BURLINGTON, Vt. – A highlight video featuring America East’s best basketball players was played on a giant screen during Friday’s conference postseason awards luncheon at the Radisson Hotel. University of Maine center Jamie Cassidy was shown frequently, though a few of the clips showed an… Read More
The busiest man in Hockey East this week is University of New Hampshire sports information specialist Steve Jones, who is preparing for the soldout Friday-Saturday series between Maine and New Hampshire that will decide the Hockey East regular-season champion. Maine leads by a point and… Read More
WATERVILLE – Colby College outscored Salem State 19-4 over the final 7:18 of the first half and the White Mules went on to post a 61-48 ECAC Division III quarterfinal men’s basketball victory over Salem State on Wednesday night. Third-seeded Colby will visit No. 2… Read More
He is still minus a full-time primary sponsor. But NASCAR Winston Cup driver Ricky Craven of Newburgh said the new SBIII Motorsports team is nearing a full-time sponsorship deal with Hollywood Video. Hollywood Video has sponsored Craven’s first two Winston Cup races and they have… Read More
Defeating St. Joseph’s College two straight times – including once in the Maine Athletic Conference championship game – didn’t carry much weight when NAIA Division II tourney bids were issued. The Husson men’s basketball team, winners of the MAC’s automatic bid, is the No. 21… Read More
If you go sea kayaking you need to know how to get righted after you capsize. You will capsize. It’s not a question of whether, it’s a question of when. The prospect of overturning shouldn’t be a deterent to enjoying the sport. Knowing how to… Read More
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – Martina Tinklova edged gingerly toward the podium Wednesday to pick up an award presented to the members of the University of Maine basketball team for winning America East regular-season title. The sophomore forward was favoring her left ankle, which she sprained during… Read More
ROCKPORT — Lobsters know no boundaries, but every fisherman hopes they find a home in their traps. The issue of whose traps get the majority of lobsters and the best method for keeping track of the catch were the focus of Wednesday’s U.S.-Canada Lobster Summit… Read More
AUGUSTA — As the sponsor of a bill establishing English as the official state language, Rep. Tom Shields has been amazed by the number of Mainers who are repulsed by his legislation. The harsh reactions — particularly from those of French-Canadian descent — were felt… Read More
FORT KENT — Information is the key to avoiding panic about the millennium bug, some 100 people were told Wednesday at a community forum on the Y2K problem held at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Information about what the problem is and what… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Officials of Great Northern Paper Co. suggested a $220 million modernization project in East Millinocket and the timely sale of the Millinocket mill may be at risk if the company can’t gain access to additional power. Company officials stopped short of saying the… Read More
BANGOR — Together forever. Two Orono High School students who died last weekend in an tragic car accident in Bradley were laid to rest Wednesday in matching silver coffins after a funeral service at Bangor Baptist Church. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR — The 40-year-old Kenduskeag woman who was killed in her Route 15 apartment last weekend died of multiple stab wounds to the neck, police confirmed Wednesday. Maine State Police detectives continued Wednesday to work out of the Kenduskeag Fire Department, which has become a… Read More
AUGUSTA — A $274,500 grant from the Maine Forest Service will allow Oakhurst Dairy of Portland to continue its successful Tree ReLeaf program to help municipalities replace trees damaged in the January 1998 ice storm. To generate money for the original Tree ReLeaf program, Oakhurst… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine’s lobster catch for last year came in just shy of 1997’s record year, surprising scientists and some lobstermen who claim the species is on the verge of collapse from overfishing. Preliminary figures released Wednesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service show Maine… Read More
SACO — Fresh Samantha fruit juices got started with family members blending unusual fruit concoctions in a pitcher, pouring them into bottles and slapping labels onto them. Then it was a mad rush to get the fresh juice blends into stores before the seven-day shelf… Read More
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BOSTON — More than a third of New Englanders — particularly those with household incomes of less than $30,000 — are apprehensive about how the Y2K bug will affect the economy. According to a late January telephone survey of 1,000 New Englanders — including 400… Read More
