We Mainers who follow University of Maine and America East women’s basketball had our attention distracted somewhat by January’s devastating ice storm, but it seems several of the league’s head coaches must have had their heads buried in a snowbank for the past three months. Read More
Since University of Maine senior Shawn Wansborough was 5, he has pursued one unwavering goal. When the UMaine men’s hockey team plays its last regular-season game Saturday at the University of Massachusetts, Wansborough will be in a position to increase his chances of attaining that… Read More
ORONO – Victory has not come as easily, or as often, this season as in years past for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. Friday night’s America East semifinal against Northeastern was yet another example, but the Black Bears will again play for the… Read More
ORONO – Karalyn Church may be America East’s player of the year, but based on Friday night’s early returns, Vermont teammate Lori Taylor may have been even better than that. Just call her perfect. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BANGOR – Two foul shots. That’s all it took to end nine years of tournament frustration for the Presque Isle boys basketball team. Well, two foul shots, a confusing blend of defenses, and a dominant inside game… And the No. 4 Wildcats still had to… Read More
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University Owls rallied from a 5-1 deficit with eight runs in the fourth inning and six runs in the fifth as they defeated the University of Maine 15-7. Anthony Doudt singled to lead off the fourth inning for… Read More
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Assuming that an aversion to pavement is among your propensities, you’re well aware that the soft weather and ol’ soaker rains of late have created moats around lakes and ponds in this neck of the woods. Consequently, if you still have an ice shack anchored on frozen water… Read More
High school Senior All-Star Game Rosters Class A North goalies: Brian Gagne (N.Y.A.), Jason Tuck (Bangor), Chad Morin (St. Dom’s); defense: Tom Carey (Bangor), George Ouellette (Lawrence), Chad Lalibert and Jeremy Levesque (St. Dom’s), Mark Blaine (Brewer), Jamie Gagnon and Eric Parent (Biddeford); forwards: Kevin… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer Falcons, an American Legion baseball team, are holding a fund-raiser for its upcoming season. The Falcons are sponsoring a 3-on-3 basketball tourney March 14-15 at the high school. There are five divisions for the tourney: middle school co-ed, girls and boys… Read More
HAMPDEN – Kevin Brooks, son of Daniel and Nina Brooks of Hampden, has been selected to the 1998 Select-12 Hockey team by the Maine Amateur Hockey Association. The team will represent Maine at the Yankee Conference Hockey Festival in Burlington, Vt., March 27-29. It will… Read More
Five of the eight seeds in the Hockey East Tournament were determined as of Friday night with the fifth, sixth, and eighth spots still up for grabs – and the University of Maine Black Bears among those still scrambling. Boston University’s 5-2 win over Northeastern… Read More
ORONO – Victory has not come as easily, or as often, for the University of Maine women this season as in years past. Friday night’s America East semifinal against Northeastern was yet another example. Cindy Blodgett scored 30 points, including six free throws in the… Read More
BANGOR – If the phrases “Skowhegan boys basketball” and “regional finals” sounds uncomfortable, there’s a good reason. The Indians have never found comfort in the Eastern Maine tournament – the farthest the squad has ever been is the semifinals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
EXETER N.H. – The Maine Central Institute Postgrads allowed only eight points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to defeat Cheshire 106-65 in the semifinals of the New England Prep School Tourney Friday. MCI will play New Hampton Academy on Sunday at… Read More
While the University of Maine women’s basketball team fights to earn its fourth straight NCAA tournament berth, one Maine woman’s trip is already cemented. Calais native Holli Tapley and her Fairfield University teammates earned their berth in the Division I tourney on March 1, when… Read More
PORTLAND — An educational program is one of this year’s features at the Portland Flower Show March 12-15, with topics from British garden design to the care of cut flowers and roses to be presented at the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum on Portland Harbor. Speakers… Read More
Re: your recent fishing in Maine series. In particular, the Op-ed commentary by Dennis Smith (BDN, Feb. 18) deserves some comment. While much of what Smith writes about the improvement of lake trout fisheries in Maine is correct, his analysis of why this has happened… Read More
MACHIAS — A 19-year-old former Pembroke man Friday was arraigned in Washington County Superior Court, entering pleas of not guilty to gross sexual assault involving his 13-year-old half sister, and multiple counts of burglary and theft. Last October, police arrested Robert Lank at a motel… Read More
A 30-minute theatrical performance by a young woman about a violent dating relationship takes a serious look at the effects of violence on teens. “The Yellow Dress” will be presented Monday, March 9, at Calais High School and Milbridge Congregational Church. It will be performed… Read More
CALAIS — After years of debate and delay, the City Council on Thursday night voted to support the construction of a new bridge between Calais and St. Stephen, New Brunswick, near the industrial park north of the city’s downtown area. The issue of whether the… Read More
DEXTER — Four school districts in Piscataquis, Penobscot and Somerset counties plan to file a joint application for federal funds for the development of after-school learning centers for children. Officials in SAD 4 (Guilford), SAD 46 (Dexter), School Union 60 (Greenville) and the Harmony School… Read More
