BELFAST – Allen Holmes looked more like one of his field hockey players than their coach Wednesday after his Belfast Lions’ Eastern Maine quarterfinal game against Hampden Academy. Of course, a 6-0 romp like the one No. 4 Belfast enjoyed over No. 5 Hampden can… Read More
I get a fair share of ribbing from friends and others for “having” to go sea kayaking or hiking. “You got it tough,” is what I get when I say I have to go down to Acadia National Park and take a bike ride on… Read More
In July, officials at Mountain Wireless said they were in “kind of a state of suspended animation” when it came to the sale of four central Maine radio stations to Midwest-based Cumulus Media. More than three months later, nothing has changed. If this keeps up,… Read More
High school teams across the state began their championship quests in earnest Wednesday, with field hockey quarterfinals and soccer preliminary contests on the docket. All field hockey winners earned the right to play semifinal contests next Wednesday, while soccer preliminary victors travel to face the… Read More
DETROIT – Darren McCarty and Doug Brown each scored two goals as the Detroit Red Wings overcame a stellar performance by Nashville goaltender Mike Dunham and beat the Predators 5-2 Wednesday night. Brendan Shanahan scored his sixth goal in five games for the Red Wings,… Read More
ORONO – Daryl Watson and the Orono High School soccer team found themselves “trapped” Wednesday afternoon. When the Red Riots tried to generate scoring chances, Fort Kent’s defensive tactics often forced Orono players offside as they raced downfield toward the goal. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
AUBURN – The first annual Maine Fall Baseball Classic Tournament will be held in Auburn, with the prelim round beginning on Sunday, Oct. 25th, and ending on Sunday, Nov. 1st. The Central Maine Express, Maine Mariners, and two Maine Marlins teams will compete in games played at both… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Shawn Walsh will serve breakfast at UMaine’s Hilltop Dining Commons this Friday morning from 8-9 a.m. Walsh will also speak during the dinner hour on Thursday, October 22nd, at York, Stodder and Hilltop Dining Commons. Both events are… Read More
WATERVILLE – The Waterville High School Panthers and Lawrence High Bulldogs had battled through two scoreless regular-season overtime draws spanning 180 minutes. Waterville junior striker Seth Pelletier broke that string 5 minutes, 58 seconds into the game and senior striker Brian LeBrasseur added an insurance… Read More
NEWRY – With colder temperatures, Sunday River began its snowmaking operations on early Wednesday morning, as the resort is preparing to open to snowboarders and skiers on Friday morning. Resort officials expect the T2 trail on Locke Mountain to open, with snowmaking continuing throughout the… Read More
College AT GORHAM UM-Farmington def. Southern Maine 16-14, 15-4, 15-5 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 (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
ORONO – While teams around America East juggle lineups in search of offensive firepower, University of Maine men’s basketball coach John Giannini faces a more enjoyable dilemma. Who do you give the ball to? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Kiera Dorr scored one goal and assisted on the other two as the Husson College Braves beat the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls 3-1 in women’s soccer action Wednesday. Jennifer Bailey and Kate Calligan scored a goal each for the 4-6-1 Braves… Read More
Halloween comes a little earlier to Bangor this year, and it’s guaranteed to be a little scarier, a little more fun and a bigger and better celebration than ever. That’s the word from Bangor Noon Kiwanis and Sprague’s Nursery, which are hosting the second Haunted… Read More
People ought to know that with health insurance policies the companies do not allow for hearing examinations, at least the ones I have contacted. Most allow for an eye exam once every two years. It seems discriminatory to me. Also, the excessive cost of hearing… Read More
Please allow me the opportunity to correct some inaccuracies reported in your Oct. 16 story article on HMO reform, regarding the Republican Patients’ Bill of Rights. These same inaccuracies appeared in a previous article (July 25) about this legislation as well. It was reported that… Read More
Each time elections approach, and I think about how our collective choices will change the makeup of our governing bodies, my mind fills with questions about who will make the best decisions for children. In these decisions our future lies. I am hoping that Rep. Read More
A letter (BDN, Oct. 9) contained misleading information about Sen. Mary Cathcart’s oustanding voting record on education. Here are the facts: 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
