Junior center Brendan Walsh is enjoying an offensive resurgence for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. He had 13 goals and 24 assists in 65 games at Boston University before transferring to Maine a year ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
New England Sports Network (NESN) will air a special sports documentary by Fox Sports Net Thanksgiving night, but it’s safe to say this holiday special won’t become traditional family viewing material in the same vein as “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “Between the Madness” is a… Read More
Dead River Co. Classic MAINE vs. ST. BONAVENTURE Time, site: Friday, 7 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono 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
I promised you Tuesday I would pass along some tips for dressing properly in the cold. Keep in mind that much of this is gathered from a Winter Sports Discovery Day held last weekend in Freeport at the L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery School. Several folks… Read More
College ATLANTIC 10 All-Conference Teams First Team Offense Quarterback: Mike Cook (William and Mary); Running backs: Jerry Azumah (New Hampshire), Marcel Shipp (UMass); Wide receivers: Eddie Conti (Delaware), Brian Westbrook (Villanova); Tight end: Kerry Taylor (UMass); Linemen: Brian Cook (Delaware), Walter Jones (UNH), Eric King… Read More
ORONO – Record-setting guard Cindy Blodgett will be the guest of honor Friday night during the first round of the University of Maine’s Dead River Co. Classic at Alfond Arena. Blodgett will have her No. 14 jersey retired by the university in a brief ceremony… Read More
WATERVILLE – Both the Thomas College baseball and softball teams have offered to volunteer their services in helping central Maine residents perform odd jobs. While donations will be accepted at the completion of a task, they are not neccessary. Those interested in this service should contact baseball coach… Read More
The second annual Ricky Craven Snowmobile Ride for Charity will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30 and will cover 75 miles in its circumnavigation of Moosehead Lake in Greenville. There will be a breakfast at Greenville High School from 7-8:30 a.m. followed by the ride. Read More
PHILADELPHIA – Jerry Azumah of New Hampshire was named the offensive player of the year Wednesday in the Atlantic 10 conference, the latest honor for the record-breaking running back. Azumah also was named to the all-conference first team along with senior offensive lineman Walter Jones… Read More
BOSTON — Long lines. Crowded cars. Cranky kids. It’s Thanksgiving weekend — time to take to the roads, rails and skies to see the family and get the best pickings of turkey. On Wednesday, bus stations and airports in New England already were swollen with… Read More
BANGOR — City Nursing Facility Administrator Don Gross has submitted his resignation and accepted the position of school business manager for SAD 28 in Camden. Gross, who was hired in October 1997, will leave his Bangor job in mid-December. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor man who is deaf has sued the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department, claiming jail officials discriminated against him by refusing to provide sign language interpreters, telecommunications equipment for the deaf and other aids while he was an inmate at the Penobscot County Jail for 30… Read More
OLD TOWN — When Roger and Cheryl Swedberg gather their family around the dinner table today, they’ll lay out two more place settings than they did last year. That’s because in September, the family welcomed two additions: twins allowed to leave a war-torn African nation. Read More
FAIRFIELD — After five operations and two weeks in the hospital, firefighter Gary Michaud went home Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. He still can’t really use his right foot, which was nearly severed when the town’s new fire engine smashed into a tree on… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A New Brunswick man, convicted last year of drowning a university classmate during a fight over a woman, lost his appeal Wednesday to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Dean Michaud of Clair, New Brunswick, was convicted of manslaughter in the 1996 death… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Rarely has a $1,500 expense caused such a commotion in Augusta. But when the Hancock County Commission budgeted the seemingly small amount to subsidize a privately owned ferry serving five remote islands in East Penobscot Bay, state officials took notice and expressed their… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft woman who was found this summer in a locked room, where she had been isolated for years, died from natural causes, according to the state Medical Examiner’s Office. That does not, however, rule out the possibility that she was neglected, said… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King on Tuesday named a seven-member search committee for a new commissioner of agriculture to replace outgoing Commissioner Ed McLaughlin. The search committee includes members of Maine’s dairy and vegetable industry. McLaughlin, who served as commissioner for four years, resigned last… Read More
