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BOSTON – UMaine and Northeastern battled through two overtimes to a 0-0 tie in women’s soccer action Sunday. Freshman goalkeeper Karyn McMullin stopped all four shots she faced for 5-9-2 Maine, setting a school record for shutouts in a season. Rachelle Parkinson turned away all… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine soccer coach Scott Atherley made a tactical move while watching his Black Bears being besieged by Northeastern in the first half of Saturday morning’s America East game. Atherley moved junior midfielder Andy Guastaferro up to striker and the switch not… Read More
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WATERVILLE – For much of the first quarter of Saturday’s game against the Purple Panthers, the Bangor Rams played like they were in a purple haze. But that wasn’t all Bangor’s doing. Most of it was due to the brute, physical approach the Panthers took… Read More
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Dexter 21, MCI 14 Key plays: Dexter – Defense has five takeaways including four interceptions; stopped MCI on downs at Dexter’s 10-yard line, ensuing drive went 90 yards in seven plays in only three minutes for a touchdown; defense comes up with three interceptions in… Read More
VASSALBORO – Mike Dugas has played on the Nike Tour and in mini-tour events in Florida, so he believes he has the experience to teach various aspects of the game of golf to kids. There is one thing, though, that the second-year coach of the… Read More
ORONO – Rameek Wright was one of 26 freshmen who joined the University of Maine football program back in 1993. Saturday afternoon, the slippery receiver was one of eight holdovers from that class who played their last home game. Wright and Maine’s seniors helped bring… Read More
BANGOR – The John Bapst cross country course behind Bangor Mental Health Institute is like cross country itself. It looks easy enough to the unfamiliar fan, what with the soft, scenic knolls and pretty foliage. But the reality is the opposite. At least, that’s what… Read More
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MINNEAPOLIS – Step into the University of Maine hockey team’s locker room and you will see a collection of players roughly six feet tall and 190 pounds. Then step out, wait 10 minutes, and look at co-captain Steve Kariya, sitting alone while thinking about a tough loss. You… Read More
College AT WESTFIELD, MASS. Westfield State Invitational Binghamton men 59, Coast Guard 62, RPI 83, Southern Maine 102, Salem State 166, Westfield State 200, Union 236, WPI 286, Wheaton 334, Stevens Institiute of Technology 365, Babson 411, Eastern Connecitcut 490, Johnson & Wales 669, Daniel… Read More
BANGOR — The next stop for a $2 million bond issue to help build a multipurpose stadium at Bass Park will be the city’s finance committee, scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. today at City Hall. The question already has been discussed at a workshop… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — They call themselves AR2R for short, but don’t expect the 100 or so of them who gathered at the University of Maine at Presque Isle to resemble Luke Skywalker’s robot friend in the “Star Wars” movies. The group is more formally known… Read More
ORONO — Journalist William Greider, who contends in his book, “One World, Ready or Not,” that the global economy is sowing “creative destruction,” will speak at Peace Week ’97 at 7 p.m. today in Room 100, Corbett business building at the University of Maine. Peace… Read More
PORTLAND — Accidents, illnesses, crime and social problems stemming from alcohol abuse carry a price tag of about $1 billion a year in Maine, or $853 for every resident of the state, says a newspaper series that took six months to research. The multipart series… Read More
BELFAST — There will be a Children’s Wellness Fair Oct. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Activities include screenings, safety information, fingerprinting, face painting and snacks. The “Kids on the… Read More
CARIBOU — A Crosby Avenue man was in custody Sunday night after he was involved in a 4 1/2-hour standoff with police. Don Guillimette, 46, surrendered to police about 5:30 p.m. Wearing a white pullover shirt, dark-colored pants and white sneakers, he was handcuffed, placed… Read More
ROCKLAND — Part of Museum Street will be closed through March for construction of the Wyeth Gallery on the north side of the Farnsworth Art Museum. The Peoples Heritage bank parking lot will remain open from the west end of Museum Street off Union Street… Read More
LIBERTY — State Sen. Susan W. Longley, D-Liberty, has been named to the state Commission on Children’s Health Care. This 16-member commission is charged with assessing the current health needs of Maine children and developing recommendations on the use of the $12.5 million available to… Read More
NORTH HAVEN — The Surdna Foundation of New York has awarded $50,000 over two years to help the North Haven Community School bring Maine artists and artisans to the school to share their talents by teaching and performing with students and community members. The grant… Read More
Singer Jonathan Richman has a name that nags at the back of many people’s minds. They can’t quite put a finger on who he is. That’s largely by Richman’s choosing. He’s never been terribly willing to seek publicity for his albums or concerts, and gives… Read More
Brewing beer at home is a process of trial and error, even for a brew master like Martin Stokes, but teaching the joys and failures of his hobby is something the professor of animal and veterinary sciences at the University of Maine enjoys. A winner… Read More
