Maine Maritime Academy soccer coach Bill Ashby has been named the state director of coaching for the United Soccer Federation of Maine. The 34-year-old Lubec native and University of Maine-Machias graduate will oversee the educational process for coaches and the licensing of coaches. Ashby will begin his fourth… Read More
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DENVER – Bill Swift won his fifth straight start and Dante Bichette hit another homer at home Thursday to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Swift (6-2), a South Portland native and former University of Maine star, has a… Read More
Bangor Raceway concludes its extended summer meet Sunday with a $10,000 invitational pace, the largest single purse ever offered at Bangor Raceway, plus a 6-foot trophy. The 13th-race feature, the Penobscot High Stakes Bingo Pace, will showcase six of the sport’s leading pacers, including Bangor’s current pacing track… Read More
The Coastal 150 tops the racing schedule this weekend as Andy Santerre, Ralph Nason, and Stan Meserve will be among attempting to capture the $10,000 Pro Stock car race at Wiscasset Raceway. The winner will pocket $6,000 while lap leaders will divide $4,000. Racing at… Read More
The brainchild of two coaches and an athletic director will be on display as the Maine Field Hockey Association holds its third annual Senior All-Star field hockey game at Gardiner High’s Hoch Field tonight at 7. Held without the support of a corporate sponsor but… Read More
ORONO – The Old Town-Orono Twins road a grand slam by Tim LePage to a 17-11 American Legion baseball victory over Calais Thursday. Robey Rhoads had three singles and four RBIs for the Twins, while Bryan Goody had a double and a single. John Montgomery… Read More
Chad Gilley’s triple drove in what proved to be the go-ahead run in the third inning as Brewer took the District 3 Senior League baseball championship 3-1 over Machias at Mansfield Complex in Bangor Thursday afternoon. Brewer will take on Falmouth at 7:30 p.m. Saturday… Read More
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PITTSFIELD — About a week ago, Pittsfield police began investigating what they thought was an unauthorized telephone scam to bilk local merchants. Several Pittsfield businesses were contacted to donate to a fall sports calendar at Maine Central Institute that MCI officials were unaware of. Police… Read More
BANGOR — Question: Why did the rooster cross the street? Answer: To get to Momma Baldacci’s Italian Restaurant, of course! The monthlong saga of Ricardo, the renegade rooster, came to a happy end Thursday, but not before the crafty creature had built up a considerable… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Kenetech Windpower Inc. could win approval next month for its mammoth wind power project in the Boundary Mountains of western Maine. But the permit process continues to be tainted by appearances that the administration of Gov. Angus King is pressuring the Land Use Regulation Commission to… Read More
MACHIAS — The school committee adopted an administrative reorganization of the school department Wednesday aimed at reducing the budget by $35,000, improving the K-12 curriculum, coordinating teaching assignments, and enhancing the transition of students from grade to grade. The new administrative network, which will be… Read More
JONESBORO — Newly invented blueberry harvesting devices, including a “blueberry shovel” from Massachussetts, were displayed Wednesday at the 50th annual Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day at the University of Maine’s blueberry experimental station. The blueberry shovel, produced by Wayside Engineering Inc. of West Springfield, Mass.,… Read More
BANGOR — Like it or not, the electronic superhighway is leading everybody directly into the future at a breathtaking pace. Someday soon telephones, televisions, computers, and print media could be connected by one communications pathway. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
After years on a waiting list for state approval, three towns and a vocational region have received the Department of Education’s blessing for their school construction projects. Four school construction projects, including one vocational project, are approved each year. This year, the winners are Veazie… Read More
Though the Whitewater Senate hearings are partly an excuse to improve GOP chances in the 1996 presidential race and partly a rehash of information uncovered by special prosecutor Kenneth Starr, the public deserves a full accounting of the many questionable activities surrounding the failed real-estate deal. President Bill… Read More
The conventional theory that the Americas were populated roughly 12,000 years ago by people coming across the Bering land bridge at the end of the last ice age is down for the count and a TKO may soon be in the offing. The earliest Americans are thought to… Read More
Most golfers would agree that it was no one’s fault but her own when Jeannine Pelletier managed to hit herself in the nose with her own golf ball That’s not an easy shot. I’ve played for years without coming close, and my nose is surely… Read More
