BOSTON – Jamie Cassidy was a cordial hostess Friday when the University of Maine women’s basketball team gathered at her home in Methuen, Mass. The Black Bears, coming off Thursday night’s disappointing loss at Northeastern, re-energized themselves with a hearty, homemade pasta dinner and some… Read More
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BREWER – Brianna Blanchard went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in overtime as Presque Isle withstood a third-quarter Brewer rally for a 64-61 overtime victory in schoolgirl basketball action Saturday. Blanchard finished with 29 points and Autumn Tuttle netted 12. Katie Peers scored six points,… Read More
ORONO – Sometimes, life’s tough for Nate Fox. As a power forward, he has to do basketball’s dirty work: He’ll muck around down low, push and shove, grunt and groan, in the hopes of receiving one entry pass or pulling down a single rebound. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
High school AT UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, Orono EMITL Championship meet Brewer girls 101, Hampden 65, Orono 50, Ellsworth 36.5, Bangor 32, Nokomis 22, Mattanawcook 20, Foxcroft 18, Hermon 16, George Stevens Academy 14, Mount Desert Island 10, Bucksport 8.5, Bangor Christian 8, Old Town 2,… Read More
BANGOR – It’s hard to imagine one of the state’s best swimmers being nervous before a race. But you have to understand who swam next to Bangor’s Jason Thomas in the 100-yard freestyle at Saturday’s Penobscot Valley Conference boys swimming and diving championships. Thomas, seeded… Read More
High school AT BIG SQUAW, Greenville PVC Championships Giant Slalom Hampden Academy boys 42, Hermon 53, Lee Academy 77, Mattanawcook Academy 80, Piscataquis Community 82, John Bapst 87, Nokomis 108, Greenville 133, Bangor, Dexter, Mount Desert Island (no team scores) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – Brewer senior Jen Puiia didn’t want to talk about her race. “Say she’s godly,” one from the Brewer boys team interjected in her interview. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
WATERVILLE – Blake Sturtevant converted a pass from Roger Tevepaugh with 58 seconds left in the second period to lift the Waterville ice hockey team to a 2-1 victory at Colby College Saturday. Chad Hart scored an unassisted goal for 13-2-2 Waterville. Chris Kronenthal stopped… Read More
ORONO – When Matt Soucie finished third in the 60-yard dash Saturday in the Eastern Maine Indoor Track League Championships, he looked to his side, saw who beat him, and felt relief. Soucie, who was seeded second, said he saw Bangor sophomore Nick Maynard edge… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Bucksport’s wrestling fans paid Camden-Rockport’s Tim Boetsch the ultimate compliment Saturday at the Eastern Maine Class B Wrestling Championships. Boetsch, a three-time state champion, had first-round pins over every Eastern Maine wrestler in the 189-pound weight class during the regular season, including Josh… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman defenseman Peter Metcalf was getting ready to flip the puck out of the defensive zone when he noticed that Dan Kerluke, skating through center ice, wasn’t looking at him. “When he doesn’t look at you, that means he wants… Read More
GREEVILLE – Hampden Academy’s Megan Silver and Sarah Fraunhofer captured first and second place, respectively, to help the Broncos claim the Penobscot Valley Conference girls giant slalom championship Saturday. Meanwhile, Justin Groshon’s first place also lifted Hampden to the boys conference crown at Big Squaw… Read More
BREWER – Frank Rapp and Mike Sieber scored 14 points each to help the Brewer Witches beat the Presque Isle Wildcats 59-48 in schoolboy basketball action Saturday. Tim Hughes netted 13 points and grabbed six rebounds for Brewer. David Johnson contributed 11 points. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SOUTH PARIS – Jake Cotnoir and Elijah McKay earned quick wins in their respective weight classes to help boost Gardiner to the Eastern Maine Class A wrestling championship at Oxford Hills High School Saturday. The Tigers racked up 150 1/2 points to win the regional… Read More
HOWLAND – When wrestler Keven Higgins was a John Bapst High School freshman, he won only one match. “His mother stopped going to his matches because she hated to see him get thumped,” chuckled Crusader coach Tim White. “He was a skinny kid and he… Read More
BIDDEFORD – Chris Funk scored 16 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help the Husson College Braves of Bangor beat the University of New England 77-64 in men’s basketball action Saturday. Mike McCaffrey scored 14 points and Dale Landrith added nine… Read More
High school AUGUSTA – Official boys and girls basketball Heal Point Standings from the Maine Principals’ Association as compiled by Bob Butler and Gertrude Butler: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
BANGOR – A year ago, Old Town’s varsity cheerleaders didn’t have their own mat to practice on. But on Saturday afternoon, the Indians had something no other Class B team in the state could claim: the state championship trophy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
