ORONO – The hockey players were devastated but composed at Alfond Arena Thursday afternoon. They vowed to play as well as they can. University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh has been suspended without pay for a year, and the Black Bears will not compete… Read More
    A new sponsor and two international teams were expected to spice up the J.C. Penney Classic, formerly the Dexter Hockey Classic, on Friday and Saturday evenings at the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena. Following Thursday’s news that Maine coach Shawn Walsh will be suspended without… Read More
    MAINE vs. UNION Time, site: Friday, 8 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
    The University of Maine’s athletic compliance problems lay dormant until September 1993, when the university discovered that back in 1991, hockey player Cal Ingraham was incorrectly certified as eligible and had played anyway. The Black Bears forfeited 13 victories from the 1991-92 season and kept… Read More
    It’s that holiday time of the year with visions of sugar plums, candy canes and fruit cakes, but not a jelly apple in sight. What did he say? A Jelly Apple? What’s that? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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    The Maine Yankee nuclear power plant has a problem beyond the delay caused by an anonymous letter alleging cooling deficiencies and licensing misrepresentations at the facility. The plant has run as much on public trust as it has on uranium for the past 23 years, but now that… Read More
    BANGOR — Especially during the winter, there are many needs and many resources — the trick is to put them together. Bangor Mayor Marshall Frankel decided to give the process a hand on Thursday by bringing together the media and representatives of some Bangor area resources. Read More
    Maine “snowbirds” heading to Florida for the winter months may find an unpleasant surprise in store for them. The red fire ant, introduced to North America from Brazil by ships docking in Mobile in the 1930s, has now become widespread throughout the entire Southeast. Packing a vicious bite,… Read More
    CORINTH — The dates when nomination papers for municipal and school board openings in Corinth are available and due have been changed. Papers will be available at the town office on Saturday, Dec. 23. The completed papers must be returned to the town office by… Read More
    HARTLAND — The Hartland Sports Boosters will begin their second year of basketball programming for area children in grades three through six in 1996 beginning in January and ending with a dance March 30. League play for the second year will include participants from the towns of Hartland,… Read More
    DEXTER — Town officials are hoping to open the Dexter Municipal Skating Rink as soon as the snow from this latest storm can be removed, which could be as soon as the beginning of next week. Once operations begin for the season, the rink will… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Born to Read Program Steering Committee will celebrate its second anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Sebasticook Valley Hospital dining room. The program is a community effort by SADs 48 and 53 and Sebasticook Valley Hospital and is supported… Read More
    PORTLAND — The mail must move, even on Christmas Eve, a Sunday this year, U.S. Postal Service officials said. The following post offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 and will accept Express Mail packages on Christmas Day: Auburn,… Read More
    BELFAST — Northport-based Audio Bookshelf has donated a copy of its entire collection of 23 audio books to the Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County to be used in the organization’s new music resource program. In November, Hospice Volunteers received an $800 grant from the Maine… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Longley Jr. introduced legislation Wednesday to impose a 25 percent duty on all Canadian lumber entering the United States, after a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor to protest the imports of subsidized Canadian lumber. “The Canadian government is well… Read More
    WISCASSET — The Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. probably will not achieve its oft-stated goal of getting its long-idle power plant running again before the end of the year, a spokesman acknowledged Thursday. The owner of Maine’s only nuclear reactor was awaiting an order from… Read More
    Rockland District Court: Operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor: Richard G. Hart, 36, Rockland, $600, license suspended for 90 days; Deborah A. Hodgkins, 28, Boca Raton, Fla., $550, three days in jail, license suspended for 90 days; Linda L. Millay, 38,… Read More
    Your coverage of the health care debate in northern and eastern Maine is important and I commend you for it. Most will agree it has been balanced and may have clarified some of the broader questions of managed care. At times, however, the drama can obscure rational discussion. Read More
    Darrell Cooper, who until a year ago was one of Bangor’s top real estate developers, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges committed when he ran government-subsidized housing. Cooper, nearing the end of a six-month federal sentence for attempted bank fraud, pleaded guilty in U.S. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The State Planning Office Coastal Program has produced a new Coastal Cleanup record with nearly 3,500 volunteers picking up 16.3 tons of trash along 213 miles of shoreline Sept. 30 through Oct. 7, a planning spokesman said. The program began in 1985 with… Read More
    ORONO — The Audubon Society Christmas bird count in the Orono-Old Town area drew 25 birders who spent Dec. 16 searching for birds. More than 50 volunteers watched their feeders at home and reported less feeder activity than usual, which those in the field confirmed… Read More
    BANGOR — The finance committee meeting Tuesday gave several city councilors their first opportunity to meet the new director of the city’s motor pool. Randy Mace began work Nov. 22, replacing Ted Corbett, who moved out of the Bangor area. Mace, originally from Orono, was… Read More
