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
MARS HILL – Lindsey Nightengale scored 10 of her game-high 22 points in the second quarter as Fort Fairfield built a five-point lead at halftime and hung on for a 59-56 win over Central Aroostook Thursday night in schoolgirl basketball action. Sarah Nason added 20… Read More
ORONO – Hockey took the heavy hits, but other University of Maine athletic programs were also cited for violating NCAA guidelines in the self-report released Thursday. Following are a dozen examples, out of about 40 listed, of violations spanning a decade that have been reported… Read More
ORONO – Suspended Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh is not sure what he will do during the next year. He has been suspended for one year without pay for his role in numerous NCAA infractions uncovered by an 18-month self-examination. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine hockey team’s dream of winning another NCAA national championship will be only a dream until at least 1997. Responding to the results of an 18-month investigation of numerous NCAA violations within the athletic department, the university will suspend UMaine… 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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GREENVILLE — Advertisements placed in forest products trade publications seeking investors for a proposed wood panel mill in Greenville have received responses. Town Manager David Cota told selectmen Wednesday that the inquiries, including one from a Fortune 500 company, looked promising. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce will accept donations of new toys and games for the Chamber’s Christmas basket program. For more information, call 564-7533. 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
HANCOCK — Four towns have notified the 10-town Coastal Recycling cooperative they intend to pull out by the July 15 deadline. Selectmen in Lamoine voted this week to withdraw. Lamoine was one of the founding members in 1991 and had invested dollars and volunteer efforts… 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
A slow-moving storm packing a foot of snow and wind gusts to 25 miles per hour plagued Maine for the second day Thursday, miring traffic in Bangor and on the southern portion of Interstate 95, and closing virtually every school and social service agency in central, northern and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Claudia Luchini spoke only of hope and thankfulness less than 24 hours after her Pine Street home was damaged by fire. “Even though it was an awful thing that happened, I kept seeing all these wonderful people, hearing these wonderful things they’ve offered… 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
WASHINGTON — The House approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s welfare system Thursday, one that would give states more power to get people off government assistance. But President Clinton said he will veto it. Republicans, who made welfare reform part of their “Contract with… 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 — A Bangor woman was listed in stable condition Thursday after being struck by a car as she tried to cross Main Street Thursday afternoon. Lisabeth Nelson, 40, was admitted to Eastern Maine Medical Center after the 12:30 p.m. accident. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… 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
AUGUSTA — A potential battle for the top slot in the state Republican Party may pit a former GOP chairman against a 1994 gubernatorial candidate. Kevin Keogh of Falmouth said Thursday he will seek the job held by Pamela Cahill, who will resign Dec. 31,… 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
BANGOR — Demolition is expected to start soon to make way for the construction of a Shaw’s supermarket on Main Street. Kenneth Gibb, the city’s community and economic development director, said Thursday that public works employees probably will take down the Brownie’s Market building in… 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
ORONO — Students at the University of Maine are asking a legislative commission to consider doing away with the university system’s chancellor and eliminating duplication between the system and its seven campuses. The General Student Senate Dec. 12 unanimously approved nine recommendations that have been… 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
Editor’s Note: This story is being rerun from Thursday’s paper because of printing errors in the original. ELLSWORTH — Deborah Leavitt has been known to climb out on a big city hospital roof and sprinkle birdseed outside a young, critically ill patient’s window so pigeons… 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
While most pulp and paper producers expect only moderate growth over the next three years, companies producing recycled pulp are planning for continued banner years ahead. An annual survey of pulp and paper companies nationwide released this month found that many paper companies don’t expect… 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
MACHIAS — The high turnover rate and surge in illness among town employees may be causing some concern among selectmen, but they have chosen to make no public statements until they meet Jan. 11. The latest incident involves the town clerk’s allegation that Town Manager… Read More
MONROE — Fed up with their hostile working environment, the staff of the town office resigned, effective Thursday. Valerie Moody, tax collecter, treasurer and excise tax collector, and her deputy, Irene Toothaker, decided they had had enough after enduring months of insults and accusations. They… Read More
An international panel will meet in Warwick, R.I., next month to get to the scientific bottom of a mystery that has lobstermen and regulators alike baffled. How has New England been able to maintain its lobster population in the face of an explosion in fishing effort?… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County commissioners have made a New Year’s resolution to review health insurance coverage offered to county employees and retirees. The review comes in response to public criticism that the program is too generous. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… 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
ASHLAND — Despite some objections, about 18 state conservation employees in February will move into new quarters at a former military bomb scoring site here. During meetings earlier this week, the Maine Department of Conservation decided finally to consolidate several bureaus at the site, now… 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
PITTSFIELD — There are few things more frustrating than being sick or in pain when the doctor’s office is closed. The situation doesn’t appear to warrant going to the hospital emergency room, but where do you turn for help? Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield and… Read More