EAST MILLINOCKET – April Allen tossed in 13 points, Erynn Bailey scored 11 and Penquis outscored Schenck 39-27 in the second half to rally from a five-point halftime deficit and beat the Wolverines 53-46 in a schoolgirl basketball game Tuesday. Rachel Larlee led all scorers… Read More
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ORONO – Success against the Mount Desert Island girls basketball team this season has rested largely upon how well the opposition can contain sophomore center Melissa Gott. Indeed, Gott and the Trojans’ athletic guards were unstoppable for eight games. But Wednesday evening, unbeaten Orono had… Read More
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Get ready to reprogram your remote controls, cable television viewers. FrontierVision is adding 18 channels to your cable lineup. Although none of the 18 are exclusively sports-oriented, several will offer additional sports coverage not previously available in the Greater Bangor market and points farther north… Read More
Jamie Cassidy has been a dominant player for the University of Maine basketball team during each of the last two seasons. This season, the 1997 America East Rookie of the Year and 1998 first-team all-conference selection has been virtually unstoppable. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
You know it’s officially winter when the snow underfoot feels and sounds like you’re walking on sheets of Styrofoam. My morning and late-night walks of late with the family dog are far from serene, more cacophonous, I’d say. At least the ground’s covered with something… Read More
BANGOR – Despite the frost and the frozen temperatures, it continues to be a groundbreaking school year for Hampden Academy’s athletics program. The latest milestone came Wednesday night, courtesy of an emotional 44-39 victory the previously unbeaten Bangor Rams at a packed Red Barry Gym. Read More
BLUE HILL – Mandi Allen scored a game-high 20 points and George Stevens Academy outscored Hermon 17-7 in the second quarter to pull away for a 59-42 schoolgirl basketball win over Hermon Tuesday. Laura Trenkle scored 14 and Nikki Allen added 11 for the GSA… Read More
AUGUSTA — Members of Maine’s 119th Legislature began their first day on the job Wednesday with a mixture of cautious optimism and mild trepidation. Submitting what is believed to be an all-time record of nearly 3,000 bills at the onset of the legislative session, the… Read More
BRUNSWICK — President Clinton is prepared to ask formally for another round of base closings, and supporters of the Brunswick Naval Air Station are not taking anything for granted. As part of his new budget proposal, Clinton will ask Congress next month to grant authority… Read More
BANGOR — As part of his inaugural festivities, Gov. Angus King and first lady Mary Herman will be at the YWCA of Bangor-Brewer for an informal brown bag lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Tickets for the event will be $10 per… Read More
AUGUSTA — After reviewing drafts submitted by the wordsmith for a former rival and weighing other contributions offered by his inner circle of advisers, Gov. Angus King became his own speech writer for his Thursday night inaugural address to the state. On Wednesday, the governor… Read More
ALFRED — A York County Jail corrections officer was suspended while authorities investigate accusations that he spanked his girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter with a wooden oar. Craig Durocher of Waterboro was suspended Friday when he informed jail officials, according to Jail Administrator Dennis Daniels. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
VINALHAVEN — Two of four electric lines that link Vinalhaven and North Haven islands to the mainland were repaired this week after they were punctured underwater. The lines failed in mid-December, said Elliot Brown, president of Fox Islands Electric Co-op. That cut power to about… Read More
WELLS — The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation has given a $50,000 boost to the York County Technical College’s capital campaign. The gift has been earmarked for the Library/Technology Resource Center at YCTC. “We decided to support the York County Technical College Foundation at this… Read More
BANGOR — Five years ago, when she was at the end of her rope, Mabelle Cunningham asked the Bangor office of the Department of Human Services to keep her two older children temporarily until she could get back on her feet and find a place to live. Read More
PORTLAND — One of the state’s top economists Wednesday forecast slow job growth and a decrease in gross domestic and state production for the year ahead. While Maine’s economy will move ahead, it won’t move as quickly as it had in the mid-1990s, mirroring national… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Dozens of Maine children with mental illnesses must be sent away each year because the state’s institutions and group homes have no room for them. On Wednesday, Maine’s largest private social service agency announced a new program designed to help the state address… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Michael Lucien Chasse, who allegedly stabbed two police officers and injured a woman after his escape in November while being escorted from the Piscataquis County Jail to court, was indicted Wednesday on 21 felony charges. The Piscataquis County grand jury handed up indictments… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Olympia J. Snowe has been selected to escort Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to the Senate floor before he takes his oath Thursday as presiding officer of the Senate trial. The Senate on Thursday will convene the first presidential impeachment trial in… Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles, R-Okla., again selected Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to join his Whip’s organization. Snowe, appointed counsel to the assistant majority leader, served in a similar capacity during the past two years. Collins was appointed deputy whip. “I… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A man who participated in a mob-sanctioned crime ring that robbed homes and businesses from Maine to Connecticut has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Michael Rossi, 42, formerly of Narragansett, was sentenced after pleading guilty in Superior Court on Monday… Read More
