OAKLAND – In February, Jane Wherren contacted Mike “Fluff” Cowan about being the guest of honor at Monday’s fourth Mid-Maine Medical Center benefit golf tournament. “I was in touch with him by phone 15 or 16 times,” said Wherren. “He said he would do what… Read More
ORONO – Steve Hine went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and Bangor notched two four-run innings to beat the Catskill (N.Y.) Cougars 10-4 at Mahaney Diamond Monday night. The 8-8 Blue Ox banged out 11 hits and took sole possession of second place in the Northeast… Read More
The Red Sox and the Mets have had their renewal of the 1986 World Series memories and that interleague series is now a part of history, too. Mets manager Bobby Valentine had some interesting comments on the meaning of interleague play and where he thinks it has to… Read More
The Maine Windjammers AAU basketball team has dominated the state for the past three years. Next month, the boys will try their luck at the national level when they travel to Kingsport, Tenn., for the ages 15-and-under tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
NEPGA Maine, Pro-Am AT BRIDGTON HIGHLANDS Pro-sweeps: Jerry DiPhilippo, 69; Bob Darling, 70; Brian Schindler, 72; Randy Hodson, 74; Mike Worroll, 75; Pro-pro: Jerry DiPhilippo-Mark Mallory, 67; (tie) Bob Darling-Dave Maggeo, Brian Schindler-Duffy McAllister, Mike Worroll-Rick Pargych, 70 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Twenty-seven-year-old Joe Nelson, who has been an assistant coach for the Bangor American Legion team for three years, has replaced Steve Vanidestine as the Comrades’ head coach. The season begins Tuesday night with defending state champ Brewer visiting Belfast High for a game with Waldo… Read More
14th MDI YMCA Spring 5K Men’s top finishers: Andy Beardsley, 16:12; Jeremy Lisoe, 17:12; Robert Jordan, 17:51; Ronald Maatman, 17:57; Steve Connor, 18:04; Michael Gordon, 18:07; Seth Differ, 18:38; Kevin Johnson, 18:49; Paul Turner, 19:00; Karl Johnson, 19:15 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Wanted: Host families to provide 16 African educators a real, old-fashioned, American Fourth of July. Eight men and eight women are residing in Estabrook Hall on the University of Maine campus in Orono as participants in the USIA Summer Institute 1997. Monday was the first… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A memorial service for three Pittsfield men killed Saturday in a plane crash in Quebec province will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Wright Gym at Maine Central Institute. Dr. Richard Boisvert, 52, Randy McPherson, 49, and Jeff Norris, 43, were… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The city will hold its 19th annual Foire Brayonne, the largest French festival in Canada outside of Quebec City, from July 30 to Aug. 3. Last Saturday, festival organizers held their annual radio fund-raiser to kick off this summer’s festivities. They… Read More
WESTFIELD — A Mars Hill doctor escaped serious injury Monday afternoon when his sports car slammed into the back of an Army National Guard bus on Route 1, just south of Presque Isle, according to state police. Dr. Eric Nicholas, 60, was admitted to The… Read More
PORTLAND — With his own mother looking on, Leslie David Lynds made his first appearance in a Maine courtroom Monday to face charges he spent Mother’s Day abducting and murdering a Scarborough grandmother. Lynds, 22, was flown to Portland on Sunday night from Panama City,… Read More
JAY — A decade has gone by since union members went on strike at the International Paper Co. mill, and the years have done little to dim the memories of those whose lives were changed by one of the most bitter labor battles in Maine history. Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — The Board of Governors of the University of Moncton (New Brunswick) is seeking a complete audit of the financial affairs of its Edmundston campus after discussing allegations of financial irregularities at the campus over the weekend. According to a press release… Read More
MADAWASKA — Friday, June 20, will be an important night for Maine Acadians at Madawaska with a meeting of the Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission. A heritage council will be formed, a traveling exhibit about the people of the St. John Valley will be unveiled,… Read More
PORTLAND — United Airlines and USAirways have each added new seasonal jet flights to Portland International Jetport, but the total number of jet flights out of Maine’s largest city is still less than in the 1980s. United Airlines on June 6 added a seasonal, nonstop… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four of six white-water rafting guides charged in May with vandalism to paper company property in Township 1 Range 13 in northern Piscataquis County pleaded guilty to criminal mischief Monday in 13th District Court. Brad Devoe, 22, of Vassalboro; Josh Chambers, 26, of… Read More
