COLCHESTER, Vt. – The Saint Michael’s College women’s basketball program has announced that they have signed Bangor senior Emily Morse. Morse, a 5-11 guard for the Rams, averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.4 steals per game as a junior under head coach… Read More
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MOUNT DESERT – The Mount Desert Island Trojans went on a 14-0 run in the middle of the second quarter, including six points during a five-second spurt, en route to an 82-62 Class B basketball victory over Hermon. Coley Stetler led the way for the… Read More
Paul Kariya is finally back, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The National Hockey League desperately needs him. As a result of the neutral zone trap, the dilution of talent caused by expansion, and good goaltending, goal production is way down in… Read More
DEER ISLE – Jonesport-Beals broke the Deer Isle-Stonington press in the fourth quarter for some easy baskets and made its free throws down the stretch to preserve a 72-65 schoolboy basketball victory Friday night. B.J. Alley poured in a game-high 36 points for the Royals,… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – Willy Seward scored 24 points to help Sumner post a 64-59 schoolboy basketball win over Central on Friday night. Matt Welch fired in 15 points for the Tigers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
It may surprise you to learn that in April the state of Maine hired a “hit man.” His mission, under the direction of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, was to remove a predetermined number of deer from Monhegan Island. Understand, however, this was not in any… Read More
MARS HILL – Jaime Alexander tossed in a game-high 23 points as Central Aroostook posted a 60-54 schoolgirl basketball victory over Wisdom on Friday night. Bobbi-Jo Dyer drilled four 3-pointers en route to 15 points, while Erin Whited added 14 rebounds. Lindsey Boyd pulled down… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Maine Central Institute sprinted out to a 15-6 first-quarter lead and cruised to a 59-33 schoolboy basketball win over Oak Hill on Friday night. Jeff Giallombardo scored 16 points to pace the Huskies. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BILLERICA, Mass. – The University of Maine hockey team should put goalie Alfie Michaud in the hot seat more often. With only an unplayed walk-on to back him up Friday against UMass-Lowell, Michaud stopped 31 shots as the Bears took a three-goal lead in the… Read More
WENHAM, Mass. – Gordon College wore down the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners in the second half, posting its second win of the season, 63-47, in women’s basketball action Friday night. Heather Twombly sparked Gordon with 16 points and Jen McGouldrick netted 14. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BREWER – The Nokomis and Brewer girls basketball teams opened up Class A action Friday night with a defensive struggle that saw the visiting Warriors go on a 16-2 run for a 41-28 victory. Nokomis of Newport allowed Brewer only two free throws in a… Read More
GUILFORD – The scoring of Jane Burdin and Darby Smiley and a strong 2-3 zone defense led Piscataquis Community to a 68-60 victory over Schenck, its first over the Wolverines in at least nine years, according to the coaches. Burdin scored eight of her 16… Read More
HERMON – Until the final quarter, it hadn’t been much of a game for Hermon High School’s Rhett Bartlett. The 6-foot-3 forward had just one rebound and no points coming off the bench. But when his Hermon Hawks needed a spark against a resilient Mount… Read More
AUGUSTA – Starting this week, Maine hunting and fishing licenses for 1998 will be available at license agents throughout the state. According to Vesta Billing, director of the licensing division for the Maine Department of Fish and Wildlife, the state’s 1,400 license agents have been issued the new… Read More
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ELLSWORTH — Seventy years after a French biplane disappeared on a historic mission en route from Paris to New York, a handful of Maine residents are still on its trail. Armed with aerial photographs, World War II Army records, and a smattering of eyewitness reports, the Maine Aviation… Read More
The families reached by the Salvation Army are truly in need, and most of them are struggling to get by from day to day. Their stories are real. They ask for help at Christmastime, mostly for their children. Making a donation to the Santa’s Helper… Read More
Evelyn Trombley, 28 Academy St., A104, Presque Isle 04769, is looking for a copy of the poem “Maine,” which Maine schoolchildren in the 1930s committed to memory. Any help readers can give would be appreciated. Marion McCafferty, 27 Oak Park Manor, East Millinocket, 04430, telephone… Read More
Paul Sullivan understands why many musicians end up living along Maine’s coast. In short, it’s the people. “It’s a place where gentle people can really thrive,” said Sullivan, a Brooklin resident. “There’s tolerance and respect. Musicians need the silence and the solitude, but also the… Read More
