Brewer moved into the driver’s seat in the Little League ages 9-10 State Tournament at Westbrook and Biddeford won the Junior League Baseball state title in Bangor to highlight Monday’s postseason action. Also Monday, Belfast beat Damariscotta 6-1 in the L.L. 11-12 playoffs for the… Read More
JACKSON, Miss. – Brewer native Chad White moved one step closer to the major leagues last Friday when he was promoted to the Houston Astros’ Double A affiliate, the Jackson Generals of the Texas League. White, a former standout for the University of Maine, played… Read More
Gary Greenleaf of Old Town accomplished a rare feat Sunday at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono when he scored a hole-in-one – his second in two months. Greenleaf, who had aced the fourth hole in May, repeated the feat on the 147-yard hole using an 8-iron. Read More
ORONO – Ken Reed ripped a two-run double down the right field line in the fifth to erase a slim Molunkus lead and propel the Mid-Maine Marlins to a 2-1 Eastern Maine Amateur baseball win here at Mahaney Diamond Monday night. Ron Girard notched the… Read More
Lucerne-in-Maine YACHT RACING UNION, Race 4 Portsmouth Handicap At Phillips Lake 1. Mark Eggleton, Hobie 16; 2. Mike Connolly, JY15; 3. Doug Kell Sr., JY 15; 4. Stan Carson, Hobie 16… Read More
ORONO – Paul Kariya discovered very early in his pro career with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim that he wasn’t just going to be able to ease into his rookie season. “In our first game against Edmonton, the Oilers had Kelly Buchberger shadowing me,” said… Read More
AUGUSTA – R.J.’s from Bangor won the state Class C men’s softball championship Sunday by going 6-0 in the tournament. The team will represent Maine at the national tournament Sept. 21-23 in Marietta, Ga. It is the first state title for R.J.’s, which plays in the Bangor Parks… Read More
Maine Chapter NEPGA Pro-Am At Martindale CC Pro Sweeps: Mark Fogg, Gorham, 69; Tim Angis, Riverside, 70; (tie) Ron Smith, Webhannett, and Harry Andrews, Naples, 72; Pat Bucklin, Falmouth 73 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed center Bob Corkum and left wing Todd Krygier to multiyear contracts Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
Speedway 95 POINT STANDINGS (through July 22) Sportsman Jon Austin 678, John Phippen 672, Dave McLaughlin 664, Art Beam 584, Kim Gray 403, Larry Cole 337, Gary Smith 303, Russ Griffin 297, Dave St. Clair 180, Roger Richard 173 Limited Sportsman googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The future of Major League Baseball on television is not nearly as bleak, nor as dollar-poor as many would lead you to believe. Current negotiations between Major League Baseball, CBS, and Fox are ongoing, even if unofficial. The present plan which seems most likely to… Read More
Bill Lander and his wife, Sarah, make their den on the Dedham shore of Green Lake. Because they prefer pine-needled trails to pavement, it isn’t surprising that the couple recently took their second vacation trip to Alaska. And judging from the accompanying photograph they had no regrets. After… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Blue skies prevailed over the annual Town of Two Knights celebration held Saturday, sponsored by the Sangerville Historical Society. A parade, a baby contest, a fruit recipe contest, road race and Victorian tea were among the festivities. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — In the decades since it ferried high-society types to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, the once-luxurious SS Nobska suffered humiliating stints as a floating disco and drinking hangout for teen-agers. Now, the Maine-built vessel is poised for a comeback. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WASHINGTON — With President Clinton as his ally, Sen. William S. Cohen kicked off the Senate debate Monday over legislation that would reform the relationship between Congress and lobbyists. In his radio address Saturday, President Clinton said, “Congress should send me the strongest possible ban… Read More
Congratulations to graduates of the Class of 1995 at Caribou High School on the scholarships they received and plans they have made, and to scholarship recipients at Old Town and Rockland high schools. Caribou High School googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A simple vitamin deficiency could trigger 30 percent to 40 percent of the heart attacks and strokes suffered by American men each year, a researcher reported Monday. This startling revelation, emerging from a few dozen new studies, means that vitamin supplements might… Read More
BANGOR — A man accused of assaulting and robbing a private investigator hired to watch him went on trial Monday in Penobscot County Superior Court. Daniel Craig, 34, of Bangor is charged with attacking William Lawrence of Brewer, a private investigator and former Pittsfield police… Read More
