Husson College and UMaine-Presque Isle are two of the men’s college basketball teams heading to Gorham for the third annual Hancock Lumber Maine Event tournament this weekend. The University of New England will get a chance to even the score with the Braves, after a… Read More
The Maine hockey team’s weekend in the Governor’s Cup Hockey Classic at the University of Vermont could be a struggle. It will definitely be a challenge. As of Tuesday, the Bears had seven starters injured or sick. Interim head coach Greg Cronin said the 18… Read More
Great Alaskan Shootout MAINE vs. KENTUCKY/SYRACUSE 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
This is the last weekend of live racing in Maine for 1996. When Scarborough Downs completes its final race on Sunday, live racing will take a three-month winter hiatus. Scarborough and Maine’s six other off-track wagering facilities will continue to show live, out-of-state races every… Read More
Columnist Gary Thorne (BDN, Nov. 19) seeks to justify the robbing of Canada of its national game by suggesting that our northern neighbors, whom he characterizes as identity-seekers, create their own professional hockey conference, one that would be the equivalent, in his words, of a National Hockey League… Read More
Local AT PORTLAND, 4 miles Portland Thanksgiving Day Race Top Men’s finishers: 1. Bob Winn 20:02; 2. Matt Lane 20:37; 3. David Weatherbie 21:00; 4. Pete Bottomley 21:03; 5. Lonnie Reny 21:10; 6. Kyle Rhoads 21:30; 7. Guy Segars 21:40; 8. Allan Muir 21:50; 9. Read More
MAINE vs. BROWN Time, site: Friday, 7 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
A doctor knows better than most people the danger and potential devastation of addiction. But he also knows exactly what prescription drugs can do. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
Stearns High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jessica Crosby, Lindsay Fanjoy, Joshua Lynch, Nicole Ryan and Heath Weatherbee; honors: Megan Adams, Julia Berry, Rachel Boutaugh, Amber Byron, Angela Cutliffe, Michele Dispenzieri, Melissa Elliott, Kelly Gagnon, Janna Garvin, Sara Grunthaler, Sandra Illingworth, Jason… Read More
Teen files suit against Searsport, police chief > Girl says she was pitted against pot-using parents
SEARSPORT — A 17-year-old Searsport teen who turned her parents in to police for smoking marijuana six years ago while she was participating in the school’s D.A.R.E. program has filed a federal lawsuit against the Searsport police chief and the town. Crystal Grendell filed the… Read More
Washburn District High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Courtney Flewelling; high honors: Matthew Crouse, Trent Cunningham, Erin Thomas, Megan Thomas and Stacie Tully; honors: Shannon Bragg, Angela Dickinson, Beth Dickinson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Elliot Fox, Philip Hebert, Michael Kelley, Dawn Maynard and Jeremy… Read More
Bangor District Court: Michael I. Roberts, 49, illegal attachment of plates, $75. 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
Machias Memorial High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Peter Larsen, Jonathan Moyer, Cody Phipps and Rebecca Wink; honors: Joshua Atwood, Laura Crockett, Jason Faulkingham, Nicholas Goding, David Hanscom, Renee Hatch, Michelle Hussey, Beth Macias Abad, Jillian McCarthy, Patrick O’Keefe, Sheri Pritchard and… Read More
ORONO — Holidays center on family and traditions, but when families change, so do the traditions. For children caught in the middle of an expanding web of households, the pressure can take the fun out of holidays and turn anticipation to dread. The key to easing the tension… Read More
BANGOR — Fleet Bank of Maine has contributed $25,000 to the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, the first such gift under the newly established Fleet Community Arts Access Program. The donation will allow hundreds of Bangor-area people to buy tickets for $5 each and children coming with… Read More
A Thanksgiving meal is plentiful. It’s satisfying, filling and finger-licking good. But it’s not pretty — with turkey, stuffing, potatoes, peas and pie all smashed together in a mound that will take up every available spot in your stomach. The meal is even less pretty… Read More
Brewer High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Josh Comer, Troy Corey, Chris Corson, Jay Dearborn, Benjamin Ellis, Jesse Figuried, Elizabeth Fossett, Shaun Goodwin, Misty Hatch, Michael Jordan, Mike Loud, Angie Oechslie, Shellie Robinson, Kim Russell, Mikaela Sturrock, Gabriel Tarr, McKenzie Wade and… Read More
WASHINGTON — Scientists for the first time have identified a personality gene that seems to influence whether a person will be a hand-wringing worrier or a self-assured warrior. The gene can act like natural Prozac in the brain, enhancing self-confidence and contributing to a cheerful… Read More
