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    Brian Cronin, the girls soccer coach at Presque Isle High School, has been named the new baseball coach at the University of Maine-Presque Isle. Cronin will replace Mike Brown, who took over prior to this past season when Gerry Duffy resigned for medical reasons. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Joseph records ace EAST POLAND – Harold Joseph of Fairfield recorded a hole-in-one at Fairlawn Country Club’s 190-yard eighth hole on Friday. Joseph used a 3-wood to notch the ace which was witnessed by Gene Hart, Babe Loubier, and Rich Williams. Read More
    If you’re one of those annoying individuals who can pick up a fly rod – any fly rod – and easily cast to fish rising on the other side of the river, you may want to consider laying out a line in the Moosehead Lake Fly Casting Championship… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Inclement weather seems to agree with the batters in Old Town High School’s lineup. In their last two games, the Indians have put 21 runs on the scoreboard in cold and rainy weather. Their latest outing was more of the same, both offensively… Read More
    DYER BROOK – Senior righthander Jody Brown tossed a three-hitter in five innings to lead Southern Aroostook past rival Central Aroostook 12-0 in high school softball action Wednesday. Brown struck out six and walked one while improving to 10-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Manny Olivas’ RBI double in the bottom of the third provided the winning margin for the host Sumner Tigers in their 5-4 upset over Washington Academy of East Machias here Wednesday. Olivas also had an RBI single and James Schwartz added two… Read More
    High school AT CARIBOU Caribou boys 202, Presque Isle 146, Fort Kent 87, Fort Fairfield 37, Van Buren 20, Limestone 14 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
    PITTSFIELD – Senior righthander Mary Wintle pitched a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Maine Central Institute Huskies to a 12-0 schoolgirl softball win over the Camden-Rockport Windjammers Wednesday. Wintle struck out seven while not walking a batter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Don DeMerchant doubled home Eric Cunningham with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to help the host Tigers edge Van Buren 12-11 in schoolboy baseball action here Wednesday. Cunninham drove in three runs on three base hits, and Mark Sprague… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — In Pittsfield, public ways include Barney Cianchette Road, Cianchette Street and Cianchette Court. That’s just one of the problems that the Pittsfield Planning Board will face in preparation for the 1997 implementation of the enhanced 911 emergency telephone system. The system would provide… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The U.S. Coast Guard will donate a day of volunteer work to clean up and prepare the Camp Beech Cliff children’s camp for the summer season. The crew, from the Southwest Harbor unit, will be led by Lt. Cmdr. Ron Kochan, also… Read More
    NORTHPORT — Mediums from Maine, Massachusetts and New York skilled in the art of communicating with the spirit world will give readings Friday, May 26, through Monday, May 29, at Temple Heights Spiritual Camp. Psychic readings will be offered by Tom Kearns of Albany, N.Y.;… Read More
    OLD TOWN — A children’s fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Stillwater Montessori School, Stillwater and College avenues. Included will be games for children, a food and yard sale, and sales of plants, baskets, books and… Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor Theological Seminary will hold commencement exercises at 1 p.m. Friday, May 19, with the Rev. Dr. Malcolm Lyle Warford, president of the seminary, speaking. Degrees conferred will include 19 master of divinity degrees, two master of theological studies degrees, and four… Read More
    PALMYRA — Oversights and misunderstandings are part of the focus for a special town meeting in Palmyra on Saturday. Local voters will convene at 10 a.m. in the school gymnasium to act on 12 articles including the selection of a moderator. At the annual town… Read More
    ORONO — A public rabies clinic for dogs and cats will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Ames Department Store on Stillwater Avenue. The $5 fee will support the Old Town Animal Orphanage. All animals must be on leashes… Read More
    BANGOR — St. Joseph Hospital will celebrate National Emergency Medical Services Week with a dinner to honor emergency medical technicians from 6 to 8 tonight at the Willette Conference Center. The dinner is free to EMTs. For information or to register, call 947-8311. Read More
    NEWPORT — A Newport resident brought his concerns regarding a sewer problem to the Board of Selectmen Wednesday night, but when Newport Sanitary District Superintendent John Ayer was asked for his version of events, he stormed from the meeting. The incident began when Spring Street… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King has proclaimed this week White Cane Awareness Week in Maine. During White Cane Week, the National Federation of the Blind of Maine educate the public about abilities of blind people and explain the meaning of the white cane. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Special tax enrollment examination applications are available for the annual Internal Revenue Service enrollment examination and must be returned postmarked no later than July 31. The examination is for tax practitioners to represent clients before the IRS and will be held Sept. 21-22… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s staff will hold office hours from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the Skowhegan Police Department. John Cummings, regional representative for Snowe, will answer questions or offer other help to residents. A toll-free hot line is offered… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The 1995 New England Tour 1000, featuring 36 rare cars — some valued at more than $1 million — will be held in Maine for the first time Monday and Tuesday, May 22-23. Maine routes in the western lakes and mountain regions were… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Cancer and Caregiver Support groups will hold a potluck supper and meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the home of Sue Osgood at 242 South St., in Dover-Foxcroft. All members, spouses, friends and interested people are invited to attend. Each person should bring… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Community Concert Band, under the direction of Arnold L. Poland, has begun rehearsals for the 1995 summer season. The band practices 6:30-8 p.m. every Friday until July 1, in the Foxcroft Academy Music Room. Most concerts will be held Thursday evenings and… Read More
    GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library will be open an additional four hours a week, starting June 5. The new hours are 4-8 p.m. Monday, in addition to the regular hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m. to… Read More
    INDIAN ISLAND — The Native American Veterans Association of Maine will help veterans upgrade other than honorable military discharges with a confidential counseling service. For information, contact the NAVA at the Community Building, Veterans Services Office, 6 River Road, Indian Island 04468, or call 827-7776,… Read More
    A side effect of one woman’s medication may have been the cause of a small fire that forced residents of Franklin Street Condominiums out of their homes for a few hours early Wednesday morning. The Bangor Fire Department arrived to evacuate the building at 1:49… Read More
    ORONO — Nathan McCall, author of “Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America,” will be the keynote speaker at the Maine Libraries Conference, after the 7 p.m. banquet Monday, May 22, at Wells Commons, University of Maine. McCall is a former prison… Read More
    WARREN — Three purebred German shepherd puppies worth more than $5,000 have been recovered, and two Vermont residents are in custody, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday. The puppies were stolen recently from Sukee’s Kennel. Knox County Sheriff’s Department Detective Todd Butler said two… Read More
    The Bangor YMCA has perennially stood at the forefront of providing year-round services for youth and families in the Greater Bangor community. Child-care services are a specialty at the Y, where varied programs offer a quality environment promoting healthy growth and development in children and families. Read More
    UNION — Maine Department of Transportation crews are carrying out emergency repairs on Bessey Bridge, closing one lane to Route 17 traffic on the Common Road over the St. George River. Some deterioration of a section of the bridge deck was found by inspectors. Repairs… Read More
    If you haven’t been to the Bangor YMCA lately, you’re in for a treat. On Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20, the Y will welcome the community for an open house celebration. This event will showcase what the Y has to offer and provide an opportunity for… Read More
    DEXTER — SAD 46 directors Wednesday cut 14 positions from the proposed 1995-1996 budget in an effort to reduce anticipated expenditures for the coming year. Cut from the $6.1 million budget were two positions at the Dexter Regional Vocational Center, a forestry instructor and a… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — The School Board will present its $6.9 million budget proposal to the Town Council in a joint meeting at 4 p.m. May 31. After months of deliberations, this week the board adopted a proposed gross budget that represents a decrease of $620,481 compared… Read More
    Perhaps the best-kept secret at the Bangor YMCA is its Sports and Fitness Center, located in the former University of Maine gymnasium at 67 Taft St., Bangor. But for a sign on Maine Avenue, there isn’t much to indicate that a full-fledged gymnasium and fitness… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE — A 23-year-old Alexander man who was involved in an accident last year that killed a father and his three children is back behind bars. Ellis James MacArthur Jr., 23, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and charged with violation of bail conditions. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BELFAST — By giving Planning Board member TerryHire permission to build an illegal structure, the city’s planning officials appear to have put themselves in a compromising situation by compromising some of their own procedures. “Anything that’s happened wasn’t the applicant’s fault,” said Planning Board Chairman… Read More
    FREEPORT — Nine people began receiving rabies shots after a Freeport man’s hunting dog died of the disease, fueling concerns about the spread of rabies into Maine. The death Friday of the 4-year-old springer spaniel named Maxi was the first confirmed rabies death of a… Read More
    SPRINGVALE — An 8-month-old girl was Maine’s latest homicide victim, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety said Wednesday. Victoria Rose Dale was taken to Goodall Hospital in Sanford Tuesday and was later transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was pronounced… Read More
    LINCOLN — Although deliberations are not complete, SAD 67’s draft budget proposal reflects a 2 percent increase. Superintendent Jack Turcotte said the School Board continued to hear budget presentations, but was relucant to comment or even consider endorsing budget requests until the issue of state… Read More
