JERRY ST. CLAIR ROCKLAND – Jerry St. Clair of Rockland aced the 186-yard, par-3 10th hole at Rockland Golf Club on Monday. St. Clair used a 7-wood and his witnesses were Doug Carlson, Roger Wickenden, and Charlie LeRoyer. Read More
PORTLAND – Pat Lessard slammed a solo home run, double and single and struck out 11 to pace Rich Aluminum of Portland to a 11-1 win over Worcester Peat in a Monday night Twilight League game. Nate Noyes doubled, singled, drove in two runs for… Read More
Tim Reed, who has served as the athletic director and assistant principal at Madawaska High School for the past three years, has left Madawaska to take over as athletic director at Hampden Academy. “He’s very interested in athletic administration and tying the athletic and academic… Read More
Three Old Town teams collected victories while the Brewer Junior League All-Stars advanced to the championship round as All-Star tourney action continued Monday in District 3 Little League baseball and softball. Old Town gained wins in the baseball divisions of ages 9-10, 11-12 and Juniors… Read More
At 5-foot-4 and 120 pounds, Judd Parsons is used to surprising people. When he’s at a golf course, the 16-year-old from York is often mistaken for a caddie, but he’s gaining a reputation as a player. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Two teams from Old Town notched victories as All-Star tourney action continued Monday in Little League, Junior League and Senior League baseball. Old Town’s ages 9-10 Little League squad cruised by Glenburn 11-1 and in Senior League (ages 14-15), Old Town beat Coastal 6-4. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – Mike Worcester singled and hit a two-run homer as Trenton earned a 5-4 American Legion baseball victory over Orono Monday. Ben Donaldson doubled and hit an RBI single for the Acadians. Toby Cole singled and drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth that… Read More
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The first Eric Weinrich Celebrity Golf Tournament, to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, will be held at The Woodlands in Falmouth on Monday, Aug. 10. Gardiner’s Weinrich, the former University of Maine All-American now playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, will be joined in the field by… Read More
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In the past 2 1/2 months, Jason Stern has scuba-dived with hammerhead sharks, partied at the equator, visited giant turtles, learned every imaginable way to cook tuna (ditto with bananas) and went 16 days without seeing a patch of land. Obviously, things are going well… Read More
Local Hermon Fun Day 10k Results Jay Moor 35:53, Jeff Sands 38:41, Chris Dorion 38:48, Dick Ballentine 40:02, Gerald Conley 40:17, Lara Rand 42:12, Sheila Hodges 43:17, Tim Reid 43:19, Fred Merriam 44:55, Ed Rice 46:06, Ed Scott 46:26, Stephanie Peavey 46:40, Kevin Vickers 46:44,… Read More
BREWER – A slump-riddled Jeremy Karam spent a couple of days away from the game of baseball last week. His grandmother moved to New Hampshire so he spent some time with her. A rejuvenated Karam returned and went 3-for-8 including a homer in a doubleheader… Read More
Dear Jim: Our noisy old central air conditioner is on its last legs. I am considering getting a new one, but all the sales hype is confusing. What is best for 1998 and is installing a new one a wise move? — Pat M. Dear… Read More
WASHINGTON — General Motors is recalling nearly 1 million cars after 130 people were injured by air bags bursting open without any crash. And the government is investigating reports of similar problems in other makers’ cars. General Motors’ move came after it got several hundred… Read More
PORTLAND — Before it was nearly wiped out by disease early in this century, the American chestnut tree once grew on 9 million acres of land, from Maine to Florida to the Ohio Valley. Now, a loose-knit group of Mainers has joined a national effort… Read More
AUGUSTA — A survey by the Maine Merchants Association shows that 90 percent of the 1998 legislative candidates who responded would vote to uphold a law dictating an automatic half-percent reduction in the Maine sales tax. A provision in the state tax code stipulates that… Read More
ISLESFORD — An Islesford man was found dead Sunday night after he became tangled in a rope off the stern of his sailboat and apparently drowned in Islesford harbor, according to investigators. The body of 47-year-old John Fisher was found Sunday by an area fisherman… Read More
BOISE, Idaho — Boise Cascade Corp. said it will close four inefficient facilities that make wood products, affecting 494 jobs, and reassess the value of certain of its paper unit’s assets to make the company more competitive. The fifth-largest forest products company in the United… Read More
