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    Black Bear Triathlon AT ORONO (Individual and team classes) 1. Lance Leo 1:25:47; 2. Christine Doherty-Chris Jones-Tom Arsenault 1:27:53; 3. Ross Barker 1:28:56; 4. Jen Boucher-Channing Jones-Dan Kaplan 1:32:31; 5. Josh Lake 1:32:36; 6. Dave Koeuka 1:33:08; 7. Erin Semba-Jan Semba-Newell Lewey 1:34:13; 8. Geoff… Read More
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    BANGOR – It wasn’t just a win for the Orono girls. It was an achievement of sorts over a field which they never had really mastered until Monday. Outshooting John Bapst 7-2 in the scoreless first half, the Red Riots adjusted to the uneven field… Read More
    PORTLAND – Goaltender Martin Brochu has signed a 25-game professional tryout with the Portland Pirates. Brochu makes his return to Portland, where he was a key ingredient in the Pirates’ run for the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup last year. Brochu makes the move after… Read More
    MILO – Katahdin High School goalie Laura Ordway wasn’t particularly busy during Monday’s schoolgirl soccer game against host Penquis Valley High School here. But she made a key save when her team needed it with 10 minutes left and that preserved undefeated Katahdin’s hard-fought 1-0… Read More
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    BREWER – Kristen Frye scored her third goal of the game at 1:14 of the first overtime to help the Brewer Witches knock off the Hampden Academy Broncos 6-5 Monday in schoolgirl soccer action. It was the first victory of the season for Brewer, now… Read More
    NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Jill Rubinstein and Molly Woodroofe teamed up to score the first five goals of the game to help Yale post a 5-2 win over the University of Maine in women’s soccer Monday. Woodroofe scored the first two and Rubinstein followed with… Read More
    FORT KENT – Jen Bell scored on a Kelly Socoby pass with 4:30 left in the game to lift Houlton to a 1-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over Fort Kent on Monday. Jessica Prosser made seven saves on as many shots for 6-3-2 Houlton. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — In an effort to reach its target audience, Southern Maine Medical Center is taking its breast and cervical cancer awareness program into York County beauty parlors. “I think it’s a great place to target because the ladies do share their most intimate fears… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — The Maine State Police are investigating an incident Sunday night in which an unidentified man allegedly demanded drugs from a woman, sprayed her with a pepper-like spray and then ran from the scene. State Trooper Elmer Farren said that at around 6… Read More
    EASTPORT — Coastal Plantations International Inc. is seeking permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to retain floating nursery and production nets for marine algae cultivation in Cobscook Bay in Eastport and South Bay at Lubec. The sites are off Seward Neck in Lubec… Read More
    MANSFIELD, Mass. — Tennessee-based Thomas & Betts Corp. has purchased Augat Inc., a competing manufacturer of electronic connectors, for $550 million in stock. The deal, announced Monday, has been approved by the companies’ boards of directors and needs only a final OK from stockholders. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ORONO — Inspired by their frustrations and difficulties in finding internships, college students Rachel Bell and Sara Sutton started their own company to aid in the often painful job-search process. JobDirect was created to give job searches a high-tech touch. On Monday, Bell was at… Read More
    The task force that examined Maine’s chronically troubled mental health system has offered the governor and Legislature a potentially productive and aggressive treatment program: Close Augusta Mental Health Institute in October of next year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    The irony of this election year is the absence of meaningful discussion about health care reform. This matches the mood of the country and an air of resignation which permeates most health care providers. Two years ago the majority of people, including virtually every politician,… Read More
    Phagein” means “to eat” in Latin. Forms of the word appear in many English words having something to do with eating, such as “esophagus.” Thus, “bacteriophage” refers to something that eats bacteria. In the 1920s bacteriophages looked like they might be the magic bullet: the long sought-after killer… Read More
    Even James G. Blaine would have been embarrassed by the conniving in Augusta to drive a stiletto through the state constitutional right of citizen initiative. What Maine lawmakers have done in crafting an 11th-hour competing measure to Jonathan Carter’s Ban Clearcutting intiative betrays a contempt for direct democracy… Read More
    Both candidates came away with something from Sunday’s first of a two-round debate format between presidential heavyweights. No one gained anything. President Bill Clinton kept his nose intact. Few blows — even those on his record tax increase — landed squarely and with effect. The… Read More
    Q. My old furnace needs to be replaced and I want to get a super-efficient model. How do I determine whether gas, oil, wood or a heat pump is best and what are the most efficient models of each available? — G.S. A. There have… Read More
