MAINE vs. NORTHEASTERN Time, site: Saturday and Sunday, doubleheaders, noon; Mahaney Diamond, 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
    1995 ALL-STAR TEAMS First Team Jim Carey, Portland, goalie; Jeff Serowik, Providence, defenseman; Kevin Dean, Albany, defenseman; Steve Larouche, Prince Edward Island, center; Dwayne Norris, Cornwall, right wing; Michel Picard, PEI, left wing Second Team googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Penn Relays PHILADELPHIA – Results Thursday of the 101st Penn Relays at Franklin Field (all race distances in meters unless specified): Women College Finals googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    PHILADELPHIA – University of Maine junior Patty McCormick broke the school record in the 5,000 meters while finishing fifth in that event at the Penn Relays Thursday night. McCormick finished in 16 minutes, 20.48 seconds, almost 28 seconds behind winner Marci McMahon of Providence. Maine’s… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Two-run singles by Kevin Chernoff and Roger Szostak keyed an eight-run first inning in the second game that sent Westbrook on its way to a sweep of its college baseball doubleheader against the University of Maine-Presque Isle Friday. The Wildcats won the… Read More
    PORTLAND – Goaltender Jim Carey and left wing Andrew Brunette of the Portland Pirates have been named to the American Hockey League All-Star teams. Carey, who backstopped the Pirates to a season-opening 13-0-3 record, was named to the first team, while Brunette, who had 30… Read More
    AT HERMON Bangor boys (3-0) 5, Hermon (0-3) 0 Singles: Kenny Allen (B) def. Brett Stuber 8-0; James Lorenzen (B) def. Roman Bartlett 8-0; Ethan Field (B) def. Jason Howard 8-2 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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    ATLANTA – On your marks, set your alarm, go! The race for millions of Olympic tickets begins moments before dawn on Monday morning. Sometime this weekend, a convoy of 18- wheelers will roll up to the front doors of Krogers and Home Depots across Atlanta… Read More
    Houlton – Jennifer Noonan drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the host Shiretowners over Fort Kent 5-4 here Friday. Darcy Howe added a two run single for Houlton, and Stephanie McCarthy had three base… Read More
    College Academic All-NESCAC teams Men: Hiram Andrews, Bowdoin, Soph.; Ben Beach, Bowdoin, Soph.; Andrew Blechner, Williams, Sr.; Derk Cullinan, Wesleyan, Jr.; Noel Dennis, Tufts, Soph.; Paul Epstein, Wesleyan, Sr.; Theo Ivanovic, Tufts, Sr.; Brian Jenkins, Tufts, Sr.; Andrew Mercurio, Bowdoin, Soph.; Zach Nightingale, Colby, Sr.;… Read More
    TALLADEGA, Ala. – Terry Labonte powered to his first pole position in 109 races, leading a speed attack on the Talladega Superspeedway oval Friday in the opening round of time trials for the Winston Select 500. Labonte, whose last previous pole came in August 1991… Read More
    Don’t ask Ronnie Lippett, the former New England Patriot cornerback, about Dick MacPherson, the former Patriots head coach. Their lives intersected for a turbulent 14 months at what turned out to be the dusk of their respective pro football careers. It wasn’t pretty. There were… Read More
    HOULTON – The Houlton Shiretowers came from behind, scoring four runs in the sixth inning and edging Fort Kent 7-6 Friday in high school baseball action. Andy Wright was the star with a sacrifice fly at the bottom of the seventh to plate the winning… Read More
    College NCAA District 1 Championship at Portsmouth (N.H.) CC, par 72 Central Connecticut 312-302-614, Rhode Island 303-314-617, Connecticut 318-301-619, Hartford 308-312-620, New Hampshire 305-319-624, Providence 311-317-628, Dartmouth 305-324-629, Yale 317-320-637, Harvard 315-326-641, Boston College 321-321-642, Fairfield 321-325-646, Brown 321-329-650, Holy Cross 343-318-661, Maine 329-335-664, Vermont… Read More
    SHIRLEY — A Shirley couple escaped serious injury when their vehicle collided with a moose weighing nearly 600 pounds on Route 15 early Friday morning. Greg Collins, 39, a passenger in a 1986 Ford LTD driven by his wife, Judith Collins, 39, received facial cuts… Read More
    LINCOLN — Area plumbing inspectors, soil evaluators, contractors and individuals can learn about the changes in the state’s subsurface waste water disposal rules in a workshop at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 1, at the town office. Code Enforcement Officer Annette Merrithew said there are more… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Six people have taken out nomination papers for elected offices in Greenville. Candidates interested in the eight positions to be filled at the annual town meeting must have their nomination papers completed and returned to the town office no later than 4 p.m. Read More
    After eight months in existence, the new Maine Education SuperLoan program has saved Maine college students and their parents more than $2 million in future interest payments. Created last July by Maine Education Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making higher education more accessible to… Read More
