The first light of day creeps into the eastern sky, revealing a few clouds amid an ocean of blue. As I turn onto the Kancamagus Highway in Lincoln, N.H., dawn sets the clouds afire, ribs of red that wake me up a bit – and give me hope… Read More
BREWER – Alicia Gilmore and Jaime Ferris each notched a goal and an assist to pace the Witches to a 2-1 victory over Nokomis of Newport Tuesday. Trishia Boone made five saves on 14 shots for Brewer, now 7-5-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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University of Maine coach Jack Cosgrove believes that to run the football 62 times a game in the tough Yankee Conference, you’re going to need more than one tailback. Cosgrove, whose team has pounded the ball at opponents with great results this season, has shown… Read More
Former University of Maine hockey star Scott Pellerin has been recalled from Albany of the American Hockey League by the New Jersey Devils. Pellerin, a center, won the Hobey Baker Award in 1992, when he was a first-team All-America for the Black Bears. Read More
VAN BUREN – Madawaska’s Tina Nadeau made four saves on seven shots to post a 2-0 schoolgirl soccer shutout over Van Buren Tuesday. Michelle Dufour and Danielle Levesque provided the scoring punch for the 9-0-4 Owls. Christine Lavertu and Becky Bourgoin had assists. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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GREENVILLE – As the 1995 Maine moose hunting season ended Saturday evening, 1,259 moose had been registered at the 13 check stations from Wesley to Eagle Lake. The final figures are expected to indicate a 90 percent success ratio. Eighty percent of the moose registered… Read More
BANGOR – Tony Caristi and Eduardo Sanhueza each scored two goals to lead the Bangor Rams to a 5-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Nokomis Warriors Tuesday night at the Bangor High field. Caristi added two assists, Chris Boley had a goal, and Rob Kimball… Read More
BANGOR – Tony Caristi and Eduardo Sanhueza each scored two goals to lead the Bangor Rams to a 5-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Nokomis Warriors Tuesday night at Bangor High field. Caristi added two assists, Chris Boley had a goal, and Rob Kimball made… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Seth Mulrooney and Chris Ahern each scored a second-half goal to lift the University of Maine to a 2-1 men’s soccer victory over Harvard Tuesday. It was Maine’s school record-tying sixth straight win. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Sumner’s Parker Pruett had complained recently that he had no one to run with in setting the Pendale Invitational course record. He made no such protests as his friend and nemesis Joey Luchini of Ellsworth played their familiar game over three miles of… Read More
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LIMESTONE — Local residents are planning to celebrate the autumn season this weekend with a parade, potato picking and barrel rolling contests, and other activities. The two-day Octoberfest will begin at noon Saturday, Oct. 14, with a parade beginning at the Limestone Community School. The… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dr. Paul Cook, a specialist in infectious diseases, will be guest speaker at the annual meeting of Pine Tree Hospice at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Thayer Parkway Community Center in Dover-Foxcroft. The business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Cook,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA and the Foxcroft Academy Alumni Jazz Band will sponsor a dance to big band music performed by the jazz band at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in the ballroom located above Pastry Paradise Doughnut and Cake Shop in Dover-Foxcroft. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Registration for swim classes at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA will be held Monday, Oct. 16, at the YMCA. The seven-week session will run from Monday, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 17. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
CARIBOU — Partners in Caribou’s Future and the Caribou PTA will hold a meet-the-candidates night for the City Council and school committee at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Chan Center, Cary Medical Center. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sentences were handed down last week in Piscataquis County Superior Court on the following individuals who pleaded guilty to various crimes: Kevin Pearl, 30, Milo, two counts habitual offender and one count operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, fined $500… Read More
CORINNA — The annual Corinna Parent-Teacher-Friends organization will sponsor its annual holiday craft fair 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Eastland Elementary School. The event is the organization’s largest yearly fund-raiser. Radio station WGUY will provide a live broadcast during the day, and… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators William Cohen and Olympia Snowe have announced that U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants of about $500,000 have been awarded to mental health service providers in Augusta and Farmington to provide housing for the chronically mentally ill. HUD provided… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The radiology department at Mayo Regional Hospital will participate in several activities during National Breast Cancer Month in October. Sharon Dow and Kathy Pulkkinen, registered mammography technologists from the Imaging Center for Women at the hospital, will demonstrate the proper technique in doing… Read More