Recent polls predict Angus King will be re-elected Nov. 3. These are the same pundits who predicted Gov. King’s success in supporting the last two referendums, which were resoundingly defeated by Maine votres. Jim Longley was right months ago when he suggested to Gov. King… Read More
I wish to express my thanks to Rep. John Baldacci, Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins for their prompt reply to my request for information regarding veterans’ affairs. It is gratifying to know we have public servants who are concerned about our veterans’ problems. Dawn… Read More
BANGOR — Peace through Interamerican Community Action (PICA) and the Bangor-El Salvador Sister City Project will sponsor two talks by Esmeralda Miranda Rivera of El Salvador. Rivera is a leader of the Salvadoran rural women’s movement and a former combat nurse. Her talk, “Hope from… Read More
BANGOR — The city is seeking proposals for waterfront planning and design services. City councilors on the community and economic development committee gave Director Rodney McKay the OK Wednesday to issue the request for proposals on about 1 mile of Penobscot River frontage. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Republican Judith I. Stebbins Age: 56 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah Address: RFD #4 Box 1960, Winthrop Education: University of New Hampshire, University of Maine Occupation: Speech pathologist Experience: Local government official 25 years, Maine Municipal Association executive committee, Legislative Policy Committee, member of Maine Commission for Community… Read More
Democrat Sharon Treat Age: 42 Birthplace: Brattleboro, VT Address: P.O. Box 12, Gardiner Education: Princeton University, and Georgetown University Law Center Occupation: Teacher of Environmental Law (USM and University of Maine Law School) Experience: Three terms in Maine House of Representatives, one term in Maine Senate, 16 years… Read More
Democrat Eugene J. McLaughlin Jr. Age: 41 Birthplace: Bangor Address: 22 Wilson St., Presque Isle Education: Presque Isle High School, University of Maine at Presque Isle and Franklin Pierce Law School, N.H. Occupation: Attorney, sole practitioner Experience: 10 years practicing law Top three priorities if… Read More
Republican Richard H. Duncan Age: 66 Birthplace: Presque Isle Address: 26 Third St., Presque Isle Education: Presque Isle High School; University of Maine; and New England Institute, Boston Occupation: Funeral director Experience: More than 40 years as a funeral director Top three priorities if elected:… Read More
Republican Barry G. Gillis Age: 46 Birthplace: Lincoln Address: PO Box 214, Depot Street, Danforth Education: Danforth High School, Ricker College, Central Texas College Occupation: owner/lumber manufacturer Experience: Board of selectmen for five years, 15 years of business experience, served on numerous economic development boards… Read More
Democrat Mary Ann Radford Age: 49 Birthplace: Cleveland, Tenn. Address: PO Box 5 Mt. Desert Education: Springfield College, Mass.; University of Cincinnati; University of Pennsylvania School of Physical Therapy Occupation: Physical therapist Experience: Business, non-profit, and civic groups, school board, warrant committee, physical therapist Top… Read More
Republican Robert E. Stanwood Age: 60 Birthplace: Southwest Harbor Address: P.O. Box 943, 114 Main St., Southwest Harbor Education: Pemetic High School and Carnegie Institute Occupation: Retired/self employed Experience: School board six years, Board of selectmen 16 years, Hancock County planning committee; employed 39 years at Jackson Laboratory,… Read More
Democrat George H. Bunker Jr. Age: 42 Birthplace: North Hampton, Mass. Address: Rte. 6 Box 35, Topsfield Education: Lee Academy, University of New York Occupation: Private investigator, owner Log Cabin Restaurant Experience: Member of 117th and 118th Legislature, chairman Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry committee, member Joint Standing Committee… Read More
Republican Susan Kasprzak Age: Not given Birthplace: Not given Address: 189 Elm St. Box 28, Newport Education: Nokomis Regional High School, Newport Occupation: Substitute teacher, librarian Experience: Served in House of Representatives, 118th Legislature; member Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government Top three… Read More
Democrat Bernard Hammond Age: 51 Birthplace: Machias Address: P.O. Box 33, Charleston Education: High school graduate and Maine State Police Academy Occupation: Retired Maine State Police detective Experience: Charleston selectman for six years, trustee of Foxcroft Academy for eight years, budget commissioner for three years, and SAD 68… Read More
