At Flushing, N.Y., the 2.5 mens’ tennis team from Bangor finished fifth out of six teams in the 2.5 Adult League Tennis National Championships. The men’s team from San Juan, Puerto Rico, representing the Caribbean Section, won the United States Tennis Association tournament that was… Read More
WATERVILLE – The University of Maine-Farmington Beavers got goals from four different players to defeat the Thomas College Terriers 4-0 Saturday. Jodi Dyer, Mo Buckley, Rebecca Brooks and Brandi Gagnon each scored. Pam Goyette earned the win for UMaine-Farmington. Goalie Jennifer Cray played the entire… Read More
ORONO – Mary Beth Coughlin worried all week about having to mark New Hampshire’s leading scorer in the University of Maine field hockey team’s conference game Sunday at Morse Field. The top Wildcat, Becky Craigue, is an America East first-teaa Northeast Region All-American. So all… Read More
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MOUNT DESERT – Over the past couple years, the Sumner boys cross country team has routinely traveled to meets across the state, soundly routed its opponents, and retreated meekly to the team bus for a mostly silent ride home. “They didn’t want to make the… Read More
DEXTER – If fans were looking for omens – good or bad – at Saturday’s game between Dexter and Mattanawcook Academy, they didn’t have to wait long. As confused members of Mattanawcook’s football team scanned the field for an American flag to face, Dexter’s band… Read More
CASTINE – Stephen Sullivan scored on an assist from Matt Robinson just 2:51 into overtime to lift the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners to a 3-2 men’s soccer win over the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls Sunday. Farhan Zbairan registered a goal and an assist for… Read More
VASSALBORO – At 9:15 a.m. Saturday, with the state individual schoolgirl golf championships 45 minutes from starting, there was still no sign of Maine’s best schoolgirl golfer, Abby Spector. “Maybe she won’t show up,” one girl quipped to another. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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College JOJO OLIPHANT ORONO – University of Maine defensive end Jojo Oliphant was named Atlantic 10 defensive player of the week following the Black Bears’ 44-10 win over Villanova on Saturday. Oliphant registered 3.5 sacks and 10 tackles in the win and now leads the… Read More
WATERVILLE – Thomas Keblin rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns Saturday while leading the Colby College White Mules to a 34-16 win over Middlebury, the first football victory for the Mules in their last 10 games. Colby, now 1-1, held a 31-0 lead after… Read More
Heather Norsworthy’s goal 4:47 into overtime propelled the University of Maine-Presque Isle women to a 1-0 overtime win over Husson College Sunday afternoon to give the Owls a weekend soccer sweep. On Saturday, the UMPI Owls thumped Maine Maritime Academy 7-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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CALAIS – Stephanie Demmons scored the eventual game-winning goal with an unassisted shot in the second half to lead Calais to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Fort Kent Saturday. Tricia Farrell recorded a first-half goal off a pass from Tricia Farrell for the 6-4… Read More
ORONO – Coach Jack Cosgrove has spent the last six years trying to convince his University of Maine football team it can compete with any program in the Atlantic 10, and maybe even challenge for a conference championship – even without the same scholarship funding the other league… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – Carmel’s Craig Babcock wrapped up the American Motocross Association Championship Cup season series on Saturday with wins in the endurance and superbike 600cc divisions. With the wins, Babcock captured the AMA Superbike National Championship. In addition, he also took the CCS Northeast… Read More
PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Carl Merrill, a road racer from Maine who twice won the North American Rally Championship, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack while racing. Organizers of the Prescott Forest PRO Rally said Merrill, 62, was stricken during the opening stage of the… Read More
GUILFORD – Andy Lizzotte and Aaron Suomi scored unassisted goals to lift Foxcroft Academy to a 2-0 win over Piscataquis in boys soccer action Saturday. Mike Grant stopped four of 12 shots for the 6-3-2 Ponies. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BLUE HILL — The trustees of the Bagaduce Music Lending Library are pleased to announce the appointment of Kurt Stoll as executive director. Born and educated in Switzerland, Stoll brings to the position nearly 25 years of international management experience in shipping and air transportation… Read More
HOLDEN — Two women were seriously injured Sunday afternoon when the truck one was driving hit the other’s car as the truck turned off Route 1A onto Church Road. Jane Lear, 73, of Holden was making a left turn from westbound Route 1A onto Church… Read More
MEDFORD — Grief counselors were at Penquis Valley High School on Sunday afternoon and will return today to help students at the Milo school cope with the sudden death of a classmate. Senior Joshua Beard, 18, of Derby was killed late Friday night when the… Read More
MADAWASKA — The woes of American border business people, as they are tied to the Canadian exchange rate, aren’t over and aren’t expected to be short term. Global economic conditions, low interest rates in Canada and investors’ fears of the Canadian dollar have depressed Canada’s… Read More
The Virgina Supreme Court last week raised disturbing questions in a right-to-die case while trying to will the law to say what it does not. The decision mirrors the public’s conflicting emotions to this difficult subject. The court Friday rejected an appeal from Gov. Jim… Read More
