UNITY – Former track champion Larry Pottle of Benton won his second race of the season at Unity Raceway Sunday afternoon, as he took the lead from the outside pole and led all but four circuits of the 35-lap Late Model Sportsman feature. Pottle’s Thunderbird… Read More
Colleges AT STANDISH, Sunday Saint Joseph’s (13-3) def. UMaine-Machias (8-2) 16-14, 16-14 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
ORONO – Early first-half goals 8:12 apart by Wendy DuBois and Annie Elkanich sent the University of Maine on its way to a 3-1 North Atlantic Conference field hockey win over Vermont here Saturday. In snapping a three-game losing streak in their last game in… Read More
ORONO – Clicking like claws on a linoleum floor, the Black Bears terrorized North Atlantic Conference rival Drexel University with a 3-1 men’s soccer victory Sunday afternoon. Playing with two strikers, four midfielders and four backs, forwards Jake Ouimet and Mike Dunphy did the 5-3… Read More
PITTSFIELD – She is 14 days shy of her 15th birthday. She is just a freshman at Waterville High School. But the name Abby Spector is already well-known around state-wide golf circles and she lived up to lofty expectations in winning her first Maine Interscholastic… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Mike Paleafei converted a throw in from Lane McCall with nine seconds left in the game to hoist the Wildcats to a 3-2 victory over Bangor in schoolboy soccer Saturday. Bangor had tied the game at 2-2 with 47 seconds left after… Read More
Casco Bay Half Marathon AT PORTLAND, 13.1 miles Overall – 1. Scott Brown, T-1:12:57; 2. Christopher Spinne Overall – 1. Scott Brown, T-1:12:57; 2. Christopher Spinner, 1:15:05; 3. Jeffrey Banger, 1:16:21; 4. Lars Dietrich, 1:17:21; 5. Robert Gillon, 1:17:50; 6. Joan Samuelson, 1:18:38; 7. Rob… Read More
PORTLAND – Rick Chalmers of Portland was out for fame in Sunday’s Maine Marathon. But Bangor’s Pat Sullivan was running for pride and redemption. In the end, guts won out over glory. Sullivan, who took second last year after collapsing with 50 yards to go,… Read More
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – Quarterback Deron Jozokos capped an 11-play, 57-yard drive with an eight-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give Massachusetts Maritime Academy a 17-10 win over archrival Maine Maritime Academy Saturday. In winning the Admiral’s Cup, Massachusetts Maritime improved its record… Read More
DEXTER – Running back James Kirk chewed up 118 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown to lead the Dexter Tigers to a 17-13 LTC football win over the Hampden Academy Broncos Saturday. Josh Annis gave Dexter the lead with a 39-yard field goal but… Read More
High Schools AT OLD TOWN, 3 miles 47th Sectional Invitational Presque Isle boys 64, Bangor 70, Ellsworth 78, Brewer 104, Caribou 115, Brunswick 137, Mattanawcook Academy 175, Hampden 232, Old Town 236, Nokomis 279, Stearns 309, Hermon 334, Central 336, Schenck 393, Bangor Christian (NS),… Read More
High Schools AT J.W. PARKS, Pittsfield Abby Spector (Waterville) 74; Jennifer Jordan (Edward Little) 82; Laura Gagnon (Biddeford) 84; Gillian Davis (Cepe Elizabeth) 85; Danielle Cyr (Caribou) 90; Nikki Brown (Penquis) 91; Denise Dumond (Ashland) 92; Jodi Hooper (Machias) 93; Jennifer Jose (Caribou) 95; Julie… Read More
ORONO – Domination ended in more frustration Saturday afternoon for the University of Maine football team. The Black Bears’ offensive line manhandled James Madison and the defense kept the Dukes out of the end zone for more than three quarters. Still, it wasn’t good enough. Read More
PORTLAND – Bill Cobb came all the way from North Pole, Alaska, to run in the Maine Marathon Sunday. But he achieved his greatest accomplishment in running on Saturday, long before he stepped to the line. “It’s my first race outside Alaska,” said Cobb, 52,… Read More
The right of poor people to receive adequate representation in court has been threatened in Congress by proposed funding cuts and restrictions on types of cases that may be considered by the Legal Services Corp. Sen. William Cohen is properly pursuing an attainable compromise that would return some… Read More
SEARSPORT — When the Magic steamed into Searsport Friday to take on a load of newsprint, the ship brought with it an extraordinary cargo — an astonishing story of tragedy, of miracles, of one man’s inextinguishable will to live. Aboard was Adoninson Paz Blanqwcett, a… Read More
Northeast COMBAT, in conjunction with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC), is issuing a warning to consumers so they can be aware that used cribs are responsible for about 50 infant deaths a year. This can happen to your child or grandchild. According… Read More
BANGOR — Four boats docked at the Bangor municipal dock were burglarized during the weekend. Bangor police Officer Keith Mercier noticed the door to Dock 4 was ajar at about 2 a.m. Saturday. The door is normally secured and can be opened only by access… Read More
To keep them laughing is the goal of every comedian. To keep them thinking has been an additional bonus when the comedian is George Carlin. Onstage Saturday night for two shows at the Maine Center for the Arts, Carlin proved himself as nimble as ever when it comes… Read More
