Eastern Maine soccer and field hockey champions were crowned Saturday, with Waterville coming out on top as both the girls and boys soccer teams beat Brunswick to win regional Class A titles. It took the undefeated Waterville boys, ranked No. 1 in the Eastern Maine… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Emily Henry, a left wing on the Mount Desert Island girls soccer team, wasn’t sure what to wear to the high school’s Halloween dance Saturday night until after the Trojans’ game against Bucksport earlier that afternoon. “Now I know what I’m going… Read More
GUILFORD – There weren’t great expectations for the Piscataquis Community High boys soccer team when the 1997 season began. Coach Alan Drew’s Pirates returned only three starters off last year’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal team. Saturday afternoon, it was a pair of familiar “newcomers”… Read More
College AT WATERVILLE State of Maine Championships Consoloation bracket – No. 7 UM-Farmington def. No. 11 Thomas 15-2, 15-4, 15-6; No. 6 Bowdon def. No. 8 Husson 13-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-0; No. 9 Southern Maine def. No. 10 Unity 15-4, 15-7, 15-5 googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
AUGUSTA – Without knowing Charlie Malia, the words that poured from his mouth after Saturday’s Class A Boys Cross Country State Championship were mere platitudes offered by a mere coach. “We ran well,” he said with a chuckle after his Stags had answered the challenge… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – The University of Maine at Fort Kent placed fourth at the National Small College Athletic Association tournament after dropping games to St. Mary’s University and Kansas Weslyan University. The Bengals lost their first game on Friday to Kansas Weslyan 6-0. Goalie Melik… Read More
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HERMON – In a sport that is so often filled with hard-hit balls and diving saves, the last shot of the first state championship volleyball game in Maine was just what the game needed. After 25 years of waiting for an official state title matchup,… Read More
HOULTON – Khano Smith is 6-foot-2, runs like a gazelle, has a booming left foot and can beat two or three defenders at a time. Maine Central Institute’s junior striker from Bermuda was simply too much for the Houlton High School Shiretowners on Saturday. He… Read More
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ORONO – University of Maine junior goalie Bryan Masotta says as far as he is concerned, his collegiate hockey career has begun. Forget the fact Masotta played two seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnic before transferring to Maine. After he backstopped Maine’s 6-3 win over Providence Saturday,… Read More
BELFAST – A handmade sign attached to the signpost marking the Belfast-Searsport town line pretty much said it all: “BELFAST BEATS HAMPDEN THIS WAY” with an arrow pointing toward Belfast’s football field. Belfast shook off a sluggish start and tailback Tim Parenteau was unstoppable en… Read More
AUGUSTA – After doing a little quick math in his head, Brewer cross country coach Glendon Rand was sure his Witches had won their first girls Class A state title since 1981 on Saturday. But while his girls milled silently around on the tennis court… Read More
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GUILFORD – After her team lost in the Eastern Maine field hockey finals two years in a row, Piscataquis senior captain Darby Smiley was looking forward to her first trip to the states. And for 45 minutes of Saturday’s title game against Hall-Dale, Smiley was leading her team… Read More
AT ORONO Maine Running Hall of Fame 5-K Men: 1. Jeremy Lisee 17:28, 2. Patrick Lee 17:33, 3. Perry Lebreton 17:40, 4. High McLean 17:46, 5. Ray Webster 17:56, 6. John Brandsen 18:01, 7. Steve Connor 18:32, 8. Newell Lewey 18:35, 9. Dana Lavertu 18:36,… Read More
WATERVILLE — A $230,000 gift from the estate of Bernadean Staples has established an endowment to provide scholarship assistance for Thomas College students majoring in accounting. Staples, a resident of Portland, received her diploma from Thomas College in 1930. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
AUGUSTA — Two bagpipers led a parade of uniformed men and women to a polished black granite memorial honoring Maine firefighters. Gov. Angus King attended the memorial’s dedication. The ceremony Saturday culminated a two-year effort by the state firefighters’ federation to finance and erect the… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was among those scheduled to honor Margaret Chase Smith on Sunday as the 100th birthday anniversary of the late senator from Maine drew closer. Collins was keynote speaker at a reception at the Smith library in Smith’s hometown. Smith,… Read More
CORINNA — Two Burnham men died after the car they were traveling in collided with two other vehicles on Route 7 in Corinna early Saturday morning. Killed in the accident were 35-year-old Kevin White and passenger 20-year-old Kirk Curtis, according to Trooper Brian Higgins of… Read More
Standing spread-eagle on the stage, his wrists and ankles chained to the stocks, a black-clad youth nodded to the music as a wild-haired woman dressed in shimmering black vinyl paddled him on the buttocks with a riding crop. Elsewhere on the stage, a woman with… Read More
Bangor — A stroke group will meet at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at the Maine Veterans Home. Call Theresa at 942-2333. Bangor — The American Council of the Blind, Northern Chapter, will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Miller’s… Read More
VAN BUREN — The American Legion Hall in Van Buren was decorated in red, white and blue and military salutes were the order of the night Friday when northern Maine veterans welcomed home the national commander of the America Legion. Eighteen years after being elected… Read More
