BANGOR – The Brewer girls and boys swimming teams rolled to easy victories over Ellsworth Friday night at the Bangor-Brewer YWCA’s Aloupis Pool. With just one boy and 13 girls on the Class B Eagles side against a 45-person strong Class A Witches squad, the… Read More
ROCKLAND – Donald Williams scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Rockland Tigers to a 69-58 schoolboy basketball victory over the Belfast Lions Friday night. Matt Wall netted 19 points for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
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NEW YORK – Bob Parisien, a quarterback from Biddeford High School, has been announced as the recipient of the Gatorade Circle of Champions Maine High School Football Player of the Year Award. He and 50 other athletes, representing 50 states and the District of Columbia, have received this… Read More
College AARON DASHIELL Maine senior defensive back Aaron Dashiell has been named to the 1998 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I-AA First Team for football. Dashiell recorded 100 tackles and made six interceptions for the Black Bears after switching for cornerback to free safety this… Read More
It seemed that the dawn wind was blowing through the barnacle-encrusted ledge where, hunkered in a crevice, I watched the rig of white-winged “coot” tollers undulating in the ebbing tide. Within the hour, however, I was warmed by laser-like rays of sunlight that penetrated a thick shield of… Read More
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On the afternoon after the long-awaited first snow of the year – and soon after six inches of the white stuff had turned to the wet stuff on Bangor’s roadways – the earnest woman caught me a bit off-guard. “Time to think about heading somewhere… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine men’s hockey coach Shawn Walsh wanted his Black Bears to generate as much speed as possible against a youthful Dartmouth College team Friday night. He felt his Bears could capitalize on their superior quickness and help negate Dartmouth’s neutral zone… Read More
CAMDEN – Megan Cressler scored 10 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead the undefeated Camden-Rockport Windjammers past the Winslow Black Raiders 63-49 in schoolgirl basketball action Friday night. Sarah Dailey added 18 points for the Windjammers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PORTLAND – A former Maine state trooper who was convicted of selling stolen championship rings belonging to baseball great Ted Williams to settle a gambling debt has been sentenced to six months of electronic home confinement. Rodney Nichols, 31, of Ogunquit, was also ordered to… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – Brianna Bubar scored eight of her 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Fort Fairfield Tigers took the lead for good en route to a 45-44 schoolgirl basketball victory over Limestone Friday night. Amanda Brooker drained nine of her 26 points… Read More
NEWPORT – While everyone else in the Eastern Maine Class A basketball community was well into their first week of the regular season, the Hampden Academy boys remain cooped up in their own gym, running drills and scrimmages during what essentially became an extra week of practice. Read More
For the second straight year, Bangor and Gardiner will be represented among the three finalists for the Fitzpatrick Trophy at the annual awards ceremony, scheduled for next month. Bangor fullback-linebacker Hampton Clarkson and Gardiner running back-tight end-linebacker Patrick Munzing are expected to be officially announced… Read More
Approximately 100 of the 300 four-color lithographs showing the seven former University of Maine hockey players who are regulars in the National Hockey League have already been sold, according to Amos Orcutt and NancLeague have already been sold, according to Amos Orcutt and Nancy Glass of the University… Read More
Most states in the country have community colleges, two-year schools that provide low-cost educations to those who want to give higher education a try. Most states are also faring better economically than Maine, where rural areas languish while other, more populated regions prosper. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Andrew Ketterer filed an enforcement action this week under the Maine Civil Rights Act against Jeffrey G. Hewey of Bangor for threatening four anti-abortion protesters in Bangor. The attorney general’s complaint alleged that on Oct. 21, four protesters were holding signs… Read More
ORRINGTON — A fire Thursday night at the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. caused minor damage to electrical wires and conveyor belts, according to the plant manager, who said Friday that the equipment should be repaired by that evening. Peter Prata said the fire, which broke… Read More
You know Christmas is coming when the lights go up outdoors, the trees go up indoors, and when The Canadian Brass sparkles with its unique form of Christmas music. Last night, the five brass players lit up a sold-out house at the Maine Center for the Arts, and… Read More
Friends of Robert, Belinda, Ted and Estin Harriman of Orland hope you attend a baked bean supper to benefit the family that is in the process of recovering from a tragic automobile accident that occurred Thanksgiving Day in Searsport. The supper will be served in… Read More
The Santa’s Helper Fund has reached $30,000! Our goal is to collect $40,000 for the Salvation Army by Dec. 31. Your donation today will be used to help defray the expenses that the Salvation Army incurs providing assistance to needy families this winter. Clothing, food, Christmas gifts, shelter,… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — Gov. Angus King and a retinue of state commissioners and agency heads braved blustering winds and slippery roads Friday to tour the naval facilities on the Schoodic Peninsula that may be left behind when the Navy pulls out in 2002. State Sen. Read More
BANGOR — After two years of initial planning, Maine Partnership, a coalition of business leaders from six northern Maine counties, is leaping into its ambitious second phase by naming Les Stevens as executive director. Stevens, now the economic development director in Brewer, will leave the… Read More