AUGUSTA — Carleton Greely of Casco takes more than $9,000 worth of prescription drugs a year. That’s how much it costs to control the 72-year-old’s diabetes, heart disease and blood pressure. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Through the leadership of the late Lillian Corro, the Penobscot Valley Support Group was founded in February 1990. Corro and 11 others began that group to support cancer patients and survivors but, since its inception, the members “have opened their hearts and arms to welcome… Read More
BANGOR — Strong administrative support and more information about students’ backgrounds could help teachers ensure that classrooms are free from disturbances, a Brewer High School teacher said Wednesday during a public forum on school violence. When teachers send disruptive children to principals’ offices, the students… Read More
GLENBURN — Faced with a parent-led petition drive to achieve the same end, the town’s school committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to ask the state to review certain practices at the school. The committee voted 5-0 at last night’s special meeting to petition the Department… Read More
SHERMAN — One person was killed and six others injured in an accident less than one mile north of the Sherman interchange on northbound Interstate 95 on Wednesday night, state police said. A dispatcher at state police Troop F in Houlton said a station wagon… Read More
A Brewer man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he wanted to talk to his ex-girlfriend so badly that he allegedly broke into her house. Several Bangor police officers responded to a call from a woman who reported that someone was trying to break into… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation has the following scholarships available for Penobscot County high school students interested in attending college: The Dr. Stephen J. Haggan Scholarship Fund for graduates of Hampden Academy. For information, contact the academy’s guidance office. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR — No one can easily forget the horrifying sight of the United Airlines DC-10 that descended much too quickly from the sky over Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989. Captured on videotape, the flame-engulfed fuselage of Flight 232, breaking apart as it slid off the runway, appeared to… Read More
BRADLEY — The U.S. Postal Service will participate in a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the town office. The selectmen will discuss options available regarding the Bradley post office. The U.S. Postal Service has determined that the current post office, at… Read More
When Roger Pilon of the libertarian Cato Institute was speaking in Maine last week, he reduced his philosophy on property rights to a couple of terse sentences that reflect the thoughts of many in northern Maine: “Stop stealng our property. Pay for it.” He couldn’t have known that… Read More
TURNER — Alcohol and speed were factors in a crash that killed a Turner teen-ager, police said. Clint Green, 19, died about 4 a.m. Tuesday when his Jeep spun out of control and flipped on General Turner Hill Road, troopers said. He was thrown from… Read More
LINCOLN — Leith Wadleigh, founder of the Governor’s restaurant chain, has founded the All Maine Marching Band. Ken Tyler, retired director of the U.S. Air Force Academy Drum and Bugle Corps, will be director. Those interested in joining the All Maine Marching Band may call… Read More
BOSTON — New England, led by Maine and Connecticut, remains the most restrictive region of the country in which to build a hospital or clinic, or add high-tech equipment to existing facilities. “We’re still number one,” John Dickens, director of Maine’s Certificate of Need Program,… Read More
THE OLD TOWN CANOE COMPANY: OUR FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, by Susan T. Audette with David E. Baker, Tilbury House Publishers, Gardiner, 1998, 176 pages, $50 hardcover, $30 softcover. This gorgeous history of a venerable Maine business contains more thrills and spills, twists and turns… Read More
Maine’s Workers’ Compensation system is working. The Workers’ Compensation Board has reported a 34 percent decrease in the First Report of Injuries from 1992 to the end of 1997. In 1996, more than 40 percent of those companies that self-insure reported zero lost-time injuries. That’s right, zero! Compare… Read More
We are many parts. We are all one body. Every few Sundays, we sing that refrain — all of us parts in a chorus to a hymn now familiar. The tune is simple, but the words are not. Their meaning is the essence of “community”… Read More
A story in Wednesday’s MaineDay on the Bingham annual meeting incorrectly named a person re-elected to the SAD 13 board of directors. The correct name is Louise Strickland. —- In Wednesday’s Style section, incorrect information was given for 1998 Arcady winner Meredith Crawford’s performance. The… Read More
Although no one has ever been reported being hit by a meteorite, a golfer in Ontario came about as close last summer as anyone would want. The story, reported in the February issue of Sky & Telescope, says that the meteorite, a stony chondrite, fell at the feet… Read More
