While the flatlanders enjoy their last week of summer vacation, high school athletes in Aroostook County entered their second week of preseason practice Monday. Thanks to the annual high school schedule that arranges the fall season around the potato harvest, Aroostook County athletes began practicing… Read More
ORONO – The fourth annual Barbara and Bud Leavitt Memorial Golf Classic raised between $15,000 and $18,000 for The Jimmy Fund at Penobscot Valley Country Club on Monday. A full field of 120 links aficionados paid the $100 entry fee to rub clubs with Old… Read More
ORONO – Ron Mayo cranked a bases-loaded triple and Rex Turner belted a two-run homer to power Mid-Maine past Old Town-Orono 11-2 during Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League playoff action Monday night at Mahaney Diamond. With the loss, Old Town-Orono was ousted, while Mid-Maine advanced… Read More
Leavitt Memorial Scramble AT PVCC, Orono Gross: Frank Jordan, Garrie Murray, Mike Baker and Ray Cota 60; Bruce Stewart, Greg Grenert and Ray Fogarty 61; Bert Clifford, Robert Wyman, Hal Lewis and Wil Leighton 63; Pepper Mooney, Chuck Thompson, Phil Ward and Ron Ward 64… Read More
HARRISON – The Old Town-Orono Twins fought off elimination in the State American Legion Baseball Tournament with a convincing 11-1 victory over Augusta on Monday. Pitcher Ray Houston held Augusta at bay with a five-hitter. He struck out four and walked two while going the… Read More
If you’ve had your ear to the ground, you’ve probably heard there is some serious fishing going on at Moosehead Lake. But not by anglers trolling baits and lures behind lead core line and bottom-bumper spoons. Instead, members of the newly formed Moosehead Lake Fisheries Coalition are angling… Read More
PORTLAND — Six people who sued to reduce their property taxes in Maine’s vast unorganized territories lost their appeal to the state supreme court on Monday. The plaintiffs claimed taxes are levied unfairly against property owners in the state’s 420 unorganized territories. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ROCKLAND — How good was the 1995 edition of the Maine Lobster Festival? Rubbish contractor Ray Robinson Sr. had to make a second trip to the public landing Saturday to haul away an estimated 18 tons of trash. He never had to do that before. Read More
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been considering outdoors instructional programs for women, but although there is a demand, officials say they don’t have the resources. However, courses for women in fly fishing, whitewater canoeing, sea kayaking and bike maintenance are given by L.L. Bean, the… Read More
GRAND ISLE — Patrice A. Jalbert has been named postmaster of Grand Isle and will be installed on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Jalbert began her career with the Postal Service in 1985 as a casual carrier at Limestone-Loring and has served as a part-time flexible city… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The United Way of Aroostook’s board of directors has voted to award $165,620 in direct funding this year to programs serving County residents. The funding recommendations were made by the all-volunteer allocations task force and forwarded to the board for its approval. Read More
FADE IN: The words “Coming soon to a theater near you” appear on the screen. ANNOUNCER: Picture a parallel world — a world very much like Earth, but one whose inhabitants’ ecological negligence has created a hole in its ozone layer. A hole so large… Read More
MEDWAY — Dawn Madore and Sarah Brasslett of Medway have received the Girl Scout Silver Award. Their project was to open and run a used clothing bank at a Medway church, solicit used clothing from the community, and sort and distribute the materials. Sarah is… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Town Council will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the municipal building to award a bid for tax anticipation borrowing for the town. The council took emergency action at last week’s regular council meeting to expedite the annual loan. Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Canadian tourists are once again filling the motels in Old Orchard Beach, and the business owners couldn’t be happier. Some Canadian families have been coming to this beach resort since the 1940s, when big bands played in the Wonderland Ballroom at… Read More
The state champion Envirothon Team from Mount Blue High School in Farmington placed 15th at the 1995 National event held last week at Harriman State Park in Idaho. Connecticut won first and New Hampshire second among the 30 competing teams nationwide. MBHS team members Nathan… Read More
EDDINGTON — The Maine Department of Transportation has told the town it will qualify for two bridge repair projects. Town Manager Audrey Fox said repairs on two of the three bridges located on the Davis Road that cross over sections of Blackman Stream will be… Read More
BANGOR — A Florida man who allegedly lured investors into a bogus moneymaking scheme denies he has earned any proceeds from the venture. In documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court, Bradley Gullett of Maitland, Fla., said he recently filed for bankruptcy. The value of… Read More
Key legislative Republicans say they will have to be sold on the nomination of Heather Hunt to the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Based on their concerns about her suitability for the job, they should be cautious about their motivations. In a letter to Gov. Angus… Read More
This is the week that America remembers one of its most intensely questioned, if not questionable acts: the nuclear bombing of two Japanese cities, primarily civilian targets, to hasten the end of World War II in the Pacific. Hiroshima was obliterated Aug. 6, 1945. Three… Read More
