DYER BROOK, Brandon Bell scored a goal and had two assists to lead the host Central Aroostook Panthers to a 4-1 schoolboy soccer victory over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook here Saturday. Brady Mahan had a goal and an assist and Aaron Boyd and Matt… Read More
    Grant’s Dairy Milk Run AT BANGOR, 5 miles Pat Sullivan 26:50, Michael Gaige 27:12, Randy MacNeil 27:56, Glendon Rand 28:22, Scott Hosner 29:14, Peter Dauphine 29:14, Newell Lewey 29:30, Chris Dorion 29:40, Chris Jones 29:47, Jason Moor 29:52, Jim Ferland 30:02, Glen Holyoke 30:54, Gary… Read More
    Holes-in-one PALMYRA – Wayne Richards recorded a hole in one on the eigth hole at the Palmyra Golf Course on Sunday. Richards used an 8-iron to drive the ball 129 yards. Witnessses were Sandra Richards, Charles Pushard, and Jan Pushard. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    HERMON – Dave St. Clair of Liberty used the inside groove to post a victory in the Late Model Sportsman division on Saturday at Speedway 95. John Phippen Jr. of Bar Harbor took second and Dave McLaughlin of Harrington finished third. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The cuts for education approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in August are not shared sacrifice. Programs marked for deep cuts or elimination include basic math and reading services, efforts to promote safe and drug-free schools, resources for state and local officials to implement higher standards, and… Read More
    As the Food and Drug Administration allows more powerful drugs to be sold over the counter, it is simultaneously pressing pharmacists to offer consumers more information about prescription drugs. This is a welcome change, but the FDA must also find a way to educate Americans, particularly those with… Read More
    Madawaska District Court: Paul Ouellette, 55, Madawaska, public indecency, 48 hours in jail, $100. 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
    Presque Isle District Court: Adam P. McKinney, 20, Mars Hill, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 90-day license suspension, $400. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    The American Diabetes Association, Maine affiliate, announced JOANNE BEAN is its new executive director. Bean comes to the affiliate from Kennebec Valley Medical Center in Augusta where she designed and administered health promotion programs. Bean is a registered nurse and holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a… Read More
    Imagine, for a moment, there is miles-wide, deep water surrounding the state of Maine. There is no land border with New Hampshire, Quebec and New Brunswick. No way to cross over, except by ferry. Travel to Prince Edward Island any time in the past few… Read More
    Recently, I hiked up Mount Kathadin on the Hunt, or Appalachian, Trail on a Saturday; on Sunday I hiked the Cathedral Trail to Baxter Peak, across the Knife Edge and down the Helon Taylor Trail. I could not have done this is Gov. Percival Baxter had not had… Read More
    BLUE HILL — This year’s Blue Hill Fair will offer its quintessential mix of the tried, the true and the brand new, running Thursday through Labor Day. One of Maine’s oldest agricultural fairs, the event again will practice its time-honored tradition of recycling what works,… Read More
    BANGOR — The yellowed page where the births of Davis and Abigail Hathorne’s 12 children are recorded in fine 19th century penmanship isn’t in too bad a shape considering its age, but you have to wonder how much longer it will last. Some city documents already have crumbled… Read More
    AUGUSTA — “Merci” and “arigato” are the international expressions of gratitude featured in a special new exhibition opening Sept. 1, at the Maine State Museum. This exhibition of a Japanese friendship doll and the contents of a train car load of gifts from the people of France will… Read More
    The hundreds of dollars you spend for a new range, washing machine, clothes dryer, or refrigerator may put a large dent in your budget. Most major appliances last an average of 10 to 15 years. Ownership on the overall period, however, when the cost of operating repairs are… Read More
    PORTLAND — A man who told police his truck had been stolen in an attempt to cover up for hitting two pedestrians while he was driving drunk will spend about eight months in jail. A judge Friday sentenced John T. Connor, 29, to a 12-month… Read More
    CONCORD, N.H. — What began as a tribute to those killed in traffic crashes on Route 101 is being seen as a highway hazard. Five years ago, the state welcomed the white crosses that towns between Epping and the seacoast put up to memorialize those… Read More
    MEREDITH, N.H. — World War II veteran Bob Dole, campaigning in New Hampshire, paid tribute to Americans killed in the Vietnam War with a visit to a scaled-down version of the national Vietnam memorial in Washington. Dole’s visit to the Moving Wall portable display Saturday… Read More
    PORTLAND — Lawyers, pro-Israeli activists and the defense and health insurance industries have been the most generous supporters of Sen. William Cohen’s re-election campaign, which has raised more than $600,000 with the election more than a year away. The Maine Republican has raised 73 percent… Read More
    OLD TOWN — It was supposed to start out small, say with two or three youngsters. But Faye McDermott decided to give it her best, and now the Program of Academic Exchange will have 14 students in eastern Maine schools this fall. The kickoff was a reception held… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — In addition to decisions on their municipal budget and a list of zoning amendments, voters at Owls Head’s town meeting tonight may take a stand on big money and state politics. Article 24 asks the town to endorse a statement that Owls… Read More
