BANGOR – For the second straight game, the Bangor boys basketball team found itself locked in a dogfight with a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference foe at Red Barry Gym. And for the second straight game, Jason St. Pierre strapped the Rams to his back during… Read More
MAINE vs. VERMONT Time, site: Tuesday, 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
DEER ISLE – Nick Wiberg scored eight points in the first quarter, nine in the second, and eight in the third as the Mariners jumped out early on Machias and rolled to an 81-49 schoolboy basketball victory Monday night. Wiberg finished with 29 points and… Read More
The University of Maine pitching staff, which already was a concern for first-year baseball coach Paul Kostacopoulos, has suffered another setback. Junior righthander Josh Harriman, a member of the Black Bears’ starting rotation last spring, is no longer enrolled at UMaine. Harriman had not played… Read More
Youth AT WESTBROOK Own Age Meet Hurricane Swim Club Results Girls: 13 years old – Jessie Schwartz (100 breast, 4th, 1:20.79; 100 back, 5th, 1:10.79; 100 free, 5th, 1:02.34); 14 – Kim Rice (100 breast, 1st, 1:14.31; 200 IM, 1st, 2:20.15; 100 fly, 2nd, 1:03.79;… Read More
Would you buy a ticket to a cock fight? Would you buy one if such fights were legal? Would you buy a ticket to a pit bull fight, legal or otherwise? What if we brought back the lions and the gladiators, would you buy a luxury, loge seat?… Read More
Local AT PRESQUE ISLE Crown of Maine Winners 440 Stock: Guy Breton, Danube, Que.; 500 Stock: Steven Savoy, Milford; 600 Single Stock: Jeff Lacombe, Rotherdale Rd.; 600 Stock: Mike Durepos, Grand Falls, N.B.; 700 Single Stock: Blanc Cormier, Grand Falls, N.B.; 700 Stock: Calvin Daley,… Read More
High school Nokomis 20, Mattanawcook Academy 27, PCHS 40, Greenville 75, Stearns no score 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()) {… Read More
College JAMIE CASSIDY Jamie Cassidy of the University of Maine has been selected as the America East Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week for the fourth consecutive time. Cassidy, a freshman forward from Methuen, Mass., went 18-for-22 from the field last week and averaged 20.5… Read More
CALAIS – Rusty Lyford scored 17 points to lead Penquis of Milo to a 67-59 victory over Calais in schoolboy basketball action Monday. Chris Cowing added 14 points and Chris Hamlin 10 for Penquis. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
HOULTON – Autumn Gentle hit two foul shots with less than four seconds left to give the Houlton Shiretowners a 47-43 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Schenck Wolverines Monday night. Kelly Socoby was the game’s leading scorer with 16 points for Houlton. Heather Thomas added… Read More
WATERVILLE – Due to overflow crowds at the recent Colby vs. Bowdoin men’s ice hockey game, free tickets for the Tuesday, Jan. 28 game will be available between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. at the main desk at Colby’s Alfond Arena. Tickets will be available Thursday and Friday. Read More
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The University of Maine rallied from 12 points down with seven minutes to play to shock 11,909 fans with a 68-65 men’s basketball victory over St. Louis University at Kiel Center Monday night. The Black Bears of America East improved to… Read More
Candlepin AT GOOD TIME LANES, Lisbon Falls State Open Mixed Team Results Top finishers: Vacationland (Michele Gonneville 564, Val Joy 529, Al Joy 677, Kevin Sparks 657) 2,427; Oxford Hills (Sharon Nealey 570, Betty Snowman 524, Matt Rich 669, Russ Nealey 608) 2,371; Pittsfield (Jennifer… Read More
BANGOR – The John Bapst Crusaders went into Monday night’s game against Brewer at Sawyer Arena shorthanded, but the Witches let them play almost an entire period with a man advantage. The trouble for the Crusaders was, the aggressive Witch special teams were brutal on… Read More
The University of Maine hockey team has exhibited a recent power surge en route to five victories in its last six Hockey East games. The Black Bears have averaged five goals per game in those six games after averaging just 3.63 goals in their first… Read More
Like the diplomatic milestones that preceded it, this weekend’s division of Hebron into Palestinian and Israeli spheres of control is an achievement against long odds, but also a new test of resolve for both sides. When their jubilation subsides, leaders of the 130,000 Palestinians will… Read More
BANGOR — WABI co-anchor Jenny Sparano announced she was leaving Channel 5 early Monday afternoon, citing personal reasons for her abrupt departure. WABI News Director Don Colson said Sparano’s departure caught Channel 5 off guard and has left them short-handed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