With the 2000 presidential election a scant three years off, it is understandable that potential candidates would be digging the plaid shirts out from the back of the closet and dusting off the hard hats. The common man schtick takes some rehearsal. It’s also understandable… Read More
Attorney General Janet Reno offered a decent compromise last week over her investigation of White House fund-raising activity. By including FBI Director Louis Freeh — not a big fan of the president’s — she has removed some of the conflict of interest questions around the Justice Department’s work. Read More
Stephen King (photo) is looking for a better offer. After a 20-year relationship with publisher Viking/Penguin, the Bangor author is shopping his new book around to “four or five other publishers,” said Arthur Green, his agent. “It isn’t a dollar-and-cents issue,” Green told Newsweek. King made publishing industry… Read More
“The Devil’s Advocate” Directed by Taylor Hackford. Written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy. Running time: 138 minutes. Rated R (for violence, language, nudity and adult content). Currently playing at Hoyt’s Cinema. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Think twice before you go for broke on any get rich quick business venture. Here’s how: Check out the company through Consumer Forum or write directly to Northeast COMBAT, P.O. Box 1183, Bangor 04402-1183. We can tell you if any complaints are lodged against the… Read More
This column is a followup after reading the Bangor Daily News op-ed on Oct. 16, a major column on prostate cancer. This response is written solely to encourage prostate cancer victims that they have more options than were expressed and that they should consider before finally deciding what… Read More
Here’s what’s so hard to know about the Dance Theatre of Harlem: The thing that makes it work. Go on about technique and strength and talent if you must. Certainly all of that was in place Saturday when the troupe showed up at the Maine Center for the… Read More
Your lead editorial of Oct. 11-12 titled, “Good from evil,” compares the North American Man/Boy Love Association to the Ku Klux Klan. Before the editorial staff and other supporters of the gay-rights law try to seize the moral high ground by talking tough about this repugnant organization, they… Read More
EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick — St. John Valley skiers on both sides of the international border can breathe a sigh of relief because a decision has been made by creditors of Mount Farlagne to reopen the ski hill for the winter of 1997-98. Robert Bellefleur, a… Read More
The Northern Maine Development Commission has opened its new Northern Maine Ride Share Program on the Internet. The need for this service was established by a survey of business owners, managers, directors and other professionals, and transportation service providers. Many people travel to the same destinations regularly but… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A Manset resident thought he’d extinguished all of the fire he intentionally set to clear an acre of land last Monday. So when smoke started rising from his soil three days later, he called the Fire Department. Good thing, says Chief Sam… Read More
Bangor police summoned a 20-year-old Connecticut man on a charge of assault Saturday. Issued a summons was Tyler Morrill of New London, Conn., after an assault allegedly took place late Friday evening at Husson College’s Hart Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Greenwich, Conn., philanthropist S. Donald Sussman announced Saturday that he is a principal partner of Caremi Partners Ltd., the secretive, eleventh-hour funder for Jonathan Carter’s efforts to defeat the Compact for Maine’s Forests. The $150,000 anti-compact donation came under fire last week when compact supporters… Read More
PLEASANT POINT — Passamaquoddy Arnold Francis was 22 when he went to prison for his part in the brutal murder of a Florida man he shot in the head at point blank range. Now Francis is fighting for Cote Choneska, a young Passamaquoddy tribal member… Read More
BANGOR — A site development plan on Tuesday’s planning board agenda calls for a local warehousing facility to more than double its size. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the conference room of City Hall. The applicant is PTI Warehousing Inc., which currently… Read More
Get the facts on Question 1, the Compact for Maine’s Forests, before you assume some misinformation that is being spread about it might be true. Some extremist individuals are spreading the rumor that public access to private forest land might be limited if the Compact is passed. Nothing… Read More
ETNA — Vincent Conant paid $2,100 for federal crop insurance last year on his apple orchard and now he’s glad he did it, he said Sunday. Ill-timed dry spells during the summer produced a much smaller apple crop than the Conants expected, and Conant said… Read More
Pamela W. Person in her column titled, “Finding clean winners” (BDN, Oct. 10) quotes from an “Energy Innovations” document, published by a group of energy research institutions. A different reading of that document may lead to conclusions that differ from those of Person. The report… Read More
Greg McManus’ high school and college English teachers would, alas, not be proud of him. In his story, “Authors to make voices heard,” in the Bangor Daily News for Oct. 14, he stated that author Elizabeth Hardwick enjoyed re-reading novels by famous writers. McManus wrote that one of… Read More
The Nov. 4 election is drawing close. Among the questions we will have the opportunity to vote on widening the Maine Turnpike from toll-collected dollars. Were there a need, even 10 years down the road, it might have some merit, but there is no need at all. Read More