WASHINGTON — Five Maine school districts and two public libraries have received $38,349 in the latest wave of E-rate funding, according to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. The E-rate program, which Snowe and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., wrote as part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, provides… Read More
WESTBROOK — A man who had been asked to leave a bar after putting his fist through a window was charged with killing the bartender with a hunting rifle while dozens of horrified patrons watched. Mark Prescott, 36, was in jail Sunday on a murder… Read More
BELFAST — A dramatic open-water rescue by a city police officer and a passer-by Sunday saved the life of William Gould of Belfast. Gould, 51, was plucked from the icy waters of Belfast Harbor around noon. Police are unsure how he wound up in the… Read More
AUGUSTA — The conservation license plate design, commonly referred to as the “Loon Plate,” has been expanded to allow classifications for commercial, disability, motor homes and trailer license plates, according to Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky. Loon plates previously were available only for passenger vehicles. Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King will speak at the bicentennial celebration of Kennebec County government, which will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Kennebec County Government Center, 125 State St., Augusta. Kennebec County Sheriff Bryan T. Lamoreau will present… Read More
BOSTON — Buying fish at the pier can cause sensory overload: the sights, the sounds, not to mention the smells. But now, commercial seafood can be purchased over the Internet, courtesy of a new online trading page developed in Massachusetts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BOSTON — Adrift miles from land on a moonless night, winds pick up and waves begin to swell. The marine radio squawks warnings. A storm is on its way. For landlubbers, the promise of bad weather prompts simple actions: Take the umbrella. Close the windows. Read More
CAMDEN — What compels someone to climb onto a toboggan and hurtle down the Camden Snow Bowl’s hillside toboggan chute at speeds reaching 35 mph? “Part fear, part glory,” said Peter McDonald of Camden via Hollywood. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
At the start of his program Saturday with the Padua Chamber Orchestra at the Maine Center for the Arts, David Shifrin simply smiled amiably toward the audience. He let the suspense build, and then raised his clarinet for Mozart’s Concert in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra. It… Read More
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WELLS — The dredging of Wells Harbor was slated to start this year, but a federal official says the project may not clear a new environmental hurdle. Mark Habel, project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said concerns being raised by the U.S. Read More
Coaxing tourists to fly into Bangor International Airport, then hop a train in Brewer to the coast is a fine idea, and it sounds even better when the federal government says it is willing to pay for 80 percent of the $21 million cost. But the second, more… Read More
A decade ago I read from my Great American Novel at Bookmarc’s in Bangor. Our aspiring writers group met regularly to read and critique each other’s work. Lynn Flewelling was a member. I had as much chance as Lynn of becoming a published novelist, except Lynn cheated. She… Read More
WASHINGTON — President Bush took Jordan’s King Hussein power boating in Maine. President Clinton let the monarch, an avid pilot, sit in the cockpit of Air Force One en route to a peace conference in Egypt. During almost 46 years on the throne, Hussein nurtured… Read More
For the second time in the history of one of the United States’ largest research programs to study treatments for breast cancer, federal investigators are reporting that they have found fraudulent data. The program is the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, which is… Read More
Thorn Apple Valley, meat processors in Arkansas, recently recalled hot dogs sent to South Korea and Russia, but Maine consumers didn’t have to go far to understand the difficulty food-safety inspectors have keeping up with international businesses because the company also recalled meat here. None of the hot… Read More
HILARY AND JACKIE, directed by Anand Tucker. Written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, based on the book “A Genius in the Family,” by Hilary and Piers du Pre. Running time: 121 minutes. Rated R (for language and sexuality). Nightly, Feb. 8-11, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville. Anand Tucker’s… Read More
The women in the University of Maine classroom nodded knowingly as Mary Ellen Camire pointed to the chart showing that less than 30 percent of women get enough calcium, the mineral that helps prevent the bone loss of osteoporosis. Among teen-age girls, often known for their aversion to… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Small Business last week cleared legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and committee Chairman Christopher Bond that will provide support for small businesses as they work to conquer the Y2K glitch. The legislation is now ready to be brought before the… Read More
