AUGUSTA – The 2,000 hunters who drew permits in the moose lottery last June will enter the woods Monday for the week-long moose hunting season. The number of moose permits was increased by 500 by the Legislature. Maine’s moose population in the 20,000-square mile area… Read More
300 game MICKEY HURD Mickey Hurd of East Holden bowled the second 300 game of his career at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor on Friday. Hurd also bowled his first perfect game at Family Fun on March 28, 1997. Read More
I got a press release the other day. Now, I’ve gotta tell you, in this business, that’s not grounds for a press-stopping, column-inducing, holy-smokes moment. Press releases come in every day, by fax, by mail, hand-delivered, hand-scribbled. Whatever. And nearly all of them go directly to jail. Er. Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Joe Wardman rushed 15 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns to power the Mount Desert Island Trojans to a 40-23 schoolboy football win over the Maranacook Black Bears Fridays night. Tight end Jamie Cunningham caught three passes for 74 yards and… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – Matt Welch scored goals in both halves as the Sumner Tigers recorded a 5-2 schoolboy soccer win over the Searsport Vikings Friday. Sumner scored three second-half goals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – Matt Welch scored goals in both halves as the Sumner Tigers recorded a 5-2 schoolboy soccer win over the Searsport Vikings Friday. Sumner scored three second-half goals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – The Skowhegan High School Indians delighted a large Homecoming crowd at Reggie Clark Memorial Field Friday night with a 28-16 Pine Tree Conference football win over Lawrence High of Fairfield. In the first four games, the Indians relied on the passing arm of… Read More
The University of Maine hockey team scored only 28 goals in its 15 losses last season. It was held to three goals or less in 11 of its last 18 games, including the 3-2 loss to Boston College in the Hockey East Tournament championship game. Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Joe Wardman rushed 15 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns to lead Mount Desert Island to a 40-23 schoolboy football victory over Maranacook of Readfield Friday. Tight end Jamie Cunningham caught three passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns and led… Read More
BANGOR – It wasn’t another 300-yard rushing game, but Bangor’s Hampton Clarkson and his offensive line will take Friday night’s 28-0 win over Brunswick at Cameron Stadium and run with it. At least that’s the idea, as the 4-1 Rams face the toughest part of… Read More
At Pittsfield, senior tailback Nate Cota rushed for 200 yards on 24 carries and senior fullback Matt York ran for a pair of touchdowns as Maine Central Institute improved to 4-1. Rockland fell to 3-2. York’s 15-yard TD run opened the scoring and he gave… Read More
ORONO – Brewer senior Kate McGuire is having her best season. Her times are 20 seconds faster and she’s the top finisher for the 1997 state champion Witches after running fifth for them last year. But McGuire would rather she wasn’t so driven. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
At Pittsfield, senior tailback Nate Cota rushed for 200 yards on 24 carries and senior fullback Matt York ran for a pair of touchdowns as Maine Central Institute improved to 4-1. Rockland fell to 3-2. York’s 15-yard TD run opened the scoring and he gave… Read More
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Word is, Maine hunters will harvest a bumper crop of game this fall. Wildlife biologist Craig McLaughlin, the “head guide” of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s bear-management program, says the bruins are abundant, as are acorns and beechnuts. “The animals are in great shape,” said McLaughlin. Read More
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Any-deer permits as announced by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The numbers refer to the last two digits of an applicant’s hunting license. Residents: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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NEWARK, Del. – Stacey Lukens scored 15 minutes into the first half to lead the Delaware Blue Hens to a 1-0 women’s soccer victory over the University of Maine Black Bears Friday. Maine’s scoreless streak is now at seven games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
In considering his preseason lineup, Schenck of East Millinocket girls soccer coach Ron Marks expected his offense to be solid. He had top scorer Erin Johnson returning, and most of his midfield was experienced as well. The defense, however, was a question. The Wolverines lost… Read More
WOODLAND – Kristen Laplante and Jessica Noyes scored one minute, 44 seconds apart midway through the first half to lead Woodland to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook Friday. Laplante and Noyes each assisted on the other’s goal. Jen Boston… Read More
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DEDHAM – Buzz Caverly, the director of Baxter State Park, will be the guest speaker when the Penobscot Fly Fishers hold their monthly dinner meeting. The dinner will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Lucerne Inn in Dedham. Social time begins at 6… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Coach Joel Sankey would like for his team to grind the ball at teams, wear them down, and mount long, impressive drives. Or take apart a team in the patented Bucksport short-passing offense. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