The idea of a world-class chef offering Chinese cooking classes from a rural Pittsfield farmhouse is intriguing. What is a New York restaurant owner, operator of three Chinese restaurants, doing in Pittsfield, and why in the world is he teaching cooking, giving away his secrets?… Read More
BANGOR — An updated economic development plan for Bangor will be the topic at a meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, on the third floor of City Hall. The Economic Development Advisory Commission will meet at 4… Read More
NORTHPORT — If you’re looking for some Texas-style barbecue, head down the coast to Tumbleweeds. With recipes brought north from the family archives, restaurant owner Chuck Reny has concocted one of the juiciest spreads of barbecue beef, pork, sausages and chicken this side of Waxahachie. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fire damaged an East Dover home owned by the Jimmy Chambers family early Sunday morning. Dick Snyder, deputy chief of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department, said the fire was reported at 12:30 a.m. by the owner. He said a smoke alarm activated, causing the… Read More
PARKMAN — Two people were treated at Mayo Regional Hospital and released early Sunday for injuries they received in a motor vehicle accident on Pingree Center Road in Parkman. Investigator Robert Young of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department said Harriett Davis, 50, lost control of… Read More
BANGOR — The first residents of the new Maine Veterans Home in Bangor will arrive today. At least at first, no more than two will move in on any one day, with eight arrivals planned this week and seven next week. “We contemplated how many… Read More
AUGUSTA — Supporters from across the political spectrum are among the individual sponsors of a fund-raiser for independent Gov. Angus King, which is planned for Oct. 10 in Portland. The list of sponsors is also liberally sprinkled with businesses and business people who formed a… Read More
BANGOR — Moved since the last time you voted? Don’t forget to change your voter registration, and it will ease the burden of a busy Election Day if you go down to City Hall now rather than wait until Nov. 8. But there are always… Read More
GUILFORD — A gregarious group of 60 teens with different accents milled about Piscataquis Community High School this weekend as the school held its second American Field Service open house in recent years. “We’re basically blending right in and becoming part of the community,” said… Read More
Machias District Court: Donald J. Alley, 22, Beals, failure to possess lobster-crab fishing license, $235. 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
SULLIVAN — Seekers of satisfying work hobnobbed with potential mentors of all types at a conference at Sumner High School on Saturday. Among the people the Downeast Community Conference for Work Opportunities attracted were those whose fondest hope is a weekly paycheck, as well as… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A hunter safety program will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 10, 12, 17, 19 and 24, at the Warsaw Middle School lunchroom. Students 10 to 12 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during… Read More
WATERVILLE — A Sangerville man was ordered to serve 30 days in jail on one count of sexual abuse of a minor. Porter White, 48, was sentenced Tuesday in 7th District Court in Waterville to nine months in jail with all but 30 days suspended. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Law Enforcement Shoot held earlier this week was well-attended, with Piscataquis County deputies placing first in five of the nine categories. Winners in the event, sponsored by Ox York Originals of Milo, were as follows, listed in first, second and… Read More
DEXTER — Dexter police are asking for the public’s assistance in helping to discover who is responsible for a rash of vandalism in the area. On Wednesday night, several mailboxes on the Ripley Road were vandalized and tires were stolen from vehicles parked on Spring… Read More
HOULTON — A pulmonary seminar will be held Monday, Oct. 2, in Conference Rooms 1B and 1C at the Houlton Regional Hospital. The seminar is directed to nurses, physicians, and respiratory, occupational and physical therapists. Read More
I’m writing concerning the latest plan by Joseph Lehman, commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, in making drastic cuts at Charleston Correctional Facility. Lehman has come up with a plan that would do away with more than half of the staff at the facility in order to… Read More
The mean-spirited rhetoric of John Day (BDN, Sept. 26) belongs on the editorial pages where opinions are printed, not on page 2 where I expect to read factual information. His inflammatory comments about welfare benefits do nothing except widen the gap between those of us who do not… Read More
May State Sen. Sean Faircloth’s recent two-part guest column forever stand as an example of the clarity of thought and “conventional wisdom” of contemporary Democrat politicians. He treats his opinions as truth, ignores historical facts, and fails to define terms in this rambling (“like Gaul”) and nonsensical essay. Read More
What a great country we live in. Talk about diversity! I refer you to my colleague’s Oped column of Sept. 20 (“Feeble attempt to sway voters”). While State Rep. Jim Layton hopes Maine citizens will vote “yes” on Question 1 on Nov. 7, this white,… Read More