Republican Russell Treadwell Age: 64 Birthplace: Milford Address: RR 2, Box 1570, Carmel Education: Old Town High School, University of Maryland, naval aviator flight training, U.S. Marine Corps, amphibious warfare school. Occupation: Retired Experience: Pilot, U.S. Marine Corps, flight instructor, FAA pilot examiner, school board director, town selectman,… Read More
Democrat Donald E. Shepley Age: 64 Birthplace: Bangor Address: RR 3 Box 886, Bangor Education: High School Occupation: Retired letter carrier, funeral director’s assistant Experience: Hermon town council, two terms, legislative liaison for the Maine State Association of Letter Carriers Top three priorities if elected:… Read More
Bar Harbor District Court Michael A. Durkee, 23, Augusta, disorderly conduct, $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 (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
Houlton District Court Nicholas Salamone, 20, Gorham, speeding 30-35 mph more than posted limit, $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())… Read More
COLUMBIA FALLS — Most of the major players in Maine’s Conservation Plan for Atlantic Salmon were in Columbia Falls Tuesday to outline plans for a proposed fish weir on the Pleasant River. The weir will prevent aquaculture salmon from entering the river and spawning with… Read More
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HOULTON — Weather observers at Houlton International Airport learned Wednesday that the National Weather Service and the Federal Aviation Administration will no longer supply them with helium needed to fill weather balloons. Terry Larson, one of the observers at Houlton, as well as the airport’s… Read More
LIMESTONE — Local Job Corps officials are starting a recruitment effort to encourage more young women to join the program, the director of the Loring Job Corps Center said Wednesday. The program is experiencing a difficult time throughout New England in recruiting students, according to… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Georgia-Pacific Corp. presented its 1998 Environmental Excellence Award to the Woodland Pulp and Paper mill at a recent ceremony at the corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. The Baileyville mill received the award because of its outstanding performance in pollution prevention practices. The mill… Read More
CALAIS — The Commission on Public Secondary Schools of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges held an an on-site evaluation of Calais High School by 13 teachers Oct. 4-7. Visiting committee chairman was George Sincerbeaux, principal of Penquis Valley High School. Teachers and… Read More
LUBEC — The Maine Marine Patrol will hold courtesy inspections of scallop draggers and equipment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Lubec Municipal Marina. Marine patrol officers will answer questions regarding the 1998-99 season and inspect equipment. For information call local marine patrol… Read More
SANGERVILLE — Using their Yankee ingenuity, Sangerville public works employees designed a floating silt fence for a public boat landing from excess road reconstruction fabric and children’s swim flotation devices called “floating noodles.” Their innovation, which saved more than $1,800 on the construction of a… Read More
DEXTER — Dexter officials plan to appeal a fine for minor workplace violations identified this summer during a routine inspection by a representative of the state Bureau of Labor. Town officials were notified late last month that a handful of violations uncovered by a state… Read More
PITTSFIELD — In the continuation of civil war within the local planning board concerning a vote on a controversial subdivision, Tina Bernier — the newest board member — asked the Town Council on Tuesday night to clarify the procedure for censuring or removing board members. Read More
HARTLAND — A benefit barbecue and auction will be held in Hartland on Saturday, Oct. 24, to benefit the Hartland Volunteer Fire Department building fund. The chicken barbecue at $6 per dinner will begin at 11 a.m. at the Methodist church. Diners may eat in or take out. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The chairman of Foxcroft Academy’s $2.25 million capital campaign says the school’s trustees have made personal gifts and pledges that total more than $420,000. In addition, the school’s faculty have given gifts that total $80,000, said former University of Maine President Fred Hutchinson,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Although a week of career speakers, seminars and workshops at Maine Central Institute has focused on construction careers, guidance personnel say the message goes far beyond just that one industry. “We see these events as not just promoting the construction business,” said Donald… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — In an unusual move, the Somerset County commissioners reviewed the county sheriff’s budget Wednesday night with the sheriff’s challenger, not the sheriff, who said he was not invited to the meeting. Sheriff Barry Delong’s jail, communications, court security and deputy budgets were discussed… Read More
