WATERVILLE – Angie Ramos, a senior forward for Thomas College is the NAIA division II career rebounding leader. Ramos is also the Terriers leading scorer averaging 16.6 points per game and team captain. Her career total for rebounds is 1,178 with three games left in… Read More
Veteran baseball coach John Winkin sat down with NEWS sportswriter Pete Warner to talk about life after the University of Maine, his new position at Husson College, and staying young. You’ve been at Husson for 18 months. How are you adjusting to life after the… Read More
HOWLAND – Morgan Titus tossed in eight of her 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead Dexter to a 45-37 win over Penobscot Valley Wednesday in schoolgirl basketball action. Megan Hughes added 11 points for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Last Thursday’s University of Maine women’s basketball game against Western Kentucky couldn’t have been much better for Bangor television station WABI-TV (Channel 5) – both on and off the court. The Black Bears upset Western Kentucky 76-64 before a loud, near-sellout crowd and WABI’s broadcast… Read More
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At Penobscot Valley in Howland, where wrestling success is measured in individual and team state titles, records seem to be falling before the dust from the engraving has had a chance to settle. Matt Lindsay, who won his third Penobscot Valley Conference individual championship last… Read More
GARDINER – Jamie Kenny scored 10 points as Bangor defeated Gardiner 50-42 Wednesday in schoolgirl basketball action. Amy Stilphen led Gardiner with 10 points, including five in the fourth quarter. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
ST. AGATHA – Tracy Guerrette poured in 29 points to lead Wisdom to its 15th win, a 63-47 schoolgirl basketball victory over Van Buren Wednesday. Loni Gervais chipped in with 11 points and tallied 17 rebounds for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
MACHIAS – Chad Dixon netted 18 of his 22 points in the first half as the University of Maine-Machias rolled over the University of New Brunswick-Saint John 92-71 Wednesday. Zeke Bojic scored 25 points for the winners, while Mike White and Marcus Sutton-Herbert added 13… Read More
ORONO – Defense is the foundation upon which the University of Maine women’s basketball team has built its success. The foundation has developed some cracks. Vermont sophomore Karalyn Church chiseled away at the base of Maine’s defense Wednesday night, scoring a game-high 31 points and… Read More
Among the University of Maine hockey forwards who have worked to bolster the Bears’ defense, none have become more defensive-minded than freshman A.J. Begg. That’s because six games ago, Begg became a blue-liner. The former center from Vancouver, British Columbia, doesn’t mind the move. Since… Read More
BANGOR – It must have been tempting for both Tommy Waterman and Nate Sergent to tackle each other Wednesday night. The last time they faced each other, it was on a grass field outside. But the first matchup between the fellow Fitzpatrick Award finalists since… Read More
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In the history of the Republic, Congress has seriously moved to impeach just two presidents. Interestingly, a political figure from Maine played key roles in each of the nation’s past constitutional crises. And, probably to his dismay, Defense Secretary William Cohen now sits uncomfortably close… Read More
LEWISTON — Bean employees won’t just be answering the phone for Bean boots, anoraks or maple syrup orders. Soon, they’ll be able to book hotel reservations, car rentals or discount air fares. L.L. Bean workers at the call center on Main Street will be answering… Read More
PORTLAND — Activists seeking to force a statewide referendum on whether to legalize marijuana for limited medical purposes fell fewer than 2,500 signatures short of the number needed. In order to get their measure on the November ballot, Mainers for Medical Rights had to submit… Read More
AUGUSTA — It’s “O-PHISH-AL.” Members of the Loring Development Authority approved an agreement Wednesday with Phish concert promoters to put on shows Aug. 14-16 expected to attract more than 80,000 fans of the Vermont-based band to the former Air Force base at Limestone. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WILTON — Charles Lindbergh was wearing Bass shoes from Maine when he flew across the Atlantic, and Hollywood legend James Dean made Bass footwear a fashion statement with his rolled up jeans and white T-shirt. For 122 years, G.H. Bass and Co. has boasted of… Read More
WESTBROOK — A 17-year-old Canadian boy was arrested after authorities found 32 pounds of marijuana, three machine guns and a jar full of hashish and other drugs in his motel room. “It’s one of the largest drug cases made in Maine this year,” said Westbrook… Read More
