EASTON – Lindsay Boyd recorded three goals in the first half to power Central Aroostook of Mars Hill to a 3-2 victory over Easton in schoolgirl soccer action Thursday. Nina Chamadoiro, April Clockedile and Misty Pratt each notched an assist for the 2-0 Panthers. Goalie… Read More
Two years ago, Heidi Snow was living with her boyfriend’s family, smoking and sporadically attending Hampden Academy. Now 18, Snow is back in her mother’s home, has raised her grades and quit smoking. Part of her turnaround has been working out with the Hampden girls… Read More
ORONO – Morse Field at Alfond Stadium is likely to be referred to as “the football field” for as long as the facility occupies its spot the north end of the University of Maine campus. The Black Bears hope to attract thousands of football fans… Read More
Harness racing on Maine’s agricultural fair circuit moves to Union Fair on Sunday. Last year, Union Fair officials initiated a policy of free admission to its daily harness races. It proved so popular and successful that racing officials opted to continue the same policy again… Read More
ORONO – Ann England-Maxim enjoys coaching runners. The only thing she loves more is her family. For that reason, Maxim recently ended an eight-year stint as a member of the University of Maine track and field and cross country coaching staff to spend more time… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs have announced that they have renewed their player development contract with the Florida Marlins. Their contract which was to expire at the end of this season now runs through the 2000 season. The Sea Dogs have posted a regular… Read More
AUGUSTA – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering Maine waterfowlers a regular goose hunting season for 1998. The season will be proposed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at a public hearing. The hearing will be held Tuesday, Aug. 25… Read More
Central High School in East Corinth and Hampden Academy will host upcoming preseason field hockey exhibition games within the next week as the start of the regular season nears. Central will host the annual Play Day tournament Saturday. Teams from the Penobscot Valley Conference plus… Read More
Hole-in-one ALICE HEDRICH ROCKLAND – Alice Hedrich aced the 130-yard fifth hole using a 3-wood at the Rockland Golf Club. She was witnessed by Gerry McConchie, Louise Knowlton and Mary Gagne. Read More
High school AT PRESQUE ISLE CC Presque Isle (1-1) 175, Madawaska (1-2) 219 (match play: Presque Isle def. Madawaska 11-0) 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
BANGOR — It’s not just how many minutes you save with a helicopter — it’s what you do with the minutes you get. That’s the clearest benefit of the high-tech critical-care helicopter that made its debut at Eastern Maine Medical Center Thursday afternoon, according to… Read More
CLIFTON — Apalled at the thought that she and her dear, departed husband might spend eternity buried with total strangers, Sally Miclette of Clifton took the unusual step this week of moving her husband from her hometown cemetery to Mount Pleasant Catholic Cemetery in Bangor. Read More
OTTAWA — In the first legal ruling on Canada’s most divisive issue, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Quebec — home to a powerful separatist movement — cannot secede without seeking the federal government’s consent. But the high court left open the possibility of a… Read More
ROCKPORT — The daylong search for missing lobsterman Stephen Goodridge on Thursday included underwater television cameras and side-scan sonar, some of the most sophisticated equipment available, said officials of the Maine Marine Patrol. But despite the best efforts on land, water and sea, no trace… Read More
WASHINGTON — Why is it you can’t remember where you put your car keys, but you can’t forget the theme song to the “Brady Bunch”? Scientists have taken a big step toward solving the mystery, literally peering inside the human brain at the split second it creates a… Read More
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power Co. officials are voicing concern over a scene in a popular summer children’s movie. Dreamworks SKG’s “Small Soldiers” contains a scene in which a child climbs a utility pole and stands on the pole’s insulator, them attempts to “kill” an… Read More
BANGOR — Mike Byrd, 16, of Bangor is an articulate, friendly teen-ager who plans to become a veterinarian. He comes from a family in which both parents work and on Thursday, the youth recalled days in junior high school when he would go home to an empty house. Read More
Bangor — The American Council of the Blind will hold a meeting from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Miller’s Restaurant. For information, call 990-5414. Old Town — The YMCA offers several preschool programs for children ages 2 1/2 to 5, including a full-day,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta music department will give a jazz clinic from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Pavlov’s Music, 228 Water St. in Augusta. The clinic will feature Richard Nelson and Tony Gaboury on guitars, Chris Van Hoorst Van Beest on… Read More
WASHINGTON — For the first time, many Americans will be able next year to use credit cards to pay their tax bills to Uncle Sam. The Internal Revenue Service hopes the ability to pay by credit card will encourage more people to file tax returns… Read More
MILBRIDGE — The employees union at the Narraguagus Bay Health Care Facility has filed a federal complaint alleging the Milbridge nursing home violated labor relations law when the director bypassed union officials to deal directly with employees and then eliminated the job of the union president. Read More