LUBEC — A developer’s dream and many memories went up in smoke Halloween night, as fire destroyed a former fish skinning shed that was once part of the historic McCurdy’s Smokehouse complex. Responding to a call around 2 a.m. Saturday, firefighters found the two-story cedar… Read More
On Oct. 9 the Senate fell eight votes short of ending a filibuster against the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. As one of seven Republicans who voted to end the filibuster, I was disappointed in the Senate’s inability to move forward. At the same time, I am also… Read More
You may have contributed a portion of the billions of dollars raised for charities. Unfortunately, a good portion of that money may have been misused or ended up in the pockets of fraudulent solicitors. With more than half a million federally recognized charitable contributions, it pays to be… Read More
ROCKLAND — Curtiss Wright Airport was considered a state-of-the-art facility on the afternoon of Nov. 9, 1930, as several thousand fans waited for the return of 18-year-old Stanley Boynton, the boy they called the “Junior Lindbergh of New England.” Boynton had set a junior transcontinental… Read More
Some members of Congress who oppose reforming the corrupt campaign finance sytem assert that voters simply don’t care much about the issue and won’t hold them accountable at the polls for voting in favor of the big-money status quo. A word of advice for them: Don’t bet the… Read More
After making a hideous, filibustered mess of campaign finance reform this fall, the Senate now will hold a straight up-or-down vote by March. Citizens who desire cleaner elections should thank their local pothole. After doing his level best — or worst — to block changing… Read More
The decision last week by the Bangor City Council to reject a plan that would have allowed residents to fund a baseball stadium was disappionting for several reasons. But more important than that single vote was the opportunity it now presents for city residents to start offering ideas… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The monthly meeting of the Piscataquis County Republican Committee will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the county probate office on East Main Street. Election reports will be made. Plans for 1998 as well as the list of available candidates will… Read More
WASHINGTON — Almost a third of the nation’s bridges are dilapidated or too narrow or too weak to carry the traffic crossing them, federal records show. In many state capitals, as in Washington, officials say the money’s just not there to fix them. In Vermont,… Read More
EDDINGTON — Commonsense Housing, a nonprofit agency providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities, is holding an open house 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at Lambert Road, Eddington. The agency recently received a loan from USDA, Rural Development, to be used to open two new… Read More
WATERVILLE — It’s a sure sign of hard times when dairy farmers start talking about banding together to fight for higher wholesale milk prices. Beset with rising production costs and forced to sell their product at 1979 prices, more than 100 of the state’s dairy… Read More
Bangor District Court: James A. Wentz, 51, Marathon, Wis., speeding, $50. 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — Six years ago, Joe Costa was $42,000-a-year principal who captured national attention when he sat on top of Unity Elementary School and read books for 24 hours. One year ago, Costa was living under a bridge in Salt Lake City, broke, unemployed, homeless and desperate. Read More
BANGOR — Having just celebrated her own 50th birthday, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said she a felt a connection to St. Joseph Hospital as the Bangor institution met its half-century mark Sunday. Speaking at the hospital’s 50th birthday party and 10th annual Founder’s Day Celebration,… Read More
The photo accompanying a story on SAD 25 in Saturday’s editions was identified incorrectly as the Patten Primary School. It was the Sherman Elementary School. Read More
AUGUSTA — The way Nancy Oden, one of Maine’s growing number of political activists, sees it, the issue of whether to allow pesticide spraying is simple. “Does anyone have the right to poison everyone’s water? … What’s going on now is a giant experiment of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An Augusta man died of an apparent heart attack while hunting and two men were injured in mishaps on Maine’s first day of deer season. Saturday’s opening day for residents was a bit busier than usual for game wardens as they conducted searches… Read More
BANGOR — Visitors to the Eastern Maine Medical Center’s emergency department will notice some changes in the next three to four months while the department goes through a period of renovation and construction. The renovation will provide additional rooms for expanded services and a larger… Read More
When pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Carter Brey play music together, they don’t just show off their talent and skill and insight. No, when these two masters get together in musical collaboration, as they did Sunday afternoon at the University of Maine’s Minsky Hall, they wail. Like two… Read More
Architect and preservationist Bill Semple has been to the rooftop of the world. He has saved monasteries and hospitals. He has worked with the Dalai Lama. Tonight at 7 he will deliver the Elizabeth Warren Graves Lecture in the Visual Arts in 100 Nutting Hall… Read More
An article in your Sept. 25 issue by Paul Kane is well-written and fairly well-balanced, but some of the comments by his sources are disturbing. My wife and I are an elderly couple living in Sierra Blanca, Texas, about five miles from the proposed low-level… Read More
