PRESQUE ISLE – Presque Isle pitcher Matt Allen notched his first win of the season, thanks in large part to his performance at the plate, and the host Wildcats edged Houlton 5-3 Monday afternoon. Allen’s bases-loaded double off the right field fence tied the game… Read More
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    The University of Maine softball team has earned a spot in the America East Softball Championship, which begins at noon Friday on the University of Delaware campus in Newark. Coach Janet Anderson’s 19-24 Black Bears, despite slipping to 8-6 in league play after dropping a… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Monday’s game between Maine Central Insitute and Lincoln Academy of Newcastle matched up teams going in opposite directions. And two hours after the first pitch, neither team had reversed course. The Eagles from Newcastle remained unbeaten four games into the season with a… Read More
    HARRINGTON – Holly Strout doubled home Laura Morse in the bottom of the fifth to give the Narraguagus Knights a 7-6 schoolgirl softball victory over the Calais Blue Devils Monday. Strout had two doubles and three RBIs for the Knights. Morse singled twice. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    College ANGIE BRAWN Angie Brawn, a Husson College freshman, has been named Maine Athletic Conference player of the week for the week ending April 27. Brawn batted .857 for the week with six hits in seven at bats, driving in five runs. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Nick Noddin hit a double and single and had three RBIs to lead Ellsworth to a 9-2 high school baseball victory Monday over George Stevens Academy. Ben Alley (2-0) pitched a four-hitter to keep Ellsworth unbeaten through four games. Ricky McDonald hit three… Read More
    STANDISH – St. Joseph’s College’s Krystin Connolly fired a five-inning no-hitter, extending her streak to 24 innings without having allowed an earned run, to lead the Monks to a 1-0, 8-0 softball sweep of Husson College Monday. St. Joseph’s clinched the Maine Athletic Conference’s regular-season… Read More
    STANDISH – St. Joseph’s College’s Krystin Connolly fired a five-inning no-hitter, extending her streak to 24 innings without having allowed an earned run, to lead the Monks to a 1-0, 8-0 softball sweep of Husson College Monday. St. Joseph’s clinched the Maine Athletic Conference’s regular-season… Read More
    LEE – Lindsey Wakefield ripped an RBI double before Mitchelle Doyon capped a six-run rally in the seventh inning by scoring on an error as Penobscot Valley posted a 15-14 win over Lee Academy Monday afternoon. Rachel Dawson had three singles and an RBI for… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Brock Hartford struck out 11 and allowed seven hits in eight innings to lead Foxcroft past Hermon 3-2 here Monday afternoon. Wes Sands singled to start the eighth for the Ponies and scored on an RBI single by Chris Walker for the winning… Read More
    MAINE vs. HUSSON Time, site: Tuesday, 9 innings, 5 p.m.; Mahaney Diamond, Orono Records: Maine 18-23, Husson 20-18 Series: Maine leads 42-2 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
    Attrition: The NHL season. Surely that definition fits the ever elongated season that includes the playoffs, which are now under way. Teams and players slowly drop by the wayside until there is the one survivor with names printed on the Stanley Cup. As key players… Read More
    Meduxnekeag River Race AT HOULTON, 8 miles Overall: Kenny Cushman (Kenduskeag) 1:03:08, Fred Ludwig (Houlton) 1:04:45, Bill Anderson (Brooks) and Ralph Robertson (Belfast) 1:09:03, Paul Cole (Groveland, Mass.) and Clayton Cole (Corinth) 1:09:37, Shane Oliver (Woolwich) 1:12:53, Peter Blood (Houlton) and Clint Cushman (Hodgdon) 1:13:49,… Read More
    ORONO – One might expect University of Maine star Cindy Blodgett to be a bit nervous heading into Wednesday’s Women’s National Basketball Association draft in Secaucus, N.J. The record-setting guard from Clinton isn’t the least bit worried, although she’s anxious to find out which team… Read More
    BANGOR – Five players had two hits apiece for Bangor Christian as the Patriots defeated Valley of Bingham 21-9 in a high school softball game at the Bangor Christian field Monday. Lari Sobey, Heidi Niles, Renee Mick, Rachel Sobey, and Vicki Haverlock combined for 10… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The Bangor YMCA gymnastics team captured the Level 6 championship in the state meet held at Old Town-Orono YMCA. Morgan Frawley took first place all-around in the 7-9 year old age division, sweeping all four events. She scored as high as 8.8… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College men’s and women’s swimming coach Charlie Butt has been presented with the Joseph G. Rogers Award for is dedication, accomplishment and excellence in YMCA competitive swimming and diving. Butt received the honor at the 1998 YMCA Swimming and Diving Nationals held… Read More
    Hole-in-One LOUIS MARTIN Louis Martin of Bangor aced the 11th hole at Bangor Municipal Golf Course on Sunday. Martin used an 8-iron to achieve the 150-yard feat. The ace was witnessed by John Field and Ed Ripley of Bangor and Alan Grady of Old Town. Read More