    GUILFORD — A fire that destroyed the Elm Street home of Paul and Gloria Herrick on Sunday was accidental in nature, according to a state fire official. State Fire Marshal Stewart Jacobs said it was a low temperature ignition of combustible flooring that was in… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Nomination papers are available from the town clerk for the one-year unexpired Town Council term of the late Bernie Marquis. Residents planning to seek the one-year council seat must return nomination papers to Town Clerk Diane Lombard by noon Oct. 15. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Greenville’s tax rate will remain the same as last year’s, at $14.90 per $1,000 valuation. Tax bills will be in the mail by the end of this week, according to town officials. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LINCOLN — State Rep. Priscilla “Pat” Lane, R-Enfield, will open her re-election headquarters in Lincoln on Thursday. She is seeking re-election to House District 138, including Howland, Enfield and Lincoln. The opening will be at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Mall, 22 Main St. Campaign materials… Read More
    I agree with Jim Paton’s letter to the editor of Oct. 1, regarding the “Click and Clack” column. I, too, enjoy it very much. It’s practical and amusing. Please run this column as often as possible! Betty McLaughlin Orono… Read More
    It is certainly unfortunate that the 1995 Prism, the student yearbook of the University of Maine, has not come out. Perhaps equally unfortunate was your front-page article of Oct. 2, purporting to cover this issue. With feeling-toned adjectives worthy of the editorial page, you have depicted the man… Read More
    I am disappointed in the attention that the media have showered on Johnathan Prevette, the 6-year-old Lexington, N.C., boy who stole a kiss and is now paying the price for sexual harassment. Armed with a simple version of the story, the media have made this child a hero,… Read More
    All voting Mainers with a lick of good sense will vote 2C on the upcoming fossilized referendum. W.L. Elliott Grand Lake Stream… Read More
    The Oct. 2 editorial and full-page Oped focus upon domestic violence was very well done by your paper. The articles and editorial focused a spotlight on a very challenging threat to the future of our democracy. I also want to add that the victims of… Read More
    I am writing to show my concern for the way the Bangor Daily News dealt with the death of my brother. Susan Kinzie not only created a vivid picture in my mind of cats surrounding my brother, but even described the scene of a scarecrow and ghosts in… Read More
    BREMEN — Elizabeth B. Noyce, who donated an estimated $50 million to Maine museums, colleges and nonprofit groups, was remembered by her neighbors as modest, generous and down to earth. On Sunday, 100 townspeople crowded into the local fire station that her money helped build… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Scientists are discovering the AIDS epidemic is far more diverse in America than previously thought, and they are scouring the globe for AIDS strains to ensure that U.S. tests for the disease are able to detect every type. Doctors here weren’t too worried… Read More
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    ROCKLAND — Richard K. Kozak, 33, of Rockland is in custody at the Knox County Jail following his arrest for a “smash and grab” burglary at George Jewelers Sunday night. Rockland Police Lt. Michael Collins said Kozak was apprehended without resistance by patrolman Michael Moody… Read More
    BELFAST — A forum on juvenile corrections and mental health issues will be held at noon on Friday at the Waldo Regional Vocational School. Featured speakers will include Mark Boger, regional supervisor of corrections, Martha Joe Nichols, residence coordinator, and Holly Stover, regional chief, who… Read More
    THORNDIKE — State Rep. Rod McElroy, R-Unity, will hold a public forum on the forest standards referendum at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at Mt. View High School. McElroy described the referendum as a complicated issue with choices that are difficult to understand. He said that… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King announced Monday the launching of a public-private venture that will give Maine its first up-close and scientific look at the rich yet largely unknown marine environment of Penobscot Bay. The Penobscot Bay Marine Research Collaborative is funded by a $600,000… Read More
    Students in kindergarten through grade 12 are invited to submit a poster or essay in the new Constitution Contest sponsored by Secretary of State Bill Diamond. Winners will win an opportunity to view the original Maine Constitution and receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. “It’s… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Republican Committee of Knox County opened headquarters at 481 Main St. The Main Street facility will be used to distribute campaign material for GOP candidates who will be on the ballot in November. The facility is well-supplied with campaign posters, buttons, and… Read More
    There was never a doubt that “Take the First Step,” the second annual Community Awareness Walk for Breast Cancer, would be dedicated to the memory of the late Beth Elliott Hathaway. One of Pittsfield’s most-loved and respected citizens, the 24-year veteran educator lost her battle… Read More