High Schools MCDONALDS ALL-STAR GAME Maine Field Hockey Association EAST TEAM – Belfast: Staci Smith; Brewer: Alyssa Liznik; Central-East Corinth: Jen Gehrke, Dawn Wood; Cony: Mary Beth Coughlin; Dexter: Lori Keyte; Foxcroft Academy: Becky Ames, Michelle Merrill; Gardiner: Dawn Novy, Heidi Spurling; Hall-Dale: Leanne Barry,… Read More
Evan Wade’s second-inning homer started Bangor East off offensively as the team piled up nine hits on their way to eliminating Bangor West from the District 3 Bangor Little League playoffs Tuesday 7-2. In other Greater Bangor action for 11-12 year-olds, Brewer gave Hampden its… Read More
WMSGA AT NORTHPORT GOLF CLUB B1 Gross: Sally LeClaire, Northport, 94; (tie) Brenda Barrett, Northport, 96; Maggie Temple, Northport, 96; Net: Nancy LaBonta, Waterville, 97-68; Betty Christopoulus, Kennebec Heights, 98-70; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
FALMOUTH – For Ron Brown of Cumberland Foreside, it was half a day’s work gone. Wiped out, zilch, zero, nada. And he was not at all unhappy about it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
MARSHFIELD, Mass. – Thunderstorms and heavy rain cancelled the second day of action at the New England Women’s Golf Championship here Tuesday. With the cancellation, the tournament goes from a 54-hole to a 36-hole format. Lisa Griffin of Misquamicut, R.I., leads the tourney with a… Read More
MADAWASKA – John J. Vollmann, a 13-year-old martial artist from Madawaska, won two silver medals at the United States Junior Olympic Taekwondo Championships. Vollmann was second in forms and free sparring. Read More
The Hodgdon school board approved Marty Bouchard as Hodgdon High School’s new boys varsity basketball coach Monday night. High school principal Steve Fitzpatrick confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Bouchard, who is also varsity baseball coach, was approved by a 10-3 board vote. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Speedway 95 POINT STANDINGS Sportsman Jon Austin 522; John Phippen 520; Dave McLaughlin 512; Art Beam 444; Larry Cole 297; Kim Gray 296; Gary Smith 266; Dave St. Clair 180; Roger Richards 173; Russ Griffin 165 Limited Sportsman googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER – Dustin Campbell threw a three-hitter to give the Brewer Falcons a 7-3 victory over the Penquis Travelers at Heddericg Field Tuesday. Mike Kane knocked out two singles and scored twice, while Steve Smith and Tiger Stewart each had a one-run single for the… Read More
HYANNIS, Mass. — Richard D. Valle, who had run the Valle’s Steak House chain of restaurants started by his father, died at Cape Cod Hospital after a long illness. He was 64. Valle died Saturday. The cause of death was not given. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
FORT KENT — The board of directors of SAD 27 approved a budget of $7,523,603 for fiscal 1996 Monday night. The budget is an increase of $272,875 over the fiscal 1995 budget. Taxpayers in the seven-town district will be asked to raise an extra $106,619… Read More
CARIBOU — With some apprehension, city councilors on Monday unanimously approved a $8,851,953 school budget with $230,000 more in local taxes than the previous year. But because the school department operates on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year, taxpayers will pay $156,692 of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Jan Lightfoot, a Fairfield advocate for the homeless, had her lawsuit against Reader’s Digest dismissed Tuesday in Kennebec Superior Court. Lightfoot initiated the lawsuit after the magazine published a March 1995 article about welfare mothers. Lightfoot maintained the article was biased and unfair… Read More
Anyone paying attention to the news knows we’ve had many automobile accidents this summer. One organization acutely aware of the needs of accident victims, particularly now, is the American Red Cross Blood Services Northeast Region. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Maine Public Service Co., Aroostook County’s primary electric utility, plans to shut down two steam-generating units in Caribou. The company is shutting down the units in the wake of losing Loring Air Force Base and the Houlton Water Co. as customers. In… Read More
BANGOR — Dawn and Joy Degenhardt were pleased to be in Da Nang 17 months ago when the United States lifted its trade embargo with Vietnam. On Tuesday, the mother and daughter were thrilled to be bringing Vietnamese officials to Maine on the day that President Clinton formalized… Read More
AUGUSTA — Madison Electric Works cannot expand service into Central Maine Power Co. territory without approval from the Public Utilities Commission. The commission made that ruling Monday after a report concluded it is unlawful for Madison Electric Works to offer electrical service to portions of… Read More
AUGUSTA — A Maine agency plans to use a federal grant to start a statewide program that targets teen-agers at risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the $116,000 grant to the Family Planning Association… Read More
