ORONO – That’s one small blow for Rex Turner, one giant boost for Maine-kind. The University of Maine sophomore stroked a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh inning of Sunday’s first game, carrying the Black Bears to a 10-8 North Atlantic Conference baseball victory… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine junior righthander Mary Persson has bruises all over her legs from line drives. But with runners on second and third and one out in the seventh inning of a 2-2 game with Vermont here Sunday, she snared a one-out bullet… Read More
BANGOR – Many of the paddlers in Saturday’s 30th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race will judge their success or failure by whether they paddled or swam their way through Six Mile Falls. But for the true racers in the field, the popular way to deal with… Read More
OXFORD – Jeff Taylor of Farmington won the season opener Sunday afternoon at Oxford Plains Speedway in the VIP/Duralube Diet Coke Pro-Stock feature. Taylor held off Dale Shaw of Center Conway, N.H., who finished second one car length behind. Kenny Wright of Woolwich, the pole-sitter,… Read More
SIX MILE FALLS – Jeanne Jeane of Hermon may be a novice Kenduskeag Stream river vulture, but she spoke like a true vet. “I’m gonna be some depressed if they don’t dump,” she said, eyes cast upstream to the incoming tide of canoes. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ORONO – Ben McDonald hit two doubles, scored twice and drove in a run to lead Ellsworth to the 5-3 schoolboy baseball victory against Orono Saturday. John Nybe earned the win in long relief, striking out six batters over six innings in the season opener… Read More
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BLUE HILL – By the time the top of the seventh rolled around, it was already a long Eagles’ Saturday. At the field since 9 a.m., the George Stevens Academy baseball team and coach Dan Kane had hauled five-gallon pails of dirt from behind the… Read More
FARMINGTON – Brett Chase slugged two home runs and had five RBIs in the second game to lead the University of Maine-Farmington to a 9-4 win and a split of Sunday’s Maine Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader against Husson College of Bangor. Husson won the first… Read More
ORONO – It’s too early to tell what kind of impact the University of Maine’s home-opening 18-2 Saturday win over Husson College will have. But the struggling Black Bears, who took a measly .233 average into the game, finally erupted offensively and hoped to take… Read More
When the mayor of Bangor asked the Brewer City Council recently for money to renovate the Bangor Public Library, some people thought he’d made a wrong turn on the approach to the bridge. Marshall Frankel knew what he was doing, however, and if communities in… Read More
ELLSWORTH — An Ellsworth Boy Scout troop will be a mighty force on the river at next fall’s Muscle Man-Muscle Woman Canoe Race. Troop 86, with about 30 members, has spent two full weekends constructing 28 15-foot, two-person canoes in preparation for the fall race… Read More
Free preschool screenings provided by Child Development Services of Penobscot County will be offered for 3- and 4-year-old children and for 5-year-olds not yet eligible for kindergarten for vision, hearing, motor skills, speech-language, social-emotional and cognitive development by the Millinocket School Department. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Read More
In response to a letter to the editor by Kenneth Gastia on April 1, titled, “Unwelcome invasion,” I would like to set the record straight. As a Canadian registered nurse working in the Bangor area, I feel the public has the right to know the truth about the… Read More
The major gifts are in for the expansion of the Bangor Public Library. Stephen and Tabitha King donated $2.5 million. Businesses and foundations have contributed. The city of Bangor will invest $2.5 million from its taxpayers. What remains is the toughest money to raise in… Read More
BANGOR — Saturday seemed like the first real day of spring. It was a day for city residents to step outside, take a deep breath and shake off the winter doldrums. Throughout the city, people were sweeping away winter sand, raking up heavy wet leaves… Read More
First of two parts Although buying land may seem like a safe investment, it sometimes can be highly speculative and risky. Many consumers have complained to the Federal Trade Commission that land they bought more than 20 years ago is still not worth the original… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor police are seeking assistance in finding an 84-year-old man who has been missing from his Somerset Street apartment since Friday. Louis Tibbets was scheduled to meet with a nurse from Community Health and Counseling at noon Friday. He failed to keep the… Read More
Joyful, joyful was the sound of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra Saturday when it gave the first of two concerts this weekend at the Maine Center for the Arts. There was much to be joyful about. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Three years ago, Ed Wiegleb of Waldoboro weighed 230 pounds. He reveled in a diet of rich, fat-filled foods. He loved spicy, sausage meatballs and handfuls of chocolate chip cookies. He was a happy, happy man. His life, however, changed forever on April 5, 1994,… Read More
SANFORD — A Wells man was killed this weekend when a fire broke out at the home he was visiting, authorities said. Public safety officials identified the victim as 27-year-old Jason King. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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BANGOR — Pupils at the Vine Street Elementary School will arrive this morning to find a rather large hole in their music room. Eric E. Trainer, 27, of March Street in Bangor was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after his car crashed through a brick… Read More
BANGOR — Leigh Cataldo of Hampden and her friend, Jessica Smith of Newburgh, put in a rough two days of work at the Bangor Home Show, but their efforts did not go unnoticed. The two young women volunteered to demonstrate the relaxing qualities of a… Read More
BANGOR — The New England Outdoor Center of Caratunk and the Maine Bound Program of the University of Maine joined forces Sunday to do what they could about cleaning up trash along the Kenduskeag Stream. On Saturday thousands lined the shores during the annual Kenduskeag… Read More
ROCKLAND — Susan Gerrish could not resist. After a week of agony watching her home of 34 years teeter above a 40-foot hole created by a landslide, she decided to have a laugh. Standing outside her Samoset Road home Friday night, she decided to call… Read More