LEVANT — Low hanging ice-encrusted tree branches whacked the windshield of the pickup truck Warden Durard Humphrey drove along a dirt road in Levant Tuesday afternoon. Bouncing in and out of potholes, Humphrey’s truck weaved from side to side, the ice on the branches shattering, tinkling against the… Read More
Volunteers crowded into the small kitchen at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor, or rearranged the place settings at the tables for their Thanksgiving dinner. Rows of pumpkin pies stretched along one table, each one a little different in color or texture from the next, each one made… Read More
This week’s smiling photo-op with President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin couldn’t mask the underlying tension between the two heads of state. There has been modest improvement in this important relationship, but it continues to be strained by fundamental disagreement over human rights and trade policies. Read More
GLORIA ATTENWEILER, a registered nurse, has been named clinical director of nursing at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. Attenweiler will be responsible for coordinating clinical nursing services for critical and cardiopulminary care, medical and surgical care, and intraveneous therapy. She joined St. Joseph in 1979 and has served… Read More
Who were the first people to inhabit the Americas? As strange as it may seem, there is less controversy over events taking place on distant stars than those that occurred literally in our own backyard. There are two questions that remain to be answered; When did humans first… Read More
Not long ago, while I was in a prominent local pharmacy, I purchased a copy of the Nov. 4, issue of Newsweek. Rock singer Melissa Etheridge and her pregnant partner, Julie Cypher, graced the cover. The headline read, “We’re having a baby.” Setting the magazine… Read More
The viewing schedule for “Genesis: A Living Conversation with Bill Moyers” has been changed to accommodate Maine Public Television’s December fund-raising campaign. The new schedule is: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
WASHINGTON — Alarmed by evidence that diseases once thought virtually wiped out are staging a comeback, public health officials from the United States and Europe have agreed to establish a global early warning network to alert doctors and governments about budding epidemics. The network —… Read More
Credit Coastal Acadia Development Corp. with having a good idea and the courage to pursue it. The Hancock Country organization looked at its demographics, low wages and strong but seasonal businesses and wisely concluded the Ellsworth area needed to act on its own to strengthen the county economy. Read More
PORTLAND — Mental health activists fear that the arrest of Virginia Green on a charge of murdering her elderly mother could trigger a backlash against the mentally ill. Green, 46, has a history of manic-depressive disorder and was widely known as an advocate for people… Read More
CAPE ELIZABETH — Before the day care center opened at the posh seaside inn where Peggy Morrill works as a housekeeper, she had to leave her “children” at home, unattended. She worried about them and missed them while on the job cleaning rooms. “There’s nothing… Read More
In response to recent concerns, news articles and changes in Brewer management by its elected leadership, Penn Bay Realty Trust would like to point out positive solutions and compromise four law firms retained by the city of Brewer at taxpayer expense, the city’s insurance company, and an outside… Read More
Let me remind you about the National Weather Service’s plan to close the Caribou Weather Station office next year. Not only will you have to rely on the Gray office to forecast our weather, but you can forget about accurate weather warnings or rather getting warnings after the… Read More
Your recent editorial about the future of natural gas in Maine raises an interesting and important point. That is, Mainers should welcome the upcoming debate about natural gas and what kind of role we want it to play in our state. People talk about natural… Read More
AUGUSTA — The eastern Maine trapper thought he might have caught a large coyote. But state biologists say the 81-pound animal turned over to them by the Hancock man early this month may in fact be a wolf. If tissue samples confirm the 4-foot-long animal… Read More
HOULTON — Students and teachers at Houlton High School agree: Their school needs to be fixed. What they don’t always agree on, however, is just what needs to be fixed first. The two groups were asked to rate 12 items on a scale of 1… Read More
