What does reindeer lichen look like? Or a lenticular cloud? Where do you find krummholz? Who introduced the gypsy moth to New England and when? How many tornadoes are there annually in the Northeast and where would you find them? Are there poisonous snakes in… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – Kyla Laplante netted two goals to lead Van Buren to its fifth win against one loss, 5-0, over Fort Fairfield Monday. Kristy Wright, Nicole Corbin and Liza Lajoie each scored a goal for the Crusaders. Kristine Ayotte had three assists while Kasey… Read More
Emily Gove and Adam Craig haven’t exactly been living in the mountain biking lap of luxury. They’ve been working full time this summer, saving and scrounging, to compete on the Northeast mountain bike racing circuit. Sponsorships are hard to come by, coaches are far away. Read More
BREWER – A scramble to benefit the Brewer High School golf team will be held on Sept. 13 at the Pine Hill Golf Club in Brewer. Entry fee is $90 for each three-person team in the 18-hole event. A limited number of spaces are still available for the… Read More
New turf and pressure will greet the University of Maine field hockey team in today’s home opener against Providence College on the Bears’ new Morse Field at Alfond Stadium. The Bears will christen the artificial turf field at 3:30 p.m. against a team that was… Read More
Hole-in-one JOE FITZGERALD KENDUSKEAG – Joe Fitzgerald of Kenduskeag shot a hole-in-one Monday playing at Kenduskeag Valley Golf Club. Fitzgerald aced the 108-yard fourth hole using a pitching wedge. The shot was witnessed by Bert Mandigo of Kenduskeag and Bob Smith. Read More
The chase for the home run record has captivated fans everywhere. There is added interest for former University of Maine second baseman-third baseman and Jeff Paul and former Maine trainer Wes Jordan. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – Jill Hindley, a 1994 graduate of the University of Maine, has been named the interim head coach of the women’s cross country team at UMaine. She takes over for Ann Maxim, who resigned recently after eight years with the program. Hindley, a native… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Alissa Beals has been named the new girls cross country coach for Presque Isle High School. She replaces Danny Paul, who is the new athletic director at Gray-New Gloucester High School. Beals, a senior therapeutic recreation major at the University of Maine… Read More
AUGUSTA — After being dogged for years by recurring budget shortfalls, Maine’s fish and game agency has begun to yank itself from the financial muck. The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department, which is financed mostly through license fees paid by hunters and anglers, ended fiscal… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Economic Development Committee members will vote this morning on whether to fund moving the Skowhegan Village Outlet to another location in the same shopping mall. The outlet represents 170 Maine manufacturers, offering everything from pine furniture to moose-shaped candy, and was planned originally… Read More
DETROIT — All he could say was, “Wow.” Investigator Ken Quirion of the State Fire Marshal’s Office was amazed Monday morning as he surveyed the destruction of an auto, plane and motorcycle business caused Saturday night by a fast-moving fire. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
KENNEBUNK — A judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Kennebunk girl who attends a parochial school but wants to play on a public school sports team. Justice Robert Crowley ruled that children like Jane LeBlanc who attend private schools do not… Read More
The third week in October will be Wolf Awareness Week in Maine, a time to learn about wolves and — no, wait — scratch that. A proclamation to promote education and appreciation of the endangered animal was rescinded recently by Gov. Angus King, who said… Read More
TOWNSHIP 19 — The State Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the blueberry raker who was stabbed to death Aug. 15 as Victor Zuniga, 29, of Bercel, Mexico. Zuniga’s alleged killer, a fellow worker who ran from a Township 19 rakers’ cabin following the stabbing, remains… Read More
WARREN — Harry F. Stump, a Dutch-born sculptor and World War II resistance fighter who moved to Maine to pursue his psychic abilities, died Aug. 28 at his home. He was 75. Stump created pieces in metal, plaster, wood, stone, clay and stained glass. His… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Police charged two women with leaving their 4-year-old children sleeping in an unlocked station wagon while they sneaked into a hotel to use a hot tub early Sunday morning. Kara Demetry, 24, of Meno Falls, Wis., and Shanda Christian, 24, of Boone,… Read More
ORONO — The fact that two University of Maine chemistry professors recently died of brain cancer does not mean the building in which they both worked contributed to their illnesses, according to an epidemiologist who visited the campus last month. Aubert Hall is an aged… Read More
Four years ago the University of Maine System offered no courses for credit over the Internet. This year it’s offering 24 classes via computer, double last year’s figure. And the number likely will reach more than 40 by next year, said Pamela MacBrayne, director of… Read More