WASHINGTON — In a political era of deregulation, six New England governors lobbied Congress Thursday to approve a regional compact that would allow their states to skirt federal antitrust laws and set milk prices. The objective, said Maine Gov. Angus King, is to save small… Read More
MONSON — Monson residents approved all three warrant articles during a special town meeting Wednesday. The 17 residents approved a revised shoreland zoning ordinance and a new “Monson Addressing Ordinance,” which deals with street names in preparation for the start-up of Enhanced 911. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The recent interim report from the Maine Environmental Priorities Project is an encouraging document. The outline of the state’s environmental challenges was created by people with a wide range of interests and should help guide the state for the next decade. But its success depends on public support. Read More
PORTLAND — Massachusetts’ highest court will decide whether Harvey Prager, convicted of smuggling 11 tons of marijuana into Maine, should be allowed to practice law in the Bay State. The Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers in January unanimously recommended that Prager be allowed to practice,… Read More
GRAND ISLE — Ten Grand Isle residents have voted to formally accept a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant aimed at preserving a key piece of local history. There was “zero opposition” during the vote Wednesday night on town officials’ request to accept the money, said… Read More
OWLS HEAD — Federal environmental regulators and Knox County Airport boosters met face to face, occasionally going head to head, Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep the airport’s safety project alive. After more than two hours discussing the relative merits of forested wetlands, shrub… Read More
On Thursdays, Ada Godfrey Merrill sits comfortably in a marble and wood seat in the upstairs foyer of the Isaac Farrar Mansion. When she stands, she delicately lifts the expanse of her hoop-like brocaded dress so she may walk without tripping. She strolls down the carpeted staircase and… Read More
On July 28 the Mid-coast Dry Cargo Terminal Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) — a two-volume, 1,000-page work — will finally be published, and the public access and comment period can begin for not only nongovernmental organizations but also individuals and federal and state agencies. The public hearing… Read More
GUILFORD — A well-known educator in SAD 4 has been offered the position of superintendent of schools. SAD 4 directors voted unanimously on Wednesday to offer the position to Norman Higgins, current principal at Piscataquis Community High School, after an executive session with Higgins and… Read More
The new research and development credit, just included in the state budget, will leverage $3.5 million in new research and development spending in the private sector in the state of Maine, according to the Bureau of Taxation’s nonpartisan estimate. This means high-wage jobs for Maine, jobs paying $35,000,… Read More
The game of playing Maine State Lottery scratch tickets has grown to become an increasingly large and popular pastime and means of enjoyment. I am a regular player and for a long time have enjoyed games such as these. Lately, I have noticed a difference in the games… Read More
I was more than mildly surprised by the Bangor Daily News editorial of July 17 on the fourth grade Maine Education Assessment scores. When I reviewed the area’s results, I was so thrilled for the fourth grade students and their teachers in Old Town. Our scores were the… Read More
I wear a button on my lapel that reads, “The most violent element in society is ignorance.” After reading Nancy Harmon’s letter, “On God’s Terms,” in the July 15-16 edition, it becomes painfully apparent what my button means. First, to cite the story of Sodom… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 29-year-old Woonsocket, R.I., man was in 13th District Court Thursday on charges of eluding an officer and being a fugitive from justice. The trial for Joseph Chamberlain, who allegedly tried to run over his wife with his motor vehicle and then led… Read More
One of the music industry’s classic rockers says it’s a safe bet the sound of Money will keep Spudstock ’95 “Shakin”‘ this Saturday night. “The shows have really been getting great,” said Eddie Money, who is one of the headliners at the three-day music festival… Read More
DEXTER — Unlike last year, school will get under way in SAD 46 next month with a voter-approved budget in place. At a district budget meeting Thursday night, voters acted on the lone article that had failed during last month’s referendum. Passage was easily gained… Read More
LAMOINE — The erection of a cross on a Lamoine hilltop violates no local ordinances, selectmen decided Thursday evening, despite the opinion of the planning board. While the town intends to take no action against the placement of the towering cross, officials from the Hancock… Read More