HOULTON — A third teen-ager who was being sought in connection with a bomb threat at Houlton High School last Friday was arrested late Monday afternoon. Houlton Police Officer John Hyman said the 13-year-old boy from Orient was arrested at the police station after he… Read More
HOWLAND — Penobscot Valley High School, Principal Bryan Artes and members of local organizations and families presented scholarships to graduating seniors after commencement June 1 at the school. The following received scholarships: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A teen-ager was transported in critical condition to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after a two-car collision Monday, according to local police. Misty Lewin, 19, was a passenger in a Mercury sedan driven by Darlene Blair, 45, of Ashland that was… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Blanchard man who claims law officers entered his property without consent and subjected him to questions that centered on marijuana has filed a protection-from-harassment request in 13th District Court against the officers involved. A hearing on the request filed by Robert E. Read More
VINALHAVEN — Town Manager Susan Lessard knows firsthand the travails of assuming ownership of a Maine lighthouse. Vinalhaven island took control of Brown’s Head Light in 1987 and is responsible for its upkeep and preservation in perpetuity, Lessard said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
CARIBOU — A local woman, acquitted last month of manslaughter but found guilty of aggravated drunken driving, has asked Aroostook County Superior Court for a new trial, according to documents filed with the Caribou court. Elaine Godin, 31, also has asked to be acquitted of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Legislative Democrats floated another proposal for using money generated by a higher cigarette tax Monday, but an aide to Gov. Angus S. King dismissed the proposal as more of the same tax-and-spend strategy King rejects. The exchange came shortly before the Legislature is… Read More
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NORTHPORT — During his term as president, George Bush spoke glowingly of volunteers whom he described as points of light. Bush used the same phrase Monday while addressing a group committed to preserving Maine’s lighthouses. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
NORTHFIELD — A forest fire near Bog Lake, 12 miles northwest of Machias, demolished a camp Monday before firefighters were able to bring it under control, Maine Forest Service officials said. The fire that began around 11 a.m. was fanned by strong, gusty winds. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — “It’s like a roller coaster,” said Town Manager Jack Clukey as he reacted to news of yet another shutdown at one of Woodland’s three Georgia-Pacific mills that will affect about 30 workers and their families. Lee Bingham, vice president of G-P’s Maine operations,… Read More
Twenty-five years ago this morning, five bumbling burglars were in custody, caught red-handed rifling through Democratic headquarters by an alert security guard at the Watergate Hotel. Within two years, a third-rate burglary had blossomed into a constitutional crisis and a presidency was in ruins. This… Read More
Machias District Court: Justin Anthony, 24, Machias, two counts assault, jail 20 days for each count, suspended, probation one year, restitution to satisfaction of Probation and Parole, domestic violence counseling; criminal mischief, 20 days jail, suspended, concurrent on all counts, probation one year, restitution to… Read More
I worked this Father’s Day, like many of my colleagues in fatherhood; caught babies, treated patients, and taught doctors in training to do the same. It gave me the time and opportunity to think of the many fathers doctors see. Most of those dads deserve more than one… Read More
As overfishing and stocking have obliterated original fish populations in Maine lakes, we must rely on “fish tales” from the past in assessing whether one lake or group of lakes produced superior “catches” prior to human interference. Parmachenee Lake, in northern Oxford County, was a… Read More
Lawmakers due back in Augusta this week to consider the cigarette-tax question also are going to take another try at passing several bond proposals for the fall ballot. The bond money requests are sound proposals for capital expenses and should be sent to voters this fall. Read More
Over the last few years, rapid developments in communication technologies, expansion of cable systems, new directions in programming and alliances taking place in radio, television, telephone, computer and data services have changed and challenged the broadcasting marketplace significantly. The future literally becomes the past every day. In 1991,… Read More