BANGOR — It finally snowed, and users of the Bangor Daily News MaineCall audiotext system were introduced Friday to a unique no-school announcement service. By calling 942-2026 and entering a four-digit selection number that is printed three times a week in the NEWS, callers can… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Two Biddeford teen-agers were charged with murder and burglary after an attempt to cash an elderly woman’s check led investigators to her body Friday, police said. Police who were contacted by a bank after the teens tried to cash the woman’s check went… Read More
It has been a cherished holiday tradition since 1891, when the first red Salvation Army Christmas kettle appeared on a street corner in San Francisco and began tolling in donations for the needy. So when I heard that Salvation Army units across the country were… Read More
THE MESSIAH IN THE MEMORIAL GYM AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1973-1998, by Sanford Phippen, Blackberry Books, Nobleboro, 1998, 445 pages, $16.95. The color photograph of a buxom blonde dressed in baby blue, yellow and white, a Mona Lisa smile gracing her rosebud lips, all but leaps… Read More
A legislative commission concerned with violence in schools last week recommended that law enforcement agencies be required to alert school superintendents when a district attorney asks a court to hear a case against a juvenile. The proposal may be well-intentioned, but has the potential to stigmatize students who… Read More
Come on, now. Tell the truth here. Didn’t you just flat-out laugh at the timing of it all when you first heard late Wednesday that Thursday’s scheduled presidential impeachment hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives had been put on hold because our guys had begun lobbing cruise… Read More
Virginia Jones, HCR 86 Box 2425, Medway 04460, is trying to locate an instruction manual for a Decosonic Convection Roaster and hopes that someone has a copy that she could borrow. She also has boxes of carbon paper to give to those interested. Forest and… Read More
One week after the National Marine Fisheries Service announced an economically devastating 80 percent cut in the Gulf of Maine cod harvest, the Massachusetts congressional delegation has responded with a request for $100 million in disaster relief for New England fishermen. The quick response is… Read More
It’s kind of windy out there. That’s how Ed Sleeper put it, in the understated style of a military pilot, or in Sleeper’s case, an ex-military flier. But what remained unsaid in his assessment Monday morning was this: The length of the landing strip on… Read More
Believing that Thursday would be a momentous day, with impeachment drums in Washington competing with the bombardment of Baghdad, I put an ice pack on my aching knee and took a tour of the city to observe history unfolding. Frankly, I was looking for an… Read More
A perceptive story Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal helps explain why Congress has become an exceedingly partisan and angry place. The animosity the story describes, unfortunately, cannot be easily cured, especially under the current system used to elect members of Congress. The Journal story… Read More
BLUE HILL — Just don’t call them misfits. “We’re kind of the square pegs in the round holes,” is how junior Amanda Boyce of Stonington described her 50 classmates at the Liberty School. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR — It may sound too simple — have pupils read challenging books and ask pointed questions to be sure they understand what they have read. But the Bangor school system may be onto something. As districts across the country feverishly search for the best… Read More
As the days left before the Christmas holiday wane, most of us find ourselves scurrying about, running last-minute errands and searching for the perfect gift for those on our shopping list. Luckily, most people garden, and those who don’t (and I might be showing a… Read More
BANGOR — Although the City Council has been rethinking its decision to invest $400,000 to expand the City Nursing Facility, employees have no qualms. A memorandum from the employees urging the city to proceed with the addition of 21 “residential care” beds will be on the agenda of… Read More
CORINTH — The town office will close at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, and all day Friday, Dec. 25. The office will be open until 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, and will be closed all day Friday, Jan. 1. Read More
CORINTH — Town Manager Donald Strout has announced that nomination papers for town offices are available. Seats open include Selectman for a one-year term, Selectman for a three-year term, two SAD 64 directors for three-year terms and one cemetery trustee for a three-year term. Papers must be returned… Read More
BANGOR — The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department will participate with Unicel and Motorola in the “Wireless Alliance For Safe Families” program, which enables police to provide victims of domestic violence a cellular phone. This enables the police to check on the victims or the victims to call the… Read More
BANGOR — A Kwanzaa celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Park Street. The program is free. Kwanzaa is an African-American celebration based on seven African principles. It runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 and has nothing… Read More
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — The Milo Firefighters Auxiliary plans several fund-raisers for the Rescue Equipment Fund, beginning with a New Year’s Eve dance with the band Entity 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 31-Jan. 1 at the Brownville Junction Alumni Building. The event will include a midnight buffet, door prizes and… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — AARP’s Tax-Aide program is seeking volunteers to help prepare state and federal personal income tax returns for retired, moderate-income, handicapped and elderly people. The Internal Revenue Service will hold a free workshop for volunteers 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 11-15 at KATEC. Volunteers… Read More
BANGOR — City officials and councilors had their wish list ready when U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe stopped by for a workshop Friday afternoon. Maine’s senior senator said she would do her best, but no one suggested that Christmas delivery was required. One of the federal… Read More
GORHAM — Maine Care Finders offer free child care referral services throughout Maine. The group has 12 homes in Knox County. MCF is the largest child referral service in Maine and is a free service of Maine Care Services, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. Read More