CASTINE — If you enjoy sea kayaking and didn’t attend this weekend’s 17th annual Atlantic Coast Sea Kayak Symposium here sponsored by L.L. Bean, give yourself a smack aside the head. It was the best attended yet. Now mark it on your calendar to check… Read More
Last year’s Day of the Sword raised more than $1,000 for the Friends of Fort Knox. The hope, this year, is that this unusual event in a beautiful setting will raise even more money for this wonderful facility. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state Bureau of Health received two more reports of possible food poisoning from the E. coli bacterium during the weekend. The latest reports bring to 15 the number of cases being investigated by the state. A total of 11 cases of E. Read More
BREWER — Varsity wrestling might soon become part of the Brewer High School sport lineup, if supporters of the program are able to raise the $8,700 they need for first-year costs by Sept. 30. The Brewer School Committee agreed Monday night to field a varsity… Read More
ORLAND — An Albion man was injured when his motorcycle collided with a GMC Suburban at the intersection of Routes 1 and 175 Monday afternoon. David Bagley, 47, was traveling toward Ellsworth on Route 1 in Orland when his 1985 Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with the… Read More
Bangor — The Celiac Sprue Support Group, for people who suffer from gluten intolerance, will meet at 7 p.m. July 21 in the conference room at St. Joseph Healthcare. There will be no meeting in August. For information, call 827-2733. Read More
BANGOR — After years of flat funding and campus budget cuts, things are looking up for the University of Maine System. As the presidents of the seven campuses presented their budgets to the system’s board of trustees Monday, each reported an increase in enrollment. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
NEWPORT — In the six towns of SAD 48 — Corinna, Hartland, Newport, St. Albans, Palmyra and Plymouth — children who forgot their school lunch money and still were provided a hot lunch ended the year owing a total of $2,000. In a move that… Read More
CHARLESTON — It’s been less than a year since the Northern Maine Juvenile Detention Facility in Charleston opened, and already plans are in the works to expand it by 100 beds. At the same time, the neighboring adult minimum-security correctional facility for male and female… Read More
For now, Mike and Sharon Balser are Maine’s most famous husband and wife. Soon, and for all the wrong reasons, they may become its most famous estranged couple. The Balsers, of Springvale, both are in their mid-40s and both are disabled due to a variety… Read More
AUGUSTA — Rep. Linda Rogers McKee told members of the ethics commission that she waited years, raised four children and sent them off to college before she took the financial leap of running for state office. The Wayne Democrat said she hopes that when the… Read More
How do you trust medical professionals after they make mistakes? At the end of April, the staff of the Penobscot Bay Medical Center Emergency Department (PBMC ED) treated a woman injured in a car crash and then sent her home, where she died less than… Read More
The best thing about the panel on student life assembled by UMaine President Peter Hoff is that it exists at all. Its conclusions about opportunities for students when they are not in class should serve as an introduction to an extended debate on campus life. Read More
Perhaps the title of their ill-fated sixth album sums up Lynyrd Skynyrd best: “Street Survivors.” Despite tragedy, numerous personnel changes and the fickle taste of music fans, the Southern rock band keeps going strong. Pollstar magazine has ranked them as one of the top 10… Read More
Eddie Hineline’s needlework is impossible to pigeonhole. Visitors who refer to the 90-year-old Blue Hill woman’s delicate stitches as needlepoint or crewelwork or embroidery will be quickly corrected by the former schoolteacher. There is no word in traditional needleworkers’ lexicography to describe what Hineline creates… Read More
A woman’s breasts are the most public of her private parts, and filmmaker Meema Spadola makes them even more public with her 60-minute documentary, “Breasts,” which had its first screening Sunday at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. In this candid video, more than… Read More
In response to July 7 article titled, “Eligible Mainers miss government medical aid,” I wish to question whether people do not know about this program, or whether people over 65 are afraid that they will lose their property and house by applying for state aid to cover Medicare… Read More
