College AT WATERVILLE, Saturday Colby 9, Plymouth State 0 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; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
    NEWPORT – Andrea Pelkey’s goal on a Hope Kurro assist was all the Nokomis Warriors needed to pick up a 1-0 schoolgirl field hockey win over Hermon Saturday. Jill Oliver stopped all three shots she faced for Nokomis, now 6-3. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    MADISON – Despite having had to borrow a putter after forgetting her own, Abby Spector comfortably won her second straight Maine State Individual Schoolgirl Golf title at Lakewood Golf Club Saturday. The Waterville High School sophomore finished the 18-hole event with a score of 76,… Read More
    Casco Bay Half Marathon Top men: 1. Michael Grigware 1:13:51; 2. Randall Welner 1:15:09; 3. Guy Segars 1:16:08; 4. Bob Gillon 1:16:23; 5. Peter Heslam 1:17:24; 6. Ludovic Bruyere 1:18:23; 7. Kevin McDonald 1:18:34; 8. Thomas Estabrook 1:18:36; 9. Paul Greene 1:18:53; 10. George Towle… Read More
    BIDDEFORD – Grant Potter scored the game winner with two minutes left in the game to lift the University of New England to a 3-2 win over visiting University of Maine-Machias Saturday. Bryan Hill scored the other two goals for UNE unassisted. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    High School AT LAKEWOOD GC, Madison, par 74 1996 Schoolgirl Championships Abby Spector, Waterville 40-36-76 Sadea Ramsay, Cam-Rockport 44-39-83 Jennifer Jordan, Edward Little 45-39-84 Laura Gagnon, Biddeford 46-42-88 Julie Sjogren, Hampden 43-46-89 Tiffany Schoppe, Ellsworth 45-45-90 Jennifer Jose, Caribou 46-50-96 Meghan Simard, Edward Little 51-46-97 Katie Nye, Nokomis… Read More
    BANGOR – Adam Heaslewood scored the game’s lone goal on a penalty kick with 1:14 left in the game to give the Husson College Braves the victory over St. Joseph’s Saturday. The penalty resulted from a push from behind. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    High School AT MOUNT DESERT, 3 miles MDI Invitational Sumner boys 40, Maranacook 54, Ellsworth 110, Brewer 118, Bangor 118, Sanford 153, MDI 183, Hampden 183, John Bapst 249, Mattanawcook 250, Washington Academy 299, Nokomis 326, Hermon 373, Bucksport 401 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    Eaton Mountain Series Sunday’s Race Leaders Beginner Age 10-under: 1. Tyler Evans (Manchester) 3 minutes, 3 seconds, 2. Alex Gerald (Fairfield) 3:09, 3. Jason Dick (Winthrop) 3:10; 11-15: 1. Joseph Nate (Waterville) 18:40, 2. Brian Cataldo (Hampden) 19:22, 3. Matt McLaughlin (Old Town) 20:50; 16-over:… Read More
    Will you be one of the people, after November 5, saying “How did that happen?” Every citizen of the United States of America has the right to vote. Please register and vote on Nov. 5, and at all future elections if you don’t exercise your right to vote… Read More
    On Sept. 18, the BDN published a story on the use of right heart catheterization in the care of critically ill patients. This story covered only one side of what is a very controversial issue, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), representing 9,000 critical care physicians,… Read More
    NEW YORK — They won’t pay for shark cartilage pills and coffee enemas yet, but leading HMOs are experimenting with the demi-science called alternative medicine, hoping to cure ills when regular medicine fails. It’s a startling trend. Many doctors still view some alternative methods with… Read More
    The BDN’s recent editorial on “Certifying teachers” (Sept. 21) made rather a tangle of a national report by the National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future and the Maine Education Association’s response to that report. The commission found that a basic restructuring of the teaching… Read More
    The best strategy to reduce the cost of health care is by creating a new medical village. During my childhood in the Philippines, I was fortunate to grow up in a close-knit medical village. We had an extended family — my grandmother, several aunts and… Read More
    Members of the Maine Civil Liberties Union have offered serious arguments against the campaign-finance referendum question on the November ballot. Their doubts about the measure as public policy and on constitutional grounds raise questions about whether this well-intentioned measure would do more harm than good. Read More
    Though it is a single study, the results of research at Tufts’ New England Medical Center are a disturbing look at health maintenance organizations and what must not become a part of the country’s future. Congressional and federal health care officials should use the study as inspiration to… Read More
    I’d like to thank you for the well written and illustrated article about the 20th Common Ground Country Fair, by Brenda Seekins and Kevin Bennett (Bangor Daily NEWS, Sept. 23). The text and photos beautifully conveyed the spirit of the fair and the message of the Maine Organic… Read More
    A total of seven candidates are running for four available positions in Brewer town and school government. The annual city election will be held 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Brewer Auditorium. Vying for the one-year unexpired term of Donald LaGrange on the… Read More