AUGUSTA — Mark Katz crunched through iced-over snow to get to a small shell-colored cottage at the edge of Togus Pond, unlocked the door and pointed out the sweeping view across the ice. Campaign donations come in many forms. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ORONO — Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are fighting to save a U.S. Department of Agriculture research laboratory that might hold some keys to the future of Maine’s potato industry. The federally funded Agriculture Research Service laboratory, headquartered at the University of Maine campus in… Read More
AUGUSTA — A legislative panel appointed to examine the closure of the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant has slammed the federal government for missing a deadline to accept high-level radioactive waste. The failure by the U.S. Department of Energy constitutes “gross nonfeasance,” said a report… Read More
January’s killer ice storm damaged more than $300 million worth of trees, according to a preliminary estimate by the Maine Forest Service released Wednesday. More than half of Maine’s forests, about 11.3 million acres, was harmed by the ice. Roughly 58 percent of the affected… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department has awarded a grant of more than $2 million to the University of Maine, according to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. The grant, being made available through the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will be used for ocean studies… Read More
HOULTON — Home heating oil prices in Maine continued to drop, this week down by another penny to 88 cents a gallon. The latest drop, which continues a downward trend that began in December, puts the average cost of a gallon of oil 17 cents… Read More
FORT KENT — The issue has been a matter of credibility for the trustees of the Fort Kent Utility District for some time now. It continued Tuesday night and debate on a budget for 1998 was stopped, at least until an independent audit of 1997… Read More
It is a sign whose time has come, and what it becomes depends on how you respond to the request to help Deer Isle-Stonington Junior-Senior High School erect a granite sign. According to school staff member Jeannie Buckminster, who is heading the memorial fund for… Read More
BANGOR — An attorney representing Brewer and two city officials has asked for the dismissal of a federal lawsuit filed by a former Brewer employee who claims he was forced to resign because of racial discrimination. Meanwhile, an attorney for the Bangor Daily News is… Read More
Ice Trooper: After criticizing the use of generators by the shivering, railing against the distribution of food vouchers to the hungry and describing his aborted plan for an armed takeover of an idle power plant, Paul Thompson told Washington County officials the other day he’s changing his job… Read More
MADAWASKA — Winter reigns in northern Maine and northwestern New Brunswick and snowmobilers from across the northeastern snow belt are expected in Madawaska and Edmundston, New Brunswick, this weekend for the Second International Snowmobilers Festival. Snowmobilers have been on the trails in the St. John… Read More
The hours for FEMA disaster assistance centers in a Feb. 3 story were for the Machias center only. Centers in Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, Bridgton, Gorham and Belfast are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Machias center is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30… Read More
Let’s assume for a moment that President Clinton is guilty, as a large percentage of the American population is doing — based upon allegations from questionable sources, and without demanding proof. Before we do, let me point out that I could allege that you were a child molester,… Read More
In his minor modern masterpiece “Edisto,” the Southern writer Padgett Powell reflects on the pursuit of the ephemeral: “That’s the thing I learned from him during those days,” his main character says. “You can wait to know something like waiting for a dream to surface… Read More
They do not look like books. Their colors swirl and dance, illuminating, lifting the heavy, ornate letters off the page. Some of the words are familiar psalms, others quote long-dead poets, playwrights, penners of ancient tales and legends. Many of these books are made in… Read More
All due respect to those who believe the sport is on the level, but the Big Beltway Battle of the Budget is about as legit as Wrestlemania. Democrats dropkick Republicans for favoring Big Tobacco over children, good health and education. Republicans hammerlock Democrats for spending every dime they… Read More
The referendum question being put to voters on Tuesday, Feb. 10 reads: “Do you want to reject the law passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation with respect to jobs, housing, public accommodations and credit?”… Read More