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BOSTON — Former New Hampshire Gov. Steve Merrill cast a nervous smile at his competitor Thursday when asked if there was enough room for the two of them in New England. The competition in this case wasn’t another politician, but a company — Maritime &… Read More
BANGOR — A man extradited from Utah to Bangor last weekend to face an armed robbery charge was arraigned Friday in 3rd District Court. Wearing the trademark orange garb given to jail inmates, Justin Marsh, 19, of Bangor was charged in connection with an armed… Read More
BANGOR — It’s the home stretch for the expanded, renovated Bangor Public Library. The library’s temporary location at the old Marden’s will be closed after today, and when the facility reopens Jan. 26 it will be “back home” on Harlow Street. The six weeks of… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Old Town Public Library will be closed from Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, through New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, and will reopen at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2. Library officials said that the holiday week was chosen to do repairs because it… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A structure fire on Chester Street sent firefighters from two communities scrambling at about noon Friday. Firefighters from Newport as well as Pittsfield responded, but not before Bill Bradshaw reportedly had extinguished a small fire in the basement of his home. The result… Read More
DYER BROOK — The Southern Aroostook Community School District board of directors at its meeting this week voted unanimously to extend the contract of Superintendent of Schools Terry A. Comeau for one year. The contract extension will run through June 30, 1999. Comeau’s salary will… Read More
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Maine Association of Math Leagues, Aroostook Math League, Meet # 3. Maine Association of Math Leagues, Eastern Maine Math League, Northern Division, Meet #3. FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS OF MATH MEET SCORES, SEE LIBRARY MICROFILM. Read More
Mary Herman, Maine’s first lady, had been shopping for a menorah for the Blaine House. Ever since her husband Angus King became governor, she has held a Hanukkah party for Jewish legislators, state employees and their families, as well as residents who observe the holiday. Read More
Maine Association of Math Leagues, Eastern Maine Math League Southern Division, Meet #3. FOR COMPLETE LISTING OF MATH MEET SCORES, SEE LIBRARY MICROFILM. Read More
Churches are invited to list their Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services in the Bangor Daily News. The list will be published on the Religion page Saturday, Dec. 20. To be included, churches must send written notices to the Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329,… Read More
A drive along any stretch of Route 1 through midcoast Maine reveals some of the state’s oldest and most beautiful architecture. A testimony to the area’s rich and deep-rooted past, homes in distinctive styles of the Colonial and Victorian periods are mixed throughout the region. Read More
“Maine Roots: Growing up Poor in the Kennebec Valley,” a memoir by Mark Walker, is now available on audiotape. “Maine Roots” is the story of Walker’s first 17 years spent growing up on a hardscrabble farm in New Portland and attending school at the Good… Read More
SEBEC — The 30 miles of Route 7 connecting the driveway of Dave Mallett’s white farmhouse to civilization’s closest point of entry — the Newport exit of I-95 — seemed more than a little lonely on this particular Tuesday. There had been a semi-wicked storm… Read More
Editor’s Note: In the spirit of Christmas and Hanukkah, the children’s librarians at Bangor Public Library offer this selection of books they believe would make nice gifts for the holidays. The offerings range from sturdy board books for preschoolers to the classic “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” for… Read More
ART OF THE MAINE ISLANDS by Carl Little and Arnold Skolnick, 96 pages, Down East Books, $30. Put me on a Maine island and leave me there and watch how happy I become. That’s how much I love the islands in this state. I’ve been… Read More
THE CHRISTMAS NOTE by Skeeter Davis and Cathie Pelletier, illustrated by Carl E. Hileman, Nashville Books, 39 pages hardcover, $19.95. The story of the little girl who wanted a doll for Christmas, but got a note from Santa instead, just would not go away. It… Read More
Thursday’s meeting between Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and Prime Minister Tony Blair led to nothing of substance — no peace plan, no agreement on reunification, no accord on amnesty. All it produced was the one thing Northern Ireland needs at this moment above all else — hope. Read More
SEARSPORT — Toys for Tots: it’s not just for toddlers and it’s not only toys. The Searsport Lions Club is asking the community to donate gift items for its annual Toys for Tots drive, which provides Christmas gifts for needy youth of all ages. The… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Since the 1980s, Down East Maine wreath-makers were concerned that cheaper Canadian wreaths were taking over the wholesale market. But this year, heavy snowfall has cut down on the Canadian output, and Down East wreath companies are in high demand. Both retail and… Read More
