HAMPDEN – Steve Moser said the warm weather for the 20th Souadabscook Stream Race Saturday was the best it’s been in four to five years, a real pleasure to paddle in. And despite the river being low, he navigated through the traditionally tough white water well. Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Three University of Maine pitchers combined to allow only three hits here Saturday, but it was only good enough for a split of the Black Bears’ North Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader against Vermont at Centennial Field. The Catamounts won the opener 2-1… Read More
BANGOR – Just 30 minutes before the start of Saturday’s Bangor Toughman Championships, light heavyweight Troy Bishop talked fashion with fellow brawler Jerry Patterson. “You going to fight in those?” Patterson asked, gesturing at the Houlton man’s jeans. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Colleges AT BRUNSWICK Maine State Meet Quad team scores: MIT 69, Bates 48, Colby 46, Bowdoin 44 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++) {… Read More
PORTLAND – Sunday’s game between the Portland Sea Dogs and the Harrisburg Senators has been postponed due to weather. No date has been set to make up the game. People holding tickets for this game can exchange them for tickets for any remaining Sea Dogs… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Blue Ox made another roster adjustment this weekend, but it was one of subtraction, not addition. Steve Dietz, who was pencilled in as the Northeast Baseball League team’s starting shortstop, had his contract with the Blue Ox voided after team officials… Read More
Youth Leagues AT BANGOR Level 2 Bangor YMCA 70.8, Piscataquis 65.0 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WISCASSET – Unity’s Stan Meserve showed why he was the 1995 track champion at Wiscasset Raceway as he cruised to victory in the Pro Stock season opener here Saturday. John Phippen Jr. of Bar Harbor took second and Scott Chubbuck of Woolwich rounded out the… Read More
NEWPORT — Firefighters were called Sunday to clean up about 70 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at the Irving Big Stop on Route 100. Assistant Fire Chief Fred Hickey said a tractor-trailer was fueling up when the nozzle came out of the tank, spilling the… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — An injured hiker Saturday night was carried by litter off Beech Mountain by park rangers and members of the Mount Desert Island rescue squad in their first “carryout” operation of the 1996 season. Aaron Plourde, 26, of Southwest Harbor and a… Read More
GOULDSBORO — Former Town Manager Sally Crowley has notified the town of her intent to sue over incidents related to her contract not being renewed last December. Crowley plans to seek $300,000 in damages for at least eight alleged violations of her state and federal… Read More
BANGOR — Due to the Patriot’s Day holiday, the city of Bangor will have a busy meeting day on Tuesday. An extension of the contract with A-R Cable Services to Dec. 31 will top the agenda of the municipal operations committee at 5 p.m. Tuesday… Read More
BREWER — The city’s planning board will meet at 7:30 tonight to consider improvements at the city’s waste-water treatment plant, an expansion at Sunrise Glass, site work at the proposed ice skating arena and the conversion of a North Main Street business to apartments. The… Read More
BANGOR — A trailer was destroyed and a firefighter was injured in a fire Sunday morning on outer Union Street. Assistant Chief Frank Dinsmore said Lt. Gary McCrea was sent to Eastern Maine Medical Center with an injured elbow that occurred while he was inside… Read More
LEWISTON — With the remnants of a wintry white blanket melting under the warm sun, Saturday was the quintessential spring day, a day that inspires thoughts of summer activities, golfing, canoeing and, of course, hiking. For members of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club, that means… Read More
CARIBOU — Economic opportunities created by Aroostook County’s forests and rivers, fishing and hunting and other tourism offerings will be discussed at a half-day ecotourism workshop Thursday, April 18. The event is sponsored by three Aroostook County newspapers and the Northern Maine Development Commission. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Thanks to swift response from the Bucksport Fire Department and ambulance service, a 59-year-old Bucksport man and his son-in-law were rescued after their canoe capsized in Silver Lake late Saturday afternoon. Bucksport Fire Chief Eugene Weston and emergency medical technician Shawn Courchene donned… Read More
