University of Maine senior Steve Kariya, like any Hobey Baker Award candidate, and his men’s hockey linemates often receive special attention from opposing teams. Checking lines featuring three of the opposing team’s best defensive forwards are used to try to neutralize right winger Kariya and… Read More
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BANGOR – Double workouts during vacation week might make swimmers grumble, but the payoff can be huge, as the Bangor and Brewer girls swim teams discovered in their dual meet Thursday evening. The Rams topped the Witches 119-63 at the Husson College Pool, but several… Read More
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ORONO – Just 13 seconds into overtime in the Orono-John Bapst hockey game Thursday, sophomore Tim Smith provided the Crusaders with hope that their first year in Class A might turn out better than they thought. Taking a pass from Nate Susi, Smith shot down… Read More
PORTLAND – Tickets for the Portland Sea Dogs’ 1999 home schedule will remain the same prices as they were when the team played its first game in April of 1994, according to a statement released by the team Thursday. Adult box seats are $6, general… Read More
The man whose name is on the soccer field at Schenck High School in East Millinocket has resigned from the girls soccer position he held for 19 years over a disagreement with Schenck administration after a team dinner. Ron Marks, who had also coached boys… Read More
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PITTSFIELD – Scott Giallombardo scored five of MCI’s 11 points in overtime to lift Maine Central Institute to a 67-63 overtime win over Belfast Thursday in boys high school basketball action. Ethan Ross scored a game-high 26 points for the Huskies of Pittsfield. Mike Susi… Read More
Bangor Historic Track and Miller’s Post Time off-track wagering parlor of Bangor have agreed to sit down and iron out their differences. This morning, as you sip your morning coffee and read the NEWS, the two groups are negotiating and on the verge of settling… Read More
HODGDON – Shane Durost scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night to lead Central Aroostook of Mars Hill to a 68-59 schoolboy basketball victory over Hodgdon. Jon Woodworth added 13 and Mark Walsh scored 10 for Central Aroostook. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HERMON – Chris Gray scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half to push the Hermon Hawks past the George Stevens Academy Eagles 64-62 in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday night. Jake St. Louis led Hermon with 24 points. Troy Garland added 12. Read More
AUGUSTA — Citing a lack of adequate public notification, the chief of Maine State Police suspended Thursday a new regulation that recently went into effect about studded snow tires. It is postponed until Oct. 1 in order to give adequate notice to everyone involved. The… Read More
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998 The storm hit with a fury on this day as the freezing rain continued and put a thick coating of ice on tree limbs and wires. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BANGOR — The alleged ringleader in the largest crack cocaine selling operation ever uncovered in Bangor pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to a drug-related crime that could net him a maximum penalty of life in prison. Anthony Wilson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Democratic leaders of the Maine Senate and House of Representatives said Thursday a simple letter from Gov. Angus King would be sufficient to resolve a dispute over a bill-filing deadline for the governor that King had threatened to take to the state supreme court. Read More
AUGUSTA — The state that Maine Gov. Angus King is to lead for another four years has a population growing only slowly and a manufacturing sector in continuing decline, according to an analysis by State Economist Laurie LaChance. For three decades, this analysis says, Maine’s… Read More
WILTON — It’s been a while, but it looks like shoes will once again be made in the former G.H. Bass & Co. plant in this western Maine town, which was hit hard by Bass’ closing last year. Maine Shoe Inc. on Thursday signed a… Read More
WATERVILLE — Zafaryab Ahmed, the journalist recently released by the Pakistani government so he could accept a human rights fellowship in Maine, will make his first public address at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, in the Page Commons Room of Cotter Union at Colby College. Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine Sen. Olympia J. Snowe walked into history Thursday, filling key roles in both the pomp and politics of the first day of President Clinton’s impeachment trial. Snowe was one of six senators to escort Chief Justice William Rehnquist to the Senate floor,… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics has rescheduled the information sessions canceled due to last Sunday’s storm. The meetings will now be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Black Bear Inn in Orono and at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Read More
LEWISTON — Maine author Stephen King, who grew up in a single-parent home with little money, said a scholarship he won to a summer camp as a boy opened his eyes to greater opportunity. The best-selling horror author made the revelation to Owen Wells, the… Read More
LEWISTON — A survey shows most Mainers would be willing to recycle even more if given the opportunity. Mainers recycled 42 percent of their waste in 1997, up from 41 percent in 1995 and 33 percent in 1993, according to a survey of 400 people… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A 13-year-old local boy who claimed he was assaulted by a Lamoine schoolteacher last May was awarded $20,000 in damages Tuesday, according to a court document. The settlement between Christopher Perry, an eighth-grader at the Lamoine Consolidated School at the time of the… Read More
