BLUE HILL – Nikki Allen scored eight of her team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter as George Stevens pulled away to a 58-46 victory in schoolgirl basketball action Monday, handing Bucksport its first loss. Lora Trenkle contributed 14 points and Gretchen Pemberton had 11… Read More
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – New Illinois coach Ron Turner has named three assistants, including former Tulane head coach Buddy Teevens, the university said Monday. Teevens, 40, who compiled an 11-44 record in five seasons at Tulane, was named offensive coordinator and receivers coach. Teevens also was… Read More
ORONO – Coaches for Orono’s varsity boys team did their homeimportant early season matchup. They knew John Bapst guard Mark Lockman had been scorching the opposition from long distance and they were determined not to let him do it to them. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
College JAMIE CASSIDY Jamie Cassidy of the University of Maine has earned America East Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week honors. The 6-foot-4 freshman forward from Methuen, Mass., scored a game-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting, grabbed six rebounds, and blocked two shots in the… Read More
HOULTON – Jen Bell led the way with 13 points as the Houlton Shiretowners rolled to a 52-39 schoolgirl basketball victory over Fort Fairfield. Sarah Nelson topped the Tigers with 13 points, and Lindsay Nightingale added 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The New England Sports Network, which has televised more than 300 Hockey East games since the inception of the league in 1984, is pulling the plug on its relationship with the league at the end of this season. John Claiborne, the president and general manager… Read More
BANGOR – Hampden Academy senior goalie Ian Dilts had heard all about John Bapst transfer goalie Carl Buffington and his exploits. So he wanted to prove something in their game on Monday night. Dilts finished with 19 saves to outduel Buffington and the Broncos received… Read More
One of the great joys of writing, be it a sports column or a book, is laboring to write what you want to say and then hearing what people think you wrote. The two can be worlds apart. Sometimes you can reread what you wrote… Read More
Belfast High fullback-defensive end Joe Littlefield leads the nomination field for the Class B LTC Player of the Year, which will be announced at the LTC’s Jan. 12 awards banquet. Littlefield, who rushed for one touchdown and 53 yards on 12 carries in Belfast’s 32-18… Read More
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BANGOR — The finance committee took the next step Monday in the future of an 86.5-acre parcel of airport land that reverted to the city in June. Members of the committee voted to recommend the establishment of an economic development fund that would receive lease… Read More
AUGUSTA — Legislators, state employees, special interest groups and taxpayers all will have to wait until Wednesday to see exactly who will get what out of Gov. Angus S. King’s $3.5 billion state budget. Rumors of some state employee layoffs and of frozen school funding… Read More
FORT KENT — Charles M. Lyons, who has been serving as interim president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent since June 30, now will assume that post for at least the next 2 1/2 years. University of Maine Chancellor Terrence MacTaggart announced the… Read More
AUGUSTA — State public health officials suspect the tobacco industry is behind a recent legal request for hundreds of documents related to Maine’s anti-smoking efforts. “While most people are busily getting ready to celebrate the holiday season, whether it’s Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, the tobacco… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A man who went on a wild ride up Route 201 in October 1995, allegedly taking pot shots at vehicles and police before finally being arrested three days later in a camp in Pleasant Ridge Plantation, was denied a reduction in his bail Monday by Somerset… Read More
Twenty-one new members were inducted into the John Bapst Memorial High School Chapter of National Honor Society Dec. 8. Michael Schaab, head of the science department, was the guest speaker. Seniors selected were Meagan Evans, Michael Lieser, Jennifer Magill, Jessica Miragliuolo, Benjamin Pratt, Rachel Prosser… Read More
PORTLAND — Estimates of damage from floods after the record rainfall of Oct. 20-22 now total about $8.5 million in Maine’s two southernmost counties, but the figure keeps growing as the reporting deadline draws closer. “I’ve had probably five calls this week from people who… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Police are cautioning the general public and business owners in the region to be on the alert for counterfeit $100 bills after one turned up at a local bank Monday. Officer Roger Ellis of the Presque Isle Police Department said the fake… Read More
