Eastern Maine Class C schoolgirl basketball records have been falling like rain since that class began its quarterfinals Monday afternoon. But what’s interesting are the philosophies behind the two mark-setting contests. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – Nick Callanan remembers the day in January when his dismal, 4-for-15 free-throw shooting was instrumental in a close loss to rival Belfast. Camden-Rockport’s senior guard redeemed himself Wednesday at the Bangor Auditorium. This time, a spot in the Eastern Maine Class B title… Read More
After a two-year absence, candlepin bowling will return to local television. Charlie Milan, founder of Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes in Brewer, and James McLeod, general manager of Bangor TV station WBGR, are teaming up to produce a weekly, hour-long program taped at the Brewer lanes. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
OLD TOWN – Jason St. Pierre scored 20 points as the Rams improved to 17-1 and downed Old Town 69-57. Tommy Waterman and Mike Arsenault each added 11 for Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BANGOR – Everybody waited for Katahdin sophomore sharpshooter Willie Sleeper to take the game’s final shot in the Eastern Maine Class C schoolboy quarterfinal against Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln. Wrong. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BANGOR – As Schenck High School sophomore forward Erica Franck let her jump shot go from the left corner with 22 seconds left in a tie game, she heard her coach, Jay Brown, hollering for her to pass the ball back out to the top of the key. Read More
High school Class B Ski Championships Leavitt boys 215, Maranacook 317, Greely 323, Gray-New Gloucester 323, Camden-Rockport 413, Mt. Abram 482, Cape Elizabeth 539, John Bapst 614 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
College BRIAN COLMAN Brian Colman, a sophomore guard for the UM-Presque Isle, was named Fleet Bank Player of the Week by the Maine Athletic Conference.Coleman, who is from Brewer, averaged 17.5 points during the week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – For 14 minutes and change of Wednesday’s Class B girls semifinal, Bucksport’s Christy Grover took up her familiar position in the low post and waved for the ball. And for the other 18 minutes, the 6-foot-2 sophomore sat on the bench, mired in… Read More
An error in the compilation of the Eastern Maine Class B hockey points has been rectified and the result is Messalonskee of Oakland being seeded in the fourth spot ahead of John Bapst of Bangor. Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B hockey tournament quarterfinals will have… Read More
Local AT XL GOLF, Hermon 3-man scramble (Spyglass Hill): Chris Farley, Steve Weed, Ken Murphy 124; Best Pin: John Johnston, 6-0; Long drive: Jeremy Dubay, 311 yards… 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
BANGOR – The Bangor Blue Ox will introduce their new field manager Thursday, Feb. 20 at a 12:30 press conference. The conference will take place in the River Driver Room of the Sea Dog Brewery. Read More
1996-97 EASTERN MAINE ALL-STARS Class B First team: Goalie-Carl Buffington (John Bapst); Defensemen- Trevor Watts (Brewer), Charlie McCann (Winslow); Forwards- Mark Gunning (Winslow, Mike Engert (Messalonskee), Josh Lynch (Stearns) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor man who fired several gunshots while holding police at bay for five hours during a standoff at a mobile home in Hudson last Saturday was arrested Wednesday on numerous charges after being released from Bangor Mental Health Institute. Joe Runci, 18,… Read More
In Newburgh, the school administrative district takes about three-quarters of residents’ local taxes every year. Speaking from the tiny town office filled with donated furniture, First Selectwoman Helen Mogan said that when people ask what they get for their taxes, she tells them: schools and trash removal. And… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Marion Doore, a well-known and beloved former schoolteacher, will cut the anniversary cake signifying Dover and Foxcroft’s 75th anniversary at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at Central Hall. Louis Stevens, a local historian, will autograph his book on Dover-Foxcroft at the event. The… Read More
PORTLAND — Six antiwar demonstrators who allegedly broke into Bath Iron Works last week and spread what appeared to be blood on a Navy ship were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to damage government property. Activist Philip Berrigan, an excommunicated Catholic priest from Baltimore, and the… Read More
ANSON — Banking on massive public support for the medical marijuana initiatives recently passed in California and Arizona, Don Christen — founder of Maine Vocals — has created a new organization and this week kicked off a citizen petition drive for a referendum vote in Maine. Read More
Testifying at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing in Boston last month, 8-year-old Audra Whitney of Bucksport described summer days when she can’t play outside because air conditions can trigger an asthma attack. The attack Audra avoids by staying in the house is depicted in a… Read More
