WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The University of Maine women’s hockey team scored four unanswered goals to beat Williams College 4-1 here Sunday. Stephanie Gabriele and Christina Hedges each scored a goal and an assist. Alison Lorenz and Jamie Schofield each added a goal. Alicia Gilmore and… Read More
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EASTPORT – Nick Wiberg scored 20 points to lead the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners to a 52-50 schoolboy basketball victory over the Shead Tigers Saturday. Jake Whitsett added 18 for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
BANGOR – After 39 minutes and 55 seconds of frenzied back-and-forth action at Newman Gymnasium, the 32nd Paul Bunyan Tournament’s defining moment came appropriately at the end of Narvell Benning’s furious sprint. Teikyo Post’s 6-foot Benning took an inbounds pass in the backcourt with five… Read More
LIMESTONE – The Southern Aroostook Warriors outscored the Eagles 13-7 in the fourth quarter and took the lead with 30 seconds remaining to pick up a 33-30 victory over Limestone Saturday. Erica Willigar led 1-0 Southern Aroostook with 14 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR – The Husson College women were supposedly struggling to define themselves going into this weekend’s 32nd Paul Bunyan Basketball Tournament. After impressive wins Saturday and Sunday, an identity crisis appear to be the least of their concerns. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER – Coach Tim Kilroy waved off the class difference as though it were not a factor. But after his Brewer hockey team fell to Thornton Academy 5-1 in its Class A debut Saturday, Kilroy said the jump from Class B to A was not… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh was sincere as he tried to convince reporters after Saturday’s 7-2 loss to Providence College that he saw a silver lining in a black cloud which has opened up and deluged his team of late. Read More
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Senior guard Roderic Hall set a Pizza Hut Classic scoring record at the University of Maine’s expense on Saturday night, tossing in 52 points as the University of Texas-San Antonio topped the Black Bears 97-69 in the tourney’s consolation game. The Roadrunners… Read More
STOCKTON SPRINGS — A Sunday morning fire of undetermined origin gutted the Route 1 auto garage business owned by Brent Fraser, fire officials reported. The fire was reported at 10 a.m. Sunday. Crews from Searsport and Prospect responded to the alarm to assist the Stockton… Read More
MARS HILL — A free community education program for people caring for elderly parents will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Grant building at the Aroostook Health Center on Highland Avenue in Mars Hill. The program will include a discussion led by Nancy… Read More
BRUNSWICK — After nearly half a century of good deals, the Brunswick Naval Air Station is closing its bargain basement. Local police stations and schools soon will have to look elsewhere for free surplus equipment such as office furniture, computers and vehicles. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — There’s usually a line of anxious students waiting to see Wendy Pullen when she arrives on weekdays at her small office at Foxcroft Academy. The students lingering outside her door aren’t waiting to see the grades on their latest tests nor are they… Read More
A Bangor man accused of roughing up his wife in the presence of several small children was arrested by Bangor police Friday night on a domestic assault charge. Michael Huntington, 23, was released on bail Saturday morning. He is scheduled to appear in Bangor District… Read More
GREENVILLE — A Bangor man died Sunday after suffering serious head injuries in a skiing accident on Big Squaw Mountain. David W. Beal, 30, of Bangor died at a Greenville hospital despite the efforts of two unidentified medical workers who administered CPR at the scene. Read More
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In his letter to the editor (BDN, Nov. 21), John Goldfine brings up some important issues about how the state is subsidizing SITEL in Aroostook County. With all the hubbub about welfare over the past year and with the end of federal welfare, we seem to have missed… Read More
Having survived nearly 20 years in the gruesome Chinese prison system known as laogai, Harry Wu has already served his time in hell. The worst that life can throw at him now is a mere purgatory by comparison. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BREWER — For years, electricity was one of the paper industry’s biggest costs, so over the past 40 years, the industry reduced its power demands dramatically in an effort to save money. Michael Coffman, who heads Sovereignty International Inc. of Bangor, said Saturday that letting markets drive that… Read More
Christmas is a time for happiness and caring. To insure that happiness, the Consumer Products Safety Commission and Northeast COMBAT wish to make you aware of how to protect yourself as well as your loved ones. Many artificial trees are fire resistant. If you buy… Read More
The banns have been published, the happy couple has plighted its troth, but before Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding get too connubial about this new Navy destroyer deal, Maine taxpayers just might have a few questions before they forever hold their peace and shell out $60 million… Read More
Say CarTest to certain Maine drivers and stand back while they fume over a program that was supposed to result in cleaner cars but instead produced frustrated motorists. CarTest is gone, but the federal clean-air requirement that created it is not. The state, understandably hoping to avoid a… Read More
PORTLAND — A Portland bar owner accused of slaying three men outside his house last summer goes on trial today. Sabato “Sabino” Raia, 27, of Portland has been held without bail since his arrest after the June 24 shootings. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