    PALMYRA — A Pittsfield man crashed his car off Interstate 95 in Palmyra early Wednesday morning and ended up trapped inside, waiting for help, for more than three hours. Paul Girard, 34, of Pittfield either fell asleep or was overcome by “highway hypnosis,” said Maine… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Aroostook County’s largest community’s proximity to the Maritime Provinces of Canada should be viewed as a primary reason for building an intermodal facility to boost the region’s economy, according to a recent study. The area would lose economically if a trucking and… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate, which generally comes down on the side of deregulation, has concluded that too many “free market” forces could be dangerous to many existing regional waste disposal systems. By an overwhelming 94-6 vote Tuesday evening, senators enacted legislation that effectively grandfathered… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A support group for parents of gay and lesbian children will form in Aroostook County beginning on Memorial Day weekend at the 21st Maine Lesbian and Gaymen’s Symposium. The Aroostook branch of the group, P-FLAG, will meet at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, May… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A free clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 20, at Trinity Masonic Lodge, 230 State St., for evaluation of children under age 18 with orthopedic problems and other physical conditions who may be eligible for free treatment. Read More
    Rene Francoeur, mill manager for Fraser Inc. at Edmundston, New Brunswick, has been promoted to vice president and manager of the Edmundston Operations. A graduate of the University of Moncton, New Brunswick, he has been a process supervisor, superintendent of manufacturing, superintendent of boxboard operations,… Read More
    FORT KENT — The Fort Kent Chamber of Commerce will hold its first St. John Valley Home, Garden and Recreation Show on May 20-21 in the Community High School gymnasium and cafeteria at Fort Kent. Dozens of St. John Valley and Aroostook County businesses will… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Michelle Cox of Fort Fairfield will represent the University of Maine at Presque Isle Upward Bound Program at the National Council of Educational Opportunity Association National Student Leadership Congress June 3-8 in Washington, D.C. Cox is a senior at Fort Fairfield High… Read More
    FORT KENT — A $850,000 pedestrian and bicycle trail at Fort Kent and a $1.4 million road reconstruction project on Route 11 at Portage Lake are the most important of 21 northern Maine road projects announced by two legislators this week. Reps. John L. Martin… Read More
    There is much for Friends of the Symphony to celebrate this year, and here’s an opportunity to help raise funds for the organization. A bus trip to Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusettts is planned for Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. Reservations may be… Read More
    I was pleased to see the editorial in the Bangor Daily News discussing the subsidy that is collected by utilities to assist low-income customers. As a member of the Utilities and Energy Committee, I worked with Sens. Phil Harriman (sponsor of the legislation) and David Carpentre, and Rep. Read More
    Milestones marks some of the outstanding accomplishments of the people of eastern and northern Maine. Submissions may be sent to Milestones, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402-1329. Rachel E. Albert, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Florida, received the 1994-95 Undergraduate… Read More
    ORONO — Maine is expected to buck a national trend toward higher school enrollments during the next decade, but anticipated retirements will create a need for thousands of new teachers, the University of Maine reported Tuesday. College graduates seeking teaching posts should not be discouraged… Read More
    Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich needed only a day or two last winter to realize that a proposal to make school prayer mandatory was politically unpopular, educationally unwarranted and not a reason the the GOP’s success. The idea promptly dropped off the radar screen in Washington. A… Read More
    PORTLAND — A fast-moving fire that severely damaged a 21-unit apartment building in the city’s Parkside neighborhood started in a laundry room couch in the basement, according to investigators. “Couches don’t burn by themselves, so there is definitely a human element involved,” said Jerry DiMillo,… Read More
    PORTLAND — A 31-year-old Lewiston man was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges of bank robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Jay P. McCloskey said. Roger C. Downs allegedly robbed the Fleet Bank branch in Lewiston… Read More
    PORTLAND — Casco Bay Lines and the developers of Diamond Cove have announced a joint venture aimed at making the development more accessible for year-round dwellers. Casco Bay Lines and McKinley Partners Limited Partnership made a combined investment of about $450,000 to bring the high… Read More
    BANGOR — The 1995 Greater Bangor Cultural Heritage Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Pickering Square Plaza, downtown Bangor. There is no admission charge. Events include: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    Ground was broken this week at Freedom Park in Hermon for a 9,800-square-foot building that will house a distribution center for Exide Corp., the world’s largest manufacturer of automotive, marine and specialty batteries. Owned by Dahl Properties, the building is the first to be built… Read More
    The news media, both written and broadcast, seem to be trying to promote interest in the Ebola virus epidemic that has cropped up again in Zaire. Their hints of grave danger to the rest of the world don’t seem to be supported by any warnings from official sources. Read More
    What a relief it is to know that someone has designated the lobbying group Pysicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) as “a guardian of the public’s health” (Peter Wilk, Op-ed column, May 15). We must have missed that one on the ballot. Please, Lord, save us from those who… Read More
    Rank and file in the National Rifle Association should heed the message of former President George Bush, who earlier this month was so outraged by NRA leadership’s venemous attack on federal law enforcement officials that he resigned his life membership in protest. Exercising the freedom… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Southwest Harbor Medical Center Clinic Committee, affiliate of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, has donated $500 to the National Marrow Donor Program Gift of Life Campaign. The committee donated to the campaign to help leukemia patients like Brennen Lowe, 13,… Read More