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BANGOR — A second jury trial has been ordered in the case of a former Camden man convicted 17 months ago of conspiracy and trafficking in marijuana. The case of Todd Proctor, 40, has been put on an April 13 trial list at U.S. District… Read More
If nothing else, the panel led by former Sen. George Mitchell to report on the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics added a new term to the lexicon of corruption. Gift creep: the gradual escalation from tokens of appreciation to bribery. Like the way coffee mugs, tote bags… Read More
At the end of the last ice age, goes conventional wisdom, the Black Sea was a freshwater lake separated from the salty Mediterranean by a ridge of land called the Bosporus channel. As the ice melted and sea levels rose, the Mediterranean waters slowly flowed into the Black… Read More
A group of University of Maine students is now working on a vehicle that will put them on the road to the future. The 10 students in the two-credit Solar Vehicle Design and Construction Lab have spent last semester and this converting a 1987 Chevy… Read More
As the state deliberates on its approach for a “One Maine,” it should looke to Washington County as an example of how to help rural regions develop their economy. As helpful as former Gov. John McKernan’s Job Opportunity Zone program was, it was temporary — money here today,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Department of Human Services had another rough day at the State House on Wednesday, during which one legislator suggested the state agency would be better termed “the Department of Human Sacrifice.” DHS has faced mounting criticism from irate parents for its actions… Read More
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest local phone company, Bell Atlantic, will charge customers a new 24-cents-a-line monthly fee to pay for the costs of letting customers keep their local telephone numbers after they switch carriers — even though many don’t have that choice now. Many… Read More
AUGUSTA — More than 750,000 acres of Maine woodlands, including the headwaters of the Allagash River, will be off-limits to development forever under an agreement announced Wednesday by Pingree Associates, owners of the land, and Gov. Angus King. Pingree, which owns the land in northern… Read More
Dale McGarrigle’s story (BDN, March 1) on the problems of receiving network television via satellite was the most informative I have seen to date. Last year, I lost network television from DirectTV and attempted to get a waiver from Maine Public Broadcasting. I received no waiver even though… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The National Park Service is proposing to build six trails to connect Acadia National Park with adjacent towns of Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor to help reduce traffic congestion in the park. Acadia is seeking public comment on the connector trail plan… Read More
BAR HARBOR — College of the Atlantic chapter of Students for a Free Tibet will set up a makeshift Tibetan refugee camp during next week. The event Monday through Friday on the front lawn of the college will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A 12-year veteran of the Ellsworth Police Department has been named sergeant, filling a post vacant since summer. Leigh Guildford is a graduate of Ellsworth High School and holds an associate degree in law enforcement and criminal technology from the University of Maine. Read More
TRENTON — A public forum to discuss plans for an addition to the Trenton Elementary School is set for 6:30 tonight at the elementary school. The proposal, as described by the Trenton school building committee, is “the most conservative plan that will meet the pressing… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Despite their concern that changes to the new jail project already have delayed completion of the project, Hancock County commissioners Wednesday approved another alteration in the design. The commissioners approved moving the jail exercise yard from the northern side of the property to… Read More
PEMBROKE — They twisted their rings and cast their eyes to the heavens, hoping the spirit of spelling would help, but when the spelling bee ended Tuesday night, 21 of the 22 contenders were knocked out by a misplaced vowel or a lost consonant. Twenty-two… Read More
PENOBSCOT — Just 52 residents turned out for the first session of the annual town meeting Tuesday. They haggled over several municipal warrant articles, the town transfer station, the cemetery accounts, the Fire Department and the municipal government account, but largely adopted the recommendations from… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Voters said no to personal watercraft Tuesday night by favoring a ban on three local ponds. In a 106-73 show of hands, voters supported a ban on personal watercraft on 897-acre Long Pond, which is partially in the town of Mount Desert,… Read More
Rep. Joseph Brooks of Winterport has proposed a law to prevent school administrative districts from adopting their budgets at open meetings rather than by secret ballot at the polls. The hearing, open to the public, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 8 in Room 120 of… Read More
