Schoolboy baseball High school Aroostook County All-Stars Limestone: Josh Dillon, Madawaska: Ben Desjardins, Ft. Kent: Jon Smith, David Paradis, Van Buren: Jesse Cormier, Hank Sirois, Wisdom: Eric Soucy, Ben Jalbert, Josh Roy, Ashland: Charles Robinson, Ethan Perry, Darren Belskis, Houlton: Ryan Bernard, Mike Weston, Lucas… Read More
Fresh out of college, Melissa Pearch received a crash course in local sports coverage in her first week at WABI-TV (Channel 5) in Bangor. Pearch, a Bluffton, Ohio, native and graduate of Bowling Green State University, has scarcely been in Bangor three weeks, but she… Read More
Schoolgirl softball High school Aroostook County All-Stars Mars Hill: Tonya Alexander, Lindsey Boyd, Bobbi-Jo Dyer, Andrea Lunn, Madawaska: Erin Pelletier, Chris Pelletier, Kristin Pelletier, Wisdom: Tracy Guerette, Becky Pelletier, Jen Derosier, Kelly Cyr, Southern Aroostook: Kim Collier, Kristen Swallow, Sue Greenlaw, Presque Isle: Billie Hayward,… Read More
After four months of speculation and a confusing week of rumors about another candidate, Brewer High School finally has its new football coach – former Brewer football player Josh Emmett, a 1988 graduate of the school. Brewer athletic director Dennis Kiah announced Emmett’s selection Wednesday,… Read More
He was a pioneer. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the idea of a basketball player lifting weights was shunned. 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
Seattle Mariners righthander Billy Swift of South Portland said he was a “little stiff” after suffering a bruised right pectoral muscle courtesy of a line drive off the bat of Anaheim rookie Justin Baughman in the second inning of Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss. “It’s black… Read More
BUNKERS HARBOR — Jim Brunton unlocks a rusty metal door and steps inside the musty gloom of the abandoned building that once housed McLoon’s Lobster Co. On the cement floor where crates of lobsters were shipped out 10 years ago, pieces of unassembled tropical hardwood… Read More
HOULTON — Despite the fact that Ricker College closed its doors 20 years ago, the small Aroostook County college continues to have a major educational influence in the region. The college’s board of directors never dissolved, but instead reorganized itself to preserve records and memorials… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — If all goes according to plan, the 250 butterflies that have been hatching in boxes in Ann Judd’s garage this week will be released into the wild today — and it is hoped not all of them will fly away for good. Read More
SPRINGVALE — A newlywed couple has decided to split in order to remain eligible for Medicaid. And advocates for low-income Mainers say the tactic is becoming more and more common. Michael and Sharon Balser are separating because they cannot afford medical bills of more than… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Bureau of Highway Safety has awarded more than $318,000 in federal highway safety funds to 55 police departments and the Maine State Police. According to Richard Perkins, bureau director, these funds will be used to pay the overtime of officers on special… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center must pay $126,000 to the government as part of a settlement for violating record-keeping regulations for controlled drugs, U.S. Attorney Jay McCloskey said Wednesday. The Portland hospital has denied any violations. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PORTLAND — A Portland-based band has signed a multimillion-dollar record contract, becoming the first Maine rock act ever to receive a major-label deal. Terms of Rustic Overtones’ agreement with Arista Records were not disclosed, but Bill Beasley, the band’s manager, acknowledged that it was worth… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Potato Board approved Wednesday a greatly reduced annual budget to advertise and market the potato crop. The $885,300 budget is based upon the possibility that only 60,000 acres of potatoes may have been planted this year in the state. Though… Read More
What at first looked like a banner year for strawberry producers has now been downgraded to just a good or average year, and farmers are blaming the continual rains. In northern and central Maine, where the berries are just beginning to ripen, the rains have… Read More
BANGOR — As president of Bowater Inc.’s newsprint division, Arthur Fuller was to provide participants in a symposium at Husson College a brief perspective on how a large industrial outfit benefits from using natural gas. Standing before an audience gathered for a day of discussions… Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Having traveled all the way from western Canada to this seaside resort, Pat Dollard wasn’t about to let Maine’s relentless rain keep him from jumping into the ocean. As his wife Cherie and 10-year-old daughter Chelsea stood on the rain-drenched sand… Read More
Dr. Heidi Ann Brewer, daughter of Linda and Carlton Brewer of Old Town, graduated recently from the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. A native of Presque Isle, she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1994 at Saint Joseph’s College in Windham. Brewer will start training at Riverside… Read More
Back in the fuzzy recesses of my mind there are several experiences and memories I draw on from time to time when I’m enjoying the outdoors. One of those memories is the short time I spent at Boy Scout camp. I learned about knots, swimming,… Read More
Jenny Rees, daughter of Peter and Phyllis Rees of Trenton, has graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College, Prince Edward Island. She was named to the dean’s list every year of her four-year doctor of veterinary medicine program and graduated first in her class on May 9. She will… Read More
