HAMPDEN – It was a game that lived up to its lofty expectations. Hampden Academy’s Broncos, one of the top teams in Eastern Maine Class A, received a late first-half goal from senior striker Amy-Jo Crawford and survived a furious Mount Desert Island rally to… Read More
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Week five of the ’97 season offers some games that could be looked back on as pivotal once the season’s over. Several teams have a chance to leap-frog into first place. Bangor (4-0) at Brunswick (3-1), 7 p.m. – The Rams take their top-ranked rushing… Read More
BANGOR – Maren Muzzy, Jenn Joseph, and Chandra Robert each contributed a goal and an assist to lead St. Joseph’s to a 6-0 rout of Husson College in women’s soccer action Thursday. Muzzy, Joseph, Robert, and Heather Pelletier each had a goal in the first… Read More
Ben Christopher arrived at the University of Maine in August as one of 20 freshmen hoping to earn a spot on the football team. He possessed one skill that distinguished him not only from his classmates, but set him above every other player on the… Read More
ROCKLAND – Jaime Ross gave her mother, Rockland coach Diane Ross, a birthday present by scoring her first-ever goal in helping the Rockland Tigers record a 2-1 high school field hockey win over the Maranacook Black Bears Thursday. Maria Cuccinello provided the winning edge when… Read More
As temperatures begin to drop and as winter begins to approach, ski resorts are beginnin to create snow. Both the Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry and Sugarloaf USA began snowmaking Wednesday night to open up their seasons. Sunday River has a tradition of making… Read More
BANGOR – Kristi Millard scored two goals and assisted on one to lead John Bapst to a 3-0 shutout of Hermon in a schoolgirl soccer game at the Eastern Maine Technical College field Thursday. Kate Crotty added a goal and goalie Kristen Sekera made four… Read More
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HARRINGTON – Budd Grant’s first half goal would be enough to hold off the Dragons and avoid the upset as Narraguagus edged Woodland 1-0 in schoolboy soccer Thursday. With 5:20 elapsed in the period, Cameron Worcester had a corner kick that resulted in a scramble… Read More
There have been two coaching changes during the fall sports season. Third-year Husson College women’s soccer coach Jen Farina has left to pursue a career in the United States Marine Corps and Thomas College field hockey coach Alison Rowe, a junior at Thomas, resigned due… Read More
Almost a half million dollars has been wagered on harness racing at Fryeburg Fair in the first three days of racing, according to Clayton Smith, race secretary at Fryeburg. That phenomenon seems to occur every fall at Fryeburg’s six-day race meet. Fryeburg, the West Oxford… Read More
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SEATTLE – As soon as Jamie Moyer took his first step off the mound, the Baltimore Orioles began their march to another lopsided victory over the Seattle Mariners. Baffled by Moyer’s offspeed pitches for half the game Thursday, Baltimore went ahead immediately after the left-hander… Read More
PORTLAND — Peoples Heritage Financial Group Inc. has announced the acquisition of Atlantic Bancorp of Portland. The purchase was for cash, with Peoples Heritage paying $17 per share of Atlantic common stock and equivalents for a total of $70.8 million — 1.6 times Atlantic’s book value and representing… Read More
The Island Institute and Mainewatch Institute will offer video showings of “A Tale of Two Fisheries,” the story of how cod and lobster have been managed in the Gulf of Maine from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, at the Ellsworth Town Hall and from 7 to 9… Read More
LEWISTON — The Northeast Computer & Education Expo will be held at the Ramada Conference Center in Lewiston from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Gov. Angus King Jr. has declared the day to be Maine Computer and Education Day. The expo wil include exhibits,… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — A handicapped-rights activist wants to sue the city to make the Spring Point Ledge Light’s stone breakwater accessible to the disabled. But the city attorney says the breakwater was made to protect the harbor, not as a path. City Attorney Mary Kahl… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — An Embden man described by police as one of the county’s most dangerous criminals was indicted Wednesday by a Somerset County grand jury on charges of aggravated assault, burglary and theft. Tony St. Pierre, 26, also known as Tony Brown, is charged with… Read More
BANGOR — Testimony by SAD 22 witnesses Thursday raised serious questions about the credibility of information provided by Linda Geisel during her own testimony in the Department of Education due process hearing that will decide the educational future of her sons, Carsten, 15, and Raymond, 11. Read More
BATH — A former Bath chiropractor convicted of assault has agreed to surrender his medical license following accusations that he molested two teen-age girls during examinations. Dr. John V. Orlowski was indicted by a grand jury in April on four charges of unlawful sexual contact. Read More
WASHINGTON — A bill that passed in the House this week reauthorizing the Small Business Administration includes provisions important to Maine, according to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. Baldacci, who serves on the House Small Business Committee, advocated two key provisions of benefit to Maine’s economy. Read More