A young woman from Charleston who had managed to stay undercover for a week couldn’t hide from the law early Thursday morning. Jennifer Bedard, 22, was charged on June 9 with assault and criminal trespassing. Police issued a warrant for her arrest after she failed… Read More
HOLDEN — It’s back-to-school time in the Tri-District schools in the Airline Community School District, SAD 63 and the Dedham School Department. The school year begins Monday, Aug. 24, with a joint orientation for new faculty and staff. The orientation will include opportunities to visit… Read More
BANGOR — Spruce Run Association, a domestic violence project serving Penobscot County, is looking for hot line volunteers. It also is offering children’s workshop training. Spruce Run will provide 40 hours of training to educate hot line volunteers about the dynamics of domestic violence and… Read More
BANGOR — Manna Ministries is seeking food donations to distribute around central Maine. Donations may dropped off at Agway in Brewer, Shaw’s on Main Street in Bangor and at Manna’s soup kitchen, 180 Center St., Bangor, between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Read More
BANGOR — Tuesday Forum, a networking organization for working women that offers support and opportunity for business and personal growth, will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Geaghan’s Roundhouse Restaurant at the Penobscot Inn on Main Street. The meeting will feature Jan Currier, a… Read More
ELLSWORTH — After three years of extremely contentious debate about clear-cutting in Maine, proposed new rules to regulate the practice on private lands are making surprisingly few waves — at least based on the turnout at the first two of four hearings on the proposal. Read More
Individuals representing about 140 “potentially responsible parties” will meet today at the Bangor Civic Center to continue a coordinated effort in negotiating with the Environmental Protection Agency. The group is a small portion of the 500-plus parties notified by EPA earlier this year of their… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved a radical and controversial treatment for crippling chest pain Thursday: a laser that zaps up to 40 tiny holes into the heart itself. The heart laser is only for the small proportion of heart patients who have… Read More
GREENVILLE — Not much support was expressed Thursday for the possible government purchase of the forest land put up for sale recently by South Africa Pulp and Paper Industries Ltd. Local residents attending a public forum in Greenville said they feared losing access to the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The recently concluded Phish concert drew fewer fans than last year’s Limestone bash, but promoters insisted Wednesday the event was a smashing success. “I think it was a resounding success for everyone,” said Adam Lewis, spokesman for Great Northeast Productions Inc. “I think… Read More
If there’s anything more irritating than reading another person’s mail, it would have to be sharing another person’s mail with a few million other snoops. Especially when the culprit writes the letter in question and fills it with truly bad ideas. So Ralph Nader, consumer… Read More
ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — Looking after 43,000 youngsters has been a challenge for a St. Stephen woman and a Calais woman, but unlike au pairs who care for children of the rich, Lee Sochasky and Gail Gould have been responsible for tanks full of tiny salmon. Read More
The second of seven parts In the summer, Casco Bay is called the Bay of Pigs. The southern Maine inlet is so crowded with lobster gear and high-powered fishing boats that people say you would have a hard time drowning in it. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
When the Maine Center for the Arts kicks off its season this year, it will be doing just that: kicking. The gala opening on Sept. 19 features Spirit of the Dance, based on the wildly popular Irish traditional dance show Riverdance. Spirit of the Dance, a production of… Read More
In Wednesday’s editions, a Style story included a recipe for chilled blueberry soup but failed to say how many blueberries to use. The correct amount is six cups. —- A “From Police Files” item in the Aug. 20 MaineDay incorrectly stated that a woman charged… Read More
Corey Harris considers himself a musician, a songwriter, a singer, a guitarist. Beyond that, Harris, who performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Grand in Ellsworth, refuses to be pigeonholed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR — Vidbel’s Old Thyme Circus featuring “The Russian Cossack Riders,” aerialists and other traditional acts rolls into eastern Maine today courtesy of the Anah Temple Shriners. An old-style traveling show, the Old Thyme Circus’ performances are sponsored by nonprofit organizations. The troupe will perform… Read More
The immediate reaction to President Bill Clinton’s decision to bomb suspected terrorist encampments in Afgahnistan and Sudan is one based on cynicism: He ordered the military strike to distract from his troubles with Kenneth Starr’s investigation. But hold your fire. There is too little information to draw those… Read More
In the event that the threshold we as a nation have crossed is one from which there is no return, I would just like to say to anyone who might care that it was not lies or sex or even politics that swept us over the edge; it… Read More
