The pall that has hung over the University of Maine hockey t The pall that has hung over the University of Maine hockey team just won’t go away. With months of research, interviews, reports, compliance, and self-imposed sanctions behind them and a new season ahead,… Read More
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This is why baseball survives. This past Saturday at the “Jake,” Jacobs Field in Cleveland, the largest crowd every there, 44,280, flowed into a sun-drenched yard to cheer on their Tribe in a must-win game against Baltimore. It was the fifth inning, game tied at 2-2. Read More
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
PETE STAHL LEWISTON – Pete Stahl, a senior defensive end for the Bowdoin football team, has been named New England Small College Athletic Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
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
UNITY – Scott Chubbuck of Woolwich won the 8th Annual Long John 100 Pro-Stock classic at Unity Raceway Sunday, as he led for a total of 76 laps and held off a strong finish from Montville’s David “Boss Hogg” St. Clair. Chubbuck, who took home… 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
GREENVILLE – In making final preparations for the 1996 Maine moose hunt, Bob Boutin made a stop Sunday at Bishop’s Store in Jackman. While there, he bought a moose call, which had been removed from its package and tested, then left behind. When Boutin blew… 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
BANGOR — The finance committee was in the mood to table when it came to some of the bids on Monday’s agenda. The first item postponed was the installation of septic systems for two homes on Kenduskeag Avenue that cannot be connected to the city’s… 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
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Piscataquis County Superior Court jury took little time Monday in delivering a guilty verdict against a Dover-Foxcroft man accused of biting a Dover-Foxcroft police officer on the arm last year. The jury found 63-year-old Daniel Hall of Garland Avenue guilty of assault… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — When Mark Bechard appeared at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for an evening prayer service on Jan. 27, the nine sisters who comprised the order immediately recognized that something was wrong. Bechard, who was normally well-dressed and neat, attended Mass daily at the Waterville… 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
SKOWHEGAN — If it were a movie, the horror scene would begin with the sound of a breaking window and a bare arm reaching through the shards of glass to unlock the door. Then come the screams as the intruder makes his way through the… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, saying its hands were tied by potential conflicts of interest, shielded some federal judges Monday from having to pay certain taxes imposed on most Americans. Four justices who might have a financial stake disqualified themselves from considering the case. Their… Read More
FAIRFIELD — A 23-year-old man who recently moved to Maine from Tennessee has been charged with homicide in the death of a 53-year-old Fairfield woman in her apartment Sunday night. Raymond Eric Jamison, formerly of Clarksville, Tenn., is being held in the Somerset County Jail… 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
ORONO — Almost 30 fifth-graders spent part of last week reaping their ripe rewards. “Last year when we planted this garden, it didn’t look like much. It’s amazing how much it grew,” said Kathy Lyons, who since last school year has been working with pupils… Read More
EXETER — Dressed in a skimpy black outfit, the Boss Lady welcomes men into a secluded, two-car garage. “How did you hear about us?’ the Boss Lady asks as they enter her exotic dance studio. Many of the men say they heard about the garage… 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
CLAIR, New Brunswick — A 45-year-old Fort Kent woman was killed and her husband remained in critical condition at an Edmundston, New Brunswick, hospital Monday, in the aftermath of a two-car head-on collision late Sunday afternoon. Preliminary reports, released Monday morning, said the couple was… Read More
GREENVILLE — A 30-year-old Greenville man who threatened to blow up two Greenville police officers was sentenced to seven days in jail and fined $200. Gordon Corson pleaded guilty recently to terrorizing in connection with the threats, while a second count of criminal use of… Read More
GREENFIELD — If you think that the scarecrow that’s been in your neighbor’s yard since spring is old, there’s something you ought to know. Scarecrows have been around almost as long as farming. (See Sidebar on Page C3) Scarecrow-making has evolved into an art form… 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
PORTLAND — Fresh off a successful debate with Republican Bob Dole, President Bill Clinton swept into Maine on Monday night to lead a spirited pep rally for Maine Democrats. “Hello, Maine!” Clinton called out in greeting an estimated 7,000 supporters at Portland’s Hadlock Field, home… Read More
LINCOLN — Unlike many of the state’s large labor organizations, the rank-and-file members of a Lincoln union local on Monday voted to oppose both the forestry compact and the clear-cutting ban proposals. “We will not be ramrodded,” said Steve Corriveau, president of Local 396 of… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The Katahdin Detachment, Marine Corps League, will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall. 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
BANGOR — The independent review of fund raising for Cascade Park hasn’t even begun, but already the City Council has broadened its scope. The panel voted Monday to allow the review to go back before 1993, and not necessarily to limit it to records connected to the park. 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
OLD TOWN — The City Council voted 7-0 Monday to authorize city staff to execute a six-month notice of termination of its lease with Eastern Aircraft Sales Inc., the fixed base operator which has run Old Town’s municipal airport for nearly seven years. The council’s… 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
HANCOCK — Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner John Melrose is aiming to give concerned eastern Hancock County residents an answer by mid-November as to when the 70-year-old “Singing Bridge” will be replaced. “He told us to check with him around mid-November and he would be… 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
John McCain is a loyal soldier. He spent five years in a Vietnam POW camp, never breaking. 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++) {… Read More
BANGOR — With Sen. John McCain of Arizona at her side, Republican Senate candidate Susan Collins told a crowd of veterans at the Bangor Airport Marriott hotel that she hopes to serve their interests as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Collins said… Read More
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
PORTLAND — With a 20 percentage point lead over Bob Dole in Maine, President Clinton arrived in Portland Monday night to try to widen the gap and win support for fellow Democrats. One day after the first televised presidential debate, Clinton campaigned in Connecticut 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
Bangor firefighters can’t forget the cold, rain-soaked early morning in January 1996 when the lifeless bodies of two children were carried out from a French Street building while their mother had to be resuscitated on the front porch of the smoke-filled home. The home had… Read More
WASHINGTON — Many states in the Northeast and the Middle West pay more in federal taxes than they receive in federal spending, while many Southern states are subsidized by the federal government, a new study shows. Connecticut and New Jersey were the biggest “donor states”… Read More