JULIA MACEK recently joined the Aroostook Mental Health Center staff of Aroostook Academy and Group Home in Presque Isle as a therapist consultant. Aroostook Academy services are for children who have emotional and behavioral problems. Macek is a 1990 graduate of Washington State University in St. Louis, Mo.,… Read More
Regarding Lance Tapley’s column on national parks (BDN, Sept. 6). As a running enthusiast and a seventh-generation resident of Maine, it was easy for me to take offense at Tapley’s promotion of a large national park in Maine. The way he ignores current public use of millions of… Read More
Bangor Daily News writer Tom Weber was presented a first-place award by the New England Associated Press News Executives Association during ceremonies Saturday in Waterville Valley, N.H. The 1995 NEAPNEA award for local column writing marks the first time a NEWS writer has won a… Read More
LITTLETON — Two members of the Department of Justice’s Community Relations Division spent several hours Sunday at a full membership meeting of the Houlton Band of Maliseets listening to both sides in a tribal dispute that has continued here since Sept. 21. As a result… Read More
BANGOR — With nine months left to move their mobile homes out of Queen City Trailer Park, owners are having a difficult time dealing with their eviction notices. Although Maine Department of Transportation officials have said that few, if any, of the 84 trailers on… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Department of Transportation has begun to paint the Peltoma Bridge, which carries Peltoma Avenue over the Sebasticook River at the Pittsfield-Detroit town line. The top paving surface has been replaced and deck joints sealed, DOT officials said. With the repainting, the… Read More
WASHINGTON — During consideration of the Commerce-Justice-State appropriations legislation late Friday night, the U.S. Senate accepted provisions proposed by Sens. Olympia Snowe and David Pryor, D-Arkansas, to preserve more than $348.5 million in funding for the Economic Development Administration. “This is great news for Maine… Read More
Some welcome it with open arms, breathing in the scent of wood smoke drifting across the neighborhood on a frost-covered morning. Others spurn it as the dreaded end to the carefree days of summer. But like it or not, autumn has arrived, and despite early… Read More
MACHIAS — Washington County commissioners again this year have final authority to establish a county budget and use it to compute tax assessments for about 50 municipalities. But that authority may shift from the commissioners to the county’s legislators in 1997. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PORTLAND — A large fish weir along the banks of central Maine’s Sebasticook Lake, which initial tests showed to 5,100 years old, is now believed to be at least 5,900 years old. Archaeologists, in addition to finding stakes sticking out of the lake’s mud that… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — A Mainer attending college in New Hampshire is suing a police officer he says handcuffed and arrested him after he was caught riding his bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street. The suit was filed in federal court by Adam Crook… Read More
WELLINGTON — Wellington residents are expected to turn out in force for a referendum vote Tuesday to decide whether or not to keep their small elementary school open for the remainder of the year. The referendum, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3,… Read More
It will be a bittersweet gathering of veterans of the Civilian Conservation Corps this weekend in Greenville. “I have a score of letters from widows telling me they are sorry to write that the men are gone,” said Paul McKeon of Shirley, who is chairman… Read More
TOWNSHIP 1 RANGE 9 — Progress continues to march on in extending the Appalachian Trail from its traditional end point at Mount Katahdin into eastern Canada. The sixth meeting of the International Appalachian Trail board was held Saturday at Millinocket Lake with 10 members present. Read More
Expected but still disappointing, the decision by two federal agencies to list the Atlantic salmon as threatened on seven Maine rivers is perceived correctly by the business community and Gov. King as a potentially severe blow to the state’s economy. Allowed to stand, the action… Read More
A light-year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Thus, the distance to an object is a yardstick of how long its light has been journeying toward Earthbound telescopes. Recently, the most distant supernova ever observed was spotted by the 4-meter telescope at Cerro Observatory… Read More
Capt. Alfred Osgood has been hunting for herring all night off Mount Desert Rock. It’s a shoal area in the Gulf of Maine where nutrient-rich water swirls to the surface, producing plankton that forms the basis for the marine food chain. Speaking by cellular phone,… Read More
To the nonhikers of the world who regard an occasional walk in the woods as a sufficient wilderness experience, the Appalachian Trail can be a thing of incomprehensible scale. The idea of embarking on a grueling trek of more than 2,100 miles, traversing some of… Read More
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