    AUGUSTA — Only a month after being hired as Augusta’s new city manager, Bill Bridgeo has found himself in the middle of sensitive negotiations over what to do about the Edwards Dam. Bridgeo was to meet with Gov. Angus King and his staff before briefing… Read More
    LEWISTON — The fourth biennial Maine Bird Conference, sponsored by Bates College and the Stanton Bird Club, will be Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, at the Olin Arts Center, Bates College. Events will begin at 1:30 p.m. May 1, and a dinner will be held… Read More
    CALAIS — The police are continuing an investigation of a stolen vehicle that was involved in a single-vehicle accident Sunday morning. Around 9 a.m. Sunday, Calais resident Lisa Ferreira notified police that her 1993 Dodge Caravan had been stolen from her home on the Shattuck… Read More
    Regular readers of this column will recall our reminding you that last week was National Organ Donor Week, which is why one call we received made such a great impression upon us. In Corinna, 31-year-old Russ Batchelder awaits the telephone call that will save his… Read More
    CALAIS — City councilors have decided to hire a Canadian firm to create a business-development plan for the city. Earlier this year, Environmental Design and Management Ltd. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, unveiled plans for the development of downtown St. Stephen, New Brunswick, as a tourist… Read More
    NEWPORT — Schools are community centers, according to SAD 48 Superintendent William Braun. So why can’t a community center be a school? The proposal for the Irving Tanning Community Center to be attached to the Hartland Consolidated School has sparked that debate in SAD 48. Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — A former probationary teacher at the Elm Street School has filed suit against SAD 77, accusing the district of denying her a contract because she reported the school principal for physically abusing students. Charges against Elm Street School Principal John Gardner were… Read More
    PORTLAND — Browntail moth caterpillars, a seasonal pest whose toxic hairs can cause skin rashes and respiratory problems, are expected to be especially abundant this year because of the warm winter and spring. The leaf-munching caterpillar is active from April to June and has caused… Read More
    SOUTH PARIS — It’s not Nashville, but South Paris became a country music mecca of sorts when it hosted the 21st annual Maine Country Music Association’s Hall of Fame dinner. “It’s not so much Western; it’s about the hills of Maine,” said inductee Emile J. Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft — An informational program on heart disease will be presented from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 7, at Mayo Regional Hospital. The program will feature Darcy Redmond, R.N., from the hospital’s Heartwise cardiac rehabilitation program. For information call 564-8401. Dover-Foxcroft — A practical… Read More
    I am writing regarding the issue of Rite Aid rezoning at the corner of Hammond and Union streets in Bangor. This area is in a state of disrepair and is generally unfit for human habitation. In the winter one can see pigeons sitting on the… Read More
    Late at night, in the closing moments of the last legislative session, lawmakers bounced $1 million-programs back and forth, trading on the remaining scraps of the Appropriations Committee table. A little bill — worth $20,000 — bobbed in the sea of paper, disappearing momentarily before emerging again, eventually… Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court Wayne Russell, 29, Williamsburg, illegal possession of deer killed in a closed season, $1,000. 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
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    Bangor District Court James Ireland, 28, Bangor, assault, 30 days in jail, suspended, one year probation, counseling, take medications as directed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
    While Maine has been debating the disposition of its budget surplus, a similar battle has been unfolding in Washington. Congress and the president debate what to do with a modest surplus projected for next year’s federal budget. President Clinton has been praised for suggesting that future surpluses be… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT — Police are looking for a 1988 yellow Ford station wagon that is missing a hubcap in the aftermath of a Sunday afternoon accident at Echo Lake. Dispatcher Mike Kelley said John Pettigrove of Southwest Harbor reported extensive damage to his new car… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — SAD 53 budget committee members met over the past several months a dozen times without advice or comment on next year’s school budget from any town officials in the three towns the district educates — Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield. But at the final… Read More