BANGOR — An escaped convict from a New Jersey prison who lived for 11 years in anonymity in the rural Somerset County town of Canaan was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Thursday at U.S. District Court. David Steven Maul, 49, appeared… Read More
BANGOR — The Eastern Maine General Hospital-Eastern Maine Medical Center Husson-EMMC Nurses Alumni Association will hold a business meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at the Kelly 6 Conference Room, EMMC. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Development Foundation and the state Department of Economic and Community Development received national recognition from the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington last month. The award was for their collaboration on the Governor’s Regional Conferences on Small Business, held last summer… Read More
AUGUSTA — Celebrating his re-election by one of the largest margins in the state’s history, Gov. Angus S. King Jr. was inaugurated for a second term Thursday night at the Civic Center. Ushered into the hall by the Waterworks Pipe and Drum Band to honor… Read More
PORTLAND — Peace Action Maine will celebrate its eighth annual “Give Peace a Chance” peace supper at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. Peace Action Maine is the largest grass-roots peace and social justice organization in Maine and… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — First Citizens Bank’s board of directors has voted a 17 percent increase in the bank’s common stock dividend. The bank increased the quarterly dividend from 12 cents per share to 14 cents per share, based on the bank’s projected earnings for 1998,… Read More
BANGOR — The Institute for Quality Improvement, based at Eastern Maine Technical College, will be host of a series of monthly breakfasts from January through May. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. at Rangeley Hall on the second Wednesday of each month on the following dates:… Read More
PORTLAND — Regional winners of 27-inch color televisions in a U.S. Postal Service contest to get people to mail their holiday greeting cards early were: Mary Hartford of Cornish, Darcy Nutter of Mount Vernon, Donald Potter of Wytopitlock, Marilynn Sewall of Boothbay Harbor, Joanne Schlaefer of Bernard, Judy… Read More
BANGOR — Geraldine Malmstrom was arraigned Thursday in Penobscot County Superior Court, three days after she was indicted for the murder of her husband, Dr. John Malmstrom. She pleaded not guilty before Justice Margaret Kravchuk. Geraldine Malmstrom, 48, was released from court on a $50,000… Read More
BANGOR — Although farming still is a bucolic way of life, farmers, to be successful, must view farming as a business. In fact, successful farmers have a solid business plan to ensure their success. Participants at a farming seminar held Thursday at Husson College heard… Read More
NBC has learned the value of the philosophy K.I.S.S. (“Keep it simple, stupid”). “Trinity,” a muddle of Irish-American stereotypes, earned a quick yank from the Friday schedule after viewers were unable to peg the multilayered series (was it a cop show, a soap opera, a… Read More
Scattered throughout the multiple volumes of Maine statutes are laws pertaining to the benefits the state affords its veterans, from property tax breaks to burial in a veterans’ cemetery. Scattered throughout Maine are veterans who fall through the loopholes in these laws, confused and sometimes… Read More
From a young age, music has been a part of Stan Soocher’s life. As a teen in Bangor, he would rush from his job at Enterprise Shoe Store to Viner’s Music Store to pick up the latest 45s. A drummer, he would jam in a… Read More
There’s an old saying that the two things you don’t want to watch being made are sausage and laws. Here, harvested from just the first 38 of the 2,900 bills filed by Maine legislators this session, are some of the choicest snouts and tails: An… Read More
There was something different about Victor Petrenko, from the first time he made an impression on a worldwide TV audience in 1988. Then the latest in a long line of technically proficient, classically trained Soviet skaters, Petrenko that year captured the bronze medal at the… Read More
PORTLAND — State agencies agreed to provide emergency funding to keep a shelter for homeless pregnant women open while U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo expressed regret to a Maine senator Thursday for cutting funding for homeless programs. The “My Choice” shelter was… Read More
The medical privacy law that took effect Jan. 1 has engendered an avalanche of comment and publicity. Several articles in this newspaper have raised various issues about the law, several of which are unduly alarming patients and providers. As a representative of an organization involved in the development… Read More
The funeral of Margaret L. Grant will be held Friday, Jan. 8, at All Souls Congregational Church at 10 Broadway in Bangor, and not at the Brookings-Smith Funeral Home, as reported on Page B6 in the Bangor Daily News on Jan. 7. Read More
Young people, and their parents, who need help and advice about educational possibilities beyond high school are invited and encouraged to attend the free Resource Fair from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at United Technologies Center on Hogan Road in Bangor. The fair,… Read More
SHERMAN STATION — The SAD 25 board voted Wednesday night to give the Patten Grammar School back to the town later this month. There are two schools in Patten. Local residents last November voted to close both as part of a district-wide consolidation of facilities. Read More
