MAINE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 1997 All-Conference Infielders: Don Sawyer (Husson), Frank Boutin (St. Joe’s), T.J. Kanya (St. Joe’s), Andy Boure (Husson); Outfielders: Sandy McCuaig (Husson), Gary Marden (UM-Farmington), Todd Spencer (St. Joe’s), Darrin Smith (UM-Presque Isle); Catcher: Matt Ferreira (Thomas); DH/Pitcher: Daren Meader (UM-Farmington); Pitchers: Pat… Read More
    Bert Rich arrived at the University of Maine in 1994 with hopes of carrying the football for the Black Bears. With a stable of talented backs in front of him, the South Portland native was moved to cornerback, where he played regularly in 1995 and… Read More
    ST. AGATHA – Cory Fongemie walked in the fifth inning and scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice by Nate Deschaine to give Wisdom a 9-8 victory over Madawaska in high school baseball action Monday afternoon. Twin brothers Andy and Eric Soucy led off… Read More
    It was an oasis, even if it smelled of gym socks and rubbing linament. The atmosphere was real and ready. Some places just take on the persona of the people who run them. In this case, that person was Wes Jordan, the head trainer at UMaine, and the… Read More
    HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Hofstra’s five-run fifth secured an 8-2 win over UMaine Monday in Hempstead, N.Y., but the Dutch eventually lost to Boston University 4-1 in the America East championship game to give the Terriers the league title. After downing Maine, which finished 23-19, Hofstra… Read More
    High school AT CALAIS Calais boys (3-1) 5 Washington Acad. 0 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
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    EAST CORINTH – Cousins Seth Sands and Wes Sands combined for three homers, two triples, two doubles, and a single and drove in 12 runs as Foxcroft Academy rallied for a 15-14 high school baseball victory over Central under windy conditions Monday. Seth Sands smacked… Read More
    Local AT PRESQUE ISLE National Nurses Week Run For Your Life 5K Male age-group winners – 19-under: PJ Gorneault 16:41; 20-29: Jamie Good 17:39; 30-39: Chris Smith 19:31; 40-49: Frank McElwain 17:51; 50-59: Larry Tonzi 19:06; 60-over: David Maxcy 20:56; 1.25 Wog: Kyle Gonsioroski googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    High school BASEBALL Saturday’s Results Bangor Christian 14-1, Shead 11-12 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
    The Husson College men’s basketball team will take on an even stronger Maine flavor next season with the commitment of four more high school seniors – including three Mainers. The players are Adam King, a 6-foot, 5-inch forward from Brewer High; Quinson Lancaster, a 6-1… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Emily Lewandowski picked up the game-winning RBI on a walk in the seventh inning as George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill scored four runs in the top of the seventh for a 5-1 high school softball victory over Sumner on Monday. Joslyn… Read More
    Maine chapter, NEPGA AT SABLE OAKS, South Portland Pro sweeps: Brian Schindler (West Newfield) 69, (tie) Bob Darling (Martindale) and Jerry DiPhilippo (Falmouth) 70, Tim Angis (Biddeford-Saco) 73, (tie) Rick Lee (Woodlands) and Leon Oliver (Wawenock) and Dave Grygiel (Riverside) and Paul Piveronas (Portland) 74… Read More
    The Maine Sports Hall of Fame has announced the names of eight men who will be inducted into the hall at Pilots Grill in Bangor on June 1. The inductees are: Basketball and baseball star Danny Coombs of Brewer; coach and athlete C. Nelson Corey… Read More
    BANGOR – For three years, this foursome has been playing golf together, and they have had one rule. “A hole-in-one wins the match automatically,” said Ken Grass of Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    Local MaCKRO DOWNRIVER POINT SERIES After nine races K1L: Kenny Cushman 41, Steve Moser 28, Jeff Sands 18; K1S: Dick Hanson 40, Earl Baldwin 37, John Carter 30; K1W: Paula Lunt 24; OC1: Shane Oliver 37, J.D. Burke 36, Irving Gilbert 25; OC1 rec: James… Read More
    OLD TOWN – It wasn’t pretty no matter which way you looked at it, but the Old Town Indians will take the two schoolboy baseball wins just the same. The Indians proved to be downright inhospitable hosts as they unleashed a 24-hit barrage against Presque… Read More
    Those of us who were children in the 1950s remember the atom bomb drills. Sirens wailed to warn of an impending attack and we would dutifully cower by the inside wall covering our heads to protect ourselves against a radiation attack. Today we realized the bizarre uselessness of… Read More
    There are some days when I think Budweiser is probably the mother of invention, because nothing beats alcohol for expanding the realm of what human beings think are good ideas. Treating injured, drunk patients, most of whom I enjoy despite their polluted state, has convinced me of this. Read More