GREENVILLE — Nomination papers for municipal elections in Greenville will be available March 16 in the town office. Positions that need to be filled are: one three-year term and one one-year term on the Board of Selectmen; one three-year term on the school board; two… Read More
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LEWISTON — An agricultural workshop on living and working on a family farm will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 14, at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston. Registration will be from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. A $5 fee will include a lunch… Read More
The Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing Monday to discuss a proposed $10 million bond that would be used to acquire public lands in Maine. The money would extend the popular Land for Maine’s Future Program, which started with a… Read More
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Medical Center on Friday asked a federal judge to overturn an arbitrator’s ruling against the hospital in a dispute with a nurses’ union. On Sept. 30, 1996, EMMC eliminated its anesthesiology department and cut all certified registered nurse anesthetists from its… Read More
AUGUSTA — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine lost an appeal of the state’s decision to award its $200 million employee health insurance contract to Healthsource Maine. A spokeswoman for Blue Cross, which has provided state employee health insurance for more than 25 years,… Read More
MILO — A civil lawsuit filed against the town of Milo and Town Manager Jane Jones by a former town employee who was terminated, was dismissed Friday in Piscataquis County Superior Court. Roberta Mosser, a former town office assistant, had filed a four-count civil lawsuit… Read More
The Maine Volunteer Connection has undertaken such an enormous and important task that it should come as no surprise that the organization needs volunteers to help complete it. MVC, with offices in Union and Bangor, is working with Maine Independent Living Services of Bangor to… Read More
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In 1905, the first continuously manned fire tower in the United States was erected atop Greenville’s Squaw Mountain. On Wednesday, some 93 years after the fact — and nearly seven years after the State of Maine decommissioned its last fire tower in favor of surveillance aircraft — I… Read More
Here’s the bottom line right up top: Maine, awash in a $300 million revenue surplus, owes some big debts. It owes its high school graduates the opportunity to go to college. It owes its younger students and their communities better support for local education. It owes itself a… Read More
In the Bangor Daily News (Feb. 28-March 1), opposing views are offered on how the revenue surplus in the state treasury should be returned to Maine taxpayers. Sen. Richard Ruhlin, D-Brewer, the Senate chair of hte Joint Standing Committee on Taxation, presents a compelling case for using these… Read More
A Page One story in the March 6 edition incorrectly reported that a worker at the HoltraChem Manufacturing Co. in Orrington took 35 minutes before responding to an alarm alerting him to a spill of mercury-contaminated liquid Feb. 20. According to the company, the worker incorrectly thought he… Read More
The final point totals from a Class A quarterfinal game for Caribou High boys basketball players Lance Belanger and Ryan Soucie were reversed in Monday’s sports section. Belanger scored 11 and Soucie had 10. Read More
A long a deserted stretch of highway a couple of hours south of Glacier National Park in Montana, a weather-beaten wooden sign marked the turn that led to the JJJ Wilderness Ranch. So, with the western face of the Rockies planted squarely in our windshield, we rattled down… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Areopagus II America will sponsor its seventh annual Youth Symposium on Basic Christian Evidences from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft. The theme of this year’s symposium is: “Tackling the Riddle of Why God Allows Suffering.” googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor Theological Seminary has announced selection of Linda Kimmelman as the 1998 Visiting Pastor in Residence. Kimmelman is an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church serving as pastor of the Ellsworth and Franklin United Methodist churches. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR — Even on a cloudy day, the sun illuminates Christ’s face so vibrantly that the halo that encircles his head as he ascends into heaven appears to glow. On a recent Friday, the light cast through the Resurrection window at First Baptist Church in Bangor bathed Lenten… Read More
CHINA LAKE — A study focusing on the life and legacy of martin Luther king is being offered by the American Baptist Churches of Maine Institute For Ministry. The study will be held at the China Lake Conference Center, Friday and Saturday, April 17-18. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Although some people would contend that geraniums are nothing extraordinary, at some point nearly all gardeners develop a love for them. Whether ivy, scented or zonal, there is certain to be a geranium to suit your gardening tastes. Most annual geraniums belong to the genus… Read More
BANGOR — A half-day workshop to educate artists about Maine’s Learning Results, the state’s standard of learning for all children adopted by the state Legislature two years ago will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Intown Arts Center, 42 Columbia St., Bangor. Read More
