GUILFORD – Trey Gilbert scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the Piscataquis Community Pirates to a 3-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Penquis Patriots Tuesday. David Emrich and Garret Vainio scored a goal each for 2-1-2 Piscataquis Community. John Riitano made 10… Read More
WATERVILLE – Farhan Zbairan scored four goals and two assists to lead Maine Maritime Academy to a 6-4 men’s soccer win over Thomas College on Tuesday. Virgil Simmonds and Jason Fraser each added goals for the Mariners. Jamie Leveille had an assist. Mike Bills recorded… Read More
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BELFAST – The ominous, round moon that hung low over the field at Belfast High School Tuesday evening set the scene for a dramatic fight. What happened in the Winslow-Belfast field hockey game was a 4-0 Black Raiders’ rout. However, to the players, the fast,… Read More
ST. AGATHA – Senior left wing Tracy Guerrette scored three goals and goalie Jen Derosier turned back all nine shots she faced as the Wisdom Pioneers won their final game before harvest break with a 4-0 decision over Washburn Tuesday afternoon. Kelly Cyr added a… Read More
WATERVILLE – Farhan Zbairan scored four goals and two assists to lead Maine Maritime Academy to a 6-4 men’s soccer win over Thomas College on Tuesday. Virgil Simmonds and Jason Fraser each added goals for the Mariners. Mike Bills recorded eight saves on 22 shots… Read More
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ORONO – The University of Maine women’s soccer team has had problems scoring goals this season. Maine coach Dave Patterson knew his team’s scoring chances would be few against a talented Dartmouth College team Tuesday so the Bears focused on defending. “You can’t lose if… Read More
The mountain bike races at Bangor’s Essex Street Recreation Area this month would never make it as a made-for-TV movie. Not that it didn’t have great action, soft tender moments and comic relief. What was lacking was the conflict between the good guy and the… Read More
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QUECHEE, Vt. – Geoffrey Sisk fired a first-round 64 over the Lakeland Course on Tuesday to take a four-shot lead in the New England Open at The Quechee Club. Mike Baker, the assistant pro at Bangor Municipal Golf Course, fired a 68 over the Highland… Read More
NEWPORT — Let’s face it, this is a nation on the run. It’s embraced the concept of drive-through windows at restaurants, pharmacies, post offices and banks. It was only a matter of time before florists would follow the trend. The procedure is simple. You drive up, request a… Read More
BANGOR — A controversial child pornography trial that mixes computer wizardry with criminal activity got under way Tuesday in U.S. District Court. The trial, which began with opening arguments and expert witness testimony, links the Bangor area to a covert national trend — that of… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — A state legislator called on Gov. George Pataki Tuesday to hold a “dairy summit” to find ways to raise milk prices for New York farmers. Persistently low wholesale milk prices have pushed many dairy farms in the state to the brink of… Read More
The Community Advisory Panel on the decommissioning of Maine Yankee will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Maine Yankee Career Center. State Sen. Marge Kilkelly, chairperson of the panel, said the agenda will include a presentation on radiation fundamentals and a… Read More
The Better Business Bureau of Eastern Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont warns consumers of deceptive collect calls being made to individuals in the guise of a charitable donation. According to call recipients from Vermont and Massachusetts, individuals are asked if they would accept a collect call… Read More
A group of businesspeople from the Netherlands will tour Maine and Florida Sept. 17-24 to learn about international trade opportunities for small- and medium-sized corporations. The businesspeople are part of the International Business Consortium Alphen, an active and well-connected small-business development group in the Netherlands. Read More
The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold its fourth and fifth public forums in Dover-Foxcroft and Bridgton to enable the public to ask questions about any utility issue. The meetings will be Thursday, Sept. 25 in the multipurpose room of the Piscataquis Regional YMCA, 35… Read More
GREENVILLE — High teacher salaries, the future of Greenville High School, and the struggle to cope with increasing education costs were discussed Monday during a Community Task Force meeting. About 30 Greenville people gathered at the high school to express their concerns, their frustrations and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — When the governor’s task force to restructure county government offered to cut people’s property taxes in half, members probably thought Maine residents would be pleased. Instead, the 21 officials from town, county, and state government have been met with outpourings of suspicion and… Read More
