BREWER – The Brewer Witches broke a 34-game losing streak with a 50-46, comeback win over Caribou Saturday. Leslie Trott scored 15 points and Liz Boone had 10 to pace the Witches. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    DURHAM, N.H. – The University of Maine men’s basketball team survived eight ties and four lead changes to post a 57-53 America East win over the University of New Hampshire at Whittemore Center Saturday night. The win was the Black Bears’ first conference road victory… Read More
    ORONO – Sunday was a big day in many ways for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. The Black Bears built a bulky early lead, only to suffer a sizeable second-half lapse. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – The Camden-Rockport High School Windjammers made a statement at the Eastern Maine Class B wrestling championships Saturday. Despite having only two seniors, the Windjammers will send 13 wrestlers to next Saturday’s state B meet in Belfast as the result of their impressive showing. Read More
    ORONO – Before long jumper John Schwarze twisted his ankle and turned it into a bulging, bulbous mass, before coach Dave Jeffrey suspended his best distance runner and threw his second-best 600 man off the Brewer track team for disciplinary reasons, the number that mattered most to the… Read More
    CALAIS – The Dexter High School Tigers placed 10 wrestlers in the finals, including Aaron Thompson, who hadn’t wrestled in more than a year, and they went on to edge Penobscot Valley of Howland by 7 1/2 points to win the Eastern Maine Class C Championship Saturday. Read More
    BANGOR – For only the second time in the last 18 years, a school other than Bangor High School celebrated a Penobscot Valley Conference boys swimming championship. And both of those times, the Old Town Indians have been the team to break Bangor’s string. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    COLUMBIA, S.C. – Maine’s Julia Kirtland broke away over the final 10 miles to win the U.S. Women’s Marathon Championship by nearly 1 1/2 minutes. Kirtland, who does her winter training in Columbia, passed early leader Jeanne Peterson along the 16th mile of the rain-slicked… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – Kasey Keenan fired in 24 points to power Presque Isle to the 91-72 Big East schoolboy basketball win Saturday. Jon Blanchard scored 18 points and Travis Mastro chipped in 14 for Presque Isle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeff Gordon, mostly silent through the first few days of Daytona’s Speed Weeks, came to life Sunday by winning the Busch Clash. In a race marked by surprisingly little action, Gordon started last in the 14-car field. The 20-lap, 50-mile race… Read More
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Mike Skinner of Susanville, Calif., surprised the Daytona 500 field when he captured the pole during first-round qualifying Saturday. Skinner directed his Chevy to an average speed of 189.813. Steve Grissom placed second and Dale Jarrett took third. Maine native Ricky… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Presque Isle Wildcats went on a 19-8 third quarter run to defeat the Nokomis Warriors 53-34 in schoolgirl basketball action Saturday. Kim Condon scorched the nets for 26 points for Presque Isle. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    The shift in the provision of mental health services from large, centralized institutions to community-based services has created a good deal of discussion about how mental health clients are served in Maine. As the president of the Maine Association of Mental Health Services, I have experienced first hand… Read More
    As chairman of the Board of Selectmen for the town of Trenton, I feel a sense of obligation to our community to explain and clarify recent newspaper articles in the Bangor Daily News and Ellsworth American wherein the town is heavily criticized for failing to provide assistance to… Read More
    A caption published Saturday incorrectly identified a photo regarding Monson’s 175th anniversary. The building pictured is not owned by the Monson Historical Society. The building no longer exists and is actually where the Monson municipal building is located. The winner of Friday’s junior varsity basketball… Read More
    Marta Collins of Bath contacted Northeast COMBAT. She told us that television was her only entertainment. Collins stated, “I watch TV with a little note pad and I take down the necessary information when interesting mail order commercials flash on the screen. I love music and memories of… Read More
    For tax-cutting inspiration, Gov. Angus King last week turned to Maine’s only U.S. neighbor, New Hampshire. The Granite State is renowned for its government parsimony, but Maine should use care in adopting its practices. The governor, in his State of the State address, praised New… Read More
    Maine potatoes, in a paper bag, looked good through the fabric window. Emptied on the counter, they were washed clean, of uniform size, free of bruises and deep cuts. If the contents inside every bag compare favorably with this one, consumers throughout Maine and the Northeast are receiving… Read More
    Daily, via the news media, teachers and police, we are made aware of the many serious social problems in our country. A primary one is problems with our young people. After spending money on none-too successful remedial programs, having discussions on radio and TV and… Read More
    A dog nearly beaten to death with a lead pipe; another dog allowed to freeze into the ground during last winter’s brutal cold; a tiny cat shot in the head with an arrow; another unfortunate feline kicked around like a soccer ball; seven puppies thrown into a stream… Read More
    I was very pleased to see the extended front-page article in the Jan. 31 edition of the Bangor Daily News reporting on the recent progress and success of the Higgins Classical Institute. In addition to Higgins and the other schools mentioned in that article, your… Read More
    I want to compliment the Bangor Daily News for the positive news story featured on Feb.1-2, “Saved by an angel,” written about the young Brewer man rescuing the wandering young child from the cold. I would like to share my own story about two reoccuring… Read More
    AUBURN — Fire broke out Sunday at an automobile parts manufacturing plant storage yard, sending a thick cloud of black smoke billowing into the air. It took firefighters from Auburn and neighboring communities about six hours to contain the fire at Gates Formed Fibre Products… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Even as Maine’s new curbs on campaign contributions are being challenged in court, lobbyists themselves are taking steps to impose a ban on in-session campaign gifts by themselves and their clients. Jon Doyle, one lobbyist involved in the push, calls it “a good… Read More
    It looked a little like a baby beauty pageant Sunday on the second floor at Eastern Maine Medical Center, with dozens of pink-cheeked baby boys and picture-perfect little girls in ruffled red velvet dresses. The babies weren’t there to compete for prizes — the cupcakes… Read More
    Local supporters of the Children’s Miracle Network are hoping for lots of snow this month. That could help make their first Snowmobile Poker Run, beginning at 10 a.m. Feb. 22, at the East Corinth Snowmobile Club, a great success. And nothing could make organizer Cindy… Read More
    FORT KENT — Temperatures hovered around zero at 1 p.m. Saturday but children and adults were undeterred, as the sun shone bright on their colorful parade for the town’s spirited sixth annual, six-day Mardi Gras Festival. Bright, colorfully costumed characters threw purple, orange and pink… Read More
    BANGOR — The City Council will vote tonight on the 1995-1998 collective bargaining agreement with the 45 patrol officers in Teamsters Local 340. If ratified, the agreement would bring the total number of current contracts with city unions to six. Contracts already have been approved… Read More