ORONO – The Black Bear 14K Ski Race scheduled for Saturday at the University of Maine has been canceled due to a lack of snow. Read More
MAINE vs. HARTFORD Time, site: Friday, 7 p.m.; The Sports Center, W. Hartford, Conn. 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
BRUNSWICK – Senior guard Corey Thibodeau sank two free throws with four seconds left in the game to give Old Town the 54-53 win and survive a strong comeback by Brunswick here Thursday in schoolboy basketball action. Old Town held Brunswick to three third-quarter points… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Senior guard Corey Thibodeau sank two free throws with four seconds left in the game to give Old Town a 54-53 win and survive a strong comeback by Brunswick Thursday night. Old Town held Brunswick to three third-quarter points and took a 41-33… Read More
Mamadou N’Diaye and Ndongo N’Diaye had only played two years of basketball each prior to arriving in the United States last summer. Even though they’re attending different prep schools, one of the most important things the two 7-footers from Dakar, Senegal, have leaimportant things the… Read More
Mount Desert Island boys basketball coach Wilton Jones’ season has gone like someone stuck a tape of the Trojans’ 1995 campaign in the VCR and hit PLAY. As Jones and his top-seeded Trojans ready themselves for their Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal game Saturday (8:35… Read More
The Penobscot Valley High School Howlers will make a strong run at winning their sixth straight state title in Class C wrestling, but not without some tough competition when action begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at MaAcademy in Lincoln. The Howlers of Howland have more… Read More
BANGOR – Hampden’s first points came from 5-foot-11 sophomore forward Amanda Rodgerson, who hauled down a rebound before she sunk it in the paint 25 seconds into the first quarter. That basket laid the foundation for Hampden’s textbook 61-44 win against Bangor in Big East… Read More
MAINE vs. NORTHEASTERN Time, site: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Matthews Arena, Boston 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
The incorrect coach for the Katahdin High boys basketball team was listed in Thursday’s Tournament Time advertising supplement. The coach is Bill McAvoy. Read More
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Cindy Blodgett scored 23 of her game-high 33 points in the second half Thursday night to carry the University of Maine women to a 75-62 North Atlantic Conference basketball victory over Hartford. With the win, coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie’s Black Bears wrapped… Read More
PORTLAND – Bangor’s Tim Furrow is among 10 “community heroes” who have been chosen to help relay the Olympic torch. The other Mainers are: Susan Cary, Orr’s Island; Margaret Craven, Lewiston; Tina Crawford, Alfred; Bill Giffin, Saco; Richard Johnson, Wells; Francis Kleeman MD, Biddeford; John… Read More
WATERVILLE — The owner of a dog that froze to death during bitterly cold temperatures this winter has been ordered not to own any pets, at least until after her trial this spring. Patricia Thompson, 47, of Oakland faces criminal charges of animal abuse, punishable… Read More
Anyone who questions whether sales of food and gifts as a fund-raiser works should ask the pupils, staff and friends of Bangor Christian School, especially parent Cindy Crawford. Pupils who responded to Crawford’s directions grossed more than $34,000 selling items provided by Cherrydale Farms that… Read More
BANGOR — Less than three months after its launching, the USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor on Feb. 15, 1898. More than 250 men were reported dead or missing after the explosion which led the nation into the Spanish-American War. The state has a… Read More
The contentious issues raised by the Bangor Daily News story of Jan. 25 about the parents of baby Aisha Dickson, who died apparently from beating a year ago, merit some careful consideration and comment. A reader, John Silvernail, of Bucksport, in a letter to the editor published Feb. Read More
Offered a challenge that would have defied Solomon, former Sen. George Mitchell seized the opportunity to help Northern Ireland end generations of political and religious strife. The international commission he was asked to head succeeded in its mission. It produced a blueprint to build a lasting peace. Unfortunately,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus S. King said Thursday he would continue to oppose any efforts by the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a casino in Washington County while promising to spare no effort in the search for economic alternatives to gambling. “The appeal of the casino… Read More
BANGOR — A graduation of more than 75 Penobscot Job Corps students will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Job Corps center on Union Street. The keynote speaker will be John Jenkins, mayor of Lewiston and president of Personal Enrichment Programs. U.S. Rep. Read More
AUGUSTA — A new group of potential buyers is planning to visit the dormant Statler Tissue Co. mill, whose closure last year left hundreds in the capital area unemployed. Sam Posner of Boca Raton, Fla., has formed Tree-Free Fiber Co. with other executives in the… Read More
BANGOR — Sean Faircloth, Bangor’s freshman state senator, said Thursday he has joined a crowded field of Democrats seeking their party’s U.S. Senate nomination. The 35-year-old lawyer has made no secret of his ambitions during the past week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BELFAST — No matter how the planning board rules on the Cedar Ridge apartment complex, it will take a Superior Court judge to make the final determination. That was the observation of City Attorney John Carver and Clifford Goodall, the attorney for the Cedar Street… Read More
