NEW YORK – Senior Rebecca Donovan, a center from Kennebunk High School, has received the Gatorade Circle of Champions Maine High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year Award. The 51 winners are now eligible to win both Regional and National Athlete of the Year… Read More
    Bangor television station WABI-TV (Channel 5) will provide live coverage of local auto racing for a third straight summer. Channel 5 will broadcast two Sportsman 100 races from Speedway 95 in Bangor this summer on Aug. 3 and 24. Both races are on Sunday afternoons. Read More
    Nate Ponitz, a former Messalonskee High School hockey standout, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine, according to Messalonskee coach Danny Bolduc. Oakland’s Ponitz, who went on to have a productive postgraduate season at Exeter Academy (N.H.) this past winter, is a 6-foot-5,… Read More
    WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Four Bucksport High wrestlers and three former Bucksport wrestlers participated in the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association District Championship last weekend. Freshman Dan Orsmby finished fourth in the advanced heavyweight class and classmate Josh Carter came in second in the 120-pound class. Sophomore… Read More
    CHAPMAN — At the annual town meeting on Monday, voters approved a total 1997 budget in the amount of $356,716.97, an increase of $19,507 over last year’s budget. The budget will require $203,119 in local taxes, up $13,126 from last year. The tax rate will… Read More
    PORTLAND — An East Livermore man was sentenced Wednesday to five years and three months in prison, and three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of making a false statement on a firearm purchase… Read More
    You don’t read many positive stories these days about politicians and their campaign fund-raising activities. Political candidates solicited more than $2 billion during the 1996 election cycle. Former members of Congress, the ones who retired or were defeated, took in so much dough they have… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Interrupted by bursts of Democratic applause, Gov. Angus S. King signed the state’s next two-year budget into law Wednesday while unconvincingly trying to characterize the $3.8 billion package as a bipartisan effort. Acting a lot more like a shrewd politician who wanted to… Read More
    The 22 student members of the Hampden Academy Mock Trial Team, their parents, friends and adviser Kathryn King are in the same boat as many of us. Somehow, we’re just not quite ready for this to be Easter weekend. Nearly everyone we’ve spoken with this… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Voters approved a $1,551,269 budget at their annual town meeting Tuesday night to operate the town from Feb. 1 to June 30, when the town will start a new fiscal year. Voters last November voted to change the town’s fiscal year from February-January… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King presented the seventh annual Governor’s Award for Business Excellence to four Maine firms Wednesday. The firms were Cable TV of the Kennebunks of Kennebunk; J.S. McCarthy Co. Inc. of Augusta; Katahdin Forest Products of Oakfield, and Weathervane Seafoods of Kittery. Read More
    BREWER — The Brewer Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and potluck supper at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Clewley Museum, 199 Wilson St. Members will organize the society’s yearly event calendar and discuss plans for the year. A presentation will be done on… Read More
    BANGOR — A Greater Bangor-Brewer area juvenile was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court for making and possessing a sawed-off shotgun. The 13-year-old was sentenced in federal court to four years of probation on two counts of juvenile delinquency. Other conditions to the youth’s probation… Read More
    The Rustic Overtones is what happens when seven musicians with widely disparate backgrounds combine their creative energies. The Portland-based septet blends rock, pop, jazz, ska, reggae, R&B and soul into a powerful sound that is capturing fans all along the Eastern Seaboard. The group will… Read More
    BETHESDA, Md. — Hepatitis C, a usually-silent, blood-borne disease, will kill about 24,000 Americans annually within 20 years and current treatments are not effective for most patients, a panel of experts said Wednesday. A committee sponsored by the National Institutes of Health reported that about… Read More
    NEW YORK — People with diabetes might someday be able to take insulin in pills rather than shots, using an approach in which the drug is put into tiny plastic beads, a study in mice suggests. The approach might also help scientists plant genes in… Read More
    BOSTON — Bone marrow transplants for curing cancer can themselves cause cancer many years later, a study found. The reason appears to be the high doses of radiation that are a crucial part of marrow transplants. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    High-fashion jewelry usually comes with a pricey tag and a fancy label bearing the name of Liz Claiborne, Elizabeth Taylor or Christian Dior. But would you consider making your personal fashion statement under the aegis of IBM, Hewlett-Packard or Canon? For Myra White of Camden,… Read More