BUCKSPORT — In what has become an annual tradition, the Bucksport Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing a candidates’ night for those running for both local offices and legislative seats. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the Miles Lane School. Read More
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Friends of Stockton Harbor will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Stockton Springs Town Office to discuss preservation of Stockton Harbor and organization of the group. For information, call Richard Stander at 567-4075 or Jim Nichols at 567-3967. Read More
FAIRFIELD — Absentee ballots are available at the town clerk’s office, 19 Lawrence Ave., or by calling 453-7346. The town clerk’s office is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. daily for new registrations and to update voter lists for… Read More
BUCKSPORT — An Orrington kindergarten teacher with 13 years of classroom experience was hired Tuesday night as the new principal of the Jewett School. Bangor resident Pamela Flood was chosen from a pool of 23 candidates to oversee the Jewett School’s 300 fourth-, fifth- and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Investigators believe an improperly installed wood stove caused a fire that gutted an Ellsworth man’s workshop Wednesday morning. The fire, which destroyed the Cove Way workshop of Phillip Limeburner, was reported at approximately 9 a.m., according to Deputy Chief Jon Marshall of the… Read More
FRENCHBORO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment on the construction of 18 floating fish pens in Blue Hill Bay, off Black Island at Frenchboro. The Island Aquaculture Co. proposed the 92-by-92-foot pens in a 1,400-by-450-foot area for commercial production of Atlantic… Read More
BELFAST — By unanimous vote, the City Council has agreed to partially match state or federal funds to repair the footbridge spanning the Passagassawaukeag River. The council reached its decision during its Tuesday night meeting. The city has applied for up to $2.5 million for… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will dredge part of the Union River in Ellsworth when funds become available and seeks public comment on the project. The 3.75-mile federal channel is authorized to a depth of 6 feet, but vessel use and local… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Head Trauma Center is now the Maine Center for Integrated Rehab and has expanded services to include orthopedic and occupational medicine. The center is an accredited program often referred to as the premier brain-injury facility in northern and eastern Maine. It… Read More
DAVIS, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the Maine Coalition for Food Security a $175,000 grant over three years to establish the Maine Food Security Network. The project will create a community garden network in Portland and food system study circles in… Read More
STETSON — Local selectmen will close on the sale of a former dump lot property today. The board held its regular meeting Tuesday to discuss current business. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Two parents and a student were summoned Wednesday after they became embroiled in a fight initiated by students outside Hermon High School the day before. The fight began about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday between a couple of teen-agers with a long-standing dispute, reported Penobscot County sheriff’s… Read More
BAR HARBOR — About $2,000 in cash was stolen from a local restaurant and bar early Tuesday morning. According to Officer Allen Smith, the thief or thieves were probably former or current employees of Rupununi’s, a popular Main Street drinking and dining spot, because they… Read More
SWANVILLE — State police are investigating the death of a 7-week-old baby boy that occurred on the Oak Hill Road late Tuesday. Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Wednesday that the cause of Dartagnan Chambers’ death was being investigated by the state Medical Examiner’s Office. Read More
HERMON — Fueled by complaints from angry residents, town officials promised Wednesday night to conduct “a full and thorough investigation” into its code enforcement officer of nine years, William Mosher. The action was prompted by a petition asking for Mosher’s ouster submitted to the Town… Read More
HERMON — A petition drive with roots in a recent zoning dispute led the Town Council Wednesday to prohibit campgrounds, restaurants and mobile home parks in residential areas. According to town charter, if the council votes against an issue sparked by a petition, the move… Read More