In regard to Paul Kane’s Dec. 1 article about Rep. John Baldacci in his second term, Friends of Acadia would like to add that Baldacci has been a very beneficial ally in the House of Representatives for Acadia National Park. During the summer of 1997… Read More
I am writing in response to the letter, “Workers’ comp works” (BDN, Nov. 28). Leonard Peters thinks the present compensation system is a common-sense approach to the problem. I wonder how he would feel if he were on the receiving end of it. I had… Read More
I wonder if there are other people who feel uncomfortable with E. Donald Sussman, the man who made his money in the big city and who was described by Forbes magazine as “secretive.” The man who quite recently became a rusticator on Deer Isle, I think, and carefully… Read More
Regarding your editorial in the Dec. 1 issue regarding the “Real McCaugheys” — well done! It was a thoughtful editorial and I hope the media and general public will take heed. That family needs private time now. Evelyn N. Kalloch Cushing… Read More
More than Frosty and his generosity. More than Charlie Brown and his true story of Christmas. More than that yah-who-florays song all the Whos down in Whoville sing to the Grinch. And nearly more than Scrooge’s time-honored ghosts, Clara Silberhaus has stolen my heart for the holidays. Read More
“Fire,” written and directed by Deepa Mehta. Running time: 104 minutes. Unrated (nudity, language, adult content). Dec. 8-11, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville. About her controversial film “Fire,” writer and director Deepa Mehta notes in a promotional director’s statement that it “came about in part because… Read More
CARMEL — Five University of Maine volleyball players suffered minor injuries Sunday morning on Interstate 95 when the passenger van they were riding in struck a patch of black ice, spun around and rolled over. Barbara Woodman, 21; Heather Clemmons, 21; Brooke Deforte, 20; Laura… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — The president of Pine State Airlines denied reports over the weekend that his company won’t survive beyond the end of the year. Roland Martin, president of the airline and its parent company, Aroostook Aviation Inc., said Saturday, “Business is tough. We are not… Read More
POLAND — A 33-year-old Poland woman was killed when the car she was riding in slammed into a pickup truck on Route 26. Ruby Knight was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where she was pronounced dead after the accident about 4 p.m. Read More
Bangor Beautiful is sponsoring its first holiday recognition program, and it is open to all residents and businesses in the Greater Bangor area. Each week through Christmas, one house, one neighborhood and one business will be recognized by Bangor Beautiful for its holiday display. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Douglas Radziewicz may oppose hunting for his own personal reasons (“Change hunting laws,” letter, BDN, Dec. 2), but his criticisms are based on emotion rather than facts. Your readers deserve the truth. Hunters help wildlife, more than anyone else in the country. Through a self-imposed… Read More
BANGOR — The nearly half-foot of snow that fell in the early part of the weekend provided the perfect backdrop Saturday for Bangor’s annual Christmas parade and tree-lighting ceremony. Unlike some years in the city’s recent past, when early December brought little or no snow,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Saturday evening marked the end of a yearlong celebration that swelled the collections of the Ellsworth Public Library and brought record numbers of patrons to its special events. About 30 people attended the grand finale of the library’s centennial, which included a classical… Read More
LINCOLN — A glimpse of Mattanawcook Lake is the first thing motorists see when they reach Main Street. Some people say the town, which boasts of its many lakes to attract people, should open that view by tearing down the former Marden’s building at the intersection of Main… Read More
DEXTER — Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky will meet with high school students at Dexter High School at 9 a.m. today to discuss the proposals under consideration by the Task Force on Young Drivers. The task force was established by Gwadosky to address the high… Read More
AUBURN — A man accused of hiring a hit man to kill his stepdaughter has been indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury. Robert LaPierre, 43, and his girlfriend, Donna Dube, of Auburn, were each indicted on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PORTLAND — A young drifter who was arrested in Portland while carrying a loaded handgun, extra ammunition, a courthouse map and a note espousing racist beliefs was fined $400 after pleading no contest to a weapons charge. Security at the Cumberland County Courthouse was tight… Read More
MADAWASKA — Snow, up to 20 inches of it, fell in Aroostook County on the weekend. Wet, thick and heavy, the snow that started falling in the St. John Valley on Friday continued Sunday with flurries throughout the day. Some welcomed the snow because it… Read More
NEWPORT — A holiday concert specifically for senior citizens from the SAD 48 and SAD 38 areas will be held at noon Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Nokomis Regional High School. A luncheon will be served after the concert. For information, or if you are planning… Read More
ADDISON — A 32-year-old clammer was discovered safe Sunday morning after an extensive Coast Guard search for him throughout the previous evening. Timothy Merchant of Addison went out alone in his 16-foot outboard around 2 p.m. Saturday. He was reported missing by his wife about… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers won’t reconvene for another month, but there are already faint suggestions that the interests of Democrats, Republicans and independent Gov. Angus King could converge when the three sides debate what to do with a big state surplus. In recent days, Democratic… Read More