BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine Black Bears had an opportunity to greatly enhance their postseason chances during an America East weekend series at Vermont. It was a missed opportunity. The momentum generated during the Bears’ recent seven-game win streak didn’t carry over as… Read More
    High school AT BELFAST, Thursday Belfast boys 123, Maranacook 87.5, Lawrence 44.5, Oxford Hills 38; Belfast girls 124, Oxford Hills 71, Maranacook 60, Lawrence 30… Read More
    5k Pet Run-Walk AT OLD TOWN, Saturday Perry Lebreton 17:16, Jeff Sands 18:14, Tory King 18:15, Joseph Ewing 19:24, Angela Edgecomb 19:32, Josh Lake 19:57, Lisa Chapman 20:01, Mark Batchelder 20:20, Vern Demmons 20:23, George Sanchez 20:25 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BREWER – As Saturday’s game against cross-river rival Brewer headed into the fourth inning, it had been entirely forgettable for Bangor’s Tom Waterman. A steady rain which alternated between shower and drizzle since the game’s opening pitch had soaked through his uniform and he was… Read More
    SCARBOROUGH – Second-year pro Robbie Harrison used a caution flag on lap 21 to take the lead, and hold off the pack in a 40-lap Winston Racing Series Late Model Sportsman race Sunday afternoon at Beech Ridge Speedway. Jim Emerson held onto the lead from… Read More
    ORONO – In a Sunday America East doubleheader, Kristi O’Connell’s three-hitter was enough to lead Delaware to a 2-1 win in the opener. In the second game, the Blue Hen offense tagged Maine with five unearned runs for a 7-3 victory. O’Connell pitched eight innings,… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET – Two Schenck errors in the fourth inning led to the go-ahead runs and gave Penobscot Valley of Howland the 4-2 victory in a rain-shortened schoolgirl softball contest on Saturday. Heather McGinn had the Howlers’ only two hits, a single and double. Amanda… Read More
    Holes-in-one Ross Waite ISLAND FALLS – Ross Waite of East Millinocket aced the 11th hole at Va Jo Wa Golf Course Sunday in his first round of the season. His shot with a 7-iron on the 138-yard hole was witnessed by Bob Whalen of Millinocket. Read More
    26th Piscataquis River Race AT DOVER-FOXCROFT Top 10 overall: Jeff Sands 46:35, Wayne Hickey-Will Hickey 49:08, Mike Burke-Raymond Chabot 49:16, Mert Hickey-Dan O’Laughlin 50:37, Julian Campbell 50:41, Dan Littlefield-Christopher Deane 50:55, John Connelly 52:08, Justin Reynolds-Mike Murphy 53:30, Norm Hawes-Direk Bradt 54:20 googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ORONO – When Jen Burton was asked about her pitching record Saturday after leading the University of Maine softball team to a 2-0 win, Burton cringed and looked away. After giving up one hit in seven innings and striking out nine, Burton didn’t want to… Read More
    PORTLAND — A Passamaquoddy Indian has produced an interactive computer program to teach tribal children to speak and understand their ancestral language and help keep it from fading into oblivion. “Without the language, we do not have an identity,” said Ed Bassett. “We need to… Read More
    BANGOR — Nearly three months after the City Council started talking about regulating commercial nudity, an ordinance is ready for a decision. The council will take up the eight-page document this evening at City Hall. First there will be a council workshop at 6:25 p.m. Read More
    Presque Isle District Court Orman K. Blackstone, 31, Caribou, failure to pay a parking ticket, $35. 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… Read More
    Fort Kent — Northern Maine Medical Center is accepting registration for a three-evening first aid course to be held from 6-9 p.m. on May 18, 21 and 26. The class will meet in NMMC’s second floor solarium. For more information, or to register, call 834-3155. Read More
    JON HAMLIN of Caribou has been promoted to supervisor of outpatient emergency services at the Aroostook Mental Health Center’s Presque Isle office. Hamlin, a veteran employee, currently provides counseling services to children, families and individuals. Hamlin works as a team consultant to youth who have had problems with… Read More
    Now that legislators and lobbyists have vacated Augusta and the dust is settling from the swirl of activity and media attention of the final hours of the 188th regular and special sessions, I’d like to share my view of the session’s environmental accomplishments. They were… Read More
    HOULTON — Despite chilling temperatures and a heavy blanket of dark gray clouds, the 22nd running of the Meduxnekeag River Canoe Race got off without a hitch Saturday. Ken Cushman, a native of Houlton and whose father helped reorganize the local race, was the overall… Read More
    As a former owner and director of a local home health agency in Bangor, I am compelled to respond to the April 16 and 17 front page articles, “Woman sues doctors in cancer case — Hampden patient says removal of breast would’ve saved her,” and “Bangor doctors found… Read More
    Before fans of campaign finance reform bring out the horns and party hats over last week’s announcement of a House vote on this issue, they ought to be clear on what Speaker Newt Gingrich actually did. Faced with the certain prospect that reform advocates had… Read More
    Bangor City Attorney Erik Stumpfel has tried to draft an ordinance restricting nude dancing. Despite my wife’s desperate calls, Attorney Stumpfel is unable to craft an ordinance that bans me standing in the shower imitating the recent film “The Full Monty.” I wrap myself in nothing but the… Read More
    The Bangor City Council tonight will consider limiting nude-dancing establishments through regulation or ban them altogether. The choice is clear, the council should do both. It should do both because even in banning these operations, the council has discussed allowing a phase-out period in which… Read More
    The Susan Kinzie puff piece on Libby Mitchell (BDN, April 22) failed to mention how much Mitchell is expected to cost the taxpayers in state government pension and health care benefits. Charles S. Colwell Ellsworth… Read More
    OLD TOWN — A house on French Island that was the scene of an electrical fire Friday night was gutted in a fire Saturday morning. Firefighters’ visit to the Herbert Dow residence at 95 Bosworth St. was the second in two days, according to Assistant… Read More
