EVANSTON, Ill. – Junior forward Jamie Cassidy scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the University of Maine women’s basketball team to an 82-61 win over Ohio University in the consolation round of the Roger L. White Invitational at Welsh-Ryan Arena Saturday. The… Read More
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    WINSLOW – David Lisnik scored three goals and Justin Libby added two more as the Bangor ice hockey squad topped Winslow 5-3 Saturday as teams continued to open the winter season. Mike Deveau assisted on three of the goals, while Craig Franck, Dan Hackney and… Read More
    MACHIAS – Carl Howell scored 27 points to lift the St. Joseph’s College Monks to an 85-59 men’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Machias Clippers Sunday. Ryan Martin added 15 points for the Monks, now 7-0. Marlow Bernard contributed 12 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    DEXTER – Opening day of the 1998-99 wrestling season brought a meet rife with stark contrasts to Dexter High School Saturday afternoon: On one side of the gym, you had the Dexter Tigers opening the defense of their two straight state Class C championships with… Read More
    BLUE HILL – In a season-opening showdown of two schoolgirl basketball teams expected to compete for the Eastern Maine Class B title, Mount Desert Island finished with a 58-51 overtime victory over George Stevens Academy Saturday night. But the Eagles performed admirably in defeat. They… Read More
    ORONO – Andy Beaulieu’s goal at the 14:14 mark of the second period broke open a tie game and lifted Presque Isle to a 3-2 schoolboy ice hockey win over Old Town at Alfond Arena Saturday. Josh Hayes scored two unassisted goals for 1-0 Presque… Read More
    Santa’s Helper is progressing closer to its goal every day. We would like to collect $40,000 before the end of December. Our hopes are to reach our goal before Christmas. We would like to recognize the following contributors who have made donations. Alfred and Betty… Read More
    SIDNEY — Students, musicians and vocalists from junior high and high schools in Maine are invited to apply for the annual Irene and Jerry Green Scholarship: a full-tuition, one-session (four weeks) scholarship for the 1999 summer season at the New England Music Camp in Sidney. Read More
    PORTLAND — A rare and fatal virus that infected Maine salmon being held at a Massachusetts hatchery to produce eggs remains a puzzle for scientists. The virus, detected only once before, at a fish farm in Scotland, killed or infected scores of salmon taken from… Read More
    BELFAST — The Belfast Maskers has received a grant of $5,000 from the Maine Community Foundation. The Maskers applied for this assistance as it continues on its endowment campaign to raise $500,000. The grant was approved by the Maine Expansion Arts fund of the Maine… Read More
    PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine has hired a leader in the field of linguistics to start a program to train American Sign Language interpreters to work in schools throughout the state. Deaf children in Maine often don’t get the help they need in… Read More
    The Bangor Police Department can’t issue a warrant for its arrest or a summons for it to appear, so they’ve chosen another vehicle by which they can put out their version of a WANTED poster: this column. “We’re looking for a male mannequin,” said the… Read More
    As we prepare to buy gifts for our family and friends this holiday season, we might feel better knowing that the people who made the items we buy were treated fairly and paid a living wage. So, how can we know if our clothes were made in sweatshops?… Read More
    The 119th Maine Legislature held its ceremonial opening Wednesday with the pomp of swearing in lawmakers, the circumstance of electing officers, the blunder of undermining the state Constitution. It does not bode well that the first official act of this Legislature is to usurp the… Read More
    When it comes to whining, nobody does it better than kids. You name it, and they can whine about it. But is it any wonder? Kids are the ultimate imitators. They just mimic the adults around them. Their tendency toward passive whining is just a reflection of a… Read More
    As if to prove that there was no sense in whining about the switch from Delta to Comair flights at Bangor International Airport, the purchase Friday by American Airlines of Business Express shows that what deregulation takes away, deregulation can bring. In this new system, these sorts of… Read More
    MEDWAY — An adult and a juvenile were arrested over the weekend in connection with three break-ins in Medway. James Russell Jr., 24, of Medway and a 17-year-old male juvenile from Molunkus were charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. More charges may be… Read More
    Both the state legislative leaders and Gov. Anugs King stress their determination to strengthen the economy of northern Maine. Now they have a chance to show their influence by prevailing upon the air carriers to provide decent service to Bangor. With Delta’s decision to abandon… Read More
