After many years of attending high school tourney basketball games, I still find it surprising to see the number of ignorant fans who can infiltrate some of the mostly well-behaved crowds. It was alarming to discover that at two separate games involving the Bucksport girls… Read More
    When he heard the high-pitched hum of a snowmobile approaching, Hank Lyons paused in setting the “trap’s” flag at half-mast. As the machine skimmed across the ice’s wrinkled carpet of snow, its bouncing halogen light appeared to blink steadily. Within seconds, the snowmobile raced past Hank and grew… Read More
    College New England Div. III Championships AT BRUNSWICK First-day team scores Williams 572, Middlebury 456, Amherst 424, Springfield 235, Bowdoin 231, Smith 228, Colby 189, Tufts 186, MIT 154, Wesleyan 151, Wellesley 149, Trinity 145, Clark 118, Plymouth State 94, Mount Holyoke 92, Bates 92,… Read More
    High school Class C Championship AT SUNDAY RIVER, Newry Giant Slalom 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ORONO – Playing their fourth game in nine days, the playoff-deprived University of Maine hockey team proved Friday why it traditionally has found success through a relentless defensive effort. Freshman goalie Alfie Michaud stopped all 20 shots he saw behind a hardworking Maine defense as… Read More
    MAINE vs. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Time, site: Sunday, 1 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
    STANDISH – Shannon Field poured in 22 points as St. Joseph’s College ran away with a 79-54 women’s college basketball win against UMaine-Machias Friday night. Alison Cropley added 12 points for St. Joe’s. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Mark Martin took out two weeks of stress Friday on North Carolina Motor Speedway’s 1.017-mile oval. “An awful lot of bottled up frustration was unleashed today for me,” Martin said after sweeping the pole for both Saturday’s Goodwrench 200 Busch Grand National… Read More
    Maine women vs. Northeastern Time, site: Sunday, 1 p.m.; Cabot Gym, Boston 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
    BOSTON – Having Kelly Stubbs sitting on the University of Maine bench is something akin to an explosive device with the timer ticking down. Once the fiery senior finally hits the floor, she’s ready to do some damage. Stubbs’ intensity on the defensive end sparked… Read More
    High school ALL-KVAC CLASS B TEAMS BOYS First Team: Matt Breen, Rockland; Jeff Giallombardo, Maine Central Institute; Tony Creek, Maranacook; Nick Callanan, Camden-Rockport; Ray Roberts, Mount View googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
    Larry Mahaney of Bangor heads a list of eight people who will be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, June 1. Mahaney was a noted athlete at Fort Fairfield High School, played baseball at the University of Maine, coached baseball at… Read More
    It took 20 years for a Ruth Fitzpatrick team to win an Eastern Maine field hockey title and now the Hampden coach is stepping down. “I’m leaving the sport while I still love it and it still loves me,” she said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Contemporary educators and politicians are rediscovering an old disconnect in Maine society: the state has one of the highest high school graduation rates, but one of the lowest percentages of residents with college degrees. Maine’s high school graduation rate in 1993-94 was an impressive 83.1… Read More
    During a break in the high school basketball tournaments at the Bangor Auditorium this week I was talking with a chap about the excellent job the three-man officiating crews had done in keeping up with the road-runner brand of basketball played by many tournament teams. The three-referee system… Read More
    Raymond and Beulah Carroll, 112 Mount Ephraim Road, Searsport 04974, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Feb. 27, and would appreciate cards, greetings or visits. Shantel Erdmann, a student at Pinchbeck Elementary School, 1225 Gaskins Road, Richmond, Va. 23233, is doing a project… Read More
    RHONDA RALPH has been promoted to manager of personal care services at the Bangor Area Visiting Nurses. A graduate of Western Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Newfoundland, Ralph served as a staff nurse on the urology unit at Central Newfoundland Health Care. She was also a charge… Read More
    A consortium of businesses including Unitel Inc. in Unity purchased the assets of the Northeast Telecommunications Group which controls about half the state’s paging market. The acquisition took place Feb. 14 and was announced by Northeast Telecommunications, which operates in Maine as Northeast Paging, on… Read More
    FRANKFORT — A Thursday night raid by the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office at three Frankfort houses resulted in two arrests and the confiscation of marijuana, guns, money and cultivation equipment. More arrests are expected. Chief Deputy Robert Jones reported that John Thompson, 38, of the… Read More
    I must take issue with the headline to Roxanne Saucier’s recent article concerning the final day of court hearings in the current round of Bangor parade ordinance cases [“Pro-lifers defend right to picket,” BDN, Feb. 12]. Unfortunately, your headline mischaracterizes the central issue in those cases. Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court: Assault: Michael A. Smith, two counts, 30 days in jail on each count to be served concurrently, and violation of bail condition, 30 days in jail; John A. Koeger Jr., 38, Milo, two counts, $350 and $250; Angela L. Bragg, 24, Milo,… Read More
