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HAMPDEN – It didn’t take the undefeated Hampden Academy Broncos very long to score the only goal they were to need in Tuesday afternoon’s 2-0 soccer victory over Bangor. Try 23 seconds. That’s when senior wing midfielder Mike McInnis converted a Mike Roberts pass after… Read More
I was among those left shaking their heads in disbelief last season when University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove inserted Mickey Fein as the starting quarterback. Sophomore John Tennett of Bangor had toiled for two-plus years for a shot at the job, then earned… Read More
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HERMON – The Hermon Hawks had unassisted goals from four different players en route to a 4-1 victory over Nokomis of Newport in schoolboy soccer action Tuesday. Bill Hallett, Eric Tableman, Jeff Hand, and Jeff Overlook scored for the 2-1-2 Hawks. Sean Smith had six… Read More
OLD TOWN – For all of the momentum Old Town generated in grabbing a 1-0 first-half lead, Hampden threw it back at the Indians with twice the velocity. Trapped in their own defensive end through a heated second half, the Indians got the 1-0 schoolgirl… Read More
Local Common Ground Country Fair Race (5 miles) Top men’s finishers: Todd Coffin 26:11; Scott Hosmer 26:21; Randy MacNeil 27:45; Sean Galipeau 28:19; John Chase 28:43; Guy Berthiuame 29:14; Shaun Keenan 29:49; Scott Jerome 30:12 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
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Ellsworth cross country star Joey Luchini, who dropped out of a race earlier this month and hasn’t raced since, will be sidelined for another couple of weeks. The defending Class B state cross country champion, who captured the state indoor mile and two-mile races and… Read More
BANGOR – Greg Miller scored three goals to guide unbeaten University of Maine-Presque Isle to a 4-2 Maine Athletic Conference men’s soccer win Friday over previously unblemished Husson College. Steve Babineau scored the Owls’ fourth goal with 10 minutes left in regulation. Jeremy VonOesen made… Read More
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MILO – Pat Libby connected off a Charles Bradford assist with 3:42 left in regulation Tuesday afternoon to spark Greenville to a 1-0 schoolboy soccer victory over Penquis. Goalie Josh Glavine made six saves on seven shots for Greenville, which improved to 4-2. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The strapping bull moose glared at the newcomer to the pond. The cow moose he’d been courting didn’t seem to notice the new bull. She just kept munching on vegetation along the shore. Both bulls carried impressive racks of hardened antlers. The new bull looked… Read More
MILO – Pat Libby connected off a Charles Bradford assist with 3:42 left in regulation Tuesday afternoon to spark Greenville to a 1-0 schoolboy soccer victory over Penquis. Goalie Josh Glavine made six saves on seven shots for Greenville, which improved to 4-2. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Preparing for a trial later this year, federal securities regulators will be in Mexico next week questioning bank officials there about an international investment scam with links to a Brewer tele- vangelist. Representatives of the Boston District Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission said… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state has put off until next year the start of managed care in the Medicaid program in six Maine counties. The Department of Human Services blamed the delayed start-up in Kennebec, Somerset, Penobscot, Lincoln, Waldo and Knox counties on concerns about the… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — All that remains before a jury deliberates the fate of a 30-year-old Clair man on trial for first-degree murder are the judge’s instructions to be given Wednesday morning in Edmundston Court of Queen’s Bench. Defense attorneys and prosecutors presented their arguments… Read More
FORT KENT — Municipal officials at Fort Kent are examining the issue of tax-exempt properties, leaving them wondering what to do with the taxation of properties including the University of Maine at Fort Kent, the Northern Maine Medical Center and religious facilities. Confronted by nearly… Read More
CAMDEN — Among those who will attend the Sunday dedication of the town’s $3.1 million centennial library addition will be Barbara Bush, one of the better-known summer residents of Kennebunk- port. The former first lady will be the keynote speaker at the dedication of the… Read More
BANGOR — The city’s year-old ordinance prohibiting paid sexual contact will get its first test in court when the owner of a business offering exotic dancing answers civil charges. Complaints filed in 3rd District Court Tuesday afternoon by the city of Bangor allege that Debera… Read More
