Hole-in-one JOSH CAMPBELL DEXTER – Josh Campbell of Pittsfield aced the 179-yard hole no. 8 at Dexter Municiple Golf Course. He used a 7-iron and was witnessed by Tony Campbell, Aaron Parola and Matt Capobianco. Read More
BOSTON _ Drexel University has been awarded the third annual America East Academic Cup for the 1997-98 academic year. The cup is presented to the institution whose student- athletes post the highest grade point averages. The University of Vermont and the University of Hartford earned the first two… Read More
ORONO – “Rug burns” were prevalent Sunday evening as the University of Maine football team filed off the Astroturf of Morse Field at Alfond Stadium after its first preseason intrasquad scrimmage. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears spent two hours running through offensive plays, implementing defensive… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT _ The Piscataquis Regional YMCA is sponsoring the eighth annual Edgar “Bud” Prouty Sr. Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 5 on four local courses. Golfers can play Foxcroft Golf Club in Dover-Foxcroft, Katahdin Country Club in Milo, Dexter Municipal Golf Course in Dexter or… Read More
BANGOR – Jason Cyr can’t help but smile as he talks about what’s in store for the Husson College baseball team during the next several days. The senior from Millinocket and his teammates left their summer jobs last week and reported back to campus early… Read More
NEW YORK – Isabelle Fijalkowski scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds Monday night as the Cleveland Rockers won the WNBA’s Eastern Conference with a 70-64 victory over the New York Liberty. The Rockers (20-10), who have won four straight and six consecutive road games,… Read More
BREWER – First-year Brewer football coach Josh Emmett still vividly remembers his days as a player for the Witches in the 1980s. On Sunday night, with the opening day of double sessions set for Monday, Emmett told his players about “the smell.” googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
YONKERS, N.Y. – Ted Wing became the 27th harness driver to win 5,000 career races Monday night when he guided Pappy’s Folly to victory at Yonkers Raceway. Wing moved Pappy’s Folly to the lead before the half-mile pole in the nightcap and the 3-year-old pacing… Read More
Dear Jim: Mosquitoes are eating me alive. I use two electric bug zappers all night, but they don’t help much. If I use more, how much will it push up my electric bills. Are there other effective gadgets or options? — Mike D. Dear Mike:… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — It’s Heritage Day at the Skowhegan State Fair. Earlier times and earlier priorities will be celebrated as the historic fair marks its 180th edition while its hometown celebrates 175 years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BUCKSPORT — In an effort to diversify its economy beyond the Champion International paper mill, Bucksport is building an industrial park. “It’s important to have something besides the mill to rely on,” said economic development director Mike Ruel, pointing out that the mill has been… Read More
LIMESTONE — More pageantry than rock ‘n’ roll performance, the finale to Phish’s Lemonwheel, the two-day multiarts festival held this past weekend at the Loring Commerce Centre, featured a giant water-spraying elephant. The pachyderm added yet another unique element to the artistic and musical stew the band cooked… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Human Rights Commission decided Monday that it is discriminatory to provide inferior insurance coverage to mentally disabled employees. By a 3-2 vote, the commission ruled in favor of William Trask of Brewer, who claimed his disability insurance coverage was inferior to… Read More
FAIRFIELD — It is likely to take a grand jury investigation to determine who provided alcohol to a Lawrence High School student killed in a drunken-driving crash one month ago, Police Chief Jean Pouliot said Monday. Police investigators have interviewed more than a dozen young… Read More
TOWNSHIP 19 — Both the Mexican migrant worker who was stabbed to death Saturday in a Township 19 blueberry camp and his alleged killer appear to be illegal aliens, according to Maine State Police Sgt. Dennis Appleton. Appleton said the U.S. Border Patrol checked the… Read More
CASCO — It’s safe to go swimming at a lake-side resort where about 500 people became ill after playing in the water, the owner of the Point Sebago Resort said Monday, but state health officials are cautioning that they still have concerns about the Sebago Lake resort. Read More
MACHIAS — The first officers to arrive on the scene of Saturday’s fatal stabbing of a migrant blueberry worker were four Washington County sheriff’s deputies who were patrolling county barrens for a Machias security company. The deputies work for Shane Renshaw of Advanced Security Concepts,… Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Monday set aside an Augusta woman’s 15-year prison term for arson, ruling that the trial judge should have considered how she saved the sleeping woman whose bed she set on fire. Donna MacDonald, in her mid-40s, was… Read More
Jealousy was the apparent motive in an assault that ended after a foot chase from The Tavern bar on Main Street in Bangor to the Whig and Courier pub on Broad Street. Charles Clyde Sinclair, 24, was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly punching a… Read More