BANGOR — The credibility of a former family counselor — who erroneously diagnosed a case of sexual abuse — continued to crumble in federal court Tuesday. During the second day of Peter Murray’s civil malpractice lawsuit against Judith Osting, testimony focused on inaccuracies and inconsistencies… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Polished teak and mahogany-finished runabouts, a Bolger triple-keeled sloop, sleekly elegant yachts, and tireless workhorses of the sea will be moored together for three days this month at the 1995 WoodenBoat Show in Southwest Harbor. The Mount Desert Island community is playing… Read More
MARSHFIELD — Radio WALZ-FM in Marshfield technically ended four years of silence last week by rebroadcasting Calais-based WQDY Radio Station programs, but WALZ 95.3 still has no voice of its own, has no staffed studio, and its towers have not been lighted for years. Glenn… Read More
LUBEC — Town Office Manager Mark Decoteau has resigned, effective Friday, July 28, to become a town administrator in New Hampshire. Decoteau said he and his wife and their three small children will move to Farmington, N.H., a community of 5,800. He has been hired… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN — A Gouldsboro man has died after an early morning automobile accident Tuesday on Route 1. Russell E. Potter, 20, suffered massive head trauma in the two-car accident in East Sullivan. Potter first was taken to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, where… Read More
BLUE HILL — An organizational meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at the town hall to discuss the need to replace playground equipment at the town park. A committee that has been studying playground needs is seeking suggestions from residents and… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Olympia J. Snowe crossed party lines Tuesday and joined four women Democratic senators in urging that the Senate Ethics Committee conduct public hearings on sexual misconduct charges against Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood. In doing so, Snowe became the first Republican senator to… Read More
BANGOR — The Penobscot County Soil and Water Conservation District is conducting its annual fall flower bulb sale. Order forms can be obtained by calling 941-8973. Paid orders must be received no later than July 28 for delivery Oct. 3. Tulips, irises, hyacinths, crocuses, daffodils… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — School directors in SAD 33, Frenchville and St. Agatha, accepted a school budget totaling $3,125,941 Monday night, $175,919 less than last year. The local share of the budget is increasing by $44,140, from $723,641 last year to $767,781. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Here are the Maine Educational Assessment scores for fourth-graders for 1995. Scores are reported alphabetically by town. A numerical score is reported for each school. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Every time I visit Acadia National Park, I feel like a kid on the first day of summer vacation. We drive out at night, after work, arriving late. Early the next morning, we’re up and out rock-climbing. That afternoon, there may be a long mountain… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard will not give a helicopter sea rescue demonstration on July 24 at Friendship Sloop Days in Rockland, as previously announced. Instead, the Coast Guard will give its demonstration on Aug. 4 at Rockland’s lobster festival. A butterfly in a photo in… Read More
I note with interest the reworked “Louisburg” article picked up from The Boston Globe in your edition for Independence Day. I was present the previous week at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Massachusetts for both the reception and preview as well as the Formal Public Opening of the… Read More
Bangor District Court: Mark R. Astbury, 34, Ellsworth, two counts failure to have taxidermy license, $125 for both. 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++)… Read More
It isn’t often that a state governor gets to take the lead on an important national issue. But because of a unique set of circumstances, Gov. Angus King has such an opportunity. One of the most intractable issues of the past century is the process… Read More
Women who are very heavy drinkers are more at risk of developing a type of irreversible heart disease than men who drink even more, according to a new study. Although the women in the study had a lifetime consumption of alcohol that was 40 percent… Read More
“Smooth as silk,” cooed patrolman Brian Veysey of the powerful Harley-Davidson. Veysey, one of Bangor’s finest, gets a ride of the finest kind on his 1340cc machine, the latest addition to the Bangor Police Department fleet. The Harley makes Bangor PD one of Maine’s most… Read More
