GORHAM – Dan Costigan will be introduced to the media as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Southern Maine at an 11 a.m. press conference today. Costigan, who guided the Huskies to an 0-24 record this year as interim coach, will take the… Read More
Over the last 17 years, the annual Maine McDonald’s/WABI-TV Senior All-Star basketball games have undergone lots of changes: Changes in sponsorship, location (from Augusta Civic Center to the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena to Husson College’s Newman Gymnasium) and broadcasting, to name a few. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Hilary Lindh’s heart may not be in it, but her skis still are. “I’m counting the days. I can’t wait to get away from here,” she said Wednesday, one week after announcing she was retiring following a distinguished 13-year career on the… Read More
It was Feb. 18 and former University of Maine three-time All-American Jean-Yves Roy hit the post in the waning seconds of a tie game between his Boston Bruins and defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado in Denver. After Boston’s 3-2 overtime loss, Bruin star and alternate… Read More
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Bri Fecteau’s 3-pointer with 1:05 to play sparked a 10-2 run that helped Bentley beat Kennesaw State 55-48 in the quarterfinals Wednesday of the NCAA Division 2 Elite Eight women’s basketball tournament. Bentley (27-5) trailed 46-45 when Fecteau, of Westbrook, hit… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh, who returned from a one-year suspension for NCAA violations to guide the Black Bears to a 15-3 record over their last 18 games, is close to signing a multi-year contract at Maine. Walsh and Director of Athletics Sue… Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Spring training is all about adjustments. Maine native Mike Bordick, however, has a little more on his plate than most this spring. After 10 years in the Oakland A’s organization, Bordick has signed on with the Baltimore Orioles. He has had… Read More
WASHINGTON — The House shrugged off a presidential veto threat Wednesday to narrowly approve legislation that would give wage earners the option of taking time off instead of pay for overtime work. Republican backers said it would liberate American workers by giving them more time… Read More
Somerset County Superior Court: Hiploito Villalobos, 34, Jackman, gross sexual assault, 10 years in jail, all but three years suspended, six years probation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
FRANKLIN — A Pennsylvania company, aiming to position itself as a major player in the aquaculture business worldwide, has acquired a Franklin fish hatchery where it plans to invest at least $1 million to produce a seafood delicacy — arctic char. Integrated Food Technologies Corp. Read More
BANGOR — With toys filling the entryway and piled into corners inside, and three children and a dog running around the house, the Judkinses’ small home on Fern Street seems even smaller. They hope to move to a larger house on George Street, all five… Read More
An elderly Bangor robbery victim came to our office Tuesday to tell us he will not press charges against the person or persons who took his car and wallet if the wallet is returned. Sometime after midnight Sunday, a person or persons entered the home… Read More
The last time Maine voters saw former Rep. Tom Andrews was in November 1994. He was making a concession speech to Sen.-elect Olympia J. Snowe. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
WASHINGTON — Landowners and pro-development forces won an important Supreme Court victory Wednesday, as the justices ruled unanimously that the Endangered Species Act can be used in court to challenge, as well as defend, the federal protection of threatened animal species. The court’s decision levels… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. has suspended the payment of dividends to owners of its common stock, citing financial pressures caused by the long shutdown of the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in Wiscasset. Investors responded by selling. Bangor Hydro stock fell by about 13… Read More
Did a 1993 Channel 5 newscast libel a pair of local building contractors, or did it justifiably warn local consumers of possible pitfalls in buying a new home? A Penobscot County Superior Court jury will deal with that question today as part of a lawsuit… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill aimed at protecting Maine fish processors’ jobs has been put on ice until the King administration determines whether it would violate international trade treaties. Gov. Angus King, who says the bill could set off a trade war with Canada, persuaded backers… Read More
AUGUSTA — Democrats and Republicans went back to the bargaining table on the state budget Wednesday, but then broke off as the House resumed its blanket rejection of mostly Republican-backed amendments. The House adjourned for the day shortly before 9 p.m. and was to reconvene… Read More
