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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Paul Kariya is lost to Anaheim indefinitely with a broken foot, team officials said, as the Mighty Ducks faced possible elimination Tuesday night in an opening round playoff series against defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit. The Ducks said Tuesday that Kariya was… Read More
OLD TOWN – Old Town High School baseball coach David Paul said he can’t recall the last time his Indians had beaten the Bangor Rams. The 10th-year coach also said he doesn’t think any of his previous Old Town teams had ever started the season… Read More
HOWLAND – Kent Smallwood struck out nine batters and Chris Jilek held off a late charge to help lift Katahdin of Sherman Station to a 12-8 victory over Penobscot Valley in high school baseball action Tuesday. Bryan Duffy hit a one-run double. Josh Roy singled… Read More
University of Maine senior quarterback Mickey Fein wasn’t picked in the NFL draft two weekends ago, so for days he sat by the phone, waiting to hear from the pro leagues about a free-agent opportunity. One came, with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, but Fein… Read More
Return with us now to those historic days of sports yesterdays – two or three months ago, certainly not more than a year. How could we possibly have known the history of the games that we would be looking at today? Dennis Rodman is out… Read More
NASCAR Winston Cup driver Ricky Craven of Newburgh admits he is going through a “very frustrating” period in his career. But he also says there have been some bright spots for his first-year SBIII Winston Cup team and he expects to call upon the grit… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – Erynn Bailey hit two doubles and drove in four runs as Penquis of Milo earned an 11-7 victory over Katahdin Tuesday in high school softball action. Abbie Bowen hit an RBI single and an RBI double for the Patriots. Megan Russell added… Read More
BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College softball team swept a doubleheader from the University of New England, winning the first game 8-2 and the second 3-2. In the first game, Bowdoin’s Jessie Poulin scattered four hits over seven innings to pick up the victory. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
While listening to news of the tragic events in Littletown, Colo., I heard many people asking the same question: Why? May I suggest there are, at least, a few answers staring us in the face. Culturally, we are, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, an enigma wrapped in a paradox. Read More
Your article (April 21) was by far a heavy blow to the citizens of Bangor and surrounding communities. It seems people in the Augusta area dictate policy so others must be the underdog. I have been a patient at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor and the care I… Read More
We are a compassionate people as attested to by the reaction to the tragedy in Colorado, but the people of this country seem to be mesmerized as though they were watching a video game with death, destruction and suffering in Serbia, including Kosovo, for which our president is… Read More
The Clinton administration, including Defense Secretary William Cohen, has determined that U.S. casualties in Kosovo are inevitable and acceptable. How many dead, wounded and crippled American men and women are our leaders willing to accept? Five hundred? Five thousand? Fifty thousand? The truth is they will accept as… Read More
Our Legislature has not lived up to its promise of educational funding. That promise, made in 1985, was to pay 55 percent of local school funding. Since 1991 that percentage has been going down, thus placing an additional burden on property taxes. Enough is enough. Read More
The ancient hatreds stirred up by the petty tyrant, Milosevic, is a dastardly act. With echoes of World War I and Hitler, a part of our collective memories, we all feel the need to snuff this barbarity in the bud before it gets completely out of hand. With… Read More
Here is the inventory: one swing set, three blue tarps, seven tires, four hubcaps, two car batteries, five rusted culverts, one six-cylinder Ford head with exhaust manifold, approximately $5.30 in returnables, enough old steel bars to build a quarter-scale model of the Eiffel Tower, two telephone poles and… Read More
I congratulate and applaud the College of the Atlantic students and faculty who were cleaning up the outdoors on Earth Day. What a great thing. However, the University of Maine undergraduates who pedaled across the campus in the buff were a disgrace to the whole… Read More
I hope the only death imposed by the state will be the killing of LD 2214, Rep. Debra Plowman’s bill to reinstate the death penalty in Maine. Vengeance is not justice. Michael Grondin Bangor… Read More
ROCKLAND — An investment group has signed a purchase agreement with Fisher Engineering for 10 acres of property on the harbor to be developed as an upscale hotel and shopping complex. The project could cost $15 million to $20 million to complete. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — MBNA secured permits last week to develop a private park on a parcel that runs from Route 1 down to Penobscot Bay. The property is land that was approved for a subdivision that was never developed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
A Bangor man let a police officer follow him home rather than let his vehicle be towed yesterday. Officer Brad Johnston of the Bangor Police Department was headed south on Ohio Street at 7:50 a.m. when he passed a car that he noticed lacked an… Read More