BANGOR — Despite what some fliers may say, there are no big bargains to be had today at some merchants. According to Maine law, stores bigger than 5,000 square feet must close their doors on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since Maine is one of the few… Read More
THOMASTON — Women in the midcoast area who have never attended college may be eligible for college scholarships from the American Association of University Women. Tuition, fees and required books and materials for one college class at the University Center in Thomaston will be covered by the scholarship. Read More
As Christmas approaches, the Bangor Daily News joins the Salvation Army to help kick off its annual Santa’s Helper campaign. Santa’s Helper is an effort to collect donations to benefit those served by the Salvation Army. Your gifts and donations are used to purchase clothing,… Read More
Police said transients who had taken up residence in an area off Maine Avenue called The Pines in Bangor were asked to leave their cardboard shanties Wednesday. Acting on behalf of the state Department of Transportation, Bangor police removed the people from the area adjacent… Read More
THOMASTON — Registration is now open for January college classes at the University Center in Thomaston. Morning, afternoon and evening business and computer classes include: Introduction to Business, Principles of Accounting I and II, Introduction to Real Estate, Intermediate Accounting II, Principles of Management, Fundamentals… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A 32-year-old Ellsworth man was found dead in the woods near his home Wednesday morning, about two weeks after game wardens ended their official search. Dan Wolford was found at about 8:30 a.m. by family and friends who organized Wednesday to search areas… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Shopping for the right foods is a real chore for many diabetics who control the disease through their diets. But the Facility for Occupational and Rehabilitative Medicine and Millinocket Regional Hospital hope to make grocery shopping a little easier with a new food… Read More
Although the common belief is that Thanksgiving officially dates to the fall of 1621, when Pilgrims invited Indians to join them for three days of festivities celebrating the bounty of that year’s harvest, it did not become a national holiday until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it so in… Read More
PORTLAND — An Old Orchard Beach man accused of fraud in a deal to export engines to be used in Romanian police cars pleaded innocent in federal court Wednesday. Catalin Tutunaru, 53, was released on a $40,000 secured bond with trial set for Feb. 1. Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Indictments returned this week by the Somerset County grand jury include charges against the mother of a toddler who died in a parked car outside a home she was visiting in August. Jennifer Pillsbury, 27, formerly of Skowhegan, was indicted on charges of… Read More
BLUE HILL — He was one of 27 children, but when Allen Mello died last weekend at age 79, he was alone as far as family was concerned. Only a single sister, now in her 80s and living in Florida, is left of the enormous… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Farnsworth Homestead on Elm Street, adjacent to the Farnsworth Art Museum, will be open to the public free of charge the weekends of Dec. 5, 12 and 19. On Saturdays, the Homestead will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; on… Read More
FALMOUTH — The Baxter School for the Deaf is plagued by a web of state regulations that prevents it from fixing many problems, a committee of state officials and experts says. The answer, according to the panel, is for the Legislature to consider giving the… Read More
The interim phase between the spectacular foliage of fall and the sparkling snow and ice of winter, November is often viewed as dreary, chilly, and leafless. Yet for hikers, birders, bicyclists, dog walkers, and those who just like to scramble around on spray-drenched rocks, this… Read More
CAMDEN — Students and faculty describe the late Warren Greeley as a dedicated and caring teacher, known for his peacemaking efforts at Camden-Rockport High School. Greeley died Tuesday after collapsing from a heart attack at the school. Greeley, 57, had taught at the school for… Read More
To a remarkable degree, the tenuous health of the American economy in the era of globalization has become dependent on one man, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan. What the president and his advisers say or do is largely irrelevant; what Congress says or does is even less… Read More
Harriet Beecher Stowe moved to Maine in 1850, with her husband, Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor at Bowdoin College. In Brunswick, she wrote her famous “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and many stories about New England life, including “The Pearl of Orr’s Island” (1862) and “Oldtown Folks” (1869). The latter… Read More
HANCOCK — Stephen Coffin used to hike Mount Katahdin every year. But as the pain in his right ankle worsened during the last 15 years, those trips ended along with the rest of his active lifestyle. Now Coffin, a former cross country coach and English… Read More
Two football players from Stearns High School in Millinocket were inadvertently left off the list of people named to the LTC Class C All-Star second team published in Wednesday’s editions. They were Chris MacDonald, who made the team as an offensive and defensive tackle, and offensive guard James… Read More