ORONO — A blue-ribbon panel has begun a 15-month effort to develop practical ways to ensure the long-term productivity of Maine’s forests, the linchpin of the state’s economy. The creation of the council by Gov. Angus King was a significant factor in the defeat of… Read More
ROCKLAND — Floyd Firth, 31, of Rockland admitted in Knox County Superior Court on Monday that he robbed and killed Carroll W. Howard, 82, in April of 1992 in Warren. Justice Andrew Mead accepted a negotiated plea with a 10-year sentencing cap, with the understanding that Firth would… Read More
BANGOR — The influence of the O.J. Simpson trial has rippled from Los Angeles to Bangor, where the Spruce Run program struggles to meet an increased demand for educational programs on domestic violence and abuse. Invitations flow in every day to the Penobscot County organization… Read More
LISBON FALLS — With the controversial “tired truckers” bill now a part of Maine law, Parents Against Tired Truckers is shifting its focus to implementation of some of the 15 recommendations from the Governor’s Task Force on Motor Carrier Safety Laws. The tired-trucker bill made… Read More
WASHINGTON — Low-income Maine families will face a 25 percent reduction in federal heating subsidies next winter as a result of Congress’ new $16 billion budget rescission act, a state official said Monday. Expected reductions in next year’s federal budget will likely force state officials… Read More
BANGOR — Imagine a Bangor where a fleet of colorful sailboats bob in a state-of-the-art marina, where sweet salt air drifts across gentle knolls, where the beer is just slightly colder than bath water. This is not the dreamland stirrings of Community and Economic Development… Read More
BANGOR — As far as Jeff Mullins is concerned, he’s got the best job in the city. He arrives at work first thing in the morning and spends all day playing in the sun. Granted, he is surrounded all day by children ranging in age… Read More
Monday’s NEWS stories on the failed attempt to make music and cultural history in Fort Fairfield carried a headline that resonated from the producers on down to the lowliest, wettest member of the audience: “Spudstock ’95 turns into Dudstock” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
SULLIVAN — Some say they are just plain afraid of crossing the “Singing Bridge” because of its narrow width and steel grated surface. Others will tell you the old bridge represents more than simply a way to cross the Taunton River from Sullivan on the way to Ellsworth. Read More
GUILFORD — If ever the earth were to bottom out and send us plunging into a deep, dark void, Lawrence Dauphinee could tell us how we’d feel. Life as he knew it came to an abrupt halt when he awoke on Christmas Eve in 1992… Read More
PHIPPSBURG — Local businesspeople are already big fans of a movie whose filming got under way Monday along the Maine coast. H&H Boatworks hired three new employees and crammed two months of work into two weeks to restore a 1957 Chris Craft sea skiff and… Read More
Machias District Court: David W. Alexander, 28, Campobello, New Brunswick, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 90-day license suspension, $350. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
CARDVILLE — The last time we heard from Jim Honnell, his weeks-long battle against a plague of bothersome bears was pushing him quickly to the end of his rope. After the events of the past few days, he thinks he may have reached it. Feeling… Read More
I barely remember Apollo 13. No. Make that: I DON’T remember it. 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
Jack Kemp, once the energized spirit of reborn Republicanism and an active candidate for president, now has cast himself as the GOP’s conscience — the good angel on the party’s right shoulder. His advice for 1996 is sound and simple: focus on tax reform and… Read More
If you have teen-agers at home, then you probably hear gripes about the instructional films they watch in school. The topics are anorexia, bulimia, drugs, drinking and sexually transmitted diseases. There are cartoons about Captain Condom and lessons on how to “just say no” to all the peer-pressure… Read More
Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro Fourth-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Tara Burbank, Amanda Hodgkins, Jonathan Labrie and Zoe Swan; honors: Tabitha Abel, Erica Atheam, Amanda Barrett, Brent Bartlett, Gregory Bowman, Melissa Brewer, Kendra Byron, Laura Dalton, Jessica Davis, Rebecca Dever, Sarah Donlin, Shannon Dorr,… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor City Council said nothing about a possible settlement between Perry’s Restaurant and the city of Bangor Monday evening. It wasn’t even on the agenda, so the curious were left to read between the lines of what little they could get out of the attorneys… Read More
