HARRINGTON – Woodland scored scored all of its runs in the last three innings, posting five runs on errors in earning a 7-4 upset victory over Narraguagus. Kacey Pike hit a double and an RBI single for Woodland. Rachel Wearne had two singles. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The sports department at Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5) will undergo some renovation in the coming months. Sports director Tim Throckmorton will be shifting his daily schedule and taking on more of an administrative role. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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    OLD TOWN – About the only thing the Old Town Indians didn’t do Wednesday was hit for the cycle or pitch a no-hitter. Actually, in terms of team output, the Indians did hit for the cycle in the second game (three home runs, a triple,… Read More
    LINCOLN – Scott Hainer’s second-inning single drove in two runs to help the host Mattanawcook Academy Lynx get a 5-3 baseball victory over Lee Academy. Travis Proctor and Zac Reed each singled twice and drove in a run. Nick Albert smacked a double and a… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Morgan Coghill hammered a fourth-inning grand slam to catapult Limestone past Washburn Wednesday afternoon in schoolboy baseball action. Josh Dillon doubled and singled twice for Limestone. Jesse St. Pierre hit a double and a triple. Ryan Mulherin and Sean Ward each had two… Read More
    Coach Paul Kostacopoulos wants to mold the University of Maine baseball program into a consistent America East title contender. Two years into his stint as the Black Bears’ boss, Kostacopoulos is growing impatient as he realizes the process is going to take longer than he… Read More
    University of Maine outfielders T.J. Sheedy and Rex Turner, and Black Bears designated hitter Julian Bracali were named to the All-America East baseball second team announced Wednesday. Sheedy ranked sixth in the league with a .401 batting average and scored 59 runs. Turner hit .315,… Read More
    Michelle Puls of the University of Maine softball team has been named to the 1998 Northeast All-Region Second team. The senior from Bangor, who was chosen the America East Player of the Year for the second straight season, batted a team-high .381. She holds six… Read More
    Keith Bosley, the boys soccer coach at Bangor High School the past three seasons, will be named the Husson College women’s coach on Thursday. Husson Athletic Director Pam Hennessey verified Bosley’s appointment from a field of “three or four candidates. Keith has a lot of experience and maturity,”… Read More
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    OLD TOWN – Tara Drinkwater pitched a one-hitter in a 12-0 rout in the opener and scored the winning run in the eighth inning for a 5-4 win in the second game Wednesday as Old Town swept a Big East softball doubleheader from Caribou. In… Read More
    WHITEFIELD — Town school officials have arranged for bottled water to be provided to students after tests found high levels of a potentially harmful gasoline additive in the school’s drinking water supply. The state Bureau of Health said Wednesday a sample taken earlier this week… Read More
    KENNEBUNK — Police Chief James Lavalle will appeal his firing, but the hearing before the Board of Selectmen will be closed to the public at his request. Lavalle was fired Monday after 16 years as chief, amid allegations of favoritism and other wrongdoing. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR — The Congressional Small Business Videoconference is set to be held 9-11 a.m. Friday, May 29, at Bangor Hall at University College in Bangor. Local business owners can help shape a small-business agenda to be submitted to Congress in June at the Congressional Small… Read More
    BANGOR — If you thought that you had a bad year, try putting yourself in the place of an electric utility company. At the Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. annual meeting Wednesday, management revealed a final summary of 1997 that showed earnings declining by 120 percent and… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The First Citizens Bank held its annual shareholders meeting April 28. The bank surpassed the $100 million mark in total assets during 1997, ranking third in asset growth among the 16 Maine commercial banks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The third annual Maine Career Expo — designed to help people who are looking for employment, considering career changes or starting a business — will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 4 at the Augusta Civic Center. Keynote speaker Hedrick… Read More
    ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick — The Quoddy Coastal Tourism Association is developing a plan to market the Quoddy Region and promote tourism opportunities surrounding Passamaquoddy Bay, including tourist spots in Maine’s Washington County. The association is publishing a visitors guide to highlight tourist attractions, restaurants,… Read More
    Tickets for Phish’s tour-ending summer festival, Lemonwheel, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 15, at all northeast Ticketmaster outlets and at the Northern Maine Forum in Presque Isle. Tickets are $75 (including parking and camping) for the entire weekend-long festival. Tickets may… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A state police dog was used to trail and arrest three suspects in a cigarette store burglary Tuesday night. Rockland police responded to a burglar alarm at the Coastal Smoke Shop on Park Street just before midnight. They discovered a burglary in progress… Read More
    Houlton High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Ryan Bell, Matthew Burleigh, Jennie Cowperthwaite, Tyson Cummin, Katarzyna Dankoski, Kimberly Duff, Benjamin Feeney, Erica Fitzpatrick, Kylie Gates, Melissa Howe, Curtis Johnson, Megan McDonald, Grace Nelson, Lucus Ritchie, Billie Jo Taylor and Kimberly Tracey; high… Read More
    Enthusiastic debates over whether men or women receive better medical care have been going on for more than a decade: Why have medical studies so often used only men? Why does breast cancer research get more funding than prostate cancer research? Rarely is there a clean, clear comparison… Read More
    One place ready to celebrate the final episode of “Seinfeld” tonight is Paul’s Restaurant and Speakeasy Pub. Like many area establishments, Paul’s, on Hogan Road in Bangor, will be broadcasting the nine-year sitcom’s finale on its big-screen TV at 9 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Supporters of a national missile-defense system cited India’s nuclear tests Wednesday as fresh evidence of the need for such a program, then failed — by one vote — to advance legislation in the Senate. The measure by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Daniel… Read More
    The world comes to an end tonight at 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Central). Well, not exactly an end, but when TV Guide takes on the heft of War and Peace, when a level of hype makes the Super Bowl look shy and retiring, when a… Read More
