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    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
    Hole-in-One SCOTT PHELPS BANGOR – Scott Phelps of Bangor used a 9-iron to ace the 132-yard sixth hole at Bangor Municipal Golf Course Sunday. Phelps’ feat was witnessed by Matt Brown and John Vickery. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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