EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Michelle Michaud of Skowhegan claimed the national championship in the young women’s hammer throw at the U.S.A. Track and Field Youth National Championships. The event was held at Southern Illinois University. Michaud, a senior-to-be at Skowhegan High School, won the event with… Read More
Local AT HOULTON 8K Results Top 10 finishers: 1. Shawn Berry 27:34, 2. Matt Bagley 27:50, 3. Leo Kashian 29:15, 4. Mike Mendonca 29:17, 5. Von Perry 30:16, 6. Dave Gates 30:33, 7. Jeremy Dow 30:40, 8. Lou Lainey 30:44, 9. Bruce Clark 31:23, 10. Read More
GLENBURN – Chris Pease spun a no-hitter, striking out 13, as Hampden-Newburgh topped Glenburn 10-1 in the District 3 Little League All-Star tournament for 11- and 12-year-olds. Ian Lee backed Pease’s effort with a double, triple and four RBIs. Mike Brown singled and doubled. Jason… Read More
The 3-year-old divisions of the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes kicked off the stakes season over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Bangor Raceway played host to the filly pacers and Scarborough Downs showcased the trotters and pacing colts. Now in its 25th year, the breeders… Read More
Hole-in-One ED KING BROOKS – Ed King of Dixmont used a 6-iron to ace the 145-yard ninth hole at Country View Golf Club on Thursday. Witnesses to the feat were Mark King and Craig King… Read More
BANGOR – When Bangor American Legion coach Joe Nelson removed pitcher Jeremy Karam after four innings of work Thursday night at Mansfield Stadium, the Hermon Navigators breathed a collective sigh of relief. Karam had held Hermon hitless and struck out six, and Bangor led 8-2. Read More
While some of their fellow American Legion Zone 1 teams are either playing weekend doubleheaders or enjoying a weekend off, Orono and Brewer will try to get a jump on postseason play. As they have three or four times previously since 1991, both Legion teams… Read More
BANGOR – He has been nicknamed `The Intimidator’ for his aggressive driving style. But seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup points champion Dale Earnhardt looked anything but intimidating Thursday as he exchanged banter with hundreds of fans and signed autographs for two hours at the official opening… Read More
GOSHEN, Conn. – Abigail Spector of Waterville captured the junior division of the New England Women’s Golf Association Championship by firing a final-round 70 on Thursday. The event was held at Torrington Country Club from July 6-8. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
David Patterson, the University of Maine’s women’s soccer coach the past four years, has resigned to spend more time with his family (wife Lori and 7-year-old son Sam) and enter the business world. The 35-year-old Patterson, who resigned two weeks ago, led Maine to a… Read More
LIVERMORE – PGA professional Dennis Grass set a course record at Maple Lane Golf Course on Thursday by firing a 5-under-par 30. Grass registered five birdies and four pars on the nine-hole course to claim the record. His round was witnessed by Judy Santos, Joe… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins is welcoming President Clinton’s endorsement of her proposals to ensure higher levels of safety regarding imported fruit and vegetables. More than a month after Collins introduced the Imported Food Safety Act (S. 1123), Clinton focused on several provisions in her legislation in his… Read More
With the help of Danny Bolduc — Maine’s first National Hockey League player — and you, the Maine Foster Parent Association of Waterville hopes to raise $10,000 to benefit Maine’s foster and adoptive parents. According to MFPA program specialist Rebecca Bolduc, daughter of the former… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection will receive a $30,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to finance projects used to determine and establish national biological water quality assessment guidelines, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. “Maine has been a leader… Read More
PORTLAND — Another Maine county is taking extra steps to prosecute domestic violence cases. The Cumberland County domestic violence unit has been established to give extra attention to a type of case that’s notoriously difficult to prosecute. A lack of witnesses and the victim’s unwillingness… Read More
WASHINGTON — New Englanders are claiming a greater share of the nation’s income than they were 25 years ago, despite the region’s shift from manufacturing to service jobs, according to a study released Thursday. The study from the Northeast-Midwest Institute outlined regional economic and population… Read More
WASHINGTON — When Rep. Adam Mack of Standish said it was his youth and energy that won his first election to the Legislature, his audience at the College Republican conference collectively smiled. Decked out in suits and name tags, the group of young Republicans was… Read More
Lee to celebrate Cole Landing> Parade, fireworks, water events highlight 20th anniversary observance
LEE — The celebration to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Cole’s Landing in Lee begins Saturday morning. The Lee Academy Class of 2001 will sponsor a 5-kilometer race and walk beginning with registration at the town office at 7:30 a.m. Walkers leave the starting line at 7:45 a.m.,… Read More
AUBURN — The women who call Sara Hayes’ office looking for help — a way to keep from having the baby they fear they’ve just conceived — are rarely turned away. It’s teaching them to make the call that’s the hardest part, Hayes said. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