WINTERPORT — Calvary Apostolic Church has opened “KIDZ” Daycare and Learning Center on Route 1A, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Mayhew of Winterport and directed by Cheryl Coffin of Searsport. KIDZ Daycare and Learning Center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday… Read More
BANGOR — Opponents in the 2nd Congressional District campaign squared off on international trade, education and veterans’ health care Wednesday evening during a televised debate on the Maine Public Broadcasting Corp. network. As part of a series of debates, Democratic incumbent John Baldacci of Bangor… Read More
HERMON — A “Meet the Candidates” night will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Hermon Municipal Building, Billings Road. All candidates for county and state offices have been invited to participate. Read More
AUGUSTA — A 43-year-old Biddeford man shot and killed his estranged wife and then turned the gun on himself Wednesday, a day after he was served with divorce papers, police said. Candace Butler, 42, and David Butler had been separated for a month. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Hampden — The Photographic Society of America has named a Hampden woman, D.C. Belanger, to receive the Elmore R. Chatham Memorial Award for best feature article in the PSA Journal. Belanger received the award at the PSA convention in Orlando, Fla., for her January article,… Read More
BANGOR — Women vote more often than men. They comprise half the work force and make four out of every five consumer decisions. And yet, “we haven’t found a way to leverage that,” said Maine Senate Majority Leader Chellie Pingree, D-North Haven. Pingree was the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Most Mainers approve of the way President Clinton is doing his job despite the sex scandal dogging him, and disapprove of the way congressional Republicans have handled the investigation, a survey released Wednesday says. The second batch of results of a Strategic Marketing… Read More
AUGUSTA — It doesn’t matter how much time or money Maine utilities spend on preparing their operations for Jan. 1, 2000. If the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. and their systems shut down, either they or their suppliers missed something as small as a computer chip. Read More
LEWISTON — The two newest directors of the Maine-based U.S. chapter of the Forum Francophone des Affaires say they see their roles with the trade group as helping cement a bond between the United States and Canada. Peter Pinette of Fort Kent and Glenn S. Read More
AUSTIN — Texas environmental regulators take a final vote Thursday on an embattled and politically charged proposal to build a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in the West Texas desert community of Sierra Blanca. If approved, the site less than 20 miles from Mexico would… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Six jurors were selected Wednesday in the trial of one of two men accused of murdering 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley then taking his body to New Hampshire and dumping it in Maine. The second day of jury selection in Middlesex Superior Court brought… Read More
BANGOR — In 1974, Kim Skeele was a second-year law student in her second year of marriage when she decided she would like to have her maiden name back. It took some help from the Maine Civil Liberties Union and a 3-2 decision by the… Read More
LIMESTONE — Sitel Corp. a telephone-based sales and service company at the Loring Commerce Centre, plans to hire 120 additional people by the end of the year, officials said Wednesday. Some 165 people already work at the telemarketing facility that sells credits cards and insurance… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Three thousand miles and 30 days have changed Pat LaMarche’s life forever. A month ago, the 37-year-old Green independent candidate for governor could barely convince the people she met that her bid was for real. Now, with a few televised debates to… Read More
AUGUSTA — The 23rd annual Maine Right to Life convention will take place 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Senator Inn Best Western in Augusta. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. This convention is the largest pro-life education event of the year and attracts pro-life individuals from… Read More
OAKLAND — A Sabattus businessman was the high bidder at an auction for the Cascade Woolen Mill complex in Oakland, but whether he will be permitted to take ownership of the property remains to be seen. Daniel R. Lajoie, who owns salvage and surplus stores… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Vivian Lemieux thought she heard a thumping or maybe a whacking outside her Greene Road home as she prepared for bed Tuesday night. Thinking nothing of it, she turned in. The next morning, her oldest son found the family’s mailbox in the driveway. Read More
