Upper Saint John Valley Seniors Association Tournament AT COVERED BRIDGE CC Saint John, New Brunswick Overall gross: (tie) Ted Tornquist, Cari- bou 78 and George Sheehan, Grand Falls 78; Net: Tom Saucier, Mars Hill 65 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    PORTLAND – Portland Sea Dogs’ outfielder Hayward Cook has been activated from the diabled list. He has been sidelined since May 18 with loose particles in his right knee. Cook underwent successful surgery May 20. Read More
    LYNN, Mass. – Gardner O’Flynn went the distance on the mound for the Massachusetts Mad Dogs and combined with slugger Danny Montero’s hot day at the plate to lead the team over the Bangor Blue Ox 6-2 in Northeast League action Wednesday night. O’Flynn pitched… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Grady Girard of Newport, Vermont walked away as the low qualifier at the USGA Public Links Qualifier at Kebo Valley Golf Club yesterday. Girard scored 70-72 for a combined 142 total for the 36 holes played. The runner-up and first alternate was Biddeford/Saco’s James Hogan,… Read More
    When the University of Maine released its two-year update on gender equity Tuesday, the report showed improvement and the reaction revealed relief. The fact UMaine boosted participation and funding in women’s sports, as it set out to do in the 1995 Gender Equity Plan, was… Read More
    More than 1,300 athletes from three countries will compete in the 18th annual Acadian Games this week at Edmunston, New Brunswick, and Madawaska, Maine. Opening ceremonies will be at 4 p.m. today at the Edmundston Forum and the event ends at 3 p.m. Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    While the inaugural game of the Women’s National Basketball Association was making broadcast history last Saturday, most viewers of Maine’s NBC affiliates were watching a movie or syndicated sitcoms. The 4 p.m. game between New York and Los Angeles and the conjecture surrounding the viability… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a $268 billion defense authorization bill, with hundreds of millions of dollars headed for Maine’s military contractors, mostly for Navy destroyers built at Bath Iron Works. The most profound impact, however, might come from what the House chose… Read More
    PORTLAND — The parents of a man who jumped bail on drug trafficking charges should not lose their family’s three homes, a federal judge has ruled. But the couple will have to pay the government $30,544, the cost of a nationwide hunt for their son. Read More
    BANGOR — Penquis Community Action Program directors elected Peter Baldacci chairman and James Varner vice chairman at their annual meeting on June 17. Richard Ladd was elected secretary-treasurer and Julie Plummer, Mary-Anne Chalila and Lee Umphrey were elected to the executive committee. The board is… Read More
    NASHUA, N.H. — Without explanation, a prosecutor has dropped charges against a young woman accused of sexually assaulting and tormenting two young children she was baby-sitting. Michelle Heller, 21, of Wilton, who insisted she was innocent, was to have gone on trial Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CAPE ELIZABETH — A fisherman plucked from a life raft after his boat sprang a leak and sank says he’s having second thoughts about his career. Darren Quimby of Brunswick and Stephen Faulkingham of Woolwich jumped overboard early Tuesday morning as the 38-foot Mary Lane… Read More
    CONCORD, N.H. — Roger Pelletier, accused of striking a Woodstock woman with his pickup truck as she walked home, has a history of harassing women on the road, according to Durham police. Pelletier, 33, of Kittery Point, Maine, was convicted of simple assault in Durham… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Those milk-mustache ads and other generic promotions can stick around, under a Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that lets government force businesses to finance ads aimed at boosting an entire industry. The 5-4 ruling said the federal government can require growers and shippers of… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A recently enacted tax break for Bath Iron Works worth $60 million over 20 years has come under challenge by a group of residents seeking to have it repealed. The people’s veto initiative was submitted to elections officials Tuesday. Secretary of State Dan… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — The board of trustees of the Maine Technical College System appointed Scott E. Knapp Wednesday as the new president of Central Maine Technical College in Auburn. Knapp, of Terre Haute, Ind., has served since 1992 as the chief operating officer of the Terre… Read More