    Policy discussions such as proposed by Professor Thomas D. Duchesneau in a recent Bangor Daily News [commentary, Feb. 11] are very much at the heart of the decisions made by the University of Maine Board of Trustees. Indeed, the very issue that he raises, access vs. the cost… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Expressing optimism over the prospects for passage of a bill to extend legal protections against discrimination to homosexuals, a Portland lawmaker sponsoring the legislation said Friday “the time has come” for gay rights in Maine. “Frankly, I wish passage of this bill were… Read More
    The Feed America program in Levant is expanding. Program director Gil Peavey called this week to tell us the organization is opening a thrift store at 8450 Lake Road in Levant. The hours of operation have yet to be set by the town, but donations are being accepted. Read More
    Query 2788 DREISCH-KLEIN. The Dreisch family came from Bavaria, Germany in late 1800s. Burial records at Brooklyn, N.Y., and some census records from Syracuse, N.Y., 1910-20 in Syracuse Public Library, but as yet do not know where they entered the United States. Branches in Maryland appear to be… Read More
    Judging from the mail that has accumulated in my mailbox during the past month, most Maine gardeners are getting the midwinter gardening itch. Letters have come in with questions about ordering seeds, starting them and arranging plants in the garden, along with stories of past… Read More
    Thirty women gather in a circle. They sit on castoff love seats, nestle in overstuffed armchairs, curl up on the carpeted parlor floor of Bangor’s Unitarian-Universalist Church. The youngest is still in her teens, the oldest in her 60s. They are gathered on this cold, clear Saturday morning… Read More
    If the Maine cougar is not endangered, the cat soon will be. We don’t need RESTORE to adopt the cougar as its next better-than-thou recovery project. What we need is more publicity, more inconclusive speculation, more fuzzy photographs. Then you can bet that just like the zealots who… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — A Skowhegan man turned himself in to a Somerset County Sheriff’s Department deputy recently, closing the case on several burglaries in Skowhegan and the surrounding area. Gerald W. Moody Jr., 20, told Deputy Randy Wing in late January that alcohol and drug abuse… Read More
    BRUNSWICK — Maine State Music Theater will present “The Music Man,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Camelot,” “Tommy,” and “Something’s Coming — The Music of Leonard Bernstein,” for its three-month 1997 season beginning June 10. The Maine State Music Theater is Maine’s only professional music theater. All shows… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND — The Maine Film Office will hold a Maine Film Commission workshop for production assistants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 1 at High Output, 101 John Roberts Rd. Production assistants help build sets, carry props and costumes and perform many tasks. Read More
    PORTLAND — Victoria Mansion will have a starring role in the A & E network’s “America’s Castles” series, airing Sunday. The segment is “Architectural Masterpieces.” Victoria Mansion, considered one of America’s finest examples of mid-Victorian architecture, was built in 1858 for Maine native Ruggles Sylvester… Read More
    Hermon High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Kristina Duran and Tanya Redman; honors: Laura Akeley, Aaron Clark, Chuck Homsted, Melissa Hunsinger, Ken Luce, Ben Magee, Brandi Pomeroy, Erin Ramisch, Corey Reynolds, Megan Smist, April Tracy, Steve Tweedie, Karrie Whitmore and Emily Wing. Read More
    BANGOR — Shaw House, an emergency shelter for teen-agers at 160 Broadway, has picked out a new home. The agency is asking for a rezoning of the Pro Realty building at 136 Union St. so the shelter can relocate. Once known as the Valentine School… Read More
    I am writing both as a citizen of this city and as a Bangor firefighter. In Tuesday’s special city council election, I am voting for Richard Gwinn. I have been impressed with his staightforward, common sense attitude toward the ongoing dispute between the city and the firefightes. He… Read More
    I am writing to support Nichi Farnham for the Bangor City Council at its special election on Feb. 25. Bangor is one of the best cities in New England. This is true in large part because of the sort of people who have been on… Read More
    BANGOR — A Wiscasset man was sentenced Friday to five years and 10 months in federal prison for his participation in a conspiracy ring that distributed millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana in several states, including Maine from January 1992 to December 1994. James Harold… Read More
    Would someone please explain what justifies giving back two dogs to the people who were found guilty of abusing them and numerous other dogs [re: “Couple lose dogs in pet abuse case,” BDN, Feb. 12]? Will these dogs not be abused again? Who can guarantee that these dogs… Read More
    Gov. Angus King wants me to pay more taxes because I smoke. He says he wants to use that money to prevent children from starting in the first place. Good idea. How about another dollar tax on a bottle of beer? There are just as… Read More