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    Limestone Community School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Joe Butler, April Carroll, Sean Edgecomb, Ian Hall, Jamie LaBreck, Randy Leavitt, Brent Tweed and Brain Tweed; honors: Brian Edgecomb, Dawna Elliot, Kelly Hartman, Kara Johndro and Michael Myers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    From the tumult of a brutish, short session, legislators Tuesday produced a $3.8 billion budget lacking bipartisan support but sound in most areas. It is remarkable for two reasons: it emerged from the Legislature while the ground was still covered with snow and it was built, for the… Read More
    The 1997 school budget of $1.3 million approved in Surry reflected a $45,851 increase over last year. The local appropriation for education will go up by $86,000. The state funding loss is $20,000. At Saturday’s Montville town meeting, Ed George was elected first selectman, beating… Read More
    Belfast Area High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Andrew Foreman, Ewa Kleczyk, Andrea Lapierre, Alex Lear, Ian Lewis, Joseph Moser, Emily Sproch, Sarah Wilder; honors: Sarah Annis, Heather Arpan, John Asuncion, Liza Bachelder, Anna Baldwin, Sarah Berry, Marc Box, Renee Box, Carl… Read More
    ORLAND — In a meeting described as “very quiet,” outside agencies’ requests for funding generated the most discussion, said Selectman Ralph Gonzales. The only item the 70 residents rejected during Tuesday night’s annual town meeting was a request for funds by Maine Coast Memorial Hospital… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of their active role at Mayo Regional Hospital, doctors and their families will be honored with a reception on March 28. The event is in conjunction with National Doctors Day on March 30. “This reception is a way that we can… Read More
    CASTINE — Now that the dust has settled over the controversial and now defunct Postal Service plan to abandon its historic facility here, expansion plans have been brought to the drawing board. When the Postal Service initially announced last fall that conditions at the facility… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. April 14 to consider a proposal to create a new “Limited Commercial Zone” for certain nonconforming business uses on West Main Street and East Main Street. A full copy of… Read More
    DEXTER — A budget workshop for the proposed 1997-98 SAD 46 budget will be held at 7 p.m. April 2, at Dexter Regional High School cafetorium. Residents of Dexter, Exeter, Garland and Ripley are encouraged to attend. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A CPR course will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. March 31, at Mayo Regional Hospital. The fee is $25 or $15 for recertification and includes an instruction book. For more information, call Laurel Robinson at 564-8401, extension 354. Read More
    LINCOLN — Public works department employees represented by Teamsters Local 340 have verbally agreed to a new 30-month contract with the town. The contract, effective Jan. 1 of this year through June 30, 1999, provides workers with a 15-cent-an-hour increase for every hour worked since… Read More
    LINCOLN — For the first time in years, members of the SAD 67 board and officials of the three district towns met to discuss ways to improve communications between the groups, who are competing for the same local tax dollars. Town officials are concerned about… Read More
    SHIRLEY — Tours of Baker’s maple syrup operations will be conducted on April 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Shirley Town Hall. There will be a pancake brunch including pancakes, beans, bacon and fruit. The maple syrup will be provided by Baker’s maple syrup. Brunch… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — An early afternoon fire that damaged a Silver Lake Road home Wednesday was “a set fire,” according to a Bucksport Fire Department official. The wife of the owner, Beverly Cox, 56, was arrested at the Bucksport Public Safety Building, said Assistant Chief Craig… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A seasoned hospital administrator from Brewer will serve as interim chief executive officer at Mayo Regional Hospital until a replacement can be found for Charles Fahd, who resigned to take a similar position in New York. George Avery of Brewer will fill the… Read More
    In “Florida smoking law upheld” on page A10 of the March 18 Bangor Daily News there is this paragraph: “The tobacco industry also has sued to halt federal regulations that took effect Feb. 28 requiring stores to insist that all young people buying cigarettes show photo identification to… Read More
    I have just read the commentary by George Sprague of Bucks Harbor (BDN, March 15-16) expressing his concern and that of other fishermen for the environment and the impact of Atlantic Salmon of Maine on Bucks Harbor. I find it to be so hypocritical that it is almost… Read More