BANGOR — Members of the Maine Air National Guard and the Maine Army National Guard will not be among the 33,000 military personnel that President Bill Clinton Tuesday authorized the Pentagon to call to active duty for Kosovo. “There’s no Maine impact, though that doesn’t… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — This mostly rural town, with a commercial village cluster on the beach and an inland center, sees its destiny in its geography. Halfway between Belfast and Camden, where credit card lender MBNA New England operates offices, Lincolnville is becoming the town of choice… Read More
BANGOR — Penobscot County commissioners approved contracts for the construction of three salt and sand storage sheds during their weekly meeting Tuesday. According to County Clerk Donna Keim, the sheds will be built this year in Alton, Prentiss and Matagamon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ALTON — A local bakery and coffee shop on Route 16 was gutted Tuesday afternoon in a fire of undetermined origin. Alton Fire Chief David Webb said that the fire at the Bread Basket was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. and well under way when… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — After a year and a half serving as town manager, Sally Crowley on Tuesday told selectmen she is leaving the job, she confirmed. As of June 30, Crowley will leave the post of town manager to start a business with her husband. Read More
Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island housing authorities received top marks in a nationwide inspection recently completed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ellsworth and Southwest Harbor housing authorities received the highest rating for operating housing in “excellent condition,” according to a HUD… Read More
ORONO — School committee members unanimously passed a $5.7 million school budget at Tuesday night’s meeting. The proposed 1999-2000 spending plan, which still must win approval from the Town Council, includes a $266,267 increase from last year, or 4.9 percent. It would require an additional… Read More
ST. GEORGE — Selectmen voted unanimously to support a petition that seeks a line-item vote on the SAD 50 budget for the 2000-2001 school year. Town Manager John Falla said there have been recent discussions in the Legislature to have the law changed so that… Read More
BELFAST — With the SAD 34 budget expected to result in a local tax increase, City Manager Terry St. Peter is committed to keeping Belfast’s spending at last year’s level. “There will be no increase on the municipal side,” he said Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — A Penobscot County Jail inmate made an initial appearance Tuesday in 3rd District Court to face an arson charge after allegedly setting a fire at the jail Monday. Antonio Pinto, 18, of Bangor was not required to enter a plea to the one… Read More
MACHIAS — A University of Maine at Machias class will use a World’s Fair theme to present an event tonight focusing on fashion, poetry, food and other topics from part of the Modern era, 1885-1914. The event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today… Read More
MACHIAS — Students enrolled in music classes at the University of Maine at Machias are presenting end-of-semester recitals this week. The UMM Pop Band will perform at 7:30 tonight in the Performing Arts Center. A band playing Beatles songs also will perform. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The Downeast Rivers Coalition and other groups will sponsor river walks and pollution runoff awareness training on the Narraguagus and Pleasant rivers this weekend. The walk will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 1. People who want to participate in the Pleasant River… Read More
JONESPORT — An effort is under way to launch a Big Brothers-Big Sisters program in Washington County. The Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society says it has recently committed to coordinate the effort. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR — Motorists accustomed to using Interstate 395 between Interstate 95 in Bangor and U.S. Route 1A (Outer Wilson Street) in Brewer should allow some extra travel time or consider taking an alternate route for the next few months, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Read More
MACHIAS — Planners of the Down East Community Hospital’s spring dinner-dance say they will have tickets available until Thursday. The benefit will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the recreation facility at the Cutler naval base. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
MACHIAS — The handbell choir at Centre Street Congregational Church will sponsor a time and talent auction this weekend. Sponsors say the event is designed to raise money for the choir and to enable community members to share their talents. The auction will be after… Read More
BANGOR — Public works will be accepting spring cleanup materials at the public works yard from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first four weekends in May; May 1 and 2, 8 and 9, 15 and 16, and May 22 and 23. Materials such as yard waste, furniture,… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Maine Campground Owners Association celebrated its 40th anniversary with annual awards and elections at the MECOA spring meeting and trade show last month at the Samoset Resort. Maria and Manny Baptista of Acres of Wildlife Campground in Steep Falls were named the… Read More
MACHIAS — A 57-year-old Canaan man who sued the city of Calais, claiming age discrimination because he was not hired as a police officer, won and lost Tuesday in Superior Court. The split decision came in the lawsuit that attorney Judith Thornton of Bangor filed… Read More