PORTLAND — Saying that it was necessary to send a clear message to both the Maine State Academy of Hair Design and other schools in the state, the Finance Authority of Maine on Tuesday recommended strict sanctions and $5 million in fines on the school and its owners. Read More
AUGUSTA — As the governor’s candidate to succeed Ray “Bucky” Owen at the helm of the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Lee Perry is literally a man who has been there and back. Perry started his career in Maine in 1967 as an… Read More
BANGOR — A dozen Maine men soon will be part of the first major study looking at drug treatment for men with osteoporosis. The two-year study will include 18 sites in Canada, Europe, Australia and the United States. In Bangor, research will be led by… Read More
WASHINGTON — Four key senators made it clear Tuesday that this year’s highway bill won’t let longer, heavier trucks use more interstate highways. Their announcement was a decisive victory for the Association of American Railroads, which outspent and out-lobbied the American Trucking Associations in their… Read More
GUILFORD — As she peered about the room, there were about 60 sets of eyes trained on her. It made her uneasy. She padded softly around the band room at Piscataquis Community High School, giving some students their first glimpse of a much-feared animal. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PORTLAND — A cruise ship that was delayed in Montreal after nine people aboard became sick is back on schedule and headed to Portland. The cruise ship Westerdam is set to arrive today on schedule, despite a delay in Montreal to find out what caused… Read More
BANGOR — Gregory Baker, the man who was fatally shot during an armed confrontation with police in Bangor last month, was remembered Tuesday as kind and caring, intelligent and mischievous, and a lover of pets. “We are not here today to discuss or answer any… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Blaine House will be repainted during the summer of 1998, according to the state Bureau of General Services. In 1994, the Blaine House clapboards and shutters were replaced and other areas of historical value such as the trim, facades and columns were… Read More
WASHINGTON — As a joint House-Senate conference committee meets to consider the fiscal 1998 Department of Defense Appropriations legislation, Sen. Olympia Snowe is urging support for $175 million in funding for the DOD breast cancer research program. Snowe and Senators Alphonse D’Amato, R-N.Y.; Tom Harkin,… Read More
BANGOR — Penquis C.A.P. of Bangor is receiving one of five grants being given by the USDA Rural Development, formerly known as Farmers Home Administration. The Housing Preservation Grants totaling $302,150 will be used to repair 104 homes. Other recipients of the grants are Community… Read More
Maine motorists will need to buckle up and turn their headlights on when their windsheild wipers are in use starting Friday. That’s when Maine’s two new laws go into effect. The director of the State Bureau of Highway Safety, Richard E. Perkins, said the wiper… Read More
As the devastation caused by alcoholism and drug addiction mounts, as the wasted lives, ruined families and economic losses pile up, sometimes it seems as though nothing works. Actually, something does work — treatment — and that’s why September, National Treatment Works! Month is a… Read More
On the surface, it looks like the system works. A Cherryfield man nearly runs down a group of kids, one of them black. Threats and racial slurs fly. A noose is fashioned. The driver’s companions join in with more threats, some shoving. A civil suit is filed, criminal… Read More
Toads sit on them. Fairies hide under them. Witches use them in special brews. They can expand minds and poison bodies. They resemble plants, but what they really are is a fungus. But for one Dixmont family, fungi — of the mushroom variety — are… Read More
Penquis C.A.P. is now making appointments to take applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program, in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. Applications will be taken from Oct. 6, 1997, to April 30, 1998. Applicants are required to supply proof of total gross income for all members… Read More
Last Sunday, my wife and I finally returned to Katahdin, a mountain we first climbed in 2 B.K., Before Kids. We drove up to Baxter and into Roaring Brook Campground. We signed in and were greeted by a youthful park ranger who immediately sized us up as neophytes. Read More
Kelli Pryor saw up close what fame did to people, and she did not like what she saw. As a writer for Entertainment Weekly, her frequent flier miles amounted to nearly 50,000 per year. She interviewed movie stars in their lavish homes, visited them in… Read More
If you think the only service AAA, the auto association, can provide is some juice to your stalled junker and a discount on traveler’s checks for that trip north of the border, think again. Take, for example, The Rose Garden, a Bar Harbor restaurant which won the AAA… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County commissioners on Tuesday avoided a court battle by formally accepting an arbitrator’s ruling on vacation and sick leave that was favorable to a union representing some county employees. The dispute over earned time, which is vacation and sick leave earned by… Read More
