BELFAST – A two-run homer by Waldo County’s Josh Pooler snapped Hermon’s undefeated record with a 4-2 American Legion baseball victory Tuesday night. After a one-out walk to Brandon Hurd in the third inning, Pooler took Hermon pitcher Randy Klug deep. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BREWER – Zach Gasaway, the Orono American Legion first baseman, had been having his problems with Brewer righthander Andy Thomas’ curve all night long. He had struck out twice on a total of seven pitches and had grounded to third in his previous three at-bats… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Golf has been very, very good to James Frost the last few months. Last October, the 16-year-old from Calais won the Maine state individual Class C golf title as a sophomore. On Monday, Frost blistered the back nine with a 34 en… Read More
It was early in the morning, but it was late in the season. Sunday morning the NHL season came to an end at something like 1:30. The triple-overtime game in Buffalo went to the Dallas Stars, but would leave the Sabres saying this was a Cup game that… Read More
The University of Maine’s national championship hockey team has received verbal commitments from two players who had outstanding seasons for their respective teams in the Ontario Provincial Junior A league this past year. Defenseman Mike Schutte Jr., the top scoring defenseman in the league and… Read More
HARMONY — George Fricke, former Harmony selectman, said the town got a heck of a deal when the board voted to sell the old Bailey Bridge over Higgins Stream last fall. The problem began when the bridge disappeared last week, and few people in Harmony… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Hancock County District Attorney’s Office will decide if a Van Buren man will be charged in connection with the alleged assault of a 14-year-old boy during a school trip in late May to Bar Harbor. Steve Doucette won’t be prosecuted for… Read More
BANGOR — A Canadian auto dealer who pleaded guilty to offenses related to illegally importing ozone-depleting Freon into the United States was resentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison. During a hearing at U.S. District Court, Larry LeBlanc of Fredericton, New Brunswick, also was fined… Read More
PORTLAND — A free-lance reporter who worked for the Sun Journal in Lewiston is entitled to unemployment benefits, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling that James Stevens was an employee for purposes of unemployment insurance,… Read More
BANGOR — Internationally known horror writer Stephen King remained under heavy sedation at a Lewiston hospital Tuesday as he awaited his third surgery in five days today. While his family stays near him at Central Maine Medical Center, his Bangor staff and New York publisher… Read More
AUGUSTA — Among their final acts in the recently concluded legislative session, Maine lawmakers kept alive 318 bills for further consideration. That will give the Senate and House of Representatives a sizable amount of work as a starting point when they reconvene. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — An American pilot has been rescued in dense woods after his light plane crashed in Labrador. The pilot, David Little of Jay, Maine, was picked up late Monday night by a Canadian Forces chopper in the woods near Lac Des Marets,… Read More
BANGOR — Richard R. Burdick, the convicted rapist now accused of attempted murder in a shootout with three Hancock County deputies in Orland on June 13, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to all the charges stemming from that incident. Burdick, 49, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon… Read More
BANGOR — A local man who owns several national medical supply companies says he knows it can be embarrassing for customers to walk into a store and buy incontinence products, also known as adult diapers. He wants to change that. Sam Nyer, chairman of Nyer… Read More
I was on the road, heading to a Father’s Day gathering, when I heard on the radio that Stephen King had been struck by a van and seriously injured while on a weekend walk. Unlike many people around the world, for whom the announcement might… Read More
SHIRLEY — The tiny Shirley Elementary School, one of the few remaining one- and two-room schoolhouses still in operation in the state, has escaped being mothballed next year. About 60 residents in this Piscataquis County town of 275 made it known on Monday at the… Read More
Residents of Orrington take great pride in their annual Olde Home Week which is July 17-24. And they take great pride in the fact that many nonresidents help make it such an enjoyable celebration. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
BANGOR — For many terminally ill people, death comes in the seclusion of a hospital room or a bedroom at home. It’s a private matter that usually includes only a few family members, perhaps a nurse. But the Maine Consortium for Palliative Care and Hospice… Read More
BREWER — Omega Technical Training Institute will hold an open house and job fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at its office at 242 State St. in the Twin City Plaza. Representatives from many fields offering training will be available to… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor Firefighters Convention “99” committee will be host to the Maine State Federation of Firefighters’ 36th annual convention Sept. 17-19. This event marks the federation’s 50th anniversary. Public events for the weekend include a shotgun golf tournament on Friday, a block party… Read More