ORONO — A 900-pound boulder was given to the University of Maine this week. Before deciding campus officials have rocks in their heads for accepting it, consider the boulder’s history. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
CORINNA — Fewer than two dozen residents attended the second of two hearings on the proposed closing of Corinna Junior High School held Wednesday night at the school. Several weeks ago, SAD 48 Superintendent William Braun told the board that the 150-year-old building was no… Read More
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AUGUSTA — State Sen. Susan Longley, D-Liberty, has been selected to attend the three-week Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The program provides an opportunity for elected officials and government administrators to spend an… Read More
ROCKLAND — The recent imposition of lobster trap limits may be tempting some fishermen to skirt the rules by using unmarked traps. In recent weeks, Marine Patrol officers have encountered several cases of lobster fishermen fishing with these illegal unmarked traps. Officers have cited lobster… Read More
WASHINGTON — In an election year attempt to jolt the tax reform debate, the House passed a bill that would eliminate much of the nation’s income tax code by 2003. The House voted 219-209 to approve the Republican-backed Tax Code Termination Act. It would eliminate… Read More
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On a map, Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is an area west of Milford filled with dotted lines and odd little tufted symbols. The symbols, it turns out, are a mapmaker’s shorthand for marsh. The map gives a pretty good idea of what to expect… Read More
The first clinical trials using an inhaled form of insulin to treat diabetics have proved highly successful, paving the way for a greatly reduced reliance on painful and inconvenient injections of the lifesaving hormone, scientists reported Tuesday. The key to the study is the development… Read More
WASHINGTON — Election-year legislation to curb teen smoking and bring nicotine under federal regulation perished Wednesday in the Republican-controlled Senate. The American people “won’t like what they see,” predicted President Clinton. In the climax to a fierce, four-week struggle on the Senate floor, supporters of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s chief medical examiner has found that the death of a 40-year-old Biddeford woman last March at the Augusta Mental Health Institute was linked to a psychiatric drug the woman had been given. A top AMHI official called the death “a rare, unpredictable… Read More
Paul Bunyan will be a part of Sunday’s American Legion parade from the Civic Center to Davenport Park in Bangor. So will Abe Lincoln, Johnny Appleseed and Uncle Sam — or facsimiles thereof. So will Chuck Sweeney — that’s retired Maj. General Charles W. Sweeney,… Read More
WASHINGTON — Reacting to a decision by the Federal Communications Commission to continue discounted communications charges for schools and libraries, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci said that “America’s students will benefit by having more doors opened to them.” Baldacci had helped lead the effort in Congress… Read More
AUGUSTA — After battling for months over whether to reduce Maine’s 6 percent sales tax, state lawmakers and Gov. Angus King’s administration have just concluded that an obscure 5-year-old legal provision may settle the dispute — and drop the rate automatically. All sides called the… Read More
FREDERICK, Md. — Phil Boyer, president of the 340,000-member Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, will hold a pilot town meeting in Bangor on June 29. He will report on recent developments on federal aviation policy and regulations and will solicit the views of Maine pilots… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $292,000 grant for monitoring air quality, according to Maine’s congressional delegation. The EPA grant is part of a program to develop pollution control techniques; to prevent, reduce, and eliminate… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has announced her support of the “Women’s Progress Commemoration Act.” The bill, introduced by Sens. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, would establish a commission to identify sites that have been instrumental in the women’s movement and help… Read More
Maine plans to spend another $350,000 to market fall foliage to people around the Northeast, but the state still faces stiff competition from Vermont for leaf peepers and their dollars. Last year Maine broke a state record when it spent $350,000 on a foliage advertising… Read More
BATH — A Superior Court dismissal of the $200 million Bath Iron Works tax case will “almost certainly” be appealed to the state Supreme Court, according to University of Maine Law School Professor Orlando Delogu. Delogu and a group of Bath taxpayers filed the suit… Read More
AUGUSTA — State health officials are looking for 1,000 private well owners willing to have their water tested to determine if it contains a harmful gasoline additive. The Maine Bureau of Health announced Wednesday it plans to call well owners at random to ask them… Read More
The locally run program that provides food and necessities to the needy from Augusta to Aroostook County, formerly known as Feed America, has a new name. President Gil Peavey of Levant has announced that the organization now known as In-Tyme Programs is located at 11… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. District Judge Morton Brody glanced at the 70 prospective jurors in his courtroom Wednesday morning and asked how many had seen the television news show “Dateline NBC.” Most of them stood up. Then he asked how many people in the courtroom had… Read More
Regarding the threats made by Luke Eaton in his Blue Hill yearbook; he should be suspended. He wanted people to take what he said as a joke. Walk into any airport anywhere in this country and joke that you have a bomb. See how many people laugh. You’ll… Read More
