HERMON – When Stan Meserve’s Chevy Monte Carlo developed engine trouble on lap 21 in the fourth and final race of the Varney Auto Supply-Varney GMC-Isuzu Sportsman 100 series at Speedway 95 on Sunday, 19 sets of eyes perked up. Meserve had won the last… Read More
ORONO – Although it seemed like Columbus Day at Mahaney Diamond Sunday afternoon, Bangor’s ship never came in. Playoff-bound Albany took the wind out of Bangor’s sails late as 1,492 shocked fans witnessed a horrific seventh inning that saw nine Albany runs, nine hits, three… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Joel Duncan scored for Presque Isle with 11 minutes left in regulation to send the game into double overtime where Presque Isle salvaged a 2-2 schoolboy soccer tie against Caribou Friday night. Kasey Keenan notched two assists for Presque Isle and Jeremy… Read More
After a postgame argument resulted in Bangor Blue Ox player-coach Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd and relief ace Mike Smith walking away from the team for two days, Boyd and general manager Dean Gyorgy have apparently ironed things out. Boyd and Smith missed Saturday’s and Sunday’s… Read More
Former University of Maine players Mike Buck and Brian Gaine were waived from their respective NFL teams Sunday as teams cut their rosters to 53. Buck, who signed with Miami in April, was the team’s fourth quarterback behind Dan Marino, veteran Bernie Kosar, and former… Read More
WINTERPORT – Sean Spencer of Auburn cruised to victory in the Top Sportsman class in “Bounty Hunter” over Lewiston’s Steve Dumais at Winterport Dragway Sunday afternoon. Spencer, who piloted his car to a series of 4.96-second runs down the one-eighth mile strip, drew byes in… Read More
BANGOR – Dereck Treadwell, the standout runner from the University of Maine, took to the local running scene Sunday and breezed to an easy victory in the YMCA/Grant’s Dairy Run. Treadwell, who finished 11th in last June’s Olympic trials in Atlanta in the 1,500 meters,… Read More
Hole-in-one KENDUSKEAG – Lewis Demmons of Carmel shot a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Kenduskeag Valley Golf Course on Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
ORONO – Looking more like a M*A*S*H* unit than a baseball team, the Bangor Blue Ox saw their postseason hopes evaporate Saturday night. While Albany was defeating undermanned Bangor 7-4, the Newburgh Night Hawks were putting the finishing touches on a doubleheader sweep of Elmira… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Learn to sew your own clothes or Christmas gifts during sewing classes that will begin soon in the Dover-Foxcroft area. Ellen Dow will work with students of all ages in clothing construction or items for the home such as pillows. Student will select… Read More
PORTLAND — Peaks Island voters have turned down a proposed deer hunt. Saturday’s tally against the hunt was 410-234. 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;… Read More
BOSTON — A Maine Superior Court judge has ruled that a $2 million bequest from a prominent Maine family belongs to Boston — where the family wanted construction of a memorial honoring New England settlers. But the decision seems to have taken Boston officials by… Read More
IN THE WATERS OFF NANTUCKET, Mass. — Armed with a pistol, a note pad and a lobster measure, Keith Robinson boards a lobster boat and finds eight undersized lobsters. The boat’s 69-year-old captain says he was training a new helper who didn’t know how to… Read More
HOULTON — If you have a talent for running with a potato between your knees or under your chin, then you should have been at the 37th annual Houlton Potato Feast Days this weekend. Amid the band music and craft fair, a group of children… Read More
BANGOR — A mysterious 911 call, and a mock aircraft explosion, complete with wounded passengers, were among the topics discussed Saturday as about 30 representatives from area agencies met in Rangeley Hall at Eastern Maine Technical College to determine the agenda for “The Calm Maelstrom,” the 1996 disaster… Read More
HOWLAND — About 30,000 pounds of broccoli was scattered along Interstate 95 in Howland after a tractor-trailer loaded with the vegetable left the roadway and overturned. State Trooper Michael French said the truck driven by Scott Hewitt, 23, of Presque Isle had left the roadway… Read More
A company that owns thousands of acres of forest land in northern New England has had its problems spraying a chemical herbicide on the property. This month, Champion International withdrew its proposal to spray 2,000 acres in New Hampshire after company officials discovered a helicopter… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Warden divers on Sunday recovered the body of a Millinocket man who drowned after his pickup truck landed in the Penobscot River here at 10 p.m. Friday. Trooper Matthew Grant of the Maine State Police said John Bentson, 43, had failed to negotiate… Read More
BANGOR — Two women were treated for neck pain Sunday after the vehicle they were riding in was rear-ended on State Street by a vehicle driven by a Bucksport man who reportedly was distracted by a bee. Jean Violette, 57, of Bangor and her passenger… Read More
