OLD TOWN – Courtney Clark knocked in four runs with a pair of singles to help propel unbeaten Augusta East to a 10-7 victory over Portland North Monday in the Little League Softball State Tournament at Old Town High School. Bangor earned a 1-0 forfeit… Read More
GARDINER – The Old Town Little League All-Star team scored a bunch of runs in winning the District 3 title and they erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to oust Waldo County from the State Little League Tournament 11-1 here on Saturday. But… Read More
ORONO – According to baseball lore, hitting is supposed to be contagious. Apparently, pitching is too. Just a night after Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd tossed a three-hitter, Pete Hartman held the Newburgh Night Hawks to just one hit and no runs over 7 1/3 innings… Read More
ORONO – Mike LaPlante, who was scheduled to interview on campus today as one of four finalists for the University of Maine men’s basketball coaching job, is no longer a candidate. LaPlante unexpectedly withdrew his name from consideration Monday, citing a desire to keep his… Read More
ORONO – Rod Baker is a college basketball coach by trade, but Sunday he enjoyed a brief stint as a private eye and investigated the University of Maine campus. Baker, one of three remaining finalists for the UMaine men’s basketball head coaching job, did some… Read More
BRUNSWICK – In 1958, Martha White of Bangor became the youngest player to win the Women’s Maine State Golf Association Amateur Championship when she captured the tournament as a 16-year-old. But after the first round of this year’s tournament Monday at Brunswick Golf Club, many… Read More
There was a time when one laughed at the idea of a sporting event being held in some facility without a crowd, Just for the purpose of being on television. Not to laugh anymore, for those “games,” such as The Gladiators and Roller Hockey are staged in just… Read More
BANGOR – Double plays were the giant stop sign on the road to the state American Legion tournament road to Augusta for the Zone 1 Bangor Comrades. With one out in the bottom of the eighth of Monday’s Zone 1 tournament elimination-round game, Bangor’s Ryan… Read More
TURNER — Fanning flies away from her baby, Maria Oureve sits in the cockroach-infested trailer owned by her husband’s employer — the world’s largest brown egg farm that was recently slapped with a multimillion-dollar fine for federal health and safety violations. A tape-covered rat hole… Read More
Aileen Maale was an outgoing, kindhearted woman who frequently took an elderly female neighbor to lunch and dinner in the upscale Palm Beach section of Florida, according to a Maine man who had met Maale nine years ago. James Biggane, 45, said he was expecting… Read More
Since returning from a serene Belfast, Northern Ireland, three weeks ago, violence has escalated. As predicted, the struggle between different cultural, national and religious entities exploded July 12, and has become progressively worse throughout this summer’s marching season. For the past several days, this tumultuous picture of Northern… Read More
PALMYRA — Yvette Melanson’s search for her family, her culture and her heritage has ended in the hogans of a Navajo reservation in the deserts of Arizona — far removed from her past in the arms of a rich New York couple and in rural Maine. Read More
Wisdom High School, St. Agatha Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Scott P. Ouelette; honors: Brenda Bernard, Tina Gervais, Benee Lagasse, Nickolaus Lugdon, Jill Michaud, Travis Michaud, Julie Morneault, Michelle Ouellette, Tracy Sirois and Ryan Soucy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The Bangor YMCA is offering a variety of summer programs for youngsters in August. For a complete schedule and more information, call 941-2815. Read More
CAMBRIDGE — An autopsy held Monday concluded that a Cambridge woman who died over the weekend was a suicide. Sgt. Tim Doyle of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Maine State Police said that his office has concluded that the woman died from a self-inflicted… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Police are close to making an arrest in a serious assault that took place late Saturday night on Route 152 in Pittsfield. According to Pittsfield police Officer Len MacDaid, a 15-year-old Hartland youth was beaten and choked by an adult male after the… Read More
There are days one appreciates the modern conveniences of answering machines and voice mail, especially when you need to talk with someone and the only way is to have your machines talk to each other. The past few days Brewer Hometown Band conductor Janice Cox… Read More