VEAZIE — Duke Energy took a big step Thursday in its race to complete its natural gas-fired electric generating plant here. In a choreographed balancing act of heavy machinery and airy lifts, contractors moved and installed the first of two gas-fired turbines that will power two giant generators. Read More
BOSTON — Charles K. “Chad” Gifford, head of BankBoston, will receive a stock compensation plan worth millions of dollars after the company’s proposed acquisition by Fleet Financial Group Inc., according to documents filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gifford will receive 300,000 shares… Read More
AUGUSTA — State animal officials hope a new law requiring that dogs be restrained in open vehicles will protect the animals as well as people. The law, which takes effect Sept. 18, is designed to cut back on injuries to animals and the people around… Read More
BATH — The president of Bath Iron Works’ largest union plans to file a grievance over plans to lay off 98 painters and sandblasters. Rock Grenier, head of the Local S6 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said Wednesday that shipyard officials… Read More
MILLINOCKET — Stearns High School announced the following scholarships and awards during graduation ceremonies. Millinocket Elks Scholarship Award: Kristen Allen, Matthew Ayotte, Jared Bears, Adam Bouchard, Nancy Cormier, Seth Dickinson, Nicole Jandreau, Benjamin Lankhorst, Amanda Little, Elizabeth McPheters, Casey Perry, Angela Tyson, $200 each; Shawna… Read More
ORONO — Residents can place brush and limbs resulting from the strong windstorm of July 5 at curbside for pickup by the town’s public works department. The storm-related debris must be placed curbside by Sunday, July 11, for pickup starting next week. The material should… Read More
PHILLIPS — Police flying over the back-country hills near Phillips in a helicopter spotted hundreds of marijuana plants worth over $1.1 million. The 770 plants, some 7 feet tall, had not yet flowered, but were well-tended, police said. They were cut down Wednesday and taken… Read More
ALFRED — A former Old Orchard Beach woman accused in the shaking death of an infant in her care will be tried in Bath instead of Alfred, a judge ruled. Justice Roland Cole ruled Wednesday that Virginia Stanley’s manslaughter trial should be moved after her… Read More
The Oxford Hills area offers amenities including broad vistas, clear, cool lakes and some plush, new schools. No matter; many of those schools are going begging for staff. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
BANGOR — While horror writer Stephen King lies in a Lewiston hospital bed, unable to get to a keyboard as he recuperates from being hit by a car, his fans and friends here and around the world are writing a biography about a man one woman called “our… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Massachusetts prosecutor said Thursday he is willing for a man captured after a shootout with deputies in Orland to stand trial in Maine before being returned to the Bay State for sentencing on a rape conviction. Richard Burdick, 49, is jailed in… Read More
BANGOR — With thousands of older Americans having to choose between paying their electric bill and refilling their empty medication bottle, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci is pushing for swift passage of the Clinton administration’s proposal to expand Medicare and offer partial prescription drug coverage to beneficiaries. Read More
When I saw your June 19-20 front-page headlines, “DHS blasted for reliance on foster care for kids,” I expected the text to cite a recent study or other authoritative source supporting such a headline. Certainly, families directly impacted by government policy, politicians elected to represent… Read More
“Movie Stars,” which debuts at 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday on The WB, is appropriately high-concept: celebrity actors crammed into “Father Knows Best.” Too bad the producers forgot that the script is equally as important as the initial idea. Reese Hardin (played by Harry Hamlin,… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield, Anson, New Portland and Somerset County are four of the most recent members of Maine PowerOptions, a state-backed consortium that will save municipalities and school districts hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricity costs. On May 25, Gov. Angus King signed emergency… Read More
The Bangor Area Summer Spectacular, featuring the Northeast Cowboys, B.J. Thomas, The Platters and others, opens today and runs through Saturday, July 17, at Speedway 95 in Hermon. The new fair offers unlimited rides and admission to all the day’s shows and performances for the price of one… Read More
Marie Noe recently pleaded guilty to murdering eight of her children, all of whom were younger than 14 months, from 1949 to 1968. The 70-year-old Mrs. Noe was given 20 years of probation, including five years of home confinement. She must also be evaluated by a psychiatrist in… Read More
Greens are good people — concerned, sincere, deeply committed. If they have a flaw, it would be their tendency for excessive solemnity. They fret about everything, including, apparently, about whether laughing out loud will disrupt the delicate ecological balance. Call the Green movement an organization, a group, band… Read More
There’s music in the air here. There’s more than the natural sounds of birds singing, insects buzzing and the wind blowing through the pines. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
LONDON — Drinking at least one cup of tea a day could cut the risk of heart attack by 44 percent, according to new research presented Thursday. Researchers say the beneficial results probably are due to the powerful amounts of natural substances in tea known… Read More