In a perfect world, roses would always be red, beer would always be cold, and families would remain intact forever and ever, amen. America would be filled with families just like the Cleavers. But as wonderful as that would be, it’s increasingly further and further from reality. Read More
BANGOR — On a sunny, autumn Saturday, with a cold breeze dropping the temperature below where it should be, 15 people walked for more than two hours through the Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, feeling a spirit of community among the thousands of names on gravestones speckling the… Read More
November brings a newcomer to Bangor’s pizza game: Pizzeria Uno at the mall. Understandably, local pizza shops are wary of national chains. Paul Winkler Jr., Tri-City Pizza’s co-owner, says, “There’s only so many pieces of the pie. With a new shop everybody loses a slice.” He’s concerned that… Read More
It has often been said that prostitution is the oldest profession. While that may be open to debate, there is little argument that the first chemical reaction deliberately used by the human race was that of fermentation to produce beer and wine. In a recent… Read More
An Etna selectman was identified incorrectly in a MaineDay story on Saturday about the town’s tax rate. The selectman interviewed was Lon Winchester. Read More
The half-cent reduction in the Maine sales tax last week did not send the public on a spending spree. Such restraint would be wise among those politicians now shopping for further tax cuts. Not that lower taxes aren’t a good thing at any time. They… Read More
Editor’s Note: With summer over and winter on the way, fall is a good time for Mainers to make a trip to Boston and take in the city’s cultural and educational offerings. NEWS staffer Dale McGarrigle made one such trip to introduce his 3-year-old daughter to the New… Read More
After 20-plus years of fighting for our civil rights, many of Maine’s citizens, gay and straight, were devastated this past Feb. 10 when the citizens’ referendum repealed sexual orientation in our state’s civil rights law. There was, and is, a lot of discussion concerning what… Read More
Ellsworth District Court Jason F. Abbott, 20, Franklin, furnishing place for minors to consumer liquor, $300. Read More
WATERVILLE — Harold Alfond missed the Boston Red Sox playing at Fenway Park Saturday. The well-known Waterville philanthropist was at Colby College to participate in laying the cornerstone for the newest construction on the Colby campus, according to Steve Collins of the college’s office of… Read More
BLUE HILL — Drawn by the promise of hearty fish stew, crab-picking demonstrations, and brass band music, hundreds of sweater-clad souls turned out Saturday for the first Downeast Folklife Festival. Sponsored by the Hancock County Planning Commission and the town of Blue Hill, the day… Read More
Machias District Court Dallas A. Alley, 29, Jonesport, criminal mischief, jail 30 days, restitution of $300. 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… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Luke J. Burke, 18, Corinna, violation of fishing rules, $50. 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
Ellsworth District Court Jason F. Abbott, 20, Franklin, furnishing place for minors to consume liquor, $300. 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… Read More
BELFAST — Even people who come every fall don’t know exactly what to expect. That’s because the organizers of Belfast’s Church Street Festival, which is in its 19th year, are celebrating something new every time the festival’s popular parade makes its way through downtown. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — Circuit City is proceeding with plans to build a 28,500-square-foot electronics and appliance store at 668 Stillwater Ave. Widewaters Stillwater Co. has applied for a site development plan, and that request will come before the planning board at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City… Read More
WESTBROOK — Children playing with matches set a blaze that forced three generations of one family from its home Sunday, firefighters said. The fire did an estimated $100,000 in damage to the home Linwood Barney shares with his children and grandchildren. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — The 70th annual National Business Women’s Week will be Oct. 19-23. To mark the occasion, state Senate Majority Leader Chellie Pingree, D-North Haven, will speak about her recent trip to Bosnia at the Maine Business Women’s Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. Read More
ELLSWORTH — In 1995, Ron King had six friends die of AIDS. Since then, none. 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
NEWPORT — It was only the second year of the event, but Brian Bowman, president of the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce, saw improvement and potential in the Chamber’s Business Expo, held Saturday at Newport Elementary School’s Higgins Gym. About 30 businesses of the Chamber’s… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Town councilors Tuesday will discuss the future of an elderly resident who is ill, with a possible outcome that the town will provide the man with a lifetime lease on a tax-acquired mobile home. The home will be renovated and refitted by a… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The connection of a new water storage tank for the Pittsfield Water Department will create a disruption in water service for one neighborhood this afternoon. The installation of a new valve to put the new Grove Hill storage tank in service will disrupt… Read More
Hurray to Esther Witman regarding her letter in the BDN, Sept. 25, “The wrong concerns.” How refreshing, and how timely. Let’s get back to what is important. My mother-in-law lost a breast to cancer and she was sent home with a catheter, after only two… Read More
Before the last presidential election my wife and I came to the sad conclusion that both the Republican and Democrat parties were hopelessly mired in the trashing of American life, law and culture. We voted for Ross Perot as did many concerned Mainers. In the… Read More
