Harness racing competition begins Saturday at Bangor Raceway – not for purse money, but against the clock. The track is ready, the officials are in place, the timer is working – it’s qualifying time. Maine law mandates that if a horse has not raced for… Read More
College MAINE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE All-Conference team First base: Mike Fullerton (UM-Farmington); second base: Aaron Largay (Husson); third base: Scott Sibley (Thomas); shortstop: Don Sawyer (Husson); infield: Chad Boyd (Thomas); outfield: John Montgomery (Husson), Dan Curtis (Husson), Jason Cyr (Husson), Steve Osborne (St. Joseph’s); catchers: Tim… Read More
MILO – Pitcher Abbie Bowen scattered five hits to help the Penquis softball team cruise to a 13-1 victory over Piscataquis of Guilford Thursday in high school action. Bowen boosted her record to 5-0 with the win. Erynn Bailey doubled and recorded three RBIs for… Read More
SEARSPORT – Rodney Damon roped a two-run home run in the fourth inning as the Searsport baseball team cruised by Bangor Christian with a 11-1 win Thursday in high school action. Damon added a single and Ben Relyea doubled and singled for three RBIs. Vaughn… Read More
STANDISH – Husson College junior righthander James Zukowski hadn’t allowed more than one earned run in any of his previous four starts. He went a step further Thursday night, firing a masterful six-hit shutout to beat the University of Maine-Farmington 4-0 in their Maine Athletic… Read More
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College AMERICA EAST All-Conference teams First team Pitcher: Lori Swanson, Drexel; Robyn King, Boston University; catcher: Sara Jewett, Maine; first base: Keri Anne Boller, Hofstra; second base: Dana Bennett, Hofstra; third base: Leigh Ann Hlywak, Maine; shortstop: Erica Sobel, Maine; Outfield: Lauren Mark, Delaware; LaMeka… Read More
HAMPDEN – Much like the black flies that were swarming about in earnest for the first time this season, Bangor’s offense did just enough to annoy the heck out of Hampden’s pitching and defense on a warm and humid afternoon. The result was an 8-3… Read More
When Galen Wellman was a schoolboy in the late 1960s and early ’70s, there were two nine-hole golf courses in Winterport, Streamside Golf Course on what is now Route 139 and River View Golf Course on Route 1A. Wellman was a member at Streamside and… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team will meet with Gov. Angus King and be honored by the Maine House of Representatives and Senate Friday in another honor resulting from its NCAA championship. The team will arrive in Augusta Friday morning to be… Read More
LUBEC – Jared Day earned a walk with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh to give Machias a three-run lead and the Bulldogs held on for a 13-12 high school baseball win over Lubec Thursday. Kevin Loughlin of Machias hit a triple,… Read More
LEWISTON – Bates College seniors John Cullinan and Adelia Myrick have been named as the 1999 recipients of the Milton L. Lindholm Scholar-Athlete awards. Cullinan, an eight-time dean’s list student and has served as a captain in cross country, indoor and outdoor track for the… Read More
Houlton District Court Parker McLaughlin, 35, Presque Isle, failure to produce proof of inspection for commercial vehicle, $70. 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
As a student of Hampden Academy, I was saddened to read that my town’s representative in the House, Debra Plowman, has sponsored a bill to reinstate the death penalty. In these violent times, the last thing we need is for our government to perpetuate an atmosphere of brutality. Read More
On the salary increase for the Maine Legislature, a retired man from Oakland remarked, “If they do that for the common laborer then I’m for it 100 percent.” If he were living on a fixed income he wouldn’t say that. He would realize the cost of living would… Read More
Partisan politics has reared its ugly head at Brewer City Hall. The city council has made public its desire to appoint a partisan politican who has no experience as a city manager. Steve Bost is a nice guy and a gentleman, but he does not… Read More
Upon inquiring about the cost to save the Water Works engineer’s house, these are some of the cost estimates I received: a mover bid of $22,300; $8,670 has been spent to prepare this “shoebox” for moving; more cost preparing overhead utilities along route of travel, not available; $35,029… Read More
In response to the column on certified nurses assistants by Ann Skriletz (BDN, April 21): I couldn’t agree more with her comments regarding understaffing, heavy patient loads and insufficient pay. As a nurse whose mother and sister worked as CNAs for many years, I have seen the physical… Read More
At last a real American hero strides into the fray, bringing order out of chaos, peace out of violence and war. Jesse Jackson, using peace and his golden power of persuasion, has managed to free the American prisoners and to convince Slobodan Milosevic to hold out the olive… Read More
HAMPDEN — John J. Motta, Boy Scout Troop 41 of Hampden, was awarded Eagle Scout honors during Court of Honor at noon Sunday, May 2, at the Reeds Brook Middle School Auditorium in Hampden. Motta, 15, earned 21 merit badges to achieve Scouting’s highest award. Read More
ROCKLAND — Knox County was the last county in the state to be incorporated, but it’s not the last to get online with its own Web page. County Clerk Virginia “Ginny” Lindsey took an adult education course, as did some other county employees, and learned… Read More
