ORONO – What gets lost in the glow of the TV lights and adulation surrounding this University of Maine women’s basketball team is that not all of these players have had Cindy Blodgett-like trips through life getting to this point of public adulation. Take junior… Read More
    Saturday’s answer: Caribou point guard Jennifer Wyman helped the Caribou Vikings win back-to-back Eastern Maine Class A titles in 1983 and ’84. The Vikes also won the state crown in ’83. Read More
    Telemark World Cup AT SUNDAY RIVER, Newry Overall Standings Women Jennifer Borzelli, Jennifer Lamphere, Heather Paul, Lauren Head, Judy Brown, Annie Wallace, Brenda Wilcox Men googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    LEWISTON – Scarborough High School had averaged seven goals per game en route to its first Western Maine Class B schoolboy hockey championship, but Coach Bill LeBlond said his team’s power play couldn’t take too much credit for the output. “The power play hadn’t been… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Mount Desert Island Trojans, taking a vow of silence toward the media, let their basketball play do the talking for them during the Eastern Maine Class B tournament. On Saturday night at the Augusta Civic Center, that part of their game was… Read More
    YMCA STATE MEET At Husson College, Bangor Saturday-Sunday Combined Team Scores: Long Reach Swim Club (Bath) 2,874.5, Canoe City Swim Club (Old Town-Orono) 2,173, Mount Desert Island 1,235.5, Boothbay Reigon 1,206, Pine Tree Swim Club (Portland) 1,142.5, Twin Cities (Auburn-Lewiston) 1,105.5, Bangor 935.5, Northern York… Read More
    LEWISTON – The first-seeded Lewiston High Blue Devils played great defense to beat Cony 4-1 in the Class A state hockey game Saturday night. Lewiston limited the Rams of Augusta to 13 shots and claimed the title for the third time in four years. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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    BANGOR – When all was said and done and the state Class C champion Hodgdon High School Hawks raised a shiny gold basketball above their heads, the final lesson of a long and sometimes stormy season began to sink in. Basketball was nothing more than… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team had not played a postseason game for nearly two years. The Black Bears and 3,276 anxious fans found out Sunday afternoon that playoff victories often don’t come easily. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    OCOEE, Fla. – The University of Maine women’s softball team had a difficult weekend, dropping the first four games of their season. Maine lost to Detroit Mercy 3-1 in the first game on Sunday and then lost 8-1 to Loyola. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    JACKMAN — A New Hampshire woman was slightly injured Sunday after she lost control of her snowmobile. Joanne Lewis, 24, of Raymond, N.H., was riding on the Canada Trail about four miles from Jackman when she hit a bump and lost control of the sled,… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Three men, one a part-time county jail guard, have been charged with burglary and theft for a series of break-ins at stores and homes. Arrested Thursday by Knox County deputies were corrections Officer William W. LaFond III, 21, of Jefferson and Christopher F. Read More
    MACHIAS — Local businesspeople interested in sharing their career training and experience with students during Machias Memorial High School’s second annual career day Monday, March 13, may contact the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce at 255-4402. Students have been surveyed as to their career… Read More
    The Warsaw Sinfonia made its local debut Saturday at the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono and performed under Maestro Krzysztof Penderecki (pronounced -etsky) to a smallish audience of a couple hundred people. But the concert, which featured one of the conductor’s recent compositions, was a big… Read More
    CANAAN — Two Skowhegan men were in custody Saturday night at the Somerset County Jail following a drive-by shooting on Hill Road in Canaan. According to Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland, Scott Lessard, 29, and Brent Brett, 35, were arrested and charged with reckless… Read More
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    WELLINGTON — Wellington residents were told Saturday that a pending investigation into alleged missing town funds would be completed soon by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department. More than 100 people crowded into the fire station Saturday to hear progress on the investigation, to fill town… Read More
