BANGOR – Senior guard Tommy Waterman scored six of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of clutch free throws that gave Bangor its final margin in a 54-51 schoolboy basketball victory over Hampden Thursday night. Mike Arsenault had 13 points for… Read More
    No more clipping ballots from the sports section of the Bangor Daily News – it’s all over and the winner is…. sorry, you will have to wait until Saturday night. The winner of the 1997 BDN Harness Horse of the Year will be announced at… Read More
    UMaine hockey captain Brian White played in 101 consecutive games before he missed one. Then when White had to sit out the Bear’s 0-0 tie with Boston College last Saturday, it was because he did what he was told. “Everyone thinks it’s because of a… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Husson College 74-72 in men’s college basketball action Wednesday night. Matt Townsend led UMPI with 16 points, while Brian Colman tossed in 15, Jeffrey Joseph pumped in 12 and… Read More
    CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Sugarloaf USA will host the Rand Stowell Downhill race on Friday 9:30 a.m. on the Narrow Gauge course. Racers will reach speeds of up to 70 mph down the 800 meter course. Those that go the fastest will have a shot at competing in the… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine Supersport licenses for 1998, special endorsements of conventional hunting and fishing licenses, have caused some confusion among sportsmen as some Supersport purchasers have not been given a special pre-addressed white card by their license agents. The $15 licenses have been available since… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine’s Fish and Wildlife Commission is urging pet owners to restrain their dogs, as domestic dogs have reportedly been chasing white-tailed deer throughout the state. Warden Pat Dorian said that dogs are taking advantage of the hard crust in their pursuit of the deer. It is… Read More
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    The NEWS apologizes to its readers who have not been getting high school and college game stories from the previous night in their paper. Because of the poor travel conditions caused by the ice storm, the deadline for game stories has been earlier than normal. Read More
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    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Nate Laita scored a game-high 28 points to go with 16 rebounds and six steals to lead Foxcroft Academy to a 65-55 boys basketball victory over Hermon on Thursday. Andy Lizotte had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Ponies. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    It is a college senior’s absolute worst nightmare. You are in your cap and gown, standing in line on Alumni Field on the University of Maine campus in Orono, waiting to be awarded your diploma. Suddenly, someone taps you on the shoulder and tells you… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A substance abuse counselor from the Acadia Family Center will speak about the three most common drugs used by Maine youth at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Harbor House. The event is open to children in grades five through eight,… Read More
    HAMPDEN — As their contribution to the storm relief effort, Maine’s potato growers Friday will give away 1,800 bags of potatoes. The free, 10-pound bags of potatoes may be picked up from noon to 4 p.m. Friday at the Carl Smith Foods warehouse in Hampden. Read More
    A tractor-trailer load of bath tissue and paper towels from a Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill in New York is scheduled to be delivered to the American Red Cross command center in Portland today. The paper products are intended to help meet immediate personal needs of area shelters and victims… Read More
    BELFAST — A candlelight march to commemorate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held in Belfast at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19. The march will begin in front of the post office at Main and Church streets and end at the Belfast… Read More
    CARIBOU — Police are investigating a burglary that occurred sometime after midnight Wednesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Van Buren Road. Officer Paul Vincent of the Caribou Police Department said entry was forced into the building and cash was taken. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — A faulty heater was blamed for a boat fire in Owls Head Harbor on Wednesday morning. The Rockland Coast Guard base reported that the fire was discovered at 8 a.m. aboard the 36-foot fishing vessel Judith Ann, owned by Robert McMahan of… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A new group has been formed in Aroostook County to prevent HIV and AIDS and to improve the lives of local people living with the disease by educating the general public and health care providers. The Aroostook County AIDS Coalition includes The… Read More
    BANGOR — HealthShare, Eastern Maine Medical Center’s health prevention outreach program, will offer $10 cholesterol screenings this winter. Both total and high density tests will be offered, allowing a more accurate assessment of cardiac health. Screenings will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read More
    VEAZIE — A proposal for redeveloping the Community Center, which will become available later this year, has fallen through. The Economic Development Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, to review a revised request for redevelopment proposals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    SULLIVAN — Penquis CAP will offer conflict resolution training starting Wednesday, Jan. 21, and continuing on Wednesdays, Jan. 28, and Feb. 4, 11, 25 and March 4, at Sumner Memorial High School. The classes will include these topics: “What is Conflict?” on Jan. 21; “What… Read More
    BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $2.7 million in federal aviation grants to airports in Bangor, Presque Isle and Rangeley, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci said. Rangeley will receive $2,285,000 to rebuild the municipal airport runway, improve airport safety areas and correct… Read More
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    ROCKPORT — Is co-management the answer to perplexing questions in the fishing industry? That question will be explored during the 23rd annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum, to be held March 5-7 at the Samoset Resort. The annual event gives fishermen, scientists and managers an opportunity to… Read More
    Throughout history massive disease epidemics have appeared out of nowhere to inflict misery of biblical proportions on the human race. In the 14th century the bubonic plague wiped out one-third of Europe’s population. In this century, the influenza outbreak of 1918 killed 21 million people in a few… Read More
    The Asian woman in the photo looks frighteningly familiar, although 15 years ago, she had blond hair and, instead of a swimsuit, wore an East German track uniform. She is one of four female swimmers from China whose careers likely are finished. Her country might face a similar… Read More
    CALAIS — Weather reports predicting a nor’easter early today had weary emergency personnel preparing for the worst and hoping for the best Thursday. The storm was expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of rain, sleet and snow on Washington County early Friday morning. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Army Pfc. Christine M. Dunivan has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. She is the daughter of James and Wanda Dunivan of Dixmont. —- Army Pfc. Matthew C. Clark has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood, Wynesville,… Read More
    When it first surfaced last weekend, the idea of using a Navy ship to power up the stricken Downeast region was intriguing, innovative, maybe just crazy enough to work. Not crazy enough, apparently. After getting shuffled from one bureau to another, utility officials learned the… Read More
    Homeowners, renters and business owners who suffered damages or losses as a result of the recent disaster may be eligible for assistance from a variety of state, federal, and voluntary agencies. Types of assistance include: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Too much snow too early in the season brought on the one-week postponement of the New England Snowmobile Ice Drag Racing Championships at Presque Isle. It will now be held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24 and 25. The races, sponsored by the… Read More
    A headline in the Thursday, Jan. 15, Bangor Daily News incorrectly stated “Elderly say MBNA turned them away” from a shelter in Belfast. MBNA does not run the shelter. It donated the space, which is being operated as a Red Cross emergency shelter. Rick Farris, director of the… Read More
    This is a response to an opinion expressed by columnist Erik Steele in the Dec. 30 Bangor Daily News. He laments the availability of guns in our society, and resistance to gun control, and guesses that 39,000 people will die (needlessly?) next year. I took this as a… Read More
    BREWER — Rep. Charles “Dusty” Fisher of Brewer announced his candidacy for re-election as state representative for House District 115. Fisher, a former educator in the Brewer schools, serves on the Transportation and the Legal and Veterans Affairs committees. Read More
    CHERRYFIELD — Clark Hatto looks outside the window of his trailer to the thermometer, which reads zero. His wife, May, coughs, then strikes a match to light the fourth burner of her gas stove, their only source of heat. A snowstorm is on its way… Read More
    Activities to do with your children while school is canceled: Keep track of your biorhythms. Do you go to sleep and awaken at different times when living without lights? Are you hungry at different times than normal? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR — The Maine Pine Tree Chapter of the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancing Association, USABDA, will hold a “Snowflake Dance” from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Bangor Community Center on the Davis Road. Music will be provided by Larry Dutch. Cost for the… Read More
    BANGOR — The Garden Club Federation of Maine will hold Gardening Study Course III from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17, at the Penobscot County Extension Office, 307 Maine Ave. Topics include pruning, plant growth, outside flowers, botanical garden tour, plant… Read More
    OLD TOWN — Robert B. Fiske, Old Town City Council president and chief forester for the James Sewall Co., has announced his candidacy for the state Senate. Fiske, a Republican, is seeking the District 7 seat held by Orono Democrat Mary Cathcart. Fiske also has… Read More
    Federal fishery managers meeting in Wakefield, Mass., Thursday voted to recommend tougher fishing restrictions for the Gulf of Maine, where scientists say cod stocks are in danger of collapse. Maine’s ground-fish fleet is concentrated in that vast body of water stretching from Cape Cod to… Read More
    ORONO — No recycling pickup will be done today because of the ice storm, town officials said. The next dates for collection will be Jan. 29-30. Christmas trees and brush will be collected at a later date to be announced. Read More
