College MAINE COACHES AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION POSTSEASON ALL-STAR TEAMS First team: Carl Howell (St. Joseph’s), Mike Fennessey (Southern Maine), David Lovely (Bowdoin), Chris Funk (Husson), Ken Allen (Colby); Second team: James Spidle (Colby), Marlow Bernard (St. Joseph’s), Darren Meader (UM-Farmington), Zeke Bojic (UM-Machias), Jared Rivers… Read More
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The University of Maine baseball team used a three-run seventh inning and strong starting pitching en route to earning a 4-2 win over LaSalle of Philadelphia Thursday. Rob Worcester pitched 7 1/3 innings for 7-4 Maine, allowing only five hits and… Read More
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ORONO – It was a struggle but the University of Maine Black Bears received a clutch second-period save from Alfie Michaud, and an important third-period goal from Cory Larose to beat the youthful UMass Minutemen 3-1 in the first game of their best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series Thursday… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – Jamie Cassidy is the most effective weapon in the University of Maine offense. At 6-foot-4, with an assortment of strong post moves, she has proven herself the dominant center in America East and one of the best in the East. Cassidy’s ability… Read More
Lucas Lawson, a left wing-center who is about to be named the Most Valuable Player in the Central (Ontario) Junior Hockey League, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine according to his coach. Kanata Lasers coach Archie Mulligan said Lawson chose Maine over… Read More
NAMPA, Idaho – Sometimes, the performance just isn’t what you expect. Husson College, which won its way into the NAIA National Tournament by defeating St. Joseph’s in its league title game with stifling defense, turned in a sub-par performance defensively on Thursday as Cal State-Hayward… Read More
After 13 seasons at Hermon High School and 16 seasons of varsity coaching overall, Clayton Blood is stepping down as the Hawks’ head boys basketball coach. “It is official. I tendered my resignation effective today,” Blood said. “This wasn’t an easy decision by any means. Read More
Lewiston girls basketball coach Mike McGraw first had an inkling of his team’s potential during a loss in a preseason tournament in Baltimore. Three months later, in the midst of an undefeated season and with their first-ever Western Maine championship under their belts, the Blue… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – Maine visitors to Hampton Roads quickly find out that bridges are more than convenience here, in the commmunities that make up the southeastern tip of Virginia. They’re often the only way to get from here to … anywhere. Signs are everywhere. There’s… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – There’s a distinctly different aura surrounding the University of Maine women’s basketball team as it prepares for today’s 5 p.m. NCAA Tournament first-round game against Stanford at the Old Dominion University field house. Traditionally, the Black Bears have gone the extra mile… Read More
BANGOR — The Ice Storm of 1998 not only froze and damaged many parts of the state, it also put a chill on the business relationship between Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and the Bell Atlantic-Maine telephone company. Bangor Hydro this week filed suit in Bangor federal… Read More
HOULTON — A Canadian firm on Wednesday purchased equipment and personal property at Holy Peat Inc., a local wood-pellet fuel manufacturer, during a creditors sale. Charles Upton, community development director for Houlton, said the Acton Group, which has principal owners in Fredericton and Miramichi, New… Read More
ORONO — Wells High School earned top honors for its student newspaper Thursday at the annual statewide contest sponsored by the Maine Center for Student Journalism at the University of Maine. The Wells Street Journal, in its 25th year, won the top spot over papers… Read More
BATH — Two dozen places around the world are named Bath, and English bicyclist Rob Ainsley plans to pedal through all of them during a yearlong two-wheel trip around the world. Ainsley, 38, is scheduled to set off late next month on a trip that… Read More
PORTLAND — A Gardiner woman who claimed the Waldoboro police chief used excessive force against her in May 1996, accepted a $15,000 settlement from the town’s insurer Monday in U.S. District Court. Jennifer S. Struk, 28, who lived in Bremen at the time of the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — After an Auburn poultry processor went out of business last Christmas, the feed company that had advanced the processor thousands of dollars’ worth of credit was left holding the flock. The feed company tried to market the 100,000 birds for the past two… Read More
NEW YORK — FPL Energy Inc. lost its legal attempt Thursday to void an $847 million contract it signed to purchase electric generators from Central Maine Power Co. FPL President Michael Yackira said his company will not appeal a federal judge’s order to honor the… Read More
BANGOR — The East Corinth man who reportedly confessed to fatally stabbing a Kenduskeag woman last month was considered a suspect within a day of the body’s discovery, according to court documents made public Thursday. In addition, a former live-in girlfriend said that the Feb. Read More
