Cindy Blodgett of the University of Maine, who is in St. Louis today as part of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four festivities, has been named to the ECAC Division I Women’s Basketball All-Star first team for the third straight season. Blodgett, a senior guard… Read More
University of Maine senior shortstop and former Bangor High star Michelle Puls, last year’s America East Co-Player of the Year, sat down with NEWS reporter Deirdre Fleming and talked about the softball team’s slow start and how the Bears can improve. Before Maine went on… Read More
While University of Maine senior hockey captains Shawn Wansborough and Brian White didn’t see any NCAA Tournament action this year, they may yet see more playoff action. Wansborough signed a tryout contract with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League Wednesday. White is… Read More
Three local athletes have been chosen to play on the Maine Amateur Hockey Association Select Girls Team. Laura Frey of Dixmont and Rachel Wollstadt and Meghan King, both of Old Town, will be competing in a regional tourney in Burlington, Vt., Friday through Sunday at… Read More
A year after the University of Maine’s initial deadline passed without attracting a single bid for TV rights to Black Bear sports from local stations, Maine’s bid committee will have at least one to look at this time around. UMaine’s bid committee hasn’t released any… Read More
WASHINGTON – Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield forward Keith Bean will play in the Reebok Capital Classic high school all-star game April 8. The game will be played at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Bean will play at North Carolina State next season. d… Read More
Last week’s Eastern B basketball conference banquet and awards ceremony, which was postponed due to weather, will be held Thursday night at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. The banquet will start at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Read More
PEORIA, Ariz. – When the subject came up Tuesday, Billy Swift’s eyes darted hypnotically like one of his patented sliders. Mariner job security. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
If skiers at Sugarloaf/USA seem to be spending a little less time schussing and a lot more time standing around gazing at the sky this week, it will be perfectly understandable. Beginning today, some of the world’s best skiers begin competing at the Chevy Truck… Read More
Tournament time may only be a memory now, but people can still sample tournament fever… while they shop. A month after the doors closed on Hoop Town ’98 and the last display booths were disassembled, its major attraction is still drawing big crowds at the… Read More
Ralph Scott was a top candlepin bowler in the 1930s and 40s, winning seven state open titles. Jerry Scott hopes to join his father as a state champion as the Maine State Open starts Saturday at the Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes in Brewer. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
High school East 128, West 112 (McDonald’s All-Star Game, Wednesday) WEST 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; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
MACHIAS — Albert Stanley admitted under cross-examination Wednesday that after he shot his long-time girlfriend in the abdomen, he got more bullets from a kitchen drawer but he did not recall reloading the gun. Stanley took the witness stand Wednesday in Washington County Superior Court… Read More
BOSTON — A Dennis man is accusing CVS Pharmacy and two other companies of violating his privacy by disclosing information about his prescription medications for marketing purposes. John Weld Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court saying CVS committed a “flagrant breach” of… Read More
SOUTH PARIS — Convicted petition forger Carol Palesky was sent to the Oxford County jail Wednesday after a Superior Court judge revoked her bail. Superior Court Justice Susan Calkins determined that Palesky violated a condition of her bail by possessing a forged affidavit. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HOULTON — The owner of a club that features exotic dancers is once again suing the town, claiming the revocation of his nude-activity license in 1996 caused irreparable harm to his business and his reputation. Frank T. Draus Jr., the owner of Club 63, Dance… Read More
PORTLAND — The owner of an Augusta payroll deduction company who masterminded a $2.3 million tax fraud, and his disabled son who became its principal beneficiary were sentenced Wednesday to the longest prison terms the judge could impose. Clifford Levesque, 55, was ordered to serve… Read More
PORTLAND — The state is so confident of a May ruling on a proposal to establish passenger train service between Boston and Portland that officials are ready to start ordering railroad ties. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board alerted state officials that the ruling originally expected… Read More
EXETER — A proposed budget of $668,467 will need voter approval Monday evening at the annual town meeting in Exeter. The polls will be open from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the town office. Residents will elect a moderator, a selectman and overseer of the… Read More
BANGOR — The attorney for a Rockland man convicted last fall of killing a 4-year-old girl told a judge Wednesday that a prosecutor improperly suggested to the jury that his client had something to hide because he failed to testify at his own trial. Steven… Read More
EAST MACHIAS — An East Machias woman lost her home and her cat in a Wednesday afternoon fire, according to Fire Chief Jack Gardner. Gardner said the blaze started in the kitchen area of Polly King’s trailer on Route 191. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