OLD TOWN — At least seven businesses from around the state — including an Orono microbrewery, a Moosehead Lake outfitter, and a Penobscot Indian nature guide service — want a stake in the city’s waterfront. Of course, there also will be room for Old Town… Read More
BANGOR — Two boys were safe after being rescued late Monday afternoon from a ledge along the Kenduskeag Stream. Josh Marquis, 12, and A.J. Stevens, 9, both of Ohio Street in Bangor, were walking along the stream near Franklin Street when they slipped in. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
As our children return to school and political campaigns begin in earnest, Maine’s parents should be asking why Maine is not one of the more than 30 states using school choice to improve our schools and enhance educational opportunity. All that’s required is leadership, and there’s no better… Read More
Phish is so pretentious as to believe that it can change the annals of rock ‘n’ roll history in one concert. It wasn’t enough for the Vermont quartet to open Sunday’s second set with an 18-minute-long “Down with Disease,” or to then launch into a… Read More
From the moment the last shot was fired in the Gulf War, reports of inexplicable illness and death among veterans, and of birth defects among their children, began to surface. As those reports have increased in the last seven years, so has public outrage over the Defense Department’s… Read More
Interested in three new programs about women and their relationships with their families, friends and significant others? Naturally, these series debut tonight on Lifetime, whose motto is “Television for Women.” Sound a little too warm and fuzzy? In general, “Oh Baby,” “Any Day Now” and… Read More
An Aug. 12 article on the Maine blueberry harvest identified one of the workers at an Addison fresh pack operation as a dietitian at Down East Community Hospital. The dietitian is a former employee of the hospital. Read More
The health care industry got what it wanted from legislation without Congress ever taking a vote on the issue. Good sense now would dictate that members of Congress shelve this issue while giving recent reforms a chance to work. The bill in question, the Health… Read More
It is now a commonplace of both journalism and politics to suggest that health care is in crisis. Our dilemmas are more than just cost or even access to care. They include the relationship between the health provider and the patient and the basic approach to health itself. Read More
Perhaps symphony orchestras are large because there’s power in numbers. When the Bangor Symphony Orchestra played between sets during last year’s Phish concert in Limestone, it took center stage and mesmerized a vast audience. This year a six-person ensemble from the BSO was invited to… Read More
PARKMAN — Three Guilford teens were injured Sunday in a car accident on Lander Road in Parkman. Jade Morze, 17, the driver of a 1990 Buick, had to run a mile to the nearest house to summon help after the accident, according to Investigator Jamie… Read More
I have little or no use for Clinton or his gang, but I will give him credit for at least one thing — provoking that liberal fossil Mary McGrory into calling him out for being “reckless.” I never thought I would like to see it, but there it… Read More
I read the commentary, “Nursing homes have dark side,” in the Aug. 6 Bangor Daily News. I was a registered nurse in a nursing home in Connecticut in the 1950s. Now I am a resident of a nursing home, Madigan Estates, in Houlton. I am… Read More
I picked up a copy of your paper while vacationing at Acadia National Park. The article on air quality was interesting and well-written. I am one of those tourists from the Boston area who came to escape to beautiful Maine. I am not as certain as you are… Read More
I was disappointed to see the letter from Merrill Morris of Eastport (BDN, Aug. 12) chastising me for stating that the discount liquor store in Calais will be a draw to the community and will help the local retail base. Of course, what troubles me most is that… Read More
PORTLAND — A Maine-built replica of a Viking ship arrived Monday in northern Labrador, beginning the final leg of its attempt to retrace Leif Eriksson’s voyage to the New World a millennium ago. The 54-foot Snorri and its 10 crew members arrived at Baffin Island… Read More
BANGOR — A Maine Turnpike Toll Rate Survey presented at Monday’s East-West Highway Committee meeting at Bangor City Hall showed that estimated toll costs for travelers of the proposed highway would be nationally competitive. In fact, said Maine East-West Highway Coalition member Rick Bronson after… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Forest Service will hold public hearings around the state during the next two weeks on its proposed revisions to the Forest Practices Act rules. “We were directed by the Legislature to review the rules to implement changes made to the law… Read More
SEBEC — The Sebec Lake Association will survey its membership to determine the support for placing restrictions on personal watercraft. More than 50 members attended the annual meeting last week during which several campowners said personal watercraft was the most talked-about issue on the lake… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The search for a young boy who called the U.S. Coast Guard to say he had capsized his white kayak and was stranded at sea remained suspended Monday pending more information. Petty Officer Ron Chadwick said Monday that the Coast Guard received… Read More