It has been revealed that Gov. King’s Productivity Realization Task Force proposes to sacrifice animal welfare in Maine, although administration officials concede it won’t save taxpayers a dime. By statute, dog license fees are held in a dedicated revenue account to be used strictly for… Read More
On the front page and again on page A5 in black (Sept. 23-23) you used the word “p—–” quoting Cindy King. How can you do this to your customers? This word is always used in TV shows, but who would expect it in the Bangor… Read More
It was with great interest and some alarm that I read your extraordinary editorial (“Land claims troubles”) in the weekend’s paper (BDN, Sept. 30-Oct. 1). Until now I had been unaware that Indian actions were leading to “a pall (that) will cover the state’s economy.”… Read More
The education industry in Maine and across our nation blurts out “give us more money for the students” — but what it actually means is, give us teachers and assorted administrators more money to make even better our soaring salaries and princely benefits. Talk about asking for money… Read More
Bootleggers, rumrunners and scallywags? Oh, really! Maybe some 200 years ago, but not today, and not in Lubec. Bruce Kyle’s recent article dated Sept. 16-17 in reference to Lubec was truly offensive. Only the negative aspects of Lubec were presented, and it was also noted that Lubec’s only… Read More
The citizens of Glenburn were recently plagued by a series of burglaries and an automobile theft. Having a law enforcement contract with Glenburn, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department took the lead in investigating this problem. In an impressive display of cooperation between law enforcement agencies, the case was… Read More
WINTERPORT — More than 60 residents of this riverside town who turned out at a special town meeting at the Samuel Wagner Middle School here Tuesday night chose to allocate more than $20,000 from the town’s surplus account to pay for unexpected costs within the Fire Department. Read More
ROCKPORT — Despite being a bit fuzzy on just what is a hacky sack, the Rockport selectmen jumped the generation gap Tuesday and gave their unanimous moral support to a proposed teen center, with financial considerations to come later. Camden Police Chief Terry Burgess, a… Read More
OLD TOWN — Old Town Superintendent John Grady wishes someone in Augusta had told school and law enforcement officials before unleashing a new law aimed at ending smoking among Maine minors. “We were caught flat-footed,” Grady told educators at Tuesday’s meeting of the Old Town… Read More
BURNHAM — Revisions to SAD 53’s controversial family life curriculum will be discussed again in November, according to a report from the school board’s curriculum committee. Leah Dickinson, committee chairman, made the report to the board Tuesday night at the Burnham Village School. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR — How about a nightclub at 6 Central St.? Apprehensively and conditionally, but with good wishes, the Bangor City Council on Tuesday granted the Bangor Beach Club a liquor license for the former W.T. Grant building. Applicants James Albert and Paul Collard, who have… Read More
BANGOR — The city of Bangor will not be going to trial today against Mobil Pipeline Co., thanks to a $600,000 settlement agreement approved Tuesday night by the Bangor City Council. The city had filed suit in U.S. District Court in June 1994, claiming that… Read More
BREWER — The Elm Street trailer issue surfaced again Tuesday night at the Brewer City Council meeting. At a previous council meeting, contractor Donald Gray had requested reimbursement from the City Council for a sewer he owned on Elm Street. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PALMYRA — Wilbur Rowe, a Palmyra junk dealer, eventually will own his home and business property again, free and clear of any debt to the town, if he complies with a new agreement with selectmen. Among the subjects to be discussed at tonight’s meeting of… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Diabetes Education and Follow-Up Program will begin its educational series from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, and continue through Nov. 15 in the Medical Office Building Board Room. The program will be held each Wednesday… Read More
SEARSPORT — Public comments continue to be accepted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a Maine Department of Transportation plan to fill wetlands to build a marine dry cargo terminal and dredge at Sears Island. A spokesman for the Corps of Engineers said… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — Just over a week after the sea urchin season opened in the section of the Maine coast stretching from mid-Penobscot Bay to the Canadian border, dozens of urchin divers and draggermen have gone on strike to protest what they claim are excessively low prices for… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Down East Jazz Society, along with the Samoset Resort will present its annual Autumn Leaves Dance at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Samoset Resort Ball Room. Al Corey’s Big Band will provide the dance music for the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking color photographs and slides for publicity purposes to add to its collection. In particular, it is looking for the following types of pictures: Scenes of the midcoast area showing people activity; fall foliage and winter scenes; fog scenes;… Read More