NEWRY – Sunday River got a step up on Mother Nature and began the first snowmaking of the season at 12 a.m. Friday morning on the T2 trail on Locke Mountain, continuing until 7:30 a.m. Resort officials hope to open up for business earlier than last year’s date… Read More
Tom Weber’s insightful column [BDN, Sept. 26-27] on soccer bores strikes some responsive chords in that these individuals appear to share a cluster of traits: 1. They know just enough about the sport to be “dangerous.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
I’m sick of the way you keep saying the timber industry can preserve and restore Maine’s “forest.” I doubt enough Mainers will ever see the forest for the trees — too many have dollar signs where their eyeballs should be. The least we can do… Read More
In your article [Sept. 25], “Educators endorse Gov. King,” you call the Maine Education Association the state’s largest union. This is incorrect. Despite the decline in union membership, which you frequently cite, the Maine AFL-CIO is the state’s largest union. The Maine AFL-CIO has endorsed… Read More
If resolution of the current White House scandal is motivated by partisan politics, as supporters of President Clinton allege, it would be appropriate to make the matter the centerpiece of the November elections. Let the electorate acknowledge that whomever is elected to Congress represents the District’s verdict on… Read More
There seems to be an ever-increasing mistrust of law enforcement officers. A good example of this is an incident that occurred at 7 a.m. Sept. 21 on I-95. I was driving my big truck northbound, south of the scenic turnout between mile markers 242 and 245. I had… Read More
“Mr. Heath Goes to Washington.” Those are the words of Mike Heath, former director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, as faxed to media outlets across Maine. As I reflect on the events of the past eight months, locally and nationally, I see interesting parallels. Read More
A congressional investigation of Togus and the Department of Veterans Affairs has been needed for a long time. Thank God for those veterans who kept on and wanted to do something to help the needy veterans and also for the doctors and nurses at Togus who were not… Read More
ROCKLAND — Ellen Copeland, 33, of Rockland is being held in Knox County Jail after allegedly stabbing her husband in the throat with a steak knife early Friday. Deputy Police Chief Wallace Tower said Karl Copeland, 41, received treatment for his wound at Penobscot Bay… Read More
WASHINGTON — A U.S. trade representative has agreed to add farmer complaints about potato subsidies to the agenda of trade talks with Canada, U.S. Rep. John E. Baldacci announced Friday. In an Oct. 1 letter to her Canadian counterpart, Sergio Marchi, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene… Read More
A Bangor man was killed Friday evening after the pickup truck he was driving struck a moose on Interstate 95 near Lincoln. Ronald Charette, 41, was taken to Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln, where he was pronounced dead, said state Trooper Matt Grant, who, along… Read More
The owner of a pit bull was summoned Friday afternoon by Bangor police after his dog attacked a black Lab and dragged it down the road. The pit bull apparently let go of its quarry only when the Lab’s owner struck it several times with… Read More
CARIBOU — A Mars Hill man who kidnapped an acquaintance and threatened to shoot him for failing to return some hunting equipment was sentenced Friday to a year in prison. Earl Case, 55, also will spend two years on probation and forfeit the gun used… Read More
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — Film crews will descend on Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park next week to shoot several scenes of the upcoming Miramax Films production “The Cider House Rules.” Filming on the full-length feature film started in Vermont last week. “Cider” stars… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Maine Coast Memorial Hospital intends to expand its services by opening a medical office building in the city “as soon as possible,” the hospital’s president says. “We’ve used every bit of existing space, and with the recent additions of a number of primary… Read More
ETNA — Today’s mail may hold the annual tax bill for taxpayers, if printing and processing go according to plan. Bringing with it a 22.5 percent rate increase, the bill is not likely to be received as good news. A combination of unpaid bills, a… Read More
ETNA — Today’s mail may hold the annual tax bill for taxpayers, if printing and processing go according to plan. Bringing with it a 22.5 percent rate increase, the bill is not likely to be received as good news. A combination of unpaid bills, a… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Contract talks between the teachers’ union and the Fairfield-area school board remain amiable despite a public confrontation two days ago, negotiators for both sides said Friday. At a SAD 49 board meeting Thursday, a board member and the union president briefly traded barbs… Read More
SURRY — A former Olympic medalist skater will speak at the Surry Community Association’s Oct. 5 meeting at the Surry Grammar School. Nancy R. Ludington Graham, an Olympic bronze medalist and five-time United States pairs figure skating champion, will speak about competitive figure skating and… Read More