HAMPDEN — It took the town of Hampden about three years to thrash out a waste-water treatment agreement with the city of Bangor. It’s going to take the town’s voters just one day to stick in their two cents — make that $1.5 million. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Three hundred twenty-three Mainers will be taxing themselves today quite apart from their contributions to the Internal Revenue Service. They are entered in the Boston Marathon, a historic regional race that also has long held international importance. A decade after the running boom was declared… Read More
The String Trio of New York, which performed Saturday at the Maine Center for the Arts, plays instruments that are well enough known. Violin. Guitar. Bass. However, the musicians — Regina Carter, James Emery and John Lindberg — can leave a listener dumbstruck with their uncanny approach to… Read More
Patriot’s Day gives Mainers one more day to file their taxes, but that isn’t likely to make them feel any better about it, especially considering an unusual aspect of Maine’s tax law that is well-known to accountants but little understood by the general public. An attempt to reform… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine voters will be treated to some wide-open legislative races this year, thanks to the purging effect of term limits and a crop of more than 400 eager candidates for the House and Senate. The fact that Democrats and Republicans are now so… Read More
Second of two parts As a continuation from last week’s column about land sale scams, we would like to go one step further. 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 a story about financial scrutiny in SAD 24 on April 12, it was reported that a $2,469 check had been made out to Mona Davis. In fact, Davis’ name was on the check registry for the check but her name was not on the check. The check… Read More
CALAIS — Avian parents are tenacious creatures that will not allow wind, rain or snow to disturb them when they nest. Those parenting skills were demonstrated this week when a pair of bald eagles returned to the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge to raise their young. Read More
Mike Carter spent the week before the historic 100th running of the Boston Marathon — what he believes will be something akin to a trip to Mecca — caught in a funk. Just a week away from today’s race, his 14th marathon and fourth Boston,… Read More
PORTLAND — Despite the party label, there are differences between the two candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District, Dale McCormick and Tom Allen. The winner of the June party primary will face Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Longley Jr. in November. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKLAND — If you’re looking for a win-win situation, consider this — a toll-free call that turns junk cars into cash for Maine’s Special Olympics and a nice little tax deduction for yourself. That’s the premise of Recycle for Gold, a newly launched campaign to… Read More
At a recent weekly Eastern Maine Medical Center pediatric conference, a panel of health, behavioral and educational professionals presented the serious problems confronting homeless children and adolescents and described the services provided by Bangor’s Shaw House. The audience exceeded 50 and included community pediatricians, nurses, educational and behavioral… Read More
Nancy Garland’s article, front page (and continuation A3, col. 1) of the March 28 Bangor Daily News has a lot of truth about the vandalism of the (Dr. John) Sullivan residence (in Eastport). I am, however, of the opinion that many of those letter writers who would denounce… Read More
In response to the letter in the April 8 Bangor Daily News, on community resources; I fully concur with the portion regarding funds allocated to the school of performing arts. The article makes many good points that money in the amount of $160,000 could be spent in a… Read More
Your article of April 9 April (“Age of Aquarius”) does a grave disservice to your readers by lending an aura of credence to pseudoscience and superstition. In a recent issue of the journal, Sceptical Inquirer, the astronomer, Carl Sagan, writes, “I worry that, especially as… Read More
PORTLAND — Fishing industry regulators are trying to prevent overfishing of whelk, meat-eating sea snails that may be Maine’s next commercial fishing craze. At least two independent companies have plans to fish, process and ship tons of whelk overseas. One of the businesses, based in… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Retirement System is doubling the amount of money it pledged to invest in Maine businesses three years ago. Under an agreement between the retirement system and the Finance Authority of Maine, FAME will invest $20 million. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Dropouts, truants focus of discussion at Brewer> Resident asks board to take `zero tolerance’ stance
