AT HERMON MEADOW G.C. Ladies Invitational A Division Gross: Jean Sweetser 85, Viola Webb 88, Audrey Gunn 91, Jean Cassidy 92, Ann Lang 94; Net: Tiffany Shoppe 70, Shirley Kile 73, Sharon Dauphinee 75, Pop Ray 77, Charlene Wiseman 78 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The Maine Northstars, an American Athletic Union 13 & under girls all-star basketball team, will leave for Cocoa Beach, Fla., today to compete in the national championships. The team, coached by Bill Libby and Andy Freese, is comprised of Katie Libby, Orono; Jill Freese, Veazie;… Read More
Thanks to a new television broadcast contract, AMERICA EAST – formerly the North Atlantic Conference – will enjoy unprecedented national exposure of its regular season basketball games this coming season. AMERICA EAST has signed an eight-game TV contract for the 1996-97 season with Creative Sports… Read More
They’re all out practicing but no one’s making any bets about the eventual winners Sunday when the Boston Bruins Legends team, the Sharks, take on teams in Orrington and Bucksport. Former Boston greats including Rick Middleton, Ken Linsmen, Gerry Cheevers, Don Awrey and Bob Miller,… Read More
AUBURN – Ricky Jones has nothing to lose heading into today’s final round of the 77th annual Maine Amateur Championship at Martindale Country Club. Mark Plummer does. Jones, 24, is playing to make a name for himself. Plummer, the legendary eight-time amateur champion, is playing… Read More
HINCKLEY – Thirteen group homes from across the state of Maine will converge on the Good Will-Hinckley campus in Hinckley on July 11 through the 13th to participate in the third annual Maine Summer Group Home Olympics. A torch run from the Hinckley Post Office… Read More
BANGOR – Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt will be in Bangor to sign autographs Thursday. The current NASCAR Winston Cup points leader will be at Bean & Conquest Chevrolet/Geo in Bangor from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. before heading to Loudon, N.H., to… Read More
Larry Mahaney’s name is displayed prominently on Mahaney Clubhouse, one of the showplaces of the University of Maine athletic department. Now, he wants his name covered up. Mahaney, a prominent Bangor businessman and UMaine booster, was the chief benefactor for the $600,000 clubhouse built in… Read More
ORONO – Old Town-Orono swept a doubleheader from the Molunkus Travelers 6-4 and 10-0 in Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League play Wednesday at Mahaney Diamond. In game one, Tony Fernandez ripped a single, double and drove in two runs to pace Old Town-Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Old Town used a 19-hit attack to down Bangor East 22-3 in District 3 Little League Softball action in the 11-12 year-old division Wednesday. Bangor West defeated Machias 21-8 in Wednesday’s other game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
NEWPORT — The State Board of Education approved final funding for an addition to the Eastland School in Corinna on Wednesday, according to SAD 48 Superintendent William Braun. Braun gave a brief presentation on the plans to add a gymnasium, classrooms, a library-media and computer… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Divers from the Maine Warden Service and Somerset County searched the Sebasticook River Wednesday night after a passing motorist reported seeing a person jump from the Interstate 95 bridge. According to police, a large man wearing dark clothing was seen walking along the… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Former prep school teacher David Cobb has asked the state’s highest court to overturn his conviction on attempted sexual assault and child pornography charges. Cobb, 59, started serving an eight- to 15-year sentence at the state prison last month. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND — Melissa Etheridge will return to the Cumberland County Civic Center for one show only, following three Maine appearances that were sold out in advance. Tickets go on sale July 13 for the show at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, and all seats are reserved. Read More
A front page story Wednesday about building construction in the Bangor area incorrectly spelled the name of Nickerson & O’Day Inc., a Brewer company. It also contained the incorrect name of the building under construction. The building is the Bryand Global Science Center. Read More
When his agency tallied headcounts of homeless served by local Maine shelters during the first quarter of the year, the director of the Maine State Housing Authority was pleasantly surprised this month, but not ready to declare victory in the war on homelessness. The MSHA’s… Read More