Q. Our central air conditioner does not always keep us cool and our electric bills are high, but we cannot afford a new one now. Are there add-on gadgets or simple maintenance to make it work better? — H.J. A. There are several simple add-on… Read More
AUGUSTA — A second Democrat has filed for the party’s 1st Congressional District nomination to face first-term Republican incumbent James Longley Jr., and a third Democrat said Monday he won’t be far behind. Recent filings with elections officials show that state Sen. Dale McCormick has… Read More
EASTPORT — The Eastport Port Authority has planted a seed it hopes will strengthen economic ties with Aroostook County farmers. Port and elected officials have traveled to the county over the past two months to talk about shipping northern Maine agriculture products from Eastport once… Read More
ORONO — Cardiologist Dr. Stephen Brabeck said Monday that he was pleased to be addressing people who were “on the cutting edge, at the front line of (heart) disease.” He wasn’t addressing other heart specialists or primary care physicians or even nurses. Rather, his audience… Read More
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AUGUSTA — In the historically testy negotiations between the governor’s office and the 13,000-member Maine State Employees Association, Carl Leinonen has earned a reputation for cutting the best deal possible for union workers. But as the governor’s budget-balancing Productivity Realization Task Force prepares for a… Read More
The money has insulated them from having to learn the fundamentals of the game,” lamented Phil Garner. He is the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and a former player himself. He cares about baseball in the finest tradition of a fan who loves the game. The major league… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state Attorney General’s Office announced Monday it had obtained a court order against two York County men accused of threatening and shouting anti-gay epithets at an Ogunquit man and then brawling with him. The two defendants were identified as Timothy Hobbs, 19,… Read More
On Thursday, Aug. 3, the Bangor Daily News published a story on the plans and fund raising of Wendy Randall, 23, of Hartland and her sister, Diane Murray of Pittsfield, to earn their way to a Nashville talent competition. In another story on the same page it was… Read More
ORONO — It’s not every day that a 4-year-old writes a book — and gets it published. Amanda Hogate, a preschooler from Skowhegan, penned a tiny tome with the help of her mother, a teacher at Unity Elementary School. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BREWER — The planning board approved three zoning changes and an amendment to the Shoreland Zoning Protection District Monday night after a public hearing held jointly with the City Council. Stan White requested a contract zone change for a 2.1-acre parcel he owns on Greenpoint… Read More
William Courson, a Ph.D. from New Jersey (Letter, July 27) quotes no source for his opinion that medical care delivery in Maine “is among the worst in the nation.” He then insults the Maine Medical Association’s honest efforts to block a law allowing optometrists to treat the slow,… Read More
George Romney may be deserving of the praise accorded him by David Broder (BDN, July 31), but the measure of Romney’s character was brought out in his 1962 gubernatorial campaign in Michigan, the campaign Broder cites for its sophistication. More than once during that campaign, Romney questioned the… Read More
As a part of this neighborhood and a member of the community we wish to thank all of you for contributing to the garden and parking lot. For the last three weeks, different people from the area have been bringing flowers, vegetable plants and greenery to enhance this… Read More
Thank you for your fine arts coverage (“Mary Minctons goes to Washington,” July 28). Your readers may wonder how she was chosen. When the National Symphony came to Maine, they asked the Maine Alliance for Arts Education to call for applications and select one teacher… Read More
I couldn’t help but feel Ivan Booker’s anguish after reading his July 31 letter, “Waiting to happen,” which depicted a hazardous traffic condition along I-295 in Holden. Sadly, listing statistics and painting yellow stripes on the road will not keep the local lunatics from their… Read More
BANGOR — The City Council’s finance committee voted Monday night to use Telstar Long Distance in Bedford, N.H., for both interstate and in-state calls at a maximum of 13.9 cents per minute. The city will purchase international calls from AT&T at 53.6 cents to $1.21 a minute. Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Noting their decision’s common sense, selectmen on Monday evening declared Pretty Marsh Harbor full. Although the decision will have no impact on this season’s use of the Bartlett’s Landing facility, the “full” status will allow town staff opportunity to draft recommended changes… Read More
BLUE HILL — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger suggested Monday that World War II could have been averted through stronger leadership and military preparedness, as could other armed conflicts today. Weinberger made his case for a strong U.S. defense before a standing-room-only crowd at… Read More
NEWPORT — Schools in SAD 48 will open at the end of the month without any budget uncertainty thanks to the vote taken in the six towns on Monday. Voters in Corinna, Hartland, Newport, Palmyra, Plymouth and St. Albans faithfully turned out Monday for the… Read More