    ADDISON — The Maine Forest Service has charged a 43-year-old Addison man in connection with an April 12 brush fire that reignited and burned almost 700 acres of grass and timberlands April 13. Forest service spokesman Jim Downie said Gregory O. Dawes was summoned on… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A bail of one surety was set Monday for a man who has been accused of burning a mobile home he shared with his wife in West Enfield. Harold Mushero, 61, appeared Monday in Dover-Foxcroft District Court on an arson charge stemming from… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute will hold its fourth annual Dinner Auction beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9, to support music and athletics. The auction’s theme this year is the beach, and participants are encouraged to wear shorts and sunglasses. The cost is $10… Read More
    MILO — A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense will be at the Milo Town Office from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 13. Assistance in filling out federal and state benefit forms will be provided to veterns, widows and dependent children. Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — There will be an informational meeting on the economic infrastructure grant application at 6 p.m. today in the Council Room of the Municipal Building. The project limit is $300,000 and consists of constructing a 10,000-square-foot industrial building. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense will be available from 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 6, at the Community Health and Counseling Center, 1093 West Main St. Assistance in filing for state and federal benefits will be provided for… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — Bucksport police arrested a 16-year-old girl from Indian Island and her 14-year-old sister after a single-vehicle accident on Route 15 early Saturday morning. Roxann Clapper, a dispatcher with the Bucksport Police Department, said the accident occurred at 3:45 a.m. near the McKinnon Road. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Winn man, charged last Friday with two counts of criminal threatening with a firearm, made his initial court appearance Monday in Dover-Foxcroft. Bail of $10,000 was set for Brian Leighton, 36, who has been accused of placing two youths in fear of… Read More
    CAMDEN — Camden police have charged a Rockport man in the March 29 theft of a car belonging to Sea Dog Brewing Co. owner Peter Camplin. Tristo Emery, 22, of Rockport was arrested Monday after an investigation by Officer Randy Gagne. He was booked at… Read More
    In a recent Earth Day opinion piece (BDN, April 22), Rep. John Baldacci touted his environmental record and commitment. While his motives in following the “Muskie-Mitchell-Cohen” legacy are admirable, his execution leaves something to be desired. Rep. Baldacci wrote that he believes he “… should… Read More
    The U.S. Congress has made the biggest cuts ever to the Veterans Affairs budget, replacing proper funding with a funding scheme that uses our veterans’ health as a hostage lever to force the VA to become more efficient. This at a time when Congress continues to hand out… Read More
    I was disappointed to hear that Bar Harbor has passed an ordinance for sexual orientation. But as the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I would like to invite sexual offenders getting out of jail to consider Bar Harbor as their new… Read More
    I know you are probably not responsible for fact checking Associated Press stories, and I know our education system has not done well by reporters in the math area, but the story on the foundation that is giving $5 million a year so all the 14,000 children of… Read More
    I feel compelled to answer the letter from Maxwell Spector of Calais (BDN, April 24) advocating mandatory tests annually for drivers age 75 or older. He does not give his own age, but I would judge he is one of the younger generations who feel… Read More
    It is obvous by Dirk Vinlove’s statements in his letter (BDN, April 21) that this is a person who lacks the technical expertise needed to enable him to make a sound and educated decision on emergency medical services. Accusations should not be made about public safety providers without… Read More
    I was one of the employees at Cherry Point Products Inc. in Milbridge on April 21 when the building was surrounded by officers carrying guns, billy clubs and walkie-talkies. I am not saying these officers didn’t have a right to do what they did, but too many people… Read More
    BANGOR — The state Department of Transportation is working on Broadway between Center Street and Husson Avenue this week. Traffic is being reduced to two lanes much of the time. Manhole and sewer work is planned at the intersection of Center and Broadway. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Millinocket needs volunteers to serve on a 15-member task force that will study and make recommendations on how three vacant buildings should be used in the future. By the end of this school year, the town will own three empty school buildings. This… Read More
