The Maine Principals Association’s Soccer Committee has established a policy that all schools which participate in the MPA sponsored soccer program must send a school representative to a soccer rules interpretation meeting with the State Soccer Rules Interpreter. Bob White, the Maine Association of Soccer Officials Rules Interpreter,… Read More
    BREWER – Adam Salley drove in three runs to help undefeated MidMaine beat Old Town-Orono 12-2 in an Eastern Maine Amateur Baseball League game at Heddericg Field Wednesday night. Salley smacked a two-run single and had a sacrifice fly. Corey Hight chipped in with a… Read More
    Saco scored 10 runs in the second inning en route to a 15-8 victory over Brewer and the state title for 13-year-olds. In the Little League Softball, 9- and 10-year-olds division, Augusta East edged Sanford 4-2. Augusta East advances to play undefeated South Portland today… Read More
    OK, so not all of the Boston Red Sox’s 162 games will be televised, as was reported earlier this year. Last Saturday’s game at Cleveland was the first non-televised Sox game of the 1997 season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    GREENLAND, N.H. – Jim Salinetti of Stockbridge (Mass.) Golf Course grabbed sole possession of the lead in the New England Amateur Golf Championships after firing a 7-under-par 64 Wednesday. The 19-year-old had eight birdies at Portsmouth Country Club and was 5 under par at the… Read More
    ORONO – For the second straight night, the Bangor Blue Ox used a sixth-inning rally to notch a Northeast League baseball victory over Massachusetts at Mahaney Diamond. And for the second straight night, Bangor’s bullpen preserved the win. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    AUGUSTA – The Tampa Bay Devil Rays, one of Major League Baseball’s two new franchises, will be hosting an open tryout on July 31. The tryout will be conducted at McGuire field starting at 9 a.m. Those seeking more information may call 203-598-3187. Read More
    BANGOR – Old Town coach Dan Emerson predicted his team would win the District 3 Little League baseball tournament (ages 11-12) after Old Town beat Bangor West two weeks ago. Old Town did so Wednesday night, beating Bucksport 10-7. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ORRINGTON – The Orrington All-Stars recently posted a 16-7 victory over the Fairfield All-Stars to earn the Gold Medal at the ORC Softball Tournament. This tournament is for girls ages 12-and-under. Fairfield took the silver medal, while Brewer PAL captured the bronze. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ORLANDO – The Nashville Magic beat the Maine Hoops 80-79 in their first-ever game in the championship round of the national AAU basketball tourney Wednesday night for ages 17-and-under. Angelo Salvaggio of Cheverus High School led Maine with 25 points. Austin Ganley of Greely netted… Read More
    BANGOR – David Gunas of Amston, Conn., was in the hunt at the Greater Bangor Open last year when rain suspended action. This year, he’s picking up where he left off. Gunas fired a 9-under-par 62 at Bangor Municipal Golf Course on Wednesday to capture… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Peco Energy Co. will have a fight on its hands if it buys the troubled Maine Yankee power plant and tries to extend the reactor’s license past 2008, a nuclear critic promised Wednesday. Bill Linnell of Cape Elizabeth said he filed an application… Read More
    PORTLAND — A flea market vendor who allegedly fled police when confronted about stolen merchandise on his display table was indicted Wednesday on federal weapons charges. A U.S. District Court grand jury indicted Ronald Fuller, 46, of Lake Worth, Fla., on two counts of possession… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Andrew Finnegan, who has served as chief executive officer at the Charles A. Dean Hospital in Greenville for nearly eight years, has resigned to take a similar position in Georgia. Finnegan confirmed this week that he will complete his duties in Greenville on… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The popular Off-Broadway Coffeehouse and Folk Club, now in its third year as part of the First Universalist Church of Rockland’s Free Market of Ideas, will continue its series of benefit shows for the area’s Homeless Teen Shelter at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25. Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Maine Theatre Guild is seeking all interested people who would be willing to make a two-day performance commitment for Labor Day weekend re-enacting Renaissance characters. The first Renaissance Faire will be held at the Kelmscott Farm in Lincolnville and will benefit important… Read More
    ROCKLAND — “Claws of Red, Memories of Gold” is the theme for the children’s parade at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the 50th Maine Lobster Festival. All children up to age 12 are welcome to join the group, which will parade around the grounds. Read More
    FORT KENT — Visiting the Acadian Archives at the University of Maine at Fort Kent is reminiscent of being a bull in a china shop. Archival materials on and about Acadians are stuffed into 733 square feet of cramped office space in the upper level… Read More
    Maine State Police Wednesday investigated two separate reports that suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan might be in Maine, but came up empty. “We checked it out and it was unconfirmed, although I suspect there will be more ,” Stephen McCausland, state police spokesman said Wednesday… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — In a show guaranteed to make animal activists cringe, the Maine Lobster Festival Wednesday held a barnyard demonstration with Leroy the lobster tied on the back of Spam the pig. It was a spoof on the pending federal court case involving a… Read More
    Presque Isle District Court: Tonya E. Coty, 28, Fort Fairfield, failure to register motor vehicle, $100. 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… Read More
    Ellsworth District Court: Benjamin L. Abbott, 23, Franklin, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $600, eight days in jail, license suspended 90 days; failure to stop for officer, two days in jail, concurrent with previous sentence; violation of bail condition, five days… Read More
    Self-serving, stupid and inappropriate — just a few adjectives to describe the plan recently revealed for dressing the statue of Paul Bunyan in a T-shirt to welcome a radio talk show host. I hesitate to give this particular man even one more column inch of… Read More
