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
    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
    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
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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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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