MAINE vs. NORTHEASTERN Time, site: Thursday, 7 p.m.; Matthews Arena, Boston 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
The year gone by certainly was a banner one for television and radio sports – both on the national and local scene. The ill-conceived Baseball Network died a deserving death and Saturday afternoon baseball was returned to the fans. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
The University of Maine women’s basketball team spent most of the past five weeks playing challenging non-conference opponents on the road. Coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie’s Black Bears have returned home this week to Alfond Arena, where they begin a three-game America East homestand. Maine, which has… Read More
MAINE vs. NORTHEASTERN Time, site: Thursday, 7:30 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]… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Being a school superintendent isn’t what it used to be, and school districts around Maine are having a hard time filling positions, school officials say. A school union east of Augusta had to advertise nationally to try and find applicants to fill the… Read More
LINCOLN — A fast-moving fire demolished a well-established Lincoln restaurant on New Year’s Eve. An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office is expected to sift through the debris at Mister Mike’s Restaurant on West Broadway today to determine the fire’s origin. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — Dr. Timothy Boley can’t look his smallest patients in the eye. He can’t talk to them or take their pulse or let them try on his stethoscope. One of only three perinatologists in the state, Dr. Boley tracks high-risk, high-stakes pregnancies. His maternal-fetal… Read More
Visions of sugarplums may dominate Christmas, but New Year’s Day is for slimmed-down dreams of dressing-free salads and rice cakes. Bangor area residents resolved to eat right, keep fit and lose weight in 1997. Most admitted they had vowed before to get in shape but… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A local couple has filed a civil action in Aroostook County Superior Court claiming that the city’s zoning board of appeals acted improperly and illegally when it voted to allow SAD 1 to expand its school farm operation. John and Mary Underwood,… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor man died Monday as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident here Dec. 22. Speed and alcohol were factors in the rollover accident that eventually claimed the life of Harold Rolfe, according to Bangor police. The 30-year-old Rolfe died… Read More
When Consumers Union was organized 60 years ago and began publishing Consumer Reports to guide shoppers through the rough-and-tumble marketplace, there were few protective laws, regulatory agencies or consumer advocacy groups. With the country mired in a depression and bereft of safety nets, most families were barely scraping… Read More
HERMON — ECOTAT Trust, the group formed to preserve 51 acres of woodlands and gardens donated to the town two years ago, is officially up and running. Howard and Ruth Crosby donated their land, hoping to preserve the landscaped gardens, wildlife habitat and trails which… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Just in time for the holiday season, a Calais-based entrepreneur has expanded his private ambulance service into Hancock County. Dana McGovern opened shop here shortly before Thanksgiving, basing his vehicles at the Ellsworth Industrial Park, where the company’s newest McGovern Ambulance Service facility… Read More
Fort Kent District Court: Charles M. Slater, 40, Boston, Mass., speeding 35 mph more than posted speed limit, $150. 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;… Read More
Before the first welfare family has had time to be improved by the work requirements in the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, state and federal regulators are disagreeing over which government’s rules will guide the reformed system. Perhaps President Clinton can add the disagreement to his “things-to-fix”… Read More
A familiar face will be disappearing from WLBZ after tonight’s 6 p.m. newscast. Rory Johnston, the co-anchor of Channel 2’s 6 p.m. newscast for the past 4 1/2 years, will be leaving Bangor, the country’s 154th largest market, for the bright lights of Las Vegas,… Read More
Caribou District Court: Keith Beauchamp, 21, Caribou, possession of marijuana, $400; illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, $100. 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
STRATTON, Vt. — The proposed merger of Stratton Mountain’s parent firm and two other ski areas will probably be good for the Vermont mountain, said Stratton President Robert Fries. “What do they say, `A rising tide lifts all boats’? We’re one of those boats,” said… Read More
PALMYRA — The Palmyra Town Hall will be the site of a rabies clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, sponsored by the Palmyra Park Boosters. Shots for cats and dogs will be given for $6, and other shots will be available. Intereseted pet owners… Read More
On Election Day, Nov. 5, I collected some 320 signatures on a petition directing the Dover-Foxcroft board of selectmen to prepare an ordinance for voter consideration establishing a school voucher system for parents of high school students. The wording of the petition was as follows:… Read More
In the Dec. 30 issue of the Bangor Daily News, the paper carried an editorial about the National Right to Life legal action regarding the recently enacted “Clean Elections Act.” I want to touch on a couple of points that are extremely pertiennt to this debate. The main… Read More
OLD TOWN — The life of the legendary Penobscot Indian Molly Spotted Elk will be featured on “True North,” Maine Public Television’s newsmagazine of Maine people and life, at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Molly Spotted Elk was born on Indian Island at the turn… Read More
Twenty-five years ago, Sylvia Pomroy had two dreams. Actually, one was more of a nightmare. The dream — an aspiration — was to open a secondhand clothing shop. That may not sound like such a big deal now, but in 1972, before vintage shops dotted… Read More
A Bangor teen-ager was treated for a broken arm Tuesday night after a single-car rollover accident in Brewer. Jessica Gormely, 17, was treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center after the accident, which was reported at 7:58 p.m. near a residence at 419 Eastern Ave. Gormely… Read More
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Dick Dell’Acqua says he believes in doing business the environmentally friendly way, even if it costs a bit more. So when the local utility sought volunteers to pay extra for power generated by a windmill, Dell’Acqua signed up. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND — Mainers welcomed the new year Wednesday by plunging into the icy ocean, watching football and parades, and recovering from festivities of the night before. About 100 people in bathing suits celebrated New Year’s Day by plunging into Casco Bay for the ninth annual… Read More
Is it just me, or does Mike Royko’s universal plan for personal success include alienating himself from all other life forms aside from married, white, male, American Protestants? I applauded Lynn Flewelling [BDN letter, Dec. 13] when she became incensed over Royko’s latest breach of the insult barrier;… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — On the first day of the new year, just minutes after they were sworn into office, two new county commissioners cleaned house. In a carefully orchestrated series of votes, Dorothy Rotondi-Canelli and Zane Libby eliminated the position of the county manager, fired the county clerk, returned… Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. — So the price of a one-day holiday lift ticket at Stowe just went up $2. No big deal, right? Well, it depends whom you ask. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
When Cathy Mackie went into labor early Tuesday afternoon, she didn’t expect the baby girl she would deliver 12 hours later would be the first baby born in 1997 in the northern half of Maine. Having the official New Year’s baby for the area “was… Read More
ROCKLAND — Despite an aggressive New Year’s Eve program by Rockland police, no arrests were made for drunken driving. Rockland police stopped and checked an estimated 60 cars on the holiday eve. The only Knox County arrests were in Rockport, with two men charged with… Read More
WISCASSET — Maine Yankee has postponed its meeting with federal regulators set up to review the plant’s response to an investigative report that called operations at the facility “adequate.” “Maine Yankee requested a postponement so that new management would have ample opportunity to prepare,” said… Read More
Maybe in response to astronomers’ chewed nails, crossed fingers and high hopes, a big comet heading in from the outer solar system is performing spectacularly, promising everyone a good look at celestial fireworks come spring. Although there’s still some argument over whether comet Hale-Bopp will… Read More
NEWBURG — When Sandy Montgomery learned she was pregnant last spring, her family, friends and doctors didn’t pop the champagne and celebrate. The 25-year-old had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, cancer of the lymph system, at age 15. The disease has been in remission for… Read More