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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
Hillbillies in the hollers of Maine? How did they get here? Where did they come from? What in the world are they doin’ up here with Yankees? Ask the members of the “Y” Players how they got talked into donning bib overalls and Southern accents… 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
Every walker who participates in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life has a story to tell about a special person in his or her life. That’s why they are there. Because they care. The ACS Penobscot Unit Relay for Life will take place 6… 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
WASHINGTON — Recounting personal tales of nonstop talks that led to the Good Friday agreement, former Sen. George Mitchell on Wednesday tried to reassure the international community that the deal is the best chance to ensure a peaceful future for Northern Ireland. Just nine days… 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
Paula Dunn knows she is on the verge of something big. She can see and hear and feel people responding to the message in her music. The 25-year-old singer learned firsthand what it is like to live through hard times, and overcome them. Her mission is help others… 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
BANGOR — In sentencing 57-year-old George Lizotte to 25 years in prison Wednesday, Justice Paul Pierson closed the final chapter on a very public case that has languished without resolution for nearly eight years. It was in August 1990 that Lizotte shot his 5-year-old son… 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
LIMESTONE — A major producer of plant seedlings plans to conduct a pilot project this summer at the Loring Commerce Centre, officials said Wednesday. If the project to produce strawberry and broccoli seedlings is satisfactory, Speedling Inc. of Sun City, Fla., may open a full-fledged… 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
ELLSWORTH — A former community radio station volunteer is fighting WERU-FM’s legal attempt to bar him from the facility’s premises. Andrew Bowser, 36, of Tenants Harbor is seeking to have dismissed a protection order that the Orland-based community radio station obtained against him in Hancock… 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
CALAIS — When twin boys are born at Calais Regional Hospital it’s hardly newsworthy unless the children are Canadian, the birth extremely premature, and their lives depend on a team of American doctors. That happened to Blaine and Brodie McFarlane who now have a foot… 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
BANGOR — So you’ve filed your application for the homestead exemption, and you’re all ready to spend the $50 or $100 or $150 you’ll save on next year’s tax bill. Give yourself a pat on the back, and check with your parents and siblings to… 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
PORTLAND — Dioxin discharges by Maine paper mills are expected to drop to record low levels this summer under new state standards that environmentalists say are still not stringent enough. A law enacted last year requires mills to virtually eliminate discharges of the highly toxic… 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
CORINNA — Making children responsible for their own behavior is as simple as asking “what are you doing?” and “what would you do?” Jim Fitzpatrick asked those questions Tuesday night in Corinna and provided answers for parents and teachers who had run out of them… Read More
NEWPORT — A single bid may decide the future of the Sebasticook Valley Community Center. Wednesday, officials with the Maine National Guard at Camp Keyes in Augusta opened bidding for the sale of the Newport Armory, the building that houses the SVCC. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND — A falling-out among thieves led to the unraveling of a check-cashing scam and the indictment of five suspects from the Biddeford area on a total of 11 felony counts, a prosecutor said. A woman solicited to cash a stolen $4,800 check sought police… 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
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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
BANGOR — With Fiesta Shows set to finish up its five-year contract for the the carnival at the Bangor State Fair, it’s time for the city to think about what it wants for the fair. Councilors on the Bass Park Committee did just that Wednesday… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau on Wednesday night unveiled a plan to bring $10 million in conventions and business meetings to the area over the next three years by having residents become more involved in the process. “Conventions and business meetings can… Read More
BELFAST — The city has ended negotiations with its code enforcement officer, E. Robert Temple, over a potential lawsuit stemming from the council’s six-month investigation of him. According to Terry St. Peter, city manager, he and Lee Bragg, a special attorney hired by the City… 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
There will be more happy campers this summer at Camden Hills, Lamoine and Mount Blue state parks, thanks to your tax dollars at work. Early-season campers should be aware, though, that there will be work in progress. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
MATTAWAMKEAG — Mother Nature and good fortune smiled on this year’s Riverkeepers 2000 inaugural day on the river Tuesday. While southern New Englanders wondered if the sun would ever shine again, a group of eight paddlers and two Bangor Daily News folks wondered how many more times they… Read More
BANGOR — It was well known among certain people in the Bangor area that Eric Heath and Edward Williams had a strong dislike for each other, but nobody really knew the root of the ill will that may have contributed to Heath’s death on Oct. 3, 1996. Read More