MADAWASKA — Madawaska voters will elect two selectmen and two members of the school board during municipal elections June 8. Three people — two incumbents and a person who has been a candidate in the past — are seeking the two three-year seats on the… Read More
WASHINGTON — National Weather Service upgrades to the Caribou Weather Station are on track, and the new weather forecasting office is expected to be operational by December, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has announced. Snowe made her comments last week after a staff briefing on the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Frenchville Fire Department hosted the spring Aroostook County fire chief’s meeting April 10, in which a large number of firefighters and their spouses attended. The following people were appointed as new officials: Roy Woods, president, Caribou; Paul Barnes, vice president, Loring;… Read More
FORT KENT — Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent will launch activities celebrating National Hospital Week, May 9-15. The theme for Hospital Week 1999 is “People Care, Miracles Happen.” The theme stresses the human side of health care, promoting the people who make a… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent is accepting applications for three new scholarships that will be available to students attending the school this fall. Established by the UMFK Foundation, the funds will be awarded for the 1999-2000 academic year to deserving… Read More
MADAWASKA — It’s getting to be crunch time in Madawaska with school and municipal budgets. Selectmen will look at their overall budget for possible action on May 5. The annual town meeting will be held in June. Town and school officials have been asked by… Read More
Kelly Goudreau, an associate professor at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, has an article titled “The Copyright Quagmire on the Internet” in the March/April issue of Computers in Nursing. In the article, Goudreau addresses copyright issues that arise as a result of easy… Read More
JACKMAN — The town is continuing to privatize its recycling operation at the municipally owned transfer station by seeking requests for a proposal for another year. Town Manager Violet Bates said she sent letters April 23 inviting qualified firms to submit proposals for recycling. The… Read More
CLINTON — As expected, selectmen Tuesday night extended a temporary ban on spreading sewage sludge in town for six more months. The move was meant to give town officials time to tighten and update Clinton’s existing sludge ordinance, which was adopted in the mid-1980s. Supporters… Read More
BENTON — Police arrested a Benton man Tuesday after searching his garage and finding several spools of rope that had been reported stolen from a Winslow business. Michael Hillman, 38, an employee of Crowe Rope Co., was charged with theft, said Sgt. Randall Liberty of… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Three local men were summoned to court on charges of night hunting after they were stopped early Friday morning by a Pittsfield police officer. A resident on Snakeroot Road called police to report seeing someone lighting a field on the road, and seeing… Read More
NEWPORT — The next episode in the ongoing saga of Newport’s efforts to clean up Sebasticook Lake begins Friday. An application will be filed with the state Department of Environmental Protection in search of federal Environmental Protection Agency money to correct 74 identified erosion sites. Read More
FAIRFIELD — An open house will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at the new Small Business Development Center at the Kennebec Valley Council of Government’s Fairfield headquarters, 17 Main St. The event is open to any resident of Somerset or… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A downtown revitalization presentation by Terrance DeWan & Associates, landscape architects and planners, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6, in the Opera House municipal building. DeWan and his design team have been assisting the town since last fall, and they… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The large white tent just off the roadway on Route 15 near the Orrington line is the most visible sign of drilling that is preparing a tunnel beneath the Penobscot River. The shaft will hold a natural gas pipeline that will run from… Read More
THOMASTON — Selectmen made a “statement” Monday when they voted down signing the SAD 50 warrant, but verbalized their sentiments Tuesday when they put their signatures on the document. Town Manager Valmore Blastow Jr. met with the town’s attorney Tuesday, who urged the board to… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The next meeting of the Somerset County Local Emergency Planning Committee will be held at 9 a.m. today at the Skowhegan Community Center. Read More
MILO — A Writer’s Fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 30, at the Penquis Valley School library in Milo. Sponsored with the help of a grant promoting safe and drug-free schools, the fair will provide students and the public with the opportunity… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor High School students could be met with additional police security when they arrive at school this morning because of a threatening rumor circulating around the school. Bangor police met with school faculty Tuesday afternoon to discuss the rumor and Bangor Police Lt. Read More
Bangor District Court Christopher J. Adams, 18, Orono, possession of liquor by minor, $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 (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