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The following schools will offer holiday performances this week: Brooklin — The annual holiday concert at the Brooklin School featuring the beginner and intermediate bands, middle-level chorus and all classes will be held at 6:30 tonight at the school. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Dismissing the effort as a waste of time, several groups worried about the contamination of Maine rivers by dioxin have walked out of talks organized by Gov. Angus King on ways to remove the chemical from paper mill effluent. “A lot of environmental and citizens… Read More
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WASHINGTON — President Clinton’s strategy for battling AIDS leaves in place a ban on giving clean needles to drug users, despite his promise four years ago to allow federal funds to be used for needle exchange programs. The strategy, to be released Tuesday, offers six… Read More
Unusually small baby boys face above-average risks of developing diabetes and high blood pressure as men, and the largest infant males are, perhaps not surprisingly, more prone to growing up fat, according to a new study by doctors at Harvard University. These risks were found… Read More
Paper-company officals April 8 stood with Gov. Angus King and declared that their kraft mills would stop discharging dioxin in Maine’s rivers. For that, they were applauded, but missing from their announcement was a deadline. That omission gave the companies lots of wiggle room, frustrating environmentalists who have… Read More
Champion International’s Bucksport mill brought in about 8 percent of the corporation’s profits for 1995, not 20 percent as reported in a story Dec. 12. The corporation’s gross profit was $1.8 billion and net profit $765 million. The errors were the company’s. Read More
Q. I cannot afford a sunspace or large bay window so I am considering installing a mini-garden window kit over my kitchen window. I want to grow some plants and get more natural light. What is available? — R.F. A. There are many new designs… Read More
The question of how to make a teaching career more attractive to more of our most capable students continues to plague the education profession and society at large. Recent reports have given us reason to be concerned about this question and an opportunity to consider some of the… Read More
Baseball’s era of bad feelings deepened in the Northeast with the picture of Roger Clemens, Toronto’s $24.75-million-man, wearing that hideous blue-on-white uniform. Not since Bobby Orr was allowed to make his final, gimpy-kneed appearances as a Chicago Black Hawk have fans in the region felt… Read More
CAMDEN — A Camden police officer and a former officer have settled their federal sexual harassment suit against the town, the town manager and the police chief for a total of $140,000. Officer Linda Miller, who is on a medical leave of absence, will receive… Read More
Please allow me the opportunity to set the record straight with regard to comments made by Senate President Mark Lawrence in the Associated Press column titled, “GOP leaders want change in way some posts filled” [BDN, Dec. 6]. Sen. Lawrence implies the members of the Republican Caucus have… Read More
The Maine Masque Theater is to be commended for its production of “Arcadia,” an uproarious comedy by Tom Stoppard with several unsettling undercurrents. These undercurrents find their source in causality, determinism, catastrophe theory, unpredictability, discrete dynamical system, quantum mechanics, and algorithmic complexity ultimately pointing out the inescapable fact… Read More
I would like to thank Kathy Holliman of the NEWS staff for her Dec. 2 article, “Balancing beauty, commerce…,” concerning the current forest harvest on the Schoodic Peninsula. Over the course of the summer and fall, we read a great deal about the imminent destruction… Read More
In reference to the Dec. 12 article in the Bangor Daily News, “Man sues Waterville OTB parlor over bad wagers,” I have a few observations. To begin with, would [Stanley] Plummer [Jr.] have filed this lawsuit, alleging improper conduct on the part of the owner… Read More
From your “Reindeer Games” article [BDN, Dec. 11], I quote: “We want younger people to know it can be done here…” Also, “It’s about a dejected dishwasher who goes berserk, kidnaps a snotty co-worker, holds her hostage in his basement and eventually comes to terms with a past… Read More
ROCKLAND — Erik Vultee, 27, of Rockport was charged with aggravated assault after his vehicle struck police Officer James Pease early Saturday. Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower said Pease was on routine patrol when he encountered a vehicle parked at a gravel pit on West… Read More
FRANKFORT — Sisters Jamie and Sarah Ginn suffered minor injuries when their vehicle collided with a SAD 56 school bus Monday morning. The 28 students aboard and their driver were uninjured. Waldo County Detective Scott Story investigated the 7:25 a.m. accident which occurred on Old… Read More
SEARSPORT — David Seekins Jr. was charged with assault after allegedly beating another man with a pipe wrench early Monday. Seekins, 21, of Searsport was arrested about five hours after the 3:30 a.m. attack on Shawn Aiguier, 22, of Frankfort, Police Chief James Gillway reported. Read More
SEARSPORT — The combustion of a Christmas tree was blamed for a fire that left Lloyd Stover homeless Sunday. Police Chief James Gillway was the first to arrive at the 1:30 p.m. fire. He observed smoke pouring from the mobile home on the corner of… Read More
