PRESQUE ISLE – Husson scored 31 runs en route to a sweep of the University of Maine-Presque Isle in a college baseball doubleheader Wednesday. The Braves shut out the Owls 19-0 in the opener, then won the nightcap 12-2. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    University of Maine freshman Carrie Green’s goal this season was to make the America East softball championship in Newark, Del. Not because UMaine has its best team in five years or because its seniors have more postseason experience than the rest of the team combined. But because Green… Read More
    DEXTER – Darby Smiley and Debbie Goulette each notched two hits to help the Piscataquis Community Pirates notch their first win, 10-7, over the Dexter Tigers in schoolgirl softball action Wednesday. Smiley and Goulette each connected for a triple and a single each and the… Read More
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    PORTLAND – Infielder Walt White has joined the Portland Sea Dogs, replacing Victor Rodriguez who was placed on the disabled list Wednesday after breaking a bone in his left hand. White was expected to be in uniform for Wednesday’s game again Binghamton. Read More
    Saturday is Kids Day at the University of Maine’s Mahaney Diamond, where youngsters ages 18 and under will receive free admission to the Black Bears’ America East baseball doubleheader against Drexel. Action begins at noon. Read More
    He will be remembered as one of the most versatile athletes ever at the University of Maine. Richie Prior was one of the few Black Bears to have an extended career in two sports during the modern era. He was a three-year quarterback in football… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – Husson scored 31 runs en route to a doubleheader sweep of the University of Maine-Presque Isle Wednesday in college softball action. In the first game, Brian Malo slugged a homer, single and drove in four runs to lead the Husson attack, John… Read More
    TRENTON – Although it ended up being a sweep for the Ellsworth boys and girls teams, Wednesday afternoon’s dual tennis match here at Tennis East meant a lot of different things to the athletes and coaches involved. For the Ellsworth girls, their impressive 5-0 victory… Read More
    WASHBURN – Sue Greenlaw blasted a two-run homer to go with two singles and four RBIs to lead the Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 19-6 schoolgirl softball win over the Washburn Beavers Wednesday. Janet Corsey lined a three-run triple for Southern Aroostook. Crystal Blankney, Billie-Jo… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Senior Heidi Carroll allowed only three hits to help the undefeated George Stevens Academy Eagles roll past the Mount Desert Island Trojans 14-2 in schoolgirl softball action Wednesday. Denise Erland paced George Stevens, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Anne Foss had… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Bucksport sophomore Craig Harvey was almost perfect Wednesday as he no-hit the Foxcroft Academy Ponies to give the Golden Bucks an 8-0 schoolboy baseball victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies Wednesday. Harvey struck out 14 and walked only one batter. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    PENQUIS – Three Lee Academy players drove in two or more runs to help the Pandas pound the Penquis Patriots 24-12 in schoolboy baseball action Wednesday. Before the game, a plaque was dedicated at the field in the memory of Garfield “Gip” Harris, a local… Read More
    Partnerships for Healthy Communities has done its homework in working to create a children’s museum in Bangor. A new feasibility study shows the project to be highly feasible. The business plan is realistic. The newly hired exhibit designer is brimming with exciting ideas. Start-up fund-raising exceeded expectations. A… Read More
    Former Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, architect of the historic Northern Ireland peace accord, was named the 1998 recipient of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal on Tuesday. Mitchell will accept the medal and its accompanying $100,000 at Independence Hall as part of the city’s Fourth of July celebration… Read More
    Skowhegan District Court Alan Obert, 36, Norridgewock, violation of protection from abuse order, jail 90 days, suspended, probation one year, get domestic violence counselling and treatment, no contact with Susan Obert unless approved and in compliance with protection order, pay $10 monthly Probation and Parole… Read More
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    GARDINER — As winter weather wanes and tourist traffic mounts on Maine’s highways and byways, troopers shift their efforts to speeders and drunken drivers. With 36 more troopers on the road now, following graduation at the state police academy in December, enforcement efforts this summer… Read More
    FORT KENT — A nearly new waste-water treatment system at Fort Kent is struggling to do its job because a potato processing plant is overloading the system almost daily. Several times in recent years, Northland Frozen Foods has attempted to cut the concentration and quantity… Read More
    What is the biggest, the brightest, the most distant, and the weirdest objects in the universe? Starting this month, the current winners in these and other celestial categories will be given. The winner in the most distant category is a galaxy called RDI whose discovery… Read More
    Bangor author Stephen King will be appearing on “Celebrity Jeopardy,” airing at 7:30 tonight on WVII (Channel 7). King, who won $11,400 in 1995 and donated the funds to the Bangor Public Library, will take on Howard Stern’s co-host, Robin Quivers, and Kathie Lee Gifford’s… Read More
    Patrons navigating the stacks of the newly renovated Bangor Public Library can lose themselves in a sea of 485,000 books — ranging from Henry Fielding’s “Tom Jones” to Stephen King’s “The Tommyknockers” — but since the institution was established in 1883, one volume was never written: a thorough… Read More
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    Rather than penalize home health care agencies that have been careful with Medicare dollars, as a federal payment plan currently does, a bill gaining support in Congress would reimburse the agencies at a rate that more fairly reflects costs. It is a solid improvement to a poorly assembled… Read More
    A clarification is in order regarding Maine gubernatorial candidates appearing at the Help Organize Peace Earthwide Festival held in Brewer last Saturday. There were two independent candidates collecting signatures to place their names on the November ballot: Nancy Oden, running as a CLEAN Maine independent, and Pat LaMarche,… Read More
    In the early 1990s, California and Oklahoma started the SANE program to assist victims of rape. Penobscot and Piscatquis counteis are now considering adopting the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program, a unique, community-based approach to victims. SANE seeks to ensure more accurate and timely collection… Read More