AUGUSTA — Frustrated by what he sees as inaction by the Legislature, forest activist Jonathan Carter on Wednesday said a coalition of environmental groups would have to “consider their options” in deciding how to gain greater protection for the state’s forests. He stopped just short of promising another… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Changes proposed by a Great Northern Paper Co. lawyer to a tax increment financing agreement could jeopardize a tax break for the company, according to town officials. A proposal last week to reduce the amount the paper company would pay under the… Read More
LEVANT — Ashes, a charred bed frame and the structure’s floor were all that remained after fire devoured an older-model trailer home in North Country Haven Trailer Park early Wednesday afternoon. Just minutes before a neighbor reported the fire at about 12:10 p.m., tenants Ed… Read More
AUGUSTA — As soon as her daughter lost her health care coverage, Christy Preston said, the 3-year-old immediately went through a bout of problems: an ear infection, asthma, another ear infection. Each one was an expensive trip to the doctor, but each one was something that could have… Read More
Angus King, I suspect, watched the Oscars program Monday night and thought to himself: “There’s a better chance the largest ship in the world will hit an iceberg and sink on its maiden voyage than my losing the Blaine House in next fall’s election.” History… Read More
UNITY — There was a mix of sounds modern and antiquated as workers scrambled atop timber frames Wednesday morning in rural Unity. Culvert-sized white pine timbers thumped deeply as a dozen skilled framers eased, guided and thwacked joints together for a barn raising on the new site of… Read More
You’ve been watching it grow. And grow. And grow. Now you can watch it melt. At least that’s what the Bangor Symphony Orchestra hopes you’ll do each day as you drive by that big old monster of an ice mountain on the corner of Main and Railroad streets… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s proposed east-west highway crossed from the realm of the theoretical to the possible Wednesday with an announcement from Democratic Rep. John E. Baldacci that funding for a project study had been included in the U.S. House federal highway bill. Four million dollars… Read More
It was a stroke of luck that allowed me to reach former Bangor Daily News colleague and current retiree Ron Porter of Hermon on Wednesday, because today he’s heading south for a month. I was calling Ron for more details about a request he left… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Accused murderer Albert P. Cochran, 60, waived his right to a bail hearing this week and is now waiting in Somerset County Jail to see whether Michaela Murphy of Skowhegan and Waterville will be his court-appointed attorney. It is likely the Attorney General’s… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Turnpike widening project cleared one of its final hurdles Wednesday as the Senate gave the toll road’s overseers the green light to borrow up to $41 million for the work. Without dissent or discussion, senators give their final approval to a… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate Wednesday approved a $260 million fund from which Maine’s utilities could apply for disaster relief in the wake of January’s ice storms. While it is still unclear how much the utilities could recoup from Washington, any funds would help defray the… Read More
ORONO — Some artists are solitary by nature. They sit alone at a cafe table with a sketchbook, a stay-away scowl and a cup of coffee. Other artists seem to draw sustenance from other people. Something in their creative souls is soothed or stimulated by… Read More
That which was once Dead is born anew in the sextet Ratdog. Bob Weir, formerly of the late, lamented Grateful Dead, formed the group with his good friend and frequent duet partner, bassist Rob Wasserman. Ratdog will play Thursday, March 26, at the State Theatre,… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — An elderly woman stricken with breast cancer has become the first known person to die under the nation’s only doctor-assisted suicide law, an advocacy group said Wednesday. The Oregon woman in her mid-80s, whose name was withheld by her family, died Tuesday… Read More
Chronic pollution from HoltraChem’s chlor-alkali plant in Orrington should catch no one by surprise. HoltraChem’s process is simple, and, until recently, was standard in the industry: It turns brine into chlorine and caustic soda using mercury cathode cells. For every ton of chlorine produced by this process, about… Read More
The first job for members of the new legislative committee set up to combat substance abuse is to get a clear idea of the real size of Maine’s drug problem. I would not recommend they use data from the state’s last three student drug surveys. Read More
Incorrect information was provided in Wednesday’s edition about the upcoming Wellington town meeting to be held Saturday. Residents will be asked to approve a sum of $1,000 to be split among firefighters who attend 65 percent of the required training meetings during the year. The town-meeting article does… Read More
Growing up on the coast of Maine, Richard Burbank always wanted to get aboard the boats. First, Burbank combined his passions for boats and cooking to gain employment aboard the schooner Timberwind. Now he has added his love of singing to the mix, cutting an… Read More
