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It was a busy weekend for bowling in the Bangor area. Rolloffs were held to qualify players for the Candlepin Bowling Television Show at the Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes and a fund-raiser was held to benefit the Hampden’s Children’s Day at Heritage Lanes in Hermon. Four… Read More
SEARSMONT – At Saturday’s St. George River Race, Kenny Cushman officially continued his transition from his pedestal as Maine’s best kayaker to that mythical “next level.” The low-key Cushman probably wouldn’t admit it, but with his businesslike shellacking of a solid field in his racing… Read More
BANGOR – During the fall and winter months, you’ll find Beth Miller popping in an offensive rebound or Tony Tobin launching a 3-pointer in Husson College’s Newman Gym. In the spring, you’ll often find a Husson baseball or softball practice being conducted there. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
A rash of recent injuries has forced the Colorado Rockies to adjust their rotation for the first five games of the season, with reliever Darren Holmes temporarily moving back into a starting role replacing former UMaine standout Billy Swift, who is slowed by a groin injury. Read More
College AT PISCATAWAY, NJ Rutgers Invitational (Top Maine women finishers) 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
U.S. Freestyle Championship CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Leading skiers Sunday in the Chevy Truck U.S. Freestyle Championships at Sugarloaf-USA: Men’s Aerials 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
Editor’s note: Reporter Deirdre Fleming spent Friday, from dawn to dusk, with three local professionals to see how they fit fitness into their busy lives. Rock n’ roll filled John Frachella’s Bangor dentist office Friday as he worked on a teen-age girl’s teeth in an… Read More
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. – Former Skowhegan High School batterymates Garrett Quinn and Kregg Jarvais had a memorable Easter weekend. As a result, the University of Maine’s baseball team is off to a 5-1 start in America East play. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Twelve outstanding women of Aroostook were honored for achievement and their contributions to family and community recently at Northern Maine Technical College in Presque Isle. The program, sponsored by the Maine Center for Women, Work and Community and the NMTC Student Senate, celebrates National Women’s… Read More
BANGOR — Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor is accepting applications for its next house, to be built this summer. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that builds houses in partnership with families in need of shelter. To qualify for a Habitat home, an… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has formed an Education Policy Advisory Committee that includes teachers, school board members, administrators and other education experts in Maine, to advise her on education issues. “I am delighted that such a diverse and talented group of people from… Read More
Beached on an island of tan carpet crowded with many new boats, Ashley and Courtney Duncan stretched out in the back of the 19-foot Bayliner their parents were buying at the Bangor Civic Center. Now all they needed was some water, sunshine and warmer temperatures. Read More
DIXMONT — Four University of Maine students from Orono were injured in a car accident on Route 9 in Dixmont Sunday afternoon. Maine State Trooper Mark Sullivan said 19-year-old Heather Clark of Delran, N.J., lost control of her vehicle after it struck a pothole in… Read More
CAMDEN — Footprints in the snow led police to arrest two brothers for a string of car burglaries Wednesday. Michael, 26, and Stephen Corbett 22, both of Camden, have been charged with burglary of motor vehicles. After his arrest, Michael was released from the Knox… Read More
CAMDEN — Convicted felon David Knowlton held a legal concealed-weapons permit for 10 days before police discovered their mistake, arrested him and confiscated his guns. Knowlton, 33, of Camden was arrested Saturday while working at the solid waste transfer station in Rockport. A subsequent search… Read More
WATERVILLE — A year ago, 80 central Mainers gathered at the Waterville Opera House with a common goal — to make their city better. For 30 hours over three days, millworkers, welfare mothers, teen-agers and businesspeople hammered out a vision, their dream of what it would take to… Read More
BRADLEY — Nomination petitions are available for four three-year municipal positions to be filled in town elections in June. Town Manager Don Thompson said Town Council posts now held by Woodrow Cote Jr. and Bonnie Cote will expire in June, as will school committee positions… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor Diabetes Support Group will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Conference Room 2-D of Eastern Maine Medical Center. The topic will be on compliance, “Take it to Heart.” For information, call 989-1463. Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Attorney Jay P. McCloskey reports that Barbara Fraser, 32, of Bangor pleaded guilty March 24 to the misdemeanor offense of gaining unlawful access to stored communications. Fraser, in her former capacity as an Internal Revenue Service customer assistant at the IRS office… Read More
RAY HEWS has been named vice president and commercial banking manager for First Citizens Bank in Presque Isle. Hews is responsible for day-to-day supervision of the commercial loan portfolio, the management of the bank’s commercial business development efforts, and the development and management of loan policies and procedures. Read More
