BANGOR – A year ago today, Tim Patchell was winding up his junior year at Hampden Academy, wondering what he’d do during his summer vacation. Today, he’s likely dreaming about playing in Saturday’s Class A baseball state championship game. The transfer’s single ignited a three-run,… Read More
ORONO- It took three hours, 52 minutes and 14 innings, but the Bangor Blue Ox finally got a “W” in their home opener. The Blue Ox outlasted the Rhode Island Tiger Sharks 6-5 in a Tuesday evening marathon here at the Mahaney Diamond. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
A faint, pre-dawn light begins to saturate the eastern sky, washing out all but the brightest stars and sending us a pair of conflicting messages. For 14 groggy souls who somehow found a reason – one which eludes me at the moment – to rise… Read More
ORONO – It was still an hour to go before the gates opened, but that didn’t stop the smell of popcorn, hot dogs, and sausages from wafting over the surrounding area of Mahaney Diamond. Tuesday was opening day, make that night, for the Bangor Blue… Read More
READFIELD – The Maine Association of USA Track & Field will hold its championship meet for ages 15-18 and a Region 1 qualifying meet for ages 18 and under this weekend at Maranacook Community School in Readfield. Athletes who are 18 years old through July… Read More
WATERVILLE – Heidi Poland, a junior softball player for Thomas College, has been named an NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete. Poland, a center fielder from Cornville, led the Lady Terriers with 14 RBIs. NAIA Scholar-Athleted must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.50 and must also… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor West Little League player Kevin Proctor was featured in the June issue of Sports Illustrated for Kids in the magazine’s Hot Shots section. The sixth-grader caught the magazine’s attention when he was one of 200 kids from more than 20 countries at… Read More
BANGOR – Playing lefty Jill Horne close to the right-field line was a good idea. It was, until the junior ripped a two-out, line-drive double down the left-field line to break open the 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday night and… Read More
BANGOR – The day before Messalonskee’s Class A Eastern Maine softball final against No. 1-ranked Medomak Valley, the No. 3 Eagles turned up their pitching machine an extra 10 mph and cranked up their confidence. The Eagles hit for nearly two hours and took some… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine basketball star Cindy Blodgett will be unable to carry the torch in the 1996 Olympic Torch ceremonial relay because of NCAA regulations, according to a UMaine official. “Because it’s sponsored by [Coca-Cola], she’d indirectly be endorsing Coke and no college… Read More
College UNIVERSITY OF MAINE 1996-97 Athletic Recruits Student-athletes who have signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Maine next fall, contingent on their admission to the university. The list includes candidates for field hockey, soccer, track andThe list includes candidates for field… Read More
Freshman Pete Fisher, who was the ace of the University of Maine’s pitching staff this past season and one of few bright spots for the 19-36 Bears, will be transfering to the University of Alabama this fall. Maine Compliance Director Tammy Light said under the… Read More
It seems strange that in a year when Major League Baseball seemingly has learned its lesson and returned Saturday afternoon game-of-the-week baseball to its fans, the same can’t be said for some teams in the Northeast League. Case in point: Last Sunday, the Bangor Blue… Read More
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BANGOR – George Stevens Academy senior righthander Richard Lebel knew what to expect from the Washington Academy Raiders in their Eastern Maine Class C schoolboy baseball final at Mansfield Stadium Tuesday. After all, he had outduelled WA’s Glen Wood for a season-opening 3-2 win on April 20. Read More
Speedway 95 POINT STANDINGS Sportsman Duane Seekins 224, Jim Goodman 190, Larry Cole 186, Gary Smi Duane Seekins 224, Jim Goodman 190, Larry Cole 186, Gary Smith 184, Jon Austin 178, Kim Gray 164, Gary Bellefleur 150, Bob Mitchell 125, Aaron St. Peter 124, Don… Read More
College KARA MARCHANT WATERVILLE – Kara Marchant, a junior at Colby College, has been named a second-team regional All American by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association. She was also named an honorable mention All American in a vote by the United States Women’t Lacrosse… Read More
One suspects that all Kathie Lee Gifford wanted to do was make a few dollars and raise money for children’s charities by putting her name on apparel sold by Wal-Mart. Little did she suspect that her business venture would tie her to sweatshops in Honduras, or, for that… Read More
WOOLWICH — A nationally prominent medical school and business research consultant and his longtime pilot were identified Tuesday as victims of a plane crash a day earlier in Maine. Steven J. Ruma, 57, was the only passenger aboard the twin-engine plane that crashed shortly after… Read More
ARUNDEL — Thin and muddy, a black-and-white dog was found by a Maine State Police officer Sunday in a 20-foot gully off the Maine Turnpike, missing part of a leg that was apparently lost in an accident with a car. “We couldn’t even find the… Read More
PORTLAND — A punch thrown during a dispute over a parking space at a McDonald’s restaurant has resulted in a six-month jail term for a Portland man. Dwane Rogers, 32, pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault as part of an agreement with the prosecution… Read More