    Showhegan District Court Robert Parkman, 58, West Rutland, Vt., hunting from paved way, $100, loaded firearm in motor vehicle or trailer, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    Bangor District Court Albert W. Demeo, 49, Bristol, R.I., fraud in obtaining license, $300; unsworn falsification, $300. 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++) {… Read More
    A Bangor man reportedly driving to the Penobscot County Jail Sunday morning to get his brother made it only partway to the jail in his own car. The rest of the trip, he was in custody of the Bangor police. Sgt. Garry Higgins reported that… Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor Region of Commerce Information Center and Gift Shop, located under Paul Bunyan’s elbow on Main Street, will reopen on May 1. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house will be held starting at 10 a.m. May 19. As part of the celebration… Read More
    Written to comfort the living, Johannes Brahms’ “German Requiem” begins, “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” The Bangor Symphony Orchestra performed the composer’s massive choral work with the University Singers and the University of Maine Oratorio Society at its final concert… Read More
    ORONO — It’s not unusual that the University of Maine has an investment club. In fact, across the nation, investment clubs have become commonplace at institutions of higher learning, simply for their educational value. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    LINCOLN — A single-story ranch home was destroyed by fire Sunday morning in Lincoln. No one was home at the time of the blaze. Firefighters were called to the home on Transalpine Road about 10:15 a.m., according to Assistant Chief Bill Junkins of the Lincoln… Read More
    HERMON — Separate accidents Sunday afternoon sent two Hermon women to the hospital. Susan Morrill, 35, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where she was treated for an adverse reaction to insulin before being released. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    In a recent editorial (BDN, April 9), Bates College was criticized for coddling criminal behavior when one of its students is involved. Bates does not condone or protect criminal behavior. If any student brings to the attention of the College an episode or event violating… Read More
    In the news story by Orna Izakson (BDN, April 18-19), the issue of removing aging underground fuel tanks was addressed. That is a very important concept but she never mentioned why it is so important to prevent oil contamination of all kinds. In the information… Read More
    An article about the Latin get-together at the University of Maine (BDN, April 20) stated that Maine has a small percentage of Latinos. So what? Hundreds of other nationalities are in the same boat. There are two types of immigrants: the important ones who came… Read More
    Many believe the Internet is going to have a bad effect on travel agencies and employees, but it will not. In fact, agencies will hardly feel the effect of the Internet. The Internet is no match for a travel agent. Agents have resources an average… Read More
    In the April 23 Maine Day section there was a news story about a greyhound that was found dead in the Saco River with a 30-pound cement block tied with rope to its body. I hope the authorities find out who is responsible and punish him or her… Read More
    What wonderful news we received last week! Shellie and Ross are off to San Diego! Thanks to your financial support, Shellie Arbuckle of Bangor will run her first marathon June 21 in San Diego, and the youngster for whom she will run it, 7-year-old Ross… Read More
    Nickerson & O’Day Inc., builder of the Bangor Public Library, recently was honored as Builder-Architect Magazine’s builder of the month. The company was selected because of its ability to plan and execute with precision, which is evident in the firm’s renovation-addition of the library. Nickerson… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins that would have a strong economic impact on towns on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. The Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997 clarifies a small provision of… Read More
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe last week voted to deregulate the only remaining transportation industry managed by the federal government. Passed by unanimous voice vote, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act ends industry price fixing and the anti-competitive “cartels” dominated by foreign-flagged ships that have controlled major… Read More
    EAST ORLAND — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering bird walks to search for spring migrants from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Fridays, May 8 and 15, at Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in East Orland. More than 110 species of birds have been… Read More
    COLUMBIA FALLS — A 78-year-old Columbia Falls woman was seriously injured in a Sunday afternoon accident on Route 1. Maine State Police Trooper Jason Sattler said Agnes Hammill sustained chest and internal injuries when her 1992 Dodge was struck as she crossed Route 1 toward… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — First Citizens Bank, has announced record first-quarter earnings of $135,741, the bank’s best first-quarter net income performance since it opened eight years ago, according to David I. Dorsey, president and CEO. “The strong growth in our loan portfolio during the last six… Read More
    GARFIELD PLANTATION — The search for an elderly Caribou man who became lost while hunting last November resumed Sunday. V. Paul Reynolds, spokesman for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, said Sunday that Warden Sgt. Roger Guay of Greenville and his specially trained search… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND — Two teen-agers charged with back-to-back bank robberies in South Portland held up the second bank because they didn’t get any money from the first one, police said. Richard A. Gray, 19, and Robert L. Echols, 18, were arrested Friday after police staked… Read More