CARIBOU — A Brunswick man was sentenced Friday in Aroostook County Superior Court for a set of burglaries and thefts committed to feed his addiction to prescription drugs. Glen G. Michaud, 36, was ordered to serve three and a half years in prison for breaking… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc. of Calais a loan package totaling more than $1.9 million, Congressman John Baldacci announced Thursday. The USDA’s Rural Development Office approved the loan to the Calais-based cooperative, which serves Aroostook,… Read More
GREENVILLE — Pat Zieten of Greenville submitted her resignation this week as code enforcement officer for the towns of Greenville, Shirley and Monson. Zieten, who submitted her resignation effective Nov. 6, also resigned as plumbing inspector in Shirley and Monson so she can further her… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Snowmobile Association will hold a snowmobile trails workshop at the Presque Isle Snowmobile Club House at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Everyone who has anything to do with snowmobile trails in northern Maine is invited to attend. Coffee and doughnuts… Read More
Tasha Granger, a student at Penquis Valley High School, has been named a “Commended Student” in the 1999 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,500 commended students have been honored nationally for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the competition for Merit… Read More
Machias District Court David West, 23, Harrington, assault, 30 days in jail; endangering the welfare of a child, 30 days in jail concurrent with previous sentence; allowing minor to consume liquor, 30 days in jail concurrent with previous sentences. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
LIMESTONE — According to reports, the huge helicopter flew down from the sky, landed on an airfield, unloaded a 3-ton military Humvee, and took off again, not even stopping to cool off. It was a training flight by the Connecticut National Guard, and local National… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent Nursing Honor Society elected officers at its first meeting on campus Sept. 16. The new officers are: President Sue Bouchard of Soldier Pond, President-elect Brenda Nadeau-Deveaux of Fort Kent, Vice President Brant Christianson of Olympia,… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent will broadcast a television program on campus events and local perspectives on significant issues. “The Valley’s View” will air every other week on the St. John Valley’s three community cable access TV stations — WFKT… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Anyone interested in helping to plan the 30th reunion for Presque Isle High School’s Class of 1969 is welcome to attend a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the high school guidance conference room. Please bring any new addresses you… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Medical Center will hold its Harvest Health Fair for the public from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, at a new location — Keddy’s in Presque Isle. Free flu shots, cholesterol screenings, body fat analysis, blood pressure checks and… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The October meeting of the SAD 53 board of directors will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Warsaw Middle School library. The agenda includes two new policy amendments dealing with district bidding and smoking on school premises, as well as a… Read More
NEWPORT — A fact-finding session aimed at resolving stalled negotiations between SAD 48 and its hourly employees was canceled this week. The district and the local education association representing the hourly employees have been working on a contract for hourly people for more than a… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Confusing, outdated zoning ordinances appear to be the culprit in a recent sudivision approval in Pittsfield. After a subdivision proposed by local developer Jim Moorhead was approved late this summer, a legal opinion was sought by Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty because a wide variety of… Read More
WATERVILLE — MaineGeneral Health’s MEDED Department — community health and wellness services — at the Waterville campus will move to a new location at MaineGeneral’s Thayer Unit on Oct. 19. Currently at the Seton Unit on Chase Avenue, the Waterville MEDED office will be closed… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Creating a new working relationship with the Somerset County commissioners has been identified as a priority for members of a countywide economic group. The Overall Economic Development Program for Somerset County met Friday morning in Skowhegan to begin the process. Commissioner Zane Libby… Read More
AUGUSTA — Kennebec Valley Technical College recently hosted 75 Maine applied-math teachers at a one-day conference. The latest instructional resources for classroom use and networking with colleagues were topics. For information, call 767-2979. Read More
HAMPDEN — Some residents who feel they have been silent long enough recently decided to take a stand in favor of changing the zoning amendments to allow the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility to apply for expansion. “I’m tired of hearing one side of the issue,”… Read More
Nursing facility needs assessed> Bangor manager says report recommends $2.18 million in improvements