BANGOR — The city got a week’s jump Sunday on celebrating Labor Day, when thousands of people streamed into Cascade Park for the annual end-of-summer bash. The annual Labor Day event is in its ninth year, according to Mayor Marshall Frankel, who has been a… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — About 250 Boy Scouts camped out on a farm overlooking the Aroostook River over the weekend to hone their pioneering skills. After building a Conestoga wagon similiar to those used by the pioneers heading west, the boys competed in events fashioned after… Read More
As we draw closer to the turn of the century, people begin thinking of ways to make the year 2000 a truly memorable one. An effort we are hearing much about even now is of ensuring certain high school and-or college reunions in 2000 are… Read More
In detailing his strategy last month to reduce Maine’s teen-age suicide rate, among the nation’s highest, Gov. Angus King focused the state’s attention on a problem of universal concern. He implicitly acknowledged government’s obligation to cooperate with families and schools to reverse this terrible statistic. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Two men were arrested early Sunday morning after a disturbance outside the VFW Hall, according to local police. Neal McEachern, 26, of Monticello and Theodore Stickney, 31, of Easton were arrested and charged with assault and disorderly conduct. Stickney also was charged… Read More
The following graduates of Washburn District High School received scholarships: Jaime Batron, Hampton and Sarah McBreairty, Principal’s, Washburn PTA and UMPI scholarships; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
CHICAGO — Northern New England delegates to the Democratic National Convention say President Clinton did the expedient thing by signing the Republican-written welfare reform bill. “He did what he had to do,” said John Miller of Rutland, Vt. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
You see the advertisements in newspapers, on television and on the Internet. You hear them on the radio, you get fliers in the mail. You even get calls from telemarketers offering credit repair services. They all make the same claims: “Credit problems? No problem!” googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Late summer, the time of year when Maine big-game and bird hunters go through the ritual. Take the gun out of its case at a local gravel pit. Set up targets. Throw skeet. Align the sights. Sharpen the eye. It is tradition, passed along to… Read More
CORINNA — Two girls were taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital Sunday after their truck rolled over twice and landed upside down in a ditch. Sixteen-year-old Amy Stratton of Corinna, the driver of the vehicle, complained of pain in her neck and back. Her passenger, Eliza… Read More
AUGUSTA — A city councilor sentenced to 45 days in jail for drunken driving and perjury has apologized for “breaking faith with the people” and resigned. “It was a hard decision for me because I have enjoyed my time on the council,” at-large City Councilor… Read More
As technology makes new inroads into everyday life, criminals must try to master the technical changes if they are to reap illegal benefits from the new activity. Cellular phones are one of the latest examples. Increasing numbers of Mainers are becoming victims of cellular phone… Read More
My child was recently discharged from a very long stay at Acadia Hospital where she received excellent care. She and I very much appreciate the work done on her behalf by Dennis King, Lynn Madden, Dr. Hawkins, Beth Lander, Kathy Fortier, Tina, Mary, Ingrid, Sue, Gloria, Ann, Barbara… Read More
BANGOR — City Council members will vote tonight on leasing space to Business Express, which plans to locate its maintenance operations and more than two dozen workers in the city. Starting next Sunday, Business Express plans to repair and clean its aircraft at Bangor International… Read More
The United States, comparatively speaking, is in a class by itself when it comes to national health care. Germany was the first country to provide health insurance on a national scale — in 1883! Various types of national health systems followed. Other European countries followed… Read More
I just finished reading the article about the plight of Licorice, the runaway pig from Sangerville (BDN, Aug. 17-18). Let me get this straight: Licorice breaks loose and runs through the neighborhood. Kathy Kotsifas finds the pig in her yard and takes it in. She… Read More
With every second that I write this letter one acre of the Earth’s forests is gone. Eighty-five percent of California’s redwoods are gone. Ninety-six percent of the original temperate rain forests in Oregon have been logged. Seventy-five percent of the original rain forests in Washington state have been… Read More
On Aug. 17 my husband and I set out for an overnight trip to Bar Harbor on our motorcycles. Once we arrived we checked into the Day’s Inn where we were very pleased to have gotten the last available room. After getting settled, I decided… Read More
Marilyn Pierce Ford remembers Saturday nights in Pickering Square years ago when she was a young woman. She would leave her home in Hampden in time to meet the vendors selling baked beans in the park. It was a tasty way to spend the funnest night of the… Read More