    The Fifth Annual National Association of Letter Carrier’s “Stamp Out Hunger!” food drive is Saturday, and local NALC Branch 391 members are working hard to surpass the 80,500 pounds of nonperishable food items collected in this part of Maine last year. Residents are asked to… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Restaurant patrons take doggie bags home all of the time. So what about half-full wine bottles? The Maine House of Representatives says that would be OK — under certain conditions. Present law says diners may not leave restaurants with partially consumed wine bottles. Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Joint Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance has scheduled a public hearing for LD 1849 to be held at 1:30 p.m. May 14 at the State House. State Sen. Lloyd LaFountain, D-Biddeford, said the bill is based on an agreement between Blue… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State Sen. Bill O’Gara and Rep. Joe Driscoll, co-chairmen of the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation have announced a public hearing on widening the Maine Turnpike. The hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. May 14 at Room 113, State Office Building. For… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Aliens who have received notice will have up to 90 days to provide proof of citizenship or eligible alien status to continue receiving Supplemental Security Income payments. The Social Security Administration has notified more than 895,000 aliens who may not meet the new… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Free talks about incontinence and exercise for senior citizens will be given by Dr. Lesley Fernow this month as part of a celebration of Older Americans Month. Designated by presidential proclamation, it is a time when the nation has been urged to honor… Read More
    Q. I’m considering getting a small high pressure washer to use on my house, deck, driveway, windows, car, etc. Do the small lightweight models clean well and do they cost much in water and electricity use? — R.V. A. There are many designs of small… Read More
    I am writing this commentary as a Maine lobsterman. I’ve been on the sea since I was 3, with my father who lobstered before me and with my brother. “Put on your life jacket,” the key words, and away I’d go for the day. When… Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court: Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor: Michael Anderson, 35, Greenville, $450, 48 hours in jail, license suspended 90 days; William J. Dean, 29, Dover-Foxcroft, $600, five months in jail, all but nine days suspended, one year probation,… Read More
    Today is National Nurses Day, when the country honors those angels of mercy on the front lines of health care. Nurses today find themselves in danger. Across America, under pressure from insurers, hospitals are reducing costs by cutting nurse care instead of trimming administrators or… Read More
    A Bangor man who reported that $700 in cash and his Cadillac were stolen by an unidentified man and woman over the weekend met the couple late Saturday, not late Friday, as reported in MaineDay on Monday. Read More
    A bill in the Legislature addresses a topic that might be left to local school boards. But time-out boxes, where unruly or disruptive children have been placed, has engendered such an emotional response that state lawmakers have an obligation to step in to allow for more constructive action. Read More
    As weapons flow south to Mexico, the U.S. objective is to get the money from investments to flow north. As President Bill Clinton meets with Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce do Leon, they will discuss economic issues, trade and investments, July 6 elections for first-time… Read More
    PORTLAND — Traffic at Portland International Jetport has remained nearly static in recent years, prompting transportation officials to lobby airlines to add more flights and reschedule existing flights for more convenient times. Traffic on the nation’s major airlines has increased by nearly 20 percent since… Read More
    Author Francis Fukiyama coined the phrase “The End of History” to describe the demise of international communism. For more than a century the writings of Karl Marx embroiled the world in a bloody debate over individual rights vs. the concept of a collective state. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Bangor District Court: Robert S. Pierce, 38, Cambridge, Mass., speeding 50 in 25 mph zone, $70; operating motor vehicle without a license, $60. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    AMHERST — A local man allegedly pulled out a rifle Monday and shot at a woman in the midst of a heated argument in the presence of his 2-year-old son. The shot missed the woman, the child and a male visitor who was in the trailer. Read More
    BANGOR — A 30-year-old Bangor man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute was indicted Monday by a Penobscot County grand jury. Mark Mitchell was arrested April 19 in connection with the stabbing of Terry Cummings at her home… Read More
    DEDHAM — A 51-year-old East Holden woman was listed in fair condition Monday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after an early morning car accident in which she failed to see an oncoming truck as she was turning into the Dedham Fire Department lot on Route 1A. Read More
    ALFRED — A Biddeford man accused of setting a series of fires that set nerves on edge in the city’s downtown neighborhood pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of arson. Clifton Tripp, 25, entered the pleas in York County Superior Court under an agreement that… Read More