BANGOR — As a primary health care center in central Maine, Bangor has been the exporter of services to surrounding communities. But not this time. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
A Charleston man out on bail for charges of drunken driving and eluding police was arrested late Monday night after he led authorities on a car chase that ended in Bangor. Robert L. Wagner, 22, faces more than a half-dozen charges stemming from the incident,… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she co-sponsored a bill the Senate passed last week that would allow people with disabilities to retain ties to Medicare health coverage while they hold jobs. The bill passed the Senate 99-0 on Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WASHINGTON — Local school districts would decide how to spend federal money under legislation introduced Tuesday by Republican leaders who said Congress shouldn’t have that responsibility. Sen. Susan Collins supported the Straight A’s bill with Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, while House Speaker Dennis Hastert… Read More
NEW YORK — Rite Aid Corp. will spend $7.6 million for about a 25 percent stake in online retailer drugstore.com in a move that will accelerate the efforts of the nation’s third-largest drugstore chain to sell pharmaceuticals and beauty aids over the Internet. Through drugstore.com,… Read More
LIMESTONE — An estimated 500 gallons of fuel oil spilled Tuesday morning at the Loring Commerce Centre, but the spill is not expected to have any serious environmental impact. “It could have been a lot worse than it was,” said Frank Wezner, an oil and… Read More
PORTLAND — A move to thwart sale of the New Mills Dam in Gardiner to a former city councilor for $1 so surrounding municipalities could take it over was legal, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday. Maine’s highest court agreed with the Maine Public Utilities… Read More
PORTLAND — Maine’s highest court Tuesday denied the appeals of two Lewiston men convicted of murder and robbery after blaming each other for killing a man whose body was found in a snowbank more than two years ago. Walter Hartford, 33, and Ronald Drake, 36,… Read More
PORTLAND — The state prosecutor who helped transform Maine’s civil rights unit into a force for social change is taking a faculty post at the University of Southern Maine. Stephen Wessler is beginning a new career as a professor in USM’s social sciences department, where… Read More
PORTLAND — A local conservation group plans to challenge a bid by Sappi Fine Paper for new licenses for hydroelectric dams along the Presumpscot River. The licenses of five dams that feed power to Sappi’s paper mill in Westbrook expire in 2001. The company has… Read More
BANGOR — Betts Bookstore owner Stu Tinker has established a reputation worldwide, but not for the reasons he would prefer or under the circumstances he would like. Tinker is known in Maine and through a mailing list of about 9,000 people as the primary seller… Read More
KENNEBUNK — A Kennebunkport man arrested for stalking his former girlfriend has filled a Web site with material designed to humiliate her, raising further questions about crimes that can be committed in cyberspace. “I don’t think anybody knows where your free speech crosses over to… Read More
MARSEILLE, France — The storm blew winds up to 40 knots an hour and whipped 25-foot ocean waves against the hull of the oil tanker ARCO Juneau. The tanker was heading south on its regular run from Alaska to Long Beach, Calif., when the call came in at… Read More
BANGOR — Penobscot Theatre Company was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from The Shubert Foundation of New York. The grant is unrestricted and will be used by PTC for general operating support. “The Shubert Foundation grant is an American theater quality seal of approval,” said… Read More
Here in Maine, summer has a habit of creeping up on us. Just when the last seedling has been set in the garden and the children are released from school, the days become a sunny haze of picnics and outings at the beach. As our dining habits become… Read More
WASHINGTON — Prescription drug prices for senior citizens could drop by as much as 40 percent under legislation now being criticized by the drug industry, the bill’s supporters said Tuesday. Older Americans who lack health insurance with prescription drug coverage often pay two or three… Read More
Because of an editing error, a photo caption in some editions Tuesday misidentified the person stepping off one of the new Island Explorer shuttle buses on Mount Desert Island. He is Tom Crikelair of Bar Harbor-based Crikelair Associates. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold two workshops on design of bicycle and pedestrian facilities in June at the St. Paul Center. A two-day session, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 24-25, will be held at the St. Paul Center. This… Read More