DEER ISLE — With gold-painted shovels and with kitchen spoons, school officials, teachers and students broke ground Thursday for the new Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School. The groundbreaking, which had been postponed a day by the first rainy weather in weeks, marked the official start of… Read More
ROCKPORT — A Thomaston man who was critically injured in a Tuesday car crash on Route 1 was moved to Maine Medical Center Thursday from Penobscot Bay Medical Center. Aaron Sims, 24, remained in critical condition at the Portland hospital, according to a spokeswoman. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court Vernon A. Roberts, 31, Belfast, operating while under influence of intoxicating liquor, two days jail, $500, license suspended 90 days; failure to register motor vehicle, two days jail, $100; failure to stop for officer, dismissed. Read More
BANGOR — A Glenburn man will spend the next month in jail after pleading guilty to embezzling an estimated $25,000 from his former employer. James Dean, 38, entered the plea Thursday in Penobscot County Superior Court, where he was sentenced to three years in prison… Read More
BANGOR — The Junior League of Bangor is sponsoring three scholarships for young girls to attend Camp Aspirations this summer. These scholarships were presented to winners at the recent Girls Talk Workshop on April 10 in Old Town. The $350 scholarships are to pay for a week at… Read More
CAMDEN — Paul Cartwright, like most Americans, has been bicycling since he was a child. The difference between him and most people, though, is that Cartwright is still using two-wheel transportation four decades later. “I grew up in New York City. It was trial by… Read More
HOULTON — Hey, teen-agers! Are you tired of hanging around in front of stores or wandering the streets? Are you looking for someplace to go where you won’t get dirty looks from passers-by? Look no more. The Salvation Army has the answer. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Calais District Court Patty A. Peabody, 27, Charleston, theft by unauthorized taking, $200, restitution $15. 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
SEBEC — Police are asking for help in solving a series of break-ins that occurred at businesses in Sebec and Milo on April 22. Sebec Gardens, Milo Mattress and Furniture Store and Dr. Ralph Monroe’s office were illegally entered that night and money was taken,… Read More
DEXTER — SAD 46 directors Wednesday adopted a $7 million budget for the operation of schools next year. The budget reflects an increase in assessments of 3.2 percent. The spending plan will be presented to residents in a referendum June 22. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Applause and compliments followed the first presentation Thursday night of Skowhegan’s Riverfront Renaissance Project, an ambitious plan that would revitalize the downtown area, create an exciting parklike river walk and provide a shopping district easily accessible to pedestrians. With an estimated price tag… Read More
GREENVILLE — Greenville Police Chief Duane Alexander believes a safe community is a community that looks out for its own. About a year ago, Alexander began looking at ways to address crime in Greenville without asking for more financial resources for his two-man department. His… Read More
GREENVILLE — The fate of a land swap that would allow the construction of a natural resources education center will be up to Greenville residents at the annual town meeting. Selectmen on Wednesday evening voted to place the land swap on the town warrant and… Read More
FAIRFIELD — When school opened Thursday morning at Lawrence High School, the front doors were opened wide to let in the fresh air. That’s the best sign, said administrators, that Lawrence is a safe, caring environment. “Many local schools have had to send students home,… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum is well on its way to establishing a bigger, year-round facility downtown. The Bar Harbor-based nonprofit says it has raised $2.75 million in what was to have been the first phase of its plan to create an American Indian… Read More
Nokomis Regional High School, Newport Third quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Kerri Blazej, April Bowley, Kathleen Coons, Tiffany Farside, Shevenell Mullen and Christine Pare; high honors: Steven Bechard, Amy Beriau, Camille Bickford, Raelynn Brann, Orion Breen, Glen Brittain, Megan Brown, Kelly Byron, Heather Cochran,… Read More
Winners in the recent annual state HOSA Competition in Rockport included seven students from the Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center’s Health Occupations program. In the Certified Nursing Assistant competition, there were 39 students from all over the state. Skowhegan students Danielle Hachey, Brenda Crandall, and Sarah… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court David A. Nevers, 28, Kennebunk, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, jail four days, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft was successful this month in getting its fourth housing grant to aid low-income families in four communities. Officials received word this week that the town was awarded a $300,000 grant to aid housing rehabilitation in Dover-Foxcroft and the surrounding communities of Sangerville,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Applications for the 52nd Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess Pageant are being accepted. Prospective contestants must be under 21 but at least expecting to graduate from high school this spring. Anyone interested in being a Sea Princess should contact coronation chairman Kay Warren… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Board of Selectmen was presented with two petitions Wednesday night, one for road reconstruction and one for a gymnastics program, for inclusion in the warrant of the annual town meeting in June. The request for funding of a gymnastics program called… Read More