MILO — Thanks to a cooperative effort between SAD 41 and the town of Milo, tennis enthusiasts have two newly resurfaced and upgraded courts to play on this summer. According to Murrel Harris, Milo recreation director, a total of $4,200 was recently split between the… Read More
The state won another round this week in the continuing dispute with marijuana activist Donald Christen of Madison, founder of Maine Vocals, a pro-marijuana organization. Kennebec and Somerset counties District Attorney David Crook announced Wednesday that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court had dismissed Christen’s appeal… Read More
They’ve bowled. They’ve baked. They’ve done the bottle drive scene, collected pennies and asked straight out for money. Now, $25,000 later, St. John’s Episcopal Church Choir plans to thank all the people who have been nickeled, dimed and dollared to help raise funds so the… Read More
It’s not much fun these days being a right-winger. The AFL-CIO and Clinton White House have spent millions on television ads that portray GOP conservatives as life forms more evil than the slime-bodied aliens who vaporized Washington, D.C., in the blockbuster movie, “Independence Day.” googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — Back in February, little rectangles inched their way around a computer screen to show city officials how proposed changes to Bangor’s downtown rotary would improve the flow of traffic. Now it’s time to apply some paint to the pavement on Harlow, Central and… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cellular telephones were reported stolen from three vehicles in Dover-Foxcroft Tuesday evening. In addition to the cellular phones, High Street resident Robert Jankunas reported that a $275 Pioneer stereo, $150 worth of speakers and a $150 equalizer were stolen from his vehicle overnight. Read More
Bangor’s biggest native son will be honored Friday with a special event. Legendary woodsman Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, will make a special appearance in conjunction with the unveiling of the new Folk Heroes commemorative stamp set, which includes Bunyan. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WASHINGTON — Two Maine towns will get funding for additional police officers through a $97.5 million federal grant announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Maine received a total of $144,844, according to Charles Miller, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of… Read More
LACONIA, N.H. — The Appalachian Mountain Club will have to tell forest officials more about its operations. But whether the Boston-based club will have to submit a formal environmental impact statement remains unclear. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKLAND — Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Walter Piston and sculptor Louise Nevelson were among those honored Wednesday night at the dedication of the city’s “Wall of Fame” at City Hall. Millay and Piston were born in Rockland, and Nevelson came to… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — The town’s former police chief, Terry Thompson, has served notice on the town administrator to cease harassing him. Thompson’s job was eliminated a year ago when voters cut all funding of the one-person department. His attorney, Jacqueline L. Gomes, served the notice on… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Nothing was reported missing from a camp broken into on Route 150 in Parkman. The owner, Dennis Dinsmore of Portland, reported the break-in to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate Wednesday split the difference on two contentious labor issues, approving a business-backed bill to sanction worker-management committees outside the traditional collective bargaining process while rejecting a national right-to-work law. Both bills were opposed by the Clinton administration and organized labor as… Read More
LIMESTONE — A $1.5 million spending plan was approved Tuesday by the agency charged with redeveloping the former Loring Air Force Base. The budget represents about a $500,000 increase over last year’s expenditures. This year the major thrust of the Loring Development Authority of Maine… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine teen-agers will have to turn 21 before they can book a trip to “Marlboro Country” if the promoters of a new citizen’s initiative are successful. The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has approved a ballot question that would raise the current legal… Read More
AUGUSTA — Environmental activists howled Wednesday when a group of large landowners tried to persuade the Land Use Regulation Commission to make last-minute changes to the draft of a comprehensive plan that would govern timber harvesting and development in the unorganized territories. Environmentalists said the… Read More