BANGOR — About 30 gallons of gasoline bubbled up through the asphalt on Maine Avenue Thursday morning, closing down the road and drawing reams of firefighters armed with absorbent cloths. Bangor Assistant Fire Chief Darrell Webb said the visible spill ended a weeklong mystery for… Read More
SULLIVAN — Meteors, splitting comets, silver serpents, screaming dragons, crackling eggs and weeping willows will light up the sky, and cracks and booms will fill the air in a unique fireworks display being set off beside the Singing Bridge Saturday night. Sullivan’s very own pyrotechnician,… Read More
NEWPORT — When a small group of young people brought a petition to the Newport Board of Selectmen Wednesday night, they were told they had brought it to the wrong place, and were given a crash course in town government. The youths were concerned about… Read More
CARIBOU — Within a year, transportation experts may know exactly where an extension of Interstate 95 could be built to reach the St. John Valley. Local and state officials met here Thursday to discuss a yearlong study that will look at various routes that could… Read More
BANGOR — Sometime this morning, a federal jury will begin deliberating whether a former family counselor committed malpractice when she said a father sexually abused his young daughters. As a stream of experts have testified in U.S. District Court during the past two weeks, sexual… Read More
As director of the Eastern Maine AIDS Network, I feel a need to respond to Scott Hayden’s July 17 letter to the editor. He cannot understand why we need to continue to educate people about HIV and AIDS. “The money spent on those ridiculous public service announcements could… Read More
GREENVILLE — With cost estimates for a timber bridge too expensive, Greenville selectmen voted this week to install a steel pipe arch bridge over Wiggin Brook instead. The bridge replacement will be funded by federal and state grants received for road improvements in the industrial… Read More
CALAIS — Organizers of the 22nd annual International Festival hope to make the nine-day event, scheduled to begin the first weekend in August, bigger and better than last year’s, but they can’t do it without more volunteers. “The festival is fizzling out. We have had… Read More
U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe Thursday won approval from the Senate Commerce Committee for tough restrictions on the U.S. Coast Guard before it can decide to close its search and rescue station in Eastport. Snowe, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and… Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority voted Thursday to issue coupons worth up to $1.60 apiece that will allow thousands of motorists to use the toll highway for free during certain hours this summer. The coupons will be distributed at turnpike tollbooths on Fridays and… Read More
PORTLAND — Three men convicted of murder in the separate slayings of an Auburn auctioneer and a Bangor man lost their appeals to the state supreme court on Thursday. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously against Dana Craney and Willard Eastman in the slaying… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Ready or not, here they come. Crowds of historic proportions are expected to converge on this small border town this weekend. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Elected officials from several towns in Somerset County met in the Superior Courthouse at Skowhegan on July 19 to elect three members to the county finance committee. The committee was established three years ago to wrest financial control from the state Legislature and… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine Sens. William Cohen and Olympia Snowe earn $133,600 per year. Some of their top aides make more than $100,000 annually. Every year, journalists cite public documents to disclose the net financial worth, investments, sources of auxiliary income, and any free trips or… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — Twenty-four voters from Frenchville and St. Agatha Wednesday approved a $3.1 million gross budget for SAD 33 operations this year. At the district’s annual business meeting, which lasted seven minutes and took place at Dr. Levesque Elementary School, voters made no changes to… Read More
AUGUSTA — A Rockport lawmaker who faces possible disbarment as an attorney and a host of questions from constituents says he has absolutely no intention of resigning from the Maine House of Representatives. Leaders of both parties, meanwhile, say the fate of Democratic Rep. Gordon… Read More
If you are willing to make a sincere commitment to a volunteer opportunity, the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum on the Orono campus would like to hear from you. Joan Klaussmann, the museum’s education specialist, is preparing for the museum’s monthlong training program for docents… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A man accused of the rape of a Baileyville woman on July 17 will be held without bail, pending the outcome of a hearing set for Monday, July 24, at Machias District Court. John J. Cole, 30, appeared in Ellsworth District Court Thursday… Read More