AUGUSTA – The highest-scoring team in the Pine Tree Conference just kept on rolling Friday night – right over host Cony High School – as the Bangor Rams dropped the host Cony Rams 50-12. Cony’s 12 points were the first Bangor has given up in… Read More
ORONO – Orono’s high-powered “T” offense has captured plenty of headlines during the Red Riots’ recent football successes. With some key offensive players either sidelined or significantly slowed by injuries, Coach Bob Lucy’s team let its defense take care of business Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
High school AT MACHIAS Varsity: Jonesport-Beals (8-0) def. Machias (4-4) 15-6, 15-10; JV: Jonesport-Beals (8-0) def. Machias (1-7) 15-7, 12-15, 15-7… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s soccer team won its third straight game and started the North Atlantic Conference schedule with a 1-0 victory over Hofstra University in college soccer Friday afternoon. Mike Dunphy took a Kyle Gray pass, dribbled past a Hofstra defender… Read More
Come hell or high water, a multitude of moose hunters will await dawn’s promised daylight on Monday, opening day of Maine’s 1995 moose hunt. The one-week hunt closes at sunset, Oct. 7. Owing to Maine’s expanding moose population, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in 1993 received… Read More
In its previous two games, the University of Maine football team let one game slip away and gave away another. There is little or no room for such charity this week, as the Black Bears take on fifth-ranked James Madison University of Harrisonburg, Va. Kickoff… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Friday released the hunting license numbers of those hunters who will be granted an any-deer permit for this hunting season. The numbers were selected at random by a computer program, according to V. Paul… Read More
Maine Intercollegiate Champ. AT RIVERSIDE GC, par 72 UM-Farmington 315, Thomas 325, So. Maine 327, Bates 329, Colby 329, So. Maine Tech 346, Husson 348, Maine Maritime 363, St. Joseph’s 385, No. Maine Tech 392, Bowdoin 407, Westbrook no score googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Stearns’ Brian Johnson had a 90-yard interception return for a touchdown and the stingy Minutemen defense held the visting Black Raiders to 85 yards as Stearns downed Winslow 27-7 Friday in high school football action. Johnson’s touchdown provided the hosts with a 21-0… Read More
Seacoast Invitational AT EAST SULLIVAN, 2.97 miles Woodland girls 46, Narraguagus 51, Sumner 57, George Stevens 57, Lubec, Calais 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;… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Erica Cyr’s goal at 22:58 of the second half broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Schenck Wolverines a 2-1 win over Central in schoolgirl soccer Friday afternoon. Erin Chavarie tied the game at 3:07 of the first half for 2-4-3 Schenck… Read More
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – Newburgh native Ricky Craven has entered into a long-term joint ownership venture part with a NASCAR Winston Cup team owned by Larry and Sue Hedrick. Craven, 29, spent his inaugural season driving the Kodiak-sponsored Cheverolet Monte Carlo for the Larry Hedrick… Read More
CALAIS – Chris Rohde made his second assist count as he launched the game winner at Matt Coburn one minute and 30 seconds into the overtime to give Calais the 2-1 win over Woodland in schoolboy soccer Friday afternoon. The Blue Devils’ Josh Peters scored… Read More
With Boston Garden’s doors closing Friday night, ushering in the new FleetCenter, thousands of Mainers are left with nothing more than memories of the 67-year-old building, its unique atmosphere and the events that were contested between its four walls. For many, Boston Garden represented the… Read More
Husson College of Bangor has been selected as the host school for the 1996 NAIA Northeast Regional Baseball Tournament. Braves coach John Kolasinski said the event will be held May 15-18 at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Husson receives an automatic bid to compete in the… Read More
CHICAGO — Membership in the Elks is no longer for bulls only. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks changed the wording of its constitution Friday to remove “male” from the list of qualifications for membership. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
FORT KENT — A bottle drive for a fake charity and a rash of roadside potato stand thefts during the last week have resulted in charges being filed against five Fort Kent area people. On Sept. 22, three Fort Kent area young people, one of… Read More
The murmur of young voices reading aloud is punctuated alternately by the silences of shy hesitation, and later, by outbreaks of applause. It’s Young Writers Symposium time at Haystack Mountain Crafts School in Deer Isle, where high school students from throughout Maine retreat for three… Read More
As the 15th anniversary nears of the agreement that resolved six years of bitter contention over Indian land claims in Maine, the state is dangerously close to repeating that unpleasant chapter in history. The signs of conflict, within tribes and between tribes and industry, are everywhere in the… Read More
The United Methodist Women of the Jacksonville district of East Machias will serve a public supper of baked beans at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the church’s dining hall at Jacksonville Campground, not on Sunday, Oct, 1 as stated in Friday’s edition. —- The… Read More
According to a Page One story in Tuesday’s newspaper, scientists are currently hard at work studying how jammed brain neurons can tangle the human tongue and result in those maddening tip-of-the-tongue verbal stumbles. I say good on them. The world will surely beat a path to the door… Read More