WASHINGTON — Making a political statement about its concern for working women and its antagonism toward organized labor, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Wednesday to allow employers to offer workers compensatory time as a substitute for overtime pay. The bill, which Republicans said would… Read More
Machias District Court: Asa W. Alley Jr., 31, Jonesport, cutting evergreens without permission, $100, operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court: John Bouchard, 35, Frenchville, operating motor vehicle after license suspension, seven days in jail, $500; operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 30 days in jail, four-year license suspension, $1,000; disorderly conduct, 10 days in jail; eluding officer, 90… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan selectmen followed a 20-year tradition of promoting from within Wednesday when they rewarded police Sgt. Butch Asselin for his 22 years of service in the department and hired him as the new police chief. Asselin, 42, said he was elated by the… Read More
No one has time to be at practice for the mock trial team. It was after 4 o’clock, and Kathryn King was rushing through the hallways of Hampden Academy, where she teaches social studies. She stopped at a photocopier to copy a letter of recommendation… Read More
AUGUSTA — Sen. John Benoit’s mailbox has never been so full. He and other members of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee are being bombarded with letters from supporters of a bill to ban so-called “partial-birth” abortions. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
AUGUSTA — Embroiled in a budget stalemate with House Democrats, the GOP launched a statewide advertising offensive Wednesday that portrayed Republicans as well-intentioned underdogs and Democrats as uncompromising heavies. “This is a stickup! Keep your mouth shut! Hand over your money!” read the ad that… Read More
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine System, easily one of the most highly scrutinized institutions in the state, was again in the spotlight Wednesday as lawmakers considered six bills to study and revamp the higher education arrangement. Although there is a record number of bills… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor dentist who refused to treat an HIV-positive woman in his office asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to review an earlier ruling against him. The move, which lawyers on both sides agreed would likely fail, is the next step on the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Angry landowners from Falmouth to Lee turned out Wednesday to support two bills that offer more protection for private property rights, but groups from the League of Women Voters to the Maine Municipal Association are staunchly opposed to the measures. A bill sponsored… Read More
In the past few years, a proliferation of one-woman shows have been mounted throughout the country. Women of theater have something to say, so they are saying it in their own words, on their own sets and by their own design. Given the relatively limited number of substantial… Read More
WASHINGTON — Motorists who disconnect air bags run the risk that their seat belts alone may not protect them as much as regular belts in a car without air bags, safety experts say. That’s because the seat belts in some late-model cars were designed to… Read More
Doctors who test patients for a gene that causes colon cancer often fail to perform the test properly and commonly give inadequate or misleading information about the results, researchers reported Wednesday, raising disturbing new questions about genetic testing. In one of the first studies to… Read More
Taking the high road,” an economic study by David Vail,a professor of economics at Bowdoin College, and Michael Hillard, associate professor of economics at the University of Southern Maine, calls for Maine to bring about economic development for “high road jobs.” Jobs that offer fulfillment, enrichment and high… Read More
A Tuesday business page story incorrectly stated that two jurors in a civil trial being heard in Penobscot County Superior Court had voted not to award any money to plaintiffs Geraldine and Jacques St. Onge. In fact, it is not known why the two jurors dissented from the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Legislature is considering more than one plan to deregulate Maine’s electric industry, which will let customers choose their own power suppliers. The latest bill, proposed by the Maine Electric Consumer Coalition, was unveiled Wednesday at a press conference at the State House. Read More
WATERVILLE — The door cut into the smooth gallery wall is hardly noticeable until the museum director pushes it open from the inside and waves you in. Behind it, in a zigzag maze of rooms off-limits to visitors, on racks and metal shelves packed nearly… Read More
Country singer Suzy Boggus will perform in an 8 p.m. concert Thursday, April 3, at Ken’s Out-Back Tavern in Skowhegan. Jeff Wood will be opening act. Bogguss is best known for the singles “Outbound Plane,” “Drive South” and “Hey Cinderella.” She won Horizon Awards from… Read More
Fritz Grobe and Morten Hansen are guys you better keep an eye on. They move fast. They move sure. And you never know what might go down if you look away for just a nanosecond. In fact, by calling their performance company blink, they pretty much dare you… Read More