In light of a judge’s decision killing the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s effort to build a high-stakes bingo facility in western Maine, the Joint Tribal Council will meet next week to consider what to do next. In essence, a judge concluded earlier this week that land for… Read More
BANGOR — Margaret (Libby) Grant, wife of the late John Grant, who was a former president of Merrill Trust Co., died early Wednesday morning at a Bangor hospital. She was 75. Grant was active in local charities with her husband and was an avid bridge… Read More
LEEDS — Mainers who shop in major supermarket chain stores soon may be buying more eggs produced in their state. A.J. “Jack” DeCoster has sold his egg-production facility in Leeds to Radlo Bros. Inc., based in Watertown, Mass. The fourth-largest egg producer in New England… Read More
BANGOR — FrontierVision is raising its rates, changing its programming packages and increasing the number of available channels to Bangor subscribers starting Feb. 1. The new monthly programming packages, part of a three- to five-year plan to give all users the same rates and channels,… Read More
BANGOR — A former Bradley man was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to seven years and two months in prison for weapons charges. David Carver, 23, was found guilty Sept. 24 of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Carver had been convicted… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine families looking for educational financial aid guidance can receive information during January without leaving home. The MES Foundation and Maine PBS will offer a three-part television series, “Reaching Higher in Maine: Understanding Student Financial Aid,” 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 13, 20 and 27. Read More
BREWER — The Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby Committee has announced registration for the 1999 race will be accepted first come, first served, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Brewer Auditorium in the downstairs senior center. A copy of the participant’s birth certificate and… Read More
LEWISTON — In the wake of vandalism against Maine synagogues and churches, a three-day symposium on tolerance, “Education, Religion and Social Values: Issues and Priorities for the 21st Century,” will be held beginning at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22 and continuing through Jan. 24 at the Edmund S. Muskie… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Bowater officials say they are talking with several companies who have expressed interest in buying Great Northern Paper Co.’s 100-year-old Millinocket pulp and paper mill. Nearly a year ago, Bowater announced plans to sell Great Northern’s Millinocket mill and to spend $220 million… Read More
DEER ISLE — At their recent annual meeting in Maine, the Haystack School of Crafts trustees welcomed Tim McCreight and Joanne Rapp as new members of the board. McCreight, a metalsmith and educator, is a professor and department head at Maine College of Art in… Read More
The British, when recently asked to pick the greatest citizen of their nation during the last millennium, gave first-place honors to William Shakespeare. Some might argue for other choices, such as Sir Isaac Newton, but there is no argument that Shakespeare was the pre-eminent playwright of his age. Read More
It never fails. With every visit to the nursing home, I get a double bang for my buck. What begins as a chat with an old friend invariably involves half of the other residents in the wing, those who mistakenly believe I have come to… Read More
This is going to require your patience, but there’s a point here, so hold on, please. Part of the reason William Cohen left the Senate in 1996, he said in his farewell address, was because of “a growing frustration with the decline of civil discourse… Read More
Mount Katahdin and the summits in Baxter State Park. Mount Washington and the Presidential Range. Chick Hill and Little Chick Hill. When you think of great northern New England climbs, Chick Hill and its smaller sister, Little Chick Hill, may not top the list. But… Read More
BREWER — The Greater Bangor Chapter of the National Organization for Women will hold officer elections at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at 87 Sunset Strip, during the group’s monthly meeting. Chapter meetings are held the second Monday of every month. For information about NOW,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Greenville man was indicted Wednesday for arson in connection with a fire that destroyed his home on Sept. 13, 1998. The indictment against Herbert K. Hyland Jr., 53, and indictments against 11 other individuals were returned by the Piscataquis County grand jury. Read More
