As far as first days go, it could’ve gone smoother. In what was probably one of the earliest fall sports preseason practices in Eastern Maine, the Hampden field hockey team started at 7 a.m. Monday on its field. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The airwaves will be crammed full of high school and college sports this fall, judging from the radio and television broadcast schedules jamming the fax machine and mailbox already. All-sports stations WZON (620 AM) in Bangor and WSKW (1160 AM) in Skowhegan will obviously be… Read More
High Schools AT FORT FAIRFIELD, 5K Presque Isle Boys 15, Fort Fairfield 63, Hodgdon 63 (tie settled by place of team’s sixth runner) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
ASHLAND – Senior center halfball on her own 18-yard line and took it the length of the field to score the only goal of the game Wednesday as the Hornets posted a 1-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over Easton. Palmer’s goal came at the 34:05 mark… Read More
NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The attendance figure pretty much told the story for the Bangor Blue Ox. Bangor finds itself back in a first-place tie with Newburgh after a dramatic, back-and-forth ninth inning ended with a 6-5 Newburgh victory before 911 fans at Night Hawk Park… Read More
The University of Maine football team, which has been holding preseason workouts for the past three weeks, gets a rare day off today. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears will try to make their fall living arrangements, and get rested up, as they prepare for their… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates have signed defenseman Ron Pascucci to a two-year contract. The North Andover, Mass. scored five goals and five assists in 24 post-season games. Read More
EASTBROOK – A public hearing regarding a Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife proposal to stock brown trout in Molasses Pond in Eastbrook will be held August 28, 7 p.m., in the Eastbrook Municipal Building. Fisheries biologists from Region C headquarters in Machias will conduct the hearing, which… Read More
BANGOR — Maine Department of Transportation crews will start work on a new ramp connecting northbound lanes of Interstate 95 to Union Street and DOT engineers have suggested motorists use alternate routes during construction. Work will include blasting ledge in the construction area, and traffic… Read More
BANGOR — Bob Philbrick thought he had it made when he signed up three weeks ago for a year’s membership at The Educated Muscle in Bangor. At $99 for the year, the price was right. But more importantly for the General Electric employee, the fitness… Read More
The sadness in his voice is evident when 13-year-old Nick Moulton of Hermon speaks of the loss of a very special fly rod he hopes some good Samaritan may have found and will gladly return now that the owner is known. This is no ordinary fly rod, and… Read More
BELFAST — The skateboarding and in-line skating Hurley brothers came before the City Council on Tuesday, seeking its support for a skate park. While 14-year-old Chris left his board behind when he entered the council chambers, his 12-year-old brother Matt rolled in on his blades,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Augusta Mental Health Institute has been taken off a watch list of troubled hospitals following changes made since the murder of a patient. Federal and state regulators say they are pleased with improvements made at AMHI since the stabbing death of Wrendy… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine will have the third sharpest drop in student enrollment over the next 10 years, bucking national trends that show a swelling number of pupils, the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday. Enrollment in Maine’s public schools will fall 6.4 percent by 2006, from… Read More
PERRY — Information sessions on college admissions will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 28, at the Passamaquoddy Tribal Office in Perry and from 3 to 4 p.m. at Princeton. University of Maine at Machias representatives will provide information on admissions, programs and… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold a fall rainbow trout stocking program for private ponds. The trout should be ordered as soon as possible. The deadline is Sept. 27. For order forms and permit applications, call 255-4659. Read More
WISCASSET — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has cited its Maine counterpart for failing to alert and notify the public properly following the last Maine Yankee emergency preparedness drill. According to a letter from FEMA Regional Director Louis A. Elisa II, the Maine Emergency Management… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Residents of this milltown continue to voice support for a local physician denied privileges at Calais Regional Hospital. Tuesday night 25 Baileyville residents attended a special Town Council meeting to develop a strategy for getting Dr. Thomas McHugh back on the CRH staff. Read More
HOULTON — Maine towns improved their rate of recycling from 1994 to 1995, but for some people in the Houlton area there’s now a price to pay — literally. Earlier this month, Andino Waste Management Inc. began charging its customers a per-pound fee for some… Read More
HAMPDEN — Democrat Carl E. Pease has announced he will seek election to the Maine House of Representatives in District 114, Hampden, Newburgh and Dixmont. Pease is a pharmacy technician in the U.S. Army Reserve and an Eastern Maine Medical Center employee. He says he… Read More
OLD TOWN — United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Maine will hold an open house for the James River Respite House for Children from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. The James River Respite House is a model care program for the state. Respite care is… Read More
