ORONO – Bob Feller is concerned about major league baseball but feels it will recover as long as there isn’t another strike. The Hall of Fame pitcher, who was 266-162 during his 18-year major league career with the Cleveland Indians, said the affects of the… Read More
Whether the Bangor Blue Ox will play in Orono next season is anyone’s guess. Only their officials know the true financial picture. But from this vantage point, if past comments and attendance figures are any indication, fans may be watching the end before the beginning is even finished. Read More
All is not well in the land of pistons and carburetors. On Sunday afternoon, Wiscasset Raceway will hold its 150-lap MBNA-America Northeast Pro-Stock Association race beginning at 2. However, Oxford Plains Speedway will be sponsoring its 150-lap VIP Duralube racing series event at the same… Read More
CASCO – Geoff Sisk of Marshfield, Mass., had never led a tournament wire-to-wire before Friday. He began to think about that during the closing holes at the Point Sebago Golf Club, host of the 1996 Maine Open championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PORTLAND – More than a month after the completion of their inaugural season, the Portland Mountain Cats are facing a mountain of unpaid obligations. Mark McClure, the 28-year-old entrepreneur who brought the United States Basketball League franchise to Portland, said the team owes more than… Read More
For the most part, the term “trophy hunter” doesn’t apply to Maine sportsmen. But every now and then – perhaps once in a lifetime – a hunter or angler manages to be in the right place at the right time, which means he or she bags an animal… Read More
Veteran basketball coach Tony Hamlin’s return to the profession has caused a bit a controversy in his hometown of Milo. Boys basketball coach David Carey has been replaced by Hamlin at Penquis High, partly because of a policy which encourages the hiring of teachers working… Read More
Don Maines has built the Drexel University baseball program into a formidable AMERICA EAST contender. But Maines, who led the Dragons to a second-place finish in this past spring’s league tournament, said the University of Maine is in a better position to contend for a… Read More
Hole-in-one Doug Little cards Palmyra ace PALMYRA – Doug Little of Skowhegan shot a hole-in-one at Palmyra Golf Course on Thursday. Little holed a 9-iron on the 129-yard eighth hole. His shot was witnessed by Dick Houle, Don Dunlop and Don Finley. Read More
Borders bookstore will hold Borders Benefit Days Aug. 10-11 to help raise money for the John Bapst Friends of Football. Customers who present benefit vouchers when they make their purchases will ensure that Borders will donate 15 percent of the purchase price to the group. Read More
The telltale signs range from subtle to downright obvious, but there are plenty of them to let even the casual observer know he’s a baseball man through and through. From the faded, rough-edged Satchell Paige baseball card hanging prominently on the side of his locker,… Read More
AUGUSTA — A Glenburn man has been chosen to serve as senior enlisted adviser to the director of the Army National Guard in Washington. Command Sgt. Major John J. Leonard Jr. of the Maine Army National Guard is to assume the post early next year. Read More
MANCHESTER, N.H. — John W. King, a three-term governor, chief justice of the state supreme court and friend of President Lyndon Johnson, died Friday at age 79. King died early in the morning at the Mount Carmel Nursing Home, where he had lived since March. Read More
PERRY — Residents and visitors are invited to attend the annual Indian Day Celebration from 2 to 10 p.m. today at Pleasant Point in Perry. Nearly 1,000 people usually attend the event which features American Indian foods, artifacts, displays and souvenirs. Gov. Cliv Dorr will… Read More
CUMBERLAND — Mary Chapin Carpenter, Trisha Yearwood, John Berry, Kim Richey and Jo Dee Messina will perform at the first annual DownEast Country Music Festival beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. The show, billed by New England Country Music Festivals… Read More
The following individuals were indicted this week by the Hancock County grand jury: Michael O. Ouellette, 19, Stillwater, aggravated forgery, theft by deception, theft by receiving, at Bar Harbor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR — As Izumi Kawaguchi sat in the Husson College dining commons and munched on one of her first meals in Maine, the foreign-exchange student was eager to give Americans a taste of Japanese culture. “Chopsticks,” the 17-year-old stressed, are among the first things she… Read More