CUTLER — The Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a sea cruise aboard the Barbara Frost at 4 p.m. Wednesday, starting at Cutler Harbor. The cruise will feature refreshments and information about the area. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
TOWNSHIP 2 RANGE 9 — Albert Rotondo, 47, of North Haven, Conn., was killed and two other people were hospitalized Monday as the result of a single-car accident in the southbound lane of Interstate 95, about six miles south of the Medway exit. Monday’s accident… Read More
PORTLAND — As trustees of Westbrook College and the University of New England get ready to vote on their planned merger, Westbrook faculty and alumni are pushing to delay or halt the marriage. Critics have lobbied Westbrook trustees to defer action until UNE offers details… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court: Joseph Bowden, 20, of Hampden received a nine-month jail sentence with all but 45 days suspended and one year probation on a charge of sexual abuse of a minor, a girl under age 16, in Winterport on Aug. 21, 1995. Bowden… Read More
Positive and drastic action must be taken by private shippers, growers, and shipper committees or councils, and by the State Secretary of Agriculture to provide adequate quality control over the harvesting, handling, grading and shipping of potatoes destined for consumption outside the State of Maine. Read More
GREENVILLE — The world looks small from where I’m sitting. Hunkered inside an inner tubelike float, I’m surrounded by water. I feel like a frog on a lily pad about ready to croak. My feet are cold and I’m worried that leeches might eat through… Read More
The immediate actions announced by McLaughlin — including mandatory inspections, new grading standards with emphasis on uniformity and identification of varieties unsuitable for packaging in Maine bags — won’t arrest quickly decades of decline and restore the Maine potato to its rightful place in the East Coast market,… Read More
CHICAGO — Ben Franklin Retail Stores Inc., where the late Sam Walton honed his merchandising skills, has sought U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection from its creditors. It became the latest victim of competition from superstores, like Wal-Mart, with big variety and low prices. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The following is a list of scholarships and awards for the Class of 1996 at Hampden Academy: Tyler Martin, valedictory award; Melissa Dickey, salutatory award; Gregory Campbell, honor essay; Jason Amsden and Jodi-Lynne Cowan, Downeast Pharmacies awards for science; Jason Dority and Ali Hathaway, Downeast… Read More
Most of us can recite the major risk factors for heart attack from memory: smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, excess weight, lack of exercise. Now we have to add a new one: high blood levels of homocysteine (ho-mo-SIS-te-een). Between 1970 and 1972, Canadian researchers… Read More
OLD LYME, Conn. — Roger Tory Peterson, who turned millions of Americans into birdwatchers through his easy-to-use, meticulously illustrated field guides, has died. He was 87. Peterson died Sunday in his sleep at his home in Old Lyme, Elaine Lillis, his secretary, said Monday. He… Read More
Madawaska High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Sherry Corbin, Lana Cray, Jason Dionne, Jennifer Leonard and Daniel Thibeault; honors: Bruce Chasse, Brock Corcoran, Amy Cyr, Benjamin Cyr, Sharon Cyr, Craig Dufour, Vicky Gagnon, Michele Hebert, Stephanie Lagasse, Sarah Levesque, Susan Marquis, Edward… Read More
The Bogmen are still struggling with the reality of being a band on a major record label. “Life Begins at 40 Million,” released last August by Arista, is the New York City-based group’s major-label debut. The sextet is chafing a bit from the experience. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Q: My house needs more wall insulation, but I do not want to lose any floor space. The exterior looks bad and needs work too. How effective is adding exterior insulation with the new stucco-like finish? — F S. A: Most houses more than 10… Read More
A story appearing on Friday’s MaineStyle page about author Nancy Jo Hoy had an incorrect date of publication for her book, “The Power to Dream: Interviews with Women in the Creative Arts.” The correct publication date is May 1996. Read More
