ORONO – The European presence on the University of Maine women’s basketball team has tripled this summer with the addition of a recruit and an assistant coach. Eva Moldre, a player from the former Russian republic of Estonia, and Barbara Garbova, a coach from the… Read More
    Golf Holes-in-one SANDRA BEAUPRE – LIMESTONE – Sandra Beaupre of Caribou used a 7-iron to ace the 125-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the Limestone Country Club. Betty Deveau and Pat Caspersen witnessed the hole-in-one. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    Northern Maine High School Golf AT BIRCH POINT GC, Madawaska, par 35 Presque Isle (2-1) 169, Madawaska (1-3) 191 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;… Read More
    The Penobscot Fly Fishers will hold their monthly dinner on Wednesday, Sept 2. Due to the closing of the Greenhouse Restaurant, the meeting will be held at Lucerne Inn. Social time begins at 6 p.m. and Art’s Shore Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. A speaker and… Read More
    The 6th annual RSVP Golf Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 30, at Hermon Meadow Golf Club. The tourney has an 8 a.m. shotgun start and is a four-person scramble. The entry fee is $45 per person, which includes golf, a cart, lunch, and a special gift for… Read More
    The 8th annual Captain Nick’s Golf Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 19 and 20 at Hermon Meadow Golf Course and Bangor Municipal Golf Course. The entry fee is $50, and play will be divided into A, B, C, and D divisions for men and women. Read More
    MOUNT DESERT ISLAND – Now that summer is winding down and the number of visitors is beginning to dwindle, it may be time to head down to Acadia National Park and enjoy a walk or two and take in some spectacular scenery. In anticipation of… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A second former police dispatcher — a sister to the first one — has filed a lawsuit against the town of Pittsfield in Somerset County Superior Court, claiming she was defamed by the town’s police chief. Crystal Neace joined her sister, Charlene Dodge,… Read More
    SPRINGFIELD — Where can you go to visit with Aunt Gertrude, see the classmate who stole your baseball card during recess in third grade (and with whom you became best friends), meet your cousin twice-removed from Connecticut, talk to your boss, eat a fresh-made burger and recollect the… Read More
    SIDNEY — The 11th annual Family Bluegrass Festival will be held Aug. 28-30 at the Silver Spur Riding Club, featuring bands from throughout the country and Canada. Sponsored by Blistered Fingers Production, the festival will include arts, crafts, instruments, strings and supplies. On-site camping will… Read More
    LITCHFIELD — A Caribou woman was killed in a collision with a moose on the Maine Turnpike early Monday, the fourth fatality this year involving moose. Donna Caron, 50, was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the… Read More
    Dear Jim: I have heard about cedar houses and we want to build a natural, semisolar type of house. What exactly is a cedar house and what are the advantages of cedar? Are they energy-efficient for all climates? — Ed T. Dear Ed: Cedar is… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power Co. announced Monday it will convert its business to a holding company beginning Sept. 1 with a new name: CMP Group Inc. The holding company will oversee three divisions responsible for transmission and distribution, energy sales and marketing, and affiliated… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Despite rumors that the company is in trouble, the status of Madawaska’s second largest private employer is unknown and officials of The Northern Trading Co. are not talking about the situation. Reports in and around Madawaska are rampant that the company is closing… Read More
    OWLS HEAD — Everett M. Jones, 75, can get his land back after paying the town $13,387 in back taxes, thanks to Monday’s town meeting. When he could no longer pay taxes, Jones lost his waterfront land on Ballyhac Cove last year, land that had… Read More
    PORTLAND — The Maine Press Association on Monday retracted a speaking invitation to former Boston Globe columnist Mike Barnicle, saying his appearance at a function to honor journalists would be inappropriate. Deborah McDermott, association president and editor of the York Weekly, said most of the… Read More
    STONINGTON — Camden or Bar Harbor it’s not. But this town, known traditionally for its working waterfront, is looking almost artsy, at least on Main Street. In recent years the town has lost a pharmacy and clothing and hardware stores in favor of more touristy… Read More
    Candidate Angus King was appalled while campaigning in 1994 that Maine ranked 43rd among states in federal research funding. He pledged to change that with a massive program of investment in R&D. Four years later, Maine ranks 49th in funding and his funding pledge has so far come… Read More
    It was incorrectly reported in Monday’s editions that John Bapst’s high school football team was unable to drive past the 50-yard line in a Saturday preseason scrimmage against Old Town. The Crusaders did drive to the Old Town 32. Read More
    The ocean. A vast, inhospitable place that covers three-quarters of the planet. One of the last places on earth that is, to a large extent, unexplored. A warm current called El Nino flows in the Pacific, changing weather in the Atlantic. Some fisheries are devastated by its effects,… Read More
    Although women trying to conceive have long been warned against heavy drinking, a new study suggests that even moderate alcohol intake can impede conception. Researchers from the National University Hospital in Denmark looked at 430 Danish couples aged 20 to 35 who were trying to… Read More
    When Roger Maris was chasing Babe Ruth’s home-run record back in 1961, the nation’s sandlots, corner bars and living rooms were gripped in fevered debate. Were 61 dingers in 162 games as good as 60 in 154? Was the ball livelier and the pitching weaker? Did the cooler,… Read More
    Back in the late 1800s, $65,000 was a lot of money. It still is today. But 100 years ago, a Corinna native willingly gave that significant amount of money to build the residents of his hometown a library. To recognize and honor the man who… Read More
    HAMPDEN — In September the removal of the grist mill dam on Souadabscook Stream in Hampden will be completed, helping to restore runs of anadromous fish to the stream. In conjunction with this, a Souadabscook cleanup day will begin at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 29. Those who are interested… Read More