PRINCETON — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire of suspicious origin that damaged a vacant house on Lakeside Place. The house is owned by Lorraine Beal. It is about a mile from the downtown area and has been vacant since October. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
A follow-up on a recent prowler report Tuesday inadvertently led to a late-night chase for Bangor police. Officers John Robinson and James Hassard were patrolling Pray’s Trailer Park on Finson Road on foot while following up a report last week of a possible prowler. They… Read More
NEWPORT — By the time the SAD 48 board of directors on Tuesday night got around to talking about the number of fourth-grade classes at Newport Elementary in the fall, parents lobbying for an increase had left. Earlier in the evening, the group of mostly… Read More
Four central Maine school districts will share $1.5 million in federal funding to offer after-school and summer programs over the next three years. The districts — in Dexter, Guilford, Greenville and Harmony — will begin offering enrichment programs, such as art, foreign language and first… Read More
MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias will break ground for its Center for Lifelong Learning on Tuesday, June 30, and members of the public are invited to share in the festivities and the light luncheon that follows the ceremony. “All we’re asking is… Read More
HAMPDEN — The SAD 22 board of directors voted 9-2 Wednesday to reject a revised budget that would have cut the original $14.9 million proposal by $419,104. Directors agreed that the next vote on the budget would be by referendum. Among other things, the budget… Read More
WINTERPORT — Residents will vote on a proposed $1,097,059 municipal budget during the annual town meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Wagner School. According to Acting Town Manager Cheryl Johnson, the proposed budget, which is up $69,781 over last year’s budget, doesn’t… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — At the annual town meeting on Monday, June 22, residents will vote on whether to accept a $35,000 grant to finish the renovation of the municipal wharf. The Small Harbor Improvement Grant from the Maine Department of Transportation will fund the completion… Read More
You really missed the waterway when you launched your editorial boat on the Allagash on June 4. You were paddling through the rapids fairly well, agreeing with SAM’s position that the Allagash is not really wilderness and can accommodate the number of people likely to… Read More
Republican gubernatorial candidate James Longley Jr. has made tax cuts a rather predictable center of his campaign. He is loudly complaining that the state has one of the highest tax burdens in the country. His claim may be technically accurate in one vein, but it… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Once upon a time, Pittsfield’s shopping plaza alongside Interstate 95 was nearly empty. Once upon the same time, Pittsfield’s Main Street was best known for its empty storefronts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
I am writing in response to the article that focused on the George Stevens Academy graduation and the controversy surrounding one of the members of the Class of 1998 (BDN, June 15). I feel I was misinterpreted and was alarmed to see that it was believed that I… Read More
After reading your article on the SERF expansion hearing in Hampden June 11, I was left with the impression, thanks to the extensive reporting of the Town Council’s position, that expansion was a good thing, and there weren’t any alternatives and it’s a pretty safe setup. Read More
The June 11 paper had an article headed Navy facing shortfall of nearly 7,000 soldiers. Come on guys, Navy soldiers? 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
So much for the American consumer having access to accurate labeling on food that has somehow been modified or altered by the likes of Monsanto. In reading Gwynne Dyer’s June 9 editorial about Monsanto’s efforts to forcefeed the consumer their profitable new genetically altered foods, we have another… Read More
For many years we have been fortunate to have a mall in Bangor that we could call family friendly. The mall has always been a social spot for my four daughters and me, as it has been for many others living in this area. Recently… Read More
Last evening I had the pleasure of attending a WNBA pre-season game at the Compaq Center in Houston between the Houston Comets and the Cleveland Rockers. I have heard and read much about Cindy Blodgett. My mother, Barbara Sylvia from Orono, is visiting me and my family in… Read More
BOSTON — The board of directors of Fleet Financial Group on Wednesday declared regular quarterly dividends of $.584375 per depository share on the corporation’s 9.35 percent Perpetual Preferred Stock; $.453125 per depositary share on the corporation’s 7.25 percent Series V Perpetual Preferred Stock; and $.843750 per depository share… Read More
This time, it was Virginia. This time, the 14-year-old gunchild missed his primary target and merely wounded two. This time, one more time, it did not happen here. Here’s a few things that have happened here recently in insulated, innocent Maine: A Newport middle schooler… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The board of directors of Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co. has announced that it will pay a cash dividend to stockholders of record on May 25, 1998. The dividend is 34 cents per share. Bar Harbor Bankshares’ wholly owned subsidiary, Bar… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Town councilors voted Wednesday to move ahead with a new public works garage. The decision followed a letter from the town’s attorney concluding that a claim of theft in the design was insufficient to delay the project. “We have received our lawyer’s advice… Read More