Just in time for tax season, Rep. Dick Armey of Texas is back with his 17 percent flat tax. But the measure does far more than simplify the tax code. Its provisions, without debate or discussion, would rearrange federal spending priorities while poitentially ballooning the deficit. Read More
Despite overwhelming public support at hearings for Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission to set aside some land from development, LURC failed to include an effective measure to do that in its new comprehensive plan. A bill before the Legislature would put into policy what the commission left out… Read More
I am writing to show my support of Huddy Peterson’s letter (BDN, March 11). I can sympathize with her, as I have had a similar experience. I live on the Dorman Road in Harrington, a connecting road between Routes 1 and 1A. Recently, my mailbox… Read More
William Linnell wonders if Maine Yankee is safe. Here are some facts that stand like stone: 1. The U.S. nuclear navy has steamed more than 100 million miles and has logged 4,500 years of reactor operation without a reactor accident. (The nucler navy uses pressurized… Read More
Caroline Hardy of Bangor contacted Northeast COMBAT in regard to a book she had ordered titled, “Stocks and Bonds: A Woman’s Choice,” from Spencer Business Files, a company in Salem, Ore. Hardy saw the ad in a magazine that she subscribed to. She wrote out a check for… Read More
PORTLAND — Members of the Heaven’s Gate cult visited Portland in 1978 and again in 1994 to recruit members and spread their philosophy of spirituality and UFOs. Even back in 1978, they were predicting that they would leave their bodies to join “eternal beings” in… Read More
Motorists planning to disconnect their air bags if the government allows it may be left with something they didn’t anticipate: less effective seat belts. The seat belts on some newer cars were designed to work with their air bags, automakers say. Alone, they will not… Read More
PITTSFIELD — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci will hold a town meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Maine Central Institute’s Powell Memorial Library on South Main Street. The Pittsfield meeting will provide an opportunity for area residents to ask questions of the congressman… Read More
While southern Mainers enjoyed a springlike Easter Sunday that brought sunny skies and temperatures touching the 60s, weather forecasters gloomily warned that winter would soon return in the form of a nor’easter that could leave parts of the state under a foot of snow. The… Read More
Three Bangor teen-agers were arrested late Friday night after a fight broke out at the Outback, a chemical-free dance club on Harlow Street. When police arrived shortly before 11 p.m. the young people were doing anything but dancing, although the music was blaring. Police officers… Read More
Aroostook County — God’s country — the way life should be, where people are hospitable and welcome you with a smile. We in the County are blessed with some of the best snowmobile trails in North America thanks to Mother Nature and the hundreds of volunteers giving thousands… Read More
I read with interest the letter by Dorothy Symanski (BDN, March 5) regarding the issue of whether or not former Soviet states should be allowed to join NATO. Symanski mentioned the massacre of 15,000 Polish officers by the Russians in Katyn Forest as a reason for not now… Read More
This letter is in response to Elgin Bailey’s letter to the editor (BDN, March 19) wherein he expresses his anger and frustration regarding the obvious disregard on the part of the state of Maine in regard to Black History Month and his suggestion that this could be considered… Read More
Canned sardines were once a popular lunchbox item across the United States. The silvery, soft-boned fish packed in olive or soybean oil were a cheap, handy staple in American households during the Depression and 1950s. But the advent of canned tuna — a lighter-tasting fish… Read More
Your Op-ed commentary, “Libraries on-line aren’t playing by the book,” by Rosemary Falls (BDN, March 21), was shocking. It is unbelievable that the San Francisco Public Library is so enamored with the Internet that it would destroy 200,000 books, calling them archaic, and an entire card catalog system. Read More
As for prioritizing state liqour stores, there are many great savings to be had if only our elected officials would let go of another one of those sacred cows. There would be savings in personnel, rent, heat, lights and insurance, to name a few. The… Read More
At a recent public hearing on a bill to stop the stocking of fish behind pay gates or where the public has no free access, the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine refused to speak in support. In fact, its lobbyist, Paul Jacques, clearly opposed the bill. SAM has once… Read More
During long walks with her dog in the Missouri afternoons, Linda Park-Fuller talked out loud about her battle with breast cancer four years earlier. Somewhere between the trees, the tears and the curious dog looks, her story became a cohesive narrative worthy of performance. However,… Read More
Today Nutrition Month ends, but that does not mean we forget the slogan ALL FOODS CAN FIT. Our age or the lifestage we are in may mean some foods fit better than others. Last week we learned that young children have special needs, one being… Read More
