With dreams of an Atlantic 10 championship dashed and hopes for a postseason berth dwindling after two straight losses, the University of Maine football team hopes to refocus today when it plays James Madison in the first of three straight road contests. Meanwhile, a rebounding… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – B.J. Birtz connected on a 15-yard touchdown pass to Nathan Thibodeau in the fourth quarter that made the difference for the visiting Lynx of Lincoln in a 13-9 victory over Foxcroft Academy Friday night. Wade Jordan ran for a 10-yard score in the… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh said his current freshman class is the best at Maine since the 1992-93 season when Paul Kariya and the Ferraro twins helped lead Maine to the NCAA title. Two of the prize recruits, defenseman Doug Janik… Read More
Allowing that you’ve shed your fishing vest in favor of a hunting vest, bear with me while I make a couple of casts important to piscatorial pleasures. Unfortunately, the first cast is worse than a wind knot: Recently, Ron Brokaw, regional biologist of Fisheries Region C headquarters in… Read More
High school KVAC All-Stars Class A Boys Brunswick: Russell Savage; Cony: Ben Buxton, Abraham Furth, Rahvi Barnam; Lawrence: Emery Bickford; Morse: Brett Almasi; Mount Ararat: David Lantz, Andy Caron; Mt. Blue: Matt Rodrique, Jeremy Smith googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
High school KVAC All-Conference teams Class A First team Brunswick: Renee Heath; Cony: Libby Hanna, Julie Veilleux; Gardiner: Jillian Leclair; Messalonskee: Crystal Chavarie; Mt. Blue: Wendy Rollins; Oxford Hills: Johie Farrar, Catherine Eshleman; Skowhegan: Kim Leo, Tara Bedard, Danielle Waugh Second team googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – If Friday night’s crucial game against Mt. Blue of Farmington was a final exam for Bangor’s secondary, defensive backs Duane Peoples and Mike DeVeau earned the equivalent of Rhodes Scholarships. Peoples intercepted three passes, one of which he returned for a momentum-swinging touchdown,… Read More
NEWARK, Del. – Rachel Barger knocked in two goals to lead the University of Delaware Blue Hens to a 3-0 field hockey victory over the University of Maine Black Bears Friday. Barger started the scoring with 14:53 left in the first half off a feed… Read More
The top-ranked Madawaska Owls boys soccer team advanced to the semifinal round with a 6-2 victory over the No. 6 Hodgdon Hawks in an Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal Friday. In Class A quarterfinal girls soccer play, the fourth-ranked Mount Ararat Eagles of Topsham edged… Read More
SOUTH PARIS – Daren Lewis caught a 72-yard pass from Mike Mowatt in the fourth quarter for the eventual game-winning touchdown to help Oxford Hills down Lawrence 28-20 in PTC action Friday night. Mowatt also connected with Lewis on a 13-yard scoring strike in the… Read More
ORONO – First-year Union College coach Kevin Sneddon has harped to speedy left winger Mark Szucs to go wide on opposing defensemen and take advantage of his speed instead of cutting to the middle. Szucs took his coach’s advice to score the game-winner with 4:45… Read More
MILLINOCKET – For five weeks after opening the season with a pair of solid passing performances, Stearns High quarterback Aaron Civiello patiently directed the traffic of his team’s potent ground attack and waited for a chance to throw a few more passes. After all, it’s… Read More
The roots of the success of this year’s Camden-Rockport boys soccer team may have started two years ago. This year’s seniors were sophomores on a Windjammers team with the eighth spot going into the playoffs, and went on to win a preliminary game, upset No. Read More
Three cheers for Maine Superior Court Justice Robert Crowley, who made a tough decision in a case involving a private school student wanting to play on a public school’s sports team. Crowley ruled last month that 13-year-old Jane LeBlanc of Kennebunk, who attends Kennebunk Christian… Read More
ORONO – Friday night’s game was 15 seconds old when Mike Morrison wielded his stick to stop a shot off a 2-on-1 break by Moncton’s Carl Prud’homme. The nifty save set the tone a memorable evening for Morrison, who stopped 18 shots in his collegiate… Read More
High school KVAC All-Conference Players Boys Class A First team Brunswick: Ryan Deveaux; Cony: Kevin Bunker, Josh Cushman; Lawrence: Adam Ellis; Morse: Henry Payne; Mount Ararat: Aaron Holmes, Jack Rioux; Mt. Blue: Brian Mawhinney, Jeronimo Rivera; Waterville: Brian LeBrasseur googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Kenneth Nighbert lived a block from the beach in Kennebunk, Maine. Two weeks ago, the retired Air Force pilot flew his American flag upside down from his second-floor sun deck, a universal cry for help. Then he went inside, tied a plastic bag around his head and died. Read More