    Northeast COMBAT was contacted by Sally Parker of Lewiston who said she was upset with Jarman Specialties of San Francisco. Parker had ordered three identical robes as gifts from the business, enclosing a check in the amount of $81.75. Three weeks later, she received two… Read More
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    The chancellor of the University of Maine System offered feel-good homilies in presenting his case Thursday for getting his system a little more respect from the Legislature, asking that lawmakers approve the budget line proposed by Gov. Angus King, and treat UMaine at least as kindly as they… Read More
    Bangor Mental Health Institute recently achieved another full three-year accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, as a result of its demonstrated compliance with nationally recognized health care standards. N. Lawrence Ventura, BMHI superintendent, says that the accreditation shows that, “we make… Read More
    CASTINE — The State of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy’s training vessel, will weigh anchor for its last voyage, capping 43 years of service, at noon Tuesday, May 9. The destinations will include the Caribbean island of Barbados; Jacksonville, Fla.; New Orleans; Charleston S.C.; St. John,… Read More
    ST. ALBANS — Four people were taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield Saturday afternoon after a two-car collision on Route 43 in St. Albans. According to Sgt. William Crawford Jr. of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, Lester Irving, 85, of Corinna driving a 1988… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Town Council tried to sweep a leaking urinal under the rug last week but lo and behold, it’s back on the agenda for Tuesday night. The urinal caused the Pittsfield Fraternal Association to get an enormous water and sewer bill last… Read More
    Now that Mississippi has adopted a new law that allows for the paddling of criminals, and Maryland legislators have considered caning their own youthful offenders, I have to ask: Should Maine jump on the corporal-punishment bandwagon? Is it possible that the people who proposed the… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Convincing the feds to raise the cash needed to buy back fishing boats will be a hard sell. U.S. government officials and fishing industry experts attending this weekend’s Fishermen’s Forum at the Samoset Resort argued that a buyback program had merits and was… Read More
    HARTLAND — Incumbents were returned to office Friday. Veteran Selectman Edward Laughton was re-elected first selectman over challenger Roger Carr, 195-170. SAD 48 board Chairman Robin Duplisea earned a vote of confidence from the community with 207 votes to challengers Kenneth Dixon’s 97 and Carla Davis’ 58. Selectmen… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A Presque Isle man severely injured in an explosion and fire Friday at the Columbia Forest Products manu- facturing plant remained in critical condition at a Portland hospital Sunday afternoon. Ronald McDivitt, 45, was taken to The Aroostook Medical Center after he… Read More
    Voters gathered in the towns of Cambridge and Ripley Saturday to conduct their respective town meetings. In Cambridge, about 45 voters dispensed with warrant articles and elected officers for the year at a three-hour meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Since they opened their door in December 1994, staff at the Greater Bangor Area Crisis Stabilization Services have averaged one to four trips a day helping people in mental health crises. Now, the organization is ready to take another step to help people who need… Read More
    Once again, Concerned Maine Families is in the news (front page, BDN Feb. 25-26). As a wife and mother, I too am concerned. To be frank, Carolyn Cosby is scaring the hell out of me; Stephen King material pales in comparison. I’m having difficulty understanding how people, especially… Read More
    My son, Paul Wood, was charged falsely of assault by his ex-wife. His arraignment made your paper and was, in fact, set out in quite a long article leaving people with the idea he assaulted his children. On Feb. 6, he was found innocent by the Maine District… Read More
    I would like to share with Bangor Daily News readers some memories of Priscilla Attean, the very bright, kind and quietly articulate representative to the Maine Legislature for the Penobscot Nation. In early 1986 the U.S. Department of Energy announced that two Maine granite bodies… Read More
    My compliments to Andy Kekacs for his excellent coverage of Maine’s future wood supply and the important issues this problem raises. The article incorrectly stated that Maine’s Society of American Foresters is supporting new forestry legislation proposed by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. We have not taken… Read More