    Congratulations on the excellent Oped [commentaries, BDN, Feb. 12] by Wayne O’Leary and Richard Hill on the proposed deregulation of electric power regulation. It is time knowledgeable professionals spoke up against this insidious trend. As a retired electrical engineer with more than 30 years experience in telecommunications and… Read More
    Isn’t it amazing how some people have the ability to put everything in perspective? I was reading the story of how the University of Maine spent $620,546 over the whole NCAA compliance fiasco. At first I was enraged that our flagship campus had spent this… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Machias Bay Concerts board of directors will present its fifth Robert M. Guptill Award at its pre-concert season dinner in June. The award was established by directors in 1993 to recognize a person or group making an outstanding contribution to the cultural… Read More
    MACHIAS — Shirley Dunning of Jonesport will receive the Leon Look Volunteer Award at the Washington County Extension Association annual meeting March 13 at the Centre Street Congregational Church. Dunning will be joined in receiving awards by Margaret Roberts of Machias and Nola Wass of… Read More
    BANGOR — An Otis man who was sentenced Thursday to possession of a sawed-off shotgun may be allowed to take part in the “shock incarceration program,” which is similar to a boot camp program, U.S. Department of Justice officials said in a release. Mac Moore,… Read More
    BANGOR — Information on becoming a court-appointed special advocate for abused or neglected children is available to volunteers by contacting CASA, Maine District Court, RR 1, Box 310, Bath, 04630-9704, telephone 442-0226. The advocates, who serve as volunteers, do not have to have law degrees,… Read More
    ROCKPORT — The public is invited to tour the newly constructed emergency department at Penobscot Bay Medical Center from 2 to 6 p.m. March 4. Members of the emergency department staff will be on hand to point out the features of the new department and… Read More
    BANGOR — A Benton man was sentenced to five years and four months in federal prison Friday for his role in an armed robbery 27 months ago. Neil Armstrong Robert, 22, was described in U.S. District Court as an accomplice in a Nov. 21, 1994,… Read More
    PORTLAND — Thomas Metz was facing drug trafficking charges when his pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailor on the Maine Turnpike last week, but authorities have not yet determined whether drugs were a factor in the crash. Metz was driving in the southbound lane on… Read More
    PALMYRA — Firefighters from three area communities were at the scene of a house fire on Route 100 throughout the evening Friday. The home of Scott Braley was heavily damaged by a smoky, stubborn blaze. Braley was not at home at the time of the… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Downtown beautification is on the front burner as town officials seek support from residents to purchase a small plot of land to expand Thoreau Park. Officials also want to hear from residents about a block grant that would help pay for downtown improvements. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Rockland Kiwanis Club again is sponsoring a poster contest to commemorate Rockland’s Schooner Days held each July. This will be the seventh year running that such a competition will be held. This competition is open to anyone 18 years of age or… Read More
    BREWER — The Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby is looking for businesses to sponsor cars in the race to be held June 14 in Brewer. Sponsors will make it possible for needy youngsters to register and buy a car. A list of potential sponsors will… Read More
    TOWNSHIP 1 RANGE 11 — A Phillipsburg, N.J., man received a broken arm in a snowmobile accident that occurred northeast of Kokadjo on Friday. Neil Taylor, 35, was traveling from the Millinocket area toward Kokadjo Friday morning when his snowmobile left the trail and struck… Read More
    CAMDEN — Any child living in Camden or Rockport who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15, 1997, may attend kindergarten in SAD 28 beginning in September. Parents are asked to contact the school by Friday and registration materials will be mailed. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Rape Response Services is in need of caring, committed volunteers with good listening skills to staff a 24-hour hot line in Piscataquis County. Rape Response Services is a nonprofit organization that relies heavily on the work done by the staff of volunteer advocates. Read More
    DOVER, N.H. — A judge has thrown out comments made to police by a Berwick, Maine, man accused of forcing his way into a woman’s car and grabbing her breast and crotch and threatening her. Judge Patricia Coffey said in a Feb. 10 order Dover… Read More
    Maine’s school funding law, once hailed as a national model, is failing the children it’s supposed to help the most — those living in the poorest regions of the state. The formula was supposed to provide all children with the same educational advantages by distributing… Read More
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    GREENVILLE — Greenville is rolling out the white plush carpet for visitors to the Moosehead Magic and Winter Festival today and Sunday. Thousands of winter enthusiasts converge here yearly for the activities offered during the festival, sponsored by the Moosehead Lake Region Chamber of Commerce. Read More