NEWPORT — Voters supported their selectmen in balloting on Monday. A special referendum for three articles was held in conjunction with the school budget vote. True to expectations, the first two articles on the ballot had little opposition. Voters authorized the acceptance of a state… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — Upset about the town having no police or public works departments, some residents blasted town officials during a selectmen’s meeting Monday night. In a marathon town meeting July 31, more than 200 people jammed the school gym and voted to cut $112,018 from… Read More
OLD TOWN — The City Council Monday took its first step toward a community effort to take stock of what Canoe City has in the way of historically significant buildings, factories and farms. Steven Tuckerman, director of Planning and Economic Development, and Robin Bennett, a… Read More
HAMPDEN — No shots were fired at the Town Council meeting Monday night, even though proposed revisions to the town’s firearms ordinance were on the agenda. Councilor Donald Muth said he brought the subject up again after a multimonth hiatus because of the approaching hunting… Read More
FRANKLIN — A 4-year-old boy disappeared for three hours Monday afternoon after he wandered into the woods near his house. According to V. Paul Reynolds, spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Cody Walker walked into the woods around 2:20 p.m. with… Read More
In reference to the Bangor Daily News editorial in the July 29-30 weekend edition concerning the opening of a dialogue between pro-life and pro-choice people about reducing violence outside of abortion clinics (not to be confused with the violence of the slaughter of the innocents going on inside… Read More
BANGOR — The fistful of privatization orders Councilor Christopher Popper introduced back in June finally made it to a City Council workshop on Monday, but not before Popper shared a little good news with councilors and staff. The United States team attending last week’s World… Read More
HOPE — A Brewer couple was arrested late Friday after a foiled break-in at a lumber yard here led police to a cache of supplies allegedly stolen for their landscaping business. John St. Pierre, 53, and his wife, Michelle, 24, both are charged with burglary… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Residents of the Harriet, North Main Street and Waverly Avenue neighborhood in Pittsfield are invited to an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Pittsfield Municipal Building. The session will be an opportunity for the neighbors to learn more about… Read More
“I didn’t want to die and leave my heirs to (dispose of it), said Hazel Marcus of the antiques collection she and her husband Joseph had formed, starting in 1945; “let me do it while I’m still walking around.” She was referring to the auction… Read More
TURNERS FALLS, Mass. — Scientists are trying to find ways to keep alive efforts to restore Atlantic salmon in New England rivers in the face of threatened federal funding cuts. “The big unknown is whether we will have research facilities,” Mary Moore, coordinator of the… Read More
PERRY — A fire that apparently began in the kitchen Sunday night destroyed a trailer that belonged to George and Wanda Lewey. Perry Fire Chief Paula Frost said she received a report of the fire around 7:40 p.m. She said that while she was on… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Attendance is up by about 10 percent at the 141st Northern Maine Fair, organizers said Monday. A total of 10,130 people have visited the agricultural fair since gates opened Friday, according to Bill Smythe, president of the Northern Maine Fair Association. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BELFAST — In a move destined to have far-reaching implications for the city’s waterfront, MBNA New England has signed a contract to buy the former Matthews Bros. and Penobscot Poultry properties. MBNA spokesman David Spartin confirmed Monday that the credit card company had reached agreements… Read More
BANGOR — A 22-year-old Job Corps student was in jail Monday charged with raping a 16-year-old fellow student on Friday night behind the vacant Wholesale Depot building on Union Street. While Dung Hung Vu sits behind bars at Penobscot County Jail, the court is frantically… Read More
Gov. Angus King is forming a task force to study the impact in Maine of upcoming changes in the national banking industry. The governor announced Monday that a 14-member panel would be established to examine banking laws scheduled to go into effect as early as… Read More
BREWER — Jeff Ashey is cooking up more than prime rib, barbecue chicken and baked stuffed haddock these days. The owner of Jeff’s Catering in Bangor is building a new and larger facility. After more than 10 years in Bangor, Jeff’s Catering is moving across… Read More
GOULDSBORO — The town is exploring the possible use of a 30-acre parcel of town-owned land as a construction and demolition debris disposal site and a salt and sand storage facility. Acting on Gouldsboro’s behalf, Eastern Maine Development Corp. has obtained a $4,105 federal grant… Read More
CAPE ELIZABETH — In 1944, William Silliker killed a Japanese soldier and took his enemy’s white and red flag as a souvenir. Fifty years later, Silliker says he would like to return the flag to the soldier’s family. The flag is one of many artifacts… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King said Monday he originally had some questions about the Connecticut lawyer he has proposed for the Public Utilities Commission, but satisfied himself that she would be a standout on the panel. “We believe she’s going to be a star, not… Read More