NEW ORLEANS – Ian McCaw, associate athletic director for external affairs at Tulane University since 1992, has been promoted to senior associate athletic director for development, it was announced Wednesday by director of athletics Kevin White. McCaw, 32, will serve as executive director of the Green Wave Club… Read More
THORNDIKE – Brian Ridley scored on a penalty kick late in the second half to give Camden-Rockport a 3-2 soccer win over Mount View of Thorndike here Wednesday. Nathan Travers opened the scoring at 24:17 of the first half from Brian Park. Ridley then hit… Read More
After weeks of fund raising while juggling careers, families, and games, 12 women will board a plane for sunny and warm Bryan, Texas, for the Class C National Slow-Pitch Softball tournament Thursday. The Champion of Maine softball team leaves at 7:15 a.m. for the three-day… Read More
ORONO – Boston University central midfielder Vera Schoenfeld can really drive a field hockey ball. But that isn’t the only weapon in her arsenal. There’s also the flick. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
They’re not pulling any punches in observing the 30th anniversary of the famous 1965 heavyweight fight between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston in Lewiston on Friday night. Fight fans have probably seen the many TV specials and newspaper stories about the fight that have been… Read More
As the soccer season drives into October, coaches are seeking creative ways to keep winning. And in some cases, ways to practice. 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
FARMINGTON – Cindy Kelly scored on a penalty stroke at the 4:45 mark in the second half to give Colby College a 2-1 field hockey win over UMaine-Farmington here Wednesday. A goal by Suzy Delea at 25:30 in the first gave 1-2 Colby the lead… Read More
WOODLAND – The 3-1 Dragons outshot the Royals 29-5 en route to 4-1 victory over Jonesport-Beals in schoolgirl soccer Wednesday afternoon. Kristina Kelly led the way with two goals and an assist. Jaime Walker and Kristin LaPlante also added goals as goalie Gillian Foley stopped… Read More
Reports from people who prefer tote roads and trails to pavement indicate the game bags of wildfowlers – uplanders and marshlanders – will be heavier this year. Simply put, last spring’s made-to-order nesting conditions resulted in good production among game bird and waterfowl populations. Woodcock… Read More
Salvador Casanas from Orono High School and Ben Preston from Foxcroft Academy were selected as LTC players of the week in Class B and C, respectively. Casanas rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, forced a fumble, broke up two passes, and… Read More
BREWER — The city is moving closer to establishing a wetlands bank, which would be one more tool it could use to lure developers. The city owns about 400 acres of wetlands in the vicinity of the sanitary landfill. For every acre that is preserved,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Department of Marine Resources will be better able to serve the public after a reorganization and modest slimming down, according to Marine Resources Commissioner Robin Alden. Alden expressed confidence in her plan before the Productivity Realization Task Force, which voted 9-1 to… Read More
MACHIAS — Washington County Commissioners Norman Nelson Sr. and Edward Cline will meet at 10 a.m. today to consider proposed departmental budget increases. Department heads, meeting in the commissioners’ hearing room, will each have 15 minutes to discuss their budget requests. The commissioners will not… Read More
AUGUSTA — Democratic challenger Phil Merrill called on Republican incumbent Sen. William Cohen on Wednesday to cancel his Senate re-election fund-raiser with former President Bush, charging organizers of the Saturday event with “an apparent violation of federal election laws.” A Cohen spokesman rejected Merrill’s complaint… Read More
WHITING — Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to sell the old George L. Bucknam School on Holmes Bay to Cynthia and Sydney Wright of East Machias. Other details of the sale were withheld from the public, pending financing arrangements and an official closing to be arranged… Read More
ROCKLAND — With the crisis in the Northeast fishery worsening, public hearings got under way this week on new, tough restrictions that might rebuild the depleted fish population but are certain to bring more hard times to thousands of New England fishermen. The New England… Read More
BANGOR — A Hodgdon woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to charges arising from an Aroostook County real estate scam in which she bilked three dozen victims out of a total of nearly $192,000. Mary B. Gregor, 48, admitted that between 1990 and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A 36-year-old self-employed builder accused of raping a teen-age relative was found innocent of all charges in Superior Court Wednesday. Kevin J. Cobb of Lamoine had been charged with two counts of gross sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor, as well… Read More
SANFORD — A jail inmate who faked a sprained ankle before dropping his crutches and fleeing from the parking lot of a local hospital was recaptured after a three-hour manhunt, authorities said. Michael Gignac, 27, escaped from two transport officers of the York County Sheriff’s… Read More