It was 12:15 p.m. as I snuck in the back door of the Blaine House last Thursday. Susan Barber, the executive director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, was wrapping up to an audience of white coats and checked pants. I tiptoed across the library… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top utility regulators have ordered NYNEX Corp. to pay $4.1 million in rebates because of the telephone company’s recent record of deteriorating customer service. In a highly critical report, the state’s Public Service Commission charged that the company had more… Read More
WISCASSET — If Egyptian officials want the 3,000-year-old mummy on display in Terry Lewis’ antique shop, they may have to go swimming for it. “If the Egyptian government tries to take it back without adequate compensation, I’m going to take the mummy to the Bath… Read More
GREENVILLE — Selectmen here have worked out a relocation plan for the recycling center, which must be removed from its present site by the end of next month. The recycling center will be relocated to a building owned by Mike Theriault in the Moosehead Industrial… Read More
When the monthly phone bill arrives with a balance due 25 times your usual amount, it gets your attention. On top of that, it doesn’t get your vacation off to a glowing start. Such was the case just weeks ago when the Monday mail brought… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Curbing global population growth is one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century, Sen. John H. Chafee, R-R.I., said in a speech Saturday night. Reduced birth rates in developing nations would help stop the destruction of forests and other natural resources on the… Read More
RIPLEY — A 6-year old Westbrook boy sustained a broken foot Sunday morning when a pile of logs on which he was playing began to roll away. Stephen Moreau was visiting a relative on the Seavey Road when the accident occurred, according to Cpl. Allen… Read More
BOSTON — Recreational fishermen from Maine to New Jersey are not allowed to catch bluefin tuna this year because their Southern counterparts have fished the stock to its limits. The federal government banned recreational bluefin tuna fishing on Aug. 17 — giving just three days’… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe has announced a series of U.S. Department of Commerce public hearings to discuss the $25 million buyout program for Northeast fishermen hurt by collapse of groundfish stocks. Meetings will be held at the following times and locations: googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The smell of hot dogs and onions frying on the grill mingled Saturday with the musky odors of the animals that were groomed and ready for showing at the Piscataquis Valley Fair. Just under 10,000 people attended the fair during the first three… Read More
CHICAGO — The Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont delegations to the Democratic National Convention may be small, but the northern New Englanders plan to be seen and heard amid the throngs of party activists this week. “In some ways, our delegation makes a statement just… Read More
ORONO — Ever wonder if the day-to-day work of your local police department is as glamorous and action-packed as it is portrayed on television? Or how the police go about analyzing a crime scene? Up to 30 Orono residents will learn the answers to such… Read More
GUILFORD — Motorists using Route 15 in Guilford may want to allow themselves additional travel time beginning today, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. “We plan to begin repainting Guilford Memorial Bridge, which carries Route 15 over the Piscataquis River in Guilford on Monday,”… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital offers a speakers bureau as a free service to the community. The speakers — Mayo Regional Hospital employees including physicians, assistants, nurses and other clinical and business professionals — can address any audience from business professionals to grade school pupils. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital is in need of volunteers to help in several areas at the hospital. Individuals are needed to run errands, fill water pitchers, carry food trays, and help with other tasks for nurses and unit staff on a variety of shifts. Read More
GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Historical Society will sponsor a day trip to the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake Sept. 12. The Sabbathday Lake Shaker community near Gray is the last remaining Shaker center in Maine, and has been offering tours to the public for only… Read More
AUGUSTA — For an administration that had expressed confidence in advance, the weekend’s development still was satisfying. Meeting in Lovell on Saturday, the board of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine voted unanimously to endorse Gov. Angus King’s forestry practices bill, and to back… Read More
CHESTER — An 18-year-old Lincoln man faces several charges after a high-speed chase early Sunday morning. Trooper Matthew Grant of the Maine State Police said that Danny Archer allegedly failed to stop for a Lincoln police officer who pursued him for speeding at about 1:30… Read More