ORONO – Poor defense Sunday cost the Bangor Blue Ox a chance to pick up what could prove to be a pair of vital wins in the race for Northeast League’s Northern Division first half title. The Blue Ox dropped both games of their twinbill with the Elmira… Read More
    ORONO – John Swaim, a national expert in middle level education and appropriate sports for children aged 10-14 will present two workshops on “New Evidence on Middle School Sports” on Wednesday, July 9, as part of the 1997 Middle Level Education Institute at the University of Maine. Swaim… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND – Ed Baird and his New York Yacht Club/Young America team placed second at the Swedish Match World Championship of Match Race Sailing Sunday in Marstrand, Sweden. Top-seeded Peter Gilmour of Australia won the Worlds with a 3-1 victory over the NYYC/Young America… Read More
    KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The Maine Windjammers downed the Southern Mississippi Silver 63-46 in the first game of the 15-and-under AAU National Basketball Championships. Dereck Rogerson of Hampden paced the Windjammers with 22 points, Jesse McCue of Hampden scored nine, and Chris Gray had eight. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Dale C. Lincoln Kids Run AT EASTPORT, 1.5 miles Boys: 1. Mike Lebrun, 9:38; 2. Steve Lucius-Daniels, 9:39; 3. Chad Pike, 10:04; 4. Billy Curtis, 10:05; 5. Willie Emery, 10:21 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – When Erik Nedeau rounded the final bend of the track in the Maine Distance Festival mile Saturday, he wasn’t just chasing Andy Downin and Scott Anderson. He was chasing Maine running history. As Nedeau moved to the outside around the last curve, he… Read More
    MSGA Weekly AT J.W. PARKS GC, Pittsfield Class A gross: Jerry Scott 70, Mike Norris 71, Bob Giruan 71, (draw) Mickey Davis 75; net: George Starr 66, Bunker Spear 67, Ned Collins 68, Eric Dubay 68 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    OXFORD – Unity driver Stan Meserve was riding an emotional high during the Oxford 250 Sunday. On ESPN’s Shop Talk show on Saturday afternoon, Newburgh NASCAR Winston Cup driver Ricky Craven said Meserve was a major influence on his career. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    WALDO – Waldo County’s Matt Cox won a pitcher’s duel 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader and the Trenton Acadians answered with some late inning heroics for a 6-5 win in American Legion baseball action Saturday. In game one, Cox pitched a complete… Read More
    CALAIS – Skowhegan and Calais split a doubleheader in American Legion baseball action Saturday. Calais won the first game 7-0, and Skowhegan took the second, 15-5. In the first game, Calais’ Glenroy Wood pitched a two-hitter, struck out 10, and slapped two singles. Catcher Joe… Read More
    PORTLAND — An investigation by city and state authorities into an explosion at a Fourth of July fireworks display determined that the blast that injured three members of the pyrotechnic crew was “one of those unfortunate things,” a spokeswoman said Saturday. Sgt. Jennifer Mills of… Read More
    The Chestnut Street Baptist Church went for nearly a century without a steeple until a Boy Scout led an effort in 1980 to build the 40-foot spire now being repainted. A spire erected in 1868 lasted only until 1887, when the water-damaged structure threatened to… Read More
    Wolcott Balestier Dunham, a cancer specialist whose research over more than six decades advanced the treatment of several infectious diseases, died on June 22 at a nursing home in Towson, Md., near Baltimore. He was 97. Dunham, who published his final research paper at 95,… Read More
    If erstwhile presidential candidate and flat-tax maven Steve Forbes got a warm Maine welcome at a stop in Portland the other day, it’s probably because there were no archers, whalers, cider makers or owners of elderly cows in the audience. Forbes’ visit, while way too… Read More
    Aroostook County Superior Court: Leon R. Gervais, 24, Van Buren, prohibited possession of a firearm, 30 days in jail. 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;… Read More
    The governor called it a significant issue. The director of the Bureau of Health vowed to make its reduction a priority of her tenure. Nothing wrong with trying to check the problem of unplanned teen-age pregnancies, but it is equally important to keep the issue in perspective. Read More
    A Maine Street item in Saturday’s MaineDay section gave incorrect information about David Espling Jr., who will turn 16 on July 16. He has cerebral palsy and is recuperating from surgery on both legs. Cards of encouragement may be senttto David at 44 Salmon Lake Road, Perham 04766. Read More