“Dateline NBC” will feature a segment during tonight’s show on the stabbing attack of four nuns, resulting in the death of two of the women, in their Waterville convent earlier this month. The program will be shown from 9 to 10 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
DEXTER — Dexter police are giving high marks to the “Cops More” federal program which has allowed the department to hire a full-time clerk, giving officers more time during their shifts to patrol, investigate and participate in outreach programs. Last year, Dexter was awarded a… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Superior Court Justice Donald Marden refused Thursday to allow a competing harms defense to be argued in the marijuana furnishing case against Don Christen, founder of Maine Vocals and marijuana legalization activist. Attorney Dr. Nancy Lord, Christen’s lawyer, has spent two… Read More
LINCOLN — Mike McFalls is concerned about how his family’s lumber business could be affected if a referendum proposal to ban all clear-cutting in unorganized territories in Maine ever becomes the law of the state. What concerns McFalls, a manager at Haskell Lumber Co., is… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The U.S. Department of Transportation quashed plans by Business Express Airlines to suspend service to Presque Isle on March 3. Late Thursday afternoon the airline agreed to maintain its Boston and Presque Isle connection while city and state officials are working to… Read More
Bangor Christian Schools Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Leah Cohn, Maren Kumschliess, Kris Schroeher, Brittany Temple, Rebecca Tibbetts, Mark Treadwell and Joanna Wilkes; honors: Andrea Hall, Donald Martin, Dawn Meserve, Ryan Mick, Kirsten Otten, John Paulson, Ray Pete and Kendra Porter. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Blue Hill man accused of shooting his former wife to death was released on bail from Hancock County jail after family members posted $50,000 in cash Thursday afternoon. Sgt. Jim Willis of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department Thursday evening confirmed Barry D. Read More
CARIBOU — Although inspections of Canadian potatoes crossing the border into Maine have dwindled, the effort to stem the tide of cheaper produce into Maine markets has not decreased. “We’ll work through the entire process,” said U.S. Rep. John Baldacci on Thursday, referring to the… Read More
The state is still working out some of the kinks in a high-tech tax-processing system and expects some delays in income tax refunds. When the $2.7 million Maine Imaging and Processing System went on line in late January, it was intended to streamline the data-entry… Read More
CHICAGO — Fewer than one in six children who rides a bicycle wears a helmet most of the time but the rate is better than only a decade ago. A 1991 survey by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found that about 15 percent of… Read More
ORONO — The Town Council this week set public hearings on sex and religion. Jumping on the region’s relaxation spa bandwagon, councilors Monday scheduled a public hearing to consider an ordinance prohibiting paid sexual contact. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The 2nd Maine Militia’s clarion call to protest rings out when corporations lay off thousands of workers and have their stock values rise, when politicians beholden to these same corporations sit silently while the working class disintegrates and when large campaign contributions more than anything else shape the… Read More
HERMON — Step by step, stride for stride, the “stranger” slowly followed the seventh-grade girl around, gently asking her questions in a masqueraded attempt to build trust. With a wary look, the girl kept backing off from the predator, staying one step away during the… Read More
MADAWASKA — After more than three decades as a sports writer, sports editor and more recently publisher of the St. John Valley Times in Madawaska, Emery “Legs” Labbe has announced his retirement, effective in May. Labbe started writing sports for the fledgling weekly newspaper in… Read More
I have read and reread all of the reports on the ghastly rampage in Waterville that took the lives of Mother Superior Edna Mary Cordozo and Sister Marie Julien Fortin, and the grisly beatings of two other nuns. It is an unforgiveable blot on the reputation of the… Read More
It was upsetting to learn recently of the sentence that was given to the boys who destroyed the Sullivan residence in Eastport. Most difficult to comprehend was the “special” clause indicating that the two boys, 12 and 13 years old, would not be eligible for release from the… Read More
ROCKLAND — Even if it costs $20 million and takes five years, “the time has come to start looking at moving the sewer treatment plant,” City Councilor Robert Peabody said Monday night. The 25-year-old treatment plant, located on the city’s waterfront a block from Main… Read More
AUGUSTA — John Miller has played charades on the royal yacht with Queen Elizabeth II, surfed the big waves in Fiji and led tour groups through China, Singapore and Thailand. Now he hands out press releases to the State House press corps as Gov. Angus… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — A question on limiting the power of special town meetings in the town of Mount Desert will not go before voters in March, despite a petition drive requesting the vote. Selectmen recently rescinded their earlier decision to put the question on the… Read More
BUCKSPORT — With a rise in local water rates at stake, town officials are set to give water system users more input into a proposed transaction that would govern the system’s future. Champion International recently signed a letter of intent hoping to sell the Bucksport… Read More