BREWER — A Texas company has lost a two-year battle to win approval for a subdivision on South Branch Lake east of Lincoln. On Wednesday, the Land Use Regulation Commission voted 5-0 to deny an application by Sylvan Properties Co. of Houston to rezone part… Read More
LISBON, N.H. — Wally and Mary Clough won a sightseeing plane trip in a charity auction last March, but the trip ended in tragedy when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. The elderly couple and their mentally retarded son, Doug, 47, all of Lisbon, died… Read More
BANGOR — Maybe Noah had it easier. He had plenty of notice about the flood, giving him time to build an ark and gather his family and two of every living creature. But it would take a pretty big ark to accommodate Bangor’s 31,000-plus residents… Read More
We need to ask the question: Does protecting the identity of juvenile criminals assist in the protection of society? We read in the newspaper all the time about fires, thefts, beatings, and overall harassment by juveniles. When there are adults involved, newsppers print their names. The standing theory… Read More
Your June 24 editorial called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with its so-called “cluster” rule-making without delay. Once issued as final rules, these will establish the parameters within which U.S. paper mills will make the next round of investment in pollution control technologies governing… Read More
Lynn Flewelling’s life has been filled with unexpected twists and turns, from performing necropsies on farm animals in Oregon to learning ancient Greek at Georgetown University. But like the Sherlock Holmes stories that still inspire her, these interests and life experiences, in retrospect, have formed… Read More
A news item in Wednesday’s MaineDay section was incorrect. Students may not register Sept. 3, which is the first day of school at Orland Consolidated School. Read More
Candidate Joseph Brennan, spurned again in his attempt to gain the endorsement of the state’s leading organization of hunters and fishermen, is trying to obscure his history of deep differences with the state’s sportsmen. He won’t be successful. Mainers have long memories. When the former… Read More
Bangor District Court: Theft by unauthorized taking, Sean R. Jenson, 19, Orono, $150; Jodi McLaughlin, 21, Bangor, $300; Clarence J. Moulton, 24, Orneville, $100; Cindy S. Emond, 39, Lewiston, continued for sentencing; Joshua Cormier, 19, Kenduskeag, jail three days; Tera Taylor, 21, Lincoln, $90; Daniel… Read More
ELLSWORTH — In recent years, two schoolchildren have been hit by cars while crossing State Street. When classes resume next month, children who walk to and from school will face the same danger as hundreds of motorists stream past them on the main artery to Bangor. Read More
For 46 years, Northern Mattress Co. has maintained its philosophy that promotes honesty and integrity over sales. “Our company’s 46-year history has established who we are today,” said co-owner Peter Redman. “As we built a well-proven reputation over the years, the web gets bigger” based… Read More
Proper sleep should be considered a health issue, Todd Beaulieu and Shawn Cochran agree. Both men know of whence they speak, because they sell bedding — including mattresses, foundations, box springs, and frames. Beaulieu is general manager and a co-owner of F.E. Dorsey Furniture on… Read More
Your Aug. 9 edition included an Associated Press article titled, “Judge denies payments to church.” This article contains sundry erroneous statements which would mislead your readers. Recently, a U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota entered a judgment declaring unconstitutional certain provisions of federal Medicare and… Read More
Jet skis, wave runners, water hornets, or sons of snowmobiles — whatever you may be calling the water machines that act like no other motorized “boat” known to man, they are no longer novelties on Maine’s lakes and ponds. What they have become and what… Read More
I could hardly contain my joy as I scanned Saturday’s (Aug. 10-11) edition of the Bangor Daily News. Oh joy! Finally an article about Aroostook County that did not pertain to school budgets or to the BDN’s preoccupation with high taxes. A real, live article about Aroostook County’s… Read More
I am writing bcause I just finished reading Section A of the Bangor Daily News’ Aug. 14 issue. I did not continue any farther; I just picked up my pen and started writing. While reading the story by Sharon Mack, “Driver who killed girl gets 1 year,” I… Read More
On behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard, I would like to extend my sincere condolences for the boating tragedy that claimed Miller Anthony’s life while working at sea. The media reports did not accurately reflect the full extent and forcefulness of Coast Guard search and… Read More
The recent GOP convention offered no great drama, few surprises, and limited thrills. You might say the Republicans hit the “Doledrums”! The upcoming Democratic conclave will be similar. Not many surprises and few thrills. However, it won’t be entirely lethargic. To break the peace and… Read More
OWLS HEAD — As the pressures of development spill over from Rockland on both the land and harbor, this peninsular community is showing signs the old ways may no longer work. Voters here rejected a comprehenive plan 34-23 at a town meeting Wednesday night. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BELFAST — The City Council hasn’t eliminated the off-street parking restrictions in the downtown Historic District, but they appear headed in that direction. By unanimous vote, the council scheduled an Oct. 1 public hearing to review a proposal to replace the zoning ordinance’s requirement for… Read More