PALMYRA — Firefighters fought a stubborn and elusive house fire late Thursday night on Route 2 in Palmyra. Fire departments from four towns were called to the home of Owen Tracy and Pamela Estabrook shortly after 10 p.m. in the center of Palmyra village. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKPORT — Fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in the country, with a fatality rate 8.7 times the national average, according to Jeff Ciampa, fishing vessel safety examiner for the Portland Coast Guard office. Ciampa delivered the finding of a five-year study on fishing fatalities to… Read More
A man living in Bangor is getting a trip to Florida, courtesy of the Bangor Police Department. Officer Steve Jordan reported that shortly before 7 p.m. Friday he was driving on Ohio Street when he recognized a pickup truck ahead of him as one driven… Read More
ROCKPORT — For many Maine lobster fishermen, the federal government’s lobster management plans are about as appealing as a trip to Davy Jones’ locker. Lobstermen got their opportunity to air their disapproval during a lobster management presentation by National Marine Fisheries Service and Atlantic States… Read More
GLENBURN — The transfer of the municipal library’s governance from the Town Council to the school committee will facilitate “a new level of growth,” according to the assistant superintendent of schools in Glenburn. Ray Freve said that with the change, the municipal portion of the… Read More
SWANVILLE — Voters at this town’s annual town meeting March 10 will be asked to consider instituting management of the town by a professional administrator. Townspeople voted down a similar proposal last year but asked selectmen to bring the issue back this March with more in-depth information, according… Read More
SEARSPORT — Municipal elections will be held Tuesday, March 10. On the ballot for a three-year term for selectman and overseer of the poor are Ronald A. Cook, the incumbent, and Bruce G. Mills. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Volunteer training by the Next Step Domestic Violence Project of Hancock County will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 2 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through April. The last class is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4. Call Judi Joy at 667-0176. Read More
NORTHPORT — Voters declined by a narrow vote to reimburse a former selectman for legal fees he incurred in his defense in a civil suit brought against him by a former town clerk. During the annual town meeting on Tuesday, 72 residents voted against reimbursement… Read More
What’s big and green and weighs a ton? If you’re at the New England Spring Flower Show in Boston, then it can only be that lovable, bumbling Disney character Goofy, a 10-foot-tall vision in topiary form with quite a pair of canine teeth. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR — Stillwater Avenue was cloaked in darkness early Friday morning. Only the glow of white police cruisers, illuminated by a set of headlights, gave indication to what was happening ahead. Farther up the road a dim dome light cast a soft glow across the… Read More
Tonight’s concert featuring Malinda Liberty at the Waldo Theater has been postponed, because of a family emergency for the singer. No new date has been set. Tickets may be returned to the outlets where they were purchased for a refund. Read More
While listening to Tom Morelli on WVOM/FM 103.9 “Talk of the Town” radio program, I was amazed to hear him bragging about destroying taxpayers’ property while he was a student at Brewer High School. Morelli delighted in telling his listening audience that he, and his… Read More
I am a wood cutter. I use a cable skidder. Most of my jobs have been selective cuts. I take pride in my work.It has been very satisfying working with landowners and foresters toward sustainable harvesting. What better advertising for my work than happy landowners, foresters and good… Read More
Judy Harrison’s story of Maine’s ice harvest (BDN, Feb. 24) was very interesting. But explanation of special collars to choke horses who fell into the water doesn’t quite agree with my late father’s explanation. According to my father, Frank Brown, an old woodsman and stream… Read More
Residents of the towns served by the Pleasant River Solid Waste Disposal District should be aware of the following facts: This corporatation is answerable to no one. The citizens have no say in how much money is spent, what policies are implemented or what agreements… Read More
We have often told people the word “Corinna” comes from an old native term meaning “place of bad roads.” Over the years, our complaints about the Packard Road have fallen on deaf ears. While our selectmen seem to spare no expense in rebuilding other roads, we are given… Read More
In 1985, Kenneth “Buzzy” Birmingham stabbed to death my daughter. She was engaged to a great guy. Buzzy stalked her, watched our home and wherever she went, he tried to follow her. He was sentenced to 25 years in the Maine State Prison. He is now at the… Read More
Many residents of Calais and people throughout Maine experienced shock and grief upon learning about the death of 4-week-old Faith St. Yves. Your headline story of March 3 described the person accused of committing this horrible crime as a “Calais dad.” In fact, this man… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Navy awarded two $2 billion contracts on Friday for the construction of 14 DDG-51 Aegis-class destroyers to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi and Bath Iron Works in Maine. Ingalls was awarded a $2.5 billion contract for the construction of six destroyers, plus options… Read More