SHERMAN STATION — The SAD 25 board on Wednesday night continued its discussion from a previous meeting on the needs and merits of having an assistant principal at Katahdin High School-Middle School. For Principal Rae Bates, however, the answer was clear. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
GREENVILLE — Letters will be mailed next week notifying about 250 Greenville property owners that the so-called grandfathered permits they hold may be void. As directed Wednesday by Greenville selectmen, acting Code Enforcement Officer Pat Zieten will inform the property owners that the town’s land… Read More
Greenville residents OK $2,000 fine for landfill> Unrelated funds earmarked for airport runway study
GREENVILLE — Greenville residents on Wednesday authorized the payment of a fine for landfill violations, approved some rezoning changes and accepted a state grant for engineering services at the airport. The actions were taken during a special town meeting. To bring closure to the landfill… Read More
CAMDEN — It’s not school. It’s not home. And that’s the point. 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
MACHIAS — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department has entered a new era, and the changes go beyond a new sheriff, chief deputy and the in-house promotions that marked the change in command Jan. 1. In the past year, the department has acquired an array of… Read More
SEARSPORT — Pupils and teachers at the Searsport Elementary School on Thursday were mourning the sudden death of music teacher Richard Pasvogel, 41. Staff members noticed his absence Thursday morning and failed to get a response when the visited his home. The teachers called police,… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The school board has unanimously adopted a revised policy on student use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco after dropping a guilt-by-association clause proposed in November. “We have to have a policy that is enforceable, and it wouldn’t have been as presented,” said school… Read More
PRINCETON — A cat and kerosene lamp may have been responsible for a fire Wednesday night that damaged a combination barn and garage on Route 1. About 6 p.m., Dawn Doyle was visiting with a friend in her living room when she went to the… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — After serving nearly five years, Union 107 Superintendent Paul Malinski is resigning to accept a similar position in southern Maine. The resignation is effective Feb. 12. He will become superintendent of School Union 44 and the Oak Hill Community School District in Sabattus,… Read More
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I would like to set the record straight regarding the wide section of Maple Street in Bangor. It is not a public toilet for dogs that reside on the east side. Apparently many dog owners are unaware of that fact. I am a resident of… Read More
I really look forward each year to the edition of the BDN with scenes from old postcards and old photos. I collect old postcards and especially enjoy the old steamers and sailboats. I was pleased with the four-master close to docking in Calais. That old tug could very… Read More
I am writing a rare letter because it seeks to acknowledge something positive rather than to criticize. I almost wrote in praise of the Bangor Daily News and its managers a week or so before Christmas, when an edition carried several stories about the plight of several needy… Read More
Your Dec. 22 editorial, “Payback time,” may well have been written by James Carville or a member of the Democratic National Committee. Obviously, you are disappointed Clinton is assured a significant place in history, albeit not one to his liking. You and your ilk can’t… Read More
I have become frustrated with Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.’s method of billing over the past few years. Basically, they have set up their billing not to coincide with most regular household bills. As a result, they generate money through late fees and interest. This month the… Read More
The year 1998 was an embarrassment for our country. Here’s my wish for 1999: As soon as the impeachment trial begins, Sen. Susan Collins from Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, would get up and make a motion to dismiss the whole thing. No impeachment, no censure, no fine —… Read More
Bangor District Court Douglas Johnston, 46, Bangor, failure to register motor vehicle operating on a 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; i++)… Read More
Ellsworth District Court Richard L. Nevells, 49, Stonington, assault, jail 30 days, all but one day suspended, probation one year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
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ORONO — University of Maine Professor David Batuski had the chance to play Santa Claus thanks to a donation of nearly 80 high-speed Hewlett Packard and Sun computer work stations by the Detroit firm Electronic Data Systems. The machines have been placed in 10 university… Read More
Introductory computer classes funded by SAD 29 and SAD 70 technology grants will be offered beginning Jan. 7 by the Adult Education offices in Houlton and Hodgdon. For information or to register, call 532-6554. Northern Maine Technical College will hold spring business classes at its… Read More