Maine has 22,612 miles of public roads from interstate highways to local streets. A six-year plan released this month by the state Department of Transportation detailed ways to improve and maintain more than 8,000 miles of Maine roads. Included in the document are plans to… Read More
MILLINOCKET — One hundred seventy-four days after he started, Earl V. Shaffer, 79, finished his anniversary through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Looking tired but in good spirits, “Crazy 1” took time out at the Hurd Brook shelter, his final stop before winding up his ordeal… Read More
HAMPDEN — The Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility is one step closer to expansion. On Tuesday, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection issued the landfill a license with 12 conditions, many of them having to do with construction standards. SERF planning director Don Meagher was elated. This… Read More
PORTLAND — “Leave no child behind” should be the motto of federal education and child care programs, Congressman Tom Allen told cheering members of the Maine Children’s Alliance Wednesday at the Holiday Inn. The event was billed as a debate with Republican challenger Ross Connelly,… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Two days after Bowater Inc. said it would not sell all of its Maine holdings as one package, the company announced it is selling nearly 1 million acres of timberland and a sawmill to J.D. Irving Ltd. of Saint John, New Brunswick, for $220 million. Read More
ST. PAMPHILE, Quebec — A dozen American woodsmen Wednesday morning expanded their blockade to stop Canadian loggers from entering the northern Maine woods by blocking roads at St. Pamphile and also at Daaquam, Quebec. This morning, the blockade is expected to expand farther south to… Read More
PORTLAND — Police have identified the man whose badly decomposed body was found in a rusted-out van in woods off Congress Street as Thomas Deojay, 59. “We don’t find anything to indicate foul play,” said Chief Michael Chitwood, who added that police believe that Deojay… Read More
WASHINGTON — While hailing many of its small items that benefit Maine, Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins Wednesday voted against the more than $500 billion budget deal, saying too much of the spending was wasteful and violated the principle of fiscal prudence. But Maine’s… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Legislation designed to bolster the Maine Bail Code and crack down on teen crime will likely be advanced by the Maine Prosecutors Association, according to its newly elected president. Geoffrey Rushlau, district attorney for Waldo, Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties, was elected… Read More
The repugnance of the two most notorious hate crimes this year leaves me almost incapable of finding any hope and possibility in them. This is the challenge of bigotry gone totally made. Maybe it’s my deep aversion to bullies, but I think it’s time we gave hate crime… Read More
WASHINGTON — In the largest breast cancer study ever, government researchers are embarking next year on a multiyear project designed to find a safe drug to prevent the disease. Tamoxifen, already widely used as a breast cancer treatment, is thought possibly to reduce in certain… Read More
Last Saturday, a couple dozen people pitched in to round up sheep on Allen Island, some three miles off Port Clyde in Waldo County. Owned by artist Andrew Wyeth and his wife, Betsy, the 440-acre island is home to a flock of 100 sheep that graze in the… Read More
The results are in. Again. As in past years, it has been reported that American school children have scored abysmally in math and science compared to their counterparts in just about every country that cares to send in results of the international test. It’s getting to sound like… Read More
The growing momentum for an east-west highway has found a strong supporter in Jim Longley, GOP candidate for governor and thorn in the side of the incumbent. Mr. Longley’s enthusiasm for the project is the kind of response east-west promoters have been looking for, in vain, from Gov. Read More
To theatergoing audiences, Sandra Hardy is known best for directing musicals. And she’s a cinch at comedy. But with a new production of Judith Thompson’s searing drama “The Crackwalker” at the University of Maine, Hardy isn’t singing or laughing. She’s getting right up in your face, poking you… Read More
It’s hard to remember a time when boosting the self-esteem of students wasn’t a priority of educators. Committees have been formed, reports written, programs launched, grants obtained. This is important work, made all the more crucial by the myriad bad influences foisted upon kids today. Read More
An article about the dating game on Page C6 of the Monday, Oct. 19, edition incorrectly referred to Robin Aston as a psychologist. Aston earned a doctorate in counselor education. Read More