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    ABBOT — A fire on Wednesday destroyed a single-car garage on the Howard Siding Road in Abbot. An incinerator that was being used to burn paper rubbish was the source of the fire that destroyed the approximately 20-by-40-foot garage owned by Peggy Cookson, according to… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins support the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, saying that including Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary in the alliance would better secure the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. With their most important foreign policy vote… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — The school board this week cut more than 15 positions, which could result in 11 people losing their jobs. Although the board voted to cut the positions, its vote to terminate contracts will not occur until after the May 4 special town… Read More
    NORTHPORT — Three summer cottages were leveled Wednesday by fire driven by high afternoon winds off Pitcher Pond. Fire Chief Peter Simpson said firefighters and Maine Forest Service personnel had all they could do to keep the blaze from raging through the shore-land woods. Simpson… Read More
    WINTERPORT — Residents could shed no light Wednesday on why selectmen decided the previous night to place Town Manager Sharon Perry on administrative leave with pay until further notice. Selectmen, without explaining their action, then appointed Deputy Clerk Cheryl Johnson acting town manager. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    After reading, “Jonesboro slayings spur gun control legislation” (BDN, April 21), I would like to provide readers insight into Swiss gun control. In Switzerland, the possession of firearms is allowed only to those who are legally permitted to own them such as police officers, militia… Read More
    During the past two years, I have worked on a temporary basis at Augusta Mental Health Institute, Maine Medical Center and Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle-Fort Fairfield. Permanent psychiatrists had not yet been hired, therefore temporary physicians were needed. As far as I know, there is still… Read More
    I would like to know where the surplus food or the government food is going. We need to help our people and the needy and homeless people here in the United States. Yes, we do have food cupboards at Penquis CAP and the United Methodist Church in Dover-Foxcroft,… Read More
    I hear a lot about the great concern for teen-age tobacco use. What to do to stop it? The government has raised the price and the tax but to no avail. Teens are smoking more. I have a solution, but the government won’t consider it. Read More
    BELGRADE — Less than two weeks after being charged with possessing and receiving child pornography over the Internet, Belgrade’s town manager has resigned. Under terms approved by selectmen Tuesday, Paul Beattie will continue to receive his salary through May 10 and his insurance coverage until… Read More
    FORT KENT — Municipal highway department personnel should have an easier time with snow removal next winter in Fort Kent. The Town Council on Monday night bought a $54,360, 300-horsepower diesel snow blower. The unit, manufactured by Kenco of Quebec, attaches to a front-end loader. Read More
    FORT KENT — Free cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose screenings will be available, along with cholesterol counseling, from 2-7 p.m., Monday, May 11, at the Madawaska Outpatient Center and on Thursday, May 14, in the Inservice Room and medical library at the NMMC at Fort Kent. Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A dozen patchwork quilts sprawl across the gymnasium floor, embroidered flowers and stitched messages of love and remembrance covering up the basketball court markings and the Ellsworth eagle mascot. Each quilt is made up of eight panels that commemorate Mainers who died of… Read More
    KENNEBUNK — A Kennebunk police officer whose claims of corruption and favoritism prompted a state probe of his department has been suspended without pay. Town officials decided to stop paying Officer Guy Emerson’s $605 weekly salary Tuesday. He had been suspended with pay since shortly… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — Kindergarten registrations for SAD 77 will be held May 1, 4 and 11. Children living in Cutler, East Machias, Machiasport and Whiting who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15 must be registered at this time. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    LEWISTON — The crime rate in Lewiston and Portland dropped last year, while Bangor recorded a slight increase, according to the most recent statistics from Maine’s three largest cities. The number of crimes in Lewiston fell from 59.13 per 1,000 residents in 1996 to 51.52… Read More
    AUGUSTA — City officials admit they seriously underestimated the scope of their cleanup from last January’s ice storm. City Services Director Kelley Gray said that nearly three times more debris than expected will be removed from city streets. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    AUGUSTA — City councilors met privately with Bath Iron Works officials to discuss the shipyard’s offer to help pay for removal of the Edwards Dam, but Augusta’s city manager said negotiations will continue. The meeting Monday night comes in the midst of discussions aimed at… Read More
    Normally, I would not reply to a knee-jerk editorial such as “Ruling by feeling” (BDN, April 16), but I suggest you take your own advice “to base its conclusions upon thorough investigations, full consideration of the facts.” Your inforamtion was misleading and false. This could… Read More
    OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An Old Orchard Beach infant who died this week was the victim of a homicide, the state Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Wednesday. Four-month-old Jake Belisle died of blunt force head injury due to shaken impact syndrome, a Medical Examiner’s Office spokeswoman… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Independent Gov. Angus King far outdistances all challengers for his office in campaign contributions and spending, according to reports filed Tuesday with state election officials. A report filed by King’s re-election campaign said it has collected $84,211 so far, less than $30,000 of… Read More
    MACHIAS — Machias selectmen are beginning their eighth month without a town manager but announced Tuesday that they have filled the pending vacancy resulting from the resignation of Town Clerk Jolene Sprague. “We were able to interview several candidates and we feel very fortunate to… Read More
    BANGOR — Everything from a City Council gavel to student essays and copper jewelry by artisan Jeannie Mooney was on display Wednesday afternoon in the periodicals room at Bangor Public Library. These and many more items were placed carefully Wednesday afternoon into the TimeStoppers capsule,… Read More
    MACHIAS — The Washington County grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire couple Wednesday in connection with the February death of their 4-week-old daughter in Calais. Thomas St. Yves, 35, was charged with Class A manslaughter for “recklessly or with criminal negligence” causing the death… Read More