ORONO – Lorie Mehuren slammed a two-run homer to help the Orono Red Riots knock off the George Stevens Academy Eagles 5-4 in a pointworthy schoolgirl softball game Monday. Meg Taylor, Jessica Libby and Kati Libby each hit an RBI single in the first for… Read More
    People are always saying to me, “I wish I had your job.” Well, there are plenty of times I’ve wanted to say, “Me too.” This sportscasting thing isn’t what you think. This is not a whine (well, maybe a little one). Unless you’re out there… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Kathy Russell spun a one-hitter, giving up just three unearned runs, as Fort Fairfield topped Houlton 4-3 in high school softball action Monday afternoon. The win over the Class B Shiretowners avenged the Class D Tigers’ lone loss of the year. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    GUILFORD – Ryan White cranked two home runs and drove in four runs to power the Piscataquis Community Pirates to an 8-3 schoolboy baseball win over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx Monday. White’s first homer was a solo shot that tied the game at 1-1 in… Read More
    ORONO – The most underrated position in baseball arguably isn’t on the field, it’s the number nine hitter in the batting order. They hear it all the time: Fielders yelling “Bottom of the order!” as they come up to bat or coaches saying “Come on… Read More
    LISA SARGENT of Otis has been promoted to senior at Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, a certified public accounting firm in Bangor. She has been with the firm for three years, working primarily in the audit division. She received her bachelor’s degree in public accounting from Husson College… Read More
    BURNHAM — More than 300 people gathered alongside the Sebasticook River on Monday afternoon to unveil the Cpl. Clair Goodblood Medal of Honor Memorial. The memorial, the centerpiece in a veterans park that includes a World War II monument, granite steppingstones in honor and memory of individual veterans,… Read More
    Of the two chambers of Congress, the Senate is considered the more deliberative, orderly and polite; the House as rambunctious and rowdy. That view of these legislative siblings certainly is supported by their chosen methods of killing campaign finance reform. The Senate divided itself into… Read More
    The bipartisan National Commission on Retirement Policy recently described the future of Social Security in a way that many people assumed but leaders were reluctant to describe. The commission gives Congress the cover it needs to start looking at the retirement system more seriously than ever. Read More
    BELFAST — John Welch, owner of Welch’s Beverage & Tobacco House in Bangor, will open a second store by the end of May in the former Kirk Drug Store at 102 Main St. Welch’s store on Hammond Street in Bangor has been open for three… Read More
    Penobscot Indian Arts, a gallery featuring artwork from the four tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy — Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and MicMac, has opened on Route 1A in East Holden, 4 1/2 miles from the end of I-395. Each piece of artwork is an original made… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine Public Broadcasting will join forces with Augusta Rotarians and the Maine Department of Labor for the third annual Career Expo, to be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Augusta Civic Center. The all-day event is for… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Exercise expert Marianne Ferrato wanted to spend the summer with her kindergarten-age son and his friends. So, tapping into her experience as a personal trainer and certified fitness specialist, and adding a healthy dose of what she knew as a mom, Ferrato opened Adventure Day Camp… Read More
    LEWISTON — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin told Bates College’s graduating class Monday she hoped they find balance in their lives. “If you choose a career for money or prestige or security, but dislike going to work more days than not, it will never… Read More
    Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Baker III has graduated from the Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Keesler Air Force Base. He is a preventive services supervisor with the 74th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He is the son of Sue Grass of… Read More
    Executives at Neuromedical Systems Inc. thought they’d struck gold. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had just approved Neuromedical’s PapNet, a computer system that reads Pap smears and points out abnormal-looking cervical cells that human screeners might miss. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    Dear Jim: Our swimming pool water is too chilly to use in early spring, I cannot afford the gas bills of a pool heater. By summer, the water gets too warm. Is a solar pool heater kit the answer? — Peg H. Dear Peg: Yes!… Read More
    An item in “From Police Files” on May 19 should have identified a Bangor police officer responding to a fight call on Walter Street as Officer James Hassard. Read More
    Brewer High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Matthew Bemis, Jennifer Corbett, Jennifer Coutts, Amanda Goody, Kara Henderson, Robert Johnson, Adam Killip, Daniel Lucier, Brianna Lynch, Andrew Rice, Matthew Vilasuso, Julie Wisniske; honors: L. Ryan Bates, Kristen Bell, Emily Bellmore, Jeremy Benn, Mark… Read More
    If the Justice Department is all too often President Clinton’s nemesis, it has also offered him a brief opportunity for heroism. The recent investigation of Microsoft allows the president the opportunity both to curb exploitative monopoly and to champion entrepreneurial innovation. Nonetheless, if the administration’s offensive against Microsoft… Read More
    BOSTON –The quaint charm of Boston’s North End neighborhood conjures images of good pasta, tales of secret Mafia meetings and a new population of yuppies who are replacing native Italians. A new independent film called “The North End,” which a Colby College graduate has helped… Read More
