This year another woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and one will die of the disease every 12 minutes. Whether you hear about, participate in, or watch Maine’s first Race For The Cure Saturday along Kenduskeag and Valley avenues in Bangor,… Read More
High school AT WOODLAND Varsity: Woodland (5-5) def. Washington Academy (2-8) 15-1, 15-0; Woodland: Jessica Stoddard: 12-for-13 serving, eight aces; Bonnie Smith: three aces, three kills; Sarah Goding: five aces, one kill; J.V.: Washington Academy (5-5) def. Woodland (2-7) 16-14, 10-15, 15-5 googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Youth football players and coaches are invited to Saturday’s UMaine-UConn football game as part of Youth Football Day. Team members and coaches dressed in uniform will be admitted to the game for $2 each. Tickets must be pre-ordered. For more information call 581-2327 or 1-800-756-8326. Read More
ORONO – Confidence can be fleeting. The University of Maine football team needs an injection of it soon to get back on track after Saturday’s crushing, last-minute loss at Richmond. The Black Bears, who opened the season 2-0, have lost three straight, all to Atlantic… Read More
College AT BRUNSWICK Bowdoin women (6-1) def. Bates (5-2) 9-0 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 (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
JONESPORT – For all of three serves by teammate Angela Merchant, 6-foot-1 outside hitter Tricia Carver was invisible. Make that as invisible as an athletic 6-1 sophomore can be when she lurks in the favored front-left position of a volleyball court. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
FORT KENT – Jon Lozier scored the game-winner on a penalty kick with 1:37 left in the second overtime, lifting Fort Kent to a 3-2 schoolboy soccer upset victory over Madawaska. Lozier had two goals and an assist on the day, the first coming with… Read More
GREENVILLE – Hunters continued Wednesday to fill their permits during the third day of the 1997 Maine moose hunt. Hunters bagged 334 moose Wednesday, bringing the season total to 1,097. In all, 1,500 permits were issued this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
STANDISH – Sean Fleming and Kevin Burton each scored and assisted each other, helping Husson blank St. Joseph’s 2-0 Wednesday in college mens’ soccer action. Fleming scored off a Burton feed from 12 yards out six minutes into the first half. Burton scoring 17 minutes… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT – Julian Campbell scored off an assist by John Brennan with 2:17 left in the second half Wednesday, lifting Foxcroft Academy to a 3-2 schoolboy soccer victory over John Bapst of Bangor. In the second half, Campbell assisted on a Justin Clawson goal and… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine cross country coach Jim Ballinger has a built-in barometer he can use to analyze the field in the more competitive meets his Black Bears run in. Simply put, his name is Dereck. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth boys soccer team proved that the head can be as useful in soccer as the feet with a 3-0 victory over Bangor at Del Luce Stadium Wednesday evening – a win that keeps the Eagles undefeated in regular-season play for the last two years. Read More
Charlie Swan most certainly would have been a survivor back during the days of frontier Maine, when the ability to hunt game was more necessity than diversion. Swan has again proved his deer hunting prowess using a bow and arrow. The 58-year-old businessman from Brooklin… Read More
OLD TOWN – Jamie Lambert had two goals and Mark Blaine provided a goal and an assist Wednesday to lead Brewer to a 4-3 schoolboy soccer victory over Old Town. Blaine was assisted by Andy Rice, Lambert by Javier Salinas, and John Dearborn by Blaine… Read More
BANGOR — There’s nothing apathetic about voter apathy, Christopher Gates said Wednesday. The real emotion that leads people not to vote and not to participate in government is not apathy but anger, which expresses itself in the attitude that “nothing I do matters.” Gates, president… Read More
AUGUSTA — A 10-year-old Massachusetts boy whose body was stuffed into a plastic container and dumped in a Maine river was the victim of homicide, but authorities Wednesday declined to say how he died. “The cause of death is still pending further toxicological screens that… Read More
HOULTON — Two southern Aroostook County men were sentenced Wednesday in Aroostook County Superior Court for their roles in separate burglaries earlier this year. Christopher W. Rackliff, 19, of Oakfield was sentenced to serve 3 1/2 years in prison, with all but one year suspended,… Read More
MACHIAS — A Danforth man made an initial appearance in court Wednesday in connection with a felony charge arising from the alleged attempted abduction last month of Washington County Sheriff John Crowley’s granddaughter. Machias District Court Judge John Romei told William A. Morse, 37, that… Read More
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will hold an open house for prospective students and their parents Saturday, Oct. 18. Registration will be in the student center from 7:30 to 9 a.m. A free continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Programs will be given on… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Jim Ross of Skowhegan, the retiring director of the Whitewater Rafting Bureau within the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has been hired as the Emergency Management Agency director for Somerset County. “I’m quite excited about starting,” Ross said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Public Library will close at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, and remain closed until 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, while new carpeting is being installed. The book depository beside the front entrance will still be available for patrons who want to… Read More
