BANGOR – For 16 years, the Bangor Rams had tried to get back into a Eastern Maine girls basketball title game. For 16 years – and despite the help of some future Division I players – the Rams never even got a sniff of a… Read More
    Joanne Palombo-McCallie wanted her University of Maine women’s basketball team to understand the magnitude of the experience it was about to miss out on. The Black Bears, emotionally devastated after Saturday’s 57-55 loss to Northeastern in the America East championship game and physically drained from… Read More
    Mt. Blue girls basketball coach Chandler Woodcock went from downright dapper to partially punk between Thursday’s Eastern Maine Class A semifinal win and Saturday’s championship game. Woodcock, who’s known for his neat appearance and a trademark bow tie, showed up for Saturday’s Eastern final against… Read More
    Can-Am 30 At Fort Kent Saturday’s results 1. Danny O’Farrell, St. Malachie, PQ, 2:53.30, 2. Carl Deblois, Frampton, PQ, 2:58.16, 3. Paul Schetagne, Lanoraie, PQ, 3:16.36, 4. Tenley Meara, Green, 3:28.47, 5. Alex Murphy, Vassalboro, 3:40.25, 6. Yves Carrier, St. Francois, NB, 3:44.58, 7. John… Read More
    FORT KENT – Don Hibbs pulled into the Portage Lake checkpoint Saturday in the seventh Can-Am Sled Dog Race unaware of his placement after the first leg. Like the veteran musher he is, the Millinocket man was focused on whether one on his team –… Read More
    College AT BOSTON ECAC Div. III Indoor Championship College of New Jersey men 80, Williams College 48, Cortland 46, Tufts 38, Wheaton 37, Widener 31, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 29, Coast Guard Academy 26, Bates College 24, Amherst 15, Wesleyan 14, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 12,… Read More
    BANGOR – Faced with a defense she had not seen this season, Mt. Blue center Heather Ernest struggled in the first quarter of Saturday’s Eastern Maine girls basketball championship game at the Bangor Auditorium. No field goal or free-throw attempts in the first eight minutes… Read More
    All-Big East Teams Girls All conference: Brianna Blanchard and Katie Peers (Presque Isle), Laura Pelkey and Tonya Cray (Nokomis), Allison Wing and Liz Boone (Brewer), Justine Ferland (Old Town); Kara Crockett, Terra Curtis and Alison Smith (Bangor) googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR – Brewer Middle School and Center Drive School of Orrington captured state championships on Saturday in the Middle School state cheerleading competition, held at the Bangor Auditorium. Brewer won the Class A title over runner-up Bonny Eagle Middle School. Team members for Brewer include:… Read More
    ROXBURY, Mass. – Ellsworth High School senior Louie Luchini ran a personal record 9:05.09 to take the 3,200 meter title at the 12th New England Indoor Track and Field Championships at Roxbury Community College’s Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Saturday night. In the New… Read More
    BANGOR — Troy Howard School in Belfast became Maine’s scholastic chess champions on the junior high level Saturday, while Deer Isle-Stonington and Holbrook School in Holden tied for the elementary championship at John Bapst Memorial High School. More than 140 pupils were on hand for… Read More
    PITTSBURGH — A Maine woman who died while trying to save another from drowning, two men who saved a farmer from a 1,000-pound bull in Texas and 15 others were honored Thursday by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. Three honorees died saving others. Steel magnate… Read More
    PORTLAND — The editor of the Maine Times has not given up hope on his alternative weekly newspaper. Douglas Rooks has begun a $100,000 fund-raising campaign in hopes of resuming publication of the paper while he looks for a new owner. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    Twice a year, in April and November, members of Arbutus Grange in Surry sponsor a benefit for someone in need. The events are most successful and, it is hoped, the next one will be, too. That is because Arbutus Grange members, their families, friends and… Read More
    BANGOR — Thomas College professor Martin Bressler will tell anyone that two important rules of business operations are knowing the marketplace and developing a strategic plan. This spring, he will be applying both. Bressler was selected recently one of 23 national Fulbright scholars invited to… Read More
    As we enter a new American century, it is clear the role of girls and women in our society has evolved and changed significantly. We have moved from a time when women did not have the right to vote to a time when women served in elected leadership… Read More
    DANCING AT LUGHNASA, directed by Pat O’Connor. Written by Frank McGuinness, based on the play by Brian Friel. Running time: 94 minutes. Rated PG (for mild language). Nightly, March 8-11, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville. Pat O’Connor’s timid yet heartfelt “Dancing at Lughnasa” follows five proud,… Read More
    Last hired, first fired.” That’s the situation for Eastern and Northern Maine. Hardworking state analysts let me peek at the most recent (1997) state population estimates. Combined with 1998 employment data, they show Maine at a unique point in history. We’ve enjoyed a long period… Read More
    This time last year, as the nation was gripped by an epidemic of school shootings, a group of educators and other community leaders came together under the auspices of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development to form the Task Force on Safe Schools, to… Read More
    Maine’s plan to restructure its electric utilities, scheduled to begin next year, differs from a year-old Massachusetts restructuring plan in several ways, but some of the experiences there ought to give warning to consumers here. First on the list are: Don’t expect significant savings immediately and, if you… Read More