Television’s lastest fall season is well under way now, and it is notable for what is new, and for what is no more. New to our TV screens this fall are shows about young people. These shows are simple-minded sitcoms or sex-filled dramas that have… Read More
HANCOCK — A Machias couple escaped, cold but unscathed, when their truck tumbled into the frigid ocean waters off Hancock Friday afternoon. Sherman E. Graham, 74, and Amy Graham 70, were rescued within minutes of their splash into the Carrying Place waterway off Route 1,… Read More
Jerry Elwell, who formerly wrote the column Feathers ‘n Fur for the Bangor Daily News, fell last week and broke her hip. She would appeciate hearing from old friends. Her address is Sherman Station 04777. The Brewer High School Class of ’86 is collecting addresses… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Trenton man pleaded guilty to manslaughter this week, a charge connected to a fatal car accident in Tremont last year. Shane King, 20, was speeding down Route 102 on Thanksgiving night 1994 when he reportedly lost control of the Chevrolet, sending it… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A small group of teen-agers padlocked their sneakers together Friday morning and boycotted classes at Maine Central Institute for about one hour to protest the state’s juvenile nonsmoking law that went into effect yesterday. The teens were seated on a wooden beam, temporarily… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Hospital Administrative District 4 directors on Wednesday approved a 1996 budget for Mayo Regional Hospital that reflects a 10 percent overall increase, which will mean higher costs for health consumers. The increase is needed, according to hospital officials, because of a projected $300,000… Read More
What people in the United States have read and seen about our experiences during the NGO Forum (Nongovernmental Organization Forum on Women) in Huairou, China, is true. I was among 30,000 women who slogged through mud and water and met in some half-built structures — the Chinese did… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A man who subjected a young child to several episodes of cruelty pleaded guilty this week to assault charges in Hancock County Superior Court. William N. Sampson Jr., 31, of Deer Isle admitted this week he had abused the 6-year-old son of a… Read More
PORTLAND — The federal government on Friday formally released $38.6 million to restore passenger rail service from Boston to Portland, which could begin late next year. Berle Schiller, chief counsel for the Federal Transit Administration, was joined by Maine Department of Transportation project manager Michael… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave its half-hearted approval Friday to the construction of a cargo port on Sears Island. The agency said the project would cause significant environmental harm, but it pledged to work with the state to minimize the damage. “Our goal here… Read More
If you’re casting about for something different today, you have from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to jump into your car and drive to the Augusta Armory on Western Avenue to find all you ever wanted to know about tole painting. It’s an art form,… Read More
ROCKLAND — The scarecrows are coming and Main Street businesses, the Farnsworth Museum and the Rockland Public Library are preparing to welcome them. The harvest creations will appear on Sunday, Oct. 8, as part of a community celebration of the fall season sponsored by the… Read More
Sen. Powell invaded my neighborhood bookstore earlier this month. He caused more commotion than Desert Storm. If Powell decides to run for president, some local politicos hope he’ll kick off his campaign in Bangor, on Nov. 4. That’s when the Maine Republican Party will hold… Read More
The Northern Maine Development Commission has received a $300,000 federal grant designed to market the closed Loring Air Force Base as an attractive place to do business. Announced by Rep. John Baldacci on Friday, the grant from the Economic Development Administration is the first funding… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state ethics commission is seeking the assistance of the Maine state auditor’s office in its efforts to scrutinize a campaign finance report submitted by Concerned Maine Families. During its Thursday meeting, the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted unanimously… Read More
ROCKLAND — Rockland Radio Corporation will sponsor a Job Fair for residents of midcoast Maine. The Mid-Coast Maine Job Fair, called “Job Fair 95-Square One,” will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. Read More
The bookstore clerk, clutching a pen and some papers, paused in front of a 5-foot-high shelf labeled “Devotional Bks” and inspected its contents like an appraiser before an auction. “It’s one of our busiest sections,” said Richard Oldershaw, who has worked at Lambs Book &… Read More
On a crisp fall morning, each flower in the ever fading garden whispers a taunting word of vanity to the approaching winter. Barring the most grueling winter weather, and with the help of a dedicated gardener, most hardy flowers will return next year. Annual or… Read More
Where’s the best place in North America to watch bull moose during the rut? Most folks around here know that lots of the huge, hairy monsters cruise the Maine woods about now, with their racks cleaned off, ready to fight it out over the affections… Read More