    CORINTH — The Central Penobscot Solid Waste Facility, serving Corinth, Charleston and Bradford, will recycle cardboard during May and June, as part of its incremental recycling system. The facility will recycle glass jars in July; metal cans in August; plastics, number one and two, in… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Dorothy A. Bolettiari was recently appointed director of development and alumni affairs at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield. Bolettiari, who will fill the position vacated in January by Maria Connors, will begin her new appointment Monday, May 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Kindergarten screening for Greenville area children will be held Thursday and Friday, May 4 and 5, at the Nickerson Elementary building. An informational meeting for parents of incoming kindergarten students will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in the kindergarten room. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — SAD 53 directors are scheduled to sign the warrant Monday night to set the date for the annual budget referendum for June 6. The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. May 1, in the library of the Warsaw Middle School. At the last… Read More
    PALMYRA — Lisa Brooks of Pittsfield was appointed this week as the new administrative assistant for the town of Palmyra. Brooks was selected from a field of half-a-dozen candidates. She is a graduate of Kennebec Valley Technical College with an associate degree in business administration. Read More
    Hurray! You have courage. Printing the truths Nancy Oden set forth (in her April 22-23 column, “No reason to celebrate Earth Day”), instead of cowering behind big business and industry and agriculture, is worthy of celebration, and I thank you. Linda Haagen Orrington googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Since former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has said that our involvement with Vietnam for so many years was a mistake, many have come forth to say the names on the wall represent the souls of those whose lives were wasted by this mistake. I would like to add… Read More
    As a concerned mother and resident of Maine, I will be traveling to the Augusta Civic Center with my family on Tuesday, May 2 to attend the judiciary committee hearing to oppose LD 310. This referendum seeks to deny basic human rights to people based upon sexual orientation. Read More
    I am a 60-year-old woman who reads every strip on the comic page, plus Dennis! Some are funnier than others, some are not funny at all, but one is No. 1 as far as I am concerned. That strip is “For Better or Worse.” Some… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Pepcid, a powerful ulcer drug, has been cleared for over-the-counter sales for heartburn, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. It is the first drug of its class — H2 antagonists — to win government approval to be sold without a prescription. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    If our government in Washington is really serious about saving lives, why doesn’t it stop subsidizing the tobacco farmers and give the money to large trucking firms? I would allow them to put two drivers per truck. One could sleep while the other one does the driving. Lisa… Read More
    We are the owners of a small business in Maine. We are able to provide health insurance to our 18 employees as part of their benefit package. When the rates of Blue Cross/Blue Shield rose every year, we were able to shop around and find less expensive coverage. Read More
    ROCKLAND — One hundred and three Soap Box Derby racers and their parents will try out their newly constructed race cars May 6-7 on a supervised practice course. The course will be set up on Glen Street, just off U.S. Route 1, adjacent to the… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Penobscot Bay Medical Center will sponsor classes in May on adult CPR and children’s CPR. One class, designed to teach participants how to perform CPR on adults, will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, in Penobscot Bay Physicians Building, Conference… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Mid Coast Family Planning sponsors its annual tag sale Saturday, May 13. Rilla Bray, family planning educator, is looking for donations for the sale. People who want to donate household items, books, toys or furniture may drop them off at the Family Planning… Read More
    YARMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA — Ferry service between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and Bar Harbor will resume Sunday, April 30, after an eight-week absence. The Bluenose will begin tri-weekly service with a sailing that day from Yarmouth only. Until Thursday, June 22, the vessel will sail from… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Bicycle Safety Rodeo will be held from 9 a.m.-noon today at the Down East YMCA. The rodeo will include 10 different educational and skill stations, representing various aspects of safe bike riding. Participants will be able to size and order helmets… Read More