BELFAST — When property owners open their tax bills next month they’ll find the city wants more money. Tax Assessor Robert Whiteley on Monday formally set the tax rate for the 1995-96 fiscal year at $18.50 per each $1,000 in valuation. Last year’s rate was… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — Leo James “Tom” Martin of Frenchville had been in the front lines of Korea only six weeks when a burst of gunfire from an enemy “burp gun” took him down while on night patrol on Sept. 9, 1952. He was 21 and point man on the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — At a busy meeting Monday, selectmen amended the town’s parking ordinance to include enforcement at Greeley’s Landing. Selectmen adopted a proposal that would authorize police to tow vehicles that create a hazard at Greeley’s Landing and on the Cotton Brook Road. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Mount Desert Island High Shool Fourth-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Tennille J. Clemens, Tobias G. Fenton, Lisa Howley, Susan G. Letcher, Colleen Anne Minier, Adam Armand Paquin, Jill E. Pelletier and Angela E. Reed; honors: Andrew C. Allen, Allison M. Baker, Brent A. Barker,… Read More
CORINTH — School administrators had an easy time of it Monday night, gaining quick voter action on a $5.9 million budget for SAD 64 next year. About half of the hour-long meeting was taken up by the election of the moderator, a check of the… Read More
Newport District Court: Darrell O. Rogers, 36, East Corinth, assault, $50; criminal mischief, $50. 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()) {… Read More
BELFAST — Work has started on a $200,000 project to transfer a city waterline from the footbridge across the Passagassawakeag River to the river bottom. The project was necessary because Belfast Water District officials are convinced the old bridge is in danger of toppling into… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday night overwhelmingly backed legislation to require registration by thousands of lobbyists who now avoid any public disclosures, but put off the more painful question of what gifts senators could accept from them. The lobbying bill that reached the brink… Read More
PLEASANT POINT — “Kilun-Kikun,” Our House, in the Passamaquoddy language, is the first transition home for troubled youth in eastern Washington County. Expected to open the first of August, the facility recently was dedicated to “Woli Pomahsuwakon,” which means “A good life of Wholeness and… Read More
BANGOR — A simple majority wouldn’t do. With a negative recommendation by the Planning Board, Shaw House needed at least two-thirds of the city councilors to approve rezoning one of the parcels it wants to move into on Court Street. On Monday night, it got that vote, 6-3. Read More
BANGOR — Just when you think term limits have been considered on every level of government, the topic pops up again — this time on the municipal level. The Bangor City Council will hold a public hearing on abolishing term limits for councilors at its regular meeting on… Read More
My thanks to Mike Royko for his July 18 column titled, “Banner examples to protect.” His column reflects the absurdity of Congress in reconsidering a constitutional amendment on the mutilation, defacement, physical defilement, burning of or trampling on any American flag. Americans must be aware that Congress tried… Read More
I am appalled at the attitude of the residents of Court Street and Allen Court! I do not understand how anyone could be opposed to a shelter for homeless children. Whatever happened to “help thy neighbor”? How is a child supposed to receive an education,… Read More
A recent letter attributed the reason for God’s destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah to the gay lifestyle. Therefore gays are not acceptable to God. While this is an opinion held by some, it is not what current biblical scholarship has found. Nor what Jesus Christ seems to imply… Read More
Now that David Kessler’s Food and Drug Administration wants to regulate teen smoking as a pediatric disease, those politicians who have had access to millions of tobacco payoff dollars were quick with outrageously negative responses. Newt Gingrich is quoted as saying, “The FDA has lost its mind.” I… Read More
Second district Rep. John Baldacci’s staff will be in Millinocket and Howland on Thursday, Aug. 3, to answer questions and help residents with issues pertaining to the federal government. Baldacci’s representatives will meet with Millinocket residents from 11 a.m. to noon at the Millinocket Town… Read More