    BREWER — Collection of emergency food donations will occur from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Brewer Post Office. Brewer and Orrington letter carriers will pick up all items left at mail boxes through… Read More
    OLD TOWN — The Penobscot County Republican Party will hold a brown bag session at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Treat and Webster Community Building. The group will discuss and act on bylaws. For information, call Margaret Brown at 825-3178. Read More
    VEAZIE — Waste wood from last week’s ice storm will be collected Saturday in a townwide curbside cleanup effort. Town Manager William Reed said crews from Sawyer Environmental Services and Northeast Recovery will pick up trees and limbs of up to 8 inches in diameter… Read More
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    Sitting in my as yet un-electrified home in Cutler for the past six days, I would like to thank Bangor Hydro-Electric for raising my internal, if not external, temperature. Their unilateral choice to not accept power at the reasonable price of 5 cents per kilowatt-hour… Read More
    Food cupboards in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties affiliated with Penquis Community Action Program: Bangor – Bangor Rescue Mission, 942-4161; Eastern Maine AIDS Network, 990-3626; Ecumenical Food Cupboard, 942-4381; Greater Bangor Area Shelter, 947-0092; Hope House, 941-2879; Manna Inc., 990-2870; Project Atrium, 941-2858; Shaw House, 941-2874;… Read More
    Maybe the selectmen of the town of Corinna should clean their closets for we all know what’s inside. Five men in Corinna have abused their power anld positions to save themselves, because of their lack of common sense and incompetence. I know in my mind… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The Maine Council of Churches has rescheduled Legislative Day, previously slated to take place Thursday, Jan. 15, at the State House in Augusta, due to last week’s ice storm which has ravaged much of the state. Legislative Day has been moved to Wednesday,… Read More
    CORINNA — The rates for ambulance service may be adjusted in Corinna in the near future as selectmen negotiate with Pittsfield’s Sebasticook Valley Hospital for billing and payroll services. SVH stepped in a year ago to help the town maintain its ambulance service after Eastland… Read More
    HOULTON — Aroostook County commissioners gave Sheriff Ted St. Pierre the go-ahead Wednesday night to discuss with Fort Fairfield officials the possibility of the county’s providing police protection to the town. The town had made a request for a proposal to the county as part… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than $1 million has been awarded to Dover-Foxcroft to upgrade substandard housing since 1992. Town officials were notified Thursday that their latest Community Development Block Grant application for $300,000 has been approved. Dover-Foxcroft was the lead applicant for the regional grant that… Read More
    When the Great Storm of ’98 darkened half of Maine last week, it also unplugged the state’s Emergency Alert System like a string of Christmas lights. Between Thursday and Sunday, Maine Public Radio and Maine Public Television stations throughout the state offered listeners mostly static and snow, rendering… Read More
    I would like to point out one commonly overlooked element about the debate over the homosexual rights bill which we is about to be voted on at referendum. Those so-called laws we are debating over which would supposedly give homosexuals protection from discrimination, in actuality,… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Hard work and lack of sleep were beginning to take a toll Thursday on Town Manager Terry York. Her own home is still without electricity; the pipes in her kitchen and laundry room had burst; she is living in a motel room with… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — The Maine Civil Liberties Union is considering filing a discrimination lawsuit against the city on behalf of a homeless woman. According to the MCLU, the city may have harassed Diane Fields by taking her posessions and arresting her several times after 15 downtown… Read More
    NEWPORT — Plans at the Wednesday night meeting of the Newport selectmen centered on preparations for the annual town meeting. Articles were approved for the warrant to ask for the town’s share of funding for the development of an industrial park if grant funds are… Read More
    BANGOR — One member of a Washington County trio convicted of trafficking in cocaine, which had a street value of $170,000, was sentenced to nine months in prison Thursday in U.S. District Court. Maud S. Hayward, 40, of Milbridge also was sentenced to serve three… Read More
    GUILFORD — SAD 4 directors voted Wednesday to extend Bruce Lindberg’s contract through June 30, 2000. The salary for Lindberg, principal at Piscataquis Community High School, will be set later after all the administrators have had their evaluations. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BANGOR — Applause echoed off the vaulted wood ceiling in the Bangor Mental Health Institute auditorium Wednesday in response to speakers who urged state leaders to slow down the movement of BMHI patients to the community. An estimated 200 residents, legislators, city officials, mental health… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A stolen car recovered in Rockport led city police to a ransacked house on Lakeview Drive. Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower said police discovered the ransacked house during their response to a report from Rockport police about an abandoned vehicle. The 1995 Chevrolet… Read More