I recently expressed to my congresspeople my concerns regarding U.S. sanctions against Cuba, and received a couple of those noncommittal responses drafted by some staff person, Xeroxed and on file for sending out to people like me. I don’t know why I bother, these responses always make me… Read More
As a newspaper that seems to hold itself up to standards of morality, common sense and family values, I was shocked, angered and offended when I opened up the [Nov. 20] edition of the BDN and out popped a loose-leaf advertisement all decked in Thanksgiving attire for discount… Read More
WASHINGTON — An estimated 4,000 Maine-made Christmas wreaths will decorate graves at Arlington National Cemetery this Christmas season. This is the sixth straight year that Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington has donated the wreaths for the cemetery. A group of employees and volunteers from the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Garden Club has rescheduled its workshop “Making Green Roping” to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Pittsfield Library. The public is invited. The storm date is Thursday, Dec. 3. For information, call 487-3829 or 487-2485. Read More
UNITY — The Unity Volunteer Ambulance Corps will offer an American Heart Association CPR class from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 9 and 10, at the Unity Ambulance Base, School Street. The class will cover adults, children, and infants. Cost is $10,… Read More
BLUE HILL — Blue Hill Memorial Hospital’s Oncology Clinic has scheduled its next six cancer support group meetings for this season. The meetings will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon Fridays, Dec. 4 and 18, Jan. 8 and 22 and Feb. 5 and 19 in the Hancock… Read More
AUGUSTA — Still waiting for your 1997 federal tax refund? The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 247 taxpayers from Maine whose checks were returned by the U.S. Postal Service. These checks total more than $121,000, an average of almost $491 per check. Check amounts… Read More
AUBURN — An autopsy has confirmed that a body discovered Sunday was that of Leonard Ash, a man who had been missing since last February when he went for a walk. Ash, 48, disappeared only three weeks after he moved from Florida to Maine. He… Read More
MILLINOCKET — A Veterans Service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be at the Millinocket District Court Office from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 3, to assist veterans, widows and their dependents in filing for state and federal benefits. Read More
AUGUSTA — CMP Natural Gas has received a state regulatory agency’s green light to bring service to all 35 Maine towns and cities proposed in its application. The Public Utilities Commission’s decision Monday authorizes the company to provide natural gas service in the Bangor and… Read More
BREWER — A collision between two industrial vehicles Wednesday sent an Eastern Fine Paper employee to the hospital for stitches. Robert Dowling, whose age and address were not immediately available Wednesday, was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, according to Robert Sullivan, general manager… Read More
BELFAST — The city is trying to sell some of its waterfront land on the east side of the Passagassawaukeag River. Other than a small parcel at the end of a footbridge spanning the river, the only other city-owned land on the river’s east bank… Read More
I read that Ted Turner has been considering running for president. This is a great idea. He’s a fantastic businessman and could very well get our economy back on track. I would vote for him. Politics are way too important to leave to the politicians. Read More
It’s a shame that in today’s society people have to disgrace and disrespect a shrine erected by their commrades in arms to honor their fallen brethren. These must be people with no purpose in life and no idea what freedom costs. The freedom for them is to destroy… Read More
I would like to congratulate Attorney General Andrew Ketterer and all the state’s attorney generals for successfully suing $206 billion out of the tobacco industry. These lawsuits were exceptional for two reasons. First, they were filed against legal businesses selling legal products, which will help the pave the… Read More
It’s dismaying there isn’t more being done in our court system for punishment for the use of or possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia. We jail and fine our intoxications, a fine for our teen-agers’ drug use isn’t much of a deterrent; we suspend or expel our teens… Read More
I wonder why Larry Doughty feels he’s in a position to speak for the citizens of Millinocket about their feelings, or assign anger as their emotion toward James Kotredes (BDN letter, Nov. 20). I am one of what I believe to be a number of citizens who would… Read More
I have three questions about the Bengal tiger that killed two people. Why on earth would anyone keep a Bengal tiger for a pet? If the tiger killed his trainer, why was he not destroyed immediately? If it was an unprovoked attack, how was it called an accident?… Read More
In regard to the article,”Substitute teachers becoming hard to find” (BDN, Nov. 18), think about this possibility: There are many qualified retired people who have time on their hands and would love to pass along and share their knowledge with the younger generation. This might also pass along… Read More