OLD TOWN — At a special meeting Monday night, city councilors filled a slot on the School Board that became available within weeks of last month’s election. The councilors voted 5-2 to name James Dill to a vacancy on the School Board. Favoring Dill in… Read More
Not only do Maine-made toys add to the beauty of the Blue Room Christmas decorations in the White House this year, but Maine-made Christmas stockings hang from its tree as well. Michelle McCreary of Bangor, Carolyn Ulrich of Castine and Linda Conn of Eddington and… Read More
LEVANT — A Levant girl suffered broken bones when she was struck by a car early Monday evening, a Penobscot County sheriff’s deputy said. Carolyn Taylor, no age available, was walking on Lake Road in Levant about 4:50 p.m. when she was hit by a… Read More
WISCASSET — Maine Yankee announced Monday that its nuclear power plant will remain shut down for “several more weeks.” The plant was taken off line on Dec. 6 after the discovery of two improperly crossed electrical cables during a federally ordered review of cable circuitry… Read More
Federal health and safety officials have cited the S.D. Warren paper mill in Hinckley with 10 safety violations and proposed fining the company $105,500 as a result of the findings. Uncovered as part of a late November inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A blood pressure and cholesterol screening will be held 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday at Ames department store. The cost is $8 and no dietary restrictions are required. For appointments, call 667-5311, Ext. 238. Walk-ins are welcome. Read More
TURNER — Following through on a vow by farm owner Austin DeCoster to get out of the housing business, DeCoster Egg Farms has begun moving workers off its property and into downtown Lewiston apartments. The workers are expected to pay rent for the apartments, said… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A jury may decide this week whether a Bucksport homeowner set the house fire in which several family pets died nearly two years ago. In August 1995, the Hancock County grand jury indicted 31-year-old Candace L. Kettell for arson in connection with the… Read More
Four women who have accused David Lee of brutally abusing them testified during a sentencing hearing in federal court Monday in hopes of convincing the judge to give Lee a much stiffer penalty than federal guidelines would recommend. U.S. District Judge H. Brock Hornby will… Read More
WASHINGTON — Opening the courthouse door to a low-income woman who seeks the right to see her children again, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may not set high fees or other costs that effectively bar poor people from legal appeals in parental rights cases. Read More
BANGOR — The first of four defendants changed her plea to guilty Monday in connection with an Aug. 27 bomb scare in Old Town. Erika Nadeau, 19, of Milford is accused of robbery and terrorizing — crimes that come with a maximum prison sentence of… Read More
The Santa’s Helper Fund made a leap over the weekend with donations that brought the total to $17,737, nearly two-thirds of the way to this year’s goal of $30,000. It’s a joy to see the great response of donors from all over northern and eastern… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County Superior Court was the backdrop Monday for what on the surface may have looked like a simple illegal moose killing trial. But testimony indicated the three-day trial will include accusations of political rivalry between the accused and others, suggestions of a… Read More
STETSON — Selectmen in Stetson will discuss plans for the construction of the town’s new combination fire station and library at their meeting at 7 tonight. In the planning stages for more than four years, construction finally will begin this spring, according to Administrative Assistant… Read More
BREWER — Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a 39-year-old woman found in her home here Saturday. Althea Houston, 39, was found by her sister Saturday night at the home they shared at 28 School St. A former waitress, Houston was… Read More
A Beals woman who was a partner in a Milbridge restaurant was sentenced to jail Monday and ordered to pay restitution for failure to pay more than $50,000 in sales taxes. Penobscot County Superior Court Judge Roland Cole sentenced Lenore Faulkingham, 43, to three years… Read More
Two vehicles were substantially damaged in a crash near the intersection of Route 2 and Bog Road in Hermon Monday evening, according to Penobscot County Deputy Thomas Burgess. Andrew Anderson, 40, of Bangor had stopped his 1990 Chevrolet pickup in order to assist the driver… Read More
ROCKLAND — The sentencing of James A. Pike to prison Monday brings to a close the state’s prosecution of a major Knox County cocaine distribution ring. Pike still must answer to federal drug charges. Pike, 35, of North Dartmouth, Mass., appeared before Knox County Superior… Read More
DAMARISCOTTA — To understand fully the phenomenon of Reny’s and the Maine-to-the-bone retail chain’s phenomenal founder, Bob Reny, you have to go Underground. Here, in the town the natives call Scottie, in what was once a subterranean bowling alley, is the most off-price and off-beat… Read More