LUBEC — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is close to making arrests in a double-vehicle theft and burglaries at two homes and the local high school last year. Investigators believe the incidents are related. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Belfast District Court Robin J. Heroux, 35, Belfast, two counts theft, six months in jail, all but five days suspended, probation one year; escape, six months in jail, all but five days suspended, concurrent with previous sentence, probation one year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Searsport District High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Andrew Blanchard, Jennifer Goodwin and Vaughan Littlefield; high honors: Jennifer Curtis, Nathaniel Hall, Laura Holweger, Travis Otis, Joshua Paradis and Kelly Staples; honors: Christopher Achorn, David Bishop, Jonah O’Roak, Charissa Robert, Scott Sawyer and… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — The Camp Beech Cliff board of directors recently announced the camp exceeded its $35,000 annual fund goal by $9,000. About 180 donors responded to an islandwide appeal mailed in November with year-end contributions totaling $44,000. According to board co-chairmen Tony McKim and… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Olympia Snowe has asked Veterans Affairs Secretary Togo West to relocate the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office from Boston to Maine once New England director Dr. Denis FitzGerald retires in the near future. “The VA leadership for New England in Boston… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A half-hour children’s film called “Puss in Books: Adventures of the Library Cat” will be shown at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, in the Riverview Room of the Ellsworth Public Library. The creator of the film, Gary Roma, who is a standup comic,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The deadline for ordering from the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual shrub and tree sale is March 6. Several types of fruit trees, including apples, pears, peaches, cherries and plums, will be available, as well as a large variety of… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Center of the University of Maine System will offer free workshops from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 24, March 24 and 31, April 7 and 28, and May 5 for adult students interested in attending college. The workshops will be… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Castine Historical Society has received a $510 grant to evaluate and preserve its 230 collections of historical material. An archival consultant will work with society volunteers to carry out preservation. Maine’s Historical Records Advisory Board announced the award, one of 12 awards… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Two U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies are funding an integrated crop management program for Hancock County blueberries. The program is handled by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
GUNNISON, Colo. — Three men, including one from Maine, were killed Saturday in an avalanche while skiing in southeastern Gunnison County, sheriff’s officials said Sunday. Killed were Andrew P. Vork, 19, of Parker, Colo.; Casey James McKenny, 19, of Marquette, Mich.; and Matthew Alan Noddin,… Read More
Calais High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Krista Arsenault, Elizabeth Churchill, Rachael Clark, Rachel Dawson, Stephanie Demmons, Katie Gibson, Lindsy Goodine, Karen James, Emily Johnson, Meg LaRochelle, Tabitha Pollock, Brandi Redding and Tracey Wallace; honors: Nathan Allen, Daniela Breckenridge, Lucas Brilliott, Jessica… Read More
PEMBROKE — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a criminal mischief spree that damaged several pieces of heavy equipment belonging to Morgan Construction Co. Deputy Dennis Perry said the criminal mischief began in January and lasted over several weeks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
HERMON — A contoversial restaurant plan that has pitted a local developer against a neighborhood will again be the subject of public discussion at a Tuesday meeting of the town’s zoning board of appeals. The proposal’s return to the zoning board comes after a Superior… Read More
The commentary by Robert Voight (Jan. 15) complained about too much proposed legislation while making the usual property rights arguments against public lands. I wonder how much the private property folks will like it when Plum Creek subdivides their 900,000 acres. It seem that private property is okay… Read More
The rhetoric and contradictory actions of Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins should put to rest the myth of the laughable and hypocritical concept of “moderate Republicanism” in the 1990s. A moderate Republican is a contradiction in terms. Many Mainers had high hopes that both… Read More