CASTINE — Since the restoration of Castine’s lighthouse has proved more complicated and labor-intensive than predicted last year, residents must decide tonight if the town should spend $30,000 more than the $123,000 it already has budgeted for its repair. A special town meeting will be… Read More
LITTLE SQUAW TOWNSHIP — Break-ins were reported at two camps in Little Squaw Township during the past three weeks. Stanley Folsom reported on Aug. 15 that the door to his camp had been kicked in and a hammer was taken from the building. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 36-hour domestic violence education and crisis intervention training course will be offered by Womancare starting Sept. 15. The training will be presented in 12 three-hour segments and is open to anyone interested in joining Womancare’s volunteer direct service staff. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
GREENVILLE — Moosehead Lake region residents will have a chance to present their views to gubernatorial and congressional candidates on the future sale of 3 million acres of paper company land during a public meeting at noon Thursday at the Community House on Pritham Avenue. Read More
BATH — An alliance of Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding were awarded a $68.5 million contract Monday to work on the U.S. Navy’s DD 21 destroyer program. “Today’s award to the DD 21 Shipbuilder Alliance is another important step in a program that is… Read More
Just a thought about the comments of Peter Welch of Bangor (BDN letter, Aug. 10) who thought Gov. Angus King’s idea for a lobster bash was an overcooked meal from the taxpayers of Maine. I felt the hard-working crews of Bangor Hydro and Central Maine… Read More
BANGOR — The city is mourning the loss of a prominent community activist. Barbara Eames, who died Sunday after a 10-year battle with cancer, was remembered Monday as a woman of great inner strength and compassion for others. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ARUNDEL — With the school year approaching, officials were scrambling Monday to fix an air quality problem that could shut down an elementary school for 400 students. The Mildred L. Day School exceeds standards for carbon monoxide and has several forms of fungi in its… Read More
CALAIS — A noted marine biologist will speak about the future of the right whale at tonight’s public meeting of the Schoodic Chapter of the Maine Audubon Society at 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Recreation Center on Palmer Street extension. Marine biologist Dr. Scott Kraus… Read More
ROCKLAND — “Art is not a disease. It will not cause an epidemic or a horrible death,” city Councilor Patrick Reilley said Monday night. The occasion was the debate on a proposal to grant exclusive negotiating rights for 45 days to the Lincoln Street Center… Read More
BAR HARBOR — If all goes according to plan, folks at the Abbe Museum will open the doors to a year-round, interactive museum and research facility for American Indian history in downtown Bar Harbor at the turn of the century. “We’d like to have it… Read More
HOULTON — McGill’s Community Band will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Monument Park in Houlton. Read More
CLINTON — Selectmen are scheduled to meet today to discuss paving projects for the coming year. The workshop session is set for 5 p.m. at the town office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
DEER ISLE — After a two-year stint as teaching principal at the K-2 Deer Isle Elementary School, Laraine Shute has resigned to take over the principal’s post at Searsport Middle School. Shute had served as principal and physical education teacher in Deer Isle for two… Read More
LINCOLN — A Chester teen-ager was hospitalized with serious injuries Monday night after a Phish fan rear-ended his car on Route 2 near the Chester bridge. Details about the accident were sketchy late Monday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BREWER — Though summer is supposed to be the quiet season for school officials, it’s been unusually busy for Brewer Superintendent Allan Snell, who has spent much of his time lately wading through stacks of applications for a variety of vacancies. The school department received… Read More
HAMPDEN — Applause rang out Monday as town councilors decided 6-1 to put out to popular vote the question of whether to amend the zoning ordinance and allow the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility to apply for expansion. Residents who have been vocal in their opposition… Read More
BANGOR — A proposed special committee to deal with mental health issues will be discussed during Tuesday’s 5 p.m. meeting of the municipal operations committee at City Hall. Councilor Joseph Baldacci has asked for the committee to be established. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
A Massachusetts teen-ager died, another Pennsylvania teen-ager was seriously injured, and at least 17 other people were sent to area hospitals as the result of accidents related to the Phish concert. As more than 62,000 Phish fans hit the road early Monday morning for their… Read More