We seem to live in a period of time where, if someone doesn’t like what you do, or doesn’t want to try to understand your way of life, he or she wants it banned. Bit by bit our rights as Americans are being taken away on a daily… Read More
As a veteran and a gun owner, I want to weigh in on Rep. John Baldacci’s recent vote to repeal the assault weapons ban. Well done, Rep. Baldacci. Once again you have shown the courage to vote using common sense without being influenced by the emotionally charged, liberal… Read More
I am deeply disturbed at developments in forestry in Maine. The referendum to ban clear-cutting simplifies the issue beyond reason. If only the authors of that bill had read more carefully, and to a greater extent, the subject matter taught foresters at the University of Maine and elsewhere,… Read More
GRAND FALLS, New Brunswick — Three Mainers were killed and one was critically injured in a one-car accident early Sunday on the TransCanada Highway south of Grand Falls, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Killed were Nichole M. Beaulieu, 19, of Portage Lake, Jessica E. Cyr,… Read More
It was hard to tell who was more excited as the Old Town High School Jazz Band came tumbling through the terminal at Bangor International Airport Sunday night after winning first place in a national jazz competition at Disney World Saturday — parents, friends and band supporters, or… Read More
KITTERY — A decision to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for two weeks during the Christmas holiday to save money has drawn fire from two unions, whose leaders have and may file unfair labor complaints. “If there is a cost savings, we certainly don’t want… Read More
AUGUSTA — Adopting a seldom-used tactic, opponents of a new law against video gambling are asking Maine’s secretary of state for a people’s veto referendum in hopes of repealing the law. The law, which is scheduled to take effect in early July, was pushed by… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A group of Skowhegan residents has grown frustrated with X-rated businesses and AIDS awareness education and is taking steps to do something about it. According to Selectman Leonard Whitman, a large population of Skowhegan residents favor an ordinance against obscenity and also would… Read More
BREWER — The children who will race in the June 14-15 Soap Box Derby race at Brewer gathered Sunday with their parents at Brewer Auditorium to discuss the finer points of racer construction, share problems and have questions answered. State Rep. Dick Campbell, co-chairman of… Read More
PITTSFIELD — People owning and operating small businesses in central Maine or those thinking about going into business can take advantage of a seminar in Pittsfield next month on operating a small business. Pittsfield’s economic director, Clyde Dyar, said he has perceived the need for… Read More
In recognition of National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, The Standpipe joins local organizations in saluting several hard-working volunteers. They are representative of the thousands of Maine people who, each day, willingly give of their time to better their communities and help those in need. A… Read More
ORONO — Henry Rollins, the muscle-bound frontman for the punk-metal Henry Rollins Band, is known for the lyrics from his song “Liar.” On Sunday afternoon, some of his fans were quick to make that connection after learning Rollins had pulled out of his University of… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — Sometimes story ideas don’t always work out. For two weeks I had tried to get a partner for the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, but by the morning of the race I had resigned myself to a spectator’s role, rather than a participant. So… Read More
BREWER — Brewer residents needing to get rid of that clothes dryer that died during the winter or an old sofa with the insides falling out are going to get their chance. The city will hold its annual spring cleanup May 6-24. This is the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The $1.6 million a private company has earned to find $17.5 million in federal money for Maine has some legislators upset the state can’t find the money itself and use the finder’s fee for state services. The Virginia firm, Maximus Inc., has a… Read More
LUBEC — A co-operative store may open this summer on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, and residents of this small community must decide if it will be an economic benefit or a new financial threat to area businesses. Some residents, who see a poor economic future… Read More
BREWER — There wasn’t a Republican political sign in sight Saturday at the second annual Help Organize Peace Earthwide — H.O.P.E. — festival at the Brewer Auditorium. Maine’s Young Democrats were there, as was Jean Hay, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. The only mention of… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. — A tradition of a strong middle class may be the reason northern New England’s poor historically have fared better than those in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, according to a University of New Hampshire sociologist. Cynthia Duncan spent four years interviewing people… Read More
BANGOR — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor broke ground Thursday on the site for a new home on Market Street, the third house built in the area by the nonprofit group. Diane Keyser, president of the board for Bangor Habitat, said that the Market… Read More
MACHIAS — While other companies are downsizing, cutting corners, trimming staff or offering buyouts to get rid of senior employees, MBNA, the nation’s second-largest credit card lender, is not. “When you become an officer of the bank, the senior executive you report to calls you… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor city councilor was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor early Sunday morning on Washington Street. Bangor police Officer Mark Hathaway stopped Councilor James Tyler after Hathaway reportedly saw the truck Tyler was driving go… Read More
ORRINGTON — Bill and Justin Fogg dug up old shingles from the ground on a steep hill by the side of Fields Pond while others pulled up and hauled away old wire fencing from the nearby woods. Judy Markowsky, wearing a bright green vest and… Read More
LAMOINE — Voters here have approved Sunday liquor sales in their town. In an 81-34 vote, residents on Friday repealed the Sunday liquor ban. The town’s traditional dry status had been repealed by voters in November 1994, but that vote did not apply to Sunday… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor man was arrested Friday night at Sears department store after allegedly exposing himself while shopping in the women’s underwear department. Bangor police reported that an employee in the underwear department was helping 46-year-old Philip Nouse shop for a garter belt when… Read More