BANGOR — A recent building assessment of the City Nursing Facility may derail hopes to improve the home’s financial picture over the next few years. A four-page memorandum by City Manager Edward Barrett to councilors on the municipal operations committee reports that Carpenter Associates, an… Read More
BANGOR — Shaw House has increased and expanded its services for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The shelter for teens is now open 24 hours a day, will offer a health and wellness clinic beginning Oct. 19, and plans to provide… Read More
BANGOR — A proposed $20 million expansion to Eastern Maine Medical Center will come before the city’s planning board Tuesday for approval of its site plan and site location of development. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The proposal includes a… Read More
HAMPDEN — Richard Lyons, SAD 22 superintendent, will present the district status report to residents of Hampden, Newburgh and Winterport at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Reeds Brook Middle School cafeteria. The overview will include the school district’s activities during the last 12 months and… Read More
BANGOR — Now that deregulation of the electricity industry is on its way, the buzz word throughout the state is aggregation. The goal for cities and towns is to save money for both their local governments and resident customers through bulk demand — joining with… Read More
People are talking about the Maine Civil Rights March & Rally, a daylong event that takes place Saturday, Oct. 10, in Orono, Veazie and Bangor. But more than talk is warranted. You are needed to not only participate, but to volunteer your time to help… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The YWCA and the Abbe Museum are gearing up for the third annual Chowder Cook-Off and Great Man-es-ayd’ik (pronounced: Manis-saw-keeg, which is Penobscot-Passamaquoddy for “clam gathering place”) Canoe Race which is to be held Sunday Oct. 11. More than 80 entrants have… Read More
BREWER — The Brewer Education Association will present a candidate forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Brewer Middle School. According to BEA President Teresa Brewer, the event will feature candidates for various positions to be filled in municipal elections Tuesday, Oct. 13. Read More
SHIRLEY — Perched on her knees in a wooden school chair, Cabrina Sano moves her tiny hands over a keyboard on a desk inside the Shirley Elementary School. Leaning over Cabrina, a school volunteer coaches the second-grader on where to place her fingers. Another volunteer… Read More
PORTLAND — The Supreme Judicial Court on Friday upheld the murder convictions of a former Turner farmhand who pleaded guilty to strangling two women in 1995. In a unanimous ruling, the justices denied Lloyd Franklyn Millett’s arguments that the lower court erred in denying his… Read More
BOSTON — One year to the day his 10-year-old son was kidnapped and murdered, allegedly by two men who lured him into their car with the promise of a new bicycle, Robert Curley said the pain hasn’t dulled. “It’s a struggle every day,” he said… Read More
INDIAN TOWNSHIP — Bingo players were poised over their cards and waiting for a win Thursday night when the Maine State Police shut down the action. Tribal members were still shocked Friday as they raised issues of sovereignty and asked why police were on the… Read More
MADAWASKA — A Madawaska man has been named president of Fraser Papers Inc. and senior vice president of the parent company, Noranda Forest Inc. Bert Martin, 50, has been a vice president of Fraser and mill manager in Madawaska for the past seven years. He… Read More
For Mary and Mark Sayers, Maine’s Fix Me program was the perfect answer when they needed a little more elbow room in their ranch-style home in Benton. The contractors who installed a living room and mud room worked quickly and efficiently, said Mrs. Sayers. Officials… Read More
AUGUSTA — Independent gubernatorial candidate Pat LaMarche has won the endorsement of Maine’s National Organization for Women, surprising some political observers. LaMarche, a neophyte in electoral politics with limited campaign funding, is generally viewed as a non-competitive entrant in a race dominated by independent Gov. Read More
BANGOR — A direct-mail form letter that many Mainers received this week, professing to be a “special benefit update” on a Social Security program, is not a federal government document. “It sounds to me like somebody’s trying to sell insurance,” said Noel Pelliccia, manager of… Read More
PORTLAND — The 1st Congressional District will be a great test case to gauge public reaction to White House scandals, according to Lamar Alexander, former governor of Tennessee, former U.S. secretary of education, and a once and future Republican presidential candidate. Alexander campaigned here Thursday… Read More
AUGUSTA — Like more than 3,000 other low-income Mainers, Jackie Martin turned to the state-run, federally backed Fix Me loan program to get some badly needed work done on her home. But her experience was a shocking one — literally. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ALFRED — An off-duty York County sheriff’s deputy whose car smashed into a telephone pole apparently staggered away from the accident and spent a night in the woods, officials said. Deputy Dan Roberts suffered a broken ankle, broken leg, broken nose and a severe concussion… Read More
It’s the kind of news story that must send shivers through Maine’s teen-age population: “More novices flunking state’s road test,” read the recent headline. To the average 16-year-old, it might just as well have said: “Cruel adults make life even more unfair for teens.” Since… Read More