    LEE — Headmaster Barry McLaughlin, faculty and benefactors presented more than $34,150 in scholarships and awards to the following students during Lee Academy’s 152nd commencement exercises recently: Charles Aldrich — Alexander “Sandy” MacDonald, Blaine Clemmons, Kenneth and Dorothy McGaw, Ley-Haskell-Crowell and Reader’s Digest scholarships. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Some agency stores selling hard liquor in Maine are having a hard time swallowing the state’s recent reinstatement of a cap that limits their markup over wholesale prices. Indirectly, the state traditionally has set prices at the specially certified, independent agency liquor stores, capping their… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The following seniors received scholarships during graduation ceremonies at Madawaska High School recently: Knights of Columbus — Melissa Guerrette and Ryan Sirois. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    LUBEC — The easternmost town in the United States will celebrate the grand opening of its new marina at 11 a.m. Saturday. The day’s activities will include a tour, lunch on the docks, boat trips to the salmon aquaculture farm in the bay, and an… Read More
    If you love band music, then pack your lunch, grab a chair or blanket, and make your way to the Paul Bunyan Park Bandstand at 9 a.m. Saturday in Bangor. The Brewer Hometown Band debuts the first of 14 concerts which compose the 17th annual… Read More
    PORTLAND — Friends of the man accused of gunning down three people say he was tough, but not prone to violence. Police say Sabato Raia, 26, allegedly killed 23-year-old Nicholas Patenaude, 24-year-old Dana Matthews, and 22-year-old Kevin Pinette early Tuesday morning in a dispute over… Read More
    File under F, for fair is fair, but not necessarily female. Gov. Angus King today will announce Take our Sons to Work Day, a day of recognition for the sons of state government employees in Augusta but also further indication that the battle of the sexes knows no… Read More
    As a question of civil liberties, there is something deeply troubling about keeping criminals locked up after they’ve served their time. But when it comes to protecting society’s most innocent from its most predatory, extending the confinement of unrepentant sex offenders may be the only answer. Read More
    The following “scientific short takes” are from a bulging file of topics that individually are too short to make up a full column but are inherently interesting enough to warrant a brief mention. Every now and again the file will get a bit thinner as these get used… Read More
    In all the recent newsprint regarding the possibility of relocating University College of Bangor to downtown Bangor, I’ve been struck by several things: how eager people are to spend our $1.8 million Capehart-sale money, get 1,000 extra people teeming around downtown, and redevelop our airport-adjacent land. I’m also… Read More
    Houlton District Court: Eugene E. Cole, 32, Bridgewater, operating an all-terrain vehicle on a public way, $50. 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++) {… Read More
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    ROCKLAND — The Off-Broadway Coffeehouse & Folk Club will hold a concert Friday to benefit the local homeless teen shelter. The coffeehouse is held at the First Universalist Church, 345 Broadway. Singer-songwriter Martin Swinger of Gardiner will be featured after an open-mike session that will… Read More
    ROCKLAND — In preparation for the 50th annual Maine Lobster Festival, the Maine Theatre Guild will hold auditions for members of King Neptune’s Court from 6:30 to 8 p.m. this Monday and on Wednesday, July 2, at the Rockland Recreation Center. According to guild President… Read More
    HOPE — Excessive speed was the cause of a Wednesday morning accident that sent a late model Honda into a tree and power pole on Route 105 in Hope. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported that an air bag saved driver Nahoko Usui, 21, of Greenwich, Conn., from… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — The following students received scholarships and awards during graduation ceremonies at Schenck High School: Angela Rae Boone — Katahdin Federal Credit Union Scholarship, Heal Scholarship, Margaret H. Gillis Memorial Scholarship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    A Bangor man reportedly damaged an acquaintance’s door frame Tuesday afternoon after entering the apartment looking for food and finding only soup to eat. Bangor Officer John Robinson reported seeing Jamie Kupchun, 26, of Blackstone Drive leaving the apartment where someone had called police and… Read More
    ORONO — A Vermont man is the Town Council’s unanimous choice for the assistant town manager position that has been vacant since mid-May. David George Struck of Richmond, Vt., was selected from a pool of 62 applicants for the position vacated last month by Mary… Read More
    A headline over an op-ed column June 17 was inaccurate. The commentary, by John S. Cummings, pointed out the coexistence of large metal deposits with especially active fishing spots in Maine. The headline should have reflected this. Read More