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SANGERVILLE — The Sangerville Site Development Committee is seeking public comment from residents regarding the potential development of a 38-acre, town-owned parcel. Formed in December 1997 by action of the Board of Selectmen, the committee has a singular focus: to study this parcel and deliver… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Richard Daigneault of Foxcroft Academy recently qualified to represent Maine in the national Vocational Industrial Clubs of America competition in Kansas City, Mo. Daigneault, representing Dexter Vocational School, earned his berth by taking a gold medal in law enforcement in the state competition. Read More
BANGOR — An 18-year-old man from Pleasant Point was in court Wednesday trying to get a judge to reverse a lower court’s decision to try him as an adult for his alleged role in a violent robbery at a Clifton variety store last year. Attorney… Read More
BANGOR — The 51-year-old Bangor man who barricaded himself in a mobile home late Monday night and threatened to harm himself and kill police made his first appearance in Bangor District Court on Wednesday. Frank Mountain — who was later forced out of the home… Read More
UNITY — A fire at Unity College caused minor damage to a dormitory room Wednesday. No one was injured. According to Charlie Diviny, dean of student affairs, a fire alarm went off about noon and a staff member called the school’s public safety office. The… Read More
BELFAST — The effect of welfare reform on the people of Waldo County will be addressed at a free public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. The forum, sponsored by the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Belfast,… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Residents here may be able to buy fresh fruits and vegetables on the street as soon as May, thanks to a unanimous vote at a special town meeting Tuesday night to allow farmers markets in town. Until the vote, neither farmers markets… Read More
ORRINGTON — The status of legislation that would reduce mercury use and emissions, and the impact such a bill would have on the HoltraChem Manufacturing Co., are among the topics to be addressed Monday night during a public information meeting at the Center Drive School. Read More
PALMYRA — Executive sessions and deeds dominated the Wednesday night meeting of the Palmyra Board of Selectmen. Although meetings usually begin at 5:30 p.m., that was not the case Wednesday when two land ownership mysteries developed for selectmen to review. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
GLENBURN — Firefighters arrived at the scene of a trailer fire on Jewel Lane early Tuesday morning to find the home already gutted, but no one was harmed. “It was pretty much demolished,” said Lt. Ron Allen of the Glenburn Volunteer Fire Department. “It had… Read More
NEWPORT — Last week, Newport’s only traffic light was on the blink — really on the blink. Days of flashing red and yellow confused many travelers unfamiliar with the intersection of Routes 2, 11 and 100. Once a repairman was located, the light was fixed… Read More
BELFAST — The crowd had dwindled considerably by 3 a.m. Wednesday in the council chambers. Eight hours had passed since the councilors had convened to ponder the findings of an investigation into the job performance of E. Robert Temple, the city code enforcement officer. Although… Read More
LEWISTON — About 300 angry students protested outside the home of Bates College President Donald Harward early Wednesday after a string of alleged sexual assaults involving a male student. The student, who was apparently concerned for his safety, disappeared before administrators could remove him from… Read More
Bangor police continued searching Wednesday evening for a man who robbed the New Franklin Laundry at the corner of Union and Hammond streets and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The robbery occurred just before 5:30 p.m., when a white male in his… Read More
Taxpayers in East Millinocket, Medway and Woodville will benefit from a proposal to consolidate elementary grades, according to school officials. Medway taxpayers will be the biggest winners. Officials estimate school costs will drop between $150,000 and $200,000, which translates into a $3 or $4 drop… Read More
The comments of Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins on “Face the Nation” regarding President Clinton were unfair and un-American. In this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. These two emotonal female senators spoke as if these allegations were proven, never mentioning that no court has charged… Read More
We have always been able to add 2 plus 2 and get 4, but we can’t seem to do so with the situation at the Manna Soup Kitchen in Bangor. After the roof collapsed, Bill Rae was quoted as saying it would cost $12,000 to… Read More
We are residents of Hampden yet very much concerned about pending ordinances regarding the regulation of exotic dance facilities in Bangor. Hampden and other area towns depend on the city of Banor for economic well-being, for social and cultural events, for medical care and for many other needs. Read More
One of the most disturbing things about the news that convicted sex offender Michael Groves is moving to Bradley is the revelation that he served only two years of a 10-year-sentence for the rape of a 10-year-old Portland girl. He was convicted of a watered-down charge, and all… Read More
I usually find editorials helpful in considering legislative issues. However, your March 20 editorial, “Medical confidentiality,” was cleary not what I would call helpful. As noted in your editorial, [LD 1737] is an important bill that is timely and needed. You raise the issue of… Read More