    Contributions are being sought, and your presence is requested, at a benefit auction for North Star Christian School. The auction is 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the school’s new facility on Route 2 in Hermon. North Star Christian may be a name new to… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield police were busy early Wednesday morning taking down homemade signs from Main Street that read: “WARNING: Possible child molester living among us.” They spent the rest of the day allaying residents’ fears for their children’s safety. Several residents who were walking their… Read More
    Bangor Hydro Electric Co. has not performed as a good corporate citizen by refusing to participate in the New England Energy Forecast first level of power use advisory, conservation days. The three levels of power advisories — conservation days, power watch and power warning — were designed to… Read More
    The whine of a Jet Ski on a Maine lake could become nothing next to the growing roar of protest over their use. Other lake users clearly have had enough of the noise and irresponsible behavior of some riders. The industry recently began to try to respond to… Read More
    Even mild cases of endometriosis, a common disorder of the uterine lining, can cause infertility in women, a study found. However, the researchers also found that surgery to treat the endometriosis can nearly double such women’s chances of getting pregnant. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    I must first thank you for your coverage both the jugglers workshop at Silo 7 and my perfomance at Full Circle Fair. I must point out that in the history of juggling only Jenny Jaeger and Enrico Rastelli have ever maintained a 10-ball pattern, I do not and… Read More
    This letter is but a postscript to the arguments relating to the National Endowment for the Arts which Mary Lou Colbath stated so eloquently and firmly in her column (BDN, July 19). One cannot stress how scandelous is the diabolical efforts of Newt Gingrich and his Republican ninnies… Read More
    This letter is an answer to Mr. Edward Kurtz’s recent letter regarding the noise in Castine. The new “State of Maine” is like the new kid in town. She wanted to be noticed so she rumbled a little. Don’t forget, she has undergone extensive renovations… Read More
    Mr. Sidney Quarrier’s letter, “Sickening by spraying,” (BDN, July 21) is the tip of a horrible iceberg. Shame indeed on the cavalier attitude of the blueberry industry. If spraying has become a tragic necessity (as Quarrier accepts), certainly the unapologetic, remorseless, techno-speak of the industry is not. Read More
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    WASHINGTON — Four out of 10 times, consumers get less milk and juice than promised on cartons, the government said recently. Although the amount consumers are shortchanged is small — 1 percent to 6 percent, or about an ounce on average in a gallon of… Read More
    There was a time when the nation’s move to digital television seemed like a dream come true: at-home viewing to rival the best movie theaters and a ton of cash flowing into the U.S. Treasury. Now, as often happens when Congress and Big Business snuggle… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH — Hannaford Bros. Co., a food retailer in the Northeast and the South, has posted a 1.9 percent increase in second-quarter earnings, despite a slight drop in same-store sales. Hannaford said net earnings for the three months ending June 28 totaled $19.9 million, or… Read More
    Rockland District Court: Michael A. Gardner, 44, Rockland, criminal mischief, four days in jail; restitution of $68. 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
    BELFAST — Justice John Atwood handed down the following sentences in Waldo County Superior Court this week: Aaron Heath Hunt, 22, of Lincolnville had his probation revoked after being charged and convicted with sexual abuse of a minor. In November 1994, Hunt was convicted on… Read More
    The Rural Schools Partnership, composed of eight local school districts, was recently awarded a Pilot Site Grant to come up with ways in which schools could measure students’ achievements as part of the local assessment component of the Learning Results. The partnership, which will receive… Read More
    To some, it’s a worn out cliche. But to those in the industry, it is the driving force behind the consolidation of suppliers and the evolution of their services. It’s just-in-time production, a concept closely associated with manufacturing techniques championed in Japan and, according to… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — The first parent to be cited under the city’s new curfew ordinance says police have not enforced the law consistently. Christine Fournier was cited last month after police found her 15-year-old daughter walking downtown at 1:20 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Bangor Police Officers Mark Hathaway and Chris Morley were sent to the Essex Street and Church Road area early Wednesday morning on a report of car burglaries in which the burglars were being chased by a car owner. Arriving around 2:15 a.m., police found the… Read More
    NEW YORK — KeyCorp, the nation’s 15th-largest bank, based in Cleveland, said second-quarter earnings rose to $223 million, or a record $1.02 per share, from $217 million, or 92 cents, a year ago. KeyCorp Chairman Robert W. Gillespie attributed the gain not only to improved… Read More
    The tendency is to imitate the imaginers, to make aliens less or more. Less being the human-consuming reptilians of “V,” the monstrous if matronly insects of “Alien,” or the single-minded invading millions of “Independence Day.” More being the gentle creature with the transparently beating heart of “E.T.,” the… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday denied a Sanford motorcyclist’s appeal of his eight-year manslaughter sentence arising from a 1992 crash that caused the death of a woman. The justices unanimously rejected claims by Scott Berube, 27, that his prison term was excessive. Read More
    WASHINGTON — The number of young children being immunized for dangerous diseases has risen sharply the past four years, with three of four now receiving a full series of recommended shots by age 2, the government reported Wednesday. Since 1992, the immunization rate for toddlers… Read More