Programs for the mentally ill in Washington and Hancock counties are woefully inadequate, according to some Down East patients, family members and mental health professionals. The area will never be able to improve services until it separates from the mental health administrative region it shares… Read More
LEWISTON — The weapon used by an honors student and star athlete in his suicide was a .22-caliber handgun that belonged to his father, the city’s police chief said Wednesday. Police Chief Michael Kelly also said Scott Croteau left no suicide note to explain his… Read More
OLD TOWN — The maintenance crew for the Old Town School Department has been tackling projects here that most other school systems hand off to private contractors, and saving thousands of dollars in the process. Superintendent John Grady estimates that in the past few years… Read More
Phyllis Borns of Orono, a former caseworker for Downeast Big Brothers/Big Sisters, is a loaned executive with United Way of Eastern Maine, working on the ’95 campaign. Her poem became the campaign theme song. It never occurred to Borns that, one day, she would not… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Mayor John Ring cast the tie-breaking vote Tuesday night, authorizing up to $17,500 in reimbursement costs to Tom and Daphne Wright. The reimbursment was for pumps and engineering for a pumping station at Wright’s Emporium, a restaurant on Hartland Avenue. Because of a… Read More
BELFAST — Federal Express and United Parcel Service say they get things delivered quickly, and the message from City Hall is for them to move their pickup boxes off Main Street, pronto. Describing the metal boxes decorated with their respective company colors as “tacky,” the… Read More
AUGUSTA — State workers who help Maine’s unemployed sign up for benefits may be jobless themselves under a proposal by the Department of Labor to close 15 of its offices. Responding to federal budget cuts and Gov. Angus King’s campaign to streamline government, the department… Read More
The Senate version of welfare reform passed Tuesday has one group of citizens wailing and another grinding its teeth. “They went too far.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
BANGOR — A formal hearing on the proposed Interstate 95 interchange on Stillwater Avenue is still a few months away in March, but the Maine Department of Transportation will hold an informational meeting at 7 tonight in Room 501 of Rangeley Hall on Sylvan Road. Read More
I was surprised by the roll call vote of the Maine House and Senate that Rep. Walter Whitcomb was the only legislator from the Penobscot Bay area of Waldo, Hancock and Knox counties to vote against accepting the committee report of LD 782, “An act to establish a… Read More
CARIBOU — One of four men charged in a burglary, robbery and theft that terrorized a Grand Isle family in November 1992 testified Wednesday that Michael J. Abbott, the St. Francis man now on trial, was the ringleader in the scheme. Both sides essentially rested… Read More
ROCKLAND — Robert Peabody, a former mayor, has tossed his hat into the crowded City Council ring. Peabody announced his candidacy Wednesday. A six-year veteran of the council, including two as mayor, Peabody last faced the voters in 1993 and finished fourth in a five-person… Read More
SEARSPORT — The Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, will hold its annual teacher weekend on Columbus Day weekend, Saturday-Monday, Oct. 7-9, when Maine teachers and their families receive free admission to the museum. Educators who teach Maine or American history may especially benefit from the museum’s… Read More
Milestones marks some of the outstanding accomplishments of the people of eastern and northern Maine. Submissions may be sent to Milestones, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402-1329. Bangor native Dr. Stephen Brush of Silver Spring, Md., has been awarded the title of Distinguished… Read More
For the reformers and quick-fix seekers of federal entitlements, the executive director of the Greater Bangor Area Shelter this week had some sobering news about the shelter’s population. “We’re seeing people with multiple disabilities — the mentally retarded, mentally ill and frail elderly,” Executive Director… Read More
The Veazie Town Office’s designated day for extended office hours is Thursday, when it will be open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. —- A news item in Wednesday’s paper gave the incorrect location for a refresher course for older drivers. The course will be held noon to… Read More
Like many people, I am sorely saddened and disturbed at the spectacle of Mark Fuhrman getting caught in a display of such raw and nauseating prejudice. The worst result of this disclosure is to bring home what many of us have feared during these last… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Public Library will celebrate Banned Books Week Saturday through Saturday, Sept. 23-30, with special displays focusing on censorship efforts from 387 B.C. in Greece to the present. Among the more famous cases of book banning are Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little… Read More