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BARING — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will offer a van tour of Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. Fish and Wildlife Service staff will guide participants on the tour. Participants should bring along cameras and binoculars and… Read More
Navy Seaman Patrick A. Robichaud, son of Beatrice Robichaud of Old Town, and a 1988 graduate of Old Town High School, took part in a six-month deployment to Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf aboard the guided missile frigate USS Kauffman. The ship… Read More
Ellsworth District Court Davya L. Nevells, 16, Surry, purchase or possession of tobacco by minor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More
Presque Isle — The Aroostook County branch of the American Red Cross will hold first aid and CPR classes on Saturday, Aug. 22. First aid, adult, infant and child CPR will be offered as a full course or as separate components. Those who are interested may sign up… Read More
Clinton Deschene, son of Arnold and Phyllis Deschene of Presque Isle and a graduate of the University of Maine, was awarded a doctorate of law degree from Suffolk University May 24 during commencement excercises at the FleetCenter in Boston. Read More
Newport District Court Dean A. Bubar II, 22, Dover-Foxcroft, possession of marijuana, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if… Read More
BELFAST — State Senator Susan Longley, D-Waldo, will dedicate her office hours of 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 10, to helping constituents apply for the 1998 Property Tax and Rent Refund Program and the Elderly Low-Cost Drug Program. Longley will hold office hours at the Belfast Center, 175 High… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Institute for Global Ethics will hold a public forum, “Reaching Out to Troubled Teens: A Panel Discussion on Ethics for Youth-at-Risk,” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Rockport Opera House at 6 Central St. Panelists include Keith Hester,… Read More
CALAIS — Calais Wal-Mart has awarded a local high school senior a $1,000 scholarship. Darren James recently received a scholarship as part of the Sam Walton Community Leader Award program, sponsored by the Wal-Mart Foundation of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. This year, more than 2,000 scholarships… Read More
CALAIS — The Calais High School Envirothon team earned high marks at a national competition in Michigan. The team scored sixth best in the nation for their oral presentation and 19th overall as they represented their community and Maine. The team that traveled to Michigan… Read More
MACHIAS — Officials in the office of admissions at the University of Maine at Machias expect freshman enrollment to be up when fall semester classes open on Sept. 1. David P. Baldwin, Director of Admissions, said this week that it appeared UMM’s new student count… Read More
OAKFIELD — A Ridge Road couple will be living in their pop-up camper until other living arrangements can be made after a fire all but destroyed their farmhouse Wednesday night. Ernest and Karen Buchalla were asleep when the fire broke out at about 10 p.m. Read More
BELFAST — Police officers and dispatchers want no part of the planned regional public-safety dispatch center. Dispatcher Owen Smith said the police department’s rank and file are convinced that even if the proposed countywide center preserved the jobs of the city’s dispatchers, going regional will… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine did not question the White House decision Thursday to launch two attacks on suspected terrorist compounds. “It has long been the policy of our nation to swiftly and severely punish acts of terrorism,” said… Read More
ELLSWORTH — While just about every little kid in the neighborhood has taken a turn on a skateboard, skateboarding — the sport — often lacks a place to call its own. The sport’s faithful can be seen practicing their maneuvers in just about every vacant… Read More
Overall, we were pleased with the article about Hancock County’s Oct.3 Downeast Folklore Festival that appeared in the Bangor Daily on Aug. 13. We appreciate your continued interest in, and coverage of this event and the “Come See What’s Cooking in Hancock County” tour that will precede the… Read More
Tomorrow the taxpayers of Hampden, Newburgh and Winterport will vote — for the third time — on the SAD 22 budget. The majority of the school board and Superintendent Richard Lyons feel voting “no” twice was not clear enough. It is insulting, frustrating and discouraging to have to… Read More
There is such a plethora of ignorant statements and attitudes in your Curtis Whipple incest article of Aug. 1-2, I hardly know where to start. I’ll start with Justice Francis Marsano, the one with the most power and dangerously little knowledge. Whipple has proven that… Read More
I am a lifelong Democrat who voted for Bill Clinton both times. A few months ago, when he forcefuly denied any affair, I believed the president. Now I feel betrayed and violated. My trust in him has been lost forever and now I do not know how to… Read More
You were correct in your Aug. 14 editorial that “the corrupted campaign-finance system” of our federal elections must be eliminated. Americans deserve an honest and fair system of financing political campaigns. The people who feed this federal campaign frenzy do not want it changed, for this could end… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Michael A. Dyer, Jr., 32, Dover-Foxcroft, illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, $75. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice())… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 1 at the commissioners’ office on the planned seasonal closing of a section of roadway in Township 1, Range 9, in the Millinocket Lake area. The commissioners agreed in the… Read More