In the competition to attract new businesses and jobs, Maine’s statistics are impressive, and improving. But like a developing athlete who works out before empty bleachers, there may be plenty of latent value here, but it is undiscovered. Nobody knows. That could change for Maine beginning Sunday. Read More
The Bangor Daily News editorial, “Abortion pickets” (July 29), sufficiently acknowleded the catalyst that has brought us all to the council chambers for the targeted residential picketing and parade ordinances. However, by calling for caution in the attempt to balance First Amendment freedom of speech with high emotions,… Read More
An article on Donn Fendler in Friday’s Style section incorrectly stated when he would appear at Borders Books in Bangor. Fendler will be there at 11 a.m. Saturday. An article Friday highlighting the results of an election poll taken for the Bangor Daily News contained… Read More
AUBURN — A Maine sculptor whose work was found drifting among the debris from the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island, N.Y., said he hopes the carving is returned to its owner’s family. One of David J. Smus’ “tree spirits” — a face… Read More
CARIBOU — Snowmobiling promotion, including attendance at shows and an advertising campaign, begins next month for the season that starts in January. “Snowmobiling fever starts well before the snow flies,” said Michael Bosse, publicity chairman for Aroostook County Tourism. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Never an August passes by when I don’t dream of peaches. Peaches like the ones that grew on two trees on our front lawn when I was a kid. Peaches, you say, in Maine? Indeed. Peaches to die for. Peaches to live for. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The Rev. James Colley will be the new minister at Hudson Baptist Church, starting Sunday. The Rev. Colley of Hickory, N.C., earned his bachelor of theology degree in 1980 and was ordained that year at Hattiesburg, Miss. He and his wife, Melanie, have three daughters, Lindsay, Jessica and… Read More
Jay Brennan of Dover-Foxcroft is on a pilgrimage in cyberspace. Using the two computers in the home he shares with his wife and seven children, the 45-year-old minister and Foxcroft Academy official has caught the Internet bug and has been spreading it in his spiritual… Read More
BANGOR — “Called to Love” is the theme for a state conference focusing on receiving God’s love through Eucharist and prayer for Healing of the Family Tree. Scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor, the… Read More
PERRY — The annual Nash-Wolfe Sacred Concert will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Congregational Meetinghouse. The concerts are a memorial to Cynthia Nash-Wolfe and her mother, Marian Nash, both accomplished musicians and former organists for the Perry Congregational Church. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
As he sits in a disc jockey booth and spins the songs of alternative rock bands, Zak Ives is quick to admit that his own band never really took off. Thus, the 23-year-old Bangor man keeps an ear to the ground when it comes to… Read More
UP RIVER: THE STORY OF A MAINE FISHING COMMUNITY, a photobook by Olive Pierce, with text by Carolyn Chute, University of New England Press, 1996, 119 pages, soft cover, $19.95. “Up River: The Story of a Maine Fishing Community” is a picture book that tells… Read More
THE DEVIL LET LOOSE IN MAINE, by Benjamin C. Bubar Sr., Noble Press, paperback, 1996, $9.95. As a child in the early 1960s, I used to play with a girl named Krista who lived in an apartment house down the street from my home. Every… Read More
THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE BEER BOOK, by Will Anderson, Anderson & Sons’ Publishing Co., Portland, 1996, paperback, 180 pages, $22.95. There are two groups of people who will enjoy offbeat Portland author Will Anderson’s latest offering — historians and people who enjoy Maine’s microbrewed… Read More
NOWLE’S PASSING, by Edith Forbes, Seal Press, 266 pages, $21.95. You don’t have to spend a lot of time in Vermont to see that although Edith Forbes grew up on a ranch in the dry West, in her six short years in the Green Mountains… Read More
BEYOND THE SHROUD by Rick Hautala, White Wolf Publishing, hardcover, 295 pgs., $21.99. Being dead is a frustrating business, at least for David Robinson, who cashes in his earthly chips in Chapter 1 of Rick Hautala’s new novel, “Beyond the Shroud.” As the title suggests,… Read More
SWANVILLE — Residents were surprised to find that the U.S. Postal Service has changed their addresses in anticipation of the institution of E-911, especially since the emergency system has yet to be adopted. “We have done nothing about 911 and the town has done nothing… Read More