The purpose of this letter is to express my concern regarding the ecological degradation that will occur on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if oil drilling and development rights are granted. The result of a recent study conducted by the Department… Read More
ROCKLAND — Parents are invited to attend open house at the Rockland District Middle School beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. After hearing introductory remarks in the auditorium, parents will have an opportunity to go through a minischedule of their child’s courses. This informative… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Hancock County Technical Center will restore Acadia National Park’s Bear Brook Picnic Area with the help of 80 HCTC students and 10 faculty, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. The picnic area will be closed to the public… Read More
WINDSOR — A remembrance of Helen Nearing will be held at the Common Ground Fair on Sunday, Sept. 24, with a reading of Mrs. Nearing’s latest work by Mark Melnicove of Tillsbury House publishers and shared memories of the philosopher and author. The observance will… Read More
HAMPDEN — After three failed referendum attempts to complete a budget for the 1995-96 fiscal year, the SAD 22 school board opted Wednesday to go to a district budget meeting to come up with a final figure. The meeting has been scheduled at Hampden Academy’s… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The second annual Coastal Cleanup Day will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30. Divers and snorkelers also are needed to clean underwater areas that cannot be reached in other ways. Harbor Divers of Bass Harbor will donate rental… Read More
GREENVILLE — A search for a boat believed to have sunk in Moosehead Lake late Monday evening failed to produce any leads, prompting warden officials to declare it a false alarm. A resident, using a spotting scope near Tomhegan Island, reported to wardens that he… Read More
BANGOR — Jurors who are rewarded for their civic duty with parking tickets soon may find relief at City Hall. A state program that reimbursed jurors for the cost of using the city garage was canceled in July by the cash-strapped judiciary. Actual costs of… Read More
HERMON — Allison Tracy of Hermon has received the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest for a Cadette Girl Scout. Her community service project was to organize and prepare a special meal for Shaw House residents. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Boys in grades one through five are invited to join Cub Scout Pack 271 for a Roundup pack meeting at 6:30 tonight at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Information on Scouting and the yearly program will be presented. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
CASTINE — A coastal cleanup along the Castine shoreline will be done from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30, beginning at Backshore Beach. The Castine Conservation Commission is sponsoring the effort. Volunteers are sought to walk along the shore collecting marine debris. The event… Read More
Thank you to Gov. Angus King, House Speaker Dan Gwadowsky and Attorney General Andrew Ketterer for speaking out against the anti-gay referendum question manufactured by Concerned Maine Families. It is reassuring to all Mainers that our leaders would be a voice of logic in the midst of all… Read More
In reference to “Youngster Shows His True Colors” (BDN, Sept. 12): I was appalled that his artwork spray painted on the Veterans Remembrance Bridge was given space on the front page. He said he had done this type of art in other parts of town as well. Read More
How dare they? This Saturday I answered a knock on my kitchen door to find a teen-age girl and a younger girl about age 10. I thought this might have something to do with scouting or SAD 3 youth programs in the Freedom area. The… Read More
I read with great interest the article in the Bangor Daily News of Sept. 9 concerning the Machias Police Department. I question why no mention was made of Machias taxpayers and-or the town meeting. It seems logical that any decision regarding the police department would have to be… Read More
FREEPORT — DeLorme Mapping Co. has released a new CD-ROM phone book with a twist. Combined with its Street Atlas USA, users of the computer phone book can look up a phone number for a business and residence and then get a printout of detailed… Read More
I would like to express my fears about the traffic going up narrow little Hancock Street in Bangor. Although it is posted at 25 mph, rarely does traffic go at less than turnpike speed of 55 mph. A new suggested traffic signal should be place… Read More
BIDDEFORD — After a lengthy legal battle with owners of neighboring stores, retail giant Wal-Mart has opened for business in this southern Maine city. Thousands of people flooded the 129,000-square-foot Wal-Mart on Route 111, the largest of the discounter’s 19 stores in Maine. Although the… Read More
MACHIAS — Only an enrolled member of the Democratic Party will be considered for the position of Washington County treasurer. A spokesman for the office of Gov. Angus King has advised the Washington County commissioners that the governor, following the provisions of a new state… Read More