ROCKLAND — Consumers Maine Water Co. has donated an assortment of computer equipment and software to SAD 5, the school district for Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls Head. Included in the donation are five complete computer monitors, hard drives and keyboards, various separate components, and an assortment of… Read More
NORTHPORT — The Toni Lynn Washington Band will perform at the Mid-Coast Dance Club’s Jumpin’ the Blues dance from 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Blue Goose Dance Hall. The proceeds will benefit The New England Environmental Education Alliance Center for Vision Policy-Native and Non… Read More
AUGUSTA — The murder trial of Robert Wayne Lonardo, a career criminal accused of killing a Waterville woman in what police describe as a burglary gone awry, was postponed Monday. The trial was slated to begin Tuesday, but was postponed Monday for at least a… Read More
ROCKWOOD — Like the Indian tribes who came to Mount Kineo to extract its special flint, like the hunters and trappers who came for the wildlife, like the developers who came to exploit its unique attraction, Marshall Peterson and Lynn Tinsley found the spot irresistible. Read More
OLD TOWN — The Landscape Horticulture Program at UM and Old Town Public Library will hold a horticulture seminar series at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 11 and continuing through Nov. 1, at the library. The series will include gardening with herbs and integrated pest… Read More
Do you know what a land is? I don’t mean the kind that costs you taxes. I mean the kind that has to do with guns. You might ask why you would have occasion to know such a thing. Well, it’s simple. Hunter safety. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor: David A. Worster, 45, Brownville Junction, $400; Derek T. Clukey, 24, Dexter, $300, five days in jail; Jason F. Canders, 21, Greenville, $400, 48 hours in jail; Marilyn L. Damon, 25, Dover-Foxcroft, $400,… Read More
BATH — The publishers of two underground newsletters at Bath Iron Works are joining forces to put out a newspaper that will examine union-related issues at the shipyard. The newspaper is a collaboration of Martin Albright, publisher of The Periscope, and Scott MacDonald, who began… Read More
HOULTON — State and local police were called to the Maliseet Housing Authority Office Tuesday afternoon in response to a report that people were trying to break into the building. What police encountered was more fallout from a rift between tribal officials that produced a recently concluded 12-day… Read More
AUGUSTA — A day before a special state task force resumed deliberations on a controversial plan to overhaul the Maine prison system, new concerns were raised by the police chief of Maine’s largest city. Portland Police Chief Michael Chitwood, in a letter to Corrections Commissioner… Read More
Capital Ambulance Service of Bangor recently donated $30,000 worth of life-saving defibrillators to several area fire departments and emergency service first-responders. “In this country every year, 380,000 people could potentially be saved if we could quickly get one of these defibrillators to them,” said Dr. Read More
CARIBOU — Two local men have sued the Phoenix Food Service Corp., which operated the Phoenix restaurant and bar for a short time this summer, claiming that they are owed back wages. One man claims that he lent the restaurant $10,000 and has yet to be repaid. Read More
CARIBOU — Local officials believe that the state has overvalued property in Caribou, which could result in less funding for schools and less state revenue sharing for the city. To show their displeasure, the City Council voted Monday to appeal the 1996 valuation for Caribou. Read More
MILLINOCKET — A 17-year-old Bradford juvenile, who allegedly stole a vehicle in Millinocket early Tuesday morning and led police on a high-speed chase from Howland to Bradford, will face several charges, according to police. State Trooper Sean Hashey said the juvenile would be turned over… Read More
BANGOR — Pittsfield Mayor John Ring was recovering Tuesday after open-heart surgery performed Monday at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Ring said he underwent a quintuple bypass operation. Ring said he will be hospitalized in Bangor for at least a week and then will be recovering… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — Disbelief and sorrow lined the faces of mourners who came to bid farewell to a Cherryfield family Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of friends and family members joined hands in a chain of support as the Rev. Lewis Cushman prayed for strength to face together… Read More
AUGUSTA — Opponents of the Nov. 7 referendum limiting protected classes of people are burying their adversaries in fund-raising efforts by more than 10-to-1. According to information received late Tuesday afternoon by the state ethics commission, Maine Won’t Discriminate has collected more than $300,000 in… Read More
ORONO — State Rep. Julie Winn has announced a citizens meeting with herself, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci and Maine Speaker of the House Dan Gwadoski from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at China Gardens, Mill Street. Winn said that the meeting would… Read More
State police on Monday completed a reconstruction of an accident that killed four members of a Cherryfield family last Friday afternoon on Route 11 in southern Aroostook County. Trooper Julie Bergan said Tuesday that both the Geo Tracker belonging to the Charles Bagley family of… Read More