BANGOR — Police blocked off sections of Union and Sanford streets Monday afternoon as they sought a man they suspected had a gun. Robert A. Babcock, 32, came out peacefully shortly before 5 p.m. and was arrested, about 90 minutes after Bangor police were notified… Read More
ROCKLAND — A city youth is in critical condition after falling off the trunk of a moving car and smashing his head on the street. According to Police Chief Alfred Ockenfels, Henry Hustus, 15, of Rockland was apparently riding on the trunk of a 1980… Read More
ROCKLAND — There were no injuries but some frightening moments when a full-sized sedan smashed through the plate glass window of the Fashion Bug on Sunday. Police Chief Alfred Ockenfels said store employee Elizabeth Henkel, 20, managed to avoid the flying glass and the front… Read More
OLD TOWN — The planning board declined Monday to wholly accept plans for a restaurant at the controversial Market Cafe until its owners deal with traffic concerns. The board accepted most criteria for a site plan, but the sticking point was the congestion on Stillwater… Read More
A man on a moped was stopped in Old Town for having no lights on the back of his vehicle, but was subsequently summoned on drug charges. Luke Duplessis, 18, of Old Town was stopped early Saturday morning on Free Street as he pulled into… Read More
EDMUNDS TOWNSHIP — Cobscook Bay State Park has become the fourth Maine site to benefit from a national summer service program for high school students. For the last week, a dozen teens from Landmark Volunteers have been pruning brush, painting and digging out fireplaces at… Read More
WINDHAM — A Windham man accused of coming out of a house and firing a rifle at police after a domestic dispute faces charges including three counts of attempted murder. One rifle shot hit the tire of a cruiser where a police officer was taking… Read More
You make some interesting points in your excellent editorial (July 6) on the sunsetting of some provisions of the Brady Law. However, I think you err when you suggest that the instant check is a surprise to individuals and organizations who are interested. It was widely known that… Read More
BANGOR — A Parkman man indicted recently by a federal grand jury pleaded innocent Friday to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The arraignment took place at U.S. District Court in Bangor. Stephen LeRoy Hughes, 44, faces possible life in prison and a… Read More
In light of the recent negative publicity the Orono Police Department has received, I would like to share an example of the department’s excellence. Although based on one incident in particular, my positive impression of the Orono PD is supported by many other interactions with them during the… Read More
Owen’s Citgo and Country Store in Clinton has enlarged its store area and added a lunch counter, which now offers homemade goods and a menu ranging from breakfast foods to burgers, fries and lunch sandwiches for eating in or takeout. After locals began calling the… Read More
I would like to commend Greg Miller on his appointment as the director of the United Technologies Center in Bangor. During the past seven years, Miller has done an outstanding job serving the needs of vocational students. His intelligence, work ethic, motivation and high standards make him an… Read More
On July 16, 1945, the United States planted the seed of destruction when it detonated the first nuclear weapon in New Mexico. Now, after more than 2,000 nucler tests which have inflicted devastating health and environmental effects and fueled a dangerous nuclear arms race, the decision to ratify… Read More
BOSTON — The heavy rains of June are just a memory now, but their legacy lives on in sniffles, sneezes and wheezes. A mild winter and weeks of downpours have provided the ideal conditions for a bumper crop of mold and weeds, leaving allergy-prone residents… Read More
Cattails, which is promoting itself as “a natural store,” has opened in Bangor at 22 Central St. The store features an old-fashioned candy counter and offers natural-organic and specialty foods, fresh flowers, fine gifts and quality crafts, according to owner Janet Cannon. Store hours are… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new disaster assistance programs to help farmers recover losses from the January ice storm. The Dairy Production Disaster Assistance Program offers dairy farmers partial reimbursement for milk losses. Losses covered include milk produced but not marketed,… Read More
The U.S. Small Business Administration and Sen. Olympia Snowe’s office will hold a series of “Year 2000 Awareness” seminars around the state in August. Because the software and circuitry in earlier computers were not designed to operate after 1999, they may shut down or fail… Read More