WHITING — A 36-year-old Eastport man and a 40-year-old man from Bangor were released from Down East Community Hospital in Machias, where they were taken after a Thursday morning accident on Route 1. Sgt. Michael Riggs of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department said Curtis Johnson… Read More
CALAIS — The technology education department at Calais High School and a local Wal-Mart have worked together to prepare for the making of a community quilt. An 18-student technology education class at the school, led by teacher Randy McCormick, designed and built a hardwood quilting… Read More
MACHIAS — Susan West, president of the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker at the annual senior banquet sponsored by the University of Maine at Machias Alumni Association. The event is scheduled in conjunction with UMM’s 88th commencement. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
LUBEC — Students at Lubec High School had so much success with an experiment to increase the roe content of sea urchins that they are hoping to get a small aquaculture lease on Johnson’s Bay. Tim Dowling, who teaches the school’s new aquaculture program, said… Read More
MACHIAS — Marketing strategies and networking systems that can help businesses grow will be the focus of a free workshop at the University of Maine at Machias on Wednesday, May 12. Among those urged to attend are people who make food or other products at… Read More
MEDDYBEMPS — The Dennys River Watershed Council will sponsor a cleanup on the upper Dennys River on Saturday, May 15. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Meddybemps Community Building parking lot and will sweep 5 miles of the river from the Meddybemps outlet… Read More
CUTLER — A benefit auction is planned at Bay Ridge Elementary School to raise money for the town’s Fourth of July celebration. The auction will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 14. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ADDISON — The East Side Cemetery Association of Addison will hold its annual meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the home of James Bucknam, president. Read More
JONESPORT — All lot owners at Greenwood Cemetery in Jonesport must remove Christmas wreaths, brush, old flowers and containers by Saturday, May 15, the cemetery’s governing officials announced. Read More
MACHIAS — A meeting of the Machias River Watershed Council will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, at the Rose M. Gaffney School in Machias. Open to the public, the meeting will include a general exchange of ideas for projects within the Machias… Read More
CALAIS — The eighth annual Cobscook Bay 10 K race to benefit Down East Hospice will take place in Pembroke on Sunday, June 6. The 10 a.m. event also includes a 5-kilometer run-walk and a 1-mile fun run for children under 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MACHIAS — Small Washington County businesses that would like to have their services listed in a directory for other businesspeople may do so for free by contacting the Sunrise County Economic Council. Council director Diane Tilton said many small businesses need the services of printers,… Read More
MAPLETON — Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman has appointed 36 producer members and one importer member to the National Potato Promotion Board. Included among the new producer appointees is Mary A. Buck of Mapleton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
STOCKHOLM — The Maine Swedish Colony in northern Maine, including New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland and surrounding areas, is cooperating with the Northern Maine Develpment Commission in a proposal for a planning grant from four state agencies in what is called an Arts and Heritage Tourism Partnership Program. Read More
BANGOR — The City Council is considering performing major surgery on the City Nursing Facility in hopes of improving the home’s financial health. A public hearing on the proposal will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, at City Hall. The revised model, intended… Read More
A Massachusetts man who fled on foot from Bangor police Thursday after being stopped for a traffic infraction was captured at gunpoint a short time later. Bangor police charged Brad R. Akerson, 22, of Southbridge, Mass., with refusal to submit to an arrest, operating a… Read More
Bangor District Court Mark B. Willis, 19, Exeter, illegal transporation of liquor by minor, $100, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $450. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