    Schools will open for the 1995-96 academic year as follows: SAD 45 (Perham, Wade and Washburn) — Kindergarten-grade eight, Tuesday, Aug. 29. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    PORTLAND — Republican Sen. William Cohen called for a truce Friday in the battle over Medicare reform over the public airwaves. Republicans and Democrats have been waging war over how best to reform the program that is projected to become bankrupt in seven years when… Read More
    It is very difficult to put in perspective an Associated Press story in the Bangor Daily News for Aug. 16. If I told most people that 249 million Americans were at risk from death in an auto accident based on a worst-case auto accident potential (all the automobiles… Read More
    The town of Searsport has been using trust funds to pay general assistance and then collecting a 50 percent reimbursement from the state. When the Attorney General’s Office found out about this it informed the town of Searsport that this practice would have to stop. When a reporter… Read More
    I read an article in the Bangor Daily News and saw a report on TV about the “recent” and “new” fossil discovery dating “early man,” and felt urged to comment on these so-called discoveries forced on us to support evolution. In the 1990s, we Americans… Read More
    On March 1 a proposal in writing went to the city manager and Bangor City Council in regard to the city fire alarm boxes that were being removed to be donated to the Hose 5 Fire Museum at 247 State St. in Bangor for a fund-raising event to… Read More
    I read with great interest the article by your special writer, Carlene Smart (“Computers are popular home equipment,” BDN, Aug. 24). While I am not a computer consultant, I am an avid computer user, and take offense to Smart’s biased opinion on computers. She states that “most people… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Three people were injured, one seriously, when a motorcycle crashed into an in-line skater on the Higgins Road in Pittsfield early Sunday evening. Elizabeth Crocker, 15, of Pittsfield received serious head injuries when she was struck by a motorcycle operated by Erik Vandebogart,… Read More
    The New World Globe Theatre, based at the Waterville Performing Arts Centre, made its local debut with a production of the musical “Man of La Mancha” Friday and Saturday at the Maine Center for the Arts. It was unusual fare for the facility, which has not generally opened… Read More
    In their letter to me, Harvey and Polly Heel of Northeast Harbor wrote, “Our project is 28 years overdue as Joey has been gone since 27 Sept. 1967.” The Heels and other members of the Musetti Veterans Memorial Committee have chosen the theme “In Honor… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — The skies will be filled with the roar of four-engine World War II bombers as part of a salute to local veterans in this 50th anniversary year marking the end of World War II. The B-17 Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine and the B-24… Read More
    A bit of Britain sailed into Winterport harbor a few days ago when Gavin McLaren and his wife, Georgie, moored their 41-foot sloop in the wide mouth of the Penobscot River. Career sailors, the couple has called the majestic sloop — named the Margaret Wroughton… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine’s 6.2 percent unemployment rate for July exceeded the national rate of 5.7 percent and topped rates in four neighboring states, the state Labor Department said. The state’s seasonally adjusted jobless figure also increased from 6.1 percent in June. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    CORINNA — The status of a project to close Corinna’s landfill this year is still in limbo as state officials ponder what to do with the water that encircles the dump. According to Gary Dorman, town manager, the Department of Environmental Protection is still investigating… Read More
    BLANCHARD — A field day featuring tours of an exemplary managed forest was held by International Paper and the Maine Tree Farm Committee Saturday at the Hobart farm in Blanchard. Almost 200 members of the Maine Tree Farm organization attended the daylong event, which featured… Read More
    PORTLAND — A judge as well as prosecution and defense lawyers agreed that compassion motivated a former nursing home attendant to hold a washcloth over the face of a terminally ill patient, who died. Nancy Couture has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for… Read More
    DEXTER — The Dexter Utility District is applying for funding from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Small Community Grant Program to upgrade or replace the septic systems of property owners along Lake Wassookeag. The state grant program could provide up to 90 percent funding… Read More
    DEXTER — Winners and participants in the many events held during the recent Dexterfest have been announced. Many of the activities centered on the town hall, which was this year’s theme. John Simko, director of the Dexter Community Development Office and this year’s Dexterfest coordinator,… Read More
    WASHINGTON — One of the biggest complaints from industry lobbyists is that union leaders spend an extraordinary amount of time and money on political campaigns. “That’s most of what they do,” said Martin Fox of the National Right to Work Committee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    CARIBOU — A piece of history was uncovered this summer when Leland Frost removed some clapboards to repair his house on the Presque Isle Road. Area residents have often heard about the historic log home which was built before Abraham Lincoln was president, but few… Read More