BANGOR — Three men charged with three different robberies that occurred last week in Bangor appeared Monday in 3rd District Court in Bangor. One of those robberies is being referred to the Attorney General’s Office to be reviewed as a possible hate crime. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Department of Transportation has released a schedule of work on Broadway this week. Drainage work will be done from the Irving gas station to the Interstate 95 ramps. Traffic will be restricted to one lane outbound and two lanes inbound. Beginning… Read More
LEVANT — The town will hold a public hearing Wednesday to discuss possible sites for a new post office. At a public hearing last month, a majority of residents favored putting the new post office in the old elementary school. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
HERMON — Work has begun to replace the Hermon Center Bridge and relocate the intersection of the Coldbrook Road with Route 2 in Hermon Center, according to Phil Roberts, project construction manager for the Maine Department of Transportation. A temporary detour will be built over… Read More
Three 15-year-olds have been charged in connection with the recent vandalism at the Etna-Dixmont School as well as with gutting a Dixmont hunting camp. All three are juveniles and their names were not being released by investigators, who said two of them are from Dixmont… Read More
AUGUSTA — The American Association of Retired Persons Reach on Wheels will visit Aroostook County communities from today through Saturday, July 14-18, to help residents learn about public benefits. AARP will be at the following towns: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
CORINNA — The Corinna American Legion post will dedicate its new 40-by-80-foot home on Maple Avenue at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 19. Several state dignitaries and local elected officials are expected to be on hand for the ceremony held by Post Cmdr. Douglas Tibbetts, who… Read More
PORTLAND — The cash-strapped Jackson Brook Institute announced Monday it has lined up financing that should enable it to maintain operations through the end of the year. Fleet Bank of Maine agreed to provide up to $850,000 in working capital, an amount sufficient to pay… Read More
RUMFORD — A Maine game warden helped rescue a 12-year-old hiker after the boy suffered an apparent asthma attack near the top of Old Speck Mountain. David Andrew O’Hara, of Blue Bell, Pa., was part of a group of hikers on a four-day camping trip,… Read More
Bangor District Court Arika L. Pageau, 24, Bangor, illegal attachment of plates, $100; operating motor vehicle beyond license restriction, $60. 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
ELLIOTSVILLE TOWNSHIP — The Borestone Mountain Sanctuary on Elliotsville Road will hold a nature hike from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 26. Many activities will include an interactive game, pond life exploration and artwork. Those wishing to participate should… Read More
BREWER — With this year’s budget passed and classes recessed for the summer, the School Committee on Monday night turned its attention to staffing. All but a few of the items on the panel’s meeting agenda involved personnel appointments, transfers and resignations. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
FARMINGTON — A collision between a car and a wayward bull caused a fiery crash that injured two teen-agers. Christopher Keene, 18, of Farmington had to pull his semiconscious passenger from his burning car after hitting the wandering, 2,000-pound Black Angus just before midnight Saturday,… Read More
ROCKLAND — City Assessor Marian Robinson Monday night defended her office’s action in conducting a four-year revaluation program, and branded negative newspaper articles as “misleading” and “frightening.” City Councilor James Raye said city taxpayers who will be reviewed in the first year of the program… Read More
BANGOR — With only seven of the City Council’s nine members present Monday evening, the Bangor Housing Authority was taking a chance in proceeding with a rezoning that needed five votes to pass. The 4-3 vote it got was one vote short, and for now there will be… Read More
AUGUSTA — The severe storms, high winds and flooding that racked much of Maine for nearly three weeks is a memory for some people, but now comes the bill. Federal Emergency Management Agency officials met with their state counterparts at the Capitol complex Monday to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Maine’s potato industry will be on display this week as federal environmental regulators see for themselves the process of turning a potato into a french fry. Five representatives of the federal Environmental Protection Agency will start a three-day visit today to tour… Read More