VAN BUREN — More than 400 student musicians from around the county performed over the weekend for their families and friends during the annual All-Aroostook Music Festival at the high school here. The annual event brings together singers and instrumentalists to present an afternoon concert… Read More
CARIBOU — Between the harvesting and planting of Maine’s potato crop, the industry takes some time to learn more about the latest technology and trends affecting the production of potatoes. The annual winter potato school, sponsored by the Extension Service, will be held Wednesday and… Read More
The new year got off to a rather difficult start for 25-year-old Marie Sanborn of Greenbush, who was diagnosed with lymphoma on Jan. 2. Sanborn began her first round of chemotherapy treatment Monday, but the fact that her disease was diagnosed early is a very… Read More
Fifteen high school seniors were honored Dec. 3 at a Blaine House Reception in Augusta. They were the students who scored highest in reading, writing and mathematics when they took the 1996 Maine Education Assessment Test during their junior year. Student award winners from area… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Shower heads to Jordan and dolls to New Zealand. It’s all in a day’s work for a Bar Harbor couple who have expanded their businesses beyond the traditional marketplace. Working out of two adjoining workshops at the corner of Bar Harbor’s Main… Read More
Hidden within the pomp and circumstance of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidential inaugural address, the nation’s 53rd such address, was a simple theme. “Can’t we all just get along?” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
WALDOBORO — It’s harder to find a replacement for “bodacious” than Jim Amaral thought. In fact, he has gone through 2,600 names without finding a suitable replacement for his Waldoboro bread company. When Amaral started his Bodacious Bread business in a Waldoboro village basement in… Read More
BANGOR — A Deer Isle woman remained in critical condition at a Bangor hospital Monday as a result of injuries suffered in a fire that destroyed her home in the island village of Sunshine over the weekend. Deborah Williams, described as in her early 20s,… Read More
When John Martin of Bangor, a 19th century businessman, wrote about the issues of the day and painted watercolor pictures of familiar sights around the Queen City, he probably didn’t spend too much time thinking about what impact his journals would have in the late 20th century. Read More
Mount Desert Island High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Melissa A. Davis, Christopher H. Tracy, Joshua Veatch, James A. Walls; honors: Brianne M. Barker, Jessica Bennoch, David M. Blaney, Ember K. Brignull, Andrew W. Burns, Jennifer L. Butler, Shane Cole, Darcy S. Read More
If Hamlet were a young college student today, would he ask that most famous of questions: To be or not to be? Gardner Howes, the artistic director at the Belfast Maskers, doesn’t think so. No, the 1990s Hamlet is brazen enough to turn the question into a definitive… Read More
An incorrect photo accompanied a story published last Thursday on Dale “Chip” Clukey of Dover-Foxcroft who was selected to receive the Maine Sheriff Association’s Presidential Valor Award. The photo was of his father, Chief Deputy Dale Clukey. Read More
Your reporter fairly accurately captured the essence of Monday’s [Jan. 13] selectmen’s meeting in Dover-Foxcroft, but left our some disturbing details. It became clear that the selectmen did not want to directly provide for the education of the town’s children; not redress grievances that the… Read More
In your publication of Jan. 2 there was a letter from Randy Thibeau who has gathered signatures on a petition in Dover-Foxcroft seekign an ordinance authorizing a voucher payment to parents to educate their high school students wherever they choose including at prviate schools with religious affiliations. Read More
The dramatic decline in births to Maine teen-agers has drawn cheers and grumbling. The statistics have been met with near universal approval, but the means for achieving them — programs for contraception and abortion counseling — have caused some conservative organizations to be restrained in response to the… Read More
For women confounded by the notion of “having it all,” the life of 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson strikes an unsettling note. Now enshrined in the predominantly male pantheon of major American poets, Dickinson died in 1886 at the age of 55, having barely left her… Read More
It was early January, and I was just settling down to watch what promised to be — on paper, as the oddsmakers say — a great playoff game between the Forty-Niners and the Packers. Suddenly, commentator Dick Stockton’s stentorian tones could be heard around my living room: “It… Read More
