SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – The University of Maine-Presque Isle received goals from four different players Friday as the Owls earned a 4-0 women’s soccer victory over the University of New Brunswick-Saint John. Cyndi Trapnell scored an unassisted goal and Heather Van Oesen connected off… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Chris Wyman scored three times and added an assist to carry Schenck past Penquis in a 5-2 schoolboy soccer win Friday. Nate Jamo added a pair of goals for 5-1-1 Schenck. Nicholas Lyons and Dustin Thompson had assists. Aaron Turcotte stopped all… Read More
    High School AT WOODLAND Varsity: Machias (3-3) def. Woodland (3-3) 15-8, 15-12; Machias: Genevieve Rogers 8 kills, Leann Pritchard 7 of 9 serves; Woodland: Bonnie Smith 1 block, 2 kills, 5-of-8 serving; JV: Woodland (1-4) def. Machias (2-4) 9-15, 15-11, 15-6… Read More
    In University of Maine cross country meets this fall, the familiar face of Dereck Treadwell has led the pack of Black Bear men. The fact that the 1996 Olympic Trials 1,500-meter finalist is back for a fifth year is a distinct positive for coach Jim… Read More
    ESPN announcer Gary Thorne, former Boston Celtic Bob Bigelow, Barbara Marois, the captain of the U.S. Olympic field hockey team, and UMaine women’s basketball coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie are among the speakers scheduled for a conference to discuss youth sports at the Augusta Civic Center in November. Read More
    If you have a minute or two I’ll tell you why I like September. To begin, I like September’s colorful signs that summer has closed camp for the season and my old friend autumn, whom I haven’t seen for a year, has arrived. And I like the way… Read More
    Mark Osgood of Bucksport and Dick Maxell of Dexter teamed up to successfully defend their title in the American Bass Association’s team championships on Sept. 18 in Florence, Ala. Osgood, 38, and Maxell, 52, caught 37 pounds of smallmouth bass in the two-day, 16-fish-limit tournament… Read More
    AUGUSTA – If you’re a player on Bangor High School’s football team, the last thing you have to complain about these days is playing time. The Rams improved to 4-0 and got everyone into the game except the cheerleaders as they soundly thumped Cony of… Read More
    Carmel Valley Golf Links is giving away “free golf days” on Sunday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Nov. 2, for anyone wishing to play. Tee times are required and the offer is free to all golfers. For more information, call Ted Johns at 848-2582 (days) or 848-2217 (after 4… Read More
    SUGARLOAF – Registrations are still being accepted for Saturday and Sunday’s Kingfield Bank running events. This weekend marks the 19th annual running of the Kingfield Bank 10K, the Kingfield Bank Kids 1K, and the Sugarloaf Uphill Climb. The 10K race is held every year on… Read More
    If Noah Webster was still around today, he might consider putting the Maine State Football League in his dictionary as an example of how to understand the meaning of the word, “fledgling.” “Raw; inexperienced; unskillful;” is how Webster defines fledgling. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    WOODLAND – Seth Kilton contributed two assists for Machias in the Bulldogs’ 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over Woodland Friday. Aaron Getchell scored with 34:38 left in the first half and Micah Hall had a goal at the 23:19 mark of the second. Kilton had both… Read More
    CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy had five different players score in a 5-1 men’s soccer win over the University of Maine-Fort Kent on Friday. Farhan Zbairan scored a goal and provided two assists for the Mariners. Jason Fraser, Seth Brown, Angelo Rizzitello and Conor Crawford… Read More
    A light Saturday schoolboy football schedule offers only five games, but some hold significance for local teams. John Bapst (0-3) at Dexter (0-3), 1:30 p.m. – The Crusaders from Bangor have enjoyed good offensive output, on the field. It’s the scoreboard they’re having trouble with. Read More
    HAMPDEN – Eleven minutes into Friday night’s homecoming contest, the Belfast Lions had run 24 plays from scrimmage to Hampden’s zero – and were tied 8-8. Five minutes into the second half, the Lions had given up enough big or timely plays to trail the… Read More
    BANGOR – The Ellsworth boys soccer team learned their potential Friday night when senior striker Darby Higgins saw his 20-plus game scoring streak come to an end. The Bangor Rams, on the other hand, learned that in order to play to their potential against an… Read More
    Foxcroft Acad. 55, MCI 21 Key plays – Foxcroft: tailback Ben Preston set the tone of the evening with game-breaking touchdown runs. He raced 45, 35 and 37 yards from scrimmage for scores, returned a punt 68 yards for a TD, and turned a bad… Read More
    The women’s hockey coach at Rochester Institute of Technology has been offered the University of Maine women’s hockey coaching position, according to one of four finalists for the job. According to Rensselaer Poly Institute women’s hockey coach Ryan Stone, a native of Orono and a… Read More