Knox County Superior Court: Randy L. Wall, 35, Rockland, terrorizing with dangerous weapon, two years in jail; assault, 364 days in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
NEWPORT — A new chairman was elected for the SAD 48 Board of Directors on Tuesday night. Corinna Director Joshua Tardy edged out incumbent Chairman Robin Duplisea of Hartland by one vote. Last year, Tardy’s challenge to Duplisea’s position was defeated by one vote. Tardy,… Read More
GUILFORD — Rebekah Lutz, a sixth-grade pupil at the Grace Christian School in Sangerville, correctly spelled “excavator” to win the Piscataquis County Spelling Bee on Tuesday. The event at Piscataquis Community Middle School brought pupils together from schools in Greenville, Shirley, Guilford, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo and… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — The town hopes to renoavet 18 homes with a $300,000 grant it will receive from the state’s Community Development Block Grant program. Town Manager James Nadeau said the town was told of the new grant it will receive this week. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BRUNSWICK — Two hospitals that took their long-standing dispute over maternity services to the state Supreme Court have reconciled. Parkview Hospital announced Wednesday it is dropping objections to Mid Coast Hospital’s plan to include maternity beds in its future Cook’s Corner facility. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The 21-member ensemble cast of the Maine Central Institute drama club will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Wright Gymnasium. Their free performance of “Wings,” will be a formal rehearsal for the state drama finals to be held the next day. According to… Read More
WINSLOW — Volunteers are being sought to help build a community playground and a “volunteer day” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Winslow Elementary School Commons on Benton Avenue. Kimberly-Clark Corp. is organizing the project in celebration of its 125th… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Waltham man pleaded no contest to manslaughter in Superior Court Wednesday, a charge related to a fatal automobile accident last September. Richard Hardison Jr., 20, who had initially pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and aggravated assault charges, came back to court to… Read More
NORTHPORT — A new delivery policy instituted by United Parcel Service is driving small-business owners up a wall. Heather Frederick, owner of Audio Bookshelf and a member of Gov. Angus King’s job creation committee, Plus 1, said the new policy is costing her money and… Read More
ST. AGATHA — SAD 33 will move the superintendent’s office during April school vacation to the St. John Valley Technology Center at Upper Frenchville. The office has been located for several years in St. Agatha’s Montfort Heights housing complex, next door to Wisdom High School. Read More
News accounts just before Anthony Lake withdrew his name from consideration as director of the Central Intelligence Agency predicted he would be confirmed by a small margin of senators. Now President Clinton is search for a new nominee to face a process that Mr. Lake characterized as “nasty… Read More
Two bills scheduled to be heard next week by the Legislature’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry would allow the Land Use Regulation Commission to do a better job under its new comprehensive plan. The committee should urge fellow lawmakers to support these measures. LD… Read More
To all citizens, taxpayers, business owners and voters of Bangor: Thank you for all your support in the past. We, the Bangor firefighters, need more your time and support, now. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Melinda Blake’s letter of March 1-2 attempted to hit from behind advocates of English as our national language. Madeleine Alright has the courtesy and education to communicate with people in the language of their respective countries. I think that’s wonderful. We should all aspire to… Read More
I attended the state cheering competition on Feb. 8 at the Bangor Auditorium. I commend each team on its performance. These high school students presented their talents well before a large audience of family and friends. They worked hard to reach a chance to perform… Read More
Re: Priscilla Wight’s letter, “Pack your bags,” in the Bangor Daily News, March 8-9 edition directed at Robbie McKay of Unorganized Territories United. As a resident of the unorganized territories and a member of UTU, some additional points need to be made. McKay and her… Read More
We, the undersigned United Methodist clergy, meeting at Grace United Methodist Church in Bangor on March 12, are in harmony with the intent of our Social Principals published in the 1996 Discipline, Paragraph 68.E, “We do not encourage or condone, under any circumstances, any form of violent protest… Read More
In a column of March 7, Andy Wanning wrote, “The Greens do not seek to restrict land rights for Joe or any other citizen.” To use his own sparkling prose, “Right.” Wanning proudly asserts, “LD 1198 is akin to placing a conservation easement on private… Read More