AUGUSTA — A Question 1 forum will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at St. Mark’s Church, 9 Summer St. The Augusta Clergy Association will sponsor the discussion featuring Thomas Ewell, director of the Maine Council of Churches; Michael Heath, director of the… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — A local man has been charged with stealing more than $5,000 worth of instructional material from a Milford elementary school, according to investigators. David Coltart, 44, of Frenchville has been charged with felony theft, according to Detective Carl Andrews of the Penobscot County… Read More
WISCASSET — A government report card on Maine Yankee’s performance over 18 months finds improvement in one area, a worse record in another and no change in two others at the nuclear power plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviewed operations, maintenance, engineering and support activities… Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 directors last week voted to join other area school districts in researching ways to cut educational costs by sharing services and regionalizing programs. Earlier this year, officials from schools in Piscataquis County and Dexter met to discuss what services and programs… Read More
We have news today of Barbara Brillant, the Eastern Maine General Hospital School of Nursing alumna who is working to train nurses in Liberia. Dot Clark of Brewer, president of the Eastern Maine General Hospital-Eastern Maine Medical Center-Husson Nurses Alumni Association, called to update us… Read More
WARREN — Like virtually every component of the state prison system, the Maine Correctional Institute in South Warren was “on the table for closing” during the past few weeks, says Warden Martin Magnusson. But the debate to close the Supermax was “quite brief.” The maximum… Read More
BANGOR — A few years ago, Oklahoma Sen. David Boren needed to talk with Maine Sen. William Cohen, his colleague on the Intelligence Committee who was home in Bangor. So he called Reuben Cohen, the senator’s father. “Well, if you’re chairman of the Intelligence Committee,”… Read More
YORK — Maine Turnpike officials say they will modify rumble strips at the highway’s southernmost toll plaza after neighbors complained that the strips designed to keep drivers alert are too noisy. “We’re willing to experiment with ways to reduce noise,” said Dan Paradee, turnpike spokesman. Read More
MILLINOCKET — Although Millinocket’s tax rate dropped by 15.2 percent, not all taxpayers saw a decrease in their tax bills. Some residents’ tax bills went up because the value of their property increased as the result of a recent revaluation of town properties, the first… Read More
NEWPORT — Burglaries and thefts have kept Pittsfield and Newport police busy the past two days. Officers from Newport and Pittsfield responded to Gram’s Place, a restaurant on Route 7, when the patrolling Newport officer spotted someone outside the restaurant trying to break in about… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An open house to celebrate the completion of hospital renovations will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Mayo Regional Hospital. The renovations, at an estimated cost of $622,000 funded by the hospital’s capital equipment replacement fund, are… Read More
MONSON — An investigation into the cause of a fire that erupted at a South Main Street home late Monday evening has been turned over to the state Fire Marshal’s Office. Monson Fire Chief Terry Gaudet said the house owned by Lester Rumery of Charlton,… Read More
GUILFORD — Paul A. Knaut Jr. of Dover-Foxcroft will autograph his recently published book of photographs, “Maine Scenic Splendor,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the Guilford Memorial Library, sponsored by the “Friends of Guilford Memorial Library.”… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Operating out of a fort used by the British to fight the French centuries ago, Brunswick Technologies Inc. is joining forces with the state to fight for Maine jobs and Maine workers. Armed with $170,000 in federal, state and private grants, BTI will… Read More
HOULTON — It’s Tuesday afternoon and you’re out of school for the day. You and some friends are bored so you get some beer and go driving around. What’s it going to hurt? Students at Hodgdon High School got the answer to that question Tuesday… Read More
CHICAGO — A new study questions the value of cholesterol-lowering treatment for women who have high cholesterol but are otherwise healthy. Cholesterol-lowering drugs and diets do not appear to reduce such women’s chances of dying of heart disease, according to researchers who reviewed past studies… Read More
GUILFORD — SAD 4 Adult Education will offer a substitute teacher training course, starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Piscataquis Community High School. The class will also meet on Oct. 18, 23, and 25. A high school diploma is the only legal requirement… Read More
GREENVILLE — A 30-pack of beer and several packs of cigarettes were reported stolen in a break-in at Wortman’s Store Tuesday. Officer Guy Dow of the Greenville Police Department said the burglars attempted to enter the store in several areas before climbing through a rear… Read More
The news of Sept. 28 announcing the new tobacco law that makes it illegal for those under 18 to possess cigarettes was read with a great amount of interest while I was visiting Bar Harbor. I am Berkshire County’s Tobacco Control Coalition director from Massachusetts, and we are… Read More