BANGOR — The City Council seat to be filled in Tuesday’s special election runs only until November, but three Bangor residents think it’s worth the effort to sign up for the short-term post. Candidates in the Feb. 25 special election, to be held 7 a.m. Read More
Jack Russell thinks the public is ready for good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll again and is set to rebel against gloom-and-doom grunge. “People are waking up and saying, `What happened, man?’ ” said Russell, singer for the hard rock band Great White. “The `80s were… Read More
This coming year breast cancer will claim more lives of women in their 40s than any other disease, representing one of the most pressing health threats to women in this age group. Seeking guidance on the detection, diagnosis and treatment of this disease, women and their physicians will… Read More
Houlton District Court: Harris L. Moore, 37, Bluffton, Ga., possession of marijuana, $200, 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;… Read More
Last month, a woman entering the office of a Bangor health care provider was met by a man protesting abortion with word of a bomb. Only hours before, bombs ripped through a Family Planning clinic in Atlanta. According to the police report, the woman was… Read More
Fort Fairfield Middle-High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Nadine Deschaine, Ryan Houghton, Lisa Kienzle, Aaron McGinnis, Melinda Mraz, Racheal McNamee, Jessica Nelson, Dallas Nightingale, Michael Shaw, Robert Shaw, Christine Sirois and Mark Stevens; honors: Melissa Barnes, Kathy Bolstridge, Jacques Boulier, Christine Burnett,… Read More
One of the most unusual political rallies in history sent a strong message last week to Gov. Angus King: school districts in central and northern Maine will not go meekly into impoverishment. The state may have eroded their financial base, but not their courage. Absent… Read More
When the Iron Curtain fell, Avner Biron, who was living in Israel at the time, didn’t realize how much the change would affect the small chamber orchestra he had founded a few years earlier in Rehovot, near Tel Aviv. But when a wave of unemployed Russian string players… Read More
BELFAST — While MBNA America and City Hall are still figuring out what to do with the property, demolition crews are removing vacant buildings from two waterfront sites once occupied by a poultry plant and a window factory. MBNA owns the former Mathews Brothers wood… Read More
An influx of skiers for the nine-day school vacation that began last Saturday has helped revive what began as a slow season for some Maine ski areas. At Lost Valley in Auburn, President Fern Pontbriand said business has been excellent this week, especially at the… Read More
With regard to the recent controversy concerning our roads here in the county, I have some questions. With all of the large trucks using Route 11 as a primary transport artery, what is the total amount of road-use taxes paid to the state by truck owners? I have… Read More
I am deeply impressed by the generous gift of Tabitha and Stephen King to the University of Maine, and I would like to thank them publicly for their generosity. They have made a highly visible gesture of support to the university at a time when we need such… Read More
Are all your editors in Florida? How could you put such a boring, trashy story on the front page [“Companion, widow battle for estate,” BDN, Feb. 11]? I know you can do better, even when there’s no “big news.” Profiles on interesting people and organizations,… Read More
NYNEX has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to raise the rates its charges customers who use telephones to access the Internet, and that group includes virtually everyone in Maine, either directly or indirectly, including our schools, libraries, hospitals, town governments, large and small businesses, not to… Read More
HERMON — A 13-year-old girl from Milford was killed Wednesday afternoon when the car in which she was riding left Union Street and struck a tree, throwing her from the vehicle. The car, driven by the girl’s mother, 45-year-old Catherine Avery of Milford, then crashed… Read More
LEVANT — A handful of residents gave selectmen the go-ahead during a public hearing Wednesday night to include a paid sexual contact and entertainment ordinance on the town meeting warrant this summer. If passed, the ordinance would prohibit businesses that promote sexual activity or contact… Read More
BUCKSPORT — If Wednesday night’s meeting here was any indication, the town’s “Model Business Attraction Project” may need substantial remodeling before the local business community will support it. About 30 people gathered at the town office to hear a presentation on the fledgling project, the… Read More
HARTLAND — It came as no surprise this week when Consumers Maine Water Co. filed for a rate increase with the PUC. The Rockport-based company had already announced last December that it would be seeking an increase as high as 95 percent this year, based on $300,000 worth… Read More
Mountview High School, Thorndike Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Amanda Anderson, Avis Brennan, Andrea Cochrane, Jason Dieffenbacher, Brendan Gow, Leah Mitchell, Lisa Parsons, Kachina Purinton, Nathan Stumpff, Megan Williams and Megan Yuill; honors: Michael Allen, Jesse Beaudry, Jennifer Boon, HeatherLynn DeRaps, Ryan Drake,… Read More
Bangor District Court: Mark Cross, 31, Bangor, operating motor vehicle after license suspension, $125. 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