FORT KENT — A Canadian man, blinded by a hereditary disease when he was only 18 months old, used his infectious enthusiasm Wednesday morning and got even the most disheartened teen-ager to listen and participate in his 60-minute talk about life. Terry Kelly, one of… Read More
GARLAND — Garland selectmen will hold a special meeting at 7 tonight to discuss their decision to switch ambulance providers. Selectmen voted late last month to have Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft provide ambulance coverage instead of continuing the town’s relationship with the Dexter Ambulance… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — With the new year come new appointments of local leaders. In Presque Isle and Caribou, the city councils elected new presiding officers on Monday to conduct regular meetings and other functions throughout 1999. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Gary Jordan, in his first term as councilor, was elected mayor of the Pittsfield Town Council Tuesday night. No stranger to town politics, Jordan served as chairman of the town’s planning board before being elected to the council for a three-year term in 1996. Read More
HOLDEN — On Dec. 19, 18 expert birders from the Bangor area scoured their assigned territories and another 40 people watched their feeders as part of the Orono-Old Town Christmas Bird Count. The recent surprise snowstorm brought birds flocking to feeders. Southern birds, including the… Read More
BREWER — Despite some bugs in the process, the city’s search for a new fire chief remains on schedule, Mayor Donna Thornton said Wednesday. The interviews of at least four finalists for the position were conducted Wednesday night as planned, despite earlier perceptions of favoritism… Read More
BINGHAM — Residents voted unanimously Tuesday night at a special town meeting to declare their downtown a “slum and blight” area. “About 27 came and voted for it,” First Selectman Jeffrey “Jesse” Jacques said Wednesday morning in a telephone interview. “It was unanimous.” googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
JONESBORO — The Down East Resource Conservation & Development forestry committee will be host of a tour of the Codyville public lot timber harvest at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. The tour will start at the Topsfield Irving station, Routes 1 and 6. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR — “Transitioning into the Future: Transitional Issues for All Students,” a resource fair sponsored by Region II Transition Council, will be held 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at United Technologies Center on Hogan Road. Sessions planned for the fair will cover topics such as… Read More
BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — Crisis hot-line training for Womancare will begin from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Brownville Junction Methodist Church. Call Womancare at 564-8165 to register. Read More
BANGOR — Community Health and Counseling Services will conduct its first parent-child relationship class, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at its children’s services office at 900 Hammond St. Held in conjunction with CHCS’ “Bring It Home” public education campaign, the classes are designed to assist parents with children… Read More
JACKSONVILLE — The state Fire Marshal’s Office has been asked to investigate a fire of unknown origin that destroyed a vacant house on Route 191 Wednesday morning. About 11:30 a.m. a passer-by noticed flames coming from the former Kennedy Farm and stopped to report it… Read More
A group opposing part of the route for the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline’s natural gas line in southern Maine has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston to block the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s construction permit pending further review. Bruce Reeves of… Read More
It was nice to read James Foreman’s letter (BDN, Dec. 28). Finally, someone hit the nail on the head. Our political representatives are not about to solve Maine loggers’ concerns about Canadian workers in Maine. Our elected officials are the problem. They allowed this to… Read More
The current cold snap and the usual rash of residential fires reminds me of what I have though for some time which might be a life-threatening oversight by smoke-alarm makers. It’s a simple concept. Some of us can’t hear the alarms — even if they work perfectly. Read More
Speaking for the foster families of Aroostook County, I cannot express in words just what we feel for the many people of Aroostook County. Their generosity and love was overwhelming this Christmas. As they bought a gift for a foster child, I’m sure they visualized how that child’s… Read More
The law must prevail over politics. The law is the only protection for the common people from the powerful ones. To flout the law is a high crime threatening our legal system. The punishment for such, even decorated officers, is a forced retirement. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
I am tired of hearing public opinion polls that say 70 percent of the American people believe President Clinton should stay in office. I don’t believe these polls reflect the true views of the American people, and they more likely reflect the belief of highly liberal, mostly urban,… Read More
Bar Harbor District Court Janice F. Farley, 37, Bass Harbor, failure to register motor vehicle on public way, $100. 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;… Read More