WASHINGTON — Americans with heart disease should enroll in special cardiac rehabilitation programs to live longer and better, yet less than a third get that help, the government said Tuesday. Cardiac rehabilitation consists of supervised programs offering patients customized prescriptions for exercise, low-fat diets and… Read More
Scarcely had we heard the good news of the 2-1 defeat of the Texas-Maine-Vermont nuclear compact in the House when word circulated that Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine and Rep. Jack Fields of Texas were scheming to bring the monster back for another vote, possibly as early as… Read More
PLEASANT POINT — A four-day program sponsored by the Healing Wind Drug Elimination Program titled “Women’s Way, A Retreat for Women,” begins today at the Beatrice Rafferty School. Cecilia Fire Thunder, an Oglala Lakota woman from Rapid City, S.D., whose American Indian name, Tawachin Waste… Read More
Imagine a public right of way slicing 127 miles through some of the least accessible terrain in Maine. Lovers of nature toting cameras. Bicyclists strapping on helmets in Ellsworth and peddling for Machias. Snowmobilers adjusting goggles and revving up for a quick scoot through the woods from Brewer… Read More
I am a member of a very concerned Maine family that will surely be voting “no” on Question 1 this November. All Maine people should know that they are seen as equal under the law. Quotas, affirmative action and similar ideas for any particular group are themselves discriminatory… Read More
Maine voters will be asked at the polls in November to sign a petition that would place voluntary limits on state campaign spending. They should add their names to those who believe that money — its getting and spending — rapidly is becoming the dominant issue in state… Read More
WASHINGTON — In what may be a step toward curing diabetes, researchers report successfully transplanting insulin-producing cells between unrelated mice by tricking the immune system into accepting the foreign tissue. Dr. Aldo A. Rossini, director of diabetes care at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center… Read More
PORTLAND — The state’s highest court on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a former state trooper by the parents of a 32-year-old Winthrop woman who was abducted and killed after she stopped to change a flat tire on the Maine Turnpike. Kenneth… Read More
Milestones marks some of the outstanding accomplishments of people of eastern and northern Maine. Submissions may be sent to Milestones, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402-1329. Gerald C. Barnes of Perry, commander of District 3, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has been named an… Read More
PORTLAND — The principal shareholders of Atlantic Bank of South Portland became the largest shareholder in Portsmouth Savings Bank, and there’s talk they may buy the New Hampshire bank. A trust company controlled by the Monks family, Ram Trust Services Inc. of Portland, has acquired… Read More
WASHINGTON — Colorado’s solicitor general ran into skeptical questions from several Supreme Court justices Tuesday when he argued the state’s residents have the right to prohibit laws that protect homosexuals from discrimination. “I would like to know whether in all of U.S. history there has… Read More
BELFAST — Waldo County’s police tactical team was called into action Tuesday to arrest a New Jersey fugitive from justice. Charles “Chuck” Buttitta, 39, of Atlantic County, N.J., was arrested at gunpoint shortly after he fled off Patterson Hill at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The arrest… Read More
BELFAST — Waldo County Sheriff John Ford’s proposed 1996 budget calling for expenditures of $1.2 million was unveiled Tuesday. Under the proposal, the cost of running the jail next year is projected to be $646,732. The expected cost for the sheriff’s patrol comes in at… Read More
What could be more fitting than to have the Maine Veterans’ Home director of nursing be a veteran herself? That experience led Marilyn Tracy, RN, to head the team that will direct the course of nursing at the Bangor MVH. Residents, who began moving in… Read More
The newest Maine Veterans’ Home in Bangor overlooks one the town’s busiest intersections. Few passersby have not noted the building, distinguished by its modern design perched atop the hill overlooking the corner of Hogan Road and State Street. Family members, finding themselves no longer able… Read More
In Brenda Catterson’s position as social service supervisor at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor, she will often face expressions of relief and despair on the same day. Confronted with changes in eligibility rules for nursing homes, that severely limit access, she oversees MVH admissions. Read More
At a time when federal dollars for long-term care are dwindling, Maine veterans secured a pledge to fund at least five veterans’ homes in various Maine locations. Jefferson Ackor, CEO of the Maine Veterans’ Homes, realizes that the veterans achieved what for other groups was impossible. Read More
Since high school, Richard Rumney, MVH’s food-service supervisor, has been honing the skills that led him to his new position. Through high school and beyond, he learned cooking at Maine Maritime Academy, and eventually learned about special functions. He has worked in various food-service situations,… Read More
For most people, activities offer an opportunity to relax and express themselves. They take for granted the freedom to participate in their chosen pastimes. People who live in long-term care facilities may, however, have limited access to seek the types of activities they enjoy. One… Read More