I am writing to endorse John Baldacci in his campaign for the 2nd District House seat. As a commissioner for the Portland Housing Authority, I have had many instances in the past two years to contact Rep. Baldacci in regard to legislation regarding both public… Read More
A Carmel man gets 7 1/2 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Another man gets 19 years with all but 11 years suspended for shooting at a state trooper. Yet another man gets a mere three years for shaking his girlfriend’s 4-month-old baby to… Read More
What does the state do with all the moose license money? I enjoyed every minute of the hunt, but I choose to hunt around the area I live in because the one we shot may save a life on the highway. I raise beef cattle… Read More
The upcoming election for Senate District 8 will be a defining one. Paul Davis and his opponent stand at opposite ends of the political spectrum. Davis believes in reducing government control thereby reducing its size and ultimately reducing taxes. He believes in more local control of our education… Read More
This is in response to a front-page article (BDN, Oct. 10-11). I was very disturbed by a comment made by Rep. James Donnelly, R-Presque Isle, concerning a petition currently being circulating to have the northern part of Maine separate from the southern part. Donnelly says, “But once they… Read More
It is harder than ever to make ends meet. High-paying jobs are few and far between. More and more a college education or technical one is needed to get a decent-paying job. We need a new leader who will bring a new spirit and active… Read More
As a member of the Executive Committee of the Maine Chamber and Business Alliance, I am writing to urge your support for Betty Lou Mitchell who is running for Senate District 10. Sen. Mitchell is committed to creating a business-friendly climate and lowering taxes. She… Read More
I am 7 years old. I like baseball. I could not watch the World Series but I wanted to. So I think it should be on a free channel. And I really like the Boston Red Sox. Per Skorpen Claeson Bangor… Read More
The NEWS will accept letters addressing the Nov. 3 election until noon Wednesday, Oct. 28. We will print as many election letters as possible through the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 issue. Election letters that are short and are sent in early stand a better chance of publication than those… Read More
They are the angels of a community, the benefactors whose generosity helps to enhance the lives of everyone around them. Portland had one in Elizabeth Noyce, while the Bangor area continues to be enriched immeasurably by the largesse of Stephen and Tabitha King. But philanthropists… Read More
VEAZIE — The town has withdrawn from negotiations involving a multimillion-dollar project for senior citizens, leaving Orono the front-runner after a lengthy bidding war for the proposed assisted-living facility. Town Manager William Reed met with Orono Town Manager Gerald Kempen on Thursday to inform him… Read More
CLINTON — Walter Moody, candidate for the Board of Selectmen, said Friday he is running to return open, honest government to the town of 3,400. A distrust among rival factions has marred town government for too long, he said, harming its ability to attract business… Read More
NEWPORT — Last week, an errant black terrier was captured in Pittsfield after eluding the local animal control officer for three weeks. This week, the little black dog is getting acquainted with his new home in Newport. His new owner, who did not want to… Read More
GORHAM — Ervin Kimball was surprised to open the newspaper and see that a man wanted in Sweden for allegedly exposing scores of women to the virus that causes AIDS shared the same name as his deceased son. He quickly learned it was no coincidence. Read More
GREENVILLE — A Lewiston man was fined $12,900 Wednesday for reneging on a promise to replace trees he removed in violation of Greenville’s land use ordinance. Greenville selectmen on Wednesday evening also approved enforcement action against two other property owners for land use violations and… Read More
NEWPORT — Selectmen awarded the contract for a storm-water drainage improvement project during a Thursday night meeting to the low bidder among seven companies. Stan Norris and Son, a construction company from Palmyra, submitted the low bid of $147,150. Norris bid beat out the six… Read More
HAMPDEN — The town is gearing up for the most contested council election in recent years. On Nov. 3, residents will choose from six candidates for three two-year positions. Having this many candidates is unusual, said Town Manager Marie Baker, who is “pleased by the… Read More