ORONO — The Planning Board approved plans to expand the Havasu Pines mobile home park on Wednesday despite the objections of more than a dozen opponents. In rendering their 4-1 decision, board members noted that only ordinance-related issues were within their purview. They placed their… Read More
GREENVILLE — A Greenville woman was admitted in stable condition Wednesday morning to Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital after the car she was driving was hit by an ambulance. Janet Olson, 65, and her passenger, whom police did not identify, received minor injuries when her… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Trustees of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations in Jacksonville, Fla., have granted $150,000 to College of the Atlantic for renovation of the Arts and Sciences Building and for new science and art equipment. The 15,000-square-foot building houses all laboratories and most of… Read More
TROY — Kevin Killam, 35, of Clinton was killed in an early morning fire that broke out in a camper on Whitaker Road. His nephew, Mike Killam, 22, of Troy, managed to escape. Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Mike Killam escaped because he awoke… Read More
PORTLAND — Divers searched Portland Harbor without luck Wednesday for the gun used to kill a Boston prosecutor, but authorities said they would try again later. Boston police had hoped to find the gun used to murder Paul McLaughlin in September 1995, but they called… Read More
NEWPORT — The regional firefighters’ supper held by the Newport Fire Department was the hot topic of Wednesday night’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen. After voting on two separate motions, selectmen agreed to supply half of the department’s request to fund the supper, but… Read More
GREENVILLE — A Farmington couple were granted a shore land zoning variance on Tuesday that would allow them legally to clear an area near Wilson Pond in Greenville so their disabled foster son could be outdoors near the water with his medical equipment. The variance… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Carol E. Graves knew her legal rights and understood the consequences of speaking to police before telling them she fatally shot her father at his Ellsworth mobile home last May, according to Hancock County Superior Court Justice Francis Marsano. Defense attorney Patrick Larson… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An internal investigation of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department, completed this week by the Maine State Police found no criminal activity in the recent purchase of a generator. But that investigation sparked the resignation of Joseph Guyotte as fire chief. Guyotte presented his resignation… Read More
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FRIENDSHIP — At the annual town meeting Tuesday night, 52 residents rammed through the warrant in 45 minutes, in order to get outside and get a look at Comet Hale-Bopp in the northwest sky. The total budget came in at $349,577, a decrease from last… Read More
BANGOR — The Dallas firm of Coopers and Lybrand received the recommendation Wednesday for conducting a feasibility and marketing study on a multipurpose baseball stadium in Bangor. Councilors on the community and economic development committee voted to send the company’s name to the full council… Read More
BANGOR — A panel of city staff has recommended that Bangor switch to a Portland auditing firm for the next three years, but councilors are not ready to make that decision without more information. The group has scheduled a workshop for 4:30 p.m. Monday to… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield councilors gave their blessing this week to the submission of two grant proposals to the Community Development Block Grant program. The first grant, which Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty described as “iffy,” would assist a local business with a 50 percent expansion… Read More
PORTLAND — A group of local authorities, prosecutors and educators is trying to combat what they say is a rise in gang activity in Maine’s largest city. Portland police say the city has four times as many gang members as it had three years ago. Read More
BANGOR — The runway at Bangor International Airport was closed briefly Tuesday night after a DC-8 cargo plane was diverted here when it experienced possible hydraulic problems. Operations Manager Robert Jarvis said the plane, owned by American International Airways, was carrying some hazardous materials, such… Read More
PORTLAND — A tugboat pilot who tampered with a urine sample he submitted after an accident could lose his ship master’s licence. Kenneth Durrell was tested for drugs after the barge he was steering caused a chain-reaction accident involving five vessels in Portland Harbor last… Read More
HAMPDEN — After some people complained about an $18 lunch meeting between the SAD 22 superintendent and a board member, the school board voted Wednesday night to establish a new and detailed expense policy for the district. The policy will require employees and board members… Read More