Work has begun on improvements to four sections of Route 1 in Washington County, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Drivers can expect to encounter work areas in East Machias, Whiting, Edmunds, Dennysville, Perry and Robbinston. In Edmunds and Dennysville, the project area begins… Read More
MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias will offer Internet workshops for children and the elderly Monday through Friday, Aug. 2-6. Internet for Kids will provide pupils in the fourth through sixth grades an opportunity to learn the basics they need to use the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Fourteen-year-old Ryan Tripp doesn’t seem to get tired of mowing lawns. He has been to 28 states to trim patches of turf, all to draw attention to a simple message: Donating organs is important. The most recent stops for the 12-year-old were in… Read More
THOMASTON — Town officials say they will continue their appeal of a site permit allowing the Supermax prison to expand in neighboring Warren. Last week, state officials decided to scale back the expansion — from 1,200 beds to roughly 750 beds — to make it… Read More
ROCKLAND — A city man will spend five years behind bars for breaking into Goodnow’s Pharmacy and a private home in May. Robert J. Lindsey Jr., 44, of Rockland pleaded guilty Wednesday in Knox County Superior Court to three counts of burglary, three counts of… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — United Bikers of Maine Inc. will sponsor a poker run Saturday through Washington County. It will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 10, in Cherryfield, leaving from the old Blueberry Ford building on Route 1. The group will follow Route 1 to Calais,… Read More
MACHIAS — The Machias Valley Airport Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 12, at the airport. There will be a work session before the meeting. Anyone interested in the airport is invited. Read More
MACHIAS — The state Bureau of Parks and Lands is asking for volunteers to participate in its fourth annual cleanup Saturday within the Rocky Lake Public Land Unit in Township 18 Eastern Division north of Machias. The cleanup is part of a long-term effort to… Read More
MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias will be host of a one-day seminar Oct. 20 on the importance of expanding business partnerships between Maine and Europe. Featured speakers will include Jean Pierre Cot, vice president of the European Union parliament. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
MACHIAS — An official of the Maine Wild Blueberry Co. will speak this morning about the health benefits of blueberries. Bob Phillips will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, July 9, at the Blue Bird Ranch Restaurant. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BAR HARBOR — About 100 gallons of motor oil leaked into a parking lot at a Main Street car dealership and repair shop Thursday morning. Local firefighters and a representative of the state Department of Environmental Protection cleaned up the Morang-Robinson Auto Co. spill with… Read More
MACHIAS — Some farms in Washington County will open their doors July 25 for a day of family fun in the country and an opportunity to learn about raising animals and crops for food production. Participating farms in Washington County are: Connors Bros. salmon hatchery,… Read More
DEBLOIS — Maine Forest Service rangers will be training Saturday at an all-day Hotshot session. The training will be at Wyman’s blueberry complex on Route 193 in Deblois between Beddington and Cherryfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
EDMONDS TOWNSHIP — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will offer a presentation on the bald eagle’s comeback from near extinction. The program will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at Cobscook Bay State Park campground. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Mark Baxter has always wanted to coach. Last winter, while still enrolled at the University of Maine-Presque Isle and doing his student teaching, he coached the Central Aroostook of Mars Hill boys basketball team to a 16-2 mark and an appearance in the Eastern Maine semifinals. Now that… Read More
Alfred T. Greene (BDN, July 5) seems to think sunglasses at a powwow spoiled “the picture.” The picture [published on June 28] was great — Native America is still alive and well and a part of our lives. What dancers wear is between them and… Read More
In response to Eric Smith’s letter (“Other religions” BDN, July 5); from the time of the earliest settlements until the early 1960s, prayer, the Bible and the Ten Commandments were an important part of the educational system until liberal federal judges in the Supreme Court stepped in. The… Read More
Try saying “The foster care system has some problems” in a letter to the editor and you will be assaulted by a herd of angry foster parents who will tell you they are loving, caring and doing a good job. They are not listening. The problem is the… Read More
Our flag is strong enough. We do not need new legislation to protect it. We are a nation of basic freedoms and the first five explained in the First Amendment are the most valuable. During the 1960s, some of us learned that it is valuable… Read More
Knowing that July 2 is the anniversary of the charge up the Little Round Top, I called Joshua’s Tavern in Brunswick and asked if they were doing something special. They had no clue about the significance of the day. I told the person I was… Read More