HAMPDEN — The planning board rejected the Abundant Life Church’s proposal to build a 20,250-square-foot church in the town’s rural district at its meeting Wednesday night. The board decided that the church proposal did not meet all of the necessary rural district, conditional use, or… Read More
A former consultant for economically troubled restaurants has unexpectedly closed down his own restaurant, Seguino’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Bangor. A well-known restaurant that has been in Bangor for 14 years, Seguino’s closed Saturday night and 20 employees were let go, according to the… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The man works as a laborer, he has tremendous physical strength and he is a longtime Portsmouth resident. His friendly greetings when the two meet around town frustrate retired police Detective William Mortimer, who suspects the man savagely killed two young women… Read More
PORTLAND — If racetrack owner Joe Ricci was ever verbally offensive to employees, his remarks were aimed at men and women equally, said Ricci’s attorney, defending his client against allegations of sexual harassment. “He’s got a loose gasket that often pops,” said Edward MacColl told… Read More
AUGUSTA — One week after NYNEX filed for state approval of its 2 1/2-month-old proposal to merge with Bell Atlantic, a spokesman for the Maine Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday the commission was just getting around to determining how to treat the application. Meanwhile, PUC… Read More
BATH — The state will proceed with its plan to build a fixed bridge across the Kennebec to replace the aging Carlton Bridge, rather than the lower drawbridge favored by Bath city officials. Commissioner John Melrose said Tuesday that he will not issue a formal… Read More
LEWISTON — The U.S. Labor Department is reviewing a discrimination complaint by a Maine Army National Guard colonel whose post as assistant superintendent of schools was eliminated while he was away at training. “Had I been around, it wouldn’t have happened,” asserted James Tracey of… Read More
Maine and New Hampshire lawmakers say the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a logical place to do submarine upgrades proposed by the Navy. The July 15 edition of the Navy Times quotes an admiral as saying the 688-class submarines need better communications and weapons systems. The… Read More
BANGOR — Dawn Simpson, 19, of Bangor was assaulted by an unidentified man Wednesday afternoon after she exchanged harsh words with two other women at the Broadway Shop ‘n Save in Bangor. Simpson was struck in the lower lip by a man who police suspect… Read More
WASHINGTON — The city of Bangor has been awarded a $1,312,000 Community Development Block Grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Wednesday. The funds will renovate 104 low-income housing units in Bangor and make seven public buildings… Read More
In response to the article “Welfare moms walk the wire to self-esteem,” (BDN, July 5): I have never heard or read anything so ridiculous as to say that this is going to give these welfare moms the self-esteem to get a job. The only way… Read More
The popular bumper sticker slogan “Truckers have families too” irritates me! When I push my baby’s stroller along the side of the road in a 25 mile per hour zone and trucks whiz past recklessly at much faster speeds, followed by huge gusts of wind, roadside sand (and… Read More
I am appalled that the University of Alabama has awarded Pamela Smart a scholarship to further her education, needless to say from her jail cell (BDN, July 3). This woman is serving a life sentence with no chance for parole. She doesn’t deserve the right to be given… Read More
In response to Philip Drew of Orono (BDN, July 4), who stated the Democratic Party in Maine has never nominated a female for high elective office (governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House), I say balderdash! Your statements are as ludicrous and unfounded as those of… Read More
Independence Day has come and gone for another year. It made me think of our nation’s proud beginnings. A hundred years ago, more or less, Abe Lincoln was still hopeful about a government “for the people.” I’m not sure how far we’ve come toward making those early dreams… Read More
Kudos to Rep. John Baldacci and the members of his Anti Crime and Violence Advisory Committee (BDN, June 25), and also to the BDN editorial board (BDN, July 4) for highlighting the issue of violence against women. By whatever name — domestic violence, sexual assault,… Read More
Those of us who are old enough to remember Franklin D. Roosevelt can verify that even in his wheelchair he would tower over every U.S. president who has held the office since. He is recalled as a highly cultured man who led his country out of the misery… Read More
