LONG POND, Pa. – Dale Jarrett has a special place in his heart for Pocono International Raceway, with good reason. “This was a great place for me in ’95,” he said. “When I really needed something good to happen, I won here.” googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Bob Zupcic didn’t look like a guy who had just decided to give up his dream of returning to the majors as he happily watched Sunday’s game between the Bangor Blue Ox and Adirondack from Mahaney Diamond’s stands with his family. Just over… Read More
Local AT BRUNSWICK Seacoast Women’s Tournament 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
BELFAST – Jason Littlefield pounded out a double, two singles, and an RBI to lead Waldo County to a 5-2 victory in the second game of Saturday’s American Legion doubleheader with Orono. Waldo salvaged a split with Zone 1’s second-ranked team after losing the first… Read More
OXFORD – Tom Mayberry of Naples, coming off a top 10 finish at the True Value 250, won Saturday’s OPS Pro Stock feature race at Oxford Plains Speedway. The win was Mayberry’s first feature win in Oxford’s top division. Rookie Donnie Whitten of Wells had… Read More
Caribou athletic director Dwight Hunter says that coaching is more than Xs and Os. The problem is that most people, including the men and women who coach Maine athletes, often don’t realize that. “Everyone wants to be coach. They don’t really realize what’s involved. The… Read More
ORONO – The Bangor Blue Ox had a better weekend at the ticket window than they did on the field. A total of 2,843 fans watched the Adirondack Lumberjacks knock off the Blue Ox 4-2 on Saturday and 4-0 on Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HOULTON – The Babe Ruth New England Regional Tournament for 16-year-olds will be held from July 25-30 at the Bob Ruth Memorial Field in Houlton. The tournament will feature the seven state champs from the New England states. The Houlton area Babe Ruth All-Stars will… Read More
Local AT PISCATAQUIS G.C. Saturday’s Results Best ball Gross: Bryon Kimball-John Turk-Tom Blake-Don Neff, +7; Net: Brian Campbell-Glenn Sakahara-Buzz Warren-Louie Morrison, -17 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
LEWISTON – Jason Harvey spun a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Auburn and nearly hit for the cycle in a 16-12 victory over Scarborough as the Brewer All-Stars went 2-0 over the weekend and advanced to the final in the Junior League tourney. Brewer,… Read More
ORONO – Chris Imes enjoyed being back in a University of Maine. He enjoyed being back in Orono in front 1,821 Alfond Arena fans. He also enjoyed the opportunity to talk with fellow UMaine alums and current opponents Kent Salfi and Brian Straub. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BELFAST — The softball showdown between the Waldo County Cops and a barnstorming team of the retired New England Patriots may have ended in a rout for the Pats but it also raised $6,000 for the county’s D.A.R.E. program. Despite fielding a team featuring such… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission announced Saturday that it had reached a sweeping agreement with Bell Atlantic and NYNEX to open their local telephone markets to competition, paving the way for government approval of their $22 billion merger. The FCC said Bell Atlantic and NYNEX had… Read More
Edwin S. Plissey, potato marketing specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will be awarded an honorary life membership in the Potato Association of America at its annual meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in August. David Berg, a native of Bangor; Douglas Denny-Brown,… Read More
BANGOR — Two separate assaults, one resulting in a pair of summonses and one unsolved, kept Bangor police busy in the wee hours of Sunday. Police were first called to The Tavern, 152 Main St., at 2 a.m. after an early morning disturbance led to… Read More
AUGUSTA — For nearly a quarter of a century, the Maine Republican Party has lagged behind the Democrats in reaping dividends from the political party contribution checkoff on state income tax forms. This year, the state GOP has been outpaced again — not only by… Read More
Northeast COMBAT in conjunction with the United States Postal Inspection Service would like to bring to your attention what many are calling America’s fastest-growing type of robbery. In these crimes, crooks are working without the usual tools of the trade; your Social Security number will do the trick. Read More
BAR HARBOR — Two teen-age boys and two pet kittens survived a fire Sunday morning that destroyed their family’s one-story, wood-frame home on Wilcomb Lane in the village of Hulls Cove. Assistant Fire Chief Lyman Kane reported Adam and Andrew Ropp were in their bedrooms… Read More
“ULEE’S GOLD” Written and directed by Victor Nunez. Running time: 115 minutes. Rated R (for language and violence). Showing nightly at 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday at the Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville. There is an undercurrent in Victor Nunez’s “Ulee’s Gold” that is so subtle and… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The “Importance of Reading to Infants,” the first session of a Family Literacy Series sponsored by the Born to Read Program, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the East Wing Conference Room at Sebasticook Valley Hospital. The program, co-sponsored by Sebasticook… Read More
Del McCoury is a little bemused about his recent burst of popularity, which comes more than 40 years into his distinguished bluegrass career. “I’m 58 now, and I don’t think that much about it,” said McCoury, whose band will appear in 8:30 p.m. concerts Tuesday… Read More
There’s several good reasons — moral, legal, fiscal — for the state to get out of the liquor business. Add one more to the list: The state is clueless about business. That became abundantly clear last week when state liquor officials met with grocers, the… Read More
Robin Whitethorn is a fool. He aims to be a perfect fool, but some days he only manages tomfoolery. Other days are so bad, he is a mere fool. On perfectly awful days, he’s nobody’s fool. But the children and adults who attended WERU’s Full… Read More
To many Americans, one of the most puzzling things about the Beltway brawl last month over disaster relief was the insistance by Republican leadership that help for flooded North Dakotans be tied to Census 2000. The census? That boring decennial national head count? That mundane,… Read More