MACHIAS — Machias Memorial High School Principal Alfred C. Orcutt, local organizations and families recently presented scholarships to graduating seniors following commencement. The following received scholarships: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
The 1990s are not such a great time to be a middle-aged white guy in America. You get blamed for all the wars, all the woes and all the basically bad thinking that has gone on since very close to the beginning of time. You’ve been selfish, irresponsible… Read More
OLD TOWN — School officials faced some tough questions about their proposed budget for next year during Monday night’s joint workshop with the City Council, a session that school board members complained felt more like a hearing. While city councilors sat in a row at… Read More
A Bangor woman said an ex-boyfriend chased her across a parking lot Monday, wielding a hammer and threatening to kill her. Bangor police arrested Theodore T. Kroog, 44, of 513 Hammond St. the same day and charged him with terrorizing with a weapon and criminal… Read More
BANGOR — The city’s 2-year-old lawsuit against the architect for the Bangor International Airport expansion is moving along, but legal costs are rising. The finance committee gave its OK Monday to the appropriation of $170,000 from airport revenues to pay those costs. The suit in… Read More
ROCKLAND — With the Department of Environmental Protection breathing down its neck, the City Council informally agreed Monday night to put the expensive problems of the sewage treatment plant back before the voters in November. This time the price tag could go up to $30 million, councilors said. Read More
CHARLESTON — The town of Charleston is faced with the unpleasant task of cleaning up several cattle carcasses dumped illegally on land off Puddledock Road. The adult carcasses, in various stages of decay, were discovered more than a week ago after a resident complained to… Read More
BANGOR — Downtown merchants are rolling out the welcome mat for the city’s community college. Although discussions are only in preliminary stages, Bangor businesspeople are very enthusiastic about the possibility of University College relocating downtown. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The woodcock management project and the preservation of other wildlife habitat are important efforts at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1937, the refuge has two units, the Baring Unit that covers 17,200 acres off U.S. Route 1, southwest of Calais, and the 7,200-acre Edmunds Unit near… Read More
On June 11, I was listening to the local TV news where John Baldacci was being interviewed about his recent talks with the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the right whale issue. Rep. Baldacci said he was urging NMFS to find ways that humans and whales could “cohabitate… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Canoe City’s proposal for a $20,000 study aimed at developing a strategy for revitalizing its ailing downtown has cleared the first hurdle in the state’s two-part Community Development Block Grant application process. An invitation to the second round in the application… Read More
On June 5, Tasha Grenier of Old Town and Nichole Mitchell of Alton narrowly escaped serious injury at Smokey’s Carnival in Old Town. An attendant started the Zipper ride before the door on the teens’ cage was shut. The car zipped upward, with both girls screaming. Read More
Gilder D. Jackson (BDN letter, June 13) takes science columnist Clair Wood out to the grammarian woodhsed for recently committing, in Jackson’s words, “participial abuse.” That’s right, Wood dangled his participle. In the NEWS, no less. I don’t know Wood, but this taste of editorial… Read More
I can understand this state’s reasons to try to head off the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s proposal to list the Atlantic salmon as endangered or threatened on the seven Down East rivers. However, the Penobscot River is not now, nor ever was, a candidate for… Read More
Recently it was noted that Rep. Bill Lemke was upset by the issuing of a Bugs Bunny stamp because Joshua Chamberlain does not have a stamp. I wonder if Gen. Chamberlain really needs a stamp? They did, after all, just name an entire post office in his honor. Read More
Following the article in Tuesday’s Bangor Daily News [June 10] concerning possible relocation of the University College campus, I spoke with the president of the University of Maine at Augusta, Owen Cargol, who assured me there were no plans to phase out the Bangor campus. Cargol did indicate… Read More
Having just read John Buell’s column (June 10), I think the headline “Dinosaur technology for Maine’s future” should be changed to “Dinosaur thinking for Maine’s future.” David H. Hokans Amherst… Read More
