NESCAC ALL-STARS Women First team: Rebecca Brooks (Williams), Kathleen Higgins (Williams), Emily King (Bates), Colleen McCrave (Bates), Chrissy Peterson (Middlebury); second team: Kim Condon (Colby), Samantha Good (Bowdoin), Katie Hersey (Amherst), Lauren Myers (Bowdoin), Lynn St. Martin (Wesleyan); third team: Amanda Cochrane (Colby), Erin Duffy… Read More
    Friends of University of Maine Women’s Basketball has organized a bus trip to the Black Bears’ NCAA tournament game in Norfolk, Va. UMaine faces Stanford at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    Can Am Crown 250 AT FORT KENT 1. Don Hibbs, Millinocket, 24:51.40, 2. Andre Nadeau, St. Melanie, Quebec, 27:16:07, 3. Martin Massicotte, St. Tite, Quebec, 28:.22.12, 4. Mike Murphy, Newberry, MI, 33:12.00; 5. Terry Adkins, Sand Coulee, MT, 33:40.35; 6. John Osmond, Shirley, 37:39.28, 7. Jim Oehlschlaeger, Cincinnati,… Read More
    OCOEE, Fla. – The University of Maine softball team split a pair of games on Monday, defeating Tennessee Tech 10-2 before falling to Long Island University, 2-1 at the Rebel Games. The Black Bears are now 9-5. In the first game, Sara Jewett blasted her… Read More
    BREWER – Zachary Wilson of Brewer has been chosen to the Maine Amateur Hockey Association Select-12 team that will represent Maine in Providence, R.I. from March 26-28. Wilson, a fifth-grader at State Street School in Brewer, is a defenseman for the Brewer Pottles Transit, Inc. Read More
    ROCKWOOD – The Birches Resort and Wilderness Expeditions will be hosting its annual Mount Kineo Challenge race on Saturday, March 20. This is a 10-kilometer cross-country race, held on the trails around Moosehead Lake, for both skate and classical styles. The race starts at 11… Read More
    BREWER – The Brewer Youth Hockey Orange Squirts captured the Tier III championship by winning the State Tournament at Travis Roy Arena in North Yarmouth over the weekend. Brewer won the title with a 4-2 win over the Lewiston Bears on Sunday, March 7. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News has received an award from the New England Newspaper Association for its six-part series, “The Two Maines,” about the growing economic gulf between northern and southern Maine, which was published last fall. The Publick Occurrences Award, named in honor of the… Read More
    PORTLAND — Jenny Yasi knows something is wrong with the deer population on Peaks Island: There are just too many. “I see 12 or 13 in my yard every day,” Yasi said. “And they’ll just stand there looking at me.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Add the Asian long-horned beetle to Maine’s list of worries. The tree-devouring critter that would love to feast on the state’s hardwood forests is one of the potential foreign invaders that gave rise to a forum Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Presentations by local health professionals about estrogen, diabetes, cholesterol, stress reduction and exercise will be featured during “Women & Heart Health … the Silent Epidemic” from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the Black Bear Inn in Orono. Sponsored by Eastern Maine Medical… Read More
    Brewer police arrested a convicted sex offender Monday night, charging the man with violating his probation conditions. Thomas James Cravalho, 43, was taken to Penobscot County Jail after his arrest about 8:30 p.m. and remained overnight at the jail without bail on a probation hold. Read More
    VEAZIE — A proposed ordinance that would allow strip clubs to locate in a remote area of this small town cleared another hurdle Monday night as the planning board voted to send the measure before the Town Council. The board voted 4-1 to approve the… Read More
    SEARSPORT — Incumbent Selectmen Granville Gross and Ralph Harvey face a challenge from Daniel Sylvester in today’s municipal election. The polls open at 10 a.m., and voters will be asked to choose two selectmen from the three candidates on the ballot. The two top vote… Read More
    There is a quiet killer on the loose in Maine and it is time to stop having it out for dinner with us. It is secondhand cigarette smoke, a toxic smorgasbord that includes more than 50 carcinogens, a pinch of sulfer dioxide, a smidge of ammonia, a dash… Read More
    The Supreme Court made official last week what many school officials already knew to be true: The lack of adequate federal support for special education makes it one of the most divisive issues many towns will face at budget time. An amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins last… Read More
    The 50th wedding anniversary story about Kenneth and Arlene (Libby) Rogers on Saturday’s album page misidentified two of the children. They are daughter Kathleen White and son Kenneth Rogers Jr. Also, the couple’s six children, not the guests, sang the song “Thanks Again.” —- A… Read More
    Dear Jim: It seems like my answering machine, VCR, microwave, telephones, etc., don’t last very long. I spend a lot buying new ones. I use plug-in surge arrestors now. Would a powerful whole-house suppressor help? — Al F. Dear Al: Nearly every electrical device and… Read More
    With the exception of a plateau between 1993 and ’95, a chart from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows cable television rates rising at a 45 degree angle for the last 15 years, far beyond the rate of inflation and undaunted by the supposed restraints brought by the… Read More
    BANGOR — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has completed details for a $200 million program to help dairy farmers. Through the new Dairy Income Loss Assistance Program, many Maine farmers will be eligible to receive up to $5,000 in federal aid. Read More
    MACHIAS — The Washington County office of University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a three-part parent education series in cooperation with the Machias adult education program. All classes will be open to the public and will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS — The Washington Academy music department will present its annual Pops Night Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, in the Gardner Gymnasium. The gym will be converted into a cafe with tables and chairs for the audience, and the music boosters will… Read More