    Regarding the impromptu proposal from my husband, Jim Dearman, and me, to move University College to downtwon Bangor: I am excited at the enthusastic response to our idea! Yes, the University System and the city of Bangor have more than three years to decide where the college should… Read More
    I want to thank Charles Beck for writing his [June 17] op-ed piece, “Strength in Public Broadcasting.” It answered a question I’ve been wondering about internally and vocally for several years. Why don’t I enjoy listening to public radio anymore? According to Beck, MPBC radio has all the… Read More
    If one does not delve too deeply into the attempt by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to rescue Medicare, it seems a laudable idea. Sens. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska and John Chafee of Rhode Island have co-sponsored an amendment to raise the price of Medicare… Read More
    When I became a big boy and moved out of the house, little did I realize that somebody was waiting to take the place of my parents: the government. The most recent intrusion into our personal lives comes from the National Transportation Safety Board. Because passenger-side airbags have… Read More
    Rebuffing a furious lobbying campaign by industry and its political allies, President Clinton on Wednesday endorsed sweeping new air pollution standards, saying they would save thousands of lives by forcing power plants, automakers and others to reduce their releases of soot and smog-causing chemicals. Northeastern… Read More
    The telephone numbers in the “kidnapping” note written by Rita Rupp of Oklahoma were blurred out by the Bangor Daily News to protect the privacy of her family. Read More
    WASHINGTON — A federal judge has cleared the way for a commission to fix milk prices in New England over the objections of processors and Midwest farmers. In a ruling issued this week, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said the Agriculture Department had adequately justified… Read More
    CLINTON — An auction of the abandoned, dilapidated Ski-Land Mill in Clinton and the more recently closed Eastland Woolen Mill in Corinna has been rescheduled to Sunday. Both mill closings left their respective communities holding the bag — a bag empty of tax dollars. Ski-Land,… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — Two Waldoboro men were being treated at Maine Medical Center on Wednesday as a result of a crash on Dublin Road Tuesday night. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported that William Beaucage, 22, was in critical condition with severe head injuries and… Read More
    BANGOR — The Shriners will hold their annual orthopedic clinic from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Webber Building. The clinic is sponsored by the Bangor Shrine group, and physicians from the Shriners Hospital in Springfield, Mass., will… Read More
    BENTON — Work to upgrade the railroad crossing on the River Road in Benton will disrupt traffic today, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The crossing is about a half-mile north of the intersection of River Road and Routes 11, 100 and 139. “Guilford… Read More
    HOULTON — Region Two Director Paul C. Crandall has announced the recipients of scholarships to students who have been enrolled in Southern Aroostook Vocational Education courses: Erica Qualey of Sherman Mills, a graduate of Katahdin High School, has been enrolled in drafting classes for two… Read More
    Now that Maine Yankee has quit airing its TV commercials telling us how safe and altogether wonderful the plant is, the paper industry has stepped in to fill the void with Tim Sample. I’ve enjoyed his act in the past and I think it’s a bit worrisome to… Read More
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    A story in the June 25 issue about the Stadig Trailer Park in Fort Kent contained an error. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has not condemned the trailer park and had never condemned a trailer park, according to Nick Archer of the DEP office in Presque Isle. Read More
    MILFORD — This Penobscot County community soon will begin a search for a new fire chief, Town Manager Scott Talcove said this week. Michael Sturgeon, who has been fire chief here for three years, submitted a letter of resignation to local officials this week. Sturgeon’s… Read More
    HAMPDEN — “It’s frustrating, it’s costly, it’s an administrative nightmare,” said Emil Genest, assistant superintendent for SAD 22, after the school board voted 6-4 to have another referendum because one piece of the total budget was rejected by voters. The $13,818,964 school budget was approved… Read More
    ROCKLAND — True to form, hardly anyone (29 people) showed up for the district meeting on the SAD 5 budget Tuesday night, and the $9 million budget was finally, unanimously approved. On June 10, district voters rejected the administration line of $971,000 and the additional… Read More