HOULTON — Local officials have learned that it is not necessarily true that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It could be a headache. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Morton A. Brody granted a preliminary injunction against the town and its solid waste… Read More
The Bangor Police Department is investigating the sale of prescription drugs at the Garland Street Middle School by a small group of pupils during lunchtime. A 14-year-old pupil told police March 24 that three times a week between March 3 and March 14 during lunch… Read More
Bangor resident Jose Carreira apparently didn’t approve of his wife’s friendship with Tracy Lloyd, 30. According to police reports, early Friday morning Carreira tried to run down Lloyd. Bangor police arrested Carreira, 27, and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon. He also was… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Lamoine teen-ager nearing his 17th birthday was killed in a three-car accident on Route 1A Easter Sunday afternoon. Five other people were taken to a hospital, but none with serious injuries, said police. James McCarthy, 16, died after the gray midsized 1986… Read More
ORONO — For the first time in its history, Orono has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. To become a Tree City USA, Orono was required to meet four standards: to have a tree board or department; to have… Read More
What is this world coming to? We have worked our way of thinking around to where no one is responsible for his or her own actions. I go out for a night on the town and end up hurting myself or getting in an accident… Read More
Heroin is becoming an increasing concern for drug enforcement agents in Maine. In February, undercover drug agents in Ellsworth confiscated 40 bags of heroin during a raid. A few days later, 80 packets of heroin were seized in Wiscasset during a similar operation. On March… Read More
Maine recorded the second-highest childhood poverty rate in New England, while neighboring New Hampshire’s rate was the lowest, according to a new update of poverty and income figures from the 1990 census. The report that came out last week also says Maine had New England’s… Read More
PROSPECT — Residents taking part in Saturday’s town meeting voted to return Selectman John Hyk to a fourth three-year term. Hyk, who has served on the board since 1986, easily won a three-way race. Hyk finished with 60 votes, followed by Paul Clifford with 28… Read More
CAMDEN — Timothy Hopkins, 19, of Union is being held in Knox County Jail on charges of theft by deception and forgery. Lt. Phil Roberts said Hopkins was arrested after an investigation determined that he was the individual who allegedly charged the purchase of equipment… Read More
WASHINGTON — With his telephone, fax machine, computer and an unyielding drive to challenge one of the nation’s most entrenched industries, James Tierney hacks away at the tobacco companies’ long-held claim that cigarette smoking is not addictive. From his home in Lisbon Falls, Maine, the… Read More
VERONA — Voters packed the town hall here Saturday night, apparently most interested in casting their ballots for town clerk. That election was one of two that drew a big response at the annual town meeting. Extra folding chairs were needed as voters made their… Read More
ORONO — The event for which Orono grown-ups spent hours preparing was over in minutes. The second they were given the starting signal at 10 a.m. sharp, the nearly 300 children who showed up for the town’s annual Easter egg hunt Saturday made beelines for… Read More
AUGUSTA — A proposal to establish a family division within the Maine court system that has pitted natural allies against one another will come under heightened scrutiny this week as a legislative panel considers arguments over its scope. As the Judiciary Committee takes up the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Concerns about the presence of heavy metals and other poisons in Maine waters are prompting state health officials to recommend limits on the consumption of saltwater fish for the first time. The limits apply to such species as bluefish and striped bass, as… Read More
GREENVILLE — The current snowmobile season and the impact of last year’s Snowmobile Task Force recommendations will be discussed at a regional public forum at 7 p.m. April 14 at Greenville High School. The event is co-sponsored by the advisory council of Maine’s Department of… Read More
SANGERVILLE — About 60 Sangerville residents approved setting aside $500 for a field day fund at the annual town meeting Saturday. Town Manager John Simko proposed that $500 be raised at subsequent town meetings until enough was generated for a big celebration. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MONTICELLO — Voters here last week decided by an overwhelming margin that they wanted their town to remain in SAD 29. The final vote was 152-10 not to withdraw from the school district. “I think we’ve put that to rest,” said Town Manager Norma Harper… Read More
BANGOR — Only a third of the City Council serves on the municipal operations committee, but City Manager Edward Barrett hopes that all nine councilors will turn out for Tuesday’s committee meeting. County Commissioner Peter Baldacci is scheduled to speak to the group about the… Read More
WINTERPORT — Stanley Bowden, director and founding member of the Winterport Volunteer Ambulance Service, has been waiting 25 years for his chance to deliver a baby. When his chance finally arrived last Tuesday morning, Bowden was laid up with the flu and an inner ear… Read More