BANGOR — A Dominican national arrested a year ago after she and a companion sold thousands of dollars worth of cocaine in the Senator Inn parking lot in Augusta was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in prison. The sentencing took place at U.S. District Court… Read More
AUGUSTA — Traditional tribal songs and drumming that have been heard in the Maine woods for centuries echoed eerily through the State House on Tuesday in celebration of Wabanaki Awareness Day. Tribal members said they hoped to make the event an annual one as a method of extending… Read More
WASHINGTON — New England lawmakers plan to press their colleagues in Congress to make permanent the government’s control over the price processors pay Northeastern dairy farmers for milk, a system they say has saved hundreds of jobs on Maine farms. The lawmakers want Congress to… Read More
AUGUSTA — Even before the result of Tuesday’s House roll-call vote was announced, Rep. William J. Schneider inched his wheelchair away from his desk and stared in disbelief at the tally board. His cause was lost, and he knew it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge gave final approval Tuesday to a $750 million financing package allowing Service Merchandise Co. to keep paying suppliers and employees as the retail chain undergoes bankruptcy reorganization. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George C. Paine II’s approval of the financing by… Read More
You know it’s spring in Maine when you hear that old refrain repeated at the fish houses and feed stores, “Hey, Cappy, are they running yet?” Those good old boys aren’t referring to the Boston Marathon. They’re talking about those tiny silvery fish, known as smelts, that are… Read More
SANFORD — A Sanford teen-ager accused of attacking a police officer with a metal flashlight was being held Tuesday at York County Jail on charges of elevated aggravated assault and assault on a police officer. Officer Matt Gilman, 28, suffered serious head injuries early Tuesday… Read More
KENNEBUNK — Police have seized more than $37,000 worth of Kennebunk High School property from a science teacher who has been missing for the last two weeks, authorities said Monday. Police have executed two search warrants since Richard Willis, 41, of North Waterboro, was identified… Read More
UNITY — Although rumors swept town last week about a teen-age girl carrying a handgun to her junior high school, Waldo County Sheriff Robert Jones said Tuesday the school was not connected to the incident. “It is a serious offense. But it had almost nothing… Read More
“Cut-and-run logging” is spoiling Maine’s forests, according to the state’s largest environmental organization. The Natural Resources Council of Maine is backing a bill to end the practice, known as liquidation harvesting. A report by the Maine Forest Service, cited by NRCM, found that between 12,000… Read More
Gov. Angus King signed a proclamation declaring April Family Literacy Awareness Month. His decree emphasized the important role adults play in making strong literacy skills a family value. “Nothing will move our state forward faster than the ability of all Maine residents to achieve a… Read More
Area residents can take great pride in the fact that two of our public employees are offering their expertise to help young residents of Portugal “Learn Not to Burn.” Bangor firefighter Pete Metcalf is the Bangor Fire Department’s public education officer, and his wife, Jan… Read More
BANGOR — Nancy Hensel, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine at Farmington, will become interim president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle beginning June 15, University of Maine System Chancellor Terry MacTaggart announced Tuesday. Hensel will replace… Read More
BOSTON — Forty-one economic developers from Maine were here earlier this week asking corporate real estate brokers to “take your business in a new direction — Maine.” But at an international trade show of these brokers who find homes for businesses, many visiting with Maine’s delegation were asking… Read More
HAPPINESS IS A KITCHEN IN MAINE, by Paula Boyer Rougny, Peapatch Press, Woolwich, 1998, paperback, 182 pages, $12.95. A cookbook may contain the secrets to the tastiest food in the universe, but if it doesn’t read right, it’s no fun cooking with it. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR — Community Health and Counseling Services has been cited for failing to initiate an emergency contingency plan in the case of a 67-year-old client with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases who died last month while lying overnight in the snow just outside her Bangor Gardens home. Read More
Deep Banana Blackout’s lead singer Jennifer Durkin said it best near the end of Bumstock’s last set Saturday night: “I think what we need here is a little escapism.” Escapism is what Bumstock, the annual music festival at the University of Maine, was all about. Read More
VAN BUREN — A St. John Valley bilingual education project was lauded Monday night for its local successes and its designation as one of the five best bilingual education efforts in the country. Eighteen teachers, three administrators, two superintendents, principals, school board chairmen and support… Read More
FALMOUTH — The Town Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, but a conservative activist says he will try to overturn the decision in a June referendum. The 7-0 vote Monday night followed remarks by speakers on both sides… Read More
CARIBOU — The construction of a new highway from Houlton to Fort Kent doesn’t necessarily mean four lanes with “little trees in between.” Instead, planners of a proposed north-south limited access road should keep an open mind on the possible design of the highway, Gov. Read More
BOSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday honored former environmental commissioner Ned Sullivan and two Maine organizations, Oakhurst Dairy and the Center for Environmental Enterprise, for their contributions to the environment. The Maine winners were among 39 recipients from throughout New England that received… Read More
As a member of the audience at the April 7 hearing of LD 1986, An Act to Secede from Eagle Lake and to Deorganize, I was both taken aback and distressed by several of the assertions made by the town of Eagle Lake representatives who testified against passage… Read More
Anton E. Brown has joined Community Health and Counseling Services in Ellsworth, as the area manager. He is a graduate of the University of Maine and has worked as a registered nurse at Eastern Maine Medical Center, The Acadia Hospital in Bangor and as a case manager for… Read More
WASHINGTON — Starting Wednesday, mammography clinics will have to notify women in writing about the results of the breast cancer test. The new regulation by the Food and Drug Administration is in response to reports that some women may not have learned soon enough that… Read More
A group of moderate Republicans headed by former Maine Gov. John R. McKernan held a press conference in Washington last week. One of the participants was Clinton Education Secretary Richard Riley, who joined the Republican Main Street Partnership in a discussion of bipartisan education reform proposals. Reporters, of… Read More
In a recent edition of a local newspaper a request from the former chief of the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians asked members of the band to once again prove that they are Micmacs. Mind you, this has already been done, when each individual applied… Read More
It’s been nine years since the Maine Legislature got a raise. In normal situations, such a protracted dry spell would make an increase justified and long overdue. This, however, isn’t a normal situation. It’s the Maine Legislature. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BELFAST — Natachia Barlow Ramsey, 25, of Searsport was indicted on a charge of murder Tuesday by the Waldo County grand jury. The state Attorney General’s Office believes Ramsey killed her 1-month-old son, Hunter Ramsey, April 11. A state police detective reported in court docu… Read More
Just a day after the Colorado school shootings, a friend at lunch put down his tragedy-filled newspaper and said with a tired shrug: “Another media field day.” A lifelong student of current events, he knew exactly how the terrible drama in Littleton would unfold in… Read More
This morning at 9:30, amid the late-session bustle, there will be a press conference in the State House rotunda regarding national Victim’s Rights Week. Lawmakers would do well to stop by, to hear what the advocates for the victims of violent crime, sexual and domestic abuse, and drunk… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate killed a bill Tuesday to exempt some pension and retirement benefits from state income taxes. By a 17-15 vote, senators turned back an effort by the House to keep the bill alive and negotiate a compromise. The House had voted… Read More
DENVER — A Web page with information on state efforts to address school violence and safety issues is now available to the general public. The National Conference of State Legislatures, a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that tracks America’s legislative activities, has compiled reports and links to… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine House and Senate are at odds over a bill to allow shellfish harvesters to sell only to certified wholesale dealers or directly to consumers, but not to restaurants. A bill endorsed Tuesday by the Senate would allow only clam, quahog and… Read More
AUGUSTA — With more than 85 wildfires reported in Maine in the past week and no appreciable rainfall in sight, the Maine Forest Service Department of Conservation has issued restrictions to the open burning of debris. Effective April 27, no debris permits will be issued… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced Monday that a grant totaling $1,533,789 has been awarded to the Maine Department of Corrections in Augusta from the Office of Justice Programs under the Violent Offender Incarceration Truth-in-Sentencing Program, the Justice Department’s primary program for prison construction and… Read More
BANGOR — Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine Inc. will hold a post-adoption support group meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 17, at the Maine Department of Human Services, 396 Griffin Road, Bangor. For information, call Bette Hoxie at 827-2331 or 1-800-833-9786. Read More
PORTLAND — Central Maine Power has agreed to pay more than $55,000 for air quality violations at two oil-fired power plants. The violations at the W.F. Wyman Station in Yarmouth and the Mason Station in Wiscasset occurred between January 1994 and September 1998, said Mark… Read More
ORONO — The Bangor Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomes the 28th annual National Association of Retired Federal Employees State Convention to be held Friday and Saturday, April 30-May 1, at the Best Western Black Bear Inn & Conference Center, 4 Godfrey Drive, Orono. Entertainment featuring… Read More
FARMINGTON — Police said Tuesday they recovered what is believed to be the knife used to fatally stab a Farmington man during a brawl last week. Detectives found the knife Monday afternoon in a trash container on High Street, just down the street from where… Read More