An Old Town man was arrested Monday morning and charged with domestic assault after several incidents Friday that included the man headbutting a 16-year-old female. Chad Nelson, 19, was arrested and also charged with possession of a usable amount of marijuana when Old Town police… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The board of directors at the James Russell Wiggins Down East Family YMCA has hired Peter Farragher as its next chief executive officer. Farragher is now the CEO of the Sterling branch of the Beverly, Mass., YMCA. He will start his new job… Read More
OLD TOWN — The City Council unanimously approved a stepped-up incentive package Monday for a $1.8 million expansion at Old Town Canoe, a move designed to center the company’s booming kayak business in Maine. The expansion plans call for a bigger space and a faster… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Police have charged four teen-agers in connection with a weekend break-in that netted an estimated $2,400 in merchandise from a shop on Main Street. Charged with burglary and theft were Matthew Genness and Jamie Mower, both 18 and from Fairfield, and two boys… Read More
AUGUSTA — In a recent ceremony, Gov. Angus King appointed his military aides-de-camp, who are the statewide commanders of their respective veterans organizations and who will assist the governor with speaking engagements and activities affecting their organizations. These individuals, who are appointed to the honorary… Read More
BANGOR — Attorneys for Diva’s exotic dance business and for the city of Bangor have filed briefs in U.S. District Court in a civil suit questioning the constitutionality of the city’s new ordinance regulating businesses offering nudity. Diva’s owner Diane M. Cormier is seeking a… Read More
Dear Jim: We are remodeling and I want reasonably priced no-carpet floors. I am concerned about comfort, noise and insulation over the slab. I also want it to be natural and earth-friendly. What do you recommend? — Mike R. Dear Mike: Many people are switching… Read More
BANGOR — A policeman who says he loved the job from his first day 21 years ago is now second in command at the Bangor Police Department. Lt. Robert Welch was named to the position of deputy chief Monday afternoon by Chief Don Winslow. He… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — It may take two to three weeks to determine what killed a toddler who died in an idling car Saturday morning. An autopsy was conducted Monday on the body of 2-year-old Robert D. MacDonald of Lewiston. He was found not breathing in his… Read More
PORTLAND — A Pakistani journalist learned Monday he must wait at least another 24 hours before learning whether he will be allowed to leave the country to work at Colby College. A hearing for Zafaryab Ahmed was delayed until Tuesday at the earliest, officials said. Read More
Maine’s supreme court a year ago sided with the Department of Environmental Protection and told an Appleton resident to tear down a dam that had been illegally built, disrupted aquatic life and was flawed in design. For a number of reasons, the dam is still holding back water… Read More
A weakened President Bill Clinton begins a summit today with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, whose government is falling further into chaos by the day. Given their circumstances and the fact that it is too late to simply call off their meeting, they should instead scrap whatever agreements they… Read More
Last year’s event was so successful that planners of the second Fall Festival Auction and Awards Night, sponsored by Rape Response Services, hope to far exceed the $4,500 raised during the first event in 1997. The auction begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at… Read More
Across the country, the same back-to-school rituals are taking place in homes. Parents are rifling through closets, seeing what clothes still fit their child. Children are selecting new notebooks and trying to adjust to earlier bedtimes and the sound of alarm clocks. For many children,… Read More
Here’s another reason to doubt that that Sudanese factory was really making poison gas. One of the “experts” wheeled out last week to confirm that Osama bin Laden planned chemical attacks on the United States, after bombs outside U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and retaliatory U.S. missile… Read More
He’s been compared to Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett and Joe Ely. Yet Fred Eaglesmith remains a shadowy figure on the music scene. Living in Eaglesmith’s world are the people at the edge of town. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Figuring out paint colors from their names alone can be like driving in England on the wrong side of the road, or trying to do a crossword puzzle in German, or watching a bad mime show. Martha Stewart, it must be said, speaks another language. Read More
The weekend edition incorrectly reported the time of this week’s Schoodic Area Futures Committee meeting. It will be at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the Prospect Harbor Methodist Church on Route 186. The guest speaker is Hook Wheeler, human resources manager at Jackson Laboratory. Wheeler will talk… Read More
The global economy’s chickens may now be coming home to roost. Wall Street is petrified by the “collapse of the Asian miracle.” Commentators bemoan Asian reluctance to acknowledge the risks of government cooperation with business. They denounce government and corporate practices that cushion workers against the worst shocks… Read More