WISCASSET — The nuclear fuel inside the shut-down Maine Yankee plant is safe from sabotage despite the removal of concrete barriers and security gates, the company said. Spokesman Eric Howes said he could not discuss details of the company’s security plan but said it has… Read More
BREWER — Television news clips showing angry confrontations between Israelis and Arabs don’t tell the whole story, an Israeli teen-ager told Brewer High School students on Thursday. “It doesn’t look that way on TV, but Israelis and Arabs all live together and are very good… Read More
BANGOR — For more than a year, Robert John Seger reportedly engaged in sexual liaisons in his Hammond Street bedroom with a 14-year-old local boy. Starting in spring 1998, he began using a “Quick Cam” digital camera to transmit images of the encounters with the boy and others… Read More
WATERVILLE — George J. Mitchell, former majority leader of the U.S. Senate, peace broker for Northern Ireland and current chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Special Commission, will be the commencement speaker at Colby College on May 23, President William R. Cotter announced Thursday. Mitchell,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Legislators on the state’s agriculture committee struggled Wednesday to understand the complicated milk pricing system, knowledge that is pivotal to a proposed bill that clarifies the pricing authority of the Maine Milk Commission. Key to the bill is MMC’s ability to set the… Read More
AUGUSTA — A proposal that would make it a crime to intentionally transmit a sexual disease stirred up a hornet’s nest of opposition by public health officials before the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee on Thursday. The bill, LD 1320, was sponsored by Sen. Beverly C. Read More
BOWDOIN — Eight employees of Bath Iron Works were injured when a van carrying them collided head-on into a pickup truck Thursday morning, authorities said. The injured shipbuilders were among 12 shipyard employees in the van when the accident happened at 5:53 a.m., about an… Read More
BELFAST — Former Belfast Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Miguel Farrar has been found not guilty of exposing himself to a woman neighbor. Farrar, 39, who now works in an executive position with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, was found not guilty of indecent… Read More
BANGOR — An emergency preparedness fair sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the church’s Bangor Stake Center on the corner of Essex Street and Grandview Avenue. The fair will offer… Read More
It began with a New York moment — standing in line at a deli, buying bagels, picking up The New York Times. When we left Greenwich Village, a sheen of snow was covering the sidewalk — significant to New Yorkers maybe, but not so much to Mainers. By… Read More
SAD 53, including Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield, has benefited from successive boards that have been organized and focused on policy issues. We are concerned the story on the board meeting of March 1, and the segment that was the focus of the report. Parents, staff members and especially… Read More
Maine’s documents and records of state and local government have been in English since statehood was achieved in 1820. It seemed long overdue that this unofficial language should become official. After I submited LD 264 I was astounded by the negative reactions. All the stories of discrimination, intolerance… Read More
Nova Scotia no doubt appreciates the kind words Gov. Angus King has regarding Halifax’s bid to become a superport for supersized cargo ships. Maine should expect no less than that level of moral support from the Maritimes regarding its big project — the east-west highway. It also should… Read More
DEXTER — The Berry Patch Sandwich Shop and Bakery has opened in the former Annie’s Restaurant in Dexter. Norine Tetreault, who also operates the Berry Patch Farm Store and Bakery in Dover-Foxcroft, will serve light lunches, pizza and bakery items at the Dexter facility. Business hours are 7… Read More
CAMDEN — Eleven films described as cutting-edge fare for girls will be shown Saturday at the first-ever Film Festival for Girls. The festival is an outgrowth of the One Incredible Day conference for girls in sixth through 12th grades created by the Mainely Girls organization. Read More
Reviled at the time, the 1990 budget accord that forced President George Bush to take back his lips also forced fiscal responsibility on Congress and played a large role in the balanced budget this year. To be fiscally responsible now, Congress should exceed those caps and meet its… Read More
It’s ironic at best. This legislative session began with legislators in both parties and independents promising to focus on improving the statewide economy. Soon, however, the Legislature will vote on an economic measure that should be a slam-dunk. That is, it should be a slam-dunk for legislators in… Read More
A March 9 story on a proposed settlement for cleanup of the Portland-Bangor Waste Oil site in Wells mistakenly included Alton among the communities on the list of “potentially responsible parties.” The town is Alton, N.H. Read More
A story in Tuesday’s issue regarding Owls Head’s proposal to establish a sewer connection to Rockland should have said the town will pay the city a one time fee of $3.72 per gallon based on the number of gallons processed at the waste water treatment plant on an… Read More
