MOUNT DESERT – Erik Poulsen scored all of Orono’s 11 points in overtime to lift the Red Riots to an 81-74 schoolboy basketball win over the Mount Desert Island Trojans Wednesday night. Poulsen hit the front end of a 1-and-1 with three seconds left to… Read More
    ORONO – Stearns High School junior left wing Justin Grant sought atonement. It was his hitting-after-the-whistle penalty with 48 seconds left that gave Brewer High School a two-man advantage which produced Jason Seavey’s tying goal with two seconds left. Grant received his atonement when he… Read More
    MACHIAS – Emily Walker scored a game-high 17 points as the Husson Braves posted a 56-39 women’s basketball victory over the the University of Maine-Machias Clippers Wednesday night. Tara Leavitt added 16 for the winners of Bangor. The key for Husson was a defense that… Read More
    MAINE vs. BUFFALO Time, site: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono 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
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    The field of candidates to succeed Lee Goldberg as sports director at WLBZ-TV (Channel 2) in Bangor has shrunk to four. WLBZ News Director Michael O’Neil confirmed Tuesday the search for Goldberg’s permanent replacement has entered the final stage. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    HOULTON – Heather Wilde sank three free throws with less than a minute left in the second overtime to lift the Houlton Shiretowners to a 58-55 schoolgirl basketball win over the Schenck Wolverines Wednesday night. The Houlton defense held the Wolverines of East Millinocket scoreless… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State Rep. Elizabeth J. Mitchell, D-Portland, is on a 10-day trip to Russia as part of the American Council of Young Political Leaders foreign exchange program, and will observe parliamentary elections on Sunday, Dec. 17. The ACYPL was created in 1966 as a… Read More
    For a guy who claims he “always gets it right … with half his brain tied behind his back,” radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh missed the mark by a mile regarding Bill Clinton’s 1993 economic plan. Pitiful Democrats, though, failed to call Rush’s bluff. Read More
    PORTLAND — Authorities in Oklahoma are searching for a 33-year-old drifter wanted on a murder charge resulting from the strangulation of a Portland man nearly two years ago, police announced Wednesday. After interviewing Philip H. Conway over the weekend in Oklahoma City, Portland detectives obtained… Read More
    CARIBOU — The Caribou Dance Co. will hold a Christmas recital at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. Ballet, jazz and tap steps will be performed by 48 dancers, ages 3 through 19. Proceeds from the two-hour show will benefit… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — The town of St. George will welcome Christmas the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 17, at a community party at Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor. The party will start at 3 p.m. and will include carol singing, refreshments and the lighting of… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Students and parents of the Hebrew School are pleased to sponsor Adas Yoshuron’s annual Hanukkah celebration again this year. The party will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Adas Yoshuron Synagogue on Willow Street. The eight days of Hanukkah… Read More
    THOMASTON — The Thomaston Public Library has announced plans for a special program to celebrate the holiday season. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, a puppet show will be presented by OutofHand Productions of Belfast in the children’s room of the library. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Elks Lodge will hold a meat raffle beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the lodge in the Mill Mall to benefit Christmas Is for Kids. More than 40 drawings will be held, including a $100 dollar bill raffle, 50/50s and… Read More
    A middle-aged couple walks up to the center court at Bangor Mall. As they are admiring the holiday decorations of automated animals in a winter scene, the big head of a moose turns to them and says, “Good morning. How are you both?” They stare… Read More
    Recently, I rode the Amtrak train from Champaign, Ill., to Chicago. The train, still named “The City of New Orleans,” stopped in the university town, only 15 minutes late, in a wild blizzard. At 6:45 a.m., 30 people got on the train, virtually every seat sold. Next year,… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture has issued a health warning against burning treated wood, which often contains heavy metals such as arsenic and chromium, both considered to be carcinogens by federal EPA officials. Pressure-treated lumber contains pesticides registered with the EPA. Exposure to… Read More
    BANGOR — The State Attorney General’s Office is seeking court action against a Bangor man it claims has violated the civil rights of anti-abortion protesters outside the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center in Bangor. The complaint filed at Penobscot County Superior Court alleges that Stephen… Read More
    The Lincoln Town Council will hold a public hearing on proposed police policies at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the town office and not on Dec. 13 as stated in a story on Dec. 13. Read More
    Mental Health Commissioner Melodie Peet was directed in her reorganization plan as much by the courts as by economic imperative. The state, already in contempt of a consent decree, had to produce immediate improvements in its system of community-based care. Given this mandate, Commissioner Peet may have succeeded… Read More
    During the initial debate regarding Shaw House, I have remained silent for two primary reasons. First, the early arguments appeared reasonable, if not always informed. Also, given my position as clinical consultant to Shaw House it was assumed any opinion I projected would be seen as self-serving. However,… Read More
    The Santa’s Helper Fund is steadily climbing, with a total of $11,220 donated as of Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Salvation Army staff is very busy coordinating and packing food, clothing and toys into hundreds of boxes destined for people in need. This is a formidable task, and the staff… Read More
    Like buried treasures abandoned in time, new gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for await discovery in many of Maine’s museums. The small gift shops tucked away unobtrusively near museum entrance and exit areas are sometimes a little too convenient to miss. Most museums have traditionally chosen… Read More