DEER ISLE — By more than 3-to-1, island voters have favored building a new K-8 school in Deer Isle rather than in Stonington. Voters flocked to polls in each town Tuesday to voice their preference for either a 19-acre site near the high school in… Read More
The Acadia Hospital in Bangor will offer a free depression screening Thursday, Oct. 9, as part of National Depression Screening Day. The screening will include an educational presentation, an anonymous written depression screening test, and the opportunity to review the results of the test with a mental health… Read More
U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded Maine Public Broadcasting Corp. more than $180,000 to help improve broadcasting capabilities across the state. The funds are being made available through the department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Maine Public… Read More
The annual meeting of Pine Tree Legal Assistance and its board of directors will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Civic Center Drive in Augusta. The public is welcome to attend. Read More
OLD TOWN — City councilors filled an opening on the School Board during a brief special meeting Monday night. The councilors appointed Cheryl McComish, who holds a master’s in education and is employed as a reading specialist in Milo, to the remainder of Scott Overmyer’s… Read More
BANGOR — Councilors on the municipal operations committee paid close attention to complaints Tuesday about the noise of leaf blowers near their homes, but decided for the moment that beefing up the noise ordinance was not the answer. “I think we can somehow work through… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield councilors unanimously approved a planning board waiver Tuesday night to allow great leeway in the size and illumination of signs about town. The waiver will allow signs to be up to 10 times larger than previously allowed — which varies depending on… Read More
BOSTON — William Weld resigned as governor of Massachusetts in July and now he’s abandoned his bid to become U.S. ambassador to Mexico, but don’t expect him to end up in a soup line anytime soon. Aides say Weld, who yielded Monday to a political… Read More
HERMON — Expanding sewer and water services to the Coldbrook-Odlin roads area means “a modest investment for the town, with incredible payback and benefits down the road,” including a lower mill rate. That was the gist of Tuesday’s public information session in which officials once… Read More
After speaking with United Way of Aroostook administrative assistant Mary Casey, it appears folks up in the County are confident this year’s campaign goal of $285,000 — an increase of $10,000 from last year — will be met. Already, Pacesetter businesses are in place for… Read More
A U.S. environmentalist called Tuesday for Canada to toughen its laws to protect endangered whales, as a right whale with fishing gear caught in its mouth disappeared off radio receivers southwest of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Nina Young, a marine biologist at the Center for Marine… Read More
The Bangor Daily News article on Aug. 29, “Palmyra solves disk dilemma”, quoting the town’s administrative assistant, Heather McAnirlin, regarding the willingness of the town office to provide public tax records in computer disc form, misstates my role and omits the central issue at question. After having received… Read More
Having not missed the opening gala celebration at the Maine Center for the Arts at the University of Maine since Yo Yo Ma performed at the premiere of this auspicious event, I broke tradition last Friday evening (hope Tony Bennett didn’t miss me) and instead opted to attend… Read More
[On Sept. 8], I read in the Bangor Daily News the craziest thing I’ve read in my 79 years, “Stress an illusion.” Stress is very, very real. If one “should be in complete control of their own destiny,” please tell me why is my good husband spending his… Read More
City Manager Edward Barrett hit the nail right on the head after explaining the City Nursing Facility’s financial future and recommending to the full City Council to sell the license and cut their losses. After talking about a $425,000 bond for the CNF there would… Read More
Wouldn’t you think Richard Hill would get tired of dredging up the same old excuses for Bangor Hydro [BDN op-ed columnn, Sept. 11]? I know he never met a nuclear power plant he didn’t love, but I thought he’d retired. Is he on retainer to BHE? If not,… Read More
Recently, Shop ‘n Save stores removed tabloid papers from their newsstands, and before long other retailers were following suit. If you had gone through the checkout at Wal-Mart or IGA the past week, chances are you’ll have noticed the magazine slots for these tabloids are conspicuously empty. Read More