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Festival parade turned 50 on Saturday, and clear, sunny weather brought out a record crowd of onlookers. From High Street through the historic downtown to City Park, the roadsides were lined with people out to enjoy the passing parade. The… Read More
I call your attention to [the July 14] article “King eyes `just say no’ funds.” The sexual abstinence campaign in the works will be the biggest joke of the year. Ask an alcoholic not to look at a six-pack in order to cure his problem. Read More
At 6 a.m. on July 8, a helicopter sprayed the pesticide Guthion on blueberry fields less than 150 feet from my house. Because most of my windows were open, within minutes my home was flooded with the spray’s pungent odor. It is now eight days… Read More
I wish to respond to the letter from M.E. Porter of Veazie (BDN, July 16) concerning the Senate investigation into illegal fund raising. He states the only network covering the hearings is C-SPAN. Not so. While it is true the major networks are boycotting the… Read More
I would like to thank all the citizens of Bangor, faculty, staff, students, administrators at UMA/UCB, and others, who attended the open campus meeting on July 16. The interest shown by all on the subject of moving our campus to downtown Bangor was gratifying to say the least. Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — While its acreage may be slipping, the potato is still king in Aroostook County, as about 30,000 people came Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Maine Potato Blossom Festival. Main Street in Fort Fairfield took on the sights and smells… Read More
GREENVILLE — Fifteen-year-old Kevin Plante started the engine to the Polaris SLT 780 personal watercraft, then turned to a reporter sitting behind him. Probably not the best day to show how easy these things ride, he said half apologetically. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A story in Saturday’s MaineDay had the incorrect name of the river that runs through Fort Fairfield. It is the Aroostook River. Read More
An item in Saturday’s Maine Street column had an incorrect time. The 90th birthday celebration for Bertha Harris of Levant and Hampden will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Read More
When you think of Bach, chances are you don’t think of migrant potato pickers in Aroostook County. But Jody Kruskal and Sam Zygmuntowicz, of the two-man musical ensemble Jaybird, want you to think again. Not that they expect you to go too far with the… Read More
Hundreds tour Houlton’s `new’ hospital > 4-year overhaul makes facility `more friendly,’ says doctor
HOULTON — Most people at Houlton Regional Hospital were relieved by Saturday’s grand opening — finally, after several years of renovation and expansion, the health care center is no longer a work in progress. But for an architect, the final ceremony always brings mixed emotions. Read More
SOUTH BERWICK — A man broke into a 13-year-old girl’s bedroom while she was sleeping early Sunday, tied her up and tried to sexually assault her before her brother frightened off the attacker, police said. James H. Larsen, 35, of South Berwick, was arrested less… Read More
Janice Kwiatkowsky [BDN letter, July 11] has no idea of the time and effort that goes in to putting on July 4 activities, including the fireworks. More importantly, she has no idea whose time and efforts make it happen. If it weren’t for the Kiwanis… Read More
OGUNQUIT — Restaurants, inns and hotels that cater to tourists along southern Maine’s coast are facing a severe shortage of summer help. From Kittery to Old Orchard Beach, businesses are searching for people to work as chambermaids, waiters, waitresses and front desk clerks. The shortage… Read More
PORTLAND — Of the 28 murder suspects Jack Simmons has defended in a career spanning three decades, only one has been convicted of murder, says the Lewiston lawyer. The rest, he says, either were acquitted of all charges or convicted of a lesser offense, such… Read More
President of Peco Energy to visit Maine Yankee> Officials remain cautious on future of nuclear plant
WISCASSET — As the date draws closer for Peco Energy to decide whether to purchase Maine Yankee, the president of the Philadelphia company plans to visit the site of the dormant nuclear plant this week. Plant officials say Corbin McNeill Jr.’s visit is not necessarily… Read More
MILO — Gary Dunham adjusted his railroad cap and headed for a crowd of people waiting for a tour of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad’s Derry repair shop. Chief mechanical officer at the shop, Dunham knows every inch of the facility where employees have been… Read More
Nearly 40 years after a predawn phone call set the stage for John Hathaway Reed’s successful political life, the former governor, ambassador to Asia and friend of presidents is still amazed at how far he strayed from the farm. “All along I figured I’d be… Read More
STOCKHOLM — A Fort Kent man was treated for a broken arm Saturday after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a car on Route 161, just north of the state transportation garage, according to state police. James Pelleter, 64, was treated at Cary Medical… Read More
PORTLAND — He thought he knew what he was getting himself into. Now, Jeff Smith’s not so sure. “It’s considered too dangerous at this point for us to go home at night, so tonight we’ll sleep here at the newspaper,” Smith said. “It’s very tense… Read More
For more than 30 years, he has been there for others whenever a call came into the Burnham Fire Department. Now, his friends want you to be there for him. Ronello Reynolds Jr., of Burnham celebrated his 60th birthday on the Fourth of July. He… Read More
EASTPORT — Construction of the $15 million pier at Estes Head remains on schedule, and after seven months of work, the new facility is about 45 percent complete, according to Port Director Jonathan Daniels. The port is expected to be in operation by the summer of 1998. Read More
ORRINGTON — A sleeping family was awakened by its youngest member Sunday morning when a smoke alarm went off to signal a fire in the kitchen. Jan Kimball said she woke up about 7 a.m. to the sound of her 6-year-old daughter Katie Rose yelling… Read More
Standing just a few feet apart, facing each other, the two opponents seemed more than ready. Their eyes, barely visible under the stainless steel fencing masks, stared at each other as if each was trying to read the other’s mind. But no matter how long… Read More