The Maine State Bar Association will present a free program about long-term care options for older Mainers from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 28, at The Bangor House, 174 Main St., Bangor. The workshop, taught by Bangor attorney M. Ray Bradford Jr., will explore… Read More
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Protestant hard-liners stormed out of Northern Ireland’s peace negotiations early Wednesday when former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell took his seat to lead the negotiations. Pro-British Protestants opposed to American involvement in the search for a peace settlement here had refused to… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. William Cohen reluctantly approached Bob Dole in late October to tell the Republican Senate leader he couldn’t support his bill to balance the budget. “You really shouldn’t. You’ll be the only one,” Dole responded, saying Cohen was the lone Republican against him. Read More
AUGUSTA — More than 1,150 cyclists are participating in the three-day, 180-mile American Lung Association of Maine’s Trek Across Maine — Sunday River to the Sea. The trek begins Friday, June 14, at Sunday River Ski Resort in Bethel. Trekkers will spend the first night… Read More
BREWER — The City Council took final action Monday night on the status of several streets throughout the city. The council voted to make Brewer Lane, Chambers Court and Wilson Avenue private ways, and to take no action on a proposal to make them public… Read More
GREENVILLE — As directed by residents at the annual town meeting earlier this month, the School Committee voted Monday to cut the elementary and secondary operating account by $100,000. Because the cuts were said to be devastating to the system, Rep. Richard Gould, D-Greenville, suggested… Read More
CALAIS — A 4th District Court judge Tuesday denied bail to a 24-year-old Calais man charged with gross sexual assault in connection with the alleged rape of a 17-year-old Canadian woman. Devery Allen Johnson appeared unmoved by the decision. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
CALAIS — A 4th District Court judge Tuesday set bail for a 40-year-old Eastport man who has been charged with gross sexual assault. Dennis Wentworth was charged last week with the Class B crime, after an incident involving a 14-year-old female. Judge John Romei told… Read More
BANGOR — The rhetoric has slowed and tempers have cooled, but work continues in an effort to resolve a dispute between the Penobscot County Commissioners and a Carroll Plantation contractor who wants full payment for roadwork that the commissioners consider questionable. A consultant on Tuesday… Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Fort Sill Army sergeant, saying he wants to “put this behind me,” has pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge. Nathan Weslin Hayes, 46, also gave authorities thousands of explicit pictures. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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MILFORD — Voters seemed to be seeking change when they went to the polls Tuesday for local elections. There were upsets on the municipal side and the school side of the ballot. Both of the top vote getters in the races for the Board of… Read More
Somerset County Superior Court: Dwayne Armsworthy, 22, Madison, violation of a protection order, 120 days in jail, all but 10 suspended, one year probation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
China’s decision in Geneva last week to drop its insistence on making what it called “peaceful nuclear explosions” was very good news for supporters of the comprehensive nuclear test ban. A treaty that seemed unreachable just a few weeks ago now is a real possibility by month’s end. Read More
CALAIS — Gov. Angus King assured a group of Washington County residents Monday a public hearing will be held on his Atlantic Salmon Protection and Recovery Plan before state officials wrap it up. Wild Atlantic salmon in seven Maine rivers are candidates for special protection… Read More
In 1982, Thomas A. Peters and Robert H. Waterman published a very popular book, “In Search of Excellence,” that should be required reading of anyone serious about properly administering an organization. More specifically, it ought to be required reading for the University of Maine chancellors, members of the… Read More
BREWER — For nearly two hours Tuesday morning, an excavator scooped shovelful after shovelful of sand out of a steep embankment next to State Street. Searching for signs of a tunnel, operator Lou Dougherty dug across a line drawn from the river toward a 37-foot-deep… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Carol “Sunshine” Graves was indicted Tuesday by a Hancock County grand jury on a murder charge arising from the shooting death of her 71-year-old father at his Ellsworth home last month. After the death of her father, Douglas K. Graves, the 36-year-old Hancock… Read More
Beth El Synagogue’s Bar Harbor Discussion Group, inadvertently listed in Saturday’s community events on the Religion page, will not be held today. Read More
BANGOR — Voter turnout was light, but steady, according to officials at Bangor’s eight polling places Tuesday. With all eight precincts reported, an estimated 17 percent of the eligible voters in Bangor turned out for the primary election. The turnout was just slightly under the… Read More