The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine wishes to thank Wyatt Olson for the article (Jan. 23) on William Trask that describes his fight for long-term disability insurance parity in the State of Maine. Thanks also to Rep. Joe Perry, D-Bangor, for sponsoring an act to provide… Read More
“What will I tell my 8-year-old child about the president of the United States lying under oath and what examples he set for our youth?” These comments have been heard frequently from the prosecuting House managers in the trial of the president. Isn’t it more… Read More
A Waldoboro writer stated (BDN, Feb. 1) that columnist George Will has a “… twisted view of the world…” He also charged that by running Will’s column, the BDN compromises its “… moral and journalistic standards. …” Others might suggest that Will (and Cal Thomas)… Read More
PORTLAND — During a brawl involving as many as 30 youths outside a restaurant in Portland last April 4, Robert Joyal was stabbed to death. Seiha Srey, who was 15 at the time, was charged with the killing. The fight apparently stemmed from a gang-related… Read More
WINSLOW — Police said a local woman missing since Thanksgiving and feared dead has been found alive, but they refused this weekend to say where. Police said they could not discuss where 22-year-old Holly Grant was found or other details while the case remains under… Read More
AUGUSTA — A northern Maine lawmaker has reintroduced a bill to turn the 10.7 million acres of unorganized territory located throughout the state into one giant town. The bill would abolish the Land Use Regulation Commission, which now governs land use in the unorganized territories, and replace it… Read More
NEWPORT — While the snow didn’t show up for this year’s Pine Tree Camp Ride-in, the snowmobilers did — raising nearly $130,000 to help physically and mentally disabled children and adults attend the central Maine summer camp. “It’s really a tribute to the snowmobilers who… Read More
BANGOR — Peer pressure to use tobacco is a powerful force on teens. But area minors planning to light up or take a chew this month will feel another persuasive force: an intensive campaign by federal and state agencies aiming to curb underage tobacco sales. Read More
DOVER, Vt. — The director of Mount Snow ski resort will move to Colorado Monday to take over the top position at a ski resort that has been plagued by bad weather and a drop in ticket sales. Christopher Diamond, 52, will become managing director… Read More
MADAWASKA — Two things are needed to make a snowmobile festival a success — snowmobilers and the weather. The weekend had both in the St. John Valley. A record number of snowmobilers registered for the Third International Snowmobilers Festival, and the weather could not have… Read More
BANGOR — Community radio WERU 89.9 and 102.9 will offer listeners the opportunity to send special on-air Valentine messages 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14. “Audio Valentines with Venus and Aphrodite” will feature music, love poems, sonnets and special messages sent in by listeners to their Valentines. Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci has been selected to serve on the House Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure during the 106th Congress. As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the 2nd District representative will serve on the General Farm… Read More
People served by the Ellsworth Fire Department — which includes all residents of Hancock County, whom the Fire Department serves through its countywide mutual aid compact — should be pleased to know this department takes matters into its own hands when seeking to improve its services. Read More
Bangor District Court Thomas L. Pinckney, 62, Bradenton, Fla., speeding, $70. 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] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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A Gorham man and a Massachusetts man were hospitalized this weekend as the result of two separate snowmobile accidents in Piscataquis County. Ray Zeena, 27, of Shrewsbury, Mass., received injuries to his groin as the result of a snowmobile accident early Sunday morning on Interstate… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — A yearlong stalemate between neighboring East Millinocket and Medway about annexing land in Township A Range 7 may be coming to an end. East Millinocket selectmen are asking Medway selectmen to meet with them to discuss the issue. Medway selectmen are expected… Read More
Bangor District Court Ronald A. Bernard, 48, Bangor, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $1,000, jail 120 days, all but 40 suspended, probation one year with conditions, no use or possession of alcohol, to submit to random search and testing for use… Read More
PALMYRA — Icy road conditions at a sharp corner on Route 151 resulted in a three-car accident Saturday in which a woman was pinned between two vehicles. State Trooper John Wilson said Cathy Johnson, 42, of Springvale was taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield… Read More
AUGUSTA — This spring, HP Hood will award $80,000 in college scholarship money to 80 Maine high school seniors — five from each of Maine’s 16 counties — who apply during Hood’s statewide Milk Money Tour. From February through May, the Hood Milk Money Tour… Read More