MACHIAS — The Rose Gaffney Elementary School is making significant progress cleaning up contaminated classrooms, and barring unforeseen building emergencies it appears this year’s school budget can absorb the $15,000 price tag, said Union 102 Superintendent Betty Jordan. School personnel and contractors worked over Christmas… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee will take a second look at how to fund a new site for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. On Friday, the committee voted unanimously against a $10 million bond package for a new academy location in… Read More
ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — A man whom police described as dangerous escaped from the St. Stephen Police Department Wednesday, and law enforcement officials believe he may be in Maine. Timothy Shawn Merrithew, 38, who has an extensive criminal record, was in custody of the… Read More
NEWPORT — New standards for graduation will be in effect in 1999 at Nokomis Regional High School, based on a school board vote Tuesday night. In order to graduate, students currently must have a minimum of 20 credits. The minimum will jump by one for… Read More
PITTSFIELD — As the town’s recently created comprehensive plan was being submitted to the State Planning Office this week, town councilors already were implementing some of the plan’s suggestions. Councilors on Tuesday night directed Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty to research the establishment of a… Read More
PALMYRA — No classes were held Wednesday at Palmyra Consolidated School. Workers were on the roof cleaning away the remaining snow and ice and trying to repair leaks. Engineers who inspected the building when the leaks developed advised immediate repairs to make the building safe. Read More
ROCKLAND — Most district attorney races are quiet affairs devoid of much controversy or political taint. Thanks partially to the recent prosecution of a Rockland City Council member, plus a razor-thin margin in the last race, this year’s campaign for the prosecutorial district comprising Knox,… Read More
BANGOR — The message on Pat Pinkham’s voice mail wasn’t unique. A man had caught a raccoon in one of those traps that don’t injure whatever’s caught, and he wondered if the city’s animal control officer would come pick it up. When Pinkham called back… Read More
NEWPORT — Selectmen voted Wednesday night to present a challenge to townspeople to prepare better before another disaster like the recent ice storm strikes the area. In January, without power in the municipal buildings, the Fire Department was forced to use a portable generator at… Read More
CALAIS — State lawyers argued this week in a court brief that because Passamaquoddy Indians have obtained saltwater fishing licenses in the recent past, it invalidates their claim that they have a right to catch fish without licenses now. Last year, attorneys for the Passamaquoddy… Read More
AUGUSTA — On a beautiful sunny day in June 1995, Dena Winslow York of Mapleton decided to go to her camp in Bridgewater. When she got there, she found 10 acres of her pond-side property had been logged without her consent, and the men with… Read More
Bangor police issued four summonses recently for Glennon R. Shelton, 30, a transient, after he reportedly used bad checks to open bank accounts and then withdrew money from the accounts. Two of the summonses were served on behalf of Camden police as Shelton reportedly also… Read More
The NEWS no longer is accepting commentary about the vote on the sexual orientation clause in the Human Rights Act. We will run submissions already received, as space permits, through the Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 7-8, edition. Read More
I am writing about the compassion we witnessed during the ice storm, when most of us were in the same situation — without power. But the compassion soon died when power was restored and life was back to normal. My husband works for the Department… Read More
I want to thank the Bangor Daily News for printing Nancy Allen’s commentary, “Agri-business’ empty promises threaten farmers (BDN, Jan. 13).” What she had to say about the Environmental Protection Agency is right on the money. With respect to the EPA, one could easily substitute MTBE (methyl tertiary… Read More
The decision by the Baxter State Park Authority to allow hunting and trapping on its recently purchased 2,669 acres (BDN, Jan. 14) raises a number of disturbing questions. For example: Where were all the property rights advocates on this issue? The 2-1 vote runs counter… Read More
As an individual and public servant, I am opposed to discrimination. As a Maine voter, I will oppose the upcoming referendum. All people should enjoy equal access to housing, credit and employment opportunities — regardless of one’s age, gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. While… Read More
ELLSWORTH — When the lunch bell rings and most Ellsworth High School students head to the cafeteria, Casey Hill heads down to the Eagle’s Nest child care center, a spacious room equipped with four cribs and bright-blue beanbag chairs, to visit his son Sam. A… Read More
