Hollow thuds and the slap of ball meeting mitt resounded in gymnasiums throughout the state Monday, marking the first full day of high school baseball and softball practice. Track and field teams and tennis teams could also begin practicing Monday for the spring season. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MAINE CANDLEPIN PRO TOUR 1995 Final Standings Men: 1. Russ Nealey, Oxford Hills 6,325; 2. Tim Matero, Oxford Hills 6,323; 3. Bob Finch, Old Town 6,301; 4. Matt Rich, Oxford Hills 6,300; 5. Mike O’Brien, Scarborough 6,257; Women: 1. Sharon Nealey, Oxford Hills 5,951; 2. Read More
    PORTLAND – After the Washington Capitals called up right wing Martin Gendron from the Portland Pirates Saturday, he made his NHL debut Sunday. Gendron had 36 goals and 32 assists with Portland. Read More
    Last Friday morning, many of the trails taken by Maine game wardens led to the Brewer shore of the Penobscot River. The purpose of the men and women wearing gold badges on green uniforms wasn’t to apprehend poachers. They gathered at the Penobscot County Conservation Association’s main lodge… Read More
    SAN DIEGO – As if Dennis Conner didn’t have enough to worry about, Mighty Mary kept up the pressure in the America’s Cup semifinals. Sailed by America3’s previously all-women’s team, Mighty Mary rallied twice on the final three legs to beat Young America on Monday… Read More
    There will be no bidding, no long waits, and no scrambling to line up announcers by local television stations this time around because the University of Maine hockey team will be on ESPN. Maine’s national semifinal game against Michigan at Providence, R.I., Thursday will be… Read More
    Now that the Oscars have been handed out, let’s get down to handicapping a real-world honor – the Hobey Baker Award. This much we know about college hockey’s version of the Heisman Trophy, a.k.a. The Best Player Award: being a defenseman is a real handicap. Read More
    There are two kinds of people in the world, it sometimes seems: those that can’t sleep unless the window shades are drawn tightly shut, and those that can’t sleep unless they are open. If you are one who likes to meet sleep while looking at… Read More
    Melodie Peet, commissioner of mental health, believes the Greater Bangor Area Shelter mirrors how well Maine cares for its deinstitutionalized mentally ill. Last week, when she toured the modest Main Street facility, she found the reflection “unconscionable.” Give her credit. Peet is the first mental… Read More
    President Clinton’s office knows about InfoLine. Do you? Last week, a secretary in the president’s office called InfoLine asking if it could provide information or resources for a man from our area who wrote to Clinton seeking local assistance for battered men. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    Widespread Panic is a group that attracts many labels — neo-hippie, jam band, southern rockers — yet eschews them all. “It’s rock ‘n’ roll,” said lead guitarist Mike Houser. “We always say that if you like smoking pot, then you’ll like our music. It’s what… Read More
    The so-called “Rosser Committee’s” news conference was not released to eastern and northern Maine newspapers. The Rosser Committee has been studying the distribution of state funds for the support of public schools, and the news conference was a precursor of information that was released to the Maine Legislature. Read More
    He had just come in from checking the ice on the lake where he has skated this winter. From the booth overlooking the ice to the ice surrounding his house, such is the transition for Bob Wilson, the radio voice of the Boston Bruins for 28 years. The… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two people entered guilty pleas in Piscataquis County Superior Court Monday. Wayne Doore, 22, of Garland pleaded guilty to arson and burglary in connection with a 1992 incident at a home on Line Road in Sangerville owned by Winnie and Michael Reid. His… Read More
    CAMDEN — On Saturday, April 15, during the annual Easter egg hunt festivities at Camden Health Care Center on Elm Street, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the restoration of Bryant Park, a wooded area behind the center. The park was dedicated almost… Read More
    CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League is seeking donations for its annual fund-raising yard sale, including antiques and collectibles, books, furniture, appliances, tools and equipment, and clothes, all in good, clean condition. Donations may be dropped off at the shelter, across Route 1 from… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Carolyn Hardman is a highly regarded member of the teaching staff at Rockland District Middle School. Due to a serious illness she is in need of blood transfusions. A Dedicated Blood Drive will be held for Hardman 1-6 p.m. Friday, March 31, at St. Bernard’s Church. Read More
    DEXTER — The Maine Humanities Council announced this week that the Abbott Memorial Library Centennial project has received a $1,200 grant for its spring “Discussions of Dexter” program. The “Discussions of Dexter” program will include four Sunday afternoon programs leading up to the July 3… Read More