If you can figure out whom to ask, anyone at the Belfast Maskers will tell you the theater is in fine shape. And they’d be right. With $25,000 in the bank, an endowment fund of $100,000 and growing, plus amiable support from the grass-roots arts community in town,… Read More
BANGOR — High school seniors statewide can apply for H.P. Hood’s Milk Money Scholarships during the Milk Money Tour’s Penobscot County stop from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Bangor Civic Center during the Class A Basketball State Championships. Students must visit… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court Robert Forcier, 23, Caribou, burglary of motor vehicle, one year jail, all but five days suspended; motor vehicle burglary, five days jail; theft by unauthorized taking-transfer, five days jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
DYER BROOK — For five years, 6-year-old Jesse Small has been staying with Virgie Burpee while his mother is at work in Houlton. After today, he won’t be able to do that anymore. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
CARIBOU — An Ashland man was indicted Thursday by the Aroostook County grand jury on charges related to the stabbing of another man up to nine times during a fight last month. Michael MacDonald, 20, of Station Hill in Ashland is charged with elevated aggravated… Read More
BANGOR — A workshop on basic record keeping for the home-based business owner will be held April 8. Sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Office in Penobscot County, this four-hour program will help business owners learn the basic principles of single entry record keeping, and how to apply these… Read More
MACHIAS — A Washington County man who stored more than 1 million used tires in the woods behind his Meddybemps junkyard has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years probation. Machias District Court Judge William Anderson on Wednesday found Harry Smith Jr. Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins is asking the regional administrator for the General Services Administration to give priority to a request from the city of Bangor to take over the Harold S. Slager Army Reserve Center. The city wants to move ahead with renovations to… Read More
BANGOR — The U.S. Postal Service will hold a free seminar on bulk mail preparation from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Eastern Maine Processing & Distribution Plant in Hampden. For information call 622-3735 or e-mail mtrundle@email.usps.gov. Read More
BANGOR — Women Unlimited, a nonprofit training organization for women interested in nontraditional occupations, will offer a new six-week session beginning March 23 at Eastern Maine Technical College. To register call 1-800-281-5259. Read More
JACKMAN — The SAD 12 board of directors this week voted to extend the Forest Hills Consolidated School principal’s labor contract for the next three years. William Crumley, who was hired two years ago to be the principal, was approved Tuesday night by the directors… Read More
ORRINGTON — Phil House of Auburn, an accomplished pianist, will be playing at the East Orrington Congregational Church at 3 p.m. Sunday. Suggested donation is $3. For more information, contact Ed Campbell at 825-4480. Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has approved $438,587 in funding for needed improvements to the Job Corps Center in Bangor, members of Maine’s Congressional delegation announced Thursday. The money will be used to install new duct work, as well as ventilating and air… Read More
NORTH HAVEN — Voters will gather Saturday to consider a $705,190 municipal budget for 1999, mull over a $915,300 landfill closure and transfer station project, and elect new officers. The annual town meeting begins at 9 a.m. at the Community Building. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
I am pleased the important issue of $320,280 for a skating arena is being placed on the ballot in Houlton in March. It is important that this is decided by all the voters. This will also have an impact on surrounding towns. We should ask… Read More
I read today the latest public relations effort of Sen. Susan Collins regarding sweepstakes mailings. Isn’t it interesting that your editorial (BDN, March 2) listed Maine as second from the bottom in federal assistance. Why can’t the senator devote equal time to helping the businesses… Read More
In the article, “Nursing home care costs weighed” (BDN, March 2), it was stated that a labor shortage exists in relation to nursing home workers. It’s not a matter of labor shortage, it’s a matter of pay scales and working conditions. Senate Majority Leader Chellie Pingree said it… Read More
Two recent letters critical of coyote snaring were factually incorrect. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife uses experienced trappers to protect deer in wintering yards by snaring coyotes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
A few years ago, Cal Thomas wrote a column on the trend toward “objective” truth in this country. His use of this redundant term was ironic, for as an apologist for the Republican right, most of his writing is highly subjective. A good example of… Read More
