLAND — The tally of a nonbinding ballot on three options for a new city hall continues to be too close to call. The city council last week mailed 5,800 questionnaires to registered voters to determine which of three sites they favored for a new… Read More
NEWPORT — An executive session on reviewing teacher contracts tops the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the SAD 48 board of directors, which meets at 7:30 p.m. in the library at Nokomis Regional High School. Contract reviews for 131 teachers will be held in closed… Read More
BANGOR — Like an entangled legal battle over an adopted infant, the future of the old Freese’s building remained uncertain Monday after the City Council postponed ratification of yet another plan to unload the eyesore. Before the evening workshop, all signs pointed to an agreement… Read More
In the Feb. 16 Bangor Daily News, you quote The New York Times saying, “The (Mexican) guerrilla leaders are self-appointed revolutionaries who launched a violent insurrection in which at least 145 people were killed.” Who is supposed to “appoint” revolutionaries? The government? The press? Who… Read More
The article, “Relax! It’s just a headache,” which appeared in the Bangor Daily News Feb. 16, claims another great “discovery” that a condition such as a headache can be treated simply without covering it up with drugs. Three neurosurgeons spent thousands of dollars to find… Read More
In an area many years ago the sea gulls were found malnourished and dying. Everyone wondered what was happening that would cause the most noted of scavengers to start to die off. On further observation, it was found that the shrimp business was waning and there were fewer… Read More
When one looks at the details of the Republican “Contract with America,” one is struck by the limited “America” they have contracted with. Perhaps the best example is the contract’s clause on children. The Republican plan eliminates support of new children born to mothers on… Read More
I am a small business owner in Eastport. Today I sat and wrote checks for licenses to operate in the state of Maine. One to serve food, $125, one for seafood. I consider seafood to be under the first license, but the state needed more money so the… Read More
FARMINGTON — A 16-year-old accused of stabbing her 68-year-old great aunt to death in October 1993 will be tried as a juvenile, not as an adult, according to a District Court judge’s decision handed down Monday. Sheri Johnson is accused of stabbing Hazel Davison of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Gould Memorial Hospital telephone system will be interrupted from midnight to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, for upgrading. Although individual telephones will not operate, the switchboard, 768-4000, will function. Crown Ambulance and other TAMC division phones will not be affected. Read More
HOULTON — Two men injured in a collision between a snowplow and a pickup truck Sunday morning in Sherman remained hospitalized Monday. A spokeswoman at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor said Herbert Worster, 48, of Lincoln was in serious condition and Brent Russell, 38,… Read More
REED PLANTATION — Five people escaped serious injury Monday afternoon when the car in which they were riding left U.S. Route 2A and struck a tree. State police Trooper Carroll Crandall said Lisa Wardwell, 27, of Danforth was driving south at about 2:30 p.m. when… Read More
BANGOR — For nearly a century the small, red, cast-iron boxes have decorated telephone poles in neighborhoods throughout the city. In their time, they played a vital role in the protection of lives and property, but today, like so many things before them, the neighborhood fire alarm boxes… Read More
WASHINGTON — While Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Brunswick Naval Air Station may have been spared the Pentagon ax, three smaller, less publicized Navy installations along the Maine coast still could be affected by the 1995 base-closing process. Located at Cutler, Winter Harbor and Prospect Harbor,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus S. King’s administrative Cabinet took a major leap toward completion Monday when six new commissioners were sworn in during ceremonies at the State House. The commissioners include Ronald Lovaglio, conservation; Alfred Skolfield, public safety; Melodie Peet, mental health; Catherine Longley, professional… Read More
ROCKLAND — The mother of two young girls remains in Knox County Jail awaiting extradition to Virginia to face charges for abducting the children from their father. Gail Moreau, also known as Gail Hilt, 31, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies at the home of a… Read More
LINCOLN — Spectators watched in astonishment Monday morning as flames and huge black clouds of smoke spiraled into the sky over Tibbetts Building and Fuel Center. Burning propane gas hissed loudly. Firetrucks surrounded the building. Traffic on busy Route 2 stopped — waiting for what would happen next. Read More
Q. We need to replace our old gas furnace, but we cannot afford a 90-plus super furnace. Are there “budget-priced” high efficiency furnaces available and which ones provide the best comfort and air quality? — V.B. A. A budget-priced high efficiency furnace typically has an… Read More
Norma Pinkham, who was listed in the Maine Street column Saturday, Feb. 25, is not blind. She is seeking yarn for a friend who is blind and makes afghans. Read More
BRUNSWICK — Only a few years ago, the aviators at the Brunswick Naval Air Station ranked among the military elite that regularly engaged the enemy, tracking Soviet submarines in an elaborate Cold War chess game. “It’s thrilling to be able to go toe to toe… Read More
CRYSTAL — Seventeen cars of a Bangor and Aroostook Railroad freight train derailed early Monday morning, but there were no injuries to any of the crew. Shirley Strout, assistant vice president of administration for the railroad, said the derailment occurred at 4:55 a.m. near Crystal… Read More
PORTLAND — U.S. Attorney Jay P. McCloskey announced that two former Maine residents have been arrested and charged with bank fraud, money laundering and other offenses after a federal grand jury sitting in Portland returned an indictment last week. Lawrence C. Butler Sr., 44, and… Read More
BELFAST — Northport town attorney Randolph Mailloux told a Superior Court judge the town should not be forced to “bluff” residents of Bayside into paying overdue property taxes. Mailloux and Town Clerk Norman Sheldon appeared before Justice Andrew Mead in Waldo Court Superior Court on… Read More
AUGUSTA — Democratic, Republican and Green party activists brimmed with optimism Monday in advance of the first of two special elections whose outcomes could shift control of the House to the Republicans. The election to fill former Rep. James Oliver’s seat in Portland’s District 31… Read More
LIMESTONE — Residents here plan to celebrate the last of winter with a nine-day carnival. Starting Saturday, March 4, Limestone’s Spring Fling will offer sporting events in basketball, snowmobiling, karate and the traditional skiing and snowshoeing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
VAN BUREN — The town of Van Buren is gearing up to apply for a grant of up to $500,000 to acquire a site for a residential assessment center for children from traumatic backgrounds who need help with the transition to group or foster homes. Read More
HARMONY — The Harmony School Committee will reconvene at 7 tonight at the school to continue discussions on where the town will send its high school students next year. More than a dozen committees investigating the offerings of several area high schools gave reports on… Read More
Bangor High School Second quarter honor roll omission Seniors, honors: Daniel Silver. Read More