Q: Our kitchen gets awfully hot. Is it possible to purchase an outdoor solar cooker kit or build one inexpensively myself? It must get hot enough to roast meats and bake breads. — G. S. A: There are several inexpensive ready-to-use solar cooker kits available,… Read More
BAILEY ISLAND — Gov. Angus King started his career as a lawyer for the poor. Then he became a TV personality and successful entrepreneur. On Monday, he tried out lobstering. King went out on a lobster boat to haul traps and promote August as “Maine… Read More
WASHINGTON — Gannett Co. Inc.’s plan to buy Multimedia Inc. for $1.7 billion would propel Gannett into two big, growing businesses — cable television and TV program syndication. It is the company’s most aggressive effort to strengthen its core newspaper business and expand beyond it. Read More
Summer is in full swing and these days state economic development Commissioner Thomas McBrierty thinks a lot about singles, doubles and home runs. Three months into his job leading the state’s economic development efforts, McBrierty isn’t thinking baseball, however. Instead, these hits have to do… Read More
When it comes to Edward Pickett’s latest publication, it’s all business. Pickett, a former journalist, sports commentator and radio station owner, has published his first issue of the Greater Bangor Business Monthly. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — The heavily promoted Spudstock rock music festival is over, the site is being cleaned and organizers are trying to pay the bills. Ticket receipts from the 6,300 concertgoers, or about one-fifth of the 30,000 expected, won’t cover expenses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
OLD TOWN — With the 1995-96 budget battles behind them, the City Council and Planning Board are ready to tackle other problems involving city finances and possible development. The administrative affairs committee, a council subcommittee, will meet at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 2, in the city… Read More
Shea Tweedie of Palmyra is excited about flying Friday to Chicago as the state winner of the Michael Jordan Foundation Contest. The young lady wants to be a pilot, and this will be her first flight “on a big plane.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft business was recognized Monday as the first small business in the state to obtain financing under a pilot program, called FA$TRAK. Preston’s, owned by Virginia Preston, has been in the wreath manufacturing and floral arranging business for 13 years operating out… Read More
MACHIAS — The Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest for a Cadette Girl Scout, has gone to three Machias area girls to recognize their community service projects. Nettie Kate Jordan designed patterns for cloth panels for the Centre Street Church at the Machias Blueberry Festival. Read More
SACO — State police were investigating the death of an 84-year-old man found dead in his home on Route 1 on Monday. Saco police found the body of Rosairie Rheaume at about 1:30 p.m. after authorities received a call about smoke coming from his house,… Read More
PORTLAND — A prison inmate sentenced to the state’s Intensive Supervision Program before the Legislature killed it must complete her sentence behind bars, the state supreme court said Monday. In a unanimous opinion, the court rejected the appeal of Karen Hersom, a Biddeford woman who… Read More
LARRY SHAW has been elected president and chief executive officer at Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Presque Isle. He was the executive vice president and acting CEO and has served as the chief operations officer and vice president. He earned degrees at Husson College and the University… Read More
ROCKLAND — A more aggressive apartment inspection system has been announced by Code Enforcement Officers David Kalloch and John Root Jr. The program is designed to ensure “safe, decent housing for all the city’s residents,” Kalloch said. The apartment inspection program, which began in 1985,… Read More
PORTLAND — Two Portland teen-agers have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a Westbrook bank, U.S. Attorney Jay McCloskey announced Monday. Donald H. McDonald, 19, and Stefan M. Paladino, 18, were charged in a federal criminal complaint with robbing a branch of… Read More
ROCKPORT — Internationally acclaimed musicians, pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel, will perform at 8:15 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 27-28, at the Rockport Opera House. Prior to the concert, Bay Chamber Concerts will offer talks at 7 p.m. by flutist Thomas Wolf and… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — The Yankee Woodlot Forestry Camp is seeking participants for a weeklong program Sept. 11-15 to be held at the Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, in the Lincolnville section of Camden Hills State Park. This program, which is directed toward the 80,000 wood… Read More