PORTLAND — Amid sunny weather that made travel a cinch, Mainers celebrated Thanksgiving with family members Thursday and ensured that the needy weren’t forgotten. Central Maine Power Co. said about 150 homes were still without electricity Thursday night following an ice storm two days earlier… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The poolside celebration and tour of the new Mount Desert Island YMCA set for this Sunday has been canceled. In a press release issued by the YMCA on Wednesday, officials announced the event had been canceled due to last-minute permit and zoning… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — It’s late fall, the stores are crowded, the smell of burning leaves is in the air, and the annual flood of unwanted pets has begun. “People get animals in the spring. It’s easy to housebreak them and take care of them,” said Bob… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Cooperative History Project will offer its remaining stock of books, “Home Front on Penobscot Bay: Rockland During the War Years 1940-1945,” at reduced prices. The sale and book signing by the authors, Thomas J. Molloy, Paul G. Merriam and Theodore W. Read More
MACHIAS — The Machias Memorial High School Jazz Band has raised $675 toward its goal of outfitting each member in nylon jackets for the winter concert to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 and 12, at the Rose Gaffney gymnasium. The fund-raising goal… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Mark Scarano will face some big challenges when he assumes his duties on Monday as the town’s new economic development director. The past decade has brought much change and uncertainty to this one-industry town of about 8,000 people. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Has SAD 22 Superintendent Richard Lyons started a new school lunch program at taxpayer expense? He submitted a receipt for reimbursement from the Olive Garden resaurant for a “business” meeting. This raises many questions. First, why does he consider this lunch a business meeting? Does… Read More
BANGOR — Scheduling difficulties have caused the spaghetti supper planned for Dec. 3 by U.S. Rep. John Baldacci to be postponed until 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at John Bapst Memorial High School auditorium. The supper is put on by Baldacci and Momma Baldacci’s Restaurant… Read More
HOULTON — A local businessman who was arrested more than a year ago on drug trafficking charges has been denied his request to have evidence against him suppressed. James Callahan, 41, who operates Jimmy’s Car Care on Military Street, was indicted Sept. 7, 1995, by… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation has opened a new park-and-ride lot near one of Bangor’s busiest interchanges, I-95 and I-395, Outer Hammond Street and Odlin Road, for ride-sharing commuters. The lot is on land owned by MDOT on the Odlin Road just north… Read More
BANGOR — An “early awareness” seminar on college financing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Fifth Street Middle School auditorium, 143 Fifth St. Financial aid directors from Bowdoin College, Colby College and the University of Maine will provide advice and… Read More
HOULTON — The SAD 29 board Monday night could consider action on a proposed renovation project for Houlton High School. The big question to be answered: how much to spend on the project? Chairwoman Elizabeth Childers said Tuesday she hopes to get a commitment from… Read More
Somewhere, someone may have been watching the big Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins Thanksgiving Day football game wearing an authentic Dallas Cowboys jersey autographed by famed running back Emmit Smith. The shirt that had graced the walls of Legend’s Sports Bar in Bangor was stolen sometime Monday… Read More
CARIBOU — Pamela Harpine, a public health nurse with the Department of Human Services Division of Community and Family Health, was recently awarded the Dr. John Snow Award at the annual Epidemiology Conference held in Augusta. Harpine has worked in the central Aroostook County area… Read More
BANGOR — A unique celebration of the Advent season begins Sunday night, Dec. 1, at Columbia Street Baptist Church in Bangor. The Chrismon Tree will be decorated in the sanctuary at 6 p.m. Chrismons are monograms or symbols for the various names of Christ found… Read More
PORTLAND — Heeding the urging of family members that he show no mercy, a judge sentenced a Bath man to 25 years in prison for setting fire to a Brunswick apartment while his wife, son and in-laws slept inside. Christopher Carr, 34, was sentenced Wednesday… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state Mental Health Department can release its reports on two state workers who were disciplined and later cleared in connection with the murder of patient Wrendy Hayne, a judge says. But Justice Donald Alexander honored a labor union’s request that the workers’… Read More
Pittsfield native and artist Tim Rollins will be back in Maine this week as he presides over the Maine debut of “Kids of Survival: The art and life of Tim Rollins and K.O.S.” at 7 p.m. today and tomorrow at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville. Read More
Presque Isle District Court: Bobby R. Trotter, 38, Presque Isle, two counts disorderly conduct, $100 for each offense. 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