Nuclear waste, embalming fluid and chemicals that are found in car batteries. These may not sound pleasing, but some people enjoy these items. All these things can be found in cigarettes or chewing tobacco. The ingredients are not the worst part. Can you imagine having… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Acadia National Park’s Abbe Museum recently received word that the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded it a $375,000 challenge grant the organization applied for in May. Funds will support the museum’s efforts to renovate and expand a second site in downtown… Read More
BLUE HILL — As families around the country dust off their turkey basters and stoke up their ovens for the annual feast day, a coalition of student groups at George Stevens Academy is putting the emphasis on the “giving” in today’s Thanksgiving holiday. About 25 students have organized… Read More
Van Buren High School First quarter honor roll Grade 7, high honors: Michael Corbin, Kristin Cyr, Melanie Cyr, Tim Dionne, Katie Dumond, Erica Hews, Jessica Kelley, Sarah Louise Lajoie, Erica Laplante, Joanna McGlinn and Nicole Ouellette; honors: Elise Bouchard, Natalie Faith Cormier, Vanessa Lee Cyr,… Read More
FAIRFIELD — A lawyer cleared the way Wednesday for town councilors to adopt a measure that temporarily halts a plan for a tire-chipping plant in the woods off a country road. The decision came one week after councilors voted to place a six-month ban on… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court Stephen L. Voisine, 38, Wytopitlock, disorderly conduct, $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 (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
JACKMAN — In a 4-1 vote after a grievance hearing, selectmen Tuesday upheld the town manager’s decision to fire Lenore T. Griffin from the positions of deputy clerk, deputy treasurer and deputy voting registrar for the way she dealt with the voter registration list for the Nov. 3… Read More
ROCKLAND — Working without a permanent home after its Brewster Street building was condemned two years ago, the Salvation Army is struggling to meet the needs of the midcoast area. Ironically, when the stock market booms and unemployment is down, many people forget about the needs of the… Read More
JACKMAN — About 20 of the community’s elderly residents are in for a surprise today when their doorbells ring and they see volunteers standing there offering free turkey dinners. Jackman Food Bank Director Kathy Shelley and a few local residents have done the leg work… Read More
SANGERVILLE — The possibility of securing a grant to purchase property that abuts the fire station and the elementary school was discussed Tuesday evening during a joint meeting of SAD 4 directors and Sangerville selectmen. As a result of the meeting, town officials agreed to… Read More
My hat is off to Newt Gingrich for his excellent judgment in resigning as speaker of the House. That took courage and was the act of a big man. Newt’s two top priorities were what was best for his country and-or the Repulican Party. No… Read More
BANGOR — For the holiday synonymous with giving, several Bangor-area organizations and restaurants are keeping traditions alive and their doors open today to serve Thanksgiving dinners to the needy. Perhaps the largest of the dinners will be at Captain Nick’s restaurant on Union Street. From… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor Public Library will hold a holiday food drive from Dec. 1 until Christmas. Donations of two or more nonperishable items will be rewarded with the erasure of any accumulated overdue book fines. Boxes to collect the items will be located at… Read More
GLENBURN — A Maine driving dynamics course will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Driver’s Edge Driving School. Those completing the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving records. To register, call Driver’s Edge Driving School at 941-9494. Read More
LINCOLN — A Veterans Service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be at the Lincoln District Court Office from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 10, to assist veterans, widows, and their dependents in filing for state and federal benefits. Read More
BREWER — After a daylong adventure, a wandering bull named Derek returned home. The bull escaped from his pasture Tuesday afternoon. He was spotted around town several times during the day and became the subject of a search by neighbors and friends. Derek also was… Read More
PALMYRA — Stephen C. Myrick’s day of hunting already had been ruined early Wednesday before his rifle discharged, injuring his left foot. Myrick, 46, who lives on the Mud Pond Road in Palmyra, was leaving to go hunting when he suddenly was called into work. Read More
TREMONT — Crowding in a “high-energy” third-grade classroom prompted Principal Craig Kesselheim to advertise for an assistant teacher in local newspapers this week. “A class that started the year with about 20 kids in a room has grown to 25 … and their needs aren’t… Read More
BARING — Mark Sweeny, manager of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, invites families in the area to cut their Christmas trees on either of the two divisions of the refuge. A free permit is required. Each family may cut up to two trees for personal… Read More