HOULTON — Despite the fact that the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District all but disbanded more than three years ago, the seven-town district still is looking for someone to operate a landfill on 135 acres it owns in Hammond. The district’s board of directors… Read More
BANGOR — New life is coming to those empty homes off Union Street and Randolph Drive. The community and economic development committee gave the go-ahead Wednesday to a process that will fix up the former Air Force housing and sell the 51 units to first-time home buyers. Read More
BAR HARBOR — Nicole Cabana, a junior at College of the Atlantic, has won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Cabana was one of 316 scholars chosen for the 1998-1999 academic year. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per… Read More
VAN BUREN — Roderick P. Wright, principal of Van Buren District Secondary School, has announced the honor parts for the Class of 1998. Valedictorian is Brian P. Pelletier, son of John and Noreen Pelletier of Van Buren. He has a strong academic record and has… Read More
ROCKLAND — Knox County Superior Court has released information on two secret indictments handed down by the grand jury last week. Mark Ames, 35, a resident of Matinicus, was indicted oncounts of violation of conditions of release and tampering with a victim. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to grant the Cranberry Isles nonprofit status, according to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. Baldacci had urged the IRS to reverse an earlier decision to refuse nonprofit status, which will allow the community to work on issues critical to maintaining its… Read More
GUILFORD — Because of a technicality in the wording of a warrant article, Guilford residents will be required to vote again on the application of a Community Development Block Grant for water improvements. A special town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. June 22,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth police now have the power to make arrests outside city limits, but only under certain circumstances. Ellsworth Police Chief John DeLeo asked the City Council on Monday to grant his officers the power to make arrests out of town only if the… Read More
BANGOR — A Holden woman was in stable condition Wednesday after the car she was driving crashed into a tree on an Interstate 95 off-ramp. Barbara Ivers, 73, was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, where her condition was reported as stable by a… Read More
ALBION — The Maine Department of Transportation will begin work Monday, June 22, on Pratt Bridge, carrying Knight’s Road over Pratt Stream in Albion. Knight’s Road will be closed to through traffic. Drivers who regularly use Knight’s Road to get between the South Freedom Road… Read More
PORTLAND — Protecting your “business idea” can be difficult. Finding the money to turn that idea into reality can seem impossible. KeyBank and the Finance Authority of Maine are joining with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, the Biotechnology Association of Maine, and… Read More
LINCOLN — Lincoln’s $2.7 million town budget proposal will mean the tax rate will drop by 9 cents, from $18.09 to $18. Residents will have an opportunity to comment on the proposal during two public hearings scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, and Monday,… Read More
BANGOR — The Penobscot County Republican Committee will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Husson College Center for Family Business. Guest speaker will be Republican gubernatorial candidate James Longley Jr. Reservations are required. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with a buffet at 6… Read More
MACHIAS — The Machias Valley Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol took top honors at the state championships in Bangor last weekend and will go on to the regional competition in Rhode Island on Columbus Day weekend. Commander Jim Raymond said 11 young people… Read More
MACHIAS — Involving Washington County residents in efforts to protect salmon habitat in Down East rivers is the goal of an all-day session to be held at the Whitneyville Community Center on Saturday, June 27. The Downeast Rivers Conservation Workshop is sponsored by Project SHARE… Read More
LIMESTONE — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s staff assistant, Kenneth White, will hold office hours 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Van Buren town office and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the same day at the Limestone town office. White will be… Read More
NEWPORT — The state Department of Economic and Community Development wants to make an impression on Newport. Town Manager Kenneth Knight met with representatives last week to discuss the town’s pending application for $200,000 from the Regional Assistance Fund as part of the industrial park… Read More
MADAWASKA — Voters here Tuesday night approved a $6.1 million school budget and a $4.4 million municipal budget during a three-hour session. Both town and school officials said Wednesday that the budgets were passed as presented during the annual session. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
OLD TOWN — Just a week after voters decided to allow the Market Cafe to operate legally as a restaurant, the City Council will decide whether to challenge the referendum in court. Tonight at 6:15, the council will vote on a motion that would direct… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Not a single application has been received for the Pittsfield assistant town manager’s position. Scott Harriman, who has filled that slot for a year, recently was hired as town manager of Machias and is leaving Pittsfield on Friday. Councilors praised Harriman at their… Read More