    Houlton District Court: Susan M. Ballou, 40, Island Falls, possession of marijuana, $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++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
    Masardis Residents of this western Aroostook County town will gather for a potluck supper at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 30, before attending to town business. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says communities cannot keep people from displaying signs at their homes. But that might mean a limit of one sign. The justices let such a limit stand Monday as they turned away a free-speech attack on a New Brighton, Minn.,… Read More
    These days there isn’t much about AIDS research in the papers. Perhaps that’s because so many leads that seemed promising at first have fizzled, dashing any optimism they might have generated. Nevertheless, research does go on. In the New England Journal of Medicine issue of Jan. 26 there… Read More
    Belfast District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: Arthur R. Gardiner, 21, Bangor, seven days in jail, one-year license suspension, $400; Christopher K. Patten, 25, Stockton Springs, 48 hours in jail, 90-day license suspension, $350; Nena L. Stevens, 32, Belfast, 48… Read More
    The Maine education commissioner’s decision to withhold from a state test for 11th-graders the poem “Richard Cory” is certain to raise questions. “Richard Cory,” by Edwin Arlington Robinson about “people on the pavement” who confuse success with appearance, not seeing the misery beneath, ends in suicide. Maine teens,… Read More
    BANGOR — John Quartararo, the city’s finance director since August 1990, has resigned to accept a position with People’s Heritage Bank in Portland, said Edward A. Barrett, city manager. During Quartararo’s service to the city, he has increased Bangor’s undesignated fund balance, refinanced existing debt… Read More
    BANGOR — The Acadia Hospital Founder’s Endowment has raised more than $30,000, some of which will be used to provide personal quilts to youngsters admitted to the hospital. “The comforters, (which the children keep), enable us to send a good message home with every one… Read More
    Crocuses and robins aren’t the only things coming out this spring. In a few months, residents and visitors to Bangor will begin to see the first buds of an ambitious project to revitalize Bangor’s downtown. Called Norumbega Hall after the mysterious town of gold that… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A Thorndike Apartments resident was treated at Penobscot Bay Medical Center and released Sunday morning after a fight with his roommate. Police said Alphonse Keenen, 20, of Rockland was cut on the arm with a utility knife and suffered a minor injury. His… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In its first draft, the Dover-Foxcroft municipal budget reflects an increase of about $62,000 from the last 12-month budget in 1994, selectmen learned Monday. The town is operating under a six-month budget from January to June, as the town changes fiscal years. The… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Work on the new Municipal Safety Complex began on March 14 when town officials broke ground for the building that will house the Fire Department, Petit Manan Ambulance Corps and Public Works Department equipment. The building will be on land donated by Bar… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Coast Guard cutter Swivel, which has had its home port in Rockland for 34 years, will be decommissioned at 11 a.m. Friday, April 14, at the U.S. Coast Guard pier. The ship is to be replaced by another cutter in May. The… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Nearly $15,000 in damage was reported Monday in two separate accidents that occurred at Madawaska Saturday night. At 7 p.m. Officer Luke Dyer, who was on duty during both accidents, investigated a two car-collision near the intersection of Main and Mill streets. Jamie… Read More
    MECHANIC FALLS — A spectacular fire swept through the former Marcal Paper mill early Monday, causing millions of dollars in damage. No injuries were reported in the fire, which destroyed or heavily damaged at least three buildings at the wood-and-brick mill complex occupied by Great… Read More
    Troy Brian Piper, a last-minute write-in candidate for selectman, easily defeated the three ballot candidates at this weekend’s town meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    Re: Cabinet salary increases, Bangor Daily News, March 13. The recent salary increases to Gov. Angus King’s Cabinet is, to say the least, disgraceful. These people haven’t been on the job a month and are receiving $4,000-$7,000 increases. State workers have a certain criteria to meet before they… Read More
    Much is being made of dealing with “deadbeat” dads in Maine, and the issue, as always, is money. I would much prefer to see the Legislature go after another segment of society that is easily costing citizens much more money, and there’s absolutely no recourse… Read More
    I recently read in the Bangor Daily News that one of the present tenants along Main Street, where Shaw’s intends to build, suggests that they go across the street in the railroad yard. I’d like to suggest that those who are being asked to vacate take their money… Read More