    Calais District Court: Shelley Brewster, 29, Eastport, criminal mischief, $20 restitution, $100; attempt to elude officer, 18-month jail sentence suspended, three years’ probation; endangering the welfare of a child, 30-day jail sentence suspended, one-year probation. Read More
    LINCOLN — In an effort to keep the police department’s overtime budget in the black, next week the police chief’s hours will be cut back. “It’s a shock,” said Police Chief Larry Merrithew. “I’m not the one who hasn’t been bargaining with them.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PORTLAND — Dozens of businesses in Maine and New Hampshire were hit with losses totaling nearly $15,000 as a result of a check-kiting scheme that led to the indictment of two sisters, authorities said. Investigators said most of the checks were written by Sumner Jordan,… Read More
    GRAND ISLE – Two of three selectmen have resigned their positions and only one person has taken out nomination papers for a special election that will be held Dec. 28. Louis Philip Dionne Jr., who had 15 months left in his three-year term, and Joseph… Read More
    BANGOR — A Brewer woman was injured in a freak accident Wednesday night in a Husson College parking lot. Lt. Robert Welch said Patrolman Michael Kenney was at the campus to take down some information on a minor fender bender that had been reported to… Read More
    Bangor District Court: Peter A. Allen, 23, Bangor, criminal mischief, $305 restitution, $125. 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… Read More
    CORINNA — Voters and town officials butted heads Wednesday night over whether state funding should be unconditionally approved so the town’s largest industry can receive a $1 million loan package to upgrade equipment and modernize its facility. The focus of the special meeting was to… Read More
    BREWER — After being turned down by the planning board and City Council, the Rev. Herman “Buddy” Frankland is taking his bid to establish a church here to the people. Frankland’s request to make the former Cottage Restaurant the new home for his Bangor-based Messiah… Read More
    BREWER — After a public hearing Tuesday night, the City Council voted to approve the relicensing of Randolph Spain’s Green Point Road junkyard and automobile graveyard. City Clerk Arthur Verow said the business passed inspections by the Code Enforcement Office, the health officer and the… Read More
    This letter is in response to the Page One article titled, “State begins recount in seat belt referendum,” by John Hale (BDN, Dec. 7). I just wondered what the relevance was of Hale’s description of what members of the United Bikers of Maine were wearing… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The slender, tapering 9-foot Christmas tree is topped by a gold ribbon. It sports only three kinds of decorations — small, white lights; real, white, unlit candles; and shiny, red, crab apples dipped in wax. The effect is decidedly old-fashioned, just what its… Read More
    I read with interest in the Bangor Daily News, Dec. 6, about Tasha Smallwood and how Houlton (SAD 29) refused to allow her to graduate because she attends the Limestone magnet school. Obviously, SAD 29, its board, faculty and students have caught the spirit of the Christmas season. Read More
    Timothy Woodcock and Patricia Blanchette voted to hike sewer rates by 5 percent and Christopher Popper opposed any increase. I wish to thank Popper for thinking of the taxpayers who always pay these increases. I also extend my thanks to Bangor Daily News for keeping… Read More
    In regard to the letter written by Eleanor K. Diamond and published on Dec. 5, about her “ruined Thanksgiving” because of the deer picture; she is not the only person who reads the Bangor Daily News. There are many sportsmen and other interested parties who also pay to… Read More
    BANGOR — Bangor police are investigating a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Queen City Trailer Park Monday night. Fire officials said Tuesday that the fire was set and that the case was being investigated by Bangor detectives. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    PORTLAND — Currency rates, trade agreements and marketing efforts by Maine businesses have contributed to a 25 percent rise in exports in the first nine months of the year, a university economist says. “You need the three things to work together for sustained growth,” said… Read More
    EASTPORT — The Marine Corps League Detachment 864 of Washington County welcomes Santa letters from area children from infant to age 18 that are mailed before Monday, Dec. 18. Letters should include the name, age, street and number address, clothing size and indication if boy… Read More
    MACHIAS — If selectmen accept the resignation of Selectman Thomas Wolverton at their meeting at 7 tonight, they will decide whether to call a special town meeting to elect a fifth selectman or operate the board with four members until the next annual town meeting. Read More
    WHITNEYVILLE — Household furnishings and personal valuables estimated to be worth several thousand dollars have been reported stolen during a daylight burglary at the home of Jeffrey and Kelley Jordan on Route 192. Washington County Deputy Sheriff John Hennessey is investigating the burglary that was… Read More
    SEARSPORT — The father of the victim of a sexual assault last month has offered a $1,000 reward for the arrest of her unknown attacker. The father, a merchant seaman, said Wednesday that he believed the prospect of a cash reward would prompt somebody to… Read More
    From a recent advertisement in the Bangor Daily News, Dec. 9-10, advertising for a fire chief for the city of Bangor: From the first appointment of a fire chief, Ebenezer French, on March 19, 1831, this is the first time the city of Bangor has… Read More
    ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — The New Brunswick fire marshal was in this border community Wednesday to investigate a structure fire that left three firefighters injured, one seriously. Chief Jeff Richardson of the St. Stephen Fire Department said that when firefighters arrived at the home… Read More
    LISBON — A new pipeline that began carrying natural gas to customers in this Lewiston suburb could be extended to Brunswick and Topsham, Northern Utilities Inc. said Tuesday. “We built the line to be big enough to not only serve Lisbon, even if it grows,… Read More