HOULTON — Maryland officials investigating last month’s shooting death of a Presque Isle pediatrician are having doubts about information provided by the doctor’s wife. Stephen Olowu, 35, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest on July 28 in his mother-in-law’s home on… Read More
GREENVILLE — When Pat Voisine’s canoe hit a partially submerged log and capsized on Moosehead Lake Tuesday evening, his immediate response was to save his companion Gypsy, a Scottish terrier. He plucked the small dog from the cold water and placed it on top of… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The state of Vermont is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision that suspended a Vermont law that requires the labeling of dairy products made with the help of a genetically engineered hormone. The state believes the three-judge panel of… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A runaway pickup truck provided a surprise for the staff at the Pittsfield Town Office Wednesday morning. According to Pittsfield Police Officer Chris Tremblay, a 1994 Mazda pickup truck parked at the Corner Citgo station at the intersection of Park and Main Streets… Read More
Two sisters took their craft classes seriously years ago. Now they can reap what they have sown with their new business. Last November, Cathy Preyer and Susan Mullins founded Stencil Works, a custom-stenciling business. By next year, they hope to dedicate themselves to their business… Read More
FREEPORT — When people go to the B.H. Bartol Library next summer they won’t be checking out books. They’ll be picking out custom teddy bears from the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. The Freeport Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to rent the historic library building to… Read More
PARIS — One of Maine’s largest private collections of historic documents, films and pictures has been damaged by a fire in the house and barn where it was stored. “I would assume that a tremendous amount of artifacts and history has been lost,” said Roy… Read More
PORTLAND — Construction stopped immediately on a seven-story parking garage in downtown Portland when a century-old gravestone turned up under five feet of rubble two weeks ago. But the construction crew had not uncovered an old burial ground. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ST. ALBANS — Five teen-agers will face criminal mischief charges following a vandalism spree at the St. Albans Village Cemetery. St. Albans sexton Mark Stanley said Wednesday that 68 of the older stones, most dating to the 1800s, were pushed over and broken. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
STOCKHOLM — A small poster on the back wall of a Stockholm classroom shows two children standing on a rock over a small pond. “All knowledge begins with wonder,” the poster proclaims. Tuesday night that classroom was filled with 23 Stockholm parents and teachers who… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Department of Human Services says it still has some questions about two companies that want to provide managed care in the Medicaid program, but the state hasn’t detected any major problems. The state is expected to give preliminary approval this week to… Read More
NEWPORT — Officials hope an “umbrella meeting” will remedy the problems caused in Sebasticook Lake this summer by excessive rains. More than 6 inches fell in the lake in a three-week period from June to July, causing excessive erosion and runoff into the 4,000-acre lake. Read More
NORTHPORT — Mediums from New York and Maine will give private readings for the benefit of Friends of Temple Heights from Saturday through Wednesday at the Temple Heights Spiritual Camp. Among the mediums participating is Thomas Kearns of New York. An author and radio and… Read More
BANGOR — A Lincoln woman was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to five months in prison for embezzling $78,400 while working as a field claims adjuster for Aetna Life & Casualty. Judith Elaine Heikkinen, 49, who worked in the insurance company’s Millinocket office, also… Read More
BANGOR — A Pakistani man’s alleged attempt to con a birth certificate out of the Aroostook County town of Orient won’t get him the passport he sought, but will get him a day in court. In what prosecutors consider an unusual case, Syed S. Ahmed,… Read More
BLUE HILL — Hospice of Hancock County will begin offering a 10-week training course for new volunteers on Sept. 16. The 30-hour course will be held on Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Holbrooke Room of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. Topics covered will… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King showcased industry and environmentalist supporters along with other backers of his forestry practices proposal Wednesday, while House and Senate leaders battled over what else should be taken up at next month’s special session of the Legislature. The 10-member Legislative Council,… Read More
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report indicates that a plane crash in Holden last month that killed two people may be attributed to pilot inexperience. The preliminary report says that initial examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-crash failure of the aircraft, and adds… Read More
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report indicates that a plane crash in Holden last month that killed two people may be attributed to pilot inexperience. The preliminary report says that initial examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-crash failure of the aircraft, and adds… Read More