BANGOR — Councilors on the municipal operations committee voted 2-1 Tuesday to recommend against a referendum question on whether the City Nursing Facility should be closed. John Rohman and Nichi Farnham voted against the referendum, while Patricia Blanchette, sponsor of the measure, voted for it. Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR — With the help of a $200,000 matching grant from a longtime friend of The Neighborhood House, the community center is kicking off a $500,000 fund-raising campaign for new programs and a renovation. About $250,000 of the fund-raising goal will be used to… Read More
LIMESTONE — A retired Maine State Police detective has been hired to head the Limestone Police Department. James P. Madore, who retired two years ago, will start his duties at Limestone around July 1, Town Manager Paul Beaulieu said Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
WALDOBORO — Knowing SAD 40 would get an additional $294,000 in state aid, directors whittled $10,000 from administration Monday and called it good. There were seven articles that failed to pass voter approval June 8 when the school budget was voted on at referendum. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CUTLER — Private contractors toured the Cutler naval base Tuesday in preparation for submitting competitive bids for the jobs held by civilian workers. Bids on the work being performed by members of Local 2635 of the American Federation of Government Employees are due by July… Read More
CALAIS — Three members of the Calais School Committee held out an olive branch to city councilors when they offered to cut more than $120,000 from the proposed 1999-2000 school budget. But two other committee members refused to give the councilors even a twig Monday… Read More
DANFORTH — Police charged a 42-year-old man with kidnapping Tuesday after his ex-wife told authorities she arrived at her home and found him waiting for her with a 12-gauge shotgun and held her at gunpoint for four hours. Harold Robert Hayman of Danforth remained in… Read More
ROCKLAND — A former MBNA employee who was fired from his job has filed a lawsuit claiming discrimination against him because of physical disabilities and age, and alleging violations of his human rights and Maine’s wage payment laws. Robert Stanley, 49, of Newcastle was hired… Read More
MACHIAS — Town selectmen took a fine-toothed comb to the proposed Machias school budget, telling the school board they didn’t understand proposed increases in light of declining high school enrollments. Despite such concerns, selectmen Monday did not respond when school board member Bart Brizee asked… Read More
CAMDEN — After a winter that saw the town-owned Camden Snow Bowl lose $53,000, selectmen want to open the door to any idea that might stem the flow of red ink. Meeting Monday night, the board had scheduled a discussion about creating a task force… Read More
Back in 1993, then-Sen. Bill Cohen bucked his party leadership to win reauthorization of the Independent Counsel Act — the law that introduced America to Ken Starr. Cohen reminded Republicans the statute might be needed someday to save America from a corrupt Democratic president. Then-and-still-President of the United… Read More
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission was established by Congress in 1996 to objectively assess the economic benefits and social costs wrought by the explosive growth of the gaming industry – commercial and tribal casinos, river boats, state lotteries, pari-mutuel wagering on racing and jai-alai, charity gambling, Internet… Read More
Anytime a state agency undertakes a comprehensive overhaul of an area of its rules, the people affected understandably get nervous. That was especially true when the Department of Education proposed to update its rules governing special education. Too often, the parents of those students have had to battle… Read More
Recently, I attended a presentation by Jonathan Carter and the Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club promoting the creation of a Maine Woods National Park. It began with an anti-clearcutting slide show that was dramatically narrated by Mr. Carter. Obviously, an attempt to gain emotional support for the… Read More
Harold Waltz of Millinocket recalls the “vengeful acts” of war committed by NATO (BDN, June 17). He cites the misdirected missles that hit civilian targets in Belgrade and the loss of lives . Mr. Waltz seems to have blinders on. He has but to take a long look… Read More
I was stunned to hear of Stephen King’s accident. Suddenly I became acutely aware of the pleasure such a man can bring into one’s life and the thought that there might be no more tales filled me with a real sorrow. Now, as it seems he is recovering,… Read More
In reference to the story (BDN, June 8) about Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura’s comments on the Larry King Show, I would like to make these observations. Gov. Ventura was careful to note that he represented the Reform Party, whereas Gov. King is an Independent. The Reform Party is… Read More
The Senate and House can pass all the gun laws it wants and Gov. King can sign all the bills aimed at school violence he wants; it will not stop the violence in the schools. We must get back to the parents teaching youth right from wrong and… Read More
CLINTON — Dorian Faust, 28, of Pennsylvania was sitting in the Kennebec County Jail late Tuesday after not one, but two, encounters with the Maine State Police. The day’s events offered Faust the opportunity to visit two of Maine’s county jails before landing in the… Read More