    University of Maine freshman goalie Alfie Michaud came of age during the 1996-97 season. After struggling early, Michaud finished strong, allowing two goals or less in seven of his last 10 starts. He wound up with a respectable 3.09 goals-against average and a 17-8-1 record. Read More
    Foxcroft Acad. 55, MCI 21 Key plays – Foxcroft: tailback Ben Preston set the tone of the evening with game-breaking touchdown runs. He raced 45, 35 and 37 yards from scrimmage for scores, returned a punt 68 yards for a TD, and turned a bad… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Goalie Nate Hall made 16 saves on 17 shots to lead the Searsport Vikings to a 2-0 schoolboy soccer win over the Sumner Tigers Friday. Harold Grove and Rodney Damon each scored a goal for 6-2-1 Searsport. Andrew Tougher assisted on Damon’s… Read More
    On a normal Thursday morning you’d expect to find Associate Professor Anthony Corrado teaching a course about U.S. government to political science students at Colby College. Not this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
    CALAIS — A $1 million economic development campaign could enable the Sunrise County Economic Council to continue helping area towns into the next century. Diane Tilton, the council’s executive director, told the City Council on Thursday that a year ago the economic council’s board decided… Read More
    CARIBOU — A county health coalition Friday announced a program designed to get children moving in an effort to encourage good exercise habits that will reduce health problems later in life. The Northern Maine Rural Health Research Coalition, a collaboration among two county hospitals and… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Maine International Trade Center announced Friday that three organizations, the Market Development Center, the Center for Innovation in Biomedical Technologies and the Center for Technology Transfer, will make a total of $12,000 in grants available to four Maine biotech companies to enable them to participate… Read More
    BLUE HILL — Computer Information Services has merged with J&B Diversified Associates Inc. of Manchester, N.H. This merger will provide the Down East area with a full service organization for computer and telephone networks. In addition to the installation and repair of all brands of personal computers, CIS… Read More
    The Bangor region is experiencing pain and anger over the cancelled nomination of Police Chief Randy Harriman as state commissioner of public safety. There is a sense of loss for everyone who was rooting for him as a police officer and a representative of this part of the… Read More
    Maine congressional delegation and Gov. Angus King took an important step for veterans’ health Wednesday when they met as a group with officials from the Veterans Administration and the Togus Veterans Administration Center and Hospital. Without this coordinated effort, service to the veterans’ hospital could continue to erode. Read More
    BOSTON — Question: When is a paying customer a bad customer? Answer: In the credit card business. Beneficial National Bank of Delaware is canceling the MasterCards of thousands of customers who pay off their credit card bills in full each month. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Presque Isle District Court: Travis J. Voisine, 24, Presque Isle, operating motor vehicle after license suspension, 24 hours in jail, credit for time served. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    Mable P. Parker, 213 Kelley Road, Caribou 04736, is confined by illness to her home and would like to hear from old and new friends. Lucy Glidden Shorey, c/o Elaine Cronkite, 140 East St., Fort Edward, N.Y. 12828, formerly of Howland, will celebrate her 90th… Read More
    The June Consumer Reports ranks national parks, including Acadia, as if they were toaster ovens. Forty thousand subscribers, who made 77,000 park visits, answered a mailed survey gauging how well our parks appear to be managed. Categories included, e.g., cleanliness, maintenance, crowds, traffic, parking, scenery… Read More
    After Bangor Police Chief Randy Harriman had refused to walk the plank away from his nomination as Maine’s next commissioner of public safety and had been summarily chucked over the side of the ship of state by Gov. Angus King, it was only a matter of time before… Read More
    Orono — The Newman Center at the University of Maine will hold a 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass. Monday through Thursday there will be a 4:45 p.m. liturgy. Orono — St. Mary’s Parish will hold Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m and Monday and Tuesday Mass at… Read More
    Dolphins and porpoises have been part of human mythology and subsistence for millennia. Ancient Greeks told tales of dolphins that played with children or rescued lost mariners. Romans immortalized the animals in mosaics found today at Italian ports. These animals also have provided food for… Read More