Waldo County Superior Court Darcell G. Peters, 27, Old Town, operating vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 60 days in jail, all but 10 days suspended, one year probation, $650, license suspended 18 months. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
MACHIAS — On New Year’s Eve, Barbara Johnson will clean out her desk at the Washington County Registry of Probate and walk away from the wills, trusts and adoption documents that have been her work for almost 25 years. The Washington County registrar of probate… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The new Nutrient Management Legislation will affect many livestock farmers in Piscataquis County and surrounding areas. Whether farmers have 50 dairy cows or no animals but use livestock manure or regulated residuals in their cropping program, this new legislation will require livestock farmers to develop a… Read More
Did we forget why we have Christmas? It is the birthday of the child Jesus and the love and peace he brought us. Dec. 9, somewhere between midnight and 4 a.m., someone came on our lawn and stole our Christmas decorations. It is terrible. My… Read More
Can anyone tell us why we did not pick up on the expertise of previous road workers of days gone by? Just in the areas of Bangor, Brewer and Orrington alone, you cannot drive down the streets in your car without continuously driving over or into differences in… Read More
I’m responding to the letter, “Positive comments” (BDN, Dec. 12-13), which dealt with the positive things written about the murderer [and] the murder-suicide in Caribou. I thank Richard Clark of Perham, who wrote the letter. I, too, was deeply upset over the comments written about… Read More
I have read many articles on Down East Maine, some by local writers and some not by local writers. For the most part, the writing talent is really good, especially when they talk about things and people of yesteryear. But, why do they have to… Read More
Timothy Smith, Calais city manager, writes that James Kotredes, the Brewer city manager convicted of theft, should resign and save his council the pain of dismissing him (BDN, Dec. 16). It is worth noting that the mayor of Brewer and a number of Brewer City… Read More
Lower gasoline prices help everyone in this state, especially those on fixed incomes. But, as usual, when there is a good thing going, our government wants to take it away from us. Raising the gas tax to fix roads is not a good idea. The… Read More
AUGUSTA — An auto-emissions testing program that applies only to Cumberland County has been approved by federal environmental regulators, Gov. Angus King said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on the program that starts next month, concluding that it is tough enough to… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farmers, buffeted until recent months by a long-term wholesale price slump, may soon be joining with New England milk producers in a milk pricing consortium. The state Legislature on Friday approved the participation of New York’s 9,500 dairy farmers… Read More
The first major snowfall of the season for much of the state was a factor in the death of one Maine driver Friday and sent dozens of vehicles careening off glazed roads or into each other. A three-car collision on Route 15 just north of… Read More
Scientists say they have shut down the symptoms of asthma in mice by blocking a single chemical messenger in the immune system, raising the prospect of new, finely tuned drugs to treat the disease that afflicts 15 million Americans and annually kills several thousand. In… Read More
WASHINGTON — During a marathon day of speeches on the House floor Friday, Maine Rep. John Baldacci joined other Democrats in urging lawmakers to reject four articles of impeachment before the House this morning. Maine’s other congressman, Rep. Tom Allen, skipped Friday’s debate to spend… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook County Medical Center has expanded health services to accommodate the growing need for dialysis treatments. Before the hospital’s expansion, patients in need of dialysis treatments had to travel to Bangor. Patients had to make the trip south for treatment three… Read More
Bangor District Court Randal Scott, 27, Brewer, criminal mischief, $150, $70 restitution. 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
BANGOR — A former Bangor High School star athlete has pleaded innocent to a drunken driving charge stemming from a November car accident in Orono. Matt Kinney, a 21-year-old Boston Red Sox draft pick who was later traded to the Minnesota Twins, entered the innocent… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Knox County budget that will be presented to the public Dec. 30 represents a modest increase in spending, and in some cases a lower tax rate for residents. The Knox County Budget Committee wrapped up its review of the budget this week,… Read More
President Johnson lied about the Tonkin Gulf incident, President Reagan lied about Iran-Contra, President Kennedy lied about Cuba, President Nixon lied about Laos and Cambodia, and President Eisenhower lied about the U2 spy plane. And the House has impeached President Clinton for lying about sex?… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — If Somerset County Commissioner Zane Libby does not make a public apology to the county budget committee, the committee may not pass a 1999 budget. At a recent budget review meeting, frustrated that the budget committee was voting against some commissioners’ recommendations, Libby… Read More
BANGOR — An intense manhunt ended Friday afternoon with the arrest of the last two of three men wanted in connection with two armed robberies in the area. Paul Allard, 23, of Levant and Michael Michaud, 22, of Bangor were arrested about 1 p.m. at… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — It isn’t often that Joseph and Christine Titka’s golden retriever Samantha jumps onto their bed as they sleep. So when she bounded up early Friday, they knew something was wrong. What startled the dog was fire. But thanks to Samantha, the Titkas… Read More
BRUNSWICK — The Bath-Brunswick region has declared a truce in a dispute over the meaning of “Midcoast.” The Brunswick-based Midcoast Council for Business Development on Thursday withdrew its bid for exclusive use of a marketing logo identifying the Bath-Brunswick region as “Maine’s Midcoast.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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