BANGOR — It took firefighters only a few minutes to extinguish a fire in a second-floor bedroom of a Union Street Place apartment Wednesday morning. A man suspected of starting the fire was being evaluated for possible committal to Bangor Mental Health Institute. The tenants… Read More
MARS HILL — Two Aroostook County potato growers, unhappy with potato markets and area job opportunities, plan to open Fresh Way, a diversified potato processing plant. Rodney McCrum of Mars Hill and Francis Fitzpatrick of Houlton plan to build a $5 million to $6 million… Read More
AUGUSTA — Perhaps more than any governor in recent years, Angus S. King is a man who routinely searches for a historical parallel when sizing up difficult problems facing Maine and his administration. But Thomas Jefferson, Joshua Chamberlain, Margaret Chase Smith — or any of… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Civil Liberties Union will recognize providers of abortion in Maine when it presents the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center with the 1995 Roger Baldwin Award at the MCLU annual meeting. The award will be celebrated on two occasions: at 6 p.m. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Coalition to End Special Rights has announced a grass-roots campaign to support referendum Question 1 and will launch the campaign with a conference at 10:30 a.m. today at the Christian Civic League of Maine headquarters in Augusta. A second conference will be… Read More
ALNA — The state Department of Human Services has awarded International Adoption Services Centre a contract to provide foster parent adoption home studies and transitional services to 40 families in 12 Maine counties. Home studies are required for any adoption, and the center staff will… Read More
BANGOR — Husson College graduates in classes before 1955 will take part in a special commencement Saturday, Sept. 23, in which they will receive honorary degrees. Through the mid-1950s, most students were diploma or “special” students seeking employment skills. They got no bachelor’s degrees. This… Read More
BANGOR — Ten Bangor residents have signed up to be a “petitioners committee” to send to referendum the new city ordinance banning paid sexual contact. The committee must collect 2,341 valid signatures to send the question out to vote. The ordinance passed Sept. 11 by… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s blueberry, potato and paper industries are lining up to urge state regulators to reject a proposed ban on aerial pesticide spraying. Activists in eastern Maine collected more than double the required 150 signatures to force the state Pesticides Control Board to hold… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield resident returned to a Town Council meeting Tuesday night, two weeks after she felt she had been treated unprofessionally and rudely by Mayor John Ring. Two councilors formally apologized to her, saying they were sorry her first council experience had turned… Read More
PLYMOUTH — Every day, 336 children in kindergarten through 12th grade leave the boundaries of Plymouth to attend school in neighboring Newport, the hub of SAD 48. Despite a perceived promise made more than 25 years ago, Plymouth does not have its own elementary school… Read More
KITTERY — The USS Dallas, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, arrived at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Wednesday for refueling and overhaul, officials said. The 360-foot nuclear submarine will be spending about 20 months at the shipyard for the $200 million project, said Deb Holton,… Read More
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Common Ground Fair finds common ground when selecting the art for its promotional posters. “It’s not a written policy, but for a long time now it’s been animals on even-number years and vegetables on the odd-number years,”… Read More
Listening to Leon Redbone’s stylized jazz tunes is easy. The funky, raspy crooning whisks you back to the music of the earlier half of this century, to the back porches, the juke joints, the Southern hot spots of American music. Talking to him on the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Community Chorus will begin rehearsals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the United Baptist Church, Pine and Hancock streets. The rehearsals will prepare members for the annual Christmas concert on Dec. 2. All singers are welcome. For information, call Jan Stanley… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The University of Maine Ellsworth center will hold a series of self-help workshops, “College Plus,” on issues involving academics, health, personal development and career planning. The sessions are from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 27 to Dec. 6. For information or to… Read More
PENOBSCOT — A hunter safety course will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1, at Penobscot Elementary School, Route 199. Children ages 10 to 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the entire program. Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Down East Resource Conservation and Development interagency tour will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, beginning and ending in Ellsworth. The tour will highlight local, state and national interest in the Mount Desert Island area of Hancock… Read More