I enjoyed your article (BDN, Oct. 17) about Maine Maritime Academy, except for one part. In this section of the article, [MMS student] Aimee Stites called non-regimental students “slackers.” My son is a freshman at the academy in power engineering technology. He chose the academy… Read More
This is my response to the Oct. 16 newspaper article about Norman Dickinson’s lawsuit for violations of his rights. He claims his rights to privacy, to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, and his rights to due process and equal protection are being violated. Read More
I am having difficulty understanding how, in good conscience, Eric Altvater, lieutenant governor of the Passqmuoddy Tribe, can describe finding Cote Choneska able to be prosecuted as an adult “another example of Native Americans not being treated fairly” (BDN, Oct. 17). Choneka’s attack of James… Read More
A recent article in the Bangor Daily News (Oct 11-12) documented the fine performance of HMOs in Maine on key issues such as utilization of preventive services, physician turnover, patient satisfaction and low turnover of membership. A local physician in the article questioned if Healthsource… Read More
KENNEBUNK — Maine has become a hot spot for retirees looking for a cool place to retire. Despite the state’s reputation for harsh winters and unfriendly tax laws, observers say an increasing number of retirees are heading north. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
GREENVILLE — Literacy Volunteers of the Dover-Foxcroft Area has moved its office headquarters to Greenville and is now located in the Greenville High School. It will continue to serve the entire Piscataquis region. The affiliate recently scheduled a Fall Tutor Training 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Foxcroft Academy. All parents of Foxcroft Academy students are invited to attend. Read More
ASHLAND — Four members of Girl Scout Troop 447 have received the Girl Scout Silver Award which recognizes excellence in personal growth, community service and skills development. The recipients are Leslie Bessey, the daughter of Heather and Skip Bessey, who has been a Girl Scout… Read More
ATKINSON — Jim Perkins didn’t mind the ribbing he got from friends who were gathered Saturday morning at Snow’s AG and Saw Shop, a deer tagging station in Atkinson. As the men related their early-morning experiences on the opening day of deer hunting season in… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — In the early 1960s, haddock lived throughout the Gulf of Maine sprawled like suburbanites around the Los Angeles basin. But when researchers looked again five years later, after foreign boats began exploiting the gulf’s largess, the picture had changed. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Loring Job Corps Center has hired its third director in less than a year, program officials said Sunday. Sandra Brawders, who presided over the center’s grand opening in June, has left the Training and Development Corp., which operates the federal Job Corps… Read More
For a while, it seemed we were hearing daily from Chris Olsen of Hope House, who kept adding — to the already lengthy list — items up for bid and activities to be enjoyed during the second annual Hope House Food & Fun Auction beginning at 6 p.m. Read More
Because of an effort to protest an anti-abortion activist at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Elliot Scott of Spring Street in Bangor was summoned Saturday afternoon for possession of explicit material. Scott, 31, allegedly stood on the corner of State and Hancock streets holding a door… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Newspaper Group, an association of the seven daily newspapers in Maine, has appointed Lee C. Umphrey of Holden to the position of political advocate and consultant. The group includes the Kennebec Journal, the Waterville Morning Sentinel, the Portland Press Herald, the… Read More
Thousands of electric customers in Maine and New Hampshire, and a few in Vermont, remained without power Sunday after a wind and rainstorm packing gusts in excess of 60 mph toppled branches and trees and tossed boats from a coastal harbor. In eastern Maine, workers… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Public Works Department will pick up leaves and pine needles during November, but those wishing to take leaves to the city compost pile may do so. Compostable materials may be put in biodegradable kraft paper bags. If other kinds of bags… Read More
DEXTER — Officials working on the cleanup of hazardous materials buried on property owned by Fayscott Inc. in Dexter have reported no imminent danger thus far. The site was listed for evaluation under the Superfund cleanup program by the Environmental Protection Agency. The site, home… Read More
ORONO — Railroad fans may enjoy a Whistle Stop Lunch with Bill Soule at noon Friday, Nov. 7, at the Page Museum on the University of Maine campus. More events also await modelers during the weekend. Soule, who is a member of the Maine Model… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor Public Works Department will experiment with biodegradable bags in its leaf composting program and has 2,000 bags to distribute to residents at no charge, first come, first served. Home Depot has donated the bags to Bangor Beautiful for the program. Each… Read More
BANGOR — Every woman has to make decisions regarding her own financial, emotional and physical well-being. Some are harder to make than others, such as “Do I need help with a substance abuse problem in my family?” “Should I get a mastectomy?” “What about going back to school?”… Read More
ORONO — Starting Nov. 11, parking on any street or municipal parking lot in Orono between midnight and 8 a.m. will be prohibited due to the town’s winter parking ban ordinance. Parking will be allowed by permit only in permit parking lots. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More