Bangor area fans expecting to warm up for last Sunday’s NFC playoff game by watching the Fox Network’s pregame show tuned in to find ads for pay-per-view movies on instead. The pay-per-view ads, used by Cablevision in place of blacked-out programming, ran instead of the… Read More
    When more than $15,000 worth of electronic equipment was stolen from Brewer High school Tuesday, the Witches track team lost its prized possession: the high-tech FinishLynx timing system. Brewer track coach Dave Jeffrey said the worst of it is, the timing system worth between $8,000… Read More
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    AMHERST, Mass. – A University of Massachusetts committee reportedly sees a need for at least $53 million in improvements to the Amherst campus football stadium to upgrade for Division I-A play. School athletic officials want to boost the program, which is now Division I-AA. A… Read More
    BANGOR – The John Bapst High School Crusaders, gunning for their fifth straight win, were getting outplayed by a tenacious and gritty Lawrence team throughout much of the first two periods. Then the line of junior David Raczek between sophomore Nate Waring and freshman Nate… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Geoff Halber hit the lone 3-pointer of the game with 20 seconds left to give John Bapst a 51-50 win over Stearns and their 10th win of the season in schoolboy basketball action Wednesday. Halber finished with 14 points, while Matt Zamejtis-Brown, the… Read More
    FORT KENT – Brothers Arthur and Anthony Jarrett each scored 17 points to lead the University of Maine-Fort Kent to a 78-67 win over St. Foy Wednesday. Neptune Cardona and Scott Richardson each added 13 for the Bengals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Those of you who love to dress up and dance the evening away — all for a worthy cause — remember well that the first Mardi Gras Charity Ball sponsored by Project Atrium last year was a sellout. So, if you want to attend this… Read More
    GREENBUSH — Public information hearings will be held on the Maine Department of Transportation plan to replace the deck of the New Olamon Bridge, which carries Route 2 over Olamon Stream. MDOT representatives will be at the Greenbush Town Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, to… Read More
    BANGOR — The Technology Education Association of Maine has chosen the Garland Street Middle School Technology Education Program for its 1996-97 Program Excellence Award. The association described the program as student-focused, progressive and broad based, offering all students hands-on learning activities. Teacher John Kraljic has… Read More
    Houlton High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Benjamin Dow, Mark Edwards, Kristen Erickson, Courtney Good, Megan London, Erin Matthews, Heidi McCarthy, Kathy McLaughlin, Mary Mersereau and Wei Zhang; high honors: Crystal Cookman, Kimberly Beals, Justin Bell, Ryan Bushey, Scott Copley, Martha Cowperthwaite,… Read More
    Wisdom High School, St. Agatha First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Lena Chamberland, Nicole Gagnon, Robert Lavoie, Shawn Martin, Kimberly Michaud and Danielle Paradis; honors: Tammy Blanchette, Matthew Deschaine, Brian Guerrette, Matthew Hebert, Justin Michaud, Scott Ouellette, Bruce R. Roy, Melissa Textor and Shawn… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Two former Aroostook Centre Mall employees have sued the shopping mall’s owners, claiming they were fired after they complained about the mall manager’s conduct. In a suit filed in federal District Court in Bangor, Ronald Bouchard of New Sweden and Mary A. Read More
    The most significant contributions of elected officials often are to the judicial branch, where the people’s business is done in long hours of obscurity punctuated by moments of intense controversy. Maine has produced some impressive jurists at the federal level, and after 16 years of… Read More
    The mild start to winter this season will help Maine residents keep down heating costs. But for people dependent on the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the inevitable bitter days to follow will squeeze them hard as they try to pay rising heating bills. Read More
    Here is a preliminary list of events scheduled for the Ellsworth Public Library’s centennial celebration. Call the library at 667-6363 for exact dates and times. January: Centennial celebration reception featuring Cranberry Isles author Ashley Bryan; favorite childhood book display. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The elusive “Gulf War Syndrome” was caused by combinations of usually harmless chemicals that mingled as they came into contact with U.S. troops during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The… Read More