    MACHIAS — There will be a special town meeting at 7 tonight in the Machias High School gymnasium to determine if voters want to extend the date for property taxpayers to receive the town’s 3 percent property tax discount. If approved by voters, property taxpayers… Read More
    In the aftermath of a Bradley man’s shooting death, police have received numerous telephone calls about suspicious people and vehicles in the area. Investigators are continuing their probe into the series of events that led to George Hardesty’s death, state police spokesman Stephen McCausland said… Read More
    BANGOR — The blue skies, gleeful shouts of children and colored balloons floating everywhere belied the tragic stories of abuse area women shared with the community on Sunday afternoon at Cascade Park. Survivors of domestic violence were joined by community leaders, law enforcement officials and… Read More
    MACHIAS — Officials from the state Bureau of General Services will meet with concerned parents Tuesday night to discuss air quality problems at the Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the school. After meeting with parents, state officials… Read More
    BURLINGTON — After being rejected by the state, the tiny town of Burlington now must examine other alternatives for the summer maintenance of a 4-mile stretch of Route 188. Saying it’s too expensive for the town, community officials petitioned the Maine Department of Transportation to… Read More
    GUILFORD — The family of Paul and Gloria Herrick was left temporarily homeless Sunday after an early morning fire significantly damaged their Elm Street home. Fire Chief Dave Cookson said the Herricks were able to escape the burning 1 1/2-story house without injury. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    A man described as a cook at a Waterville restaurant was arrested Sunday night after a 53-year-old woman was found dead in her Fairfield apartment. The death was called “an apparent beating death” by authorities. The name of the woman, who had been discovered by… Read More
    BANGOR — The League of Women Voters, Peace Action Maine, Sierra Club and Maine People’s Alliance will hold a discussion of the campaign finance reform referendum, Question 3 on the Nov. 5 statewide ballot, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine. Call… Read More
    BANGOR — The Department of Public Works will continue its paving program today on Ohio Street from Thomas Hill Road to Drummond Street, and on Highland Avenue from Jackson to Ohio Street. On Thursday, paving will be done on Poplar Street from Norfolk Street to… Read More
    BANGOR — Dr. Rushworth Kidder, founder and president of the Institute for Global Ethics in Camden, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Garland Street Middle School. A former columnist for The Christian Science Monitor and a noted author, Kidder will speak on “How… Read More
    CALAIS — To celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week this week, events have been planned at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. There will be an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Dolphins swim in midair, a pterosaur flies over a stairwell, birds and insects hover in display cases, and 600 million years of Earth’s history marches along a corridor wall. The University of Maine at Presque Isle opened its Northern Maine Museum of… Read More
    BOWDOIN COLLEGE GRANT EAST TOWNSHIP — Despite a massive rescue effort, a 45-year-old Bangor man died Sunday of an apparent heart attack while hiking near the Screw Auger Falls area, about 25 miles west of Millinocket. Warden Sgt. Tom Ward said Michael Pooler of 117… Read More
    UNITY — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a crash landing that left a small aircraft damaged but the pilot uninjured here Sunday morning. The airplane, a Christen Husky, came down in a farm field off the Prairie Road at about 11:30 a.m. The plane… Read More
    It is not too early to be talking holiday fairs, especially if you are a member of the Asa Adams Parent Teacher Organization in Orono. Last December, we wrote about that unusual fair, which is not open to the public but is for that school’s… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine potato industry Saturday outlined its frustrations to federal officials about being mired in bureaucracy while Canadian growers continue dumping their potatoes in East Coast markets. Looking at dumping investigations that could last eight months or more, Rodney McCrum of Mars… Read More
    There was hardly a whine or whimper to be heard on the floor of the Bangor Civic Center Saturday, though several hundred dogs waited in close quarters for a chance to jump obstacles, run laps and retrieve on command. The two-day Penobscot Valley Kennel Club… Read More
    Machias District Court: Eugene A. Bellanceau III, 17, Machias, failure to provide information on property damage accident, license suspended 30 days. 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
    One of the most sensitive issues to emerge from the discussion on the Ban Clearcutting Referendum has been the concern over the citizen’s rights to impose restrictions on the private property of the large landowners and paper industry. The National Park Service oversees more than… Read More