    In the Maine Department of Transportation’s report on the proposed Sears Island Port, I question the claimed objective of economic development for Waldo County. MDOT projects 176 permanent jobs for the port’s operation and 117 permanent jobs throughout the forest industry in Maine. We, the taxpayers, will pay… Read More
    I extend my thanks to the city of Bangor for a healthy stay during tournament week. Several of my friends and I stayed at the Red Carpet Inn across from the Bangor Daily News and crossed at the light to walk up Buck Street to the auditorium. Read More
    The Waldo County Republican Women’s Club will hold its business meeting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 7 at Jed’s Restaurant in Belfast, followed by lunch and program. Guest speaker will be Kathy Watson, owner of the Kathy Watson Construction Company in Pittsfield. She recently attended… Read More
    ROCKLAND — State and federal agencies appear to be abandoning their commitment to education, according to SAD 5 Superintendent Donald Kanicki. The district is now weathering the effects of short- and long-term building needs across the district, where the average classroom is 63 years old. Read More
    The American Cancer Society Inc., Maine Division, announced recently that the pre-order deadline for the purchase of daffodils has been extended to Friday, March 10, so that more people may obtain bouquets prior to Daffodil Days, when volunteers at locations throughout the state take donations for bouquets. Read More
    ROCKPORT — Pogo might well have had the 1976 Magnusson Fishery Management and Conservation Act in mind when he spoke the immortal words, “We have met the enemy and he is us,” according to testimony heard by members of the U.S. Senate here Saturday, Members… Read More
    GREENVILLE — A public meeting will focus on how businesses can promote tourism on the Internet Tuesday, March 21, at Big Squaw Mountain. Donna Moreland, executive director of the Moosehead Lake Region Chamber of Commerce, is sponsor of the meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR — State officials are alarmed because a large number of people have tested positive for tuberculosis at the University of Maine’s satellite campus in Bangor, University College. Three rounds of tests have been conducted since a student from Lincoln County was diagnosed with active… Read More
    Mainlanders generally take for granted those services equally essential to the folks who live on islands along our Maine coast. The experience of the family of the late Paul Hatch Sr. of Islesboro, who in December needed immediate medical help and transportation to a hospital,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Sen. Sean F. Faircloth, D-Bangor, says his bill to decrease paperwork for large businesses goes after “the mother of all gimmicks.” Since June 1991, large retailers have had to file two sales-tax payments a month to the state, instead of just one. One… Read More
    FREEPORT — McDonald’s reshaped its image to fit in with the image of this New England shopping village. Now the owner wants — gasp — a drive-through window. Earlier attempts to install a drive-through window have met stiff resistance from residents. The restaurant’s owner unsuccessfully… Read More
    Three area teachers have been chosen to join a summer exchange program to study regional identity in Maine and Mississippi. Jackie Bachman, American studies teacher at Mount Desert Island High School, Lynda A. Duplissea, English teacher at Calais High School and Elizabeth Lowe, social studies… Read More
    Nominations for the Presque Isle Citizen of the Year Award and the Presque Isle Lifetime Achievement Award are being considered for 1994. Nomination forms are available at local financial institutions and service organizations. Deadline for nominations will be Monday, April 3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    A Stacyville couple and their 7-year-old daughter escaped serious injury on Sunday when their car was broadsided by another vehicle on Route 11 in Sherman. Richard Kaelin, 39, his wife, Kellie, 31, and daughter, Chelsea, were driving down Route 158 in their 1987 Chevy Cavalier… Read More
    EDDINGTON — More than 300 Boy Scouts, leaders and volunteers turned out this past weekend at Camp Roosevelt for the sixth annual Council Chill Out & Klondike Derby sponsored by the Katahdin Area Council and hosted by Troop 23 of East Eddington. Thirty-two eastern Maine… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Band and vocal ensembles from three central Aroostook County schools will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at Presque Isle High School. “Jazz Night ’95” will feature high school and middle school groups from Presque Isle, Caribou and Fort Fairfield. Admission… Read More