As a past member of the legislative committee of the Maine Retired Teachers Association and present legislative chairman of the Oxford County Retired Teachers Association, I am opposed to Gov. Angus King’s proposal to cut back on retired teachers’ health coverage. About 10 years ago… Read More
ETNA — Fire destroyed a residence on old Route 69 near Interstate 95 early Thursday morning and a state fire investigator has been called in to determine the cause. Although the home is located only about 50 feet from the interstate, the fire had been… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers enacted a $4.4 billion spending package Thursday to cover basic government operations for the next two years. The final House vote was 128-16. The Senate concurred, 33-0. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
PORTLAND — UNUM Corp. announced the layoffs of all 100 employees in its investment division as it prepares to merge with the Tennessee-based Provident Cos. Between 75 and 80 of the workers will be cut by mid-May, and the rest will be cut later, UNUM… Read More
AUGUSTA — Should cracked and crumbling roads be repaired by raising the gas tax or by fighting for funds from a state budget already overwhelmed with requests? That is the question members of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee must decide as they review the proposed state… Read More
Move and Improve, a community wellness program of Eastern Maine Medical Center that has the backing of several major local sponsors, kicks off its third annual 10-week program Saturday at Center Court in the Bangor Mall. With music in the background, registration begins at 12:30… Read More
Waldo County led Maine in population growth at 10.4 percent between early 1990 and last July, according to U.S. Census figures released Friday. The county, where the rapidly expanding credit card company MBNA has fueled job growth, was followed by Sagadahoc County, which showed a… Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County Sheriff’s Department is advising area residents to be suspicious of telephone solicitations for drug education programs. Chief Deputy Sidney Hughes said he’s received a report of a caller seeking contributions for a children’s drug education program. Fund-raising for drug education… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — First Citizens Bank is holding a contest to select a driver for the Soap Box Derby race car it is sponsoring. The winner will assemble the car and drive it for First Citizens in the Northern Maine Soap Box Derby Race that is held in… Read More
BANGOR — The wrap-up of the Maine Math League season on Wednesday found Bangor High School in a familiar position — as state champion of the 110 teams in all four divisions of the league. The title — the fourth in a row for Bangor — is based… Read More
HAMPDEN — After 30 years of perfect attendance at his weekly Kiwanis meetings, Jim Carter is ready to try for more. “I expect I’ll be back here next week,” said the soft-spoken Hampden resident who celebrated his 101st birthday during Thursday’s meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
GREENVILLE — Federal authorities on Thursday reassured Greenville area residents that the Bangor and Aroostook System railroad tracks in the region are safe, even though five derailments have occurred within the past two years. Residents were told during an informational meeting Thursday that last Friday’s… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — For the fifth year in a row, the Town Council and school committee will hold the line on the property tax rate. If the proposed 1999-2000 school and town budgets are approved at a town meeting later this month, property will be taxed at $17.50 per… Read More
CAMDEN — By a 7-1 vote Thursday night, the SAD 28 board upheld its earlier decision not to renew Camden-Rockport High School Principal Christine Garrison’s contract. The vote capped nearly 10 hours of public testimony over two days, as an attorney representing Superintendent Bill Doughty… Read More
CRANBERRY ISLES — Live and let live. That was the main message expressed at the town meeting Wednesday when, by an 11-vote margin, Cranberry Isles residents voted to nix a plan to pursue deer hunting on the islands. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA — Weighing in on a $1.4 billion question, House Speaker Steven Rowe outlined a plan Thursday to use Maine’s share of the national tobacco settlement “exclusively” for health-related programs. The Portland Democrat proposed the creation of a Trust Fund for a Healthy Maine, from… Read More
AUGUSTA — The state Department of Environmental Protection will conduct a water quality study of the St. George River this summer to ensure that the waste-water treatment plant in South Warren can properly handle the additional flow from a planned expansion at the Supermax prison. Read More
FAIRFIELD — Town councilors this week approved a safety policy they hope will help reduce an expected jump in the price of Workers’ Compensation insurance. The policy was drafted about five months after the town’s new $250,000 fire engine slammed into a tree during a… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Changing the animal control officer’s position from a contracted one to that of a town employee is likely to be a simple action next Tuesday for town councilors — especially in light of information that contracting the position violates state law. But determining… Read More