I take exception to the statement (BDN commentary, Feb. 24) by Robert Donnelly of Dental Recycling North America in Hackensack, N.J., that “… 15 to 20 old mercury bearing fillings are replaced weekly in an average dental practice and that it usually represents about half or more of… Read More
I thank Gov. Angus King and Maine’s Republicans for their efforts to reduce the state sales tax from 6 to 5 percent. Since sales taxes are regressive, meaning they take more out of the poor than the wealthy, this can be seen as a tax cut for Maine’s… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Voters turned down two options to make townwide statements about the price residents pay to educate their youth. By a 10-vote margin, residents turned down an article Tuesday to form a committee that would have investigated alternatives to the town’s participation in… Read More
The coming of International Women’s Day on March 8 reminds us that the U.S. Senate has still failed to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, commonly referred to as CEDAW. Sen. Olympia Snowe announced several years… Read More
I object to Dr. Erik Steele’s demeaning caricature of a nurse in the opening paragraph of his column (BDN, Feb. 23) on the need for a Patients’ Bill of Rights. Nurses certainly have a long and proud tradition of advocacy of patients’ rights, both in their daily work… Read More
I liked the story, “Orphan Journey Home” [published in the Bangor Daily News], because it kept me excited. Every week I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen next. I liked it so much that I have kept every chapter and hung it on my bedroom wall. Read More
The ability to speculate and take risks in the stock market is recognized as the hallmarks of a financial genius, but in a compulsive gambler, these same characteristics are regarded as symptoms of a disease. Bill Clinton’s ability to compartmentalize negative issues and block out harsh reality may… Read More
WASHINGTON — With the 106th Congress under way, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci is promoting four pieces of legislation designed to enhance learning opportunities in Maine and throughout the United States. In addition to co-sponsoring these bills, Baldacci is also highlighting the need for increased federal funding for special… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Maine Veterans Services officer will no longer be available Wednesday mornings in Rockland. He will still be available to help veterans, widows and dependents 12:30-3 p.m. Thursday, March 11, and Thursday, March 25, at the Senior Spectrum. For information, call 596-0339, or to schedule an… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Mid-Coast School of Technology’s adult education department will offer a 12-week certified nursing assistant course, beginning April 5. Students who complete the 200-hour course will receive certification from the state Department of Education as well as a CPR certificate from the American… Read More
BELFAST — The Maine Veterans Services officer will be available to help veterans, widows and dependents from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 11, and Thursday, March 25, at the National Guard Armory in Belfast. For information, call 338-1560, or to schedule an appointment at another time, call… Read More
ROCKPORT — Creatures of Habit, a rock ‘n’ roll band, will provide music for a spring dance sponsored by Friends of the Community School District from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, March 19, at the Samoset Resort. The dance will celebrate the progress the group… Read More
UNION — A benefit fund-raiser will pit Maine State Police troopers, Knox County sheriff’s deputies, town firefighters and school officials against one another in a series of basketball games tonight and Friday. Proceeds from the games will go to Adam Fuller, 18, a Medomak Valley… Read More
MACHIAS — A Columbia Falls woman, unhappy about SAD 37’s move toward full-day kindergarten, says she hopes lawmakers pass legislation that would allow voters to overturn decisions by their local school boards. SAD 37 began a pilot full-day kindergarten program at the D.W. Merritt School… Read More
HOULTON — Reaction from teachers at Houlton High School to the block-scheduling format adopted two years ago is mixed, but the majority like it. “Things are a lot quieter at the school, and things are working better,” Principal Joseph Feeney told school board members Monday… Read More
ROCKLAND — A joint investigation by law enforcement agencies netted one arrest, a pile of stolen property and drug trafficking evidence after a Tuesday night search at a Birch Street home. Matthew G. Yates, 18, of 28 Birch St., Rockland, was taken to the Knox… Read More
CLINTON — A former chairman of the Board of Selectmen has denied mismanaging town affairs. Roger McAllister Sr., who was defeated last June, says he left the town in good shape. In a five-page letter to the town’s current selectmen, he blamed problems uncovered in… Read More