FORT KENT — American loggers were told Friday morning that federal investigators are examining how the Canadian bonded labor program is operating in Maine, as well as allegations made by U.S. loggers who have been blockading the border this past week. About 80 people attended… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Optometrist Dr. Flint Reid announced this week that he has merged his Pittsfield optometric practice with Maine Eye Care Associates of Waterville. The merger will involve relocation of Reid’s practice to Somerset Plaza. This will be the sixth location for MECA, which already… Read More
GREENVILLE — Selectmen this week completed an agreement with the Moosehead Marine Museum that will allow construction of public restrooms in the museum’s new building. As agreed, the town will contribute $21,200 to the museum for construction and maintenance of the new facility. These funds… Read More
BANGOR — For the past two years, there has been no contest on the Bangor school committee — candidates and the seats available matched up. This year, there will be a contest as three candidates vie for two three-year terms on the seven-member board. Election… Read More
GREENVILLE — Selectmen were happy to learn this week that the state Department of Environmental Protection had agreed to reduce the town’s fine for landfill violations. The DEP had fined the town $3,000 for illegally burning household hazardous wastes in a brush pile at the… Read More
ALLAGASH — Hilton Hafford and Stacey Kelly are part and parcel of a fiercely independent group of northern Maine people whose hard lives in the woods have made them a bit angry and skeptical about the future. Still, they have hopes for themselves and their children. Read More
Democrat Michael H. Michaud Age: 43 Birthplace: Millinocket Address: 111 Main St., East Millinocket Education: Schenck High School, Unity College Occupation: Finisher at Great Northern Paper Co., East Millinocket Mill Experience: Member of legislature for 18 years, 14 years in House of Representatives, chairman Energy & Natural Resources… Read More
Unenrolled Taxpayers Party Stephen J. Martin Age: 37 Birthplace: Reading, PA. Address: HC 61 Box 2, North Amity Education: University of Maine Occupation: Christian high school history teacher. Experience: “Not a politician! My lack of experience in scratch-my-back and I’ll-scratch-yours politics is my major asset!”… Read More
Unopposed Republican R. Leo Kieffer Age: 68 Birthplace: Wisconsin Address: 12 Harvest Road, Caribou Education: University of Wisconsin Occupation: Retired Experience: Business owner 38 years, six years in state senate Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Unopposed Democrat Joseph M. Jabar Age: 52 Birthplace: Waterville Address: 38 Burleigh St., Waterville Education: Colby College and the University of Maine School of Law Occupation: Lawyer — Daviau, Jabar and Batten law firm Experience: District Attorney 1975-1978, member Waterville school board, worker’s compensation commission, chairman governor’s Executive… Read More
Republican William S. Maddox Age: 39 Birthplace: Needham, Massachusetts Address: 22 Summer St., Rockport Education: Colby College; College of William and Mary, Va.; Washington and Lee University, Va. Occupation: Lawyer Experience: librarian Knox County Law Library, eight years as a lawyer, past president and zone chairman Camden Lions… Read More
Democrat Judith A. Powers Age: 54 Birthplace: Hartford, Conn. Address: 50 Spring Lane, Rockport Education: Oxford Hills; Wellesley College, Mass.; and University of Wisconsin. Occupation: Educator Experience: Early childhood and outdoor education, fund raising and construction. Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Republican Gabrielle J. Carbonneau Age: 34 Birthplace: South Amboy, New Jersey Address: 62 Stoneham Drive, West Gardiner Education: associate’s degree in nursing Occupation: Registered Nurse Experience: Adolescent psychiatry and chemical dependency, social services, CPR instructor, inservice education director, volunteer coordinator for Maine Republican Party, volunteer with Mothers Against… Read More
Republican Duane J. Belanger Age: 34 Birthplace: Fort Kent Address: P.O. BOX 172, Wallagrass Education: Norwich University, Vt. Occupation: Manager/co-owner of Fort Kent Office Products Experience: Town manager of Wallagrass and member of the state legislature for two years. Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Republican Christine R. Savage Age: 67 Birthplace: Union Address: 174 Barrett Hill Rd., Union Education: local high school Occupation: Retired town manager Experience: 20 years of municipal experience Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Democrat James O’Haverty Age: 67 Birthplace: Oakland Address: 541 Camden Road, Hope Education: University of California at Berkeley Occupation: Owner and operator of Whitfield, Scott and Company Experience: Have employed more than 500 Maine men and women in the past 25 years, helping to deal with their problems… Read More