With the governor and 161-8 vote by the House and Senate on its side, property tax relief through a homestead exemption seems a virtual done deal, at least in principle. Now come the details, and there are a few devils to be worked out. The… Read More
FORT KENT — The Town Council on Tuesday elected Paul Bouchard to a third one-year term as chairman. He is serving his second three-year term on the Town Council. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci presented members of the Clinical Lab Manager’s Association with a proclamation from Gov. Angus King designating April 12-18 as Medical Laboratory Week throughout Maine. During a meeting Monday at his Bangor office, Baldacci emphasized the importance of laboratories to… Read More
AUGUSTA — It’s mud season. And like your car, which gets a little squirrelly in the slime, legislation often goes awry when things heat up near the end of the session. Push a little too hard on the accelerator and you swap ends. That’s what… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Anyone who has visited an SAD 53 school in the past five years knows one thing: There’s no space left. Classrooms are filled. Hallways are filled. The space under a stairway was pressed into use last year for one school program. But the… Read More
BLUE HILL — A new petition drive may result in another vote on a proposal to temporarily ban large commercial projects such as the 11,000-square-foot store Rite Aid wants to build here. Resident Rick Traub said Wednesday that he will push for a new vote… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The director of the state’s seed potato farm appealed Wednesday to industry officials to help find customers for the financially ailing farm. Feridoon Mehdizadegan, director of the Porter seed farm in Masardis, made his appeal at the monthly meeting of the Maine… Read More
WATERVILLE — John Sculley, Camden’s most illustrious resident, described his “virtual job and virtual businesses” to a Wednesday morning audience at Colby College’s Institute for Leadership at Given Auditorium. Sculley was introduced as “one of the most distinguished leaders in the country” by Central Maine… Read More
U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, along with other senators from the Northeast, have succeeded in gaining an additional $10 million in disaster assistance for dairy farmers crippled by the January ice storm. The appropriation for relief for dairy farmers has been increased from… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Aroostook County Sheriff Ted St. Pierre of Caribou has announced his bid for re-election. Throughout his first term as sheriff, St. Pierre has been successful in securing grants to upgrade the department’s computers and the portable and vehicle radios. Department staff also… Read More
HOULTON — A fire that destroyed a mobile home in Linneus on Monday likely was caused by wood being burned to heat the structure. Tim Lowell, an investigator for the state Fire Marshal’s Office, visited the site Tuesday. He said later that the fire originated… Read More
The House yesterday showed it is content to study the issue of forestry for another few years, hoping that the accumulated mass of evidence will someday produce a consensus on what ought to be done. Based on the current legislative session, Maine could be waiting a long, long… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Defense Finance and Accounting Service office at Limestone and the Loring Job Corps Center are sponsoring the second annual Aroostook County Women’s History Month panel discussion at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 31. The discussion, featuring women leaders from across the County, will… Read More
ORONO — Even before they graduate, students at the University of Maine’s School of Social Work are out in the community helping to make a difference. During their internships, students spend thousands of hours working in local hospitals, schools, social service organizations, foster care agencies,… Read More
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BANGOR — A committee charged with looking at possible new locations, including downtown, for University College issued its report Wednesday, but the exercise could be all for naught because the school doesn’t have much money to spend on a move or an upgraded campus. The… Read More
BANGOR — The parents of a Down syndrome child, who say they would have aborted their son had they known his condition before his birth, are suing a doctor they claim failed to perform prenatal testing that would have revealed the genetic abnormality. Sally and… Read More
ORRINGTON — Nomination petitions for Board of Selectmen and school committee vacancies will be available at the town office on Friday. Terms due to end soon are the selectman position held by Howard Grover and the school board posts occupied by Bruce Gray and Nancy… Read More
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Declaring the time for tough choices is at hand, the American chairman of Northern Ireland’s peace talks set a two-week deadline Wednesday for feuding leaders to strike a deal. “We believe, and we have informed the participants, that the time for… Read More
HAMPDEN — The furnace at the Lura Hoit Pool apparently malfunctioned late Tuesday, filling the building with smoke. Fire Chief Mike Andersen said Wednesday a firefighter who was on his way to work around 11 p.m. spotted the red alarm light flashing and called for… Read More
BANGOR — An indicator light accidentally came on during an Air National Guard KC-135 tanker training flight around 9 p.m. Tuesday, relaying a false message to the tower at Bangor International Airport that something was wrong with the plane’s landing gear. Emergency vehicles were called… Read More