    In the past two years, the city of Bangor’s annual budget has been allowed to increase at an alarming rate. In 1994 the increase was $2,584,000 and in 1995 (present) by $2,751,000, causing continual increases in property taxes and everything else connected with the operation of our city. Read More
    I wish everyone had a chance to see what I’m seeing. I substitute teach in three communities, Brewer, Hampden and Bangor. Although I spend most of my time at the middle and high schools, I occasionally go to the elementary schools. I can testify that… Read More
    ORONO — The town’s Comprehensive Plan Committee has mailed approximately 3,000 copies of a survey to a randomly selected group of residents. The survey was compiled for the committee by graduate students in the University of Maine’s master of public administration program. The survey is… Read More
    Half the people in Maine, as well as the rest of the nation, who have diabetes don’t even realize they have the disease, according to statistics from the American Diabetes Association, Maine affiliate. About 14 million people in the nation have diabetes. About 60,000 people… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft has received nearly $1 million for its acceptance of front-end process residue used to help shape the landfill over approximately a two-year period. That has been enough to pay for the recycling center, the transfer station and to purchase all the equipment… Read More
    Q. My old dishwasher is noisy and doesn’t always clean completely. How well do the new efficient, super-quiet models clean? What are some of the new convenience and efficiency features to consider? — W.F. A. There are many new super-quiet dishwashers that provide very effective… Read More
    LINCOLN — An overheated furnace appears to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a trailer in the Clay Road Court on Sunday, according to officials. Fire Marshal John Morse and Lincoln Fire Chief Burt Weed spent much of Monday going through the black… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office has placed extra patrols on the highways to enforce posted road regulations. Sgt. Larry Bickford said most of the county’s secondary roads were posted for weight limits and that these limits would be strictly enforced. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    BANGOR — An informational meeting for parents of kindergarten-age children will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at The Hilltop School, 218 Ohio St. Child care will be provided. For information, call 945-3705. Read More
    BREWER — The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department will hold a counselor-in-training program for teen-agers entering grades seven through nine. The program is for those who want to work in recreation. It will be completed in a structured, supervised setting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor firefighter’s union has established a scholarship fund for the sons of firefighter Timothy Mullen who died in January after a yearlong battle with cancer. The International Association of Firefighters Local 772 has sent letters to the 350 Locals in the IAFF’s… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The ethical question about whether Masons should vote on issues regarding the Pittsfield Fraternal Association, from which they lease space, has been sent to the town’s Ethics Committee. Several council members are Masons, although some belong to lodges outside Pittsfield. The Pittsfield Masons… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Eastern Maine Development Corp. will provide assistance to the Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce for the establishment of a regional economic development program. According to Toni Blake, executive director of the Chamber, Charles Roundy, president of EMDC, has pledged a $3,000… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The winter sports awards program was recently held at Maine Central Institute. The following athletes were presented with individual awards: Cheering: Hillary Shibles, spirit; Krista Archer, coaches’ award; Jennifer Goodwin, most improved player. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — HAD 4 directors learned Wednesday that 43 people had applied for the position of chief executive officer at Mayo Regional Hospital. Applications for the position will be accepted until April 15, according to Ardis Hacker, director of nursing. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    LUBEC — Chet Hubbard, whose job as principal for the K-12 Lubec Consolidated School has been eliminated as of July 1, was placed on three weeks of paid administrative leave Monday allegedly for mailing a letter that one or more SAD 19 directors found threatening. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Republican House leaders were hoping to pull within one seat of the Democrats in a special election Tuesday in a Sanford district where a lawmaker’s death left a vacant seat. Republican Robert Carr faces Democrat Norman Paul in Tuesday’s election. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More