Q. I can feel the intense heat from the driveway and concrete walkway. I want to reduce my air-conditioning costs in an environmentally-sound manner. How can I block this afternoon heat? — H. K. A. One of the most environmentally-sound methods to control the heat… Read More
Brandon Libby, fourth-place finisher in the super stock division of the Brewer Soap Box Derby, was sponsored by Miller Drug, Captain Nick’s Restaurant and LaBree’s Bakery. An item in Maine Street contained an incorrect address. Lorna Young can be reached at Apartment 119, 449 North… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield woman was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon Sunday night after she allegedly ran her boyfriend down with her car at a local bowling alley. Bill Butler, 54, of Hartland refused medical treatment and argued with police about his girlfriend’s… Read More
MADAWASKA — Less than 7 percent of the Madawaska Water District’s 1,150 customers voted last week in a referendum election that raised the district’s debt limit from $1.5 million to $2 million to allow a renovation project to continue. By a vote of 59-17, the… Read More
BURNHAM — Voters in Burnham and Canaan will decide tonight if they want to construct new fire stations in their communities. Burnham residents have five articles to decide, including whether or not to borrow $100,000 for a new fire station. The meeting will be held… Read More
While their driving skills were not at issue, cabdrivers at Dick’s Taxi in Bangor recently failed a critical state test that may profoundly affect the company’s bottom line. Alerted by a former driver who filed an unemployment insurance claim, the state’s Department of Labor applied… Read More
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A plan by the city and Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. to locate several pieces of power equipment on a vacant city lot drew sharp criticism from several business owners at City Hall Monday night. Several of the dozen business owners who turned out at the meeting expressed concerns that… Read More
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic headquarters in the Watergate complex. Even after the passage of a quarter of a century, the greatest constitutional crisis in American history remains a tangled web. A few of the threads of that scandal, more… Read More
ORONO — During the months of July and August, the Orono Fire Department will be flowing all the hydrants in the town of Orono. Citizens should be aware when they see an engine in their area that the department is probably flowing the hydrant that services them. The… Read More
CALAIS — In spring, a young male’s fancy turns to love, and the timberdoodle, the American woodcock, carries the courtly art of wooing a mate to new heights with its high-flying spirals and dramatic ritual dance. The Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is the spring and… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — A local man has established a $100,000 scholarship fund at the University of Maine to benefit local students. John “Phil” Harriman, Class of 1939, gave the money to fund two scholarships benefiting Narraguagus High School students from Cherryfield who want to study nursing… Read More
MANAMA, Bahrain — Defense Secretary William Cohen pressed the case for isolating Iran and keeping U.N. sanctions on Iraq Monday, citing an Iranian threat to Persian Gulf shipping and Kuwait’s fear of an Iraqi invasion. On the third leg of a five-nation tour of the… Read More
BREWER — Last Thursday, he was front page news. Former intern Kenny Rankin won praise for discovering $1.8 million in municipal funds, possibly saving the city from a tax increase. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Orono High School ORONO — Principal Thomas H. Perry recently announced that Michael Bell-Smith, Molly Holmberg and Cory Gardner were selected by their classmates to be speakers at the commencement activities which took place at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 15. Kristina Kill was voted class… Read More
WASHINGTON — In a ruling called “devastating” by one abortion-rights advocate, the Supreme Court on Monday let Montana outlaw abortions performed by physician assistants. But the court also rejected Utah’s bolder bid to make abortions more difficult to obtain. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ELLSWORTH — City councilors adopted a combined city-school 1998 fiscal budget totaling $12.5 million Monday night that won’t boost the tax rate but may force school officials to reconsider hiring an additional fifth-grade teacher. The city-school budget includes $8.133 million for the Ellsworth School Department… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A 16-year-old male has been charged in connection with last week’s theft of $1,000 worth of guns during the day from a secluded Ellsworth residence that was heavily damaged. Police Officer Dotty Small reported Monday she had recovered two of four firearms stolen… Read More