    Dear Jim: I’m tired of the expense of replacing my shingle roof every 20 years. Does it make sense to install a new fireproof, but more expensive, residential-style metal roof? Will my house stay cooler during summer? — Ann R. Dear Ann: There is absolutely… Read More
    HOULTON — Students in the Houlton High School Show Choir were walking on air Monday after returning from the National Show Choir Festival in Branson, Mo., with three awards, including most original production and outstanding male vocalist. “We didn’t know what to expect,” said Aniko… Read More
    UNITY — An earth conscious group they were, gathered here at Unity College on the last day of March to “examine camping styles.” In reality it was a multifaceted discussion on various philosophies centered on our environment — from fire to high technology in the woods. Read More
    ORONO — Kindergarten registration will be from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the Asa Adams School. Children must be 5 by Oct. 15 and parents must bring the child’s birth certificate and… Read More
    KINGMAN — A free screening for all children between 3 and 5 who are not eligible for kindergarten will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the Kingman Elementary School. For more information and to make an appointment, call 765-2500. Read More
    HAMPDEN — The regular monthly meeting of the Hampden Democratic Committee will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the home of Carl and Margaret Pease, 6 Elm St., Hampden. The meeting will include discussion of the Democratic State Convention, fund raising and upcoming… Read More
    BANGOR — A Maine Driving Dynamics Course is scheduled for Bangor from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 7 and 14, at Bangor High School. People who complete the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving records. Students must register in advance… Read More
    BANGOR — A forum on teen-age smoking legislation featuring U.S. Rep. John Baldacci and the Tobacco Advisory Committee he formed will be held 3 to 5 p.m. Friday in City Council chambers at City Hall. Members of the advisory committee will review state-specific efforts to… Read More
    The guest commentary by Ed Emmons titled, “My first seven days as UMaine’s newest president” (BDN, April 23), left me breathless. A self-proclaimed genius in public administration, Emmons is evidently not one to allow facts to stand in the way of his simplistic pronouncements. After… Read More
    APPLETON — There has been a national trend in the past several years involving consumers who want to buy local, fresh produce. Farmers markets are popping up all over the place — there are 57 in Maine alone. Restaurants from Kittery to Fort Kent are stating on their… Read More
    MONTPELIER, Vt. — Ken Becker has been selected as the new executive director for the Northeast Dairy Compact Commission, a group that represents the dairy industry in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Becker is the deputy agriculture commissioner for the state… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State environmental officials are deciding whether to recommend that 36 rivers, streams and brooks should be reclassified to improve water quality. The Board of Environmental Protection has scheduled two hearings to get public input on the proposal. The first is 7-9 p.m. Wednesday… Read More
    ARUNDEL — Fish guts and horse manure mixed together make a rich topsoil, but they also create a powerful stench, say neighbors of a business seeking a state license to compost the stuff. Dubois, a former pig farmer, has been making compost from fish waste… Read More
    GREENVILLE — Moosehead Lake was officially free of ice Monday, three days before the start of spring fishing. Roger Currier of Currier’s Flying Service in Greenville reported that the ice was out of Maine’s largest lake during a flyover Monday morning. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    PORTLAND — UNUM Corp. broke ground Monday for a $50 million office building destined to become the largest structure of its kind in Maine when it opens next year. About 350 people will work on the construction project next to UNUM’s corporate headquarters, and about… Read More
    FORT KENT — An anonymous donor has created a community service scholarship and bought some gymnasium equipment at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. The UMFK Community Service Scholarship is being established with a $10,000 endowment. The annual scholarship will be awarded based on… Read More
    CARIBOU — An investigation was continuing Monday night in connection with the body of a woman found by a logger that morning. Police would not release the name of the dead woman. Her body was found in a car at a logging operation site off… Read More
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    Jennifer Chaloult, 7, a Brownie Scout from Troop 263 in Hermon, was left out of a picture of Hermon Girl Scouts packaging food they had collected for the Greater Bangor Shelter. The picture appeared in the Saturday, April 25, edition. Read More