    MACHIAS — Paul Donahue, outreach educator for the Forest Ecology Network, will speak at the Washington County Women’s Forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at the River’s Edge Restaurant in Machias. Donahue will focus his presentation on the relationship between human-generated atmospheric changes and… Read More
    UNION — Nomination papers will be available March 17 for several municipal positions, as well as an SAD 40 school board vacancy. Town Manager Andrew Hart said nomination papers must be filed at the town office no later than 4 p.m. Monday, April 26. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BELFAST — Justice Jeffrey Hjelm handed down the following sentence in Waldo County Superior Court on Monday: William D. Nelson, 54, Belfast, operating while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 120 days jail with all but 10 days suspended, $500, license suspended 90 days; unlawful possession… Read More
    STEUBEN — Kindergarten registration and preschool screening for children attending the Ella Lewis Elementary School this fall will be held Tuesday, March 16. Children must be 5 by Oct. 15 to be eligible. Parents should bring a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate and… Read More
    BANGOR — Members of Bangor’s Jewish Community will gather Friday night at Congregation Beth El in a display of Jewish revitalization and interdenominational unity. Conceived and organized by the National Jewish Outreach Program, “Shabbat Across America” represents a united effort by Judaism’s four major movements… Read More
    BANGOR — Bangor City Forester Rolland Perry’s office was recently awarded $15,450 from the Oakhurst Dairy Tree ReLeaf program to repair damage from the January 1998 ice storm. The money is the second amount Bangor has received from the program. Last spring, Bangor was awarded… Read More
    CORINTH — Nomination papers recently returned at Corinth include the following positions and nominees: One selectperson, assessor and overseer of the poor for a one-year term, George Buswell. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
    MACHIAS — The first meeting of the Washington County Domestic Violence Task Force is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in the community room of Machias Savings Bank. The meeting is open to the public and may be especially relevant as a forum for… Read More
    I support Senate President Mark Lawrence’s wage fairness bill. The heart of the issue is quality care for Maine consumers receiving services for mental health and-or mental retardation needs. Direct care workers provide necessary assistance to Maine’s most vulnerable consumer base. Unfortunately, staff turnover is… Read More
    I was appalled by Lawrence Lockman’s column (BDN, March 3). I agree the question of minority status for gays is a difficult one, and that the behavior of activists on both sides has not always been appropriate. However, I do not see that Lockman’s column is in any… Read More
    We are told Medicare is shaky. Sen. John Breaux, D-La., recommends to stop paying the eldery’s medical bills and giving each a fixed sum to pay for private insurance. I wonder what perks he will get when he gets old?I wonder if Breaux knows how many Medicare recipients… Read More
    It is natural for each person to want to defend his or her family, wellbeing and property against seizure and destruction. However, there are those among our elected representatives in Washington, including our own Tom Allen, who feel America isn’t worth the price to protect Americans from attack. Read More
    The bill that would control guns as consumer product (BDN, March 2) is another governmental regulation we don’t need. Guns are manufactured to very strict quality control standards and safety devices are built into them. Safety starts with the user. There is all kinds of… Read More
    The letter on predators and prey by Susan Cockrell of Holden (BDN, Feb 26) stated that Maine’s deer herd is at an all-time high. The deer herd in northern Maine is not that fortunate. It is faced with 3 to 5 feet of snow and nights of minus… Read More
    CORINNA — It’s time for the selectmen to get paid in Corinna, according to Town Manager Judith Doore. An article on this year’s town meeting warrant asks voters to appropriate $2,400 to fund pay for meetings attended by the five-member board. The article represents a… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents here will decide this summer during a referendum vote whether to take over the operation of the Fire Department. The quasi-municipal fire department now is owned and operated by the Dover and Foxcroft Water District. The change, according to town officials, will… Read More
    ST. GEORGE — Voter turnout was exceptionally low this year, according to the town manager, who noted the ballot had two positions with no candidates. Town Manager John Falla said 167 voters cast ballots at the polls Monday and there were 11 absentee votes. The… Read More
    CAMDEN — Camden-Rockport High School’s principal misused funds, misrepresented funding requests, hired teachers without permission, and tried to intimidate her detractors, witnesses testified at the first half of a hearing Monday night. The hearing — Principal Christine Garrison’s appeal of the SAD 28 board’s 4-3… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE — A workshop for handicapped people received the Business of the Year award from the Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce during the agency’s annual dinner Friday. The Work Opportunities Center is a division of the Central Aroostook Association for Retarded Citizens. It… Read More
    Mars Hill Polls will be open 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. Monday, March 15, at the town office. 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
    HOULTON — A Blaine man suspected of selling illegal drugs to teen-agers posted bail Monday after being arrested over the weekend for trafficking in marijuana. Timothy Foster, 48, of Blaine was arrested after a search of his Route 1 home late last week, according to… Read More
    MACHIAS — A tour of the salmon net pen operations in Cobscook Bay and processing facilities nearby is planned April 10. The tour will be led by Sea Grant Extension associate Chris Bartlett. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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