GLEN COVE, N.Y. — When Jane Karuschkat was recuperating from cancer, she longed for the routine and motivation her job provided. But one week after her first chemotherapy treatment, she was laid off. “I thought I was being called to take dictation,” the former legal… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. William Cohen used his final day in the chairman’s seat Tuesday to tackle one of the most complex issues of the day: Social Security reform. Cohen, who is retiring, urged next year’s Congress to consider all options to save Social Security… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An Abbot family chose this week to turn down a settlement offer made by manufacturers of a blood product believed to be tainted with the human immunodeficiency virus. The youngest member of the family, J.R. Rollins, became infected with HIV after using the blood product. Read More
PITTSFIELD — State veterinarian Chip Ridky was lying in the back of the warden’s pickup truck, his arms and legs wrapped around an emu, when the truck finally rolled away Tuesday afternoon. A what, you ask? A very fast, long-legged bird from Australia. In fact,… Read More
FORT KENT — Fort Kent officials agreed Monday night to look at the cost of marketing the sprawling complex which could be vacated by Gerber Childrenswear Inc. at the end of January. Town Manager Don Guimond said officials don’t intend to give up on the… Read More
In the past, it was not as easy as it is today for Marybeth Allen of Orono “to get the word out” about a new group she is forming in the Greater Bangor area. That’s because this speech-language pathologist is a stutterer who no longer… Read More
MACHIAS — Womankind, Washington County’s only shelter for abused women and children, has announced it has a 1997 calendar for sale. The calendar celebrates the lives and individuality of many Down East women with biographies. The calendar is available for $7.50 at many retail businesses… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District is promoting the National District Conservation photo contest. It is also seeking nominations of elementary and secondary teachers for its conservation district teacher of the year recognition. The photo contest will include categories of conservation… Read More
We are writing in regard to the Ban Clearcutting referendum. My wife and I have practical knowledge of the issue because we manage and harvest our own 120-acre certified tree farm. We live in unorganized territory as do many other small woodlot owners. This bill… Read More
NEW LIMERICK — Darren Vargas said Tuesday the shots allegedly fired through the walls of his home on Sept. 14 were the culmination of months of harassment the Hispanic man and his friends have experienced since moving to the state from Massachusetts about two years ago. Read More
Carefree hikers who today croon their way along the mountain track had better hold onto that pack, walking staff, and binoculars. Hold on tight. Forget the canteen beside a babbling brook or leave a camera at a scenic overlook and the replacement could cost 5 percent more under… Read More
A statewide group of government officials have begun an encouraging review of their duties at the state, county and local levels and are looking for ways to allow these levels of government to increase cooperation and efficiency. Its efforts deserve support. The State, County, Local… Read More
If the autumn colors that wash over Maine’s trees in a last blast of pre-winter brilliance are a sure sign of this season, so are the telephone calls from would-be visitors seeking information about where and when the color will be prettiest. “I start getting… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Small business will be the topic today as Gov. Angus King tours Aroostook County firms and delivers remarks at the first in a series of Blaine House conferences. The small-business conference begins at 1 p.m. at Keddy’s Motor Inn in Presque Isle… Read More
“I was in my third trimester … at 32 weeks … everything fell apart… octors … diagnosed nine minor anomalies, inlcuding a fluid-filled cranium with no brain tissue at all. … “After desperately searching for some solution … we found the only answer we could:… Read More
BANGOR — Susan Collins, the Republican candidate for the Maine U.S. Senate race, announced Tuesday afternoon she has a new group of supporters: “Democrats for Collins.” The 172-person group included “third-generation Democrat” Thomas Brown, a lawyer in Bangor; Judy Harrison of Bangor, a former member… Read More
CARIBOU — The staff at Caribou High School is preparing for an accreditation review scheduled for next spring, according to School Superintendent Arthur Benner. A committee from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges will conduct the review, done every 10 years. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Fabric produced by Guilford of Maine can appear anywhere in the world, from office chairs in Israel or Germany to wall panels in Japan or Mexico to chairs and couches in homes in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, or Seattle. GOM markets its fabrics around the world — and it’s… Read More
I must commend you on an article about the Federal Reserve (BDN, Sept. 12). I never buy your paper because I’ve never seen much that interests me in it, but I was at my father’s tonight and he showed me the article exposing the hundreds of thousands of… Read More