Democrat John L. Martin Age: 57 Birthplace: Eagle Lake Address: Eagle Lake Education: University of Maine Occupation: Assistant professor of political science, University of Maine at Fort Kent Experience: Speaker of the House, minority leader, etc. Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Republican Anita Peavey-Haskell Age: 61 Birthplace: Olamon Address: 7 Pine St., Milford Education: University of Maine Occupation: Retired teacher, active business owner and manager Experience: Teacher for 38 years; business owner and manager for 35 years; Eastern Maine Medical Center corporator; Board of Directors Raish Peavey Haskell Memorial… Read More
Republican Bonnie Winchell Haghkerdar Age: 46 Birthplace: Bangor Address: 12 James St., Bangor Education: Bangor High School; Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S.; Northern Illinois College of Law; and Harvard University School of Law Occupation: Professor in the School of Business at Husson College Experience: Business, civic, social, education,… Read More
Republican James H. Tobin Jr. Age: 56 Birthplace: Worcester, Mass. Address: 350 Charleston Rd., Dexter Education: Worcester State College, University of Maine Occupation: Retired educational administrator, Christmas tree farmer Experience: Served in 118th Legislature, criminal justice committee, and sponsored and helped pass L.D. 317, a bill concerning the… Read More
Democrat Laura J. Sanborn Age: 50 Birthplace: Old Town Address: RR 1 Box 332, Old Town Education: Old Town High School Occupation: Businesswoman, 27 years Experience: 118th Legislative session, local business, church, civic and non-profit organizations. Served on many committees and boards including School Union 90 FUTURE Team… Read More
Democrat Lawrence W. Folsom Age: 61 Birthplace: not given Address: 366A Avenue Road, Garland Education: Williams High School, Oakland Occupation: Real Estate, sporting goods business Experience: Local government and small business Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Democrat Jane W. Saxl Age: 59 Birthplace: New York City Address: 37 Pond St., Bangor Education: bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of Southern Illinois Occupation: Homemaker Experience: member Maine House of Representatives, chair of banking and insurance committee, chair of state and local government panel, member of… Read More
Republican Debra D. Plowman Age: 38 Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Address: PO Box 468, Hampden Education: St. Dominic Regional High School, Lewiston, University of Southern Maine Occupation: Business owner (PDQ Door Co.) Experience: Legal secretary 14 years Top three priorities if elected: googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Bar Harbor District Court Timothy E. Levesque, 33, Hulls Cove, possession of drug paraphernalia, $75. 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
CALAIS — The City Council recently created “The Mayor’s Award” to recognize residents who the council believes have demonstrated a commitment to community service. At a council meeting Thursday night, the recipients were presented with a framed plaque and a congratulatory handshake from Mayor Michael… Read More
Democrat Carl E. Pease Age: 44 Birthplace: Bangor Address: 6 Elm St., Hampden Education: Maine Central Institute, University of Maine Occupation: recent graduate with master’s in public administration Experience: former nutritional services worker at Eastern Maine Medical Center, University of Maine student government; public administration internships; State Democratic… Read More
EDMUNDS — Bruce Murray, age unknown, was arrested Thursday night and is expected to be charged with violation of a protection order after he allegedly tried to visit his ex-girlfriend. Other charges against him may be pending. Sgt. Lester Seeley of the Washington County Sheriff’s… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A memorial service will be held for Deputy Norman Dube at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Veterans Memorial Park. A tree will be planted beforehand. Parking is available in NAPA’s parking lot. Read More
HOULTON — Numerous speakers and vendors will address women’s health issues today at the Women’s Health Expo at Houlton Regional Hospital. Running from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the event will feature keynote speaker Sandy Queen, founder and director of Lifeworks Inc., a training-consulting firm… Read More
CALAIS — No one will call it a gas war, but whatever it is, consumers are the winners. Gasoline in the city this week was 99.9 cents a gallon, and for the first time since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s there were long… Read More