SEARSPORT — The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Sprague Energy appear ready to pump $35 million in port improvements to Mack Point, across Long Cove from the state’s stalled Sears Island cargo port project. Town Manager Fred Breslin on Wednesday described the joint venture as… Read More
We learned more than we expected when we contacted Will Rogers of Brewer, who is state president of the Maine Association of Realtors. We called to ask the results of the Valentine’s Day Dance at the Bangor Civic Center which served as a fund-raiser for the Bangor Chapter… Read More
WELLS — Shaw’s Supermarkets has filed an appeal of last week’s National Labor Relations Board election in which employees at its distribution center on Route 109 voted in favor of union representation. The warehouse workers voted 162-158 to join United Food and Commercial Workers Union… Read More
AUGUSTA — With the fiscal year more than half over, better-than-expected revenues have given Maine $35 million in unanticipated cash, but Gov. Angus King said Wednesday the state can’t plan on writing new checks yet. “We can’t be in a mood where, if a little… Read More
Throughout the state, hundreds of volunteers give thousands of hours to make snowmobiling what it is today. Where do the 12,000-plus miles of snowmobile trails come from? The little trail fairies didn’t just make our snowmobile trails appear out of thin air. Snowmobile club members are the people… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 directors have set the salary of Superintendent Ann Bridge for this year and next. Directors voted to increase her salary this year from $63,240 to $65,240. Her salary will increase to $67,240 next year and her benefits will remain the same. Read More
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison for possession of an unregistered, sawed-off rifle. U.S. District Judge Gene Carter also sentenced Todd Blaylock to three months of supervised release after his prison term ends. Blaylock, 40,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Mental Health Center has scheduled several information sessions in February and March dealing with the signs, symptoms and prevention of suicide. All sessions will be 6:30-8 p.m. and are scheduled as follows: Monday, Feb. 24, Van Buren Fire Station meeting… Read More
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., the turn-of-the-century literary figure and father of the Supreme Court justice, once observed, “Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.” That’s a little how Kevin Mattson, the former executive director of the Maine Democratic State Committee, felt when… Read More
AUGUSTA — An Augusta woman gave tearful testimony Tuesday in support of a bill that would mandate clergymen to report suspected incidents of child abuse. The bill, sponsored by freshman legislator Julie Ann O’Brien, R-Augusta, adds clergy and photo and film processors to a long… Read More
San Jose stockbroker Jerry Estruth was running as a Democrat for a vacant congressional seat in a special election in 1995 and had to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in just a few weeks because of the compressed schedule. The race attracted nationwide attention,… Read More
AUGUSTA — It was between ages 8 and 10 that Shawn Powell started inhaling fumes from Mountain Dew bottles and whipped cream cans. Later, he added drugs and alcohol to the mix — “anything to intensify the high … to escape reality,” he said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PLEASANT POINT — The Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation Housing Authority has appealed a decision made last year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to shut off development funds to the Indian reservation. HUD issued an 11-page report on Dec. 19 after an… Read More
Bill Haggett, the former Bath Iron Works chief executive who moved to Canada five years ago to head Irving-owned shipyards in Saint John and Halifax, Nova Scotia, said Wednesday he plans to return to Maine. Haggett, 62, said he came to Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd. Read More
BANGOR — Maine’s economy is sailing through friendly financial waters over the next few years, so why is economist Charles Colgan calling 1997 “The Year of Living Dangerously?” The answer is a fairly simple one, but one filled with uncertainties. Converging on Maine this year… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court bolstered the free-speech rights of protesters outside abortion clinics Wednesday, ruling they can confront patients on public sidewalks as long as they stay at least 15 feet away from clinic entrances. The court did not strip abortion clinics and patients… Read More
WASHINGTON — Police can order all passengers — not just the driver — out of vehicles stopped for routine traffic offenses, the Supreme Court said Wednesday in a ruling that officers’ safety outweighs passengers’ privacy. “Regrettably, traffic stops may be dangerous encounters” for police, Chief… Read More
THOMASTON — The clock has run out on a settlement between the Dragon Products Co. and the town over the property tax bill for the cement plant and surrounding property. The $1 million decision will now have to be made by the State Board of Property Tax Review,… Read More