Teams from around the state will again for the title in the 1997 Great Harbor/Skip Chapelle Shootout, scheduled for March 14-16. The tournament will feature two divisions of eight-team double elimnation play: Division I, for grades 11 and under at Mount Desert Island High School;… Read More
    TOWSON, Md. – The University of Maine women’s basketball team will take on No. 8 Towson State in Sunday’s America East quarterfinal at Alfond Arena in Orono. Trinette Tucker scored 19 points Thursday night, leading the Tigers to a 62-49 play-in victory over No. 9… Read More
    BANGOR – The 33rd annual YMCA state meet will be held Saturday and Sunday at Husson Pool in Bangor. About 1,000 swimmers from 14 teams, ranging from five years old to high school seniors, will compete for state titles at the meet. Admission is $2… Read More
    ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick – Jane and Gene McKenna of Bowdoinham have been named to the 1996 Atlantic Salmon Federation Roll of Honor for Maine. The ASF annualy honors volunteers from each of the eight member councils in New England and Canada for their work… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH – Live harness racing returns to Maine on Saturday with pacers and trotters heading to post for a 12-dash program at Scarborough Downs. The seaside track will race a Saturday-Sunday schedule through March with a 1 p.m. post time both days. All live races… Read More
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    Local AT XL GOLF, HERMON Two man best ball (Cour D’Alene) 1st gross: Tom Caron and Paul Farnsworth 62, 2nd gross: Bill Curtis and Bon Ouellette 62, 1st net: Tim Ray and Sean Farnsworth 68-16-52, 2nd net: Steve Eck and Loren Blair 68-14-54, Pins: No. Read More
    BANGOR – The girls from Forest Hills of Jackman were the ones with the school’s first gold basketball Thursday night, but the school’s boys team may also have a legitimate claim on it. Playing the Forest Hills’ boys squad all week long to prepare for… Read More
    When scientists at Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, released a report early this week that they had successfully cloned a lamb using a cell obtained from an adult sheep, the news sent shock waves around the world. The ethical, moral, and legal ramifications of this feat are only… Read More
    Some years ago, as a State Department interpreter, I was escorting a group of West African educators on a tour of the United States. As we drove through a small town in the Midwest on a sunny summer day, one of the Africans said he was surprised how… Read More
    BANGOR — David E. Proctor, 16, the son of William and Mija Proctor of Bangor, received the rank of Eagle Scout on Dec. 4 at a ceremony at the First United Methodist Church. Proctor is a junior at Bangor High School and a member of… Read More
    BATH — Six peace activists accused of damaging a Navy destroyer at Bath Iron Works were ordered Thursday to remain in jail while they await trial May 5. Former Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and five co-defendants were returned to the Cumberland County Jail after they… Read More
    ROCKPORT — The clam industry celebrated its successes Thursday morning during the annual Clam Conference, part of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum now being held at the Samoset Resort Inn. Programs in the Eastport, Thomaston and Brunswick areas have targeted 5,000 acres of clam beds for return to production. Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — Town Council members blasted local hospital officials Wednesday for considering consolidating their nursing home services with a facility in Mars Hill. Later, the council was criticized for deciding not to repeal a youth curfew that had been approved last month. After being… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD — Town Manager Eugene Conlogue has proposed cutting five full-time positions from town government, including reducing the police and fire departments, in order to meet an expected $252,455 revenue loss for the next budget. Presented Wednesday to the Town Council, the budget is… Read More
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    It never ceases to amaze me how the people of Down East Maine will buck progress of any business venture. It’s usually based on a “Do Not Disturb” argument, meaning if one tries to get ahead, all other businesses yelp, “What about me?” Otherwise, table the whole idea… Read More
    No one knows what the human effects will be of a scientist’s recent success at cloning. Researchers say it may be a boon to medicine. But as human desire for immortality and fear of death continue to shape society, it will also not be long before the demand… Read More
    Amen to Professor Bill Farthing’s Oped commentary of Feb. 19, “UM academics loses to athletics.” My feelings exactly! Farthing raises many questions that need answers. Keeping these issues alive and visible may bring them into focus for the powers that be at the University of Maine. Read More
    In the past, I have written to express concern over a certain bias when the Bangor Daily News reported on issues concerning the abortion debate. My concerns dealt with only one side (pro-choice) being presented fairly and accurately. Since I have voiced such concerns in the past, I… Read More
    Brian Beal is right on target about Maine’s clamming industry being under attack [BDN commentary, Feb. 15-16]. Clamming has taken a big hit over the last decade due to a natural down cycle in clams, overdigging, and clam flat closures, due partly to the federal government’s one-size-fits-all standard… Read More
    On Feb. 15-16, the Bangor Daily News ran an article about a demonstration at the Hancock County Courthouse by “Maine Dads,” a group of divorced fathers protesting their treatment by the courts and social services in child custody cases. The article quoted Kevin Concannon, commissioner… Read More
    Maine lost seniority in the Senate with the retirement of Sen. William Cohen. Now it stands to lose Navy contracts at Bath Iron Works, as well, as Navy experts reviewed this week the facilities of the major shipyards. Public and congressional pressure and the need to maintain the… Read More
    A photo on Saturday’s Business Page was misidentified as Alice Wilkins, director of marketing for Maine Instrument Flight in Augusta. In fact, it was not a photo of Wilkins but a photo of Barbara E. Merrill, who recently joined the Augusta law office of Verrill & Dana. Read More