There are many types of bridges and we know that most are constructed of wood, steel or concrete, or combinations of all three. I would like to talk about the construction of another kind of bridge — the Clinton-Gore bridge to the future — whatever that may be. Read More
Robert Browne Hall composed lots of great band music. He also was a director of several bands in Maine. They commemorate Mr. Hall by proclaiming the last Saturday of June R.B. Hall Day, when several bands (14 this year) each play a 45-minute concert, starting at 9 a.m… Read More
This is an appeal to the citizens of Bangor to help with a hit and run of our 2 1/2-year-old coon cat “Blackie.” Some cruel and senseless person hit our cat in the early morning on Sept. 18. Our family is emotionally devastated that someone… Read More
Re: Sting operations by teens pushed [BSN, Sep.t 17]: “President Clinton’s crackdown on youth smoking encourages states to use minors in sting operations to detect illegal tobacco sales — or risk losing federal aid.” This would seem to be unfortunate for at least two reasons:… Read More
Being genetically suspicious of the powers that be and their propensity of blindly “maximizing efficiency and profits,” I bristled at the rude awakening of the new directory assistance and its implication that you can only get one listing per call! I called a customer representative… Read More
SULLIVAN — Two men were arrested around 7:30 p.m. Monday charged with committing separate domestic assaults. When Sgt. Corey Bagley of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department arrived at a local residence on Morancy Pond Road to deal with a disturbance complaint, he heard loud fighting… Read More
I am writing in regard to the cessation of the Washington County Hancock Community Agency bus service to the elderly and the indigent. This service is ending as of Sept. 30. This area is comprised of mostly small towns and townships. In many cases, the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Hancock woman struggled to remain conscious as she crawled from a vehicle that crashed into a telephone pole Tuesday morning. Lisa Lounder, 19, was driving on Route 179 in Ellsworth Falls when the 1992 Geo Storm she was operating failed to negotiate… Read More
The latest 11th grade MEA and SAT scores at Hampden Academy were down significantly from last year in all areas except arts and humanity and reading. Ruey Yehle, the curriculum director, blames the students and has plans for corrective action. Richard Lyons, SAD 22 superintendent, will probably ignore… Read More
Guilford of Maine extends an invitation to the public to tour the company’s new yarn plant on Route 15 in Guilford. “We received tremendous support from the townspeople of Guilford and the surrounding area. We wanted to be sure they had a chance to see… Read More
When Guilford of Maine decided to build a new yarn plant, another Guilford offered to help. During a Feb. 16, 1995 town meeting, Guilford residents approved 104-2 the selectmen’s proposal to establish a tax-increment financing (TIF) district that would support GOM’s efforts to place the… Read More
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Guilford of Maine emphasizes customer service. Just ask Rhonda Merrill, the company’s customer service manager. “When a customer needs to place an order, they need to place it now, not later, and we are the people they will deal with here at Guilford,” she said. Read More
After the Interface Inc. Board of Directors approved a new yarn plant for Guilford of Maine in October 1994, they set a goal for the facility: Have it producing yarn by Dec. 31, 1995. “That was an ambitious commitment, because there were certain elements we… Read More
GUILFORD — When state trade officials seek insight into penetrating foreign markets, they should contact the specialists at Guilford of Maine, the company that’s already “been there and done that” tradewise in 35 countries. According to President Brian DeMoura, a Massachusetts native whose career includes… Read More
The new Guilford of Maine yarn plant on Route 15 in Guilford solidifies the company’s reputation as the world’s largest producer of synthetic yarn made on a system designed to spin wool yarn. About Christmas 1995, GOM employees spun the first yarn in the new… Read More
The greatest resource available to Guilford of Maine is people, the 1,200 or so employees who help the company successfully compete in a global economy. “Of all the strengths our company has, of everything we do as a company, without our employees, we would not… Read More
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DEXTER — Fire and heavy smoke Tuesday night damaged a portion of the former Plummer Memorial Hospital building, once owned by horror writer Stephen King and his novelist wife, Tabitha. No one was injured in the fire. Firefighters at the scene on High Street said… Read More