    Bangor High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Michael Black, Sandy DeHate, Alison Glanville, Brooke Hayes, Sara Kates-Chinoy, Lewis Kotredes, Elizabeth Leathers, Elizabeth Miller, Sarah Mullen and Thomas True; honors: Katwren Anderson, Syrenata Ashley, Patricia Barrett, Jennifer Barry, Melissa Bickford, Jennifer Booth, Leslie… Read More
    The incorrect year was given for Greg Hale’s two-mile record in Saturday and Monday sports stories. Hale set the high school record in 1981. Read More
    I want to express my appreciation for the leadership Sen. Mary Cathcart demonstrated to make research and development a priority in Maine. It was because of that leadership that we were able to secure legislative support for $24.5 million more in bonds and appropriations for R&D during the… Read More
    We applaud the Bangor Daily News for an editorial (May 15) focusing on Nike labor practices. Nike’s recently announced “New Labor Initiatives” is an extraordinarly public admission that conditions in its factories need to be drastically improved. However, its pledge to improve indoor air quality standards or raise… Read More
    Your May 22 editorial on prostate cancer brings this serious subject to our attention once again. I believe and also know that this disease can be prevented without traditional mainstream medical intervention. How? By knowing exactly what this gland needs to stay healthy and providing… Read More
    Again you have published a letter from a reader complaining of cars passing on the wrong side or in an improper place. Recently, you had a story of an improper pass which resulted in three days. Last Oct. 31, I was going west on Route… Read More
    PEMBROKE — For some, getting away from it all means hopping aboard some public conveyance and heading for an exotic foreign destination. For a growing number of others, however, getting away involves various forms of recreation that include learning about our environment closer to home. Read More
    BANGOR — A mental health consumers forum will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 26, at Bangor Mental Health Institute’s Old Auditorium-Old Chapel. State Mental Health Commissioner Melodie Peet will speak about plans for Region 3 services, and answer questions. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR — State Sen. Robert “Buddy” Murray Jr. has announced his candidacy for re-election to the state Senate for District 9, representing Bangor and Veazie. He has served as a state senator since 1996, and previously served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives from 1982 to… Read More
    HERMON — The will hold its annual town meeting on Tuesday, June 9. The election of municipal officers will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the municipal building, and the town warrant will be considered at a meeting at 8 p.m. in… Read More
    WINTERPORT — State Rep. Joe Brooks of Winterport has announced he is a candidate for re-election in the June 9 Democratic primary. During his first term as a legislator, Brooks served on the Health and Human Services Committee. He introduced bills on health issues and… Read More
    ORLAND — Sometime late Saturday or early Sunday, vandals knocked over headstones at the town’s cemetery on Back Ridge Road. Hancock County sheriff’s Deputy Ken Mitchell said police found 17 stones overturned. He said the cemetery committee reset most of the stones by Sunday, and… Read More
    Even though an east-west freeway would make driving times faster for me, I am firmly opposed to the idea. There is a clear need for the existing roads to be made smoother, but the huge disruption of a freeway is unacceptable. It is easy to… Read More
    WINTERPORT — Two public hearings, each dealing with the revaluation of the town and the sale of the airport, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30, and 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, at the town office. The issues will be voted on Friday,… Read More
    WATERVILLLE — Thirty-nine police officers graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville on Friday. The graduation marked the officers’ completion of a 12-week training course at the academy’s Municipal-County Basic Police School. The 480 hours of study included the topics: criminal and traffic… Read More
    OLD TOWN — The Old Town school board will explain the 1998-99 school budget to the community at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Old Town High School cafetorium. The seven school board members will detail the proposed budget and, item by item, explain salaries, benefits… Read More
    OAKLAND — The Oakland Public Library will return to its summer schedule on Tuesday, May 26. Summer hours are: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays; 2-5 p.m. Wednesdays; 2-8 p.m. Thursdays; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. The library will be closed Saturday-Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Garden Club will hold a workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, to make steppingstones for the public gardens at Mill Pond park. The public is invited but must pre-register so enough material is purchased for the stones. The meeting will… Read More
    AMITY — The board of directors of the A.E. Howell Wildlife Conservation Center has unanimously elected Maxim Langstaff to serve as chairman of the board. A former resident of Bath, Langstaff in the early 1990s led a national effort to raise $100 million for the… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told 441 graduating seniors at Colby College on Sunday, “Remember, as you create your life story, to devote time and effort, to commit yourselves, not only to your personal lives, not only to your careers, but also to the public affairs… Read More
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. John Baldacci and Tom Allen are seeking increased aid for special education. In a recent letter to Rep. John Porter, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee panel with jurisdiction over education spending, the congressmen argued that the federal government must redouble… Read More