BREWER — A resident who has worked for several years with disadvantaged youths in the area has asked the local school committee to adopt “zero tolerance” for dropouts and truants. Tim Rogers says that such a policy and the alternative education programs that would accompany… Read More
AUGUSTA — The King administration is proposing a two-year wage freeze to state workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union claims. A memo distributed to workers says the administration proposal would continue what has, in effect, been a… Read More
BREWER — The water temperature varied between 98 and 106 degrees Fahrenheit in the hot tub outside Brewer High School Saturday. Defying chills and a snappy spring wind, area television and sports celebrities — even Brewer Police Chief Steve Barker — donned bathing suits and grabbed their rubber… Read More
Although snow covered the cowboy hats and boots of many of those who entered the Bangor Auditorium on Sunday afternoon, it quickly melted as three of country music’s hottest artists performed during a nearly four-hour show. Headlining the concert was Pam Tillis, the Country Music… Read More
A bizarre accident in Bangor Sunday afternoon injured a taxicab driver, knocked down a telephone pole, loosened wires and knocked down a transformer along Union Street. Power outages were experienced at a few Union Street homes for several hours until repairs were made later Sunday… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Councilors will vote Tuesday whether to continue staffing the Police Department with five officers or drop to four. With the recent departure of Officer Patrick Cumba to a position in Washington, D.C., it was suggested to council members that they may want to… Read More
Goldilocks never tried Maine Black Bear porridge or pancakes, but she would have found them to be just right. Black Bear buckwheat pancake and muffin mix and a four-grain cereal, Black Bear Porridge, are two products being introduced for sale this month by students and… Read More
Two families who have never met contacted the Bangor Daily News with the same concern: the need to remind people of the importance of organ donations. Ironically, each family’s association with this issue resulted from the need for a liver transplant. Today, while Joe, Jean,… Read More
ST. AGATHA — Because two other St. John Valley school units are involved in a federal bilingual education grant with SAD 33, the school district is reconsidering its action to withdraw from the program. The Madawaska School Committee and SAD 24 at Van Buren have… Read More
Retirement often conjures up images of endless rounds of golf and leisurely days spent in a warm climate. Growing numbers of seniors, however, are choosing to spend their retirement years on college campuses. Universities, with their libraries, museums, cultural and sporting events, are becoming increasingly… Read More
GREENVILLE — The search for a missing Greenville woman ended Friday evening when she notified a family member that she was well and in Tennessee. Police had issued an all-points bulletin to determine the whereabouts of 34-year-old Louise Desrosiers, who in an intoxicated state left… Read More
Elizabeth Bell, 23, of Brewer sat patiently for three hours Saturday as tattoo artist Dave Long of New Brunswick etched a permanent impression of her pet German shepherd on her upper right thigh. It really didn’t hurt, Bell insisted, as Long applied dozens of buzzing… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The town and unions representing police, firefighters and public works employees have ratified new multiyear contracts. But some union members are not happy about their new health insurance plan. Members of all three unions said they had agreed to smaller pay increases in… Read More
TRENTON — Voters set aside funds and took other action Saturday to deal with a space crunch at Trenton Elementary School. Administrators forecast it will be at least another decade before the Trenton school makes the state’s priority list for building projects. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — A Waldo County man who jumped into the Kenduskeag Stream near downtown Bangor on Friday walked away from the grounds of the Bangor Mental Health Institute Saturday after he was involuntarily committed there. David Slagger, 33, of Frankfort was found at a boat… Read More
MILLINOCKET — A group of residents want something done about drug and alcohol abuse even if it means using police dogs for random searches at schools. Like other groups around the state, Millinocket residents are upset about increased drug and alcohol abuse and how it… Read More
HAMPDEN — A car thief with an affinity for new vehicles sent Hampden police on a brief high-speed chase early Sunday morning on Coldbrook Road. Sgt. Dan Stewart of the Hampden Police Department was performing a security check on a business on Coldbrook Road at… Read More