Maine Sens. William Cohen and Olympia Snowe announced Monday that a contract totaling more than $7.8 million has been awarded to Bath Iron Works by the U.S. Navy. The award is for a combination of lead yard services on DDG 51-class Aegis guided-missile destroyers. BIW… Read More
PORTLAND — Five years ago, when Greater Portland’s apartment vacancy rate was estimated at 15 percent to 20 percent, landlords vied for tenants by offering breaks on rent or free items such as microwave ovens. Today, the shoe is on the other foot. The vacancy… Read More
President Clinton’s plan to hire 91 new federal airline inspectors as a means of correcting the current incompetence of the Federal Aviation Administration is a joke. That’s like a company manager throwing additional employees at a job because the ones already there can’t do the job. Read More
Here we go again: “After the conclusion of the public hearings no further evidence or testimony will be allowed into the record.” This is nothing more than a prohibition against adding to or subtracting from what was said in the LURC hearings. There is nothing in the regulation… Read More
I wish to express my gratitude to William Ziemer, superintendent of schools in Union 87, Orono and Veazie. Upon public outcry, Ziemer reconsidered his stance regarding a cut of 10 percent for each of the guidance counselor positions in our district and reversed his decision, restoring those positions… Read More
This is about clear-cutting. I’m not a taxpayer or a landowner, but I would like to have my say about this anyway. People who buy land and pay taxes on that land don’t have any say about it. They can pay taxes but can cut very little wood… Read More
During the planning phase of the recent “Picnic with Paul Bunyan” festivities, I witnessed Bangor’s movers and shakers in action — from the mayor and the city manager to the Region of Commerce, and the Department of Parks and Recreation. I am pleased to know… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Bucksport man was in satisfactory condition Monday night at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital after a rush-hour motorcycle accident at a busy intersection. Police said Mark Thibodeau, 37, was driving a 1994 Kawasaki motorcycle west on Main Street toward Bucksport when he passed… Read More
OLD TOWN — The school board’s curriculum and policy subcommittee voted Monday to declare school grounds tobacco-free. The group’s recommendation is subject to approval by the full school board when it meets at 7 tonight. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Hampden Academy Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Benjamin Hamor, Travis Hussey, Tyler Martin and Amanda Sharpe; honors: Jason Amsden, Karen Archer, Joseph Bethony, Karen Bright, Gregory Campbell, Jessie Cmaylo, Angel Cole, Jodi-Lynne Cowan, Celina Ellis, Jessica Emery, Olivia Fitzpatrick, Russell Flewelling, Rebecca Fraser,… Read More
AUGUSTA — A rare 19th century oil painting with a double Maine connection will be permanently displayed at the Maine State Museum through the generosity of Bremen philanthropist Elizabeth Noyce. During a special ceremony Monday, Gov. Angus S. King unveiled the 1882 painting by Eastman… Read More
NEWPORT — A woman was injured Monday night in a two-car accident on Camp Benson Road. Vera Murray, 64, was treated at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield for head and chest injuries she received when the car in which she was riding was struck head-on… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — In addition to choosing the next president and legislators on Nov. 5, voters here also will decide if a dike should be built along the Aroostook River. Promoters believe such a structure could protect the town’s Main Street area, which has been… Read More
Kelly Pendleton of Old Town, a 1989 graduate of Bangor High School, received an Outstanding Achievement Award for Campus Citizenship recently at the University of Maine. At UMaine, Pendleton coordinated efforts and was a liason between the university and the Wilson Center in developing peer… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine State Employees Association on Monday attacked the King administration’s plan for increased potato inspections, saying it will needlessly privatize state jobs. “The scheme to institute mandatory inspection of table stock potatoes includes a mean-spirited provision to contract out the jobs… Read More
HAMPDEN — A two-car accident on Route 1A resulted in injuries to two people Monday afternoon. According to Officer Scott Webber of the Hampden Police Department, a 1992 Subaru driven by Eugenia Sargent, 33, of Winterport collided with the rear of a 1990 Honda driven… Read More