Knox County Superior Court: Thomas Dunn, 23, Rockland, five counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, four years in jail with four years probation; assault, one year in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR — Imagine being a conductor when most of the band isn’t even in the building with you. That analogy works for City Clerk Gail Campbell as she ponders the March 5 presidential primary. “Orchestrating” is how she describes the task of city clerk on… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Betsy DeWitt credits a $6 smoke detector for saving her life. DeWitt drifted off to sleep while watching television in bed late Wednesday night, but she woke up to the loud beeping noise of a smoke detector at 12:45 a.m. Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Calais High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Matthew Beckett, Aaron Clark, Sarah Donovan, Jennifer Farrell, William Fletcher, Joshua Frey, Teresa Holst, Kevin James, Billie Jo Mitchell, John Moreshead, Julie Morrison; honors: Sheree Dawn Alexander, Christine Brackett, John Burke, Andrea Butler, Abby Carter,… Read More
BREWER — The State Street Corridor Advisory Committee, charged with examining the potential changes in traffic patterns caused by the building of the new bridge between Bangor and Brewer, met this week to discuss the group’s goals. Since trucks, which are banned from using the… Read More
AUGUSTA — A grand jury meeting Thursday and today was expected to take up the case of Mark Bechard, who is accused of killing two nuns and injuring two others at a Waterville convent last month. A Kennebec County grand jury will hand up indictments… Read More
BREWER — A retired Maine principal has just returned from a series of meetings in Washington that included President Clinton, House Speaker Newt Gingrich and representatives of the Social Security Administration. Perry Amsden was one of 41 volunteer leaders who gathered in Washington to develop… Read More
BARING — Firefighters were at the scene of a structure fire Thursday that demolished a house trailer. Baring fire Chief Dunk Johnson said the fire was reported at around 1 p.m. He said the trailer, located on Old No. 1 Highway, belonged to John Lawless… Read More
DETROIT — A Detroit woman was seriously injured Wednesday after a family dog attacked her in her driveway on Route 100 in Detroit. She was listed in fair condition Thursday at Eastern Maine Medical Center. According to Lucille Brann, Detroit animal control officer, Sandra Fuller… Read More
GUILFORD — The proposed Guilford budget, endorsed this week by the town’s budget advisory committee, is slightly less than last year’s approved spending plan. Final approval on the proposed budget of $789,932, which includes a 3 percent wage increase for town employees, will be decided… Read More
The Washington-Hancock Community Agency in Milbridge is accepting applications for its MicroEnterprise Loan Program. Individuals who need financing to start or expand a small business may call 546-7544 to see if they qualify. Read More
The man who is widely regarded as the best documentary filmmaker in America never bothers to pack his cameras and microphones when he moves back each summer to his rural Maine home. For nearly 25 years, Frederick Wiseman has been showing up at his restored… Read More
As reported last week, the world’s minority languages and dialects are rapidly disappearing. Some find this a cause for great concern believing that, not only language, but history, culture, and even how human thought processes work are being lost as well. Others think the world’s estimated 6,500 dialects… Read More
WASHINGTON — People who won’t buckle their seat belts are costing the rest of America millions of dollars in medical bills. A Transportation Department study released Thursday found it cost about $5,000 more for hospital care for people who didn’t buckle up, compared with those… Read More
GUILFORD — Gripping the cold, metal bar on the rear of the rubbish truck with his gloved hands, Robert Orchard Littlefield peers out around the steel side of the vehicle in anticipation of his next stop. As the truck hisses to a halt, he releases… Read More
AUGUSTA — Rather than slug it out in court, the state may find it more productive to negotiate a settlement with a California emissions-testing firm seeking unspecified damages in a breach-of-contract suit. Gov. Angus S. King said Thursday he is considering a suggestion to negotiate… Read More
AUGUSTA — State revenue continued its unpredictable and rather sluggish performance in January, when about $500,000 less revenue than anticipated came into state coffers, according to figures released Thursday. So far in the first seven months of fiscal 1996, which runs through June 30, revenue… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state Board of Education will take longer to clarify its position on a state statute relating to costs associated with school closings, in reponse to an appeal filed by SAD 4. Board members on Wednesday tabled action on clarifying the statute until… Read More
ORONO — They called themselves the Bad News Bears. It’s sort of a natural moniker. After all, they were representing the University of Maine. Their mission? To design and build the fastest concrete toboggan. To eliminate the competition. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Thursday that he is working with several government agencies to locate a tugboat that could replace the Nickpatrick, which sank nearly three weeks ago in Eastport. Baldacci, who joined other members of the state’s congressional delegation last year to keep… Read More
Penobscot Valley High School, Howland Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Kari Dudley, Heather Goslin, Elisha Smith; honors: Candace DeWitt, Corey Fleming, Suzanne Gagnon, Susan Harding, Megan Hutchinson, April Johnston, Christie Johnston, Sheila Lawlor, Jacqueline Pacelli, Rebecca Pelkey, Jessica Potter, Danielle Saucier, Chris Sirois,… Read More
SULLIVAN — Hundreds of Hancock and Washington County residents are calling for the Maine Department of Transportation to move up construction of a new Hancock-Sullivan bridge. The petitioners’ main concern is the present bridge’s narrow width, which has contributed to dozens of car accidents over the years. Read More