    I couldn’t agree more with your comments about the Viking replica expedition in the July 1 Bangor editorial section. Why clog the newspapers, radio, and television with stories about this educational, uplifting, and inspiring adventure when we could have more coverage of government corruption, domestic violence, murder, rape,… Read More
    The masters of the political dirty trick remain the congressional Republicans and their allies within the federal bureaucracy. Remember the “Nixon enemies list”? Speaker Newt Gingrich and his pals could teach Richard Nixon lessons at the doctoral level. The latest example: special Republican prosecutor Kenneth… Read More
    Your coverage of Pol Pot’s capture, as well as war crimes in Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia, has led me to think about the fact that there is no court system ready and able to try such individuals. Every time an individual such as Pol Pot carries out genocide,… Read More
    Never would I imagine that I would stand beneath the star-spangled banner in a public meeting and be told I was not allowed to speak. I am a British citizen and permanent resident of Gouldsboro and have lived in this town for some five years. My wife, who… Read More
    As to “Why not apologize?” (BDN letter, June 28-29), about Kent Ward’s sarcasm; I’m with Ward. Wouldn’t it be hypocritical to apologize to Afro-Americans and go on fighting the Civil War in the north? Watch your newspaper as some group in the north is growing beards, donning moth-eaten… Read More
    Media outlets throughout the land praise the GOP passage of bills to cut the taxes for investors by reducing the top rate on capital gains from the sale of stocks, bonds, real estate, and other assets to 20 percent from the present rate of 28 percent. The billions… Read More
    APPALACHIAN TRAIL — A 16-year-old Quebec girl reportedly lay on the ground on the Appalachian Trail for about 30 hours with a dislocated kneecap before she was rescued Sunday. Kim LeDaux of Charlesborough, Quebec, was hiking with a group of 16 people from Tkakwitha, a… Read More
    BANGOR — Eliminating the Economic Development Advisory Commission will be the topic when the municipal operations committee meets at 5 p.m. tomorrow at City Hall. An ordinance amendment to accomplish that has been proposed by Councilor Don Soucy, and the measure would have to go… Read More
    BREWER — A new program due to begin this fall at the Pendleton Street School may go a long way toward enhancing the lives of some of the area’s youngest and oldest residents. Thanks to a recently awarded $12,000 “America Reads” grant, the Brewer School… Read More
    A letter arrived at our office from Sandra White of Kennebunkport. White told us that she had written to Animal Apparel in San Francisco and requested a catalog. The catalog arrived in less than a week. White ordered a blouse of African animal print the… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine’s first major foray into TV advertising to promote its inland tourist attractions already has drawn about 2,500 calls for information. “Maine is 25 to 30 years behind the rest of the country in getting into this business,” said Dann Lewis, the state’s… Read More
    HOULTON — Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administrations will be in Houlton this week to take a closer look at an automated weather monitoring system which, according to those who use it, is wrong almost as often as it is right. The Automated Surface Observation… Read More
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — The United Church of Christ decided during the weekend to unite with three other Protestant denominations, sharing congregations and ministers with the denominations for the first time since the 16th century. The plan, which needs approval from the Lutheran Church, would build… Read More
    CAMBRIDGE — Road crews replacing parts of the Upper Main Stream Bridge on Chandler Hill Road will close the structure to traffic next week, beginning today, for about 70 days. The bridge will reopen in mid-September after the superstructure is replaced. Signs will warn motorists… Read More
    CANAAN — Repairs to the Nickerson Bridge, which carries Route 23 over Carrabassett Stream north of U.S. Route 2, will begin this week, Maine Department of Transportation officials said. The bridge surface, the top layer of the deck, and seals will be replaced one lane… Read More
    MADAWASKA — The Nadeau Family Reunion Committee will have a meeting to plan the 1998 family reunion at 7 tonight at the Madawaska Safety Complex. The family reunion will be held in conjunction with the 1998 Acadian Festival at Madawaska. For information, contact Murielle Nadeau Deschaine at 728-4536. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Highway projects in Albion, China, Winslow, Benton and Unity will begin today, Maine Department of Transportation officials said. The first project will be in China and crews will work their way through other sections, doing drainage improvements, ditching and paving in four areas… Read More