BANGOR — Two Bangor middle school pupils were taken into police custody earlier this week after they allegedly made repeated threats to damage school property. The two teen-agers from the William S. Cohen School were charged with terrorizing and have been referred to state juvenile… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum’s calendar through July includes an exhibit showcasing examples from the museum’s collections and an archaeology field school researching a possible site of European contact. The Abbe will be open daily May 14 through Oct. 24. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Perhaps one of the best aspects of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is that all the food collected locally is distributed locally. Take, for instance, what you left out for your postal person to collect and distribute last year. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
SUMNER — A 12-year-old boy was taken to the Maine Youth Center after he allegedly threatened to shoot his elementary school classmates, school officials said. The boy, whose name was not released, probably would not have acted on the threat, Richard Colpitts, principal of the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine lobstermen will “not lose a thing” by accepting the recommendations of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which include expansion of escape vents on lobster traps by one-sixteenth of an inch, Sen. Jill M. Goldthwait, an independent from Bar Harbor, told the Senate on Thursday. Read More
AUGUSTA — House lawmakers passed a resolve Thursday to grant riverfront communities salvage rights to Revolutionary War vessels scuttled in the ill-fated Penobscot Expedition of 1779. The measure, which was approved without debate or roll call, faces further votes in the House and Senate. Sponsored… Read More
THOMASTON — A 15-year-old Georges Valley High School sophomore has been suspended indefinitely for writing a bomb threat that closed school Monday, according to SAD 50 Superintendent John Dirnbauer. Dirnbauer said Thursday the male student admitted to writing the note and that the matter had… Read More
AUGUSTA — Senate Republican leaders blasted a plan Thursday advanced by Democrats to fund aid to local education from money that would have been used to reduce the sales tax by another half-penny. Senate President Mark Lawrence, D-Kittery, a recently announced Democratic candidate to oppose… Read More
MILO — SAD 41 took its first concrete steps toward dealing with the district’s growing budget deficit at Wednesday’s meeting of the board of directors. Members voted unanimously to eliminate teaching positions and to seek voter approval to borrow money to pay off the debt. Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King nominated an insider Thursday to head the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. If confirmed by the Senate, Martha Kirkpatrick would succeed Ned Sullivan as commissioner of the DEP. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
MADAWASKA — Visiting Nurses of Aroostook is looking to five Aroostook County communities and two statewide agencies to raise $500,000 to cover its 1998 operating losses under a restructuring plan for the agency to continue providing services. VNA is asking for loans from Fort Kent,… Read More
AUGUSTA — Rep. Joseph Bruno of Raymond asked the $75 million question Thursday. The Republican member of the Appropriations Commitee asked if the chairman of the Education Committee knew where to find the $75 million his committee wants added to the state’s school aid formula. Read More
AUGUSTA — A former New York banking executive has been nominated to be the chief regulator of Maine’s banking industry, Gov. Angus King announced Thursday. Howard R. Gray Jr. of Portland, who most recently was vice president of operations for the MTA Card Co., an… Read More
BALTIMORE — Harbor porpoises appear to be dying in unusually large numbers between Maine and North Carolina, according to scientists struggling to find the cause. At least 162 of the small, coast-hugging porpoises have been found washed ashore, dead or dying, through mid-April. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill clarifying issues raised when some residents from a town try to secede from their community won overwhelming preliminary approval Thursday in the House. Sponsored by Rep. Randy Bumps, R-China, LD 2056 was passed by a 128-4 vote with little debate. The… Read More
In its latest production, Maine Public Broadcasting has tackled a subject that only it would, or could. “Home: The Story of Maine,” airing at 8 p.m. May 9-11, tells a history of the Pine Tree State in the words of academics and other Maine citizens. Read More
WASHINGTON — The State Department politely declined U.S. Sen. Susan M. Collins’ offer to house Kosovar refugees at the former Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County, but a few of the ethnic Albanians who fled the Balkan war might still come to Maine. Refugee… Read More
The Legislature’s Education Committee went before the panel that controls the state’s purse strings Thursday with a plan to boost education spending to $627 million or by 5.9 percent in the coming school year. The education panel also asked for an additional $3 million to… Read More
CARIBOU — Former SAD 24 Superintendent Wayne Mowatt testified Thursday that he agreed verbally to pay the school district’s business manager, Robert Corbin, for extra work. But he didn’t authorize payment of Corbin’s personal creditors or hire Corbin as a consultant for keeping books for… Read More
