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BANGOR – There was nothing fancy about this victory. The Southern Aroostook girls from Dyer Brook simply crashed the boards and out hustled the Richmond Bobcats down the stretch to win the state Class D basketball championship at the Bangor Auditorium Thursday night. Then again,… Read More
Thursday’s answer: Diane Nagle helped the Houlton Shiretowners capture back to back Class B state championships in 1985-86. Read More
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – University of Maine defensive secondary coach Will Lewis on Thursday took a similar position at West Virginia. Lewis, 37, succeeds Kevin Ramsey, who left the Mountaineers last month to become an assistant at Tennessee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
University of Maine senior forward Kenny Barnes and junior point guard Casey Arena have been selected to the All-North Atlantic Conference second team by the league’s coaches. “I’m happy. We’re not the type of team that usually gets anybody on the all-league team,” said Maine… Read More
Every self-respecting Eastern Maine high school basketball fan has thought about it. What if there were no classes separating the teams? What if some year the Maine Principals Association decided to follow Indiana’s example and hold an open tournament. Every team gets in. There are… Read More
Playing in Friday night’s Class C state basketball championships may seem like reaching the promised land to the girls from Schenck of East Millinocket and the Hodgdon boys. The Schenck girls will take on West champ Dirigo at 7:05 p.m. Friday at the Bangor Auditorium… Read More
ORONO – The Flying Dutchmen of Hofstra University were just that on Thursday night. They sent the University of Maine’s weary and lethargic Black Bears into an early hibernation. Ninth-seeded Hofstra stunned the eight-seeded Black Bears with a 22-4 spurt to close out the first… Read More
BANGOR – Joe Cherry, just another appendage on the hand of Team Destiny, stood on the Bangor Auditorium floor, literally hanging onto a dream. “We wanted this ever since we were little kids playing Pee Wee basketball” said Cherry, a 6-foot-1 senior guard for Machias… Read More
PORTLAND – The University of New Hampshire played like it had a lot to lose Thursday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Instead, the fifth-ranked Wildcats moved one step closer to a berth in the NCAA Tournament with a 3-2 Hockey East victory over… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — With a warning that they faced the hardest year for budget cuts yet to come, SAD 68 directors eliminated two elementary teaching positions Wednesday. Superintendent Ann Bridge told directors that she believed the district was headed for the worst budget process the board… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state entered a new phase in its crackdown on “deadbeat dads” Thursday, as officials said they will ask Maine newspapers to publish the names of thousands of absent parents who are more than 60 days behind in paying child support. “Maine has… Read More
MACHIAS — Clam diggers and other commercial fishermen and recreational boaters interested in plying the waters of Cobscook Bay could be using a new $308,000 boat landing facility by late summer. Washington County commissioners announced Thursday that the project, to be built in Edmunds Township… Read More
Two major credit rating companies have upgraded their ratings for Central Maine Power Co. Chicago-based Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. recently announced it was improving CMP’s rating for preferred stock from Double-B-Minus to Double-B, although Duff & Phelps left unchanged its rating for CMP’s… Read More
The Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) at the National Institute of Health (NIH) now has a new head. Last fall, Dr. Joseph Jacobs, who is a Native American and pediatrician, quit as head of the OAM stating that political interference, particularly from Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, prevented him… Read More
WASHINGTON — Ross Perot’s organization, United We Stand America/Maine, blasted Senate Democrats Thursday for blocking passage of the balanced budget amendment, and criticized Republicans for failing to win enactment of it. “Is there any wonder that the American people have such a low regard for… Read More
BANGOR — When Maine youngster Samantha Smith died a decade ago, the memory of her hand extended to the Soviet Union became a legacy of peace and understanding. Now the wish for peace expressed by a young Japanese girl who died almost 50 years ago… Read More
NORTHPORT — Residents attending Monday’s annual town meeting will be asked to decide the fate of the Northport Village Corp., and whether pundit Alan D. “Mike” Brown merits a seat on the Board of Selectmen. The NVC is the governing body of the town’s waterfront… Read More
TORONTO — Noranda Forest Inc., parent of Fraser Inc., has purchased Cross Pointe Paper Corp of St. Paul, Minn. The purchase will nearly double Noranda Forests’ output of fine papers. Noranda Forest Inc. already owned paper mills at Madawaska and Thorold, Ontario. Together the paper… Read More
Bluntly, but with compassion, District Judge John C. Sheldon issued a ruling Monday that every lawmaker should read and remember. His comments are an eloquent, chilling summary of the choices within Maine’s penal system, and demand response from state government. Judge Sheldon ruled that Sheri… Read More