    A recent article which reported an increase in school violence in Maine’s public schools was very troubling. This type of news makes everyone worry about what life will be like in our state in 10, 20, 30 years from now. We wonder about the readiness of our children,… Read More
    Faced with mounting evidence that the routine use of antibiotics in livestock may diminish the drugs’ power to cure infections in people, the Food and Drug Administration has begun a major revision of its guidelines for approving new antibiotics for animals and for monitoring the effects of old… Read More
    PRENTISS — A furnace explosion was blamed for a structure fire that destroyed an auto body and paint shop Saturday. Firefighters from nearby Kingman responded to a report of the fire at about 9:15 a.m., according to Chief Rick Worster. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    WINDHAM — Traces of a toxic chemical have been found in ground water in six of 21 locations tested in northern Windham, according to a state environmental official. Bradford Hahn, a geologist from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, said the six sites had low… Read More
    WINTERPORT — The town has chosen a group of volunteers to be members of the Leroy Smith School playground committee, and the group has begun a campaign to develop a community playground at the school. The existing playground violates some safety regulations and is generally… Read More
    HERMON — The eighth-grade class of Hermon Middle School will hold a bottle drop-off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at Llama Redemption, which is at the corner of the Billings and Fuller roads. Proceeds will benefit the end-of-year class trip to Boston. Contributions will… Read More
    Now that Pat Buchanan has once again declared his candidacy for president (BDN, March 3), we can look forward to a steady stream of John Wayne moralism, mom-and-apple-pie bombast and gung-ho conservative blather. The mad dog of the right-wing fringe will attack with the fervor of a Martin… Read More
    In response to the Feb. 17 story, “Maine chain gives Rite Aid competition,” in which Steven Zanardi, vice president of operations, differentiated Community Pharmacy as a “customer-oriented” pharmacy alternative: I am a Rite Aid pharmacist in Bath and I ply my trade in accordance with… Read More
    To the politicians and others who would like to place curbs or restrictions on Maine’s referendum initiative system: This system is the very foundation of democracy; it is designed to enable the citizens to enact laws that their elected politicians do not have the intestinal fortitude to enact,… Read More
    When International Paper sold its St. John unit last fall we knew it wouldn’t be long before it would sell its other property in northern Maine, the Clayton Lake unit (BDN, Feb. 24). For 15 months, I was employed as a forester at the Clatyon… Read More
    Your Maine Weekend article (Feb. 27-28), “Land in the balance,” perpetuates the myth that rural Maine is threatened by uncontrolled development. You cite a Sewall company study concluding some 203,000 acres were subdivided in the 1980s, but this figure refers to the entire 26 million-acre Northern Forest region… Read More
    Patrick Worcester, a senior at Bangor High School, recently was accepted into the Up With People program and will participate in its “Worldsmart” program, beginning in July. Up with People is an international educational organization. Students use dance, music and drama in professional musical productions… Read More
    PORTLAND — Josh Doiron hates filling up his gas tank in the dead of winter. His hand freezes as he clutches the icy gas nozzle and watches the digital numbers slowly tick by. He wonders: Where is that little latch that lets motorists fill up… Read More
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    BANGOR — The snowy, windy elements of the storm that flew into town over the weekend grounded Gov. Angus King and 34 members of his Nova Scotia trade delegation at Bangor International Airport for almost four hours Sunday. “It’s lousy,” King said about the weather… Read More
    Bangor District Court Shawn T. Estes, 28, South China, possession of marijuana, $200. 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… Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court Stanley L. Reed, 60, Lakeview Plantation, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, jail 72 hours, accepted in alternate sentencing program, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    Much of the talk surrounding the proposed 5-cent-a-gallon increase in the gas tax suggests this move is needed because cars have become more efficient and thereby consumption is, if not actually down, not where it might otherwise be to keep revenues sufficient to maintain our roads and bridges. Read More
    Hermon High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jennifer Cameron, Tracey Durkovich and Lindsay Ulman; honors: Elizabeth Adams, Wade Butler, Tom Caldwell, Brina Clukey, Andrea Crawford, Danielle Cyr, Sharon Dennison, Chris Fernandez, Troy Garland, Elizabeth Goodine, Ray Goodspeed, Nicole Hamilton, Amber Hichborn, Josh… Read More
    Presque Isle District Court Harold B. McNeely, 37, Coventry, Conn., operating motor vehicle without license, $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++) { if… Read More
    HOULTON — Decades ago, when several generations of one family lived under the same roof, taking care of older or infirm family members was a job shared by all. Today, most couples work, and family members are flung far and wide. That means the kind… Read More
    BELFAST — Bicyclists and pedestrians may be able once again to use the footbridge over the Passagassawakeag River. Safety concerns forced the bridge’s closure last summer. Since then city and state officials have been working to find ways to shore up its tilting piers and… Read More