WASHINGTON — The world’s first vaccine against the leading cause of childhood diarrhea — a virus that hospitalizes 55,000 American children each year and kills 1 million in other countries — won Food and Drug Administration approval Monday. Widespread vaccination with RotaShield could prevent 1… Read More
ORRINGTON — A 7-year-old Orrington girl was in fair condition Monday afternoon at Eastern Maine Medical Center after she was struck by a pickup truck at Snow’s Corner in the morning. Maine State Police Trooper Darren Vittum said Arielle Oldmixon was crossing Route 15 to… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Calling their yearlong capital campaign an “overwhelming success,” officials of the Southwest Harbor Library have wrapped up the campaign six months ahead of schedule and nearly $400,000 above their original goal. Campaign Chairman Sam Shaw reported that, as of last week, the… Read More
EAST CORINTH — An East Corinth man was fatally injured Monday when he became entangled in the track of the bulldozer he was operating. Ashley Rowe Sr., 65, died from injuries he suffered while putting in a culvert through an embankment on his property, just… Read More
A community spaghetti supper hosted by Rep. John Baldacci in Washington County recently raised $980 for restoration work at the Quoddy Maritime Musuem. About 250 people attended the supper, which was held at the Eastport Elementary School. The menu included spaghetti, sauce and bread sticks… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A 48-year-old Bar Harbor man remained in critical condition after the Jeep he was driving collided with an oncoming pickup truck Monday morning. John Brotzman was taken to Mount Desert Island Hospital following the 7:30 a.m. accident on Route 3 near the… Read More
Manager assesses fire damage> Baileyville official surveys area by helicopter, says remains dramatic
BAILEYVILLE — Town Manager Jack Clukey rode in a Maine Forest Service helicopter Monday for a bird’s-eye view of the remains of a fire that last week scorched more than 100 acres and threatened several homes. Clukey said town officials are uncertain about what the… Read More
SANGERVILLE — A Guilford man and his two passengers escaped serious injury on Sunday in an accident on Douty Hill in Sangerville. Bruce Bowley, 27, of Guilford was operating a 1984 Toyoto pickup truck towing a trailer down Douty Hill on the back Dover Road… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. — The New England McIntosh Growers Association has announced a $1,000 scholarship for students of agriculture in the Northeast. Those eligible may be undergraduate or graduate students, and preference will be given to those specializing in apple growing. A summary of classes taken… Read More
SCARBOROUGH — Applications are now being accepted for the 1999 Miss Maine USA-Teen USA Pageant, which is the official preliminary to the nationally televised Miss USA-Teen USA Pageant. The 1999 state pageant will be held Nov. 28 and 29 in the Grand Ballroom of the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maj. Gen. Earl L. Adams, Adjutant General Maine National Guard, has announced that the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd engineer battalion, with units in Belfast, Lewiston, Saco and Gardiner, will receive four new Caterpillar D7R bulldozers. The D7R bulldozer is the newest of… Read More
Ellsworth District Court Wayne R. Allen, 68, Sedgwick, time, manner of kindling, $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
In more than 40 years of attending public hearings, I thought I had heard and seen it all. Not so. At the SAD 22 budget hearing held at Hampden Academy on Aug. 22, the unethical treatment accorded the Newburgh speaker was, for me, a new low. Read More
An editorial titled, “Family tragedy,” Aug. 28, incorrectly attributed a recent decision to Judge James MacMichael. The decision concerning a 4-year-old who is HIV positive actually was made by Judge Ronald Russell. Read More
Public radio has just told its listeners the titles of some of the books a Martha’s Vineyard bookstore sent — unrequested! — to the Clintons for their vacation time reading. I trust the Clintons packed other reading material aboard Air Force One. The Clintons are… Read More
During the past seven months, we have had an avalanche of words that have been written in all of our newspapers, also television has been in a frenzy discussing the matter of Clinton’s escapade with Monica Lewinsky. I personally have great respect for the presidency. It seems I… Read More
Please join the Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign for our first annual Fun Fair on Saturday, Sept. 5 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Norumbega Park in downtown Bangor (located between Central and Franklin streets). This is an opportunity to meet clean clothes retailers and to talk with… Read More
I am reminded of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikdado” because of not only the many ludicrous angles of President Clinton’s “scandal,” but also of the line from that musical, “let the punishment fit the crime.” In Robert Scheer’s Aug. 21 op-ed column, he pointedly defused… Read More
Congratulations to Wendy’s restaurants for doing the right thing and accommodating wheelchairs by removing the zigzag lanes leading to its counters. However, why will it take 18 months to comply with the new policy? What set of regulations and layers of bureaucracy stand in the way of taking… Read More