MONSON — Ernie Copeland’s wife and children have learned to tune out the noises and voices that come from a small room off the dining area in their home. The voices speak rapidly, many in foreign tongue, often interrupted by a series of Morse codes… Read More
BANGOR — A Superior Court justice Thursday rejected a request by the parent company of the Bangor Daily News to have access to documents supporting Champion International’s application for a property tax abatement on its Bucksport mill. Less than a week after an Augusta hearing… Read More
I know it’s not supposed to matter, at least not in that broad-minded concept called the bigger picture that parents must always keep in sight to survive. It’s just hair, I keep telling myself. Nothing more than a simple arrangement of protein strands and follicles… Read More
BANGOR — A University of Maine at Fort Kent administrator who fired a history professor for sexual discrimination three years ago has expressed anti-male sentiments, according to testimony delivered in federal court Thursday. Professor Richard Dinsmore was fired by the university on May 1, 1992,… Read More
Maine state government has faced financial deficits on more than one occasion in recent years. There are at least two major reasons for this: 1) failure of the state to accurately project its revenues during periods of economic decline, and 2) failure of the state to be cost-responsive… Read More
A story in Wednesday’s paper incorrectly stated that Edward McLaughlin, the governor’s nominee to become the next commissioner of agriculture, resides in Clinton. McLaughlin lives in Clifton. Read More
An aide to a former Maine senator used to scan the newspaper everyday for items concerning his boss. He was pleased with whatever good news there was, took careful note of the bad news, but what truly got his attention was the phrase “call your congressman” and his… Read More
PORTLAND — Responding to customer complaints, Central Maine Power Co. said Thursday it will return to its old policy of reading meters on a monthly basis. CMP said the alternate-month meter reading system, a cost-cutting measure that began last fall, will be phased out by… Read More
AUGUSTA — Over the objections of a lawyer for Champion International, Bucksport’s town manager Thursday was allowed to offer a state tax board his opinion of appraisals used by the company in its appeal of its Bucksport mill’s 1992 property taxes. Attorney Mike Wilson described… Read More
ROCKPORT — Limiting days at sea might be a fair and effective way to help restore depleted fish stocks, but it never will overcome the fisherman’s natural aversion to punching a time clock. The ninth annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum opened at the Samoset Resort Thursday… Read More
BOSTON — New England congressmen, at hearings Saturday, will be looking for ideas to float a program to buy back fishing boats to help replenish fish stocks and help fishermen pay their debts. Unidentified sources told the Boston Herald they think $2.5 million in federal… Read More
If you are a member of a managed-care health policy such as HMO Maine, you may have found it difficult to gain access to chiropractic care. Under the programs like HMO Maine, you are required to visit your gatekeeper medical doctor for referral. He or she will then… Read More
Gov. Angus King promised to work to continue the Maine Health Program. When a minority of partisan Republicans threatened to hold the budget hostage if the Maine Health Program was contained in the budget, King backed down. He broke his word despite the fact that a tri-partisan majority… Read More
LD 396, “An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Wrongful Death Caused by Truck Drivers,” (was scheduled to be) heard before the Judiciary Committee on March 1. I want to know why our legislators can enact laws which make it illegal to discriminate and then… Read More
Live auditions for the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival’s 1995 Music School will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at Gibson Hall at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Cassette tapes will be accepted if a live audition is not convenient. The six-week Festival Music… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Mount Desert residents prepared for next Monday’s election with a forum Thursday night of candidates running for positions as selectmen and members of the school committee. In addition to filling those positions, voters on Monday also will decide whether to change the… Read More
WINTERPORT — A handful of SAD 22 voters gave approval Thursday evening in a nonbinding straw vote to a proposed 8,000-square-foot addition to Leroy Smith School. The tally was 13 in favor of the project and two opposed, with two or three people abstaining. The… Read More
AUGUSTA — University of Maine System Chancellor J. Michael Orenduff promised the 117th Maine Legislature Thursday that the university system will undertake “dramatic restructuring” with the goal of reducing expenses and improving quality. The most concrete example which Orenduff gave of major restructuring was a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The resignation of John Spruce, principal at SeDoMoCha Middle School in Dover-Foxcroft, was accepted by SAD 68 directors on Wednesday. Spruce, who has worked in the district for 28 years, 14 as principal, will leave his post on June 30. During that time… Read More
BANGOR — A Boeing 747 with more than 400 passengers on board was diverted to Bangor International Airport Thursday night after airline officials received a bomb threat. KLM flight 642 had just left John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City en route to Amsterdam… Read More