CASTINE — Residents agreed at a special town meeting Tuesday night to add $30,000 to the $123,000 the town already had budgeted for the restoration of Dyce’s Head Light. The funds will come from the $159,000 the town has in surplus funds. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BRADLEY — Mike Crooker, a Newburgh native who recently received a master’s degree from the University of Maine, will be the new town manager of Bradley. Crooker, 27, has a six-month probationary contract with the town. His annual salary is slated at $21,000. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SORRENTO — For more than 100 years, Sorrento town clerks have conducted town business in their respective homes — and usually over the kitchen table. Times may change slowly in this small town of only about 300 year-round residents, but tonight townspeople can witness history… Read More
Skowhegan — A basic life support CPR class will be held Aug. 29 at Redington Fairview General Hospital. The class is intended for day care providers, teachers and parents. For more information, call 474-5121, Ext. 321. Read More
Dover-Foxcroft: A representative of the Bangor Department of Human Services will be at the Dover-Foxcroft office of the Department of Human Services at 125 Summer St. from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The representative will… Read More
JACKMAN — Brenda Uhle, postmaster in Jackman and officer in charge in Dexter, was recently named the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine Postmaster of the Year for 1998. Uhle was presented her award at the annual state convention of the National Association of… Read More
DETROIT — Two car accidents that took place within minutes of each other Thursday afternoon in Somerset County sent emergency response units scrambling. Ironically, some of the ambulance staff was involved in a training session and responded directly. There were no serious injuries in either… Read More
MILO — Burglars made off with several cases of beer and cigarettes during a break-in Wednesday evening at the Milo Redemption Center. The burglars kicked open the front door of West Main Street building, according to Milo Police Chief Todd Lyford. It is the second… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County 4-H Leaders Association sponsors a 4-H Fun Day at the Piscataquis Valley Fair each year. This year, the 4-H day will be held Aug. 27. A detailed schedule of events may be picked up at the gates that day. Kid’s… Read More
Most lobsters are a greenish color, but the crustaceans also come in yellow, blue, red and white. Except the white ones, all turn red when cooked. A female lobster, called a hen, usually produces 8,00 to 12,00 eggs at one time. She carries the eggs… Read More
ST. ALBANS — A petition drive in St. Albans ultimately may allow voters there to act on the request of residents along the Pond Road to have their road accepted for town maintenance. The section of road to be considered is beyond Fire Road 32… Read More
CLINTON — The town’s public works director this week issued a list of proposed paving projects for the next year. Two months after voters slashed his budget request, Clayton Pierce on Tuesday told selectmen he could pave just four roads, according to interim administrator Sharon… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Five fans of the popular band Phish pleaded guilty to minor drug charges this week. Similar charges against three other fans were dropped. The defendants, all from the Midwest, paid a total of $2,850 in fines and court fees Wednesday and then headed… Read More
NEWPORT — Ninety-six feet of painting takes a lot of planning, time, equipment and supplies. Art students from SAD 48 found that out when they took on a summer project to beautify downtown Newport by painting a four-season mural on Main Street. The project was… Read More
NEWPORT — School officials in SAD 48 have identified four priorities they want a new dean of students for Nokomis Regional High School to focus on. It’s the order of priorities the board and administrators can’t agree on. The new position has been discussed repeatedly… Read More
Presque Isle District Court Chet Anderson, 23, Presque Isle, unlawful trafficking in controlled drugs, four months in jail, all but five days suspended, defendant to surrender himself at county jail in sober condition not using any alcoholic beverages, one year probation, restitution of $110 to… Read More
MACHIAS — The 1998 Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to a longtime Washington County educator and businessman Saturday, Aug. 1, at the University of Maine at Machias. Ozias H. Bridgham of Jonesboro was honored by his peers for a career that spanned five decades, beginning… Read More
HOULTON — The annual Potato Feast Days scheduled for the end of the month to celebrate the region’s No. 1 crop may not be as big as Fort Fairfield’s Potato Blossom Festival, but in recent years it has been getting some national attention. In the… Read More
NEWPORT — A $30,000 grant from the Maine Math and Science Alliance will allow students at three Maine high schools to participate in groundbreaking research involving local wetlands. On Tuesday, a group of Nokomis Regional High School Honors Science students worked with Dr. Aram Calhoun… Read More