BANGOR — A former vice president of First National Bank of Bar Harbor will spend 30 days in prison for bank fraud, a sentence significantly reduced for his guilty plea and full cooperation with a federal investigation into past activities within the bank. U.S. District… Read More
AUGUSTA — With only six weeks remaining before the Nov. 5 state referendum, Garland conservative Mary Adams declared war Tuesday on backers of both the clear-cutting ban and the Maine forest compact, urging voters to reject both proposals. The ban, represented as 2A on the… Read More
LEWISTON — The presidency of Richard M. Nixon will be the focus of a Maine teachers’ conference beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at The Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College. Muskie Archives director Christopher M. Beam, who worked on the Nixon White House… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state’s high school juniors — particularly girls — are doing much better in science, according to results on the Maine Educational Assessment released Tuesday. Scores on the science portion of the annual 11th-grade test jumped 25 points over last year. The statewide… Read More
NEWARK, N.J. — Prudential Insurance Co. of America announced an agreement Tuesday to pay at least $410 million to settle lawsuits claiming the company defrauded customers through misleading sales practices. The settlement, which must still be approved by a federal judge, could grow to more… Read More
BANGOR — Items recovered from the apartment of one of two suspects arrested in a string of burglaries across three counties were put on display by police Tuesday. Jamie Sowerby, 26, of Bangor and William Lavalley, 34, of Hermon are the prime suspects in a… Read More
WASHINGTON — Legislation ensuring two-day hospital stays for new mothers passed Congress Tuesday night as part of a broader bill financing veterans, housing, environmental and space programs. A 388-25 vote by the House sent the measure to President Clinton for his expected signature. The Senate… Read More
WATERVILLE — The Maine School Age Care Alliance conference will gather at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 and meet at 8 a.m. Oct. 19 at the Holiday Inn. Professional seminars will be held and membership is open to all who work with or are concerned about… Read More
BELFAST — The City Council gave marching orders to its newly formed Belfast 2000 Task Force Tuesday night, urging the panel to think long, hard and big on future uses for waterfront land now home to a vacant poultry plant. The city bought the former… Read More
When it comes to protecting the environment, Guilford of Maine wrote the textbook. Based alongside the Piscataquis River in Guilford, the company implements what it calls the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. According to Vincent J. Stakutis, director of environmental affairs, Guilford of Maine… Read More
ORLAND — Four people sustained minor injuries after a three-car accident on Route 1 Tuesday morning. According to Trooper Tim Varney of the Maine State Police, two vehicles headed toward Ellsworth were stopped for a school bus near Duffy’s Restaurant when a pickup truck rear-ended… Read More
HERMON — Residents vowed Tuesday night to work together to stem the rising tide of crime in this bedroom community of 4,000 people. Approximately 75 homeowners, several of them recent victims of burglaries, attended an informational meeting on the Neighborhood Watch Program, a cooperative effort… Read More
OLD TOWN — A regional candidate forum for office-seekers in Maine Senate District 7 and House Districts 121, 122, 123, 136, 137, 138 and 139, will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Old Town High School cafeteria. Candidates will be given a… Read More
BREWER — Parts of State and Main streets will be open only to one-way traffic during paving operations from 6:30 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Thursday, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The paving operations, which are associated with construction of the Penobscot River… Read More
OLD TOWN — Representatives from James River Corp. and supporters of the Ban Clearcutting referendum will present their views in a mediated discussion of the issue from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Old Town VFW Post, 41 South Water St. The… Read More
The Maine Audubon Society will sponsor a tour of the Edinburgh ecological forestry site owned by the James River Timber Corp. from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Participants will learn how forests can be managed for both timber harvesting and wildlife habitat,… Read More
BREWER — Polls will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, for the Brewer municipal election. Donna Thornton is running unopposed for a three-year position for city council. Candidates for a one-year unexpired term for City Council are Gerald Robertson, Bruce… Read More
BANGOR — A Mount Vernon man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to eight years and seven months in prison for stealing more than 5,000 computer chips in an armed robbery at an Augusta company last October. Roger Wheelock, 37, was one of six… Read More