BANGOR — A week after Bangor’s new ordinance prohibiting paid sexual contact took effect, it appears that the city’s two relaxation spas are trying to comply with the law. Bangor police Chief Randy Harriman said Friday that his department has talked to several people who… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Bill Wentworth, one of the founders of Hospital Administrative District 4 and a longtime board member, was honored Wednesday for his years of service to Mayo Regional Hospital. Wentworth, former president of Moosehead Manufacturing Co., retired from the hospital’s board of directors in… Read More
LITTLETON — The two sides involved in a split within the Houlton Band of Maliseets that has produced an eight-day standoff met separately Friday with a representative of the Department of Justice from Boston. The meetings failed to resolve the dispute. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska has a lot of work to do, the Madawaska Town Council has learned, before Maine’s Enhanced 911 emergency telephone system comes on line in 1997. During the 100 years of growth in Madawaska, its streets and addresses were developed piecemeal with no… Read More
MONSON — Concerned with the rising costs of operating a small town, a group of concerned Monson taxpayers presented selectmen Thursday with a list of nine questions they’d like answered. For months, a group of about 20 residents have been gathering informally to discuss ways… Read More
NEWPORT — A short agenda awaits the Newport selectmen at 6:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 4. The only item up for discussion is the extension of Cablevision TV’s franchise. The franchise expired Sept. 4 and William Fay, representing Cablevision of Bangor, told Town Manager Arthur… Read More
The state and federal governments have reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corp. which could result in the pharmacy chain’s selling five stores as part of its purchase of 18 Brooks stores in Maine. The Maine Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that the nation’s largest… Read More
BROWNVILLE — A Milo man was charged with assault after he was involved in a fight with police and with another man at a Brownville restaurant Thursday night. Scott Stubbs of the Brownville Police Department said police were called to the River’s Edge Restaurant after… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — One of two brothers who led police on a three-state manhunt in August assaulted an inmate and a corrections officer at the Somerset County Jail, authorities said Thursday. Scott Tucker, 21, allegedly smashed another inmate’s head against the bars and then scuffled with… Read More
PORTLAND — From the Jersey shore to the coast of Maine, the verdict of fishermen is almost unanimous — proposals for additional federal groundfish regulations either will kill their way of life instantaneously or inflict death by slow torture. The New England Fishery Management Council… Read More
About 150 seventh- and eighth-grade pupils in eastern and northern Maine are expected to participate this year in MATHCOUNTS, a nationwide math coaching and competition program sponsored locally by the Eastern Maine Society of Professional Engineers and Champion International Corp. Dale Jellison, coordinator for Eastern… Read More
Query 2642 TURNER-MILLS. Seek info on wife and descendants of Walter Turner b. 1879 at Vinalhaven; also George Havener Turner and Julia F. (Mills). She sometimes called “Fanny.” George and Fanny left there 1892 and later divorced in N.Y. Family lore says Walter lived in Maine and had… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A 17-year-old Massachusetts boy who had escaped from the Maine Youth Center led police on a chase, reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour, on Interstate 95 from Waterville to Pittsfield early Friday morning. Michael Smith of Plymouth, Mass., was captured by police… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Residents approved exchange of timber and some cash for 38 acres that could be used for industrial purposes. As directed, selectmen will proceed to barter for the so-called Crane property. Residents also voted during a special town meeting Thursday that all or part… Read More
I am rarely so blunt in assessments, but Robert D. Voight (Oped column, BDN, Sept. 22) is just plain wrong when he asserts that LD 1217 would not have affected municipalities or municipal zoning. Under LD 1217, property owners in Maine would have been entitled… Read More
I’m writing in regard to the article (BDN, Sept. 23-24) about the King family of Greenbush titled, “Angry parent’ ruling draws fire.” If only the miseducation of children with disabilities would draw fire. It’s odd how after years of misery and struggle between one family and a school… Read More
On Sept. 21, the Bangor Daily News published stories concerning Bangor residents (10, I believe) who say it should be put to public vote on whether we should have sex-for-pay spas. Also mentioned was another person who said we all should vote down anything against gays. And still… Read More
I have just received word from CWA (Concerned Women for America) that “At its recent conference, the National Education Association (NEA) passed an official resolution calling teachers in every school district of the country to observe October as `Gay-Lesbian History Month.’ The resolution was adopted by an overwhelming… Read More
LEWISTON — It has become “Scotty’s Tree.” Doris Croteau-Robinson named it that in memory of her 17-year-old son, a star athlete and national honors student whose body was found there two weeks ago. Scott Croteau had put a noose around his neck and shot himself… Read More
Penobscot County Superior Court: Ralph Cataldo, 39, East Corinth, possession of a firearm by a felon, unconditionally discharged. 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++)… Read More