DEXTER — Stacy LaCroix won the bronze medal in the criminal justice category at the 35th annual National Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Competition in Kansas City, Mo. As a senior law enforcement program student at Tri-County Technical Center, LaCroix won the gold medal at… Read More
HAMPDEN — Police continue their investigation into several burglaries early last month where homes were hit at night while the residents were at home. Investigators are looking into whether burglaries at three Hampden locations, one on Old County Road, one on Charles Street and an… Read More
A two-hour joy ride through Old Town and a brief police chase ended in the arrest of a 15-year-old Old Town boy Wednesday evening after he allegedly stole a car from Spotlight Cinemas in Orono, police said. According to Sgt. John Knappe of the Orono… Read More
BANGOR — A military cargo jet bound Thursday for Charleston, S.C., was forced to return to the Air National Guard base here after the pilot saw smoke in the cockpit, according to a Guard spokesman. The C-17 airlifter cargo plane had departed the Bangor base… Read More
TREMONT — Selectmen are working to bring a full-time police officer to town. Thursday night, the board fine-tuned an application for federal funding through a COPS program, or community-oriented policing services project, that would place one 40-hour-a-week officer in town. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The Town Council considered an assortment of items during its meeting Thursday evening, covering everything from simple funding issues to unruly neighbors. Right off the bat, council members approved implementation of a household hazardous waste collection system. Sponsored by the Hancock County Planning… Read More
NEWPORT — SAD 48 Superintendent William Braun and the chairman of the school board, Ron Fowle of St. Albans, are hoping for some long-awaited news today regarding funding for two new middle schools. “I’m hoping for the best,” Braun said Thursday afternoon. He and Fowle… Read More
CLINTON — As expected, Selectman Brant Winsor has stepped down, leaving the town with just two selectmen until November. Winsor’s three-year term had been set to end in June. But when problems forced town officials to delay the vote for his successor, he said he… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — Two groups from two towns concerned about the same problem — closure of the Naval Security Group station — got together to trade notes. Allan Smallidge, Winter Harbor’s acting town manager and a member of the town’s base closure committee, said Thursday… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A woman was charged with aggravated assault Thursday, accused of using a car she was driving to knock her companion into nearby woods. Margaret Parsons, 38, of Bar Harbor and Melvin Odom, 41, were stopped in Parsons’ Ford LTD on West Street… Read More
I was astounded and shocked to learn that in the recent breaching of the Edwards Dam in Augusta hundreds of tons of gravel were allowed to wash down the Kennebec River. Does no one know that this material is a serious environmental pollutant? The Maine… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — The 52nd annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival will begin Saturday for nine days with almost 90 events. Parades, pageants, and events honoring Aroostook County’s cultures are part of one of the largest agricultural festivals in the state. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ROCKLAND — A controversial “no-knock” search of a Camden man’s apartment last summer that yielded drugs and resulted in the man’s arrest was upheld in Knox County Superior Court this week. Justice Francis Marsano ruled that Camden police were reasonable in their assumptions that defendant… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE BEACH — Sometime this fall, Bob and Jackie Anderson will fold up the large tan canvas tent that houses their Route 1 business, and a nearly 70-year tradition will come to an end. Bob Anderson’s grandfather Leo Shay opened the Indian Camp store in… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — When she first started her career as a human cannonball, Eli Tcholakian took her stage name, “The Raven flying out of the depths of darkness,” a bit too literally. Before she got used to the blast and the 50,000 pounds of pressure… Read More
ORLAND — Officers of the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust invite members, prospective members, family and friends to the organization’s fifth annual meeting, which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the Orland Methodist Church Hall. The activities will begin with a canoe and… Read More
GREENVILLE — During a recent celebration in Greenville, a visitor approached a sandwich shop owner and asked permission to park his vehicle in the shop’s parking lot because all the public parking places in town were full. The shop owner granted permission, only to discover… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island Historical Society will be host of a lecture by Mary Jones, preservation committee chair, at 8 p.m. Monday, July 12, at the Claremont in Southwest Harbor. This lecture is a repeat of one given by Jones in May… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Breakneck Road, which has not been maintained for cars and trucks for about 30 years, is now, officially, a recreational trail. Town councilors this week opted to retain ownership of the land and turn the area into a recreational trail by… Read More
ROCKLAND — The vacant city manager’s job has attracted 40 applicants, a staffer in the City Manager’s Office confirmed Thursday. The deadline for submitting resumes for the $56,000 a year job was Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More