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AUGUSTA — More than a month after they notified the owners of three York County dams about dangerous leaks, state officials say two of the owners have yet to make plans to repair the damage. Sanford officials have made plans to repair the town-owned Number… Read More
WASHINGTON — With congressional power shifting away from New England, Maine is in danger of losing a big share of its federal highway funding. House and Senate committees continue work today on multiyear highway spending plans that, if enacted, would cut Maine’s percentage of roadway… Read More
Don’t forget to bring your social security number with you the next time you head to the Department of Motor Vehicles to have your license renewed. A new federal law will require driver’s license applicants to provide their social security number in order to obtain or renew their… Read More
BANGOR — Gate sales were down at the Bangor State Fair this year, and ride sales were up, but overall the event made nearly $9,000 more than a year ago. Bass Park Director Mike Dyer gave his annual report on the 10-day state fair to… Read More
CUTLER — There will be a POW-MIA ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at the Cutler Naval Base Chapel. Everyone is invited to attend, especially ex-POWs and family members of those who are still missing. For more information, call 259-8203. Read More
WASHINGTON — Broken shocks, realignments, lost hubcaps — the toll on America’s cars from bad roads is four times what governments spend fixing those roads, according to a new report. Two public interest groups looked at the condition of the nation’s urban highways and found… Read More
RANDOLPH — The president of a local cemetery association says the parents of four teen-agers suspected of breaking into a tomb and scattering skeletons across the lawn bear some responsibility for the vandalism. “I feel the children who did this are not being parented as… Read More
WASHINGTON — The president’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to meet with members of the Maine congressional delegation to discuss the future of the Togus VA Hospital and other issues of importance to Maine veterans. Responding to a request… Read More
WISCASSET — The closing of Maine Yankee nuclear power plant will force this town to double property taxes and cut $3 million from the town and school budget, according to a town selectman. First Selectman Larry Gordon said he has met twice with Maine Yankee… Read More
Belfast District Court: Dean E. Spaulding, 19, Troy, trafficking in dangerous knives, 48 hours 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; i++) { if… Read More
Regarding the article about Dr. Donald Robertson, the Machias doctor (BDN, Sept. 6-7): I am so upset; it makes me so mad to see the Drug Enforcement Administration chasing after doctors who prescribe pain medications. Just who does the DEA think they are, God? How… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate sponsor of controversial legislation to limit Indian tribal sovereignty and cut funding to wealthier tribes withdrew the proposal Tuesday on condition that it be considered again next year. Faced with defeat if he pushed the proposals to a vote on the… Read More
BANGOR — Customers of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. said Tuesday they would rather see the power company go into bankruptcy or be bought out and its management overhauled than pay the requested $20.6 million rate increase. Venting their frustration with a proposed 15.58 percent increase in… Read More
Bangor police Detective Larry Weber went to two homes Tuesday to follow up on two victims of domestic assault. In both situations, the husbands reportedly had assaulted their wives and as part of bail conditions were not to return home or have contact with their spouses. Read More
BANGOR — The Governor’s Office said Tuesday it would investigate abuse allegations contained in an anonymous letter about nominee for public safety commissioner and current Bangor Police Chief Randy Harriman. The unsigned letter that was sent to Gov. Angus King’s office as well as to… Read More
ELLSWORTH — If you build it, they will come. As long as there’s parking. With only a few scattered bus lines linking a mostly rural population, it’s not surprising that transportation equals automobile in Down East Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Liberty School cleared another last-minute hurdle Tuesday night, as the Blue Hill Planning Board agreed to accept two final modifications to the site permit granted the school last month. Tuesday’s special meeting represented the second time school organizers Arnold and Joe… Read More
BELFAST — A divided Belfast City Council moved Tuesday night to hire legal counsel from outside the city to examine possible conflicts of interest by high-level city employees. At the same time, the council did an about-face on plans to conduct a public hearing in… Read More
HOULTON — Maybe they were trying to find out how their team was going to do in the playoffs, or how their pitcher would do in his next game. Whatever the reason, telephone calls to psychic hot lines made by members of the Western Massachusetts… Read More