For almost two decades, he has been Washington County’s environmental smart bomb. As manager of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Doug Mullen identified important conservation issues, zeroed in on them and exploded, showering information, philosophic arguments and sometimes caustic humor, as he battled corporations and… Read More
BANGOR — Snowmobile trails and registration fees will be on the agenda again when the city’s Finance Committee meets at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, on the third floor of City Hall. Two weeks ago, city councilors on the committee decided they needed more information… Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Artists are weird,” announced Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at a press opening the other day for the Nelson Gallery’s huge Andrew Wyeth retrospective. The remark clearly was prompted in part by the many hours Hoving… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County Jail is expected to cost taxpayers in excess of $35,000 more to operate next year, partly because the Maine Department of Corrections wants the jail’s total capacity increased to 44 inmates. At the county commissioners’ first public hearing on the… Read More
After 11 years of negotiations, railroad operators representing three unions at the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad finally have a new contract. In a settlement to be formally signed Monday, Oct. 1, the 80 conductors, engineers and trainmen agreed to a 21 percent wage increase over… Read More
JACKMAN — Two people from Moose River narrowly escaped serious injury Friday morning when the station wagon they were riding in rolled over and was demolished on Route 201 at a popular scenic lookout. Chester Weymouth, 65, was uninjured. Cora Weymouth, 43, who had to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Jonathan Carter, statewide coordinator of the Green Party, will explain the proposal to prohibit clear-cutting and to promote forest rehabiliation in Maine, at a UMPI Greens meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at the UMPI Campus Center. Aroostook County volunteers are… Read More
BANGOR — A group of liberal organizations came together Friday to challenge the Republicans’ “Contract with America,” which the group claims is nothing more than corporate welfare for the rich. JoAnne Dauphinee of the National Organization for Women, the keynote speaker, said that since 1980… Read More
PORTLAND — The state supreme court Friday denied Central Maine Power Co.’s petition for a new trial after a jury awarded $97,000 to a couple injured in an accident involving a utility vehicle in Randolph. The state’s largest utility appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial… Read More
BANGOR — Amanda Auld was getting dressed for what seemed like just another day of classes at Eastern Maine Technical College. Then she turned to see a fellow student, who had been standing on her second-story windowsill at Acadia Hall, fall more than 20 feet… Read More
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders suffered a surprise defeat Friday as an unlikely coalition of liberals and abortion foes defeated a $243 billion defense spending bill. Breaking from the GOP leadership, the abortion foes, many of them freshmen Republicans, opposed the lengthy spending bill because… Read More
AUGUSTA — After six hours of highly emotional testimony and debate, a committee voted 3-1 Friday to support the Department of Corrections commissioner’s plan to cut his budget by $6 million and eliminate 158 positions. Commissioner Joseph Lehman faced a standing-room-only crowd of about 130… Read More
CARIBOU — The Central Aroostook Chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives will be available to provide free business counseling to existing and prospective small-business owners at new hours, 9 a.m.-noon Fridays at the offices of the Northern Maine Development Commission on South Main Street. Read More
BANGOR — Standing on the same street corner where 18-year-old Jonathan Burgess was stabbed almost two weeks ago, the president of the local chapter of the NAACP said Friday there was “no clear-cut evidence” that the incident was racially motivated. James Varner did say, however,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Council members will hold an executive session at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, to try to deflect an expected confrontation the next night during a regular council meeting. Two weeks ago, the Town Council set a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King, reasserting his self-styled role as Maine’s chief salesman, will lead a group of business and government representatives on a trade mission to Japan next month. On a 10-day trip beginning Oct. 23, King is to be accompanied by representatives of… Read More
BREWER — Things are very sweet at the Brewer waste-water treatment plant. The treatment plant staff, led by Superintendent Kenneth Locke, recently was presented with the Department of Environmental Protection’s highest honor, the 1995 Richard B. Goodenow Award. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — Another lawmaker’s switch in political party has given Maine Republicans a decided advantage heading into two special House of Representatives elections Nov. 7. Rep. June C. Meres, a Democrat from Norridgewock, announced this week she was becoming a Republican, citing difficulty in getting… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Maine Army National Guard wants to station a unit in Madawaska for at least five years, and it wants the town of Madawaska to pick up most of the tab for the operation. The Maine Department of Defense and Veterans Services has… Read More