I have been a patient of the VA clinic on Hancock Street in Bangor for more than two years and in July, I was diagnosed with a left inguinal hernia. An appointment was made for me to have my condition confirmed at Togus Veterans Hospital… Read More
Houlton District Court Patrick C. Blake, 33, Sherman Station, operating a motor vehicle after license suspension, jail seven days, license suspended one year, $500. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — Drinking water samples from this coastal town tested “squeaky clean” for coliform bacteria in the latest round of tests, according to state officials. Last week, the Winter Harbor Water District was cited by the state after samples of the town’s drinking water… Read More
RICHMOND — A group opposed to the route of a proposed natural gas pipeline through Maine has asked federal regulators for another hearing. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in July approved a plan by Maritimes & Northeast to build a pipeline through Richmond. But the… Read More
DEXTER — A 15-year-old boy who was thought to be lost Monday afternoon walked from the woods as a search was being organized. Eric Bryden of Dexter walked out of a wooded area off Route 23 in North Dexter about 5:45 p.m., a few minutes… Read More
GUILFORD — The Piscataquis unit of the American Cancer Society has announced the 1998 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. The noncompetitive, 3- to 5-mile “move-along-athon,” in which participants may walk, run, wheelchair or skate, is set for Sunday, Oct. 4. Making Strides Against Breast… Read More
GUILFORD — In an unusual move, two competing physician practices in Guilford will serve patients from one location after an expansion of the town-owned medical facility is completed. The expansion will consolidate local physician practices and will increase efficiency of delivering medical services, according to… Read More
AUGUSTA — Six months ago, Mark Russell sued Kennebec County Commissioner Nancy Rines. Now he hopes to replace her. Russell, the Kennebec County treasurer who earlier this year filed a federal lawsuit against the county’s three commissioners, is challenging Rines in the November election, according… Read More
NEWPORT — The Sept. 5 baked bean supper at the United Methodist Church in Newport has been canceled. The next supper will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, and will be a harvest supper, featuring turkey and fall vegetables. Read More
WINSLOW — It took 150 firefighters from 11 departments and the help of a number of other individuals about four hours to bring a forest fire under control early Monday evening. The fire broke out about 3 p.m. Monday in a wooded area a half-mile… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield man was charged with criminal mischief late Sunday night after he allegedly damaged a string of mailboxes on Spring Road, at the Pittsfield-Palmyra town line. About 11 p.m. Sunday, Marc Cummings, 18, was followed into a field by a homeowner who… Read More
I have been a patient of the VA clinic on Hancock Street in Bangor for more than two years and in July, I was diagnosed with a left ingranal hernia. An appointment was made for me to have my condition confirmed at Togus Veterans Hospital… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A luncheon and presentation by the Maine Planned Giving Council will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Campus Center of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The lecture will discuss how Aroostook County residents can leave a legacy to… Read More
JACKMAN — A recent financial windfall resulting from last winter’s ice storm will help pay the wages of local drivers who groom snowmobile trails this coming season. Voters at an Aug. 19 special town meeting accepted Maine Department of Conservation funds totaling $16,120 to be… Read More
PLYMOUTH — Extending the deadline for tolling agreements one week will benefit the Environmental Protection Agency and the “potentially responsible parties” in connection with the Howe’s Corner Superfund site in Plymouth, according to spokesmen for both sides. The EPA is trying to recoup $6 million… Read More
BANGOR — The condition of a Hancock teen-ager who suffered possible head and spinal injuries when her bicycle was struck by a pickup truck Friday was upgraded to good as of Monday afternoon. Irene Rich, 16, had been in fair condition at Eastern Maine Medical… Read More
SANGERVILLE — The Guilford-Sangerville Water District’s need to increase its borrowing power will result in a special town meeting for a referendum vote in each of the two communities on Sept. 9. To conduct the referendum vote, moderators will be elected in each location at… Read More
AURORA — An Orland man was arrested Saturday on numerous charges including aggravated assault after he allegedly beat his wife and threatened to kill her with a rifle at the couple’s camp in this northern Hancock County town. Robert C. Peters, 44, also faces a… Read More
BEECHWOOD, New Brunswick — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had little information Monday about a body found near the Beechwood hydroelectric dam, about 15 miles from the Maine-Canadian border. Workers spotted the body floating in the St. John River at about 9 a.m. Monday. Police… Read More
HOULTON — A disposal agreement that the town’s contracted waste hauler has asked residents to sign if they plan to use the company’s transfer station has upset a few people. Andino Inc., which has an exclusive contract with the town to handle its residential solid… Read More