    BANGOR — Today, 15 teams of volunteers with rakes, mops and pails, vacuums and cleaning materials will fan out through Greater Bangor for the third annual Clean Sweep for Seniors. Many aging residents no longer can do heavy cleaning tasks in their own homes. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    PALMYRA — Palmyra is not ready for mandates or sexually explicit ordinances according to the five residents and three selectmen who attended a public hearing Thursday night. Six new ordinances were proposed for adoption at a May 20 special town meeting, but only four survived… Read More
    ORONO — University of Maine police responded Friday evening to a hit-and-run accident which injured a pedestrian on the Rangeley Road by the campus Ornamental Gardens, near the site of this weekend’s Bumstock celebration. Shortly after the accident occurred, a suspect car was stopped by… Read More
    ORONO — A special Town Council meeting will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday, May 1, at the Keith Anderson Community House to consider the purchase of a new street sweeper. The engine wore out on the old sweeper and this has been declared an… Read More
    ORRINGTON — Tomorrow, United Methodist Churches across the country will hold Native American Awareness Sunday. The 10:45 a.m. service at First United Methodist Church of Orrington will feature People of the Dawn, a Passamaquoddy group led by Allen Sockabasin of Hampden, sharing their songs, traditions… Read More
    BANGOR — Greater Bangor Kiwanis 4th of July Celebration planners will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, at John Geaghan’s Restaurant to discuss funding concerns. In a news release, the group said that the “funding concerns may significantly reduce celebration events” and that the… Read More
    CORINTH — The Central Penobscot Solid Waste Facility, serving Corinth, Charleston and Bradford, will recycle cardboard during May and June, as part of its incremental recycling system. The facility will recycle glass jars in July; metal cans in August; plastics, No. 1 and 2, in… Read More
    GREENVILLE — The elimination of several positions is being considered by the Greenville School Committee to bring proposed expenditures in line with anticipated revenue. The school committee on Thursday discussed the proposed elimination of the following: a developmental kindergarten position, an elementary teacher, a combined… Read More
    DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School’s Operation Graduation committee wants help raising the additional money needed for this year’s Class of 1995 event. Operation Graduation is a community-based effort to prevent alcohol- and drug-related accidents and deaths during graduation days. It provides a safe, chemical-free… Read More
    I am relieved that spring vacation is over and I can drive the streets of Bangor for a few hours each day not being scared out of my wits that I may hit a child. A relatively new phenomenon is now in vogue: street hockey. Read More
    WASHINGTON — William S. Cohen and Olympia J. Snowe are likely to be on opposite sides next month when the U.S. Senate votes on legislation to impose national caps on product liability damage awards. The legal reform issue is shaping up as one of the… Read More
    ORONO — You have an emergency at 3 a.m. Who do you call? And will they be there to answer the phone or respond quickly to your emergency? Most central Maine dispatchers at public safety centers said this week that unless your individual municipality has… Read More
    Supporters of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are keeping a close eye on a review by the military base-closing commission of the Pentagon’s recommendation to shut down the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in California. Capt. Bill McDonough, who has led efforts to preserve the Portsmouth yard,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine veterans who won the Purple Heart would be able to display special license plates signifying the honor on their cars and pickup trucks under a measure that is rapidly moving toward approval by the Legislature. The Transportation Committee gave its unanimous endorsement… Read More
    The following applicants successfully passed the Maine State Bar Examination taken last February. Passing the examination does not necessarily qualify an applicant for admission to the Maine bar. Kristin L. Aiello, Kennebunk; Alan J. Azzara, Freeport; James P. Bailinson, Portland; Elizabeth W. Baldacci, Bangor; Miranda… Read More
    Clyde and Alma Tarr of Old Town will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The Civil Air Patrol will hold Old Timer’s Night at 6 p.m. Saturday, May… Read More
    Nine music scholarships were presented recently at the spring concert of the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra and Ensemble. The Robert Collins Memorial Scholarship of $100 was awarded to senior Stephanie Sieken of Ellsworth, who plans to major in music education in college next fall. Scholarships… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Maine Chiropractic Association’s 1995 spring conference, Opportunities in Occupational Health, will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, at the Samoset Resort in Rockland. The program will include discussion of successful workplace injury programs, and will feature Dr. Joseph J. Sweere and… Read More