CAMDEN — The state Board of Education’s decision last week to freeze its priority list for school construction through this year while it designs a new evaluation process puts the regional high school planned by five midcoast towns on track for funding within the next four or five… Read More
MILFORD — A preschool screening will be held for children ages 3 and 4 and for those 5 years old who are not eligible to enter kindergarten, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the Lewis S. Libby School. Vision, hearing, fine… Read More
PROSPECT HARBOR — SHARE, the Self Help and Resource Exchange, a local food cooperative, has found a new host site, the Prospect Harbor United Methodist Church on Route 186. The first registration for the organization will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 8. Read More
STETSON — News of an anticipated increase in waste-disposal tipping fees will greet selectmen in Stetson tonight. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Stetson Meeting House for its regular meeting. According to Administrative Assistant Carol Laplant, the town has received notice of… Read More
A fire that started in a University of Maine dormitory room Sunday night left one student with first and second degree burns. Amie Hawkes, who resides in room 437 in Gannett Hall on the Orono campus, was later treated and released from Eastern Maine Medical… Read More
LEVANT — Missing town records and unclear minutes of selectmen’s meetings have cast doubt on whether the town is still responsible for maintaining a portion of the Ross Road. The issue came to light late last year when citizens questioned why the town had constructed… Read More
PORTLAND — As America observed the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, blacks living in Maine said the reality here has only a distant resemblance to the ideals of the civil rights leader. “Certain things have been eliminated, like bathrooms for `colored only.’… Read More
BELFAST — Whatever the city does with the Penobscot Poultry Co. site is OK with MBNA. That was the pronouncement from the company’s Delaware headquarters last week after some people in Belfast started grousing about the $31 billion banking firm’s perceived control over the property. Read More
Sen. Susan Collins said President Clinton’s inaugural speech was a strong statement of his agenda for a second term. The newly elected Republican senator said she was glad to hear Clinton reach out to Congress “and pledge to work with us on a number of… Read More
HOWLAND — A preschool screening will be held for children ages 3 and 4 and for those 5 years old who are not eligible to enter kindergarten, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at St. Leo’s Church, River Road. Vision, hearing, fine… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sharp, in step, in line, the 100 young musicians of the Old Town High School Band marched down Pennsylvania Avenue clad in deep green and white, with frothy plumes atop their hats. Crisp drum-and-bell cadences announced their coming and led into the “State of Maine Song.”… Read More
I write to praise Alicia Anstead for the excellence of her reviews of films, drama, and musical performances, including her recent coverage of “Evita.” Not only is she knowledgeable regarding her subjects, her writing is perceptive, entertaining, and includes a sense of humor that applies… Read More
Don’t worry about Jean Emerson. She’ll manage no matter what. She has managed to live rent free [in Brewer] for five years. She managed to run up thousands of dollars of utility bills that will never be paid. [Elva] Abbott had a house worth $40,000. What does she… Read More
Another national commemoration of Martin Luther King’s birthday has confirmed my conclusion that with the passing years our recollections of the nature of the civil rights movement have dimmed markedly. Those of us who witnessed that historic struggle to overcome inequality and injustice can readily attest to the… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Paul Newman has contributed $10,000 to support College of the Atlantic scholarships for the second straight year, a COA spokesman has announced. The funds come from profits of Newman’s Own, the actor’s food company, and will be used to help enrolled students. Read More
As former residents of Marysville, Calif., my husband and I have watched with deep concern the recent newscasts of the catastrophic flooding caused by the collapse of levees (dikes) along the Feather River. Particularly haunting was the remark offered by one Californian: “They told us it would be… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Seated in front of a panel filled with levers and lights, corrections officials Tom Harvey and Dick Long were busy filling out paperwork and answering phone calls early Monday in the control room at the Piscataquis County Jail and Sheriff’s Department. It was 4 a.m., two… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded two grants to Maine airports at Auburn and Caribou for needed investments and improvements. The Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport will receive $80,000 for snow removal equipment. At Caribou, a $36,000 FAA grant will update the facility’s master… Read More