Maine Forest Service rangers filed charges Monday in Ellsworth District Court against a Harrington man for his role in a May 27 wildfire that burned 2.2 acres of forest in Hancock County owned by Champion International Corp. of Bucksport. Larry Murphy, 22, who was allegedly… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Longtime Blue Hill Fair director Dwight Webber is calling for a recount after losing by 35 votes in the Republican primary for a Hancock County commissioner’s seat to long-standing Commissioner Walter Bunker. “It’s too close of a race,” Webber declared after learning Bunker… Read More
GREENBUSH — Voters here filled three local offices in town elections Tuesday. Richard Fish, unopposed in his bid for re-election to the Town Council, was returned to his seat for another three years with 162 votes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Rockport man was slapped with a 60-count indictment Tuesday for a burglary spree he allegedly committed while he was supposed to be working to repay the victim of a previous crime. Brian Smalley, 18, was indicted by the Knox County grand jury… Read More
GREENVILLE — Greenville residents elected Earl Richardson, with 257 votes, and Richard Ross, with 219 votes, to two-year positions on the Board of Selectmen during municipal elections Tuesday. Also vying for the positions were Nester “Terry” Beckwith, who received 101 votes, and Linda Diemer, with… Read More
OLD TOWN — The School Board formally adopted a $9 million budget plan for the school year ahead during a brief meeting Monday night. Superintendent Owen Maurais said Tuesday that school officials approved a total of $9,142,643 in expenditures, or $223,600 more than last year. Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 voters will more than likely be heading back to the polls or to a district budget meeting later this summer to decide budget items which were not passed during Tuesday’s election. At presstime, with results from Dexter, Ripley and Exeter tallied,… Read More
PORTLAND — State Sen. Dale McCormick conceded the 1st Congressional District Democratic nomination early Wednesday morning to former Portland Mayor Tom Allen. She congratulated Allen for “a fantastic race. He beat us fair and square.” With the decisive Biddeford votes coming in after 1 a.m.,… Read More
GREENVILLE — The school committee’s plan to implement a contract that excludes salary increases and other benefits recommended by an arbitration panel stunned members of the Greenville Education Association on Monday. The school committee voted Monday without comment to inform the association that an impasse… Read More
Maine Republicans trooped to the polls Tuesday, putting behind them one of the most bruising U.S. Senate battles in the state’s history. Susan M. Collins of Bangor, W. John Hathaway of Kennebunkport and Robert A.G. Monks waged exhausting bids that frayed nerves and diminished fortunes. Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Bar Harbor man was indicted Tuesday in Hancock County on three burglary and theft charges, just months after serving a two-year jail sentence on similar charges. Justin S. Smith, 23, was indicted by the grand jury on charges related to three separate… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft residents elected Elwood Edgerly and incumbents Fred Brawn and Hylan Kimball to three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen during municipal elections Tuesday. The results were Brawn, 522; Edgerly, 502; Hylan Kimball, 448, and Dane Norsworthy, 343. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Voters in the three towns of SAD 53 provided a narrow victory for the annual school budget on Tuesday. With a $6.6 million budget, school officials were concerned apathy could jeopardize the outcome of the annual referendum. But school supporters outnumbered opponents in… Read More
Former Maine Gov. Joseph E. Brennan won a big victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, rolling over four opponents. With 89 percent of precincts reporting, Brennan had an overwhelming 56.1 percent of the vote, state Sen. Sean F. Faircloth had 25.3… Read More
VEAZIE — Voters here spent most of Tuesday politicking. They held their local election during the day, and spent the evening considering funding and housekeeping issues at their annual town meeting. In the four-way battle for two Town Council seats, incumbent Councilor Joseph Friedman won… Read More
BANGOR — Lurking within the shadows of the mud-covered U.S. Senate race Tuesday were more than 40 State House primaries that will help to shape the next Legislature. A number of retirements — including many forced out of office by the new term-limits law —… Read More
Only a small wooden cross made by his brother and a funeral home sign with his name have marked the grave of Matthew Ardolino since his burial three years ago at the Riverside Cemetery in Hancock. At the age of 9, Matthew died June 27,… Read More
Maine Public Broadcasting trustee Helen Sloane Dudman, in her recent letter to the editor (BDN, June 6), refers to criticisms of that organization’s uppermost management by its staff as being reflective of “a few dissident employees.” She even credits this disgruntled minority for disrupting not only Maine Public… Read More
Today (June 7), Winterport is burying a lovely young girl who was killed in a freak accident by a large stone being thrown through her car. My understanding is that Maine has a law requiring tarps over gravel or any other thing that will flow… Read More
It is not clear whether or not Gov. King was aware of how intractable the multi-nationals are when it comes to any kind of regulations by the state of the unorganized territories which are considered their private fiefdom. Old Maine hands have been aware of this situation for… Read More