I am disappointed in the Reform Party. Thus far, about all that presidential candidates Ross Perot and Richard Lamm have to offer are attacks on “entitlements” but they propose no clear plan to replace Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. In fact, Social Security, a true entitlement paid for… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — For the second year in a row, residents at the annual town meeting voted down funding for a police department. A large crowd filled the elementary school gym Monday night, voting 217-23 against reinstating the one-man police force without any discussion. When the… Read More
JONESPORT — A daylong search of area waters for a 55-year-old lobsterman from Roque Bluffs netted only his baseball cap Monday. A dive team from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department was set to take over primary responsibility for searching for Milton Anthony on Monday evening. Read More
It’s summertime and for many water-sport enthusiasts that means it’s time to get out the Jet Skis and zip across Maine’s lakes. Trey Prouty of Dover-Foxcroft said he hops onto his personal watercraft nearly every weekend during the summer and takes a ride on Sebec… Read More
PORTLAND — Probation officers who visit convicted criminals at home say 10 years ago they wouldn’t have needed guns, but now they never know what to expect when they knock on a door. “I’m not a Rambo-type guy and I don’t like guns, but I… Read More
BANGOR — The Governor’s Task Force on Snowmobile Safety will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Rangeley Hall, Eastern Maine Technical College on Sylvan Road. Snowmobilers and the public may voice concerns and suggestions about snowmobile safety in Maine. The task force… Read More
BANGOR — City councilors continued their work Monday evening on revising ordinances to regulate parades and picketing. They considered definitions and numbers, with comments coming from a few of the dozen people in the audience. What constitutes a parade? Three people? Six? Twenty-five? googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
LINCOLN — A 22-year-old Medway man is to be arraigned today on a manslaughter charge stemming from a one-car accident that killed a 19-year-old Lincoln woman. Christopher Perro was arrested by Lincoln police Monday and taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where he was to… Read More
ORRINGTON — Candy Guerette predicted that resigning as town manager here was “gonna be tough,” but she has made that tough choice. Guerette, who has been Orrington town manager for 6 1/2 years, will vacate her post effective Sunday, Sept. 1, to “pursue new opportunities… Read More
RICHMOND — Etonic Inc.’s sale to Spalding Sports Worldwide will have little effect on the shoemaker’s Maine-based plant that seasonally employs between 140 and 160 people, a spokesman for Spalding said Monday. “Production will still be done ,” said Spalding spokesman Richard Lukis, adding that… Read More
STEUBEN — The Conservation Fund has donated Sally Island to the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge. The 1-acre wooded island in Dyer Bay is connected to the refuge at low tide by a gravel bar on Petit Manan Point. Because of that proximity, officials consider… Read More
ROCKLAND — Last year, with the help of Mary Tyler Moore and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the annual Maine Lobster Festival sold a record 16,500 pounds of lobster. This year, the goal is 17,000 pounds, with or without PETA’s help. In… Read More
Contrary to popular wisdom, most political campaigns move like glaciers. Not like comets or shooting stars. 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… Read More
ORONO — A plan to set aside a portion of a dormitory for gay and lesbian students at the University of Maine has been abandoned for lack of interest. Only two students signed up to live in the so-called “Safe Zone” that was to be… Read More
FORT KENT — A young Fort Kent family lost nearly everything they owned in a fire that destroyed their mobile home Monday morning. A passer-by reported the fire just after 8 a.m. Jeffrey Theriault’s family was not home at the time. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MEDDYBEMPS — Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency examined the site of the former Eastern Surplus Co. Monday, preparing for a full-scale investigation to determine if the junkyard cleanup should be federally funded. In June, the 5-acre site near the center of Meddybemps bordered… Read More