HOULTON — The Aroostook Council to Prevent Child Abuse has announced that “The Family Place,” a family resource center, will have an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14., at 108 Main St. on the ground floor next to the SAD 29 Adult Education… Read More
CARIBOU — Aroostook County Crime Stoppers are seeking information about a daytime burglary Aug. 6 at the American Legion Post 15 on Sweden Street. Police theorize that someone squeezed between the legion and the J.J. Newberry building, gained access through a vent, then opened a… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Marine Environmental Research Institute and Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment will hold a series of forums on coastline issues and marine life, all at the Blue Hill Public Library. The first forum will be “Marine Debris: How Can… Read More
SHERMAN — Construction of a playground will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Sherman Recreation Department. Volunteers are needed and asked to bring spades. Lunch will be served. For more information, call 365-4538, 365-4504 or 365-7288. Read More
HOULTON — An out-of-court settlement has been reached in the town’s dispute with an area trash hauler that involved the constitutionality of the municipal solid-waste ordinance. David Condon, doing business as the White Knight, last fall sued the town and its franchised waste hauler-processor, Andino… Read More
PITTSFIELD — It got a little scary Wednesday morning at the groundbreaking ceremony for Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s rehabilitation center. Instead of the usual row of business leaders in dark suits with gold-painted shovels poised in the dirt, the ground was broken by a petite woman, wearing huge ear… Read More
MACHIAS — A Cherryfield man was arraigned Wednesday on a domestic assault charge and other offenses after allegedly beating his wife over a period of several days. Trevor E. Dinsmore, 30, was unable to make the $10,000 bail set by Machias District Court Judge John… Read More
Staff members at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have recommended against the Basin Mills hydroelectric project. In its final report, FERC’s Office of Hydropower Licensing focused primarily on the damage the project would cause to salmon and other fish runs on the Penobscot River. An… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Champion International Corp.’s plan to refocus its emphasis on coated paper and other more profitable specialties is considered good news for the local papermaking facility, a mill spokesman said Wednesday. The Bucksport mill is not among five businesses the corporation has announced plans… Read More
THOMASTON — It was a simple stop sign violation that ended Harold J. Clukey’s 14 years of freedom in 1991. When an alert New Hampshire police officer spotted the violation, stopped Clukey and ran his name through the computer, a 14-year-old arrest warrant surfaced and Clukey was returned… Read More
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary William Cohen warned Iraq on Wednesday about sending warplanes into southern Iraq in violation of a no-fly zone patrolled by U.S., British and French planes. “We intend to enforce the no-fly zone, and we have communicated this to the Iraqis,” Cohen… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Three years ago, C.M. Almy & Son Inc. — a small factory on the Sebasticook River that makes church vestments and counts the pope among its clients — was fined $25,000 for violating state environmental regulations. The violations involved paperwork that Almy’s owner,… Read More
Madawaska — The Valley Alliance for the Mentally Ill will hold a support meeting for families and friends at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 564 Main St. For information, call 728-4610. Presque Isle — A free lecture, “Osteoporosis? Me?!” will be held at noon… Read More
MACHIAS — A Cherryfield man believes he has been wrongfully accused of civil and criminal charges stemming from an incident last June in Cherryfield in which an African-American youth allegedly was called a “nigger” and threatened with a rope shaped like a noose. Jason D. Read More
WASHINGTON — A provision in the 1996 immigration law must be blocked from taking effect to prevent the U.S.-Canadian border from becoming a traffic nightmare, a U.S. senator and Canada’s ambassador said Wednesday. The law mandates checks on cross-border traffic that Sen. Spencer Abraham said… Read More
Presque Isle District Court: Gustavous Amabagais, 41, Newark, Del., speeding 50 mph in 25 mph zone, $115. 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
Sandy Martin heard the sound of her future when “Walkin’ After Midnight” wafted from a jukebox in 1974. At the time, Martin was serving with the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Hawaii. The California native also had learned to play electric bass and sang… Read More
The six-minute film on freedom rewinds in the VCR at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor as the discussion begins among 15 or 20 youngsters, a few of the more than 20,000 who have seen the short piece. “Do you all have a best… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court: James D. DeLay, 24, Derry, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $600, jail 96 hours, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