WISCASSET — Erik and Stacie Hart pleaded innocent Friday to charges arising from the death of her 1-year-old girl last June. The Wiscasset couple were arraigned separately in Lincoln County Superior Court, Erik Hart to a charge of murder and Stacie Hart to charges of… Read More
HOULTON — A Michigan man charged with shooting at police last year and leading them on a high-speed chase will go on trial Tuesday in Aroostook County Superior Court. Aaron Kinzel, 19, and his then-15-year-old girlfriend were the subject of a 17-hour search after Kinzel… Read More
ROCKLAND — A historic site on the city’s working waterfront will soon be resounding with the clammer of wooden boats being built when the Atlantic Challenge Foundation relocates to the north end. Foundation executive director Kate Cronin announced Friday the beginning of a $1 million… Read More
SOUTH THOMASTON — Herbert J. Harford, 40, of South Thomaston was killed overnight Friday in a single-vehicle accident. Knox County Chief Deputy Sheriff Todd Butler said the exact time and cause of the accident were still under investigation. Harford’s 1983 Chrysler sedan was observed off… Read More
WVII eliminates 2 newscast slots> Station to focus on quality of content in 6 and 11 p.m. broadcasts
WVII-TV (Channel 7) is hoping that viewers will embrace its new “less is more” philosophy when it comes to local news. Effective Thursday, WVII has eliminated its 6:30 a.m. weekday and its 6 p.m. weekend newscast. The station will continue to offer its usual news… Read More
BANGOR — The Penquis Dispute Resolution Center of Penquis Community Action Program will hold a workshop from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bangor Elks Lodge. Paul Charbonneau of Rockport will be the guest speaker. For registration or information, contact Kathy Leen at 973-3587. Read More
One of the reasons for inviting education critic Chris Holmes to join the University of Maine Presque Isle Teacher Education Advisory Panel was to hear his concerns and to provide an opportunity for him to learn about teacher education initiatives at the university and in the community. Evidently,… Read More
BAG OF BONES, by Stephen King, Scribner, hardcover, 529 pages, $28. Stephen King pulls the ultimate in suspense tricks-and-bleats in “Bag of Bones,” his newest horror tale and the first publication from Scribner presses. Yes, there are ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump… Read More
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, as songwriter Bob Dylan so masterfully put it in his “Subterranean Homesick Blues” of 30 years ago. But there are an awfully lot of people running around loose today who would have you believe you need… Read More
BANGOR — Three years have passed since the Follies last lifted the curtain, but the performance this fall of “Steppin’ Out” is shaping up to be as strong as ever. Presenting musicals in the Bangor area since 1972, the Follies is a venture of the… Read More
The History Channel has been rebroadcasting tapes of the 1974 House Judiciary Committee hearings, traveling back in time to resurrect the ghosts of a young Bill Cohen and Trent Lott during the constitutional drama leading up to the resignation of Richard Nixon. Cohen went on to become a… Read More
The headline on the Bangor-Mount Desert Island boys soccer game in Thursday’s paper incorrectly credited the Bangor goal. Corey Gildart scored the tying goal for Bangor. —- An article published Friday about property-rights activists and global warming incorrectly attributed a quote to Jim Connors. The… Read More
There are no trees on Baffin Island, and in July and August, when Hope, Tristan and Dylan Jackson were there, it never got dark. The siblings from Green’s Island, Maine, who won the expedition in an Outside Magazine contest, felt well-prepared for their monthlong adventure… Read More
The $20 million research and development bond going to Maine voters Nov. 3 breaks down like this: $13.5 million in seed capital for the University of Maine System; $4.5 million in start-up funds for the private sector, channeled through the Maine Science and Technology Foundation; and $2 million… Read More
Given Gov. Angus King’s about face this week on the need for an independent review at the Maine Youth Center in South Portland, I keep wondering whose turn it was to brief the chief executive two months ago. At that time, the governor was a… Read More
Bah … humbug! Glasses flying through the air, apparitions wafting through a room, missing objects suddenly appearing … who really believes in these things? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
Deer Isle — The Deer Isle-Sunset Congregational Churches winter schedule for Sunday worship begins Oct. 4 with a joint Sunday service at the Deer Isle Congregational Church on Route 15, Deer Isle, at 10 a.m. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. For information, call the Rev. Roger S. Read More
Science and religion have been at odds for centuries. Yet one astronomer believes that when science and religion can ask the same questions, they will “find themselves at many points thinking the same thoughts.” Dr. Stephen Schiller, associate professor of physics at South Dakota State… Read More
Many churches of different denominations build schools, but usually long after the roofs on their own houses of worship have been raised. One Bangor church has bucked this tradition and built its school with no definite plans about when it will be able to begin construction on its… Read More