    CARIBOU — A New Brunswick man was found guilty Friday of six charges stemming from burglaries and thefts in New Sweden and the St. John Valley. Deliberating less than an hour, a jury returned the verdicts against Yves Labrie, 25, of St. Jacques, New Brunswick,… Read More
    LINCOLNVILLE — Town officials received assurances that the state intends to work closely with them on the final designs for the Route 1 reconstruction and the replacement of the Ducktrap Bridge. At a Friday luncheon arranged and catered by Sen. Susan Longley, D-Liberty, Department of… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus S. King, weighing options to satisfy a new legal question about expanding his budget-trimming authority, put a team of in-house lawyers back to work Friday. A former top adviser in the McKernan administration was helping the team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    WASHINGTON — American Indian leaders who want the federal government to move faster on easing tribal poverty said Friday they got little out of a daylong meeting with top Clinton administration officials. Leaders of nearly 200 tribes attended the private session, which was billed as… Read More
    Kindergarten registration for the 1995-96 school year will be held at the following schools between May 1-31: Bradley, Wednesday, May 3, Viola Rand School. Call for appointment, 827-2508. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    BANGOR — A Canadian citizen was sentenced this week to nearly five years in federal prison for illegally entering the United States and for possessing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Morton A. Brody sentenced Rex Forbes Oickle, who also had several aliases, to four years… Read More
    On May 1, Cablevision of Bangor subscribers will see a few changes in their channel lineup. PBS Plus, the new public television network broadcast by Maine Public Television, will be added to basic cable service. PBS Plus will be on Channel 30, which means that… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Members of a breast cancer support group hope the survey they have spent a year devising will inspire further research on causes and prevention of the disease. Based in Hancock County, the group is affiliated with Encore, a YMCA-sponsored national support group for… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — A coalition of Maine fishing groups wants the federal government to extend Maine waters to 12 miles offshore in an effort to ban dragging for lobsters farther off the Maine coast. Currently, the state’s territorial waters extend from land to three miles offshore. Read More
    Maine has given its car-borne crustacean eight years to be loved, and still there are few who admire the cartoon version of this bottom dweller. Its poorly shaped and boiled red appearance demeans the industry it represents, yet the Legislature’s Transportation Committee refused to send to a floor… Read More
    During the campaign for governor, candidates pledged to privatize the retail sale of liquor in Maine and dismantle the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), merging its vital functions with the Department of Transportation. What’s happened in 1995? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    Recently there has been a spate of negative articles written against the Interactive Television System. One gave the analogy of an “inferior product for an increased price.” As a “nontraditional” student who has two jobs (one as a pastor, the other as a relief residential… Read More
    Pardon my rhetorical question, but… How can you be sailing along with a lead of 45 boat lengths with only three miles to the finish line and still lose the damned race by nearly a minute, as Mighty Mary did in the waters off San Diego Wednesday afternoon… Read More
    Governor Angus King escaped having to eat crow over car emissions testing. But that doesn’t mean most Mainers aren’t going to have to swallow something nasty before this mess is over. King kept his campaign promise to eliminate the unpopular tests by proposing to keep… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News and Andrew Kekacs did well in showing the reading public that the North Woods is cut out — not sometime in the indefinite future, but yesterday and today. Now that the experts you quoted acknowledge the problem, they have already set… Read More
    BANGOR — Twenty years after he slugged a three-run homer to tie the sixth game of the World Series between Boston and Cincinnati, former Red Sox pinch hitter Bernie Carbo says he’s playing for the “King of the Field,” Jesus Christ. Carbo, well-known in Maine… Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor Area Clergy Fellowship is seeking participants for the annual CROP Walk, to begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 7, by the Paul Bunyan statue on Main Street. The 10-kilometer walk is an ecumenical hunger-education and fund-raising event held around the nation,… Read More