BANGOR — Residents of a Center Street neighborhood were shaken early Friday morning by a shooting spree that left bullet holes in three apartment buildings but resulted in no injuries. “It’s a random act, yes. That’s what I’m thinking,” said a man who identified himself… Read More
AUGUSTA — Although President Clinton is the clear choice among a sampling of Maine voters, many residents do not align themselves with his position on the issues. A Bangor Daily News-sponsored poll suggests Republican challenger Bob Dole could close the gap by more effectively courting those voters concerned… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A 17-year-old boy from Pittsfield has confessed to placing a sophisticated bomb in a Detroit gravel pit, state police Trooper Paul Stewart said late Friday. The bomb was discovered on Thursday, but the boy had built the device nearly two weeks ago and… Read More
CARIBOU — After more than a year of negotiations, Aroostook County commissioners have approved a three-year contract with the Teamsters union, which represents 40 full-time employees of the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department. When the document is signed, all employees represented by the union will receive… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl was killed late Thursday night in a single-vehicle accident in Winter Harbor. Julia Furey, a passenger in the 1995 Jeep Cherokee, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident that was reported at about 9:30 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Labor Department said 18 deaths around the state were attributed to work-related injury in 1995, compared with 20 in 1994. The department said 10 of the deaths were because of transportation accidents, and four deaths resulted from workers being struck by… Read More
Today we ask for your thoughts and prayers for 10-year-old Jessie Snyder of Old Town, who is scheduled to undergo a bone marrow transplant at Children’s Hospital Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Jessie was diagnosed with leukemia in 1989 when she was 3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A compact designed to increase New England dairy farmers’ incomes was signed Friday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, capping an eight-year effort by the region’s lawmakers. But senators from the politically important Midwest, who pressured the Clinton administration to kill the… Read More
ORLAND — An Orland man was hospitalized Friday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center with reported neck injuries he suffered in a two-car accident in Orland. William Foss, 37, was driving a 1984 Buick when his car was struck shortly before 3 p.m. by a… Read More
I am writing in response to the Oped piece by John Buell in the Aug. 6 Bangor Daily News. Much of the column discusses family leave but he also talks about “forced overtime” as if the American workers were held at the job after eight hours at gun… Read More
Our community should be very pleased and proud to have two quality health care institutions to meet their needs. Recently I required diagnostic work, followed by surgery at Eastern Maine Medical Center and would like to commend the physicians, nurses and other staff at both hospitals. The care… Read More
On Feb. 26, the Bangor Daily News published a ringing editorial criticizing unnecessary military spending. It described funding for the V-22 Osprey helicopter as congressional pork. Not quite two months later (April 16), another editorial on the subject appeared. Here is what you wrote about… Read More
If the forestry ban goes through, tons of jobs will be eliminated. Most mills will have to shut down. People won’t be able to build houses anymore because there won’t be any lumber to build a house with. And you won’t be able to clear enough space for… Read More
In all the talk recently about life on Mars as shown in a Mars rock, I have apparently missed one thing. How do we know the origins of the rock? Is there a label that says “Made in Mars”? According to the story in the… Read More
With the end of the fiscal year fast approaching, officials of a regional development corporation are asking East Millinocket, Medway and Millinocket whether they will continue to fund the group. All three towns have approved funds for development, but the question is whether the towns… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King’s administration, a handful of lawmakers, municipal officials and wood lot owners are talking privately in an attempt to nail down the provisions of a compact aimed at tightening forestry regulations while heading off a ban on clear-cutting. Administration officials expressed… Read More