BANGOR — A skirmish between Bangor Historic Track and Miller’s Post Time off-track betting parlor over the broadcast of harness racing keeps popping up at committee meetings, and city officials keep trying to stay out of it. The latest issue appears to be the annual… Read More
Wednesday, January 7, 1998 This day brought mass closings of schools, businesses and government offices when endless ice and freezing drizzle blanketed central and eastern Maine. There were some accidents, but none were major. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Today, more than ever before, the Spruce Run Agency of Bangor needs volunteers to work its hot line. Spruce Run provides services for people in Penobscot County affected by domestic violence. “We’re pretty desperate,” volunteer coordinator Maureen Flagg told us this week. “We need people… Read More
CARIBOU — After about a month on paid administrative leave, Cary Medical Center’s executive director has resigned. Lee Ashjian submitted his resignation earlier this week at the hospital’s board of directors meeting. The resignation was accepted, effective immediately. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR — Councilors on the community and economic development committee got an update Wednesday on the city’s plans to analyze “neighborhood conditions,” trying to determine which parts of the city needed attention and possible renovation or removal of certain buildings. Staff will look at assessment… Read More
BANGOR — A small committee of Bangor residents who think it may be time to increase the $400 stipend city councilors are paid annually is continuing to gather information. The process is going well, said coordinator and spokesman Charles Birkel. Birkel is working with former… Read More
HERMON — Town councilors went into executive session Wednesday night to discuss the continuing investigation of the town’s embattled code enforcement officer. The decision to retire to the private meeting came after two residents asked the council for an update on the investigation of William… Read More
HOULTON — A New Limerick logger who admitted Wednesday in Aroostook County Superior Court to unlawfully cutting hundreds of trees will end up paying almost $8,000 in fines and restitution. According to court records, Kevin A. Tuttle, 29, cut more than 880 trees in 1997… Read More
Sparks flared in the basement of a Bangor home Wednesday, causing extensive damage to the home’s electrical system in the basement. Tammy Ewing, 28, was at home cooking dinner for her husband, Joshua, and two children about 5:30 p.m. when she heard a noise like… Read More
HULLS COVE — Bar Harbor firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire Tuesday night at a Route 3 home to find that neighbors had extinguished flames caused by a clothes rack that fell onto a wood stove. Assistant Fire Chief John Cunningham said… Read More
The Dec. 29 aricle reporting Rite Aid’s imminent demolition of the Masonic Hall in Guilford left out a crucial element of the story: the building itself. This is a tall, imposing brick structure standing at the center of the high ground of Guilford’s small downtown. Read More
FRANKLIN — A woman was awakened earlier this week by an intruder who had simply walked through the unlocked front door of her house. The suspect, described as a male in his 20s, 5-foot-6 and 160 pounds, did not cause any damage to the home… Read More
MECHANIC FALLS — Two elderly people died as a result of a head-on crash on Route 121 Wednesday afternoon, state police said. The two victims’ names could not be released Wednesday night because their relatives had not been notified, Trooper Michael Chavez said. They were… Read More
BELFAST — A business described as a development firm operating in the midcoast area has a contract to buy a 120-acre parcel of land with 1.25 miles of shorefront on Stockton Harbor. Northbrook Properties Inc. was the high bidder at a real estate auction Wednesday… Read More
Machias District Court Roberta A. Rolfe, 31, Steuben, negotiating worthless instrument, $400; theft by deception, $400, suspended. 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++) {… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Technical College will offer a series of certificate of proficiency programs. The programs are a collection of courses that students may register for by choosing the day and time of the course which best meets their schedules. Courses will be offered days, nights and… Read More
BINGHAM — State transportation officials will meet with selectmen for the second time in three months to discuss ways to improve traffic safety on the Route 16 hill near the Moscow line. “They’ve agreed to meet with us at 10 a.m. Friday, January 15, at… Read More
PITTSFIELD — SAD 53 will offer adult and community education classes and workshops beginning Monday, Jan. 11. Enrollment may be done on the first night of class. Adult and community education programs include diploma classes, GED preparation classes, learning center, general enrichment classes, such as… Read More
FAIRFIELD — A Red Cross blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Carter Hall Multipurpose Room at Kennebec Valley Technical College. For information, call 453-5000. Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Born to Read Program will celebrate its fifth year with a party from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in the Cianchette Conference Room at Sebasticook Valley Hospital. Storm date will be Jan. 24, same time and location. For information call 487-3890. Read More