20-year-old resident faces 1 charge of arson > County departments battle 5 structure fires overnight
MACHIAS — A 20-year-old Milbridge man was charged with arson Thursday after western Washington County firefighters responded to reports of five early morning house fires in just over an hour. Jeremy A. Nash was charged in connection with a blaze that gutted a summer home… Read More
LAKEVIEW PLANTATION — A special meeting will be held Monday, May 10, to ask residents to approve the sale of the fire station-office building, as well as the purchase of a parcel of land. Voters also will be asked to approve sale of a 1969 tractor, used at… Read More
SANFORD — The memories are coming back every day, but Patrol Officer Matthew N. Gilman still doesn’t remember anything about the night he was beaten with his own flashlight, according to his wife. Juliet Gilman said her husband still suffers headaches and hearing trouble and… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill challenging Maine prisoners’ right to vote received initial approval after a debate in the Senate on Thursday, but the margin was well below what’s needed to send the proposal out to voters. Sen. Richard Bennett is proposing a constitutional amendment to… Read More
AUGUSTA — Eliminating violence from the public schools is the goal of a bill that received preliminary approval Thursday in the Maine Senate. It directs the state Education Department to provide technical assistance to schools in developing violence prevention and intervention training to educators, staff… Read More
BOSTON — The average hourly earnings of manufacturing workers in New England last year was $13.75, up 2.6 percent from $13.40 the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The increase was slightly higher than the average national increase of 2.4 percent in… Read More
The Legislature had a lot of good reasons to reject the citizen-initiated bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. The one given — that voters should decide this by referendum — isn’t among them. Referendum is a valuable, important tool in representative democracy, especially when used… Read More
I saw a U.S. serviceman’s wife come to tears as she explained to a TV journalist, “This past weekend I wondered if I should take a picture of my husband with our six month old child. He leaves next week for Albania with the 82nd Airborne.”… Read More
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In past editions of local newspapers, there have been numerous interpretations regarding the Aroostook Band of Micmacs ongoing membership problems. As the former Chief of the Aroostook Band, I was the sole person responsible for the resolution of the forever disruptive issue of who meets P.L. 102-171 25… Read More
President Abraham Lincoln called the fraudulent suppliers to the Union Army “worse than traitors,” and created The False Claims Act to stop them. President Ronald Reagan updated the act, which has recovered more than $4 billion in tax dollars. Especially at a time when million-dollar missiles buzz like… Read More
Many teen-agers engage in some kind of extracurricular activity. There’s sports, student council, chess club, chorus. Logan Durant, Travis Rideout and Alex Rosenblatt work on something a little different. They’ve got the blues. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
In Thursday’s Style section, a Going Places feature referred to crappies as being plentiful in the Passadumkeag River in Penobscot County. The fish are actually not found that far north, according to local forester and biologist Wendall Bradford. The mention of harlequin ducks should have been omitted but… Read More
Kelly Holyoke is small, strong and white-blond. When she grips a lime-green rope of fabric in each hand, she looks like a girl on a swing. She’s not playing in the park, but in her Bangor dance studio, where the fabric cascades 30 feet to… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Forest Service on Thursday lifted its debris burning restriction for York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Knox, Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Oxford, Kennebec and Waldo counties. Recent rains have significantly reduced the fire danger in these counties. The open burning restriction remains in effect for Penobscot… Read More
WASHINGTON — Two Maine students, Stacey Pickering, 18, of Cape Elizabeth and Erin Campbell, 14, of Hampden were honored in the nation’s capital this week for outstanding service to their communities during the presentation of The 1999 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The two teens… Read More
PORTLAND — Air Nova, a regional partner of Air Canada, announced Wednesday it will begin nonstop service six days a week between Portland and Montreal on June 21. “We have listened to groups on both sides of the border say that Portland needs a direct… Read More
AUGUSTA — Members of the Maine House gave the Friends of Fort Knox a major boost Thursday by granting initial approval to a $125,000 funding request. Because the money is needed right away for restoration efforts at the Buckport landmark, the bill carried an emergency… Read More
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Naval Air Station has avoided federal prosecution for alleged intimidation of three civilian workers by agreeing to post a promise not to coerce employees. Lawyers for the Federal Labor Relations Authority, which oversees how government agencies and unions deal with one… Read More