PORTLAND — A group dedicated to creating a $42 million Gulf of Maine Aquarium has proposed developing a research facility that would attract dozens of marine scientists to Portland. The 40,000-square-foot laboratory would stand on its own but would be affiliated with the aquarium. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — Literacy Volunteers of America-Bangor will celebrate 30 years of service at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at Rangeley Hall, Eastern Maine Technical College, Sylvan Road. Volunteers, tutors, students, former board members and families are encouraged to attend and share stories of how LVA-Bangor has helped adults… Read More
BANGOR — It didn’t take long for the city to interview outside candidates for the position of parks and recreation director, because there were none. Officials found the person they wanted at department headquarters in the former Bangor Armory, and the City Council is expected… Read More
BANGOR — After five years as program administrator for child welfare at the Bangor office of the Department of Human Services, Shawn Yardley announced Thursday that he has resigned to become director of the Maine Adoption Placement Services in Bangor. Yardley, whose resignation is effective… Read More
DEXTER — A certified nurse’s aide course sponsored by SAD 46 Adult and Community Education and Sebasticook Valley Healthcare will begin Jan. 18. The classes will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Jan. 18 to May 6. The class will cost… Read More
SURRY — The Surry Historical Society will hold its annual meeting, including election of officers, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the Surry School. Read More
A car struck a Hermon teen-ager as she crossed Route 222 into oncoming traffic at the top of Pleasant Hill in Hermon Thursday afternoon. Christina Jakovich, 14, suffered a broken ankle and may have injured her knee as a result of the accident that occcurred… Read More
STONINGTON — An elementary school pupil was taken to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital on Wednesday after he acted “out of control” and “abusively,” according to an incident report. The 12-year-old Stonington Elementary School pupil was “frustrated, pushing people and pushing his principal,” according to Maine… Read More
FRANKLIN — The Franklin Historical Society has announced that the Sterling Douglas Scholarship is available to high school seniors from Franklin. The Henry Gemmill scholarship is available to any student registering for post-freshman study. Applications must be returned to Kathryn Townley, RR Box 334, Franklin, by April 1. Read More
Houlton District Court Vincent J. Burgos, 14, Orient, operating all-terrain vehicle on public way, $50; operating unregistered all-terrain vehicle, $50; operating all-terrain vehicle without protective headgear, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
ORONO — People thinking about going to college in September 1999 need to act now. In preparation for filing for federal financial aid, tax information for 1998 must be gathered. Taxes are not due until April, but those who wait until then to gather information would have missed… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Students here are closer to having a new high school science and technology addition now that the state Board of Education has set a date to review the proposed project. On Jan. 13, architect Jack Gordon of Bangor-based J. Gordon Architect will present… Read More
MACHIAS — Selectmen have hired Sherry Erickson of Cutler to head a new after-school recreation program at the Rose Gaffney Elementary School. Erickson has taught art and photography, worked as a home child care provider and was a recreation director on military bases in Australia,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Council to Prevent Child Abuse is holding free educational forums for the general public and professionals about the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Aroostook County. The forums describe ways to prevent child abuse and keep children safe, will provide statistics and… Read More
WOODLAND — The county meeting of the W.T. Wren American Legion Post has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions. The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the post, Main Street, Woodland. For information, call Paul Phelan at 427-3989. Read More
FAIRFIELD — A six-hour course on basic concepts and features of Windows 95 will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Kennebec Valley Technical College. Use of the desktop, taskbar, creating shortcuts, using… Read More
BINGHAM — The state agent for the new Forks Plantation school district plans to meet with the SAD 13 board of directors at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Quimby Elementary School to discuss future enrollment of The Forks students in SAD 13. Dale… Read More
CARIBOU — County Hospice, a new, nonprofit hospice program located at 7 Hatch Drive, recently graduated its first class of hospice volunteers Dec. 17. Graduates who completed orientation or hospice recertification status are: Rita Worley, Warren Houlette, Dr. Carl Flynn, Katherine Anderson, Ruth Ross, Janice… Read More
AUGUSTA — Democratic and Republican leaders in the Maine House and Senate were impressed Thursday evening with the upbeat qualities of Gov. Angus King’s second inaugural address. But while he was heavy on visions, he was short on the details that would make them realities. Read More
NEWPORT — Hourly town employees were granted a 1.3 percent cost-of-living raise retroactive to Jan. 1 when the Board of Selectmen met Wednesday night. Selectmen met with a brief agenda of informational issues, including the pay issue. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
JACKMAN — The SAD 12 board of directors unanimously approved a labor contract Tuesday for Superintendent Gene MacDonald for the 1999-2000 academic year. “He’s doing a good job for us right now,” board chairman Tina Jarvis said in a telephone interview after the meeting at… Read More