    BOSTON — A large study has concluded that an abortion is unlikely to raise a woman’s risk of breast cancer, as many have feared. The new research, conducted in Denmark, is by far the biggest and most sophisticated examination yet of this contentious issue. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Lubec Consolidated School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jason Appleby, Christina Cole and Jamie Moores; honors: Brian Bailey, Gabrielle Bell, Patricia Gardner, Greg Giggie, Mark Greenlaw and Bobbi-Jo Gross. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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    David Saulmer, 38, of Dover-Foxcroft, who was arrested in December on drug charges, is no longer an officer with the United Bikers of Maine. Saulmer was an officer at the time of his arrest. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Like its military counterparts at West Point and Annapolis, the “academy” that 150 or so state lawmakers attended Wednesday aimed to prepare its students to make difficult decisions under fire. But the lessons taught at the Policy Leaders Academy focused on the complex… Read More
    After reading your article on the front page about Jean Emerson [BDN, Jan 1], I sat down and looked at may last year-to-date check stub and under “taxes paid” I asked myself where it is going. This article answers that question. Here we have a… Read More
    Interesting that John Day, the Bangor Daily News’ only political columnist, thinks I ran for the U.S. Senate twice (Column, Jan. 7). I was also surprised to learn that I apparently won one of those races: “By opposing Cohen, Hay breaks a rather nice little Maine tradition… I… Read More
    In a recent spate of letters to the editor, three Bangor Daily News readers criticized Maine’s teacher certification requirements. They claimed the regulations are nonsensical, redundant, and frustrating. No system of licensure that involves tens of thousands of individuals is without fault and that is… Read More
    PALMYRA — Fifty acres of forests and wetlands in rural Palmyra will be preserved in their natural state forever thanks to a recent donation by a Maine resident and landowner. On Wednesday, the Humane Society of the United States Wildlife Land Trust announced the gift… Read More
    BREWER — More than $15,000 worth of electronic equipment was stolen from Brewer High School late Tuesday evening, including a rare timing device used in track and field events valued at more than $8,000. The FinishLynx system is “useless to them [the burglars],” said Detective… Read More
    BANGOR — The city should look at how BanAir has evolved over the past 28 years. That was the consensus of the Community and Economic Development Committee on Wednesday as city councilors discussed renewing the contract with the private, nonprofit Bangor Civic Airport Development Corp. Read More
    Bangor District Court: Shawn Fenton, 40, Bridgewater, Mass., operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, 72 hours in jail, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
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    My daughter was finishing up her Christmas shopping at Wal-mart on Dec. 21 while I waited in my car for an hour. I noticed a man looking cold and alone wearing a sign saying, “I’ll work for food.” Many cars and trucks drove by him… Read More
    Sen. Olympia Snowe has been named chairman of the Senate Ocean and Fisheries Subcommittee. The panel, a subcommittee of the Commerce Committee, oversees legislation related to the Coast Guard, fisheries research and management, coastal zone management, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and other matters. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Angus King on Wednesday offered New Hampshire’s Gov.-elect Jeanne Shaheen some good-natured advice and a slight tweak: Have fun. And when it’s time for a vacation, come to Maine. Shaheen, a Democrat, will be sworn in today as chief executive of… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Loring Job Corps center wants to become part of the Aroostook County community as much as it wants to educate students. More than 100 public and private sector leaders gathered Wednesday for the Community Relations Council luncheon at the Dahlgren Dining Hall… Read More
    OLD TOWN — The Police Department’s history, statistics, goals and challenges are among the topics Police Chief Donald O’Halloran covered in an annual report presented to city officials this week. O’Halloran’s report is the first of a series that will be submitted this year by… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Fewer Mainers were out of work last year and new business starts have been on the rise, but this prosperity continues to elude much of the northern half of the state, making the difficult task of economic growth in the state even more nettlesome. Read More
    MILO — An improved ice-skating rink opened to the public last month in Elmwood Park, recreation department Director Murrel Harris announced. A water line to the site was installed last summer with help from the Milo Water District and volunteer Mark Demers, Harris said. W.W. Read More