Madawaska High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Shawn Albert, Lisa Beaulieu, Jennifer Dumais, Benjamin Dyer and Danielle Morin; honors: Benjamin Albert, Audrey Baker, Eric Carter, Stephanie Cote, Jennifer Cray, Abigail Cyr, Jason A. Cyr, Vicky Cyr, Leslie Daigle, Jason Freeman, Christian Garon,… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gen. Wayne A. Downing, commander-in-chief of U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, presented medals to Sens. William Cohen and Sam Nunn, two of the founding fathers of modern special operations, at a recent ceremony in Washington, D.C. The senators were… Read More
AUGUSTA — Commissioner Janet Waldron of Maine’s Department of Administrative and Financial Services has announced the appointment of Brian Mahany of Windsor as Maine’s new state tax assessor. “The appointment of Brian Mahany reflects the governor’s strong commitment to increasing customer service and making the… Read More
AUGUSTA — With a deficit of more than $120 million, few checkbooks look as dismal as Sam Shapiro’s. On the other hand, not too many households have a cookie jar that matches up to the state treasurer’s. “Today our checkbook was $124 million in the… Read More
President Bill Clinton’s promotion last week of a national conversation over issues that divide Americans is a good idea, but his campaign strategies suggest that he is listening to a select few well-heeled donors who probably don’t represent the average citizen. If the president is serious about a… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department assessed nearly $2.1 million in penalties and back wages for 2,700 migrant farm workers during the six months ended in March, Secretary Robert Reich announced Tuesday. As a result of 780 Fair Labor Standards Act compliance actions, the department was… Read More
ORONO — Orono police have forwarded the results of an eight-month investigation into an Orono trash collector to the Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office for possible criminal prosecution. Orono Detective Forrest Davis alleged Tuesday that Philip Mahar, owner of Mahar Trash Refuse, was mixing trash… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft is seeking volunteers to staff a new lobby information center which will be completed later this month. Qualifications for volunteers, who must commit themselves to three or four hours weekly for three months, include excellent communication skills, a… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A back-country medical training course sponsored by Mayo Regional Hospital will be conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 9 in Dover-Foxcroft. The 54-hour Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician Upgrade course will enable students to deal with medical emergencies when they are miles from help and dialing 911 is not an… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Attorney Jay P. McCloskey announced the change of plea in U.S. District Court of a former Bucksport man charged with income tax fraud after a federal grand jury returned a secret indictment March 21. Jeffrey E. Bennett Sr., 49, pleaded guilty to… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. — Documents for the Fleet-Shawmut bank merger do not contain enough information to determine how Connecticut will fare if the agreement is approved, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday. The thick set of paperwork filed Monday with the U.S. Justice Department states about… Read More
BANGOR — Spirited words were exchanged at a Penobscot County commissioners meeting Tuesday over a “professionalism policy” tacked up last month in the Registry of Deeds office. Directing employees to act and dress in a professional manner, and to avoid bluejeans and sports sneakers at… Read More
AUGUSTA — One bill passed by the Legislature this year remains unsigned by Gov. Angus King amid a dispute over the oversight of driver education programs. The measure would scrap a state board that now has jurisdiction over for-profit driver ed programs and remove in-school… Read More
LINCOLN — Later this year, voters may set new qualifications for people serving on the Town Council. A proposal to change a section of the town’s charter related to who would be eligibile to hold a council seat was discussed by the Town Council on… Read More
HAMPDEN — More than 72 percent of the proposed $12.9 million budget for SAD 22 will be made up of teachers’ salaries and benefits for the 1995-96 fiscal year. Those were the figures released this week after last week’s ratification of a three-year contract between… Read More
I’m writing this in response to Harry Pellett’s criticism of money being spent on NASA and the space program (BDN, July 7). I’d just like to point out what benefits we’ve seen from the 30 odd years of the space program we might be taking… Read More
Shame on you. Your banner headline this morning, “Mystery firm considers BIA,” could only play to the fears and opposition already shown regarding the proposal to ship low-level nuclear waste through Bangor International Airport. The first words of the article identified the company and you later quoted an… Read More