    ORONO — The Orono Public Library will hold library card sign-up month during September. Children signing up for a library card will receive a coupon for a cookie that can be redeemed at The Store/Ampersand. For more information, call 866-5060. Read More
    BANGOR — Bail was set at $20,000 cash or $75,000 surety Monday for a 21-year-old Bangor man who allegedly stabbed another man over money that was owed him. Kerston Lane remained at the Penobscot County Jail Monday evening after his initial court appearance where bail… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Facing a possible loss of as much as $20,000 a year, town councilors must decide by the end of September whether to extend their contract with an Orrington waste-to-energy company. Fairfield was one of the charter members of the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. Read More
    OLD TOWN — The Post Adoption Support Group has given notice of a meeting change. The new location is the office of Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, 351 Center St., Old Town. The group had been meeting at the Maine Department of Human Services building in Bangor. Read More
    I read with interest your editorial (BDN, Aug. 15-16) on the fiscal plight of some nursing homes and that their indebtedness may threaten Maine’s bond rating. It is likely, in my view, that the Maine Health and Higher Education Finance Authority, (MHHEFA) may have more… Read More
    It is generally agreed tourists come here to wear shorts, swim and go boating. We are a state with that reputation, in addition to good summer weather most of the time. Why do weather people say, like today at noontime, “It’s a perfect day out,… Read More
    I am a 12 year-old boy and I enjoy fishing very much. I particularly like fishing for mackerel in the ocean because they are usually easy to catch. For many summers, my two older sisters and I have had lots of fun catching mackerel and I think it’s… Read More
    In this, our proud and honorable country, if we have no interest in war then perhaps we are doomed to be brought into one. Our leaders can be expected to be clothed in courage, honor and loyalty, not merely garbed in slick and false oratory,… Read More
    From an address list distributed at the recent 45th reunion of the Bangor High School class of 1953, I have compiled the following information about the current residences of class members. Because there is no reason to believe members of that class did not constitute a representative cross-section… Read More
    The grants Hancock County Regional Planning Commission and Schoodic Futures obtain and the property the Boston investors purchase guarantee they will be bigger winners than the towns of Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor. Ignoring these groups by not returning their questionnaires or attending their meetings will not make them… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Summer Reading Program at the Pittsfield Public Library has ended. Visitors to the program included astronomers, a geologist and representatives from the L.C. Bates Museum and a NASA ambassador. Storytime will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 15, and will meet every Tuesday… Read More
    Bar Harbor District Court Scott E. Miller, 32, Bar Harbor, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 48 hours in jail, license suspended 90 days, $400. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — A commuter bus designed to ease traffic on the Maine Turnpike sometimes makes the trip from Portland to Biddeford with only the driver on board, but those organizing the program aren’t deterred. “We know from our experience with commuters that it takes a… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Although only a little concrete now remains at the site of the former Blethen House in Dover-Foxcroft, the memories of the once stately building have been preserved in a book written by a Brownville author. William R. Sawtell, who once lived in the… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Laura Hudson, a graduate of Thomas College and an economic development planner who works with Maine legislators, will be at a special open hours Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Thomas College. Hudson and other Thomas College Continuing Education students, faculty and staff will be… Read More
    DEXTER — SAD 46 directors will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, in the high school cafetorium for a review from Facility Management Group. The group does environmental engineering for school systems, according to Superintendent Gilbert Reynolds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    MILBRIDGE — Replacing a leaking fuel oil tank may be no more costly than a phone call under a new state program for low-income homeowners. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has contracted with Maine’s 11 community action programs, including the Washington-Hancock Community Agency, to… Read More
    BANGOR — Monday evening’s 6-1 City Council vote that approved the rezoning at the site of a proposed Rite Aid belied how tough the question really was. As it did four months ago, and as the planning board did in its hearings, the council spent… Read More
    BANGOR — Three men who allegedly used clubs to severely beat two men late Friday night made an initial appearance in 3rd District Court Monday. Bail for Patrick Hathorne, 25, of Dover-Foxcroft, was set at $25,000 single surety or $10,000 cash. Bail for both Peter… Read More
    BANGOR — A seventh person has taken out nomination papers for the Nov. 3 City Council election. Judith Vardamis, businesswoman and former executive director of the Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau, took out papers last week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    CALAIS — Washington County residents wishing to serve on a Natural Heritage Center Committee will hold an organizational meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Washington County Technical College. The proposed Natural Heritage Center would provide information on natural and historic attractions… Read More
    BREWER — A part-time worker at the city library who was the subject of a police investigation into missing funds is no longer in the city’s employ, city officials confirmed Monday. Although neither City Manager James Kotredes nor Brewer police would divulge the staffer’s name,… Read More
    EASTPORT — The Washington County Fund Advisory Committee will have a booth at the Salmon Festival on Sept. 13. Calais artist Mary Seeger Livingstone has donated a watercolor painting, “Washington County Cove,” on display in downtown Eastport. The artwork has been framed by Marlys Far-Gillette,… Read More