Sen. Olympia Snowe says our forefathers “would be aghast” with the campaigns that are run in current times (John Day column, BDN, Feb. 26). I wonder what our forefathers would feel about career politicians who have spent the majority of their adult lives in elected office, all that… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Auditions for 85 roles in Lakewood Theater productions will be held over the next three weekends at the Margaret Chase Smith School, Heselton Street. Four directors will interview each actor. Actors will perform parts from the seven plays opposite a neutral reader. On… Read More
MACHIAS — A 25-year-old Baileyville man Friday pleaded innocent to charges of kidnapping and armed robbery when he was arraigned in Washington County Superior Court Dean Travis Moore also pleaded innocent to burglary, criminal threatening with the use of a dangerous weapon, assault and theft… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The Millinocket area Rotary Club hopes to raise money to buy lifesaving equipment for the fire departments in East Millinocket and Millinocket. A five-night stay at Twin Pine Camps on Millinocket Lake, a Vermont Casting fireplace, furniture, and numerous other items will be… Read More
CORNVILLE — Republican Peter Mills of Cornville will run this spring for a third term as state senator for District 13, which includes much of Somerset County and the town of Clinton in Kennebec County. The central Maine native has practiced law with Wright &… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Planning Board has approved construction of a Rite Aid store on the site of the Blethen House in Dover-Foxcroft. While the board gave its OK on the plan Thursday, developers of the store still have to obtain a traffic permit from… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield police are investigating a report that a 16-year-old girl was raped last month by two teen-age boys. Rumors of the attack have set the entire community on edge, a community that rarely sees violent crimes. The alleged attack took place in daylight… Read More
BANGOR — The General Electric Co. division that employs 475 people in Bangor has announced a major round of layoffs at its plants in Massachusetts and New York. The cutbacks by GE’s power systems division continue a long-standing effort to scale back operations at higher-cost… Read More
WISCASSET — Low-level radioactive waste was dumped in a Wiscasset landfill a decade ago, a revelation that disturbed the nuclear power plant’s new president. Pat Dostie, the state’s nuclear safety inspector, said the waste with extremely low levels of radioactivity did not pose a threat… Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 directors tabled action a second time Wednesday on a SAD 4 proposal to offer a manufacturing technology satellite program through the Tri-County Technical Center. SAD 4 wants to offer the manufacturing technology program in its district, but first must get a… Read More
AUGUSTA — Union workers were slapping one another on the back and shaking hands Friday after a second legislative attempt to pull back a law giving Bath Iron Works a $60 million tax break failed in the Senate. Sen. Jeffrey Butland, R-Cumberland, had asked senators… Read More
AUGUSTA — Before the Senate gave initial approval to a 25-cent increase in the minimum wage Friday, Sen. John Benoit warned that the proposal would make Maine one of only a handful of states that set the minimum wage above the federal standard. “Why do… Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate voted Friday to uphold a program that steers billions of dollars in transit construction projects to companies owned by minorities and women, striking a blow in favor of affirmative action programs under attack across the country. In the first vote… Read More
CARIBOU — Two Houlton men were indicted Friday for conspiring to commit murder in connection with the stabbing of a Millinocket man who was scheduled to testify against one of the indicted men. The names of Jesse Dumais, 22, and Sean Ericksen, 19, were among… Read More
“The deep-voiced blast of the ship’s whistle made us jump. The turbine engines had begun to throb. The signal bells began to ring. Amid a swirling of dark-green water and white foam, we were off for our overnight voyage to Maine.” That’s how Edna Hills Humphrey remembered her… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill that would tighten requirements for teen-age drivers in Maine is speeding toward becoming law. Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky said the Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the bill he helped craft. Such a strong vote means the proposal is… Read More
CARIBOU — The forecast for the future of the Caribou weather station was a sunny one Friday, with the announcement that the facility not only will remain open but will be expanded and upgraded to a 24-hour forecasting center. “This is outstanding news for Caribou… Read More
Like the president, Bath Iron Works has become a little shipworn. “As slick as Willie,” a cynic might say. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Come this fall, a 200-year-old local landmark may start a new life as a care facility for the elderly. Plans are afoot to convert the historic Jed Prouty Inn and Tavern on Main Street into a congregate care facility with 23 residential units… Read More
March’s claim to the title of Month of Town Meetings is slipping. Almost 30 years after the Legislature repealed a law that ordered towns to hold their meetings in mud season, the flight toward the summer months has begun to gather steam. In the past… Read More
BANGOR — An Orono woman summoned in January for theft of materials from Old Town’s public library pleaded not guilty Friday in 3rd District Court. The plea was filed by Jeffrey Silverstein, the attorney for Laura Winters, 36, who was summoned Jan. 13 for theft… Read More
PORTLAND — Students who get into a showdown with Cristin Rioux in her classroom had better beware. The teacher’s latest tool in taming the Wild West of high school is a cellular phone. Get out of line and she might flip it from her purse… Read More