BELFAST — The eyes of Wayne Perkins mist over when he speaks of his late wife, Alfreda. They flash with anger when he tells how City Hall dashed their dreams. Perkins has been without his beloved wife since the summer of 1991. Cancer took her… Read More
NEWPORT — Four candidates for two seats on the Newport Board of Selectmen agreed on a key issue Wednesday night: economic development and the new comprehensive plan must be used hand in hand to entice new business to Newport. The Newport Area Chamber of Commerce… Read More
BROOKS — It’s been more than a decade since odors from the Maine Resources plant have fouled this village. But when heavy equipment operators began dismantling the so-called “stink plant” this week, the smells returned. “All I can say is I’m sure glad it’s not… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — People here are happy with the Fort Fairfield Town Council’s decision to appropriate up to $50,000 to run an ice-breaking machine in the Aroostook River to prevent flooding. A representative from Norm Roc Industries of Quebec, manufacturer of the amphibious machines, will… Read More
CAMDEN — A large crowd left the Camden Opera House Thursday night knowing what Augusta is figuring out fast — this Angus King is one independent cuss of a governor. King kept a firm grip on the attention of his 100-plus audience for more than… Read More
In reading the article in the Bangor Daily News on Feb. 16, “Anger erupts as panel passes GOP welfare bill,” it is a major insult to read that we AFDC mothers are being classified as being pampered. How can anyone say that a mother with one child who… Read More
Melanie Clauson used a midwinter break from her nursing studies at Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor to travel 2,000 miles to help people in the South American country of Ecuador. The Amazon jungle and snow-capped Andes Mountains are a long way from Bangor, but… Read More
AUGUSTA — Two more of Gov. Angus King’s Cabinet nominees were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. The Senate voted 27-4 in support of Wayne Mowatt of Caribou for the post of Education Department commissioner. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and Babcock-Ultrapower of West Enfield and Jonesboro have announced an agreement for Bangor Hydro to buy back the power-purchase contracts between the companies. Under the contracts, Bangor Hydro has been buying 49 megawatts of power from Babcock’s two biomass-fueled generating plants. Power… Read More
Two gentlemen, one with intimate knowledge of the subject, spent Wednesday with pupils at the Herbert Gray School in Old Town discussing the dangers of playing or being near railroad tracks or property. Walter Zaccadelli, safety supervisor for Maine Central Railroad, and Armand LeBlanc of… Read More
WASHINGTON — In her youth, Mary Jane Owen had been a dancer, designer, artist, college professor and a civil rights organizer. Now in her late 60s, the Washington, D.C., woman is blind, cannot hear, is confined to a wheelchair, and is unable even to read… Read More
Brooksville The town election will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, March 6, at the town office. 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;… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill sponsored by Rep. Elizabeth H. Mitchell, D-Vassalboro, would slap a moratorium on the move by the University of Maine System to create a separate Education Network of Maine, a system of television classes that in some cases could grant degrees. Mitchell’s… Read More
AUGUSTA — Digital Equipment Corp. is selling its Augusta manufacturing plant to SCI Systems Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., the companies announced Thursday. The Augusta plant’s 700 workers will become SCI employees when the transaction is completed this spring, according to the agreement. SCI will continue… Read More
MADAWASKA — Roger Pelletier, a Madawaska auto dealer, has been selected as Madawaska’s Business Person of the Year by the Greater Madawaska Chamber of Commerce. The recipient of the award is selected by members of the Chamber of Commerce. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ABBOT — A 20-year-old Abbot man was injured in a snowmobile accident Thursday. Shawn J. Thibeau, who was home on military leave, had taken his father’s 1995 Polaris Indy Sport snowmobile for a ride in a gravel pit in Abbot when the accident occurred, according… Read More
PORTLAND — As other New England fisheries struggled in 1994, Maine lobster fishermen recorded their best year ever, landing 37.7 million pounds of lobster with a value of nearly $100 million, the government said Wednesday. The lobster landings shattered the record of 31 million pounds… Read More
BANGOR — Friends of a woman shot in the neck last month at the Bangor Seminary have established a fund to help pay some of her medical expenses. Martha McKenna was shot on Saturday, Feb. 11, by fellow seminary student Ben Marshall who then shot… Read More
CALAIS — NYNEX announced Wednesday that it sent an incorrect telephone number to Calais customers in the 454 exchange. The non-emergency number was for the Calais Ambulance Service. Customers seeking non-emergency help should call 454-3783. Emergency calls for ambulance, fire or police should be directed… Read More
BUCKSPORT — When a police officer accused of sexual harassment on the job goes before the Maine Human Rights Commission for a fact-finding hearing Friday, his legal fees will be covered by the town. The Town Council voted recently to approve $1,200 to pay the… Read More