Penobscot Valley High School, Howland Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Marissa Doyon, Michael Houde Jr., Martin Leonhardt and Jessica Sereyko; honors: Kristen Bearce, Erica Crosby, Muriel DeBenoist, Hannah Gilley, Alycia Ginn, Darcy Hanson, Matthew LeBlanc, Jennie Leland, Kimberly Limric, Richard Marvel, Brad McKechnie,… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court Zachary Kinnear, 21, Presque Isle, robbery, four years in jail, all but 18 months suspended, two years probation, $141 restitution; unauthorized use of property, criminal threatening, assault, seven months in jail on each count; escape and assault on an officer, 18… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s unemployment rate hit 5.1 percent in December, its highest point since July. The rate was an increase of three-tenths of a percent over November. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
AUGUSTA — While some private colleges have endowments of more than $1 billion to offer scholarships to needy students, hire faculty and promote research, Maine’s public university campuses aren’t nearly as flush with cash. A Bangor legislator has proposed setting aside $10 million of the… Read More
FAIRFIELD — A study of whether a single, regional dispatch center for emergency calls in Kennebec and Somerset counties would be feasible was released this week to mixed reviews. After researching five alternatives, the consulting firm that conducted the study for the town of Fairfield… Read More
BREWER — Brewer has a new city employee. Michael MacDonald, 51, who was hired Feb. 2 as administrative assistant to City Manager Jim Kotredes, attended his first council meeting Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BELFAST — Although still in early planning, the expansion of the Belfast Free Library received a mighty boost this week as MBNA, a major credit card company with offices throughout Maine, told officials it will commit $1.6 million to the project. According to Jeann Riedl,… Read More
BROOKS — The former Grant Memorial Auditorium is the latest Waldo County casualty of January’s ice storm. The roof of the Quonset hut-style building collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday. The building was being used for storage by SAD 3, and no one was in the hut… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Nearly 500 gallons of heating oil leaked from a barge docked in Portland Harbor on Wednesday, but authorities managed to contain the spill to the area immediately surrounding the tanker. “Everything has been recovered,” Coast Guard Lt. Regina Callies said Wednesday afternoon. Read More
BUCKSPORT — A splashy new festival with boat races and a fun run is in the works for this summer. Conceived of last July by the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, the festival would officially recognize the efforts of the Friends of Fort Knox… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Helping students move smoothly from high school to higher education is one of Bruce Doughty’s highest priorities. Coordinator of the School-to-Career program at Bucksport High School, Doughty gave a status report on the initiative, and his goals, at the Bucksport School Board meeting… Read More
RIPLEY — A Democratic caucus will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 8 at the home of Sharon Hopkins, 300 North Road. Business will include nomination of election clerks and election of county committee members, plus delegates and alternates to the state convention. Unregistered and… Read More
BURNHAM — If the Legislature follows the recommendation of the Transportation Committee, Route 100 through the town of Burnham soon will be known as the Cpl. Clair Goodblood Memorial Highway. Goodblood was a Burnham native who was killed in action in Korea after saving the… Read More
BANGOR — Though the ice storm of the century is fading into a distant memory for many Mainers, what it left behind remains a daily battle for state and local highway crews. The cleanup effort, under way for nearly a month, continues to try the… Read More
MADAWASKA — A Florida man was transported Wednesday afternoon to Cary Medical Center at Caribou for treatment of a fractured leg he suffered in a snowmobiling accident. William Webb, 44, of Key Largo, Fla., fractured his left leg Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by… Read More
HERMON — Residents voted 14-0 at a special town meeting Wednesday to appropriate an additional $30,000 to pay for cleanup from the Ice Storm of 1998. The funds, which will raise the 1997-98 budget to $668,460, will also go toward replenishing the town’s sand and… Read More
ORLAND — A New Hampshire man wanted on several warrants in his home state was arrested by Maine authorities Wednesday afternoon after a search involving three law enforcement agencies and a canine tracking unit. James D. Pickering, 19, of Sandown, N.H., a fugitive from justice… Read More