BELFAST — After listing seaward for years, the old building housing Maine Port Tugboats has met its demise. “We basically had to rebuild our dock,” Maine Port co-owner Duke Tomlin said Tuesday. “The old rock and cribwork had washed away over the years and the… Read More
THOMASTON — Voters avoided the usual sticking points at Tuesday’s annual town meeting, but got mired in other areas of the warrant before passing a $1.8 million municipal budget. Public safety costs, particularly expenses for the Police Department, have prompted the most debate in past… Read More
CAMDEN — At one time, the stop sign that halts drivers heading north on Route 1 at the entrance to downtown Camden was the only such full stop along the entire Key West-to-Fort Kent highway. Or so goes the local lore, anyway. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Foxcroft Academy, Dover-Foxcroft Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Autumn Ronco; honors: Jacob Brooks, Courtney Dean, Emily Herring, Jewel Iannetta, Megan Kolashuk, Lucas LaBree, Jolene McCarthy, Christopher Michaud, Maya Moore, Rhiannon Page, Cassandra Pettigrew, Jacob Reiche, Sarah Rieger, Noel Savage, Cristy Scott, Tanya Stinson,… Read More
Valley High School, Bingham Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jesse Kircher and Wade Morrill; honors: Melissa Casey, Joel Frigon, Jason Graboyes, Jeremy Plante, Gavin Robinson, Gena Roderick and Elizabeth Smedberg. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
CORINNA — Residents of Corinna are invited to put their opinions on record Thursday night when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency holds a public hearing at the Corinna Elementary School. The EPA will conduct the second of two public hearings at 7 p.m. to allow… Read More
NEWPORT — The explosion of a truck tire at the Irving station on Route 100 in Newport seriously injured an employee of Stratham Tire of Bangor late Tuesday afternoon. Because of his serious injuries, Newport police were not identifying the man early in the evening,… Read More
GUILFORD — Residents of SAD 4 towns adopted a $5.7 million school budget Tuesday, which reflects the smallest increase in several years. It took less than 10 minutes to breeze through the five warrant articles, all of which were approved as proposed without discussion. Aside… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Town councilors appeared disappointed Tuesday night to learn that an exhaust system for the Fire Department, which was being donated by an area mill, may not be suitable for Pittsfield’s purposes. The system, explained Assistant Town Manager Sylvia Hudson, had been used for… Read More
Our attitude towards personal firearms should be compared to that which we harbor for the other potentially lethal weapon which most Americans have and use. Like guns, automobiles have a legitimate purpose, are widely available and for the most part are used wisely and safely. Read More
DEXTER — A $7 million spending plan for SAD 46 schools was approved on Tuesday during a referendum vote in Dexter, Cambridge, Ripley and Garland. Although Garland turned down several items, districtwide all items received approval. Turnout was light in each of the communities for… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a measure co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe on Tuesday that would repeal a future law requiring stricter checks at border crossings. The law does not go into effect until early 2001 since Congress voted last year to delay it… Read More
SHIRLEY — Shirley residents on Monday recommended that selectmen keep tax-acquired property located at the corner of the Shirley Road and Route 15 for town purposes. Selectmen, who have the ultimate say on whether to dispose the property previously owned by Robert Morrill, are expected… Read More
GREENVILLE — In a surprise move, two members of the administrative team in the Greenville school system announced Monday they were leaving their positions. Both Superintendent Joan Mills and Greenville High School-Middle School Principal Michael Marcinkus submitted their resignations. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
NEWPORT — About 330 voters in the six towns of SAD 48 took the time to vote Tuesday to approve a $12.1 million budget for the 1999-2000 school year. “Those who cared voted,” Superintendent William Braun said of the small turnout. “Whether it was yes… Read More
CARIBOU — The Maine Workers’ Compensation board of directors will hold a public forum 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, at its regional Caribou office, One Vaughn Place, to receive comments on issues relating to the Maine Workers’ Compensation system. For information, call 287-7076. Read More
Kristi Pierce, director of the Upward Bound Program at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, recently assumed the presidency of the New England Educational Opportunity Association during its 23rd annual conference in Ogunquit. The third president from Maine, Pierce has been involved in the… Read More
Van Buren High School Fourth quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jessica Morin and Wendy Ouellette; honors: Sarah Dufour, Nathan Marquis, Tracy Ouellette, Joshua Piascik and Denise Thibodeau. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More