Attorney General Janet Reno has, of late, continued to refuse the appointment of an independent counsel to investigate possible wrongdoing by the Clinton administration. The most recent scandal, of course, deals with possible violations of campaign finance laws. Even though the White House has finally released videotapes that… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe has restated her opposition to peak-hours landing fees at Logan International Airport that would create a burden for smaller airlines. Snowe is a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation. The senator had urged former Massachusetts Gov. Read More
CAMDEN — This year’s Camden Conference on Telecommunications will focus on the ways that communications technology can improve the lives of residents of rural communities. The conference on “Reshaping American Communities” will be held Friday through Sunday, Oct. 24 through 26, at the Camden Opera… Read More
HANCOCK — The Maine Arts Commission and the Office of Tourism will hold three public, daylong workshops on boosting cultural heritage tourism. Today’s workshop will be held in Hancock at the Crocker House from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will focus on promoting artists… Read More
BOSTON — The New England Council, a regional business lobbying and development association, has started an Export Mentoring Program that will give 20 hours of free consultation to small- and medium-sized firms entering foreign markets. The council says that international trade represents more than 30… Read More
ORONO — While the University of Maine’s marching band played Jethro Tull songs on the football field during Saturday’s Homecoming game, hundreds of craft afficionados poured through the university’s field house to take advantage of one of the state’s largest gatherings of crafters. The two-day… Read More
PORTLAND — Members of a Christian group seeking to force a referendum on a new gay rights law celebrated their centennial convention by joining a national boycott of all Disney products. The Christian Civic League of Maine, which has about 2,600 church and family members,… Read More
HOULTON — An 18-year-old Mapleton man who was arrested last Tuesday for being absent without leave from the Maine Youth Center has since been charged with several burglaries in the central Aroostook County area. Michael Easler was arrested in Houlton by agents of the Maine… Read More
AUGUSTA — It was a special weekend for Maine’s Episcopalians, many of whom took the opportunity to meet, in one fashion or another, the five candidates for bishop — the post to be filled by election during the Nov. 14 convention at the Bangor Civic Center. Read More
HOULTON — State police at Troop F were mourning the loss of one of their own during the weekend with the sudden death of Trooper Glenn Strange of Hodgdon. Strange, 46, who three years ago left his teaching profession to pursue a career as a… Read More
UNITY — Single, white, commercial building, 167 years old, seeks compatible entrepreneurs. Must be interested in books, business and good times. Must be willing to relocate in Unity. You could call Judith Rock a matchmaker. A co-manager of the Main Street Market Co-op in Unity,… Read More
BANGOR — It’ll be deja vu backwards when a public forum is held Tuesday on the best route for traffic exiting the new Penobscot Bridge into Bangor. In discussions on the same topic more than five years ago, well before the bridge’s July opening, the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Hot embers that escaped through a crack in a chimney caused fire damage to the home of Terry Bush on the Foxcroft Center Road in Dover-Foxcroft on Friday evening. Dover-Foxcroft Fire Chief Allan Snyder said Bush was home at the time of the… Read More
HARTFORD, Vt. — The Hartford Elks’ Lodge is striking back against a complaint from women who want to become members. The lodge filed a motion last week to dismiss a Human Rights Commission investigation into whether the lodge discriminated last year when it voted against… Read More
Heading toward Saturday, which is known nationally as “Make a Difference Day,” we dedicate much of this column to readers who want you to know what a difference some special people have made in their lives. We start with a couple from Florida who have… Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — Instead of turning over records demanded by the state, Midwest Pork asked a Polk County court to quash a subpoena filed against it. Peter DeCoster, son of controversial hog producer Jack DeCoster, owns Midwest Pork. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
CHICAGO — A stress-management program helped heart patients reduce their risk of heart attacks or the need for surgery by 74 percent, according to a new study. “In addition to diet, quitting smoking and controlling blood pressure, you need to think about managing stress” to… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Human ecology is hard to pin down. Is it a subject? A philosophy? Or just a major at College of the Atlantic? The answer, if based on the recent Society for Human Ecology conference hosted by the Bar Harbor college, is all… Read More
BANGOR — Motorists may want to avoid Route 2 from Bangor to Orono during the next month because of work on pavement, shoulders and other areas of the highway, a state Department of Transportation spokesman said. Beginning Monday and continuing through mid-November, work will be… Read More
Ragged, Spruce and Pleasant mountains might have peaked in fall colors a week ago, but this weekend they peaked in people. About 100 hikers and a couple dozen dogs converged at the foot of the mountains Sunday morning for the opening of the first section of the Georges… Read More