WINSLOW — Nearly 50 firefighters from six towns were called early Friday to a fire that caused more than $10,000 in damage to the idled Kimberly Clark Corp. paper mill. Winslow Fire Chief Bill Page said a security guard noticed the fire in the plant’s… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host “Sustainable Forestry in Maine: Putting Science to Work for Our Future” by Dr. John Hagen, director of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences in Brunswick. Hagen will speak about the economic, ecological and policy aspects of forest management in… Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 directors next month will hear a proposal to provide on-the-job training for regional vocational students in a collaborative enterprise between the school and town that could help boost economic development. The novel concept offered by Lynne Paul, Dexter’s Community Development Block… Read More
CLINTON — A meeting to discuss a CDBG proposal for sewer service to be added to High Street and the Water Street area will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Clinton town office as part of the regular selectmen’s meeting. Read More
DEXTER — Town officials may sell some restaurant equipment in an attempt to recoup funds that were loaned to a former Dexter business through a regional microloan program. The former Asian Restaurant on Main Street was a venture that was financed by a grant program… Read More
ROCKPORT — Congressional candidate Ross Connelly is an incurable optimist. Although a poll showed him trailing 1st Congressional District Democratic Rep. Tom Allen by 28.5 percent, Republican Connelly has found a silver lining. In a recent poll, Allen got “only” 51 percent, compared to the… Read More
Congregation Beth Israel in Bangor is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever vandalized more than 50 headstones in the Mount Hope Cemetery. The vandalism was discovered Oct. 13 in the Jewish section of the cemetery near Severence… Read More
BANGOR — Phyllis Shubert, vice chair of the city’s school committee, has been named president of the Maine School Boards Association. Shubert, who has served on the Bangor school committee for 12 years, was elected to the post Thursday at the annual conference of the… Read More
RUMFORD — Mead Corp. announced it will shut down three coated-paper machines, leading to additional layoffs at its Rumford plant just weeks after 52 salaried jobs were eliminated there. Mead will shut down two machines in Rumford and one in Escanaba, Mich., next month, said… Read More
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — As monuments go, the 400-foot trench gouged into the desert surrounding this tiny community probably wouldn’t prove inappropriate. Deep and somewhat ragged, it could represent the rift caused by plans to build a radioactive dump here for Maine, Vermont and Texas. Read More
LAMOINE — Robert Tilden of Lamoine is hoping that raising oysters will supplement his income from worming and woodcutting. Jean Hewitt of Tenants Harbor is looking forward to serving home-grown fresh oysters on the half shell for Christmas. In Penobscot, Jesse Leach wants to start… Read More
For their more than three decades of tireless dedication and loyalty to residents and staff of the Elizabeth Levinson Center in Bangor, Al and Mary Rand of Brewer were honored recently when the newly refurbished playground was named for them. “They have just devoted an… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A 21-year-old Hancock woman was found dead off Sand Point in Bar Harbor on Friday morning after she apparently drove her car into the ocean in Lamoine the previous day, according to police. The body of Lisa Lounder was discovered about 8:30… Read More
HOULTON — With the possibility that the loggers’ blockade of three Maine-Quebec border crossings could continue into next week, one question dominates the issue: Why, if Canadian loggers are needed to cut Maine timber, are there Maine loggers who are having trouble finding work? The… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Nine men and seven women will listen to testimony in the trial of a man accused of murdering 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley. The final four were chosen Friday, the fourth day of jury selection in the case. There will be 12 jurors and… Read More
BOSTON — Prosecutors stood with the grieving parents of a dead MIT student a month ago and brought the first-ever manslaughter indictment against a fraternity — the organization, not its members. Now the case of a freshman who drank until he fell into a coma… Read More
WATERVILLE — Heather Blease was the lone woman in her class to make it through the electrical engineering program at the University of Maine. After graduation, she was one of the few women to rise into the management ranks at Digital Equipment Corp. in Augusta,… Read More
BANGOR — When those people with drumming fingers or dancing feet disappear once a month, where do they go? Word has it that they’re hanging out at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 120 Park St., the site of UU Drum and Dance. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