    As I walk through downtown Bangor, I try to figure out how these small businesses can afford to stay open, or even pay their light bills. I see more real estate signs than ever before and I don’t think the City Council is much in caring arout the… Read More
    The Santa’s Helper Fund is nearing its goal of breaking the $22,500 record set last year. The total as of Thursday was $20,013.36, and with the support of last-minute donors, the goal is attainable. Contributions arriving after Christmas will be just as much appreciated as… Read More
    MARS HILL — A local girl is being credited with saving her sister’s life after a tractor-trailer truck slid past a stopped school bus and almost hit the younger girl. The driver of the truck, who was involved in a fatal accident a year ago,… Read More
    Listen up, husbands and wives: That perfect present you bought your spouse for Christmas is not what he or she has been wishing for all year long. You may think that you have found THE GIFT, the one that will set this Christmas apart from… Read More
    PORTLAND — Drifting snow, icy roads and subfreezing temperatures are conspiring against the U.S. Postal Service and its competitors in Maine during the busiest season of the year. “Some trucks are getting stuck and have to be pulled out,” said Portland letter carrier Stacey Derrig. Read More
    A great big thanks to the Bangor Band and the Thomas School Dancers for the wonderful Christmas gift they gave to the community at their annual Christmas program at the civic center on Sunday afternoon. The talented, graceful dancers and musicians, along with the appearance of Santa and… Read More
    Well, we are once again looking at a government shutdown. Tell me, why do we still pay wages to people who aren’t working? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    In response to your editorial, “Official English” (BDN, Dec. 13), I would like to express an opposing view. I am a naturalized American and I fully support English as the only official language throughout the country, including public schools. As an immigrant child, I learned English in public… Read More
    Everyone now knows that the federal debt has to be controlled and reduced. And our state government is attempting to reduce its over inflated budget. Along with this, our county commisioners are suggesting a huge increase in our taxes. We complain, we rant and rave and many do… Read More
    BELFAST — The National Weather Service has rescheduled its Winter Weather Spotter training seminar. It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Waldo County Jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    In a story on Page B3 in Thursday’s paper The Associated Press erroneously reported that the House approved an agreement among Texas, Maine and Vermont on the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. The House approved a rule setting the parameters for debate on the measure next year, but… Read More
    Actions announced Thursday by the University of Maine for violating National Collegiate Athletic Association bylaws: — Head ice hockey coach Shawn Walsh suspended one year without pay as of Sunday, Dec. 24. Assistant coach Greg Cronin named acting head coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Maine Arts Commission will sponsor a town meeting on the arts from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the Ellsworth Public Library. The meeting will introduce plans for a cultural assessment of Hancock County and provide a chance to air… Read More
    BRADFORD — Nomination papers are available at the town office for three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen and SAD 64 board of directors. Papers must be returned to the town office by 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Gov. Angus King has asked federal agriculture officials to declare all but two Maine counties disaster areas after this summer’s drought caused severe losses for the state’s farmers. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, King said that the potato industry… Read More
    BANGOR — Christmas trees may be dropped at the Bangor Recycling Processing Center on Maine Avenue and at city parks from Monday, Jan. 8, through Friday, Jan. 26. Bangor Public Works crews also will pick up discarded trees from curbside and in all city parks,… Read More
    For three years, the young Girl Scouts under the leadership of Penny Holmes and Nancy Hanlon of Brewer have helped out the less fortunate in their community. Now third-grade Brownies, the eight youngsters from Pendleton Street School are continuing the tradition they began as Daisy… Read More
    BROOKLIN — Three weeks after a dramatic Friday afternoon fire destroyed his main lamination shop, the owner of Duffy & Duffy Custom Yachts seems confident his reconfigured business can rebuild. Often quoted in recent years as a chief opponent of the now-repealed federal luxury tax,… Read More
    PORTLAND — Pet owners who have put off having their animals vaccinated against rabies will be able to do so for as a little as one-third the usual price at special clinics planned across the state in January. About 100 cases of rabies have been… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Postmaster Arey Bryant says the Rockland Post Office will be open until 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, and will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. The use of Express Mail will guarantee a parcel will be delivered on Christmas Day. Read More
    BUCKSPORT — The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $6.8 million contract to Training and Development Corp. of Bucksport to continue running the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center in Marion, Va. TDC has operated the center since 1991 and operates the Penobscot Job Corps… Read More
    TENANTS HARBOR — Jackson Memorial Library is gearing up for its second annual Children’s Writers Workshop, to begin Saturday, Jan. 6. As in last winter’s program, each participant in the workshop will write and illustrate a book, bind it and make a jacket for it. Read More