The Maine Hospital Association has presented Warren Kessler of Readfield its first Lifetime Achievement Award. Kessler retired last month as head of Kennebec Valley Medical Center, now MaineGeneral Health. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield councilors have scheduled a public hearing March 16 to change the town charter, after it was discovered last month that a decades-old practice of subcontracting for animal control services violated state requirements. According to Assistant Town Manager Sylvia Hudson, the animal control… Read More
DEXTER — For the past 20 years, the Tri-County Technical Center building construction class has worked with the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Club to construct houses. The project allows students “real work” experience in building construction. The Kiwanis Club is looking for potential projects for the… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Greenville town office will be closed from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today because town employees will be attending the funeral of Marilyn Gaudet. Gaudet served as the town’s bookkeeper and deputy town clerk for many years. Read More
GREENVILLE — Nomination papers for public office in Greenville will be available March 12. Positions to be filled are two three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen; two three-year positions on the school board; two three-year terms on the Moosehead Sanitary District and one five-year… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Community Youth Center will hold its first meeting of the year at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, in the council chambers of the municipal building. Read More
CLINTON — Nomination papers will be available Friday, March 5, for the office of selectman, a three-year term. The papers must be returned to the town office by April 14. For information, call 426-8511. Read More
FAIRFIELD — SAD 49 teachers have endorsed a new three-year contract, ending a near yearlong dispute. Members of the teachers union this week favored the proposed agreement 129-19, according to Steve Knight, the union’s chief negotiator. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — Knox County’s jail administrator was promoted Monday to major as a result of achieving executive certification in his field. Maj. David Lovejoy began working as a captain in the top administrative post approximately three years ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
HARTLAND — Hartland and St. Albans voters will focus on development in the town of Oakland in conjunction with their annual town meetings Saturday. In St. Albans, town meeting convenes at the town hall at 9 a.m., while in neighboring Hartland, the session gets under… Read More
HOULTON — SAD 29 has become the first of five school districts in the southern Aroostook County region to adopt a more stringent policy dealing with tobacco use and possession. The new policy, which the school board approved unanimously Monday night, prohibits the use of… Read More
Presque Isle District Court Bruce A. Burbee, 42, Bennington, Vt., three counts operating motor vehicle without license, $200; two counts operating motor vehicle after suspension of license, $300; violation of learner’s permit, $75; failure to display certification of inspection, $25. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
CAMDEN — Memories of mariners guided to the entrance of Camden Harbor by the lighthouse on Curtis Island soon will ring clear as a bell. Thanks to the efforts of Ted Panayotoff, who owns a local bed-and-breakfast inn with his wife, Jo, a fog bell… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Aroostook Medical Center of Presque Isle has purchased a building and property for the long-awaited medical clinic in Madawaska, a facility which has been discussed since last summer. While the building at the corner of Main and Mill streets is being renovated,… Read More
MEDWAY — Residents will have an opportunity to learn more about a proposed $2.6 million Medway Middle School renovation project during an informational meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the middle school. The proposed building project is designed to provide more space at… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Without much fanfare, the president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, W. Michael Easton, announced Wednesday his plans to retire from education in June. His plans were made public at the end of a campus forum held regularly with students… Read More
CAMDEN — Supporters of Camden-Rockport High School Principal Christine Garrison have created a World Wide Web page on her behalf, while a veteran teacher at the school has gone public with a statement critical of the administrator. The SAD 28 board voted 4-3 last month… Read More
ROCKLAND — More than twice as many people visited the Farnsworth Art Museum in 1998 as did the year before, yet 11 people will lose their jobs at the museum April 1. Curator Sarah Fasoldt said Wednesday the job cuts are the result of the… Read More