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Here in Maine, we’ve been tricked by pseudonymity in the past. Recall when Stephen King so glutted the book market with his horror tales that he wrote under the name Richard Bachman for a while. The newest player in the fool ’em-if-you-can writer’s game is… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Marine Environmental Research Institute and Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment will hold a series of forums on coastline issues and marine life, all at the Blue Hill Public Library. The first forum will be “Marine Debris: How Can… Read More
GUILFORD — An Elm Street apartment house owned by Jeff Moore received minimal fire damage late Wednesday evening. Guilford Fire Chief David Cookson said the state Fire Marshal’s Office will be called today to investigate the cause of the fire, which started in an outside… Read More
GLENBURN — The Glenburn School Board will hold a public meeting to discuss whether the town should remain part of Union 34 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Annex. The board has been considering the issue of withdrawing from the union for several… Read More
BANGOR — Looking pale and exhausted, Linda Geisel on Wednesday began the fifth day of a Department of Education due process hearing ready to halt any further testimony and move on to deciding the educational future of her sons, Carsten, 15, and Raymond, 11. But… Read More
GLENBURN — The Glenburn town office will be closed today so the staff can attend a Maine Municipal Association convention. Read More
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. is joining forces with a California energy company in a $35 million venture that, company officials say, will directly supply homes and businesses in Bangor, Brewer, Old Town, Orono and Veazie with natural gas by 2000. Bangor Hydro revealed its plans Wednesday… Read More
BANGOR — A Somerset County man faces 15 years to life in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Clifford E. Whitt, 42, previously had pleaded not guilty to the charge, but changed his… Read More
ROCKLAND — It looks like Lane Construction Co. will be paving the city’s streets after all. City Attorney Carol Maines confirmed Wednesday that Lane had agreed to perform the work after being offered a formal contract by City Manager Richard Michaud. Michaud signed the contract… Read More
A Bangor man out hunting coyote was bagged instead by a state game warden recently after he allegedly shot at a coyote while in a wildlife sanctuary in Old Town. Ronnie Roy Curtis, 26, of Bangor and a friend were returning home from coyote hunting… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Passamaquoddy Tribe will receive more than $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for emergency improvements to Indian Township housing, U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced Wednesday. “We are very pleased that HUD will provide this… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The state has an extra $28 million sitting in its coffers, but few in Ellsworth turned out to help legislators decide how the extra revenue should be spent — or saved. Only a handful of local residents attended a Wednesday night public forum,… Read More
Recently I read an advertisement by the Maine Turnpike Authority announcing their new electronic toll collection system (Transpass) along with the elimination of toll tickets. The announcement stated that “together these new introductions will reduce the number of stops Turnpike drivers make to pay tolls by more than… Read More
Maine once again faces an ugly debate on gay rights and charges of bigotry and prejudice have begun to fly. Gay rights advocates want to be protected from discrimination. Gay rights opponents claim such protections amount to special rights, which advocates loudly deny. Gov. Angus… Read More
In just a few brief minutes Tuesday, the U.S. Senate disgraced itself, let the nation down and sullied the precious guarantee of free speech. But in making short work of McCain-Feingold, senators now have plenty of time for what’s truly important — raising cash for the next campaign. Read More
I hope everyone read Allen Sockabasin’s letter “Address Tribal Issues” and Sally McVane’s “Do Your Job DMR” (BDN Oct. 2). Both writers should be complimented. Monhegan has set an example for years that every fishing community would do well to imitate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
In preparation for deregulation of the state’s electrical industry, Maine Public Service Co. of Presque Isle has announced that all seven of its power producing plants are for sale. Their generating assets were put out to bid early in order to maximize the sale price. Read More
In today’s paper (Oct. 4) on the front page was a story of the Brady killing 60 years ago. I believe most of us buy a paper for today’s news, not for something about the past. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
I hate to break the bad news, but the nuclear menace is far from over. NASA plans to lauch a Saturn space probe next Monday (Oct. 13) with 72.3 pounds of plutonium on board. Plutonium is the most toxic chemical known to science — only… Read More
Senators got a cost of living increase of over $3,000. My wife, on Social Security, got a $7 increase for cost of living. She pays the same price for a loaf of bread; can someone tell my why this is? Bernard Case Lubec… Read More