    I write in reference to The New York Times quote on the dairy “cartel” money (Other Voices, BDN, March 18). Here is a perfect example of city cousins displaying a complete lack of understanding of their country cousins. This nation has a cheap food policy. That is fine… Read More
    I object to the news media continually asserting that the Chinese government “tried” to influence the U.S. election process in 1996. Money was funneled to the Democrat National Committee from the Chinese government via the Lippo Group via John Huang and other duplicitous functionaries and the money was… Read More
    It is very difficult for me to understand what legitimate place “sucked,” “big time,” “I will be seriously bummed” and “like THAT wasn’t a stupid movie” — among other phrases — have in Alicia Anstead’s commentary on the Academy Awards (BDN, March 22-23). This type of writing would… Read More
    This is in response to [Charlotte Ann] England’s letter [March 18] regarding the Surf-a-thon at the Etna-Dixmont school. I am one of the students who participated in it and she has it all wrong. We were not doing it purely as a fund-raising opportunity. While… Read More
    Two articles in the weekend edition (BDN, March 15-16) were extremely worth your readers’ note: “Man branded as abuser fights DHS to see kids” by Kathy Holliman, and “Eastport plant faces closure” by Diana Bowley. As for the first article, I’ve always puzzled as to… Read More
    VASSALBORO — State police said slippery road conditions resulting from a snowstorm that later turned to rain were the likely cause of a motorist’s death on state Route 3. Gregory Tounge, 51, of Weeks Mills died when his car slid into a guardrail near Three… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State Treasurer Dale McCormick’s office has unloaded about $500,000 of stock invested in cigarette giant Philip Morris Cos. “The trustees felt that public funds held in trust for the public should enhance people, not harm them,” McCormick said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    ST. FRANCIS — Thirty-seven voters took two hours at St. Francis Tuesday night to approve expenditures of $121,900 for the town for 1997. Of the amount, $75,000 will come from excise tax collections and the remainder will be from taxes. Voters decided to check the… Read More
    ST. AGATHA — Voters elected 10 municipal officials Tuesday and approved a budget totaling $509,572 Monday night at their annual town meeting. Of the proposed budget, $246,629 will come from property taxes, $12,275 from outside income, $91,045 from surplus, $102,623 from excise tax collections and… Read More
    PORTLAND — Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. said Wednesday it will ask regulators to approve a 6 percent rate hike over two years. The state’s second-largest electric utility said higher rates are needed to offset costs from the Maine Yankee nuclear plant, which has been closed since… Read More
    For decades, the Westgate IGA in Bangor managed to survive the economic downturns, consolidations and expansions of supermarket chains that had claimed so many of its competitors. Now, the small supermarket that had prided itself on being the neighborhood store and which offered delivery service… Read More
    BANGOR — A Bangor woman charged with two counts of distributing lethal doses of the painkiller fentanyl pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Because the alleged distribution of the drug resulted in a death, Beverly Montgomery, 35, could face a… Read More
    A Bangor woman was hurt Wednesday night after crashing her truck and calling for help on her cellular phone. Theresa Byers, 26, was treated at the scene by a Bangor Fire Department ambulance crew after her pickup truck struck a tree on Ohio Street, according… Read More
    ORRINGTON — Four teen-agers, all of them wearing seat belts, were involved Wednesday night in a vehicle rollover on Swetts Pond Road. Three of the teens were taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with minor injuries, according to a deputy sheriff. The accident… Read More
    BANGOR — City residents have five weeks to get used to the idea of a revamped spring cleanup — one that will have them doing their part to transport some of the items they used to leave at curbside. “We can’t go through what we… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Senior Activities Committee at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA will hold a spring coffee from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 3, at the YMCA. Light refreshments, music and games will be available to those attending. Tickets are $2 and will be sold at the door. For… Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The town’s planning director was fired by the town manager Monday, after just four weeks on the job. Dana Reed relieved Robert Georgitis of his duties Monday morning, giving him two weeks’ severance pay. In a letter to Georgitis, Reed asked the… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Representatives of the Department of Transportation will discuss designating a portion of Route 15 in Greenville as a scenic byway at a public meeting on March 28 at 10:30 a.m., at the Greenville Town Office. Town officials have interest in pursuing an application… Read More