State Republican House Leader Walter Whitcomb’s letter, “Go, Sears Island” (BDN, June 19), omitted some important facts and twisted others. He called the people against the project “port opponents.” To me, Sears Island opponents are forest proponents, people who want forests saved. The hardwoods slated… Read More
When I was a child, more than 65 years ago, we were taught in school the proper respect for the flag. We learned how to display it when it hung on a wall, and how to raise it and lower it and fold it properly. We knew it… Read More
The residents of Pine Tree Road in Brewer would like to express their appreciation to the Brewer Police Department for its help in assisting us in our efforts to cut down the undesirable, non-resident traffic on our dead-end street. We would like to thank Sgt. Read More
Thanks for the extensive “analysis” of Justice Mills’ decision in the Kigas case (Maine Weekend, July 8-9). I appreciate such thoughtful reporting. Unfortunately, Judge Mills did not find Tonia Kigas’ actions (i.e. knowing what she did was illegal and punishable, lying to cover up her… Read More
PORTLAND — A Portland man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and other charges will be sentenced again because the court reporter lost his notes, the state supreme court ruled Tuesday. Norman Dickinson was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to… Read More
Those who watched this year’s Fourth of July parade in Bangor were disappointed with its absence of musical entertainment. Parade officials have explained that they’ve tried, but just can’t find any acts that will peform. We’ve done some investigating, and have uncovered the top 10… Read More
PORTLAND — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday backed off its case against two New England running-shoe manufacturers whom the agency had accused of misusing “Made in USA” labels. Less than a week before the FTC was going to court to try to force Boston-based… Read More
Despite outcry from their teachers that the test was too difficult, the state’s fourth-graders did quite well on this year’s Maine Educational Assessment. Statewide results, which were released by the Department of Education Friday, show that Maine’s fourth-graders were able to handle the more demanding… Read More
BANGOR — A 16-year-old Bangor youth was arrested for armed robbery Sunday night after he allegedly used a knife in a robbery attempt at the Neighborhood Market on Stillwater Avenue. The teen-age boy was released to his parents and his case has been turned over… Read More
BAKER LAKE, New Brunswick — Maine athletes are welcome to compete in the 15th annual New Brunswick Triathlon Championship being held at Baker Lake on Saturday, July 15. Athletes from Maine, the Atlantic Provinces and Quebec will compete in a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 42-kilometer bicycle… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court: The following people were jailed after probation was revoked: 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
CARIBOU — A “monster truck show” will be held tonight at 7:30 at Spud Speedway to benefit the cancer clinic equipment fund at Cary Medical Center. Features will include a mechanical dinosaur that stands three stories tall and weighs 50,000 pounds. Four world-class monster trucks… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Ashland Rotary Club will sponsor a truck and mini-tractor super pull on Saturday, July 15, at the Northern Maine Fair Grounds in Presque Isle. Registration begins at 4 p.m., with the competition at 6 p.m. The Maine State Pullers Association points… Read More
CARIBOU — An update on the limited access highway study will be presented at the July 20 meeting of the Leaders Encouraging Aroostook Development Inc. The meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner John Melrose will… Read More
FORT KENT — SAD 27 will have a public hearing on is education budget for 1995-96 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in the library at Community High School at Fort Kent. Copies of the budget will be available from the superintendent’s office today. Read More
PORTLAND — The state has taken civil action against two men accused in a gay-bashing attack that left the victim with a broken nose and fractured eye socket, Maine Attorney General Andrew Ketterer said Tuesday. The civil complaint asks a judge to issue a permanent… Read More
WASHBURN — After months of anticipating the state’s funding level, the SAD 45 board of directors on Monday approved a $2.6 million budget. Although the district, composed of Washburn, Wade and Perham, will receive almost $74,000 less from the state, the local amount raised for… Read More
ORRINGTON — Investigators from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department and the Maine State Police are looking into the death Tuesday morning of a 57-year-old Orrington woman. The death of Beverly Winchester was not labeled as suspicious, but state police spokesman Stephen McCausland said there were… Read More