    PORTLAND — Lyle Lovett will perform one show only at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the new Merrill Auditorium at City Hall in Portland. The Portland appearance will be Lovett’s only New England concert, and tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday,… Read More
    ORONO — The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded nearly $2 million to the University of Maine through the department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The $1,918,000 federal grant will be used by the Maine and New Hampshire Sea Grant Program for research, education and… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine State Police Col. Alfred R. Skolfield has announced promotions of two veteran officers to the newly created rank of major. Charles N. Love, 51, of Winthrop and Jeffrey D. Harmon, 37, of Auburn will report directly to Skolfield and to the deputy chief, Malcolm Dow. Read More
    AVON — A Temple man became the state’s ninth snowmobile fatality Thursday. Lee Nile, 29, died of injuries he suffered Wednesday night while riding along a trail in the western Maine town of Avon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — Sunbeam Corp. has begun negotiations with the union at Biddeford Textile Co. for sale of the Sunbeam subsidiary targeted as part of a restructuring engineered by chairman Albert Dunlap. A manufacturer of electric blanket shells, Biddeford Textile employs 377 workers at one of… Read More
    Kindergarten registration for the 1997-1998 school year is being held at the following schools: St. Albans Consolidated School, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. March 6. Call Mrs. Martin at 938-4581 for appointment. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    The name of the program is Community Partnerships for Cultural Participation. Its aim is to make the arts more a part of people’s everyday lives. It’s an opportunity to identify who’s participating in the arts in Maine and — more importantly — who isn’t. And its final goal… Read More
    Bangor District Court Mark MacDonald, 21, Calais, operating motor vehicle after license suspension, $125; 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… Read More
    ALFRED — A Seattle man was sentenced Thursday to 32 years in prison for the 1988 bludgeon and stabbing murder of a Massachusetts hitchhiker in North Berwick. Shawn MacNevin, 34, who was arrested in 1995 after he called Maine State Police from Seattle and confessed… Read More
    Stearns High School, Millinocket Second quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Rachel Boutaugh, Jessica Crosby, Janna Garvin, Sandra Illingworth, Tracy Nelson and Heath Weatherbee; high honors: Holly Arsenault, April Baker, Julia Berry, Amber Byron, Catherine Dinsmore, Michele Dispenzieri, Melissa Elliot, Lindsay Fanjoy, Shannon Folsom, Kelly… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Washington County Cooperative Extension will hold a free workshop on osteoporosis from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Machias Memorial High School. Topics include prevention and lessening impact of the disease. Sponsors include the Machias Adult Education and Washington County… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The medical director at the Augusta Mental Health Institute is questioning laboratory tests showing elevated levels of psychiatric drugs in the body of a patient who died two months ago. The results “just made absolutely no sense clinically,” said Dr. Roger Wilson, who… Read More
    Students in Old Town High School’s cooperative education work experience program are being true to their studies by helping one of their own. Junior Melisa Sanborn has been nominated to attend the 1997 National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine July 21-31 in San Francisco. Sanborn… Read More
    LINCOLN — The Gateway Coin Club will hold a meeting and coin auction at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Ballard Hill Community Building. The auction will feature several types of 1913 buffalo nickels and a roll of assorted nickels including Liberty head, buffalo and Jeffersons. Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Action Opportunities, sponsor for Head Start in Hancock and Washington counties, has begun recruiting children ages 3 to 5 for Head Start centers in Bucksport, Ellsworth, Stonington, Bar Harbor and Sullivan in Hancock County; and Calais, East Machias, Eastport, Jonesport, Lubec, Princeton and Harrington in Washington… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — The Maine Business and Professional Women’s Futurama Foundation will offer three scholarships to Maine women who apply by April 20. Each scholarship will provide $500 for school expenses. Scholarships include one in memory of the late Rachel E. Lemieux of Augusta, for a… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — State Sen. Marge Kilkelly, co-chairwoman of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee, will speak at the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District annual dinner meeting March 14 at the Hill Top House Restaurant. The evening will begin with a social hour at… Read More
    MACHIAS — A partnership has been reached between the University of Maine at Machias and Northern Maine Technical College in Presque Isle that creates another option for students seeking bachelor’s degrees in business administration with concentration in accounting, marketing or management. Arthur L. McEntee, chairman… Read More
    MACHIAS — Municipal planning board members and elected officials can take two two-hour workshops on the Geographical Information System and basic training for local planning and appeals boards, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at the East Machias Community Building. The GIS workshop will… Read More
    ATLANTA — Smokers who switch to low-tar cigarettes are increasingly victims of a different type of cancer — one that reaches deeper into the lungs, according to a study published by the American Cancer Society. Tobacco companies have argued that nicotine levels naturally drop with… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine heart disease death rates are declining, but not fast enough, say state health officials who blame smoking as the chief culprit. A report by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also says there’s more improvement in the heart disease death… Read More