CARIBOU — Eleven families, a total of 35 people, were left homeless Wednesday night by a fire that gutted a 17-unit apartment building on Jacobs Avenue. Firefighters and equipment from five towns were involved in the effort to extinguish the fire. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR — A gastric bypass surgery support group meets at 4 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the St. Francis Center, opposite the Center Street entrance to St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor. This is a community support group for individuals who have had or are thinking… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Housing Authority’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, will offer aid to 38,000 low-income Maine homeowners and tenants this winter. Congress has appropriated $12.75 million for the Maine LIHEAP program. For information, call 626-4600 or 800-452-4668. Read More
HOULTON — A jury will decide today whether a former New Jersey police officer is guilty of trespassing on a Linneus couple’s property and pointing a loaded rifle at them while hunting last year. Joseph J. Rodweller, 40, of Linneus faces seven charges connected to… Read More
When Josh Guthrie and Mike Heath first started playing “Wild Thing” together as fifth-graders, no one could have predicted that the duo, along with their future bandmates, would end up performing at the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling, W.Va. The two 18-year-olds, together with Averill… Read More
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary William Cohen gave the go-ahead Thursday for the Army to fire a laser beam at an Air Force satellite, a first-of-its-kind test that critics see as a step toward a new arms race. The purpose of the test, Cohen said in… Read More
Officials in Waterville have been shaken in recent weeks by the discovery of large quantities of toxic mercury metal in an abandoned warehouse. It will ultimately cost thousands of dollars to effect a cleanup but the more worrisome aspect is its possible health effects on those who have… Read More
It comes as no surprise that the troubled Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority is under special scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. With HUD’s own history of mismanagement, the federal agency knows it when it sees it. Despite strong evidence that… Read More
Two of the University of Maine’s missions are fairly easy to quantify. Teaching can be measured in the number of successful students; research, in the grants awarded or amount of work esteemed by peers. Measuring the third mission, public service, is more difficult. UMaine’s Department… Read More
The election slate for 1997 may not include a presidential, congressional or even a gubernatorial decision, but our responsibility requires us to show up at the polls on Elecion Day. It is not only our opportunity to make necessary changes in our local government, but it is a… Read More
Our guest for week 5, the halfway point of the 32nd Forecast is Tim Lausier of Madawaska. Lausier, 29, is a 1991 graduate of the University of Maine-Presque Isle, where he earned a degree in business. He is putting that degree to work as the… Read More
A Bangor man was caught Wednesday night allegedly trying to break into a building in Bangor. Bangor police Officers Robert Hutchings and John Heitmann arrived at 824 State St. around 10 p.m. Wednesday, and witnessed a man dodge behind a building. The officers quickly gave… Read More
In regards to Dr. Allen Bassler’s complaints about the youth of Pittsfield, perhaps he should understand that the community is not limited to adults. If one dismisses the rights then at least recognize that punishing the many for the alleged actions of a few is not just. Squealing… Read More
I write to express my concern about Gov. Angus King’s lack of leadership and overall lack of intestinal fortitude in his decision to withdraw the nomination of Bangor Police Chief Randy Harriman as Maine’s next commissioner of public safety. I do not know Harriman. Since… Read More
Hurrah for Judy and Paul Raymond [BDN, Sept. 29]and all others who volunteered to clean up Maine’s islands. If people did their part and kept their area clean we would not need a mass effort to do so. I recently visited Hawaii and was impressed… Read More
It would appear from your article of Sept. 22 that call centers like that proposed for Oxford County will be the 21st century saviors of the Maine economy. It’s not quite so bright a picture when you consider that such centers are a huge blemish on the telecommunications… Read More
Sen. Susan Collins, as quoted in John Day’s column of Sept. 27-28, has cut to the heart of campaign finance rhetoric. Said our Maine senator: “Attend one of those sessions (a Maine town meeting) and you will observe an element of true democracy: people with more money do… Read More
Tom Gocze stands on a ladder in the dining room of his old Victorian house near Bangor’s Broadway Park. He presses strips of plastic over the seams of white, molded ceiling tiles he installed last spring. On the other side of the room, his 17-year-old son waits, leaning… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — The two actors on the high school stage are trying very hard to drown. A slave stands over her master and forces his head under invisible water. He reaches up and pulls her underwater with him. With exaggerated motions, the two collapse… Read More
First, I must admit that, living so far away from Maine these days, I am not on top of the situation. Thus, I offer my opinion at some risk. I have heard the paper corporations have not pumped much money into the campaign for the… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — On Thursday night when the planning board denied the town’s application to build a long-discussed, federally required water filtration plant, Town Manager Ken Minier walked out with mock tears. “I’m so disappointed,” he said, feigning surprise at the rejection. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A lone mouse with a funny walk has led the way to a research breakthrough at The Jackson Laboratory, where scientists analyzed the mutant rodent to find a gene with links to epilepsy. Word of the development will reach the scientific community… Read More