    Recently, I bought a new vehicle. Everyone knows you negotiate the car price downward from the inflated sticker price suggested by the dealer. I ended up paying $2,500 less than the sticker price. When registering the car, I had to pay an excise tax which… Read More
    I’m writing in support of the Eastern Maine Children’s Museum. This project has many enthusiastic volunteers whose primary goal is to help Maine children with a positive recreational activity. The steering committee has been businesslike in conducting excellent studies (financial feasibility, business plan, fund raising, capital campaign plan,… Read More
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    On Dec. 1, Channel 2 news (WLBZ) ran a story about the theft of a farm animal. This was their top story of the day. In this piece they mentioned hunting no less than three times in under five minutes, and if that wasn’t enough, they flashed the… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Teachers who are interested in pursuing a master’s degree or who have questions about further studies are invited to attend a University of Maine-based graduate outreach program meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in Room 120 at Waterville High School. Read More
    A 13-year-old Hampden girl was found in Pennsylvania on Saturday, one day after she was reported missing. The girl ran away from home to meet a pen pal she had met on the Internet, Hampden police said. She was intercepted by Pennsylvania police at the… Read More
    WHITING — A SAD 77 proposal that would halve next year’s enrollment at the Whiting Village School by transferring sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to the Elm Street School in East Machias will be discussed during a town meeting Dec. 8. The meeting will take place… Read More
    MACHIAS — The future layout of the Machias Memorial High School campus will be the subject of a public forum at the Rose Gaffney Elementary School on Tuesday. Union 102 Superintendent Betty Jordan said the session is the first of several public meetings with the… Read More
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    BANGOR — Students from Good Samaritan Agency’s Teen Parent Education Program will hold a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at Ames Department Store at the Airport Mall. Cookies, brownies, muffins and other baked goods will be on sale. Proceeds benefit students’ class… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A family of four lost its home over the weekend when a fire broke out on an outside wall, according to officials at the Presque Isle Fire Department. No injuries were reported. The residence of Rodney York was considered a total loss… Read More
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    BANGOR — Central Sprinkler Co. is recalling approximately 8.4 million Omega sprinklers after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission concluded the sprinkler heads were defective and could fail to activate in a fire. Unlike previous recall notices, this recall affects all Omega-brand sprinkler heads that… Read More
    LEVANT — A special town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Levant municipal building to choose a moderator and accept the dedication of Francis Drive, located at the intersection of Pine Tree Road, Griffin Road and South Levant Road. Read More
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    Brewer High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Eric Brown, Joshua Doyer, Heather Fraser, Andy Goupee, Allison Gray, Felicia Malerba, Carrie McGraw, Joseph McGuire, Jessie Mellott and Candice White; honors: Amy Allen, Angel Allen, Chris Bailey, Daniel Bivens, Rachael Bodkin-Rubino, Matt Bruni, Benjamin… Read More
    PORTLAND — Most families swarming over Christmas tree lots from Bangor to Malibu have a vision of the kind of tree they want to take home: lush, fragrant, dense. What consumers won’t see is the science that goes into producing some of the 35 million… Read More
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    CONCORD, N.H. — Peregrine falcons have made such a strong comeback in New England in the last 25 years that federal environmental officials are considering taking them off the endangered species list. In northern New England and New York state, a record 50 adult pairs… Read More
    GUILFORD — A Wells man is offering grants from his own pocket to communities and organizations to help save historic buildings throughout the state. Greg Hubbard, a historic preservation consultant, has made his latest offer for funds to a group of Guilford-area residents who are… Read More
    AUGUSTA — State House renovations aside, Rep. William Schneider still can’t get to the House Republican office. Schneider, R-Durham, uses a wheelchair and the office is one of the few spots in the building not served by a handicapped-accessible elevator. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More