CARIBOU — A local urologist has sued The Aroostook Medical Center, claiming that the Presque Isle hospital “tricked” the doctor into signing an agreement that resulted in his hospital privileges being terminated. In the lawsuit, Dr. Farid C. Bina has asked Aroostook County Superior Court… Read More
A Page One story Friday on a lawsuit pitting a mother and son against the town of Grand Isle and two educators erroneously reported Grand Isle split from SAD 33. It split from SAD 24. The population of the town is approximately 500, not 900 as reported. —-… Read More
A Bass Harbor man was arrested recently in Bangor after he reportedly assaulted a police officer and drove off in a pickup truck, with the officer in tow for a short distance. Dale Bergeron, 27, was charged with assault, operating a motor vehicle while under… Read More
BANGOR — On Friday, Maine became the first state in the union to refuse to allow two chemical and seed companies to distribute genetically altered field corn that produces its own pesticide. The corn has been approved in all other states except California and Alaska, where the companies… Read More
For decades courtrooms and jails have been the traditional venue for crime and punishment. Judges in black robes have doled out justice. Lawyers in fancy business suits have argued cases and recommended punishments. But around the world a new corrections concept is catching on that… Read More
Gov. Angus King and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will stand together Monday in the State House Hall of Flags to announce whether the federal government will protect Atlantic salmon in seven Maine rivers as a threatened species. State and federal officials on Friday refused to… Read More
BANGOR — For a few more days, Joe McNeil can look outside his office window at a nice view — more than $130,000 worth of shiny transportation. There’s no sense pondering what kind of sports cars these might be. The two new vehicles, complete with… Read More
PORTLAND — The defendant in a triple murder trial testified Friday that he acted out of fear and desperation when he fired the fatal shots. Sabato “Sabino” Raia, 27, told jurors he was terrified when three acquaintances with reputations for violence drove to his house… Read More
Editor’s note: To honor the anniversary of Margaret Chase Smith’s 100th birthday, the following is excerpted from a speech by Sen. Longley given in the spring of 1995. As Shakespeare wrote: Some of us achieve honors, and some of us have honors thrust upon us. Read More
One hundred years after her birth and 47 years since her Declaration of Conscience, Margaret Chase Smith has come to represent the all that is good about political leaders. It is worth remembering today that her time in the Senate was not always easy. The… Read More
This is the time of year when the Christmas greeting cards begin to arrive from old friends, faithful readers, former co-conspirators in the daily grind at the newspaper and the rapidly dwindling number of relatives who feel duty-bound to keep my name on their Christmas card list despite… Read More
On one level, the appearance by Corrections Commissioner Martin Magnusson before the Appropriations Committee last week was just one more in a long line of appeals by department heads for a taste of the state’s $185 million surplus. But by asking for $2.2 million in… Read More
The Bangor School Committee has outdone itself this time, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for the important life lessons they have taught our children. In an effort to implement its Aspirations program, designed to inspire local students to excel academically, the well-intentioned… Read More
In response to Valerie J. Carter’s OpEd column (“Doctors, Skinheads and the Phantom, BDN, Dec. 10): Carter said the comic strip Phantom portrays people of color as evil or childlike. Evidently, she has never seen the presidents of the two countries where the Phantom lives,… Read More
Once again wolf promoters are attempting to indocrinate our children on how wonderful wolves are, not showing wolves as vicious killers that cause more harm than good. Maine people need only to look at Minnesota to see the problems wolves have caused there. In Isabella,… Read More
The Presque Isle City Council met for the third time Nov. 20 to rule on challenged ballots in a recount of the SAD 1 District 3 election. The council vote was a clear violation of the law, and, by their vote, the councilors violated their oaths of office. Read More
I’m a hunter. And I say that with pride. Recently, we’ve heard from the anti-hunters. Now, I believe it’s time to offer a different point of view. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
HOULTON — Houlton Water Co. plans to seek approval from the state Public Utilities Commission for a 4.2 percent increase in residential water rates. If approved, the increase would be effective Feb. 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
