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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Bangor High School may have started a trend among Eastern Maine’s hockey programs by implementing a JV program this season. It was the first JV program among the EM schools that started hockey beginning in the 1980s. Long-established hockey programs such as Lewiston High School… Read More
OLD TOWN – Jeremy Poulin had a decision to make early. “What happened was they were leaving me wide open, they were concentrating on [guard Scott] Cunningham,” Orono’s senior guard explained. “I took two 3’s and missed them pretty terribly, and Coach [Dave Paul] told… Read More
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
SULLIVAN — These winter days as motorists skitter across the “Singing Bridge,” trying to stay clear of other vehicles, many will be comforted to know they will likely be traversing a new concrete span within three years. The Hancock and Washington county officials and residents… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Appropriations Committee unanimously approved two new positions long sought for the office of Maine’s chief medical examiner on Wednesday, after Dr. Henry Ryan warned that a staffing shortage threatened to overwhelm the agency. Ryan, whose deputy has quit as he eyes his… Read More
BATH — Bath Iron Works has outlined for state and federal regulators a $200 million plan to expand and modernize its shipyard, but it’s still unclear whether the defense contractor’s owner is financially committed to the project. The plan could lead to the closing of… 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
SANFORD — A “snack attack” foiled a robbery when the 72-year-old owner of Babe’s Store used a potato chip rack to slug a masked gunman and force him to retreat. Shopkeeper Lionel “Babe” Perreault said the gun that the man was waving didn’t appear heavy… 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
We like technology. In my family of four, there are an electrician and an engineering student. Three of us are pretty good at fixing stuff — not that any of those people is me. The fixers like to draw plans and work with nuts and… 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
A review of recent developments at Maine Yankee should be done with one undeniable fact in mind: there are now approximately 20 sources of power available to the New England power grid which are cheaper than Maine Yankee power. Fact. Some of these sources are available for nearly… Read More
HAMPDEN — Ina Lee Brewer ran over to James Dufour, the representative of Irving Oil Corp., at the end of the planning board meeting and said, “Can I dig your first shovelful of dirt?” She was beaming because the planning board had just approved a… Read More
Espionage buffs still ask about the time that Hancock, Maine, made national headlines, attracting the attention of J. Edgar Hoover. On Nov. 29, 1944, two men aboard a German U-boat in Frenchman Bay got into a rubber raft, landed on Hancock Point’s eastern shore, walked… Read More
Caribou District Court: David J. Bates, 17, Caribou, purchase or possession of tobacco by a minor, $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
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
SHERMAN — A local woman is being hailed as a hero after she helped a disabled neighbor escape from his burning pickup truck Tuesday morning. Randy Cyr, who lives on U.S. Route 2 in Sherman, has multiple sclerosis. He usually parks his pickup truck close… 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
SKOWHEGAN — The Somerset County commissioners voted Wednesday night not to seek a declaratory judgment on whether the county government for the past two years has been illegal. Last year’s commissioners, claiming it was legal to have a county clerk and a county manager because the commissioners were… Read More
NEWPORT — Police officers will receive a 5 percent wage increase with the selectmen’s approval of the Teamsters union contract Wednesday night. Members of the board met in executive session with two department heads before emerging to vote on the contract. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Two brothers from Detroit who filed formal charges of criminal threatening against Somerset County Deputy Charles Baker nearly three months ago believe the incident is being swept under the rug by law enforcement officials. Steven and Kevin Poulin have accused Baker, who lives… 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
MADISON — If a citizens’ initiative kicked off this week is successful, Maine farmers will be able to grow marijuana for pain control right next to the garlic they grow to ward off winter colds. On the heels of a national effort to allow pot use for medicinal… Read More
BANGOR — A Massachusetts woman charged in connection with the stabbing of a motorist in Brewer last November has been provided money by the court to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is competent to stand trial. Digna Gonzalez suffered a nervous breakdown… Read More
PORTLAND — A former judge who was known for handing out stiff sentences plans to offer legislation to revive Maine’s death penalty, which was abolished more than a century ago after a condemned man’s slow and grisly public execution. State Sen. John W. Benoit, R-Sandy… Read More
There are times you always remember. For example, the summer day 24 years ago that pointed Susan Collins down the Yellow Brick Road toward a political career. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
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
BELFAST — The city’s waterfront will take on a new look this summer now that the purchase of the former Mathews Brothers factory is about to be formalized. MBNA America has reached an agreement to purchase the harbor-front portion of Mathews Brothers. The upper section… 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
WATERVILLE — C.F. Hathaway Co. has brought back its legendary eye-patch man and is hiring additional stitchers in a move to boost dress shirt production and fill new orders. For the first time since June, the more than 400 employees at the Waterville factory have… 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
HOULTON — Anyone who has ever donated by mail to a charitable organization knows what happens next. Having given to the cause or causes of your choice, invariably you are besieged with letters from other charities asking for money for special causes. The blind, the… Read More
ADDISON — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Maine State Police are investigating vandalism at the D.W. Merritt Elementary School and the break-in and theft of nearly $400 at the Harrington Elementary School that occurred sometime during the early morning hours Wednesday. Police believe the… 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
FORT KENT — A high incidence of heart disease in Aroostook County has prompted the development of a project designed to educate people about risk factors. Already in place in central Aroostook, the project director for Power of Prevention was in Fort Kent Tuesday night… 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
THOMASTON — “There is never a dull moment here. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, something new comes along,” said Maine State Prison Warden Jeff Merrill. After a year in one of the most difficult, thankless jobs in the state, Merrill is encouraged… 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
BANGOR — A group of residents has formed a coalition to talk about city government in a “positive, nonpartisan” manner. Bangor Citizens for Responsible Municipal Government will hold a public press conference at 7 p.m. Wednesday, in City Council chambers on the third floor of… Read More
GUILFORD — The need for physical improvements to the Guilford Memorial Library prompted trustees to ask for an increase of $9,500 in the proposed 1997 municipal budget. Selectmen will consider the request next month when they make their final determination on the spending plan. The… Read More