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
FALMOUTH – Alyssa Munger was relieved and surprised to learn Wednesday she still held the lead in the Women’s Maine State Amateur Golf Tournament. Abigail Spector was surprised and grateful she only trailed by a stroke when the second round was done. With only five… 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
BANGOR — A little more than a year after Bangor’s medical clinic for veterans lost its part-time psychiatrist, the Department of Veterans Affairs has hired a replacement. The delay had raised an outcry among some veterans. Dr. Ingrid Runden started work Wednesday at the Hancock… 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
PORTLAND — The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday denied the appeal of a Van Buren man who claimed he lacked effective legal help when he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife five years ago. The court unanimously upheld the conviction of Albenie Laferriere, 54, who… Read More
It was an adroit business move that ultimately proved a wake-up call to the forest industry. That was how the chairman of the forestry management department at the University of Maine summed up the now legendary story of how Sir James Goldsmith bought 1 million… 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
CARIBOU — Seven students from the Loring Job Corps Center spent last weekend in jail after breaking into vacant housing at the Loring Commerce Centre, according to records in Caribou District Court. The seven were charged with criminal trespass and were sentenced Monday to serve… 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
CARIBOU — A Superior Court justice continued Wednesday the sentencing of a psychological examiner charged with billing the Medicare system for 3,680 visits that didn’t occur. Justice Paul T. Pierson said he needed more information about Michael Beitch, 44, of Limestone before issuing a sentence… Read More
BLUE HILL — Emotions continue to run high in a debate involving much more than the details of a Rite Aid drugstore proposed for South Street. At a meeting of the Friends of Blue Hill Village on Tuesday night, the group’s supporters heard that many natives deeply resent… Read More
ANSON — Maine VOCALS founder and pot advocate Don Christen said Wednesday that his effort to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Maine “is going very, very well.” Christen and 120 supporters have been hitting the streets of Maine’s major communities this summer, gathering petition signatures to… Read More
AUGUSTA — The $1.4 million Churchill Dam replacement pro- ject on northern Maine’s Allagash Wilderness Waterway is on schedule and should be completed by the end of October, state officials said Wednesday. In the meantime, canoeists and campers in the area may find conditions out… 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
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 an elderly woman. The justices unanimously rejected claims by Scott Berube, 27, that his prison term was… Read More
Nearly 20 percent of New England’s native plants — including such wildflowers as Robbins’ cinquefoil, found atop the White Mountains and nowhere else on Earth — are at risk of disappearing, according to an exhaustive new survey. The list of 576 threatened plants comes from… Read More
BANGOR — An East Machias man, convicted of a string of burglaries from 1987 to 1996, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 15 years and eight months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Mark W. Pottle, 28, was sentenced as an… 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
NORTHPORT — Boston Celtics president and coach Rick Pitino has overcome a host of challenges during his career and is convinced he managed to come out on top because of high self-esteem and the belief that “success is a choice.” Pitino imparted his words of… 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
The bird is an enviable and bewildering creature. Its relationship with gravity and air is nothing short of miraculous, far superior than our own, far more graceful and elevated. If you’ve ever stood atop a mountain and watched a bird glide through the sky, then you know. You… 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
SKOWHEGAN — Somerset County commissioners gave preliminary verbal approval Wednesday night to a juvenile diversion program that jail administrators hope will save the county thousands of dollars. Six weeks ago, Jail Administrator Judy Thornton praised the program, saying it could save the county $30,000 a… 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
Orrington Olde Home Week will culminate Saturday, July 26, with a daylong schedule of events. The highlight of the day will be a parade on Route 15 at 11 a.m. The parade will proceed along Route 15 from Snow’s Corner south to Payne Gardens. During… Read More
OWLS HEAD — If there is a rapprochement between Owls Head and Rockland, then the chances of peace in the Middle East and Northern Ireland must be improving. Burying, at least for a midsummer’s night, the long-standing feud between the two Knox County communities, Owls… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Nearly 3 million visitors come here each year to take in breathtaking views from Cadillac Mountain. That’s not all they’re taking in, according to a study released on Wednesday that says the national park’s air pollution issues are in dire need of being addressed. 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
There is a time and place for censorship, the time is now … and the place is the Internet. Adults and parents need to exercise some censorship now if we want the youth of our nation to have a reasonable standard of self esteem and good moral character. Read More
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
HOULTON — Summer. It’s a time for baseball, camp, swimming and just hanging around. This year, for some seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders in the Greater Houlton area, there’s also changing engine oil, fixing flat tires and doing grease jobs on cars. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… 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
SOUTH PORTLAND — A city councilor is questioning the propriety of a police investigation that involved an undercover — and unclothed — officer. Some city officials say the officer was just enforcing the law when he received a massage at the To Your Health Club… 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
FORT KENT — “The University of Maine at Fort Kent is alive and well and looking to a bright future,” its president said Wednesday, as he looked over the quadrangle of the campus rimmed by four buildings. Proof of the words of Dr. Charles Lyons… 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
It’s a revelation that has visited Tom Hennessey in the most exotic sporting locales around the world, a startling moment of recognition that has pierced his reverie like a lightning flash on a still summer evening. He’s experienced it while tramping through the heather on… Read More
AUGUSTA — The $1.4 million Churchill Dam replacement pro- ject on northern Maine’s Allagash Wilderness Waterway is on schedule and should be completed by the end of October, state officials said Wednesday. In the meantime, canoeists and campers in the area may find conditions out… Read More
MILFORD — Law enforcement officials are expected to resume their search today for two Penobscot County Jail inmates who had fled a work-release program a day earlier and eluded a massive manhunt. Officials from at least seven agencies combed the woods, meadows and swamps east… 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
ANSON — Maine VOCALS founder and pot advocate Don Christen said Wednesday that his effort to legalize the medical use of marijuana in Maine “is going very, very well.” Christen and 120 supporters have been hitting the streets of Maine’s major communities this summer, gathering petition signatures to… 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
When the Sea Queen made the rounds of the Cranberry Isles Monday afternoon, Sisters Pat Rheaume and Therese Ann Schoenherr got off the mail boat at Little Cranberry Island. The 73-year-old Catholic nuns, both terminally ill, slowly made their way up the gangway and down the pier. Read More