GUILFORD — Guilford Industries was evacuated early Friday morning after a bomb threat was relayed to the mill. A New Hampshire-based telephone operator contacted the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department to report the threat shortly before 6 a.m. An unidentified male caller told the operator, “There’s… Read More
BANGOR — The new cancer center that recently opened at Eastern Maine Medical Center has million-dollar treatment machines and waiting rooms with bagels, bowls of real fruit and tropical fish drifting by in a wall-size aquarium. It also offers a new way to handle the treatment of cancer… Read More
ROCKLAND — The attorney for City Councilor Patrick Reilley said the improper influence charge against Reilley should be dismissed because the councilor was merely exercising his First Amendment right to free speech. That was the major argument put forward by Reilley’s attorney, Robert Levine of… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A plan to expand the state liquor store at the busy Portsmouth traffic circle is headed for court. A week before state officials were to decide on the project, which includes space for four fast-food restaurants and a tourism information kiosk, opponents… Read More
AUGUSTA — Keeping pace with the high-tech world — and with the House down the hall — the Maine Senate has installed an electronic vote-display board and other gadgetry that speeds up lawmaking and removes some of the mystery surrounding it. Since Maine became a… Read More
LYNN, Mass. — A 3-month-old husky tested positive for rabies, exposing as many as 40 people to the disease, which is fatal in humans unless treated, health officials said Friday. Surprisingly, the puppy is just the second dog in Massachusetts to test positive for rabies… Read More
There have been no slick brochures or glossy advertisements, but Central Maine Power Co. foresees no problems in selling its power plants. “We’re reasonably optimistic,” said spokesman Mark Ishkanian, whose company sent out six-page letters announcing the sale of the hydropower and oil-fired plants last… Read More
Almost five weeks to the day from when she mysteriously left her Atkinson home, 16-year-old Alexandrea Kinson flew back to Maine from Denver this week, returning to the life she had left behind. On Thursday morning, Kinson was back at Penquis Valley High School, where… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County budget signed on Friday will ask taxpayers for $25,392 more next year than the $2.26 million they paid in 1997. That increase will cause a 1.12 percent rise in the taxes the county collects from its 40 towns. The amount… Read More
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has determined that a proposed residential telephone rate increase is unfair and will primarily affect businesses, which will save 15 cents a minute on in-state long distance telephone calls. The majority, once again, is being pushed around by… Read More
PORTLAND — A lot has changed since the Maine Turnpike opened a half-century ago, but one thing stands out for Charles Higgins, who helped maintain the highway from 1947 to 1984. “Back when I started, there wasn’t much traffic out here,” Higgins, 76, recalled Friday… Read More
PALMYRA — The 680-square-foot Palmyra Post Office no longer serves the needs of the community. That’s why proposals are being solicited for a new or renovated building with about 3,100 square feet, including a heated loading dock. “We would like it as close to the… Read More
Manna Ministries of Bangor has taken upon itself a formidable task this holiday season: responding to specific family needs. It is also continuing, for the ninth year, its Christmas Day party for the needy and homeless, which Manna director Bill Rae believes is the only… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Two men accused of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old Cambridge boy in October have been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on kidnapping and murder charges. Charles Jaynes, 22, of Brockton and Salvatore Sicari, 21, of Cambridge are scheduled to be… Read More
Three decades later, I’m still cleaning up the mess left behind by my doppelganger. Christian Potholm, Bowdoin College’s political science chairman and part-time soothsayer, rang me up Thursday to pass on an incident involving one of his students. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
HOULTON — Maine schools need more than $200 million in repairs, including $60 million just to deal with health and safety problems. State laws that deal with new school construction also need renovating since they contain no provisions to fund those repairs. Instead the solution… Read More
BANGOR — The state turned down a request by Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. to temporarily raise its rates by 2.3 percent this month. Instead, the Public Utility Commission will allow the electric utility to scale down its debt payments, freeing up cash for the company. Customers… Read More
AUGUSTA — Kimberly-Clark Corp. agreed Friday to postpone moving any equipment out of its Winslow paper mill while state and federal officials help find a buyer for the plant. Since Kimberly-Clark announced Nov. 21 it would close the aging tissue-making plant in January and lay… Read More
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