BLUE HILL — To picture the effects of erosion on the Blue Hill Mountain Trail, imagine a chocolate truffle with the topping scraped off, said an expert. In recent years, a growing number of hikers have hit the trail to the mountain’s 934-foot summit, aggravating… Read More
WASHINGTON — More than $4 million in federal grants and low-interest loans will soon be pouring into Maine for housing and other projects, according to the Maine Congressional Delegation. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released $2.4 million for housing projects while… Read More
Nice things are happening in and around the Eastern Maine Technical College Library. For starters, a Friends of the Library Group has been founded and will soon launch a membership drive. An advisory board has been established with Ann Meyer as chairwoman and Sue Jagles and Rita Haunert… Read More
OLD TOWN — The “blessing of the animals,” a centuries-old ritual that expresses appreciation for animals, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Binnette Park on North Main Street. The blessing will highlight the kickoff of a $110,000 capital fund drive to expand the… Read More
BELFAST — The Radiology Department at Waldo County General Hospital is organizing a three-mile walk this Sunday at 1 p.m. to raise money and increase awareness in the fight against breast cancer. Belfast will join several other communities throughout Maine hosting fund-raisers for breast cancer… Read More
NEWPORT — The owner and president of Old Town-based Forests By Design Inc., a company specializing in tree harvesting, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of failing to pay state income taxes withheld from his employees. Out of 16 possible quarters during a time period… Read More
AUGUSTA — Nearly 100 employees of the former DeCoster Egg Farm stood on the steps of the State House on Thursday to protest an expanded boycott of the troubled company’s eggs and ask that boycotts already in place end. “We’ve got families to support,” Ray… Read More
BANGOR — William Levy Williams was released a few days ago after spending about four years behind bars in Warren at the Supermax, Maine’s highest-security prison. On Thursday, Williams was back in court again, this time seeking justice for physical violence he claims he suffered… Read More
AUGUSTA — The King administration reported Thursday that General Fund revenue ran nearly $4.6 million ahead of estimate for the month of August, putting net tax collections for the first two months of the fiscal year ahead of projections by more than $28 million. “Good… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A Waterville man already facing three charges of gross sexual assault and one charge of conspiracy in Kennebec County was indicted by the Somerset County grand jury Wednesday on additional charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. The charges stem from… Read More
BANGOR — Leaders from the Passamaquoddy Tribe left a two-hour meeting with Gov. Angus King on Thursday afternoon saying they would continue to fish Maine’s coastal waters without licenses and would continue to hunt the federally protected porpoise. Outside the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building,… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are divided over a proposal to limit unions’ political spending that is regarded as a possible killer for all campaign finance reform this year. Both Maine Republicans favor a ban on so-called “soft money,” those unlimited… Read More
BIG SQUAW MOUNTAIN — A dusting of snow covered the top of Big Squaw Mountain on Wednesday night. It was one of the earliest snows reported there in memory. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
NEWPORT — Newport planning board members voted Wednesday night to recommend rezoning the west side of Route 7 to allow for increased commercial development. Not unlike many central Maine communities, Newport is rapidly running out of commercial property that is considered suitable for building. Encircling… Read More
BOSTON — Reopening old wounds and creating new controversy, investigators across the country are revisiting a number of infant deaths previously blamed on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In Chicago, prosecutors have reportedly asked a grand jury to indict a woman in connection with the deaths… Read More
PITTSFIELD — For the second day in a row, Pittsfield firefighters spent their morning fighting a house fire. Two dozen firefighters from Pittsfield, Hartland and St. Albans departments arrived at a double-wide mobile home in Carriage Estates on Thursday to find flames shooting out of several windows. Read More
AUBURN — A former University of Southern Maine student who stabbed an ex-girlfriend to death was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday. Nadim Haque, 30, who came to Maine from India five years ago on a student visa, was sentenced by Androscoggin County Superior… Read More
ELLSWORTH — LouAnna Perkins will be guest speaker at the meeting of the Women’s Business Development Corp. Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Fork in the Road Cafe in Ellsworth. Perkins will present an introduction to business organizations in Maine, a discussion of sole proprietorships,… Read More
GREENVILLE — An increasing number of land-use violations resulted in a lengthy discussion by Greenville selectmen Wednesday on enforcement of those regulations. A recommendation Wednesday to fine one landowner $500 for violating the town’s land-use ordinance briefly divided the board. After two tie votes and… Read More
It is a product born of necessity, needed to protect workers at the Fraser Paper mill in Madawaska from the blades of the utility knives they wield on the factory floor. But while Shawn Ouellette’s design for a utility knife safety guard has not been… Read More
GREENVILLE — A glitch in a proposed land transaction has caused the downtown improvement project in Greenville to be placed on hold, selectmen learned Wednesday. However, the problem will not hinder the special town meeting on Oct. 6 when several matters pertaining to the project… Read More