Cross country skier Marc Gilbertson doesn’t have a coach and has never competed in a World Cup Race. But that isn’t stopping the 28-year-old school teacher from competing in the Olympics in February. The Colby College graduate beat out five members of the U.S. cross… Read More
    PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Sports Museum of New England apparently has chosen Providence over several Massachusetts cities for its new location. Brian Dowling, the museum’s executive director, said he hopes to move the main exhibit to the Fogarty Building on Fountain Street as soon as… Read More
    The inaugural East Corinth Sled Dog Race was supposed to be held last year but it was postponed and then cancelled due to rain and unseasonable weather. So race organizer Frank Thomas will try again on Saturday and Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Heather Sprague scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Woodland past Washington Academy 54-51 in a schoolgirl basketball game Wednesday. Sprague had 11 of her points in the second half and Woodland held off the Raiders by hitting eight… Read More
    The year gone by certainly brought plenty of Maine television-radio sports developments. Arguably, the most significant of these was made by Bangor radio station WZON (620 AM). The Sports Zone was true to its nickname, acquiring radio broadcast rights for all University of Maine sports. Read More
    MACHIAS — The Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce will investigate employee training at its Eggs and Issues breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Blue Bird Ranch Family Restaurant. Bonnie Fortini of Machias Community and Adult Education and Nancy Melhorn of… Read More
    MACHIAS — After months of controversy surrounding Washington County’s primary program for victims of domestic violence, the 20-year-old agency has lost its contract with the Maine Department of Human Services. DHS provides $225,608 or 80 percent of WomanKind Inc.’s funding, according to Jeanette C. Talbot,… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — In an era of paper industry layoffs and shutdowns, one Maine mill envisions a capital improvement program and continued stability that others can only envy. Not that Champion International Corp. hasn’t endured its share of upheaval. In October, the Connecticut-based firm announced a… Read More
    Hollywood may have ended 1997 with a sinking ship, but what a spectacular sinking ship it was, breathing new life into an industry that was threatened last year with the rise of the independent film, one of which, “The English Patient,” swept last year’s Academy Awards. Read More
    In 1994 the lunar orbiter Clementine discovered evidence for ice beneath the moon’s barren surface. There is even some evidence that small amounts of surface ice may lurk in the perpetual darkness found at the bottoms of craters near the Moon’s south pole. The possibility stemmed from an… Read More
    Once again, just like clockwork, it’s New Year’s Day. Once again, in a wave sweeping across time zones, the world has counted backwards from 10. Celebrants have wished each other the best and meant it, at least for as long as the cup of kindness brims. Parades march… Read More
    VICKI KEATON of Caribou has been promoted to assistant vice president and operations center manager of First Citizens Bank in Presque Isle. Since joining the staff in 1990 with an associate degree in accounting from Northern Maine Technical College, Keaton has served as operations supervisor,… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Maine State Police trooper who usually patrols two interstate highways between Scarborough and Brunswick after midnight will be on the road a little later. Sloppy weather and commuter accidents prompted officials to switch the patrol hours to earlier in the morning. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    “Photojournalists are not always aware that the pictures taken today are the history of tomorrow, or that pictures taken for specific editorial purposes may resonate beyond thier original boundaries, having a far-reaching impact on the public’s conciousness, or indeed that the world is made better by their being… Read More
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    BREWER — St. Joseph Healthcare’s 2-year-old walk-in clinic here closed its doors for good Wednesday after six months of problems scheduling doctors to work there. Staff members will remain on hand mornings through February at the Brewer Walk-in Center on South Main Street to return… Read More
    Before the “bottom line is all that counts” philosophy became the battle cry of corporate America, inspired by short-sighted, second rate executives, we had real jobs. Before these second raters decided that we could make higher profits by producing our goods in foreign countries with… Read More
    I have read with some interest and a little sadness the letters concerning the racial state of affairs in “The Phantom” comic strip. Obviously, these people have never read the strip for any length of time. If they had, they would know about the Pygmy Poison People, a… Read More
    In July, my husband and I were blessed with the arrival of our first child. Although the care I received at Eastern Maine Medical Center was exemplary, I would have chosen to have my baby at St. Joseph Hospital if it still had a maternity ward. Read More
    In the midst of this busy season of holidays when we were all busy with cookie dough, wrapping paper, candles, work, religious services for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza celebrations, Advent prayers and parties, I feel compelled to stop everything and write of my sorrow, disappointment and fear brought… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Restaurants here cater to a variety of tastes, offering Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Italian and seafood specialties. But late-night diners looking for a plate of pancakes at 1 a.m. have been out of luck — so far. By the end of next May, that… Read More
    BANGOR — For the first time, the Governor’s Conference on Tourism will be held north of Augusta, and Bangor organizers have planned a full evening of awards, theater and music to kick off the two-day event on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The annual tourism conference, “Toward… Read More
    MACHIAS — Agents of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized more than 30 pounds of marijuana and arrested four Washington County men Wednesday afternoon. Arrested on Class B felony charges of aggravated drug trafficking were David Elwell, 43, of Marshfield and Jeffrey Robicheau, 39, of… Read More
    BELFAST — The wind was whipping fiercely at 3:30 p.m. in Heritage Park near this city’s waterfront, creating wind chills well below zero. But two ice sculptors, swaddled in winter garb, worked steadily with their small chain saws to create an icy icon of New… Read More
    Staff at Tourism New Brunswick in Fredericton are ecstatic after winning an international prize for an ad campaign designed to lure French Canadian bathers from the chilly waters of Maine to the shores of New Brunswick. The province’s tourism agency won the bronze medal in… Read More
    WOODLAND — A Limestone man died in a snowmobile accident late Wednesday afternoon in Aroostook County. Details were sketchy, but it appeared that Matthew Harvey, 21, died after his snowmobile struck a gate post on the ITS 90 snowmobile trail in Woodland, according to Maj. Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The case of the missing baby Jesus in Pittsfield was solved Wednesday morning. The statue, stolen from the creche at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Pittsfield during Mass on the Saturday after Christmas, was discovered in a driveway on Main Street. Douglas Cummings,… Read More
    NEWPORT — Newport selectmen will begin meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and will meet “all day if they have to” to craft a 1998 budget proposal, according to interim Town Manager Evelyn Ricker. Once completed, the budget will be given the final going-over by the… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — Guy E. Hunnewell III, 27, had nothing to say Wednesday morning during his appearance on a murder charge in Skowhegan District Court. Dressed in prison blues and flip-flops, Hunnewell barely glanced at the courtroom spectators, mostly reporters, and whispered only once to his… Read More
    Looking for opportunities to fill your days in 1998? We have plenty. Clubs, groups, organizations and individuals can all use your help and support, financial as well as volunteer. Here are just a few suggestions. The Friends of the Eastern Maine Technical College Library invite… Read More