My compliments to the Bangor Daily News and staff for the excellent coverage given the proposal by Robbins Lumber for the long-term conservation of 22,000 acres around Nicatous Lake (Sept. 19-20, 22, 24. One of the most exciting aspects of the Robbins proposal is how clearly it demonstrates… Read More
The Maine Library Association is taking nominations for the 1999 Maine Library Journalism Award. The Maine Library Journalism Award was established to recognize the most outstanding print or broadcast story about libraries in Maine within the last calendar year and to honor its Maine writer or producer. Deadline… Read More
Sojourner Truth would have responded, “And, ain’t I a Hampden resident?” The headline of the article on Sept 28 regarding the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance, which would allow the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility (SERF) to apply for expansion of a portion of the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Day lilies from the extensive collection of the Pine Tree State Arboretum will be available to the public from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 5-8. The arboretum is located at 153 Hospital St. There are at least 15 varieties of day lilies and… Read More
BANGOR — Two major automobile dealerships with substantial property downtown are relocating to Hogan Road. Construction is under way at the new Varney GMC Trucks-Isuzu building at the corner of Hogan Road and Mount Hope Avenue. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
“Antz.” Directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson. Written by Todd Alcot, Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz. Running time: 83 minutes. Rated: PG (for mild language and some violence). On paper, “Antz,” must have seemed a winner: Feature Woody Allen as Z, a worker ant… Read More
BAR HARBOR — One in nine women is at risk to get breast cancer. That statistic is often cited by the media as a way to encourage women to seek regular breast exams. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
AUGUSTA — The State House has been literally rocked in recent weeks. Rocked, that is, by real construction work performed by hard-hatted construction workers. But for some, the politics surrounding the construction project could rock the building all by itself. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
PORTAGE — Coffin’s General Store was much busier than usual on Sunday as moose hunters and their helpers stocked up on groceries, gas and bullets on the eve of Maine’s newly expanded, six-day season. “Where are the moose? They’re around,” Patsy Plourde said as business… Read More
PHIPPSBURG — Growing up on Indian Island, Barry Dana ate fish from the Penobscot River and gathered medicinal herbs along its banks. Not anymore. Because of pollution from paper mills and towns that dot the river from Millinocket to Bucksport, he no longer eats fish… Read More
Credit allows you to borrow money to buy a car, pay medical and dental bills, buy groceries, start a business, go back to school, purchase a plane ticket or meet emergency expenses. You can hardly do without credit today. That’s why it’s important and a consumer right, protected… Read More
Beechcraft lands at BIA without landing gear > Small plane slides to a stop; pilot, passenger shaken
BANGOR — A South Portland pilot noticed too late Saturday night that he had forgotten one important step in preparing his arrival at Bangor International Airport — he hadn’t put down the landing gear. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, belly-flopped at 8:14 p.m. Saturday… Read More
“Music is a miracle,” Czech composer Sylvie Bodorova said Sunday at the opening concert of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 1998-99 season. On a lecture tour in the United States, the Prague-based Bodorova showed up at the Maine Center for the Arts to hear the American premiere of her… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test a crop insurance program to provide coverage to farmers who are now unable to obtain it, according to Rep. John E. Baldacci. Baldacci, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, said the program will help producers… Read More
BANGOR — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $350,000 High Performance Connections grant to the University of Maine, according to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. The grant will be used over a period of two years to help the university connect to the Next Generation Internet. Read More
What a difference a year makes. Radio personality Don Imus is a new daddy, and he returns to Bangor with nary a whisper of dissent. The nationally syndicated radio “shock jock,” who loves to say the outrageous just to get people’s goat, will broadcast his… Read More
A Connecticut man was arrested early Saturday morning after taking a Bangor Fire Department pickup truck for a ride. While responding to a call that the truck, which bore red lights and Fire Department insignia, had been taken, Officer Erik Tall noticed the red 1993 Chevy traveling up… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Kristine L. McLaughlin, 19, Guilford, three counts of forgery, 60 days in jail suspended, one year probation, restitution of $652; theft by unauthorized taking-transfer, 60 days in jail suspended, one year probation, concurrent, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
MADAWASKA — More than 150 people in three St. John Valley towns braved cold weather to participate in the Life Chain Program of Respect Life Sunday. Enduring stiff winds, a temperature of 51 F, with wind chill factors lowering temperatures to the 30s, they stood… Read More
CORINNA — A late afternoon fire Saturday destroyed the home of the Wade Worster family on the Airport Road in Corinna. Worster, his wife and two children had left the house about an hour before the fire was discovered at 4:45 p.m. Firefighters from Dexter… Read More