WELLINGTON — Wellington residents are contemplating withdrawing the town from SAD 4 after two years of turbulence that began with the board of directors’ attempt last year to close the town’s small school. While SAD 4 directors have no plans to close the school next… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department won agreement Tuesday from American Skiing Co. to sell two New Hampshire ski resorts as a condition of gaining government approval for its $137 million acquisition of S-K-I Ltd. There was some irony in the fact that the agreement with… Read More
DEXTER — The town’s Rubbish Barrel Improvement Fund, an effort to cover and paint 15 municipal rubbish barrels, stands at $275, more than halfway to the $400 goal. Once the goal is reached, each of the 15 barrels will be fitted with metal covers created… Read More
GUILFORD — A Harmony student attending Piscataquis Community High School admitted Friday that he had taken $333 in a yearbook fund from a teacher’s desk earlier in the day. The 15-year-old student turned over the money later that same day to Investigator Scott Richardson of… Read More
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VAN BUREN — Five people were taken to the Cary Medical Center at Caribou Monday night after a three-car crash on Main Street. Police believed that Conrad Gendreau, 73, Gladys Gendreau, 68, both of Lille Village; and Mario Byram, 22, Mai Beaupre, 21, and Lori… Read More
HOULTON — Two Houlton teen-agers remained in serious condition Tuesday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with multiple injuries they received as a result of a two-vehicle collision Monday morning. Jaclyn Dempsey, 15, and Garrett Henderson, 17, both students at Houlton High School,… Read More
HOULTON — Thousands of customers from Limestone to Medway were without electricity for about two hours Tuesday afternoon after an insulator at a main substation in Presque Isle broke down. According to Ginny Joles, spokeswoman for Maine Public Service Co., a buss insulator at the… Read More
A worried mother sounded the alarm Monday after she went to an isolated campsite in Washington County where her son and his friend, a German exchange student, were supposed to spend the first night of a six-day canoe trip. The youths were not there. Bill… Read More
ST. AGATHA — The communities of St. Agatha and Frenchville were thought to be among the last and strongest bastions of support for the French language and culture in Maine. That idea took a tumble Monday night when a majority of about 50 parents at… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 16-year-old Dover-Foxcroft boy was charged Monday with leaving the scene of an accident Sunday that left a small child injured. The charge came after Jason Steele demolished his 1988 Toyota pickup in an accident near Brann’s Mills on Monday. Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief… Read More
I met Bill Vail of the Maine forest products industry at the Hall of Flags when the signatures for the clear-cutting ban referedum were turned in. With him was a man with dark glasses and a video camera collecting informaton for the same private interest. I asked both… Read More
WALDOBORO — A Waldoboro woman has been charged with providing alcohol for a teen party Saturday night that ended with a traffic accident that killed a local high school student just days before he was to graduate. Lawrence Achorn, 18, of Waldoboro died in a… Read More
BANGOR — A bond issue that will help launch Maine libraries onto the information highway made it to victory Tuesday. The $4.9 million bond issue will be used to design and establish the Maine Info Net, a statewide library information system that will allow Mainers… Read More
LAMOINE — Voters here favored taking $40,000 for school repairs from the education capital reserve fund rather than from property taxes. The vote at Tuesday’s referendum was 201-115 in favor of using the reserve fund. The School Committee plans to hire an engineering firm this… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Voters here supported spending $600,000 on improvements to the town’s 30-year-old public safety building. The referendum measure on the expenditure passed 354-285 in Tuesday’s election. The project will be paid for using $200,000 from unappropriated surplus, and borrowing the remaining $400,000. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
CAMDEN — Incumbent Peter Gross won easy re-election to the Camden Board of Selectmen Tuesday, while Brian Keefe narrowly edged out Jean Belair for an open seat on the board. Keefe had 456 votes and Belair 429 to fill the vacancy left by James Elliott,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Unless Owls Head and South Thomaston turned the tide with votes counted late in the night, Rockland voters sent the SAD 5 budget down to defeat Tuesday by approving the $8.6 million total but rejecting two articles that make up that total. While… Read More
HERMON — Voters here approved the entire town budget and warrant at the annual town meeting Tuesday. The town voted to create a Sewer Flow Reserve and use up to $117,000 from the reserve to purchase additional flow capacity from the city of Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
OLD TOWN — Voters here filled a City Council vacancy Tuesday in a special election for a seat which became available when former Councilor Arthur Curtis Jr. resigned to take a job in Shelton, Conn. Robert Thibodeau landed the seat with 383 votes in a… Read More
BRADLEY — Next week’s annual town meeting will be the last of its kind for Bradley voters, who voted 118-37 in a local referendum Tuesday to replace their traditional New England town meeting with referendum-style voting. In other words, voters will pass future municipal and… Read More