The Senate’s approval Tuesday of an increase in the minimum wage, while played out politically by the Democratic Party, gives the poorest working Americans a needed break and gives Congress a far better chance of properly reforming the nation’s welfare system. Both houses of Congress… Read More
BANGOR — The annual Bangor City Nursing Facility Garden Tour will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at seven area gardens, starting at the nursing facility. Speakers will include Michael Zuck of Everlasting Farms on rock gardens at 1 p.m.; Tamara… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Members of Pittsfield’s ordinance committee agreed Wednesday night to expand two current town laws but leave a third alone. Town Councilors Harvey Varney, David Quint and Everett Connors agreed to expand Pittsfield’s curfew to 10 p.m. for youths 17 years of age and… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Walking in the woods, you suddenly realize you’ve taken a different course than during previous trips and you’re lost. It’s getting late and the area’s unfamiliar, causing you to panic. Do you, a lone female, scream bloody murder for help, summon your strength and try all… Read More
LUBEC — Several property owners have mounted a movement to cut the 1996-97 school budget passed nearly two weeks ago. Their goal is a budget the same size as last year’s. In order for a revote to occur, state law requires the same number of… Read More
TOWNSHIP 6 RANGE 8 — An unidentified Scout missing from the Boy Scout Camp located near Grand Lake Matagamon for nearly four hours Wednesday was found safe and sound less than one mile from the camp. The youth, believed to be about 14 years old,… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — A proposal to change the manner in which the 1,240-acre Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park is managed will be considered by residents at the July 29 town meeting. In addition, townspeople will consider funding a police department. Last year in a marathon meeting, voters cut… Read More
DEXTER — A yard sale, a bird walk and a hike are some of the events being sponsored by the Central Highlands Audubon Society this summer. On Saturday, a yard sale to benefit society activities will be held at the Spaulding residence on Route 7… Read More
WASHINGTON — The organization that accredits 80 percent of the nation’s hospitals is so intertwined with the industry that it cannot be a rigorous advocate for safety and quality, a consumers group said Wednesday. “In a large number of accredited hospitals, people are being killed… Read More
FRANKLIN — A Lamoine septic tank pumping business plans to sell land it intended to use as a septic waste disposal site after Franklin selectmen rejected its plan for the operation Monday night. Howard Haslam, owner of Haslam’s Septic System, says he will sell the… Read More
LAKEWOOD — The oldest summer theater in the state is celebrating its 95th season with a new stage curtain and special cabaret boxes in the previously unused balconies. Located on the shores of Wesserunsett Lake, Lakewood Theater is one of Maine’s great landmarks. More than… Read More
CARIBOU — The trial portion of the negligence suit being waged between Presque Isle doctors ended Wednesday in Aroostook County Superior Court. Justice Paul T. Pierson now must decide whether Med-Dent Inc., owned by a doctor and a dentist, owes Dr. James Benjamin Jr., for… Read More
DEXTER — Councilors tonight are scheduled to adopt a $3.4 million budget for the town’s operation during the coming year. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Town Council chambers. According to Dexter Town Manager Steve Whitesel, the proposed budget will not increase the tax… Read More
BIDDEFORD — A Biddeford couple were having marital problems and had been arguing for several days before Samuel Collins allegedly stabbed his wife to death and then tried to kill himself, police said Wednesday. An arrest warrant charging Collins with murder was issued Wednesday afternoon,… Read More
The defense budget bill approved by the U.S. Senate Wednesday would benefit Bath Iron Works, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and other Maine facilities and defense contractors, the state’s U.S. senators said. The bill includes $3.4 billion for Aegis guided-missile destroyers of the type built at Bath… Read More
PARKMAN — Seven cows perished when a fire swept through a barn on Route 150 in Parkman late Tuesday evening. Although Guilford Fire Chief David Cookson thinks the fire was caused by a lightning strike, he asked the state Fire Marshal’s Office to investigate the… Read More