STAMFORD, Conn. — Champion International Corp. said it will sell businesses with $1.4 billion in sales, cut 11 percent of its work force, and take a charge of $553 million in a plan to focus on its more profitable paper operations. The maker of paper… Read More
The old English nursery rhyme asks, “Who killed Cock Robin?” “I,” said the Sparrow. “With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
WASHINGTON — Heading toward a new faceoff with President Clinton, the House gave final approval Wednesday to a bill making it illegal for doctors to perform certain late-term abortions. Clinton vetoed a similar bill last year and, a spokesman said, “The president’s position has not… Read More
It goes without saying that Paul Levesque of Ashland will feel proud and humbled upon receiving the Katahdin Area Council Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award at a recognition dinner Friday evening at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. But we suspect Levesque will… Read More
BANGOR — It has been a few years since Nick Kirby was a town councilor in Gorham, but he still remembers an offhand comment someone made to him one day. “The citizens of Gorham expect you to act in the best interests of the town,”… Read More
LEE — Police say speed was the primary factor in a single-car accident late Tuesday night that killed a 35-year-old Lee man and sent two people to a Lincoln hospital. State Trooper Ted Millett said Terry Cookson, 35, of Lee was killed after the 1987… Read More
AUGUSTA — The nation’s only independent governor ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by announcing he would seek a second four-year term at the helm of Maine Inc. Gov. Angus King, who admitted that his plan to run the state like a business has produced mixed… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Attorneys representing a former Maine Maritime Academy trustee accused of sexually fondling a 17-year-old girl last Christmas Eve withdrew their request Wednesday for records of the girl’s private conversations with her therapist. The action is the most recent activity in the state’s case… Read More
BELFAST — More than a dozen building code violations — including one major fire safety flaw — have been cited in a reinspection of property owned and refurbished by Arlo Redman III, the city manager, and Jane Knight, his wife. Bob Temple, the city code… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — Maritime sawmills will begin closing for lack of timber within five years, ravaging the region’s rural economy, if overcutting on private wood lots continues at the current pace, warns a federal report. “Some participants believe overharvesting could precipitate a crisis as… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — There has been a change in plans for the president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, who was to be an unpaid adviser this winter to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. University of Maine System Chancellor Terrence MacTaggart said Wednesday that… Read More
This week is Mental Health Week. This is a time to assess where we are with respect to mental illness and to work on what still needs to be done. It is being recognized by more and more of the public, legislators and insurance companies… Read More
BANGOR — The ex-wife of defendant Harold Clarke “will do anything to convict him” of manslaughter including contacting a juror’s family, defense attorney Steven Peterson said Wednesday. Peterson argued that the jury should not hear the testimony of Joy Little, the ex-wife, because of her… Read More
It was reported incorrectly in the Oct. 6 edition that Les Otten, chairman of American Skiing Co., is the chairwoman of the company. Otten is a man. A headline for a story in Wednesday’s MaineDay incorrectly stated that Houlton High School restored an open campus. Read More
WEST PARIS — West Paris residents spent a second night away from home as workers began removing liquid propane from the site of an earlier train derailment. The nine railroad cars derailed Monday night on tracks operated by the Saint Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Ellsworth District Court: Clancy P. Curtis, 17, Ellsworth, operating an all-terrain vehicle on a public way, $50; possession of cigarettes by a minor, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
An Oct. 8 news story about the moose hunt incorrectly identified a hunter. Lillian Wheaton, 87, of Patten did not shoot a moose. Her son did. Read More
WASHINGTON — The higher temperatures that blanketed much of the United States last winter will be felt in the form of lower heating costs this winter. The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said Wednesday that the relatively mild winter of 1996-97 left supplies of heating… Read More
ALTON — Town officials told negotiators for the Penobscot Nation on Wednesday night that they couldn’t support efforts to add 3,100 acres to tribal trust lands unless the nation comes through with more money. Representatives of the town and the tribe left the meeting on… Read More
OTTAWA — New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna, who aggressively promoted the eastern Canadian province, announced his resignation Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. McKenna, 49, had served as premier for more than 10 years, having been elected in 1987. His resignation is effective Oct. Read More
CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will hold an open house for prospective students and their parents Saturday, Oct. 18. Registration will be in the student center from 7:30 to 9 a.m. A free continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Programs will be given on… Read More