AUGUSTA — Responding to last winter’s record number of snowmobile fatalities and recommendations from a state Snowmobile Task Force, the Maine Warden Service is conducting an intensive statewide enforcement effort on Maine’s snowmobile trails. Wardens hope not only to curb the number of alcohol-related snowmobile… Read More
PATTEN — Careless disposal of smoking materials has been determined as the cause of an early morning fire Monday that demolished much of a motel in this northern Penobscot County town. No guests were staying at Mill Stream Lodging on Main Street when two passing… Read More
CAMDEN — A faulty electrical panel is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged a home early Monday. The fire at 56 Washington St. was reported at 8 a.m. by the tenant, Jenifer Swanson. Firefighters arrived a few minutes later and quickly… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Two public hearings top the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Fairfield Town Council. Beginning at 7 p.m at the Community Center, testimony will be accepted on a request from M&M Associates for the formation of a tax increment financing district at the… Read More
MADAWASKA — Four union locals at Fraser Paper Inc. in Madawaska have approved a six-year contract, after refusing two previous offers last month. About 900 members of United Paperworkers International Union Locals 291, 365, 1247 and Local 232 of the Office and Professional Employees International… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Loring Job Corps Center needs book and periodical donations for a resource library for ages 16 to 24. Leisure and educational resources are needed, such as encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, college testing manuals, resume guides, and medical and history textbooks. Magazines desired are… Read More
HERMON — The Pine State Amateur Radio Club will hold classes to prepare for amateur radio license exams. Classes for novice and technician, general, and advanced elements will be held at 7 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Jan. 23 at Hermon Junior High School. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
AUGUSTA — Activists seeking legislation to bar same-sex marriages in Maine said Monday they have collected more than enough petition signatures to force a referendum on the issue, and will file them with the state Tuesday. Concerned Maine Families said its petitions will be accompanied… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court: Devon Beals, 28, Blaine, disorderly conduct, $200. 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
HOLDEN — The public is invited to the dedication of the Ralph G. Russell Gymnasium at the Holbrook Middle School at 3 p.m., Feb. 2. Russell has been involved with SAD 63 for 33 years, 27 of them as principal of the Holbrook School. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
AUGUSTA — James Martin Dodge of Waterville wants to get out of jail early, but he can’t because of the actions of a few inmates at the Kennebec County Jail. The inmates on the second floor of the jail act up when outsiders — anyone… Read More
LINCOLN — Taxpayers here won’t have to wait until budget deliberations are under way to offer their ideas on whether municipal services should be expanded or improved. Residents can offer their ideas by completing budget questionnaires, which are now available at the town office and… Read More
FORT KENT — From the time Gerber Childrenswear Inc. announced the closure of its Fort Kent plant last September, local and state forces have been at work to keep the plant open or to reopen it as a new enterprise to keep people working. The… Read More
ORONO — The “Healthy Foods from Healthy Soils” program at Asa Adams Elementary School was selected from 2,000 children’s gardening programs nationwide to receive a 1997 Youth Garden Grant from the National Gardening Association in Vermont. Each year, the national association awards grants to select… Read More
NEWBURGH — A Newburgh man was summoned for drinking and driving after he drove a truck off Route 9 and into a cemetery Sunday, shearing hefty granite gravestones from their bases and splitting one in half. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — The latest leak at Atlantic Canada’s only nuclear power plant is going to take longer to fix than expected — and cost more money than usual. The Point Lepreau nuclear station, located less than 30 miles from Maine, will be out… Read More