Recently my husband and I stopped at a grocery store in the Cherryfield area. As we left the store, we saw some people beside a van. They were eating and throwing their garbage — food, paper, and plastic — on the grass. My husband very… Read More
VAN BUREN — Money is going to be tight in SAD 24 this year. When the new fiscal year started July 1, the district was $73,000 in the red from expenditures made last year. And the district could have to pay as much as $50,000… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Islanders are just about split on casino gambling in the state, but an overwhelming majority of young people backs the idea, according to a poll. Of 400 registered voters questioned, 45 percent said they support casino gambling, 51 percent oppose it… Read More
It is not quite 1:30 p.m., the official opening time, and already more than 100 youngsters are assembled in a wriggling mass outside the midtown oasis called the Union Street Pool. The temperature is fast approaching 90 degrees for the third day in a row,… Read More
Maine businesses may be seeing more green in Ireland — and that’s not just shamrocks, rolling hills and pastures. The Republic of Ireland, long a tourist destination, is increasingly promoting itself as a place for Americans to invest and do business. The U.S. government is… Read More
CARIBOU — The Aroostook County administrator recently had some good news for county commissioners. “Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should end this fiscal year with a healthy surplus, putting us in a good financial condition,” Roland D. Martin told Aroostook County commissioners Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Bangor manager’s future unclear > Edward Barrett’s contract divisive issue among nine-member council
BANGOR — The mayor has requested an order to terminate City Manager Edward Barrett’s contract, but has decided not to present it at Monday’s council meeting. Instead, the council is expected to discuss Barrett’s employment in executive session. Even if nothing is said publicly about… Read More
MARS HILL — A Colorado woman sustained minor injuries in an early morning collision Friday. Claire Pasma, 70, of Lakewood, Colo., was transported to The Aroostook Medical Center with minor injuries and dizziness. A pickup truck she was a passenger in struck a loaded dump… Read More
PORTLAND — A ruling could come as early as November on a legal challenge filed by Maine fishermen who hope to quash new federal groundfish restrictions off New England. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby agreed Thursday to place the challenge by the Associated Fisheries… Read More
Last spring, during the political maelstrom that followed William Cohen’s decision to bow out of politics, Democratic insiders browbeat, badgered and begged former Gov. Joe Brennan not to run for Cohen’s U.S. Senate seat. A new poll by Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research for the Bangor Daily… Read More
NEWPORT — Newport’s Sebasticook Lake is having a very bad year. Two weeks ago, residents began reporting cases of swimmer’s itch, an allergic reaction to a parasite that feeds on duck droppings. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — The late Corice T. Leach had no children and never attended college. But she loved both and, upon her death, endowed a $630,000 scholarship fund for Knox County students enrolled in the University of Maine System. In what is only the second UMS… Read More
It is a badly kept secret that letters to the editor which are written by private citizens in support of a political candidate very often are done so at the request of that candidate or a campaign official. That’s politics. It’s to be expected. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Had GOP pro-lifers known how little pro-choice members were willing to settle for, they might have avoided the last two months of debate. But Republican leaders, despite the promise of a conflict-free convention, are likely to find that the voting public will not be so easily satisfied. Read More
Like the numerical imprints on the flesh of a concentration camp victim, the digits 153323 have a haunting presence in the wall-size paintings by Jenita Landrum-Bittles. The number belongs to her older sister, who has been in prison for 30 years. It began showing up in the artist’s… Read More
When Maine humorist Clyde Folsom made a recording about unabashed Bangor businessman Fred Hartstone and his colorful bedside manner of doing business at Fred’s Hardware, he got flak from people who thought he had made Hartstone look like some kind of schmuck. But Hartstone thought… Read More