    BANGOR — There will be a brain injury support group meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Maine Head Trauma Center at 45 Oak St. The topic will be “Spirituality in Times of Stress and Confusion,” by Jacquie Soucy. Read More
    BANGOR — The Alzheimer’s Association will hold its annual Memory Walk at 9 a.m. Oct. 4. The 6-mile walk will be held rain or shine. The walk will begin at University College of Bangor and end at Westgate Manor. Registration is from 8 to 9 a.m. Read More
    WESTBROOK — Members of the largest union at the S.D. Warren paper mill approved a new contract by default Friday when workers at once rejected the offer but failed to garner enough votes for a strike. Although members of the Local 1069 of the United… Read More
    BANGOR — A public forum will be held Monday to discuss managed health care for Maine residents with disabilities. The forum, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Husson College Campus Center, is being sponsored by the Maine Department of Mental Retardation, the Northeast Quality Improvement Council and… Read More
    The St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary’s 17th annual fashion show, to be held from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer, is much more than a fund-raiser — it celebrates a half-century of community service. St. Joseph Hospital is in its… Read More
    BANGOR — Over the space of 10 days, the city’s ad hoc committee appointed to gather information on building a multipurpose stadium has met four times, pored over stacks of data, and talked about benefits and obstacles. The members may be almost done. The city… Read More
    BELFAST — Director Sandi Francis-Roman’s voice boomed out over the whispers and giggles of three dozen children rehearsing for their musical performance. “Let’s try it again,” she said, gesturing confidently at the stage where the children had assembled. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BANGOR — The Greater Bangor Area Post Polio Support Group will hold its next meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the offices of Maine Independent Living Services on Harlow Street. The Greater Bangor Area Post Polio Support Group is composed of people… Read More
    High school AT EAST SULLIVAN, 2.7 miles Seacoast Invitational Run Bucksport girls 43, Sumner 53, Narraguagus 82, George Stevens 104, Calais 109, Woodland 122, Shead 183 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    “Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature” by Linda Lear is the biography that finally does justice to the life of one of this country’s most extraordinary women. Rachel Carson is widely acknowledged as the scientist-writer who launched the modern environmental movement with the publication of “Silent… Read More
    We are from Elmira, N.Y., and are visiting our daughter, Barbara Rosenthal in Bangor. On the trip here our car started having some unusual vibrations during braking. We wanted to make sure it would be safe to start the 600-mile trip home in a few days. Read More
    An acclaimed, one-woman play based on the life and works of Rachel Carson will be performed in Boothbay on the 35th anniversary of the publication of “Silent Spring,” the book that launched the contemporary environmental movement. Author and actor Kaiulani Lee will perform her “A… Read More
    My heartfelt thanks to Bangor Daily News Weekend (Sept. 20-21) and your reporter, Jenna Russell, for her very informative article on Chronic Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS). I have had this baffling and debilitating disease for more than 10 years and was diagnosed variously as having… Read More
    Congratulations to the students, faculty and administration at The Maine State University on their new name. It just goes to show good ideas can be found in Augusta, Bangor, Lewiston and Thomaston as well as Gorham and Orono. It’s not false advertising to want to improve and market… Read More
    Question 1, the Compact for Maine’s Forests, has broad-based support statewide. This is because it is a sustainable forest plan that protects both our forests and forest-based jobs. Supporters include Gov. King, the Maine Forest Service, the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, the 15 large landowners… Read More
    Since the closing of the Chamberlain Bridge, I have had to take the interstate more than I care to. Driving the interstate through Bangor is an experience I don’t enjoy. Either the majority of people don’t care or don’t know what the yeild signs mean. I have seen… Read More
    It should be civilian authority that oversees the state police and all other law enforcement in Maine. A current (or former) law officer should not hold the post of public safety director for the state. Law enforcement will not police itself. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    I was saddened to hear that Randy Harriman has been dumped by Gov. King after anonymous allegations smeared his reputation. How many times will anonymous cowards be allowed this kind of power? I have no idea if any of the allegations are true or not, and apparently King,… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Down East Community Hospital will offer the following activities and workshops: Sept. 26 — free blood pressure screening, 8-10 a.m., DECH lobby. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