    Early in the evening on May 7, thousands of television viewers were given the opportunity to watch another milestone in the history of the U.S. effort to deploy commercial assets in space. How many people watched the live coverage of the launch of EchoStar IV from the Baikonur… Read More
    WASHINGTON — No, he’s not interested in the job as ambassador to the United Nations, nor is he seeking any other permanent job with the Clinton administration. Fresh off leading the negotiations that led to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday deal, former Sen. George Mitchell is… Read More
    The frivolous “Elver alarm” editorial in the May 9 Bangor Daily News simply discarded concern for the population of American eels as nothing more than a smoke screen by owners of “precious real estate” in “a quaint village.” The tone struck me as rather a put-down of both… Read More
    THOMASTON — With a settlement expected on the $1 million tax abatement requested by Dragon Products Co., hearings scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, have been canceled by the town’s Board of Property Tax Review. The cement plant pays one-quarter of municipal property taxes. The town… Read More
    HARTLAND — State Rep. Vaughn Stedman of Hartland has announced that he is a candidate for a third term in the State House of Representatives for District 108, which consists of Canaan, Cornville, Hartland, Palmyra and St. Albans. Stedman said that his primary focus will… Read More
    OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The mother of a 4-month-old boy who police say died from head injuries inflicted by a baby sitter is launching a crusade against child abuse. Pamela Belisle expects to print bumper stickers with the phrase, “Don’t Shake Jake,” along with a… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — FixMe loans are available now to Down East homeowners, according to Sandra Prescott, executive director of the Washington Hancock Community Agency. Last year, WHCA lent $339,000 to 43 families in Washington and Hancock counties to be used for home repairs. This year, the… Read More
    PALMYRA — There will be no welcome mat out for businesses promoting obscenity or nudity in the Somerset County town of Palmyra. Voters at a special town meeting Wednesday night approved new obscenity and entertainment ordinances that ban commercial exploitation of sex-related activities. Voters participated… Read More
    CUMBERLAND — There was no open disagreement among the Republican candidates at a pre-primary debate Wednesday night; many used their time for rebuttal to add to what the previous speaker had said, in a forum that focused more on broad political philosophies than on tough issues. Read More
    ORONO — Perhaps sex offenders can’t be cured, Stephen Thomas says, but they can be treated. Addressing a roomful of probation and police officers here Wednesday, Thomas, a Portland sex abuse prevention specialist, said that much like alcoholics can be taught to stay sober, child… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Police are investigating a rape charge against a 21-year-old Ellsworth man. Scott D. Hax of the Dean Street apartment complex was arrested Monday evening on the charge of gross sexual assault and booked at Hancock County Jail. He was later released on $2,500 unsecured bail. Read More
    I refer to the travel article in the Bangor Daily News, May 9-10, by Ridgeley Ochs concerning Prince Edward Island. It is a pity the writer is not qualified to present a true picture of a beautiful and picturesque Island. Having been to P.E.I. many… Read More
    I am tired of hearing road crews hollering for a brake all the time. If they want one, why don’t they try giving one? Monday morning, on Essex Street in Bangor, a member of a road crew working there, backed a small bucket loader all… Read More
    Imagine a four-lane highway like I-95, except with driveway access, for the east-west highway. Several states, including Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, use these highways in addition to their interstates. I can’t imagine the need for an… Read More
    Eastern Maine Medical Center apparently puts its visiting-hour policies and its need to cover itself above the needs and wishes of its patients and their immediate families. My daughter wanted to see me the morning after she delivered a healthy baby girl at EMMC. I was anxious to… Read More
    On May 27 employees at Bangor Mental Health Institute received letters informing them of their upcoming layoffs, effective June 13. No early retirement incentives, no severance pay. It wasn’t that long ago that Kimberly-Clark announced its plans to close its mill. Gov. Angus King chastised… Read More
    GRAY — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife this month and next will offer several 45-minute wildlife programs for children in kindergarten through 12th grade at the Maine Wildlife Park, formerly the Gray Farm. Topics include endangered species, warden’s dogs, loons, black bears,… Read More
    I want to thank everyone who came to the Rock Bottom Remainders concert on Friday night. It was very successful. We haven’t figured out the total profit yet, but when the dust settles, Shaw House may be $15,000 or $20,000 to the good. I especially… Read More
    BANGOR — Maine Educational Services and Husson College will offer a free college planning and admissions workshop Saturday, May 16, at the Husson College Center in Bangor. This regional workshop is available for all high school students, parents and college-bound adults. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BANGOR — With questions about a new sports car and annual trips to Europe swirling around the case, the owner of The Bagel Shop and his estranged wife on Wednesday came to an unexpected, last-minute compromise with KeyBank over a $385,000 debt. The deal, while… Read More
    Patrons of Merrill Merchants Bank at Crossroads Plaza on Stillwater Avenue had a difficult time banking at noon Wednesday. It was closed while Bangor police responded to an employee’s call about a bomb threat that was made to the bank. Police reports said the bank… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT — The Maine Women’s Lobby has given a Mount Desert Island High School teacher its civil rights award for her efforts to promote tolerance for people of all sexual orientations, from the State House to the schoolyards of Mount Desert Island. Lin Gould, who teaches freshman… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — After two years of development, the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency is starting to distribute its chemical release emergency plan to the county’s 39 towns. As mandated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the county’s agency has created detailed maps of where hazardous… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Interior has awarded a $865,986 grant for improvements to the historic carriage roads at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, according to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. The National Park Service grant will fund… Read More
    DYER BROOK — A Caribou woman and her daughter were injured Tuesday night when the car in which they were riding struck a cow on Interstate 95 about 9 p.m., about two miles south of the Oakfield interchange. Janet Bartley, 18, and her mother, Maria… Read More