I remember when “Rugrats” first entered our lives. We were on vacation in the Poconos about 18 months ago. The local cable system offered neither the Disney Channel nor the Cartoon Network, and there was no VCR, so Nickelodeon was our only consistent source for children’s programming come… Read More
PORTLAND — A judge refused to reduce a seven-year prison sentence for a drunken driver who claimed Maine State Police bore some responsibility for failing to stop him before he killed a New Hampshire mother and daughter at a Scarborough tollbooth. Gary Sledzik said Thursday… Read More
As the primary authors of the questionnaire criticized in a recent column (“Tourism and the questionnaire,” BDN, Oct. 13), we feel an obligation to respond to the issues raised by the authors David Vail and John Buell. The authors raised three questions in their column. While their questions… Read More
Despite decades of educational programs and harsher policies, colleges have been unable to stop heavy drinking and its sometimes tragic consequences on the nation’s campuses. Just last week, media from around the country descended on Colby College when a sophomore fell out of her third-floor dorm room window… Read More
J.D. Irving Ltd.’s intensive land management practices came under greater public scrutiny this week after the New Brunswick corporate giant became the state’s largest landowner. On Wednesday, the company announced it will buy 1.1 million acres from Bowater-Great Northern Paper to add to the 500,000 acres it already… Read More
The pick-up trucks are of a later vintage and the tree butts on the stalled logging trucks aren’t what they used to be, but not much else at the blockades along the Maine-Canada border is different from the protests of the 1970s. Then, as now, the issue was… Read More
Norman and Barbara (Brown) Marcho will celebrate their 50th wedding annivesary with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Federated Church of Stillwater, Bennoch Road. They were married Oct. 22, 1948. Evelyn Wadleigh Jacobson, formerly of Stillwater, will celebrate… Read More
Given the sorry state of affairs in the Clinton White House since the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal broke, bollixing things up in good shape, the Page One Associated press story out of Washington in Wednesday’s newspaper came as no great surprise. In yet another example… Read More
It’s not my cross to bear, but if you ask me, most of the problems within the Christian Civic League of Maine can be laid right at the headstone of the Rev. Benjamin C. Bubar. Bubar died three years ago, but the charismatic Aroostook County… Read More
The $300,000 payroll of a cluster of truck stops, an official in a small Northern Maine community said the other day, grows threefold as it circulates through the local economy. Elsewhere, but nearby, a downtown revitalization project is sold on the promise that every dollar spent will become… Read More
You can talk about James Dodson as a golfer. He has played all the big courses. He has played all the big guys. He’s constructing a one-hole course in his back yard in Topsham. His handicap is five. He has all the right golfing clothes, the right golfing… Read More
An Oct. 22 MaineDay story on Hampden candidates for the SAD 22 board of directors and for the Water District incorrectly stated the number of positions which are open. Four candidates are competing for two directors’ positions, and two candidates are running for one Water District position. —-… Read More
BINGHAM — The relationship between Robert “Porky” Hartwell and his town could be summed up by an old saying: “A community’s values are reflected in the people it chooses to honor.” More than 80 residents and associates Tuesday night attended a retirement party at Quimby… Read More
Bangor — The Hope Lutheran Church, associated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, holds a 2 p.m. Sunday worship service at the Ramada Inn next to Interstate 95, Exit 45B. If interested in attending an informational meeting, call toll-free 877-900-5208. Blue Hill — Sunday services… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Rev. Dr. Thomas L. Blackstone has been named the new pastor of Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, 79 Fleetwood St. He replaced the Rev. Patricia Thompson on July 1 and was formally installed at Sunday worship services Sept. 20. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Prayer hermit Lorraine Louvat, who has the Christian gift of healing, will offer a one-hour journey into prayer through music at Maine Catholic churches in the weeks to come. The public is welcome to attend the services and let God gently heal them of cancer,… Read More
Barbara Velgouse, and her husband, Stephen, moved to Kenduskeag from Connecticut in 1972. They were delighted finally to own their own dairy farm and happy with the decision to settle in Maine. There was only one thing missing from their new life — a church. Read More