    NEWPORT — Benancia Martin, 21, of Newport was arrested last week and charged with assault in connection with an incident in which he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend’s young son. The Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office referred the case to the Newport Police Department on Sept. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Veterans Service counselor will be available from 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Community Health and Counseling Center, 1093 West Main St. She will continue to be in Dover-Foxcroft on the first Wednesday of each month. The counselor will assist… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — The Redington-Fairview General Hospital will host a diabetes support group at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The smoking cessation support group won’t meet until next January. If you would like to have your name put on the mailing list,… Read More
    GUILFORD — The SAD 4 Adult Education Division will offer two free workshops at the Piscataquis Community High School. A workshops covering chain saw filing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 7 will teach proper filing techniques to make a chain saw more efficient and safe. Read More
    NEWPORT — A 27-year-old Newport man pleaded guilty Wednesday morning and was sentenced in Newport District Court to a single Class D charge that he sexually abused a 14-year-old female. Jason St. Peter allegedly performed “sexual acts” with the girl, and she brought the charges… Read More
    PALMYRA — During the past five years they’ve organized bottle drives, hamburger sales, 50-50 raffles, craft shows, a community quilt raffle, plant sales, baked bean suppers and a Christmas play. There also has been a walkathon, celebrity auction, egg festival and a dinner for volunteers. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Somerset County Republicans left their meeting Thursday night with a message for the Legislature. They passed a motion to go on record informing their legislators to use the state’s projected $60 million surplus to “pay present bills with no further indebtedness or… Read More
    PEMBROKE — School committee members of Union 104 will meet with state officials to hear about proposals for school system regionalization and some of the options open to the five towns making up Union 104, at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Pembroke Elementary School gymnasium. Read More
    I spoke at the Farmington meeting in opposition to the proposals of the Land Acquisition Priorities Advisory Committee. I object strongly to the statement by Mark DesMeules after the Machias meeting (BDN, Sept. 20) that comments at the Farmington meeting were generally supportive of the proposals. There was… Read More
    NEWPORT — A St. Albans woman was taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital with neck injuries, and two Newport women suffered minor injuries, after a two-car accident on Route 2 Friday afternoon. Kris Martin, 20, of Newport, driver of a 1989 Chevrolet Geo, was distracted by… Read More
    WEST GOULDSBORO — The Eleanor Widener Dixon Memorial Clinic will hold an open house on Sunday, Sept. 28, meeting what hospital officials have called “an ever-increasing demand for health care services” in the Down East community. Bonnie Sparks, Eleanor Widener Dixon Memorial Clinic Committee chairwoman,… Read More
    ROCKLAND — James D. Bivins of Vassalboro has been hired as the new city attorney for a salary of $45,000, Mayor Robert Peabody reported this week. Bivins is an attorney in the law offices of Dyer and Goodall in Augusta and has worked previously as… Read More
    HANCOCK — The Hancock Recreational Program Committee is looking for volunteers to dress up as spooks and goblins for the first Haunted Hayride through the back roads of Hancock. Between 25 and 30 people are required for each night, and rides will take place on the evenings of… Read More
    The Bangor Fire Department is reminding Greater Bangor area residents that cleaning wood stoves, oil furnaces and chimneys now may keep the Fire Department from visiting this winter. Lt. Jason Johnson with the Bangor Fire Department fire prevention bureau says that in the fall fire… Read More
    PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A man who fell to his death from a cliff north of La Push has been identified. The victim was Daniel Seefahrt, 32, of Camden, Maine, said Lisa Hilt, staff assistant at Olympic National Park. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    SANFORD — A former bar manager has filed a lawsuit against the Sanford Elks Lodge, claiming he was fired after he accused the club of illegal gambling. In the suit filed in York County Superior Court, William Carson claims he was fired from the job… Read More