    ORONO — Judith Bailey, the University of Maine’s provost and one of four finalists for the campus presidency, is also a finalist for the top post at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Bailey is one of two finalists who are under serious consideration for the… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The city could face state or federal enforcement actions, including fines, if the $9 million sewer project is defeated at the polls on June 10, officials said Monday night. Voters will be asked to support a $9 million project to modernize the city… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A Rockland man is back in jail for possession of heroin after having been out on bail for a drug arrest two months ago. William Johnson, 33, was arrested by Rockland police Detective Bill Donnelly and James Pease of the Maine Drug Enforcement… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Caldbeck Gallery has opened for its 16th season with exhibits by artists Stew Henderson of Belfast showing “Daily Wonders,” Barbara Anderson of St. George showing “Found Objects,” and 14 Maine woodworkers and designers showing “Functional Design: Woodworking 1997,” all at 12 Elm St. Read More
    Recently, there has been considerable concern that whales could become hopelessly entangled in the ropes used in the lobster fishery. Some answers to the problem have been proposed, none of which seem to have much practical value. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    I consider the April 18 Bangor Daily News oped column, “The power to demand more renewable energy,” to be naive at best. I don’t question the right to demand, just the arguments in the demand. Non-utility generators (NUGs) have already been proven to require governmental strong-arm intervention to… Read More
    Everyone is saying don’t change the current Workers’ Compensation system, it’s working just fine. Yes, it has helped create more jobs and reduced premiums but the employers and insurance companies have experienced a tremendous windfall under the changes to the law enacted in 1992. Insurance… Read More
    BANGOR — The finance committee on Monday scheduled presentations by two applicants for conducting the city’s annual audit. Foster, Carpenter and Black of Bangor, bidding $103,000 for the three-year contract; and Runyon, Kersteen and Ouellette of South Portland, bidding $132,000, will be invited to make half-hour presentations during… Read More
    It has been weeks since Judge Morton A. Brody of the U.S. district court granted a preliminary injunction (hereinafter “Houlton the Town”), Andrew Marino, and Allan Bean, from enforcing the town solid waste management ordinance and the solid waste contract between the town and Andino Inc.[and] found it… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — For the first time in four years, the town budget proposal will show an increase. The town manager’s budget proposal is now in the hands of the Town Council, which this week is expected to set dates to review it. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    SANGERVILLE — The Universalist Church will hold a panel discussion on health care after a 6 p.m. potluck supper Friday. The panelists will include a doctor, pharmacist, a director of Mayo Regional Hospital, nurse, insurance agent, social worker and nursing home administrator. The event is… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Ten years ago there were 17 teen-agers in the music program at Maine Central Institute — 17 musicians in a student population larger than 400. It was demand from the three communities that send tuition students to MCI that caused that to change,… Read More
    MILWAUKEE — James River Corp. is acquiring Fort Howard Corp. in a $5.8 billion deal that analysts say will allow the paper towel and tissue company to better compete with industry giants Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. Company officials are characterizing the combination… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The House and Senate passed a bill Monday that would prohibit companies from recruiting and hiring professional strikebreakers. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Roland Samson, D-Jay, targets people or organizations that make a practice of supplying replacement workers during labor disputes. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Re: Erik Steele’s column in the Bangor Daily News, April 22. The good doctor sounds like he is a shill for the insurance companies and some of those blood-sucking HMOs that are about as concerned with providing good health care as Steele is. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Sebasticook River Team of the town’s comprehensive plan committee will meet this week to discuss a variety of uses and visions for the river. The biggest question to be answered by the team is: “Should we let the river ramble through town and provide only… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department will buy nearly $23.5 million worth of processed potato products to alleviate a glut from a record crop last year that has seriously depressed prices. Potatoes held in storage from 1996 are bringing as little as 30 cents per 100… Read More