ROCKPORT — Rep. Gordon Gates, D-Rockport, was suspended from the practice of law Tuesday after a hearing in which the Board of Overseers of the Bar charged the Rockport lawyer with repeated neglect of his clients. Maine Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice Kermit Lipez, who… Read More
Folk singers Jan and Evelyn Kok stole the show during Stonington’s first evening “Gallery Walk” of the summer. Kok, a retired music professor, and his wife, Evelyn, charmed everyone who passed by their tiny, waterfront house tucked between businesses and the local Odd Fellows Hall… Read More
CHICAGO — What’s a menopausal woman to believe? Less than a month after researchers reported that taking estrogen may increase the risk of breast cancer, a new study indicates there’s no such danger. The lead authors of both studies say more research is needed —… Read More
ORRINGTON — George Hale, a longtime local radio personality and resident of Orrington, will be the grand marshal for the town’s Olde Home Week parade, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. The 1.2-mile parade route starts at Snow’s Corner Extension, proceeds down… Read More
ROCKLAND — There’re no takers yet for the mosquitoes, but county Commissioner Mason Johnson is offering to baby-sit for the frogs if it keeps the expansion of the Knox County Regional Airport from croaking for lack of an essential wetlands permit. County officials and airport… Read More
TREMONT — Selectmen have asked for $15,000 in compensation from the company that handles the town’s recyclables. Town Manager Fay Lawson said Tuesday that selectmen have made what they consider a “fair request” for monetary compensation from Eastern Maine Recycling of Southwest Harbor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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Thursday evening, July 13, a segment of the CBS television program “48 Hours” will feature a brief look at the Maine Tourism Commission’s attempts to convince Maine residents to be nice to tourists. The program, “48 Hours: Are We Having Fun Yet?” will air at… Read More
Penquis Valley High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, honors: Heather Brewer, Melissa Harriman, Stephen Heath, Sabrina Higgins, Aaron Richard and Katie Robertson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
BREWER — It is now official: Brewer has a budget. The City Council Tuesday night gave the second and final reading of the fiscal year 1995-96 budget and unanimously approved a total property tax of $8,495,508. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the course of the next several weeks Wild in Maine will explore some of the wildlife that inhabits the woods and waters of our state. “Old Red Legs” is on the move. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR — Two Bangor residents were taken to area hospitals early Tuesday evening after a two-car accident at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Mount Hope Avenue. According to Bangor police Officer Paul Kennison, a 1989 Saab operated by Patricia Cochrane, 50, of Bangor had… Read More
BELFAST — A recent study of county buildings determined that many federally mandated improvements to aid access to physically handicapped individuals have been completed. But the report prepared by Terry Hire, a certified interior designer from Belfast, states that although the county has come a… Read More
MONROE — A barn adjacent to the former Nealley residence on Route 139 was destroyed by fire Monday evening. Fire Chief Marshall Moody said flames were already leaping from the roof of the structure when he arrived at the scene, less than a mile from… Read More
CORINNA — Backhoes and bulldozers will move into Corinna today to begin work on a municipal water project. According to Gary Dorman, town manager, Brescia Construction crews will begin digging up the channels for the piping in the downtown area starting today, working their way… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — An apartment building on the Clark Point Road was damaged by fire late Tuesday afternoon. One person suffered smoke inhalation in the fire that apparently started in a second-floor bedroom in the 2 1/2-story wood-frame building. The person was being treated at… Read More
GARLAND — A Dexter woman sustained neck injuries when she was involved in a head-on collision on Avenue Road in Garland Tuesday morning. Mary Burton, 19, of Dexter was tranported by ambulance to Mayo Regional Hospital for treatment of her injuries, according to Trooper Roderick… Read More
SURRY — The acquisition of 22 acres of shorefront appears certain as the Friends of Morgan Bay raise the last $2,000 needed for the purchase. Two more fund-raisers should bring the total raised to $70,000, Friends spokesman Hugh Curran said this week. The informal association… Read More
FREEDOM — A Tuesday morning fire destroyed the trailer home of Diane Reynolds. Freedom Fire Chief James Watterman said the fire was reported at 8 a.m. and was fully involved by the time firefighters arrived at the scene a few minutes later. A state fire… Read More