Local AT ELLSWORTH Salmon River Run Racing – Kayak long: Kenny Cushman (Kenduskeag) 45:28; short: Dan Kelley (Orrington) 51:51; two-person canoe: Paul Cole (Groveland, Mass.)-Clayton Cole (Corinth) 44:02; one-person canoe: Paul Brown 51:39; two-person junior/senior: Maulian Dana-Barry Dana (Solon) 51:59 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – With only five weeks left until the start of the season, Sue Medley has plenty to do as the new coach of the second incarnation of the University of Maine women’s volleyball program. The computers are en route. Uniforms and equipment will be… Read More
Sub5/Saucony Season points Through five races Female – overall: Angela Edgecomb 20, Sheila Hodges 19, Katrina Bisheimer 18, Erin Semba 16, Julie Lagin-Nasse 16, Merrily Welch 11, Lisa Sullivan 10, Jo-Ann Nealy 10, Ellie Tucker 9, Renee Idone 9; 29-under: Julie Lagin-Nasse 20, Oriana Farley… Read More
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AUBURN – In a tournament dominated by home runs, high scores and slugfests, pitching and defense eventually won the day. And in those two categories, Nova Seafood of Portland reigned supreme. Nova starting righthander Jarrett Shaffer contained a white-hot Orono offense and his defense did… Read More
MILLINOCKET – Paul Kierstead scored the winning run in the top of the fifth inning to give Cape Elizabeth a 3-2 Little League baseball victory over West Biddeford in the championship round of the state tourney Wednesday. The win by Cape Elizabeth sets up a… Read More
The dream that Washington Academy of East Machias students Erica Dennison and Erin Harmon had to chase through a February snowstorm will finally come true on Sept. 8. That’s when the WA girls soccer team will play host to Shead of Eastport in its first-ever… Read More
ORLANDO – The Maine Icebreakers, competing in the national AAU tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, are facing a must-win game against the Rhode Island Breakers today after losing to Tri-County Stars on Wednesday. Tri-County, based in southeastern Tennessee, defeated Maine (2-2) 53-46. Jesse… Read More
LYMAN – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will be hosting the Maine Youth Field Day on Saturday, Sept. 18 at York County Fish and Game Club from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The event will focus on giving children ages 8-15 the chance to… Read More
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PORTLAND – Matt Shardlow and Jon Perry combined on an eight-hitter and Tanner Schaab hir a pair of solo homers as Maietta Construction claimed the fourth and final Portland Twilight League playoff berth by eliminating Worcester Peat 14-4 at Deering Oaks Wednesday. Schaab opened the… Read More
MADAWASKA — A 6-year-old Frenchville boy injured in a weekend accident by a moving car in a private driveway could be back home in a few days, his mother said Wednesday. Ryan Blanchette suffered head injuries and needed 25 stitches to close up the wound. Read More
HERMON — What was once an idle threat is fast becoming a real possibility. A new chapter in a controversial effort to unseat three school committee members began Wednesday night when the Town Council set Tuesday, Aug. 24, as the date for a special recall… Read More
PORTLAND — Wells that monitor ground water reached record lows last month in western, central and eastern Maine, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. And the levels will continue to drop until November unless there is significant rain, said Robert Lippert, a hydrologic technician with… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Insurance will hold a public hearing Aug. 11 to review a 15-27 percent rate increase for certain Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO offerings. The rate increase, if approved, will affect approximately 19,000 HealthChoice members and 1,000 individual HMO… Read More
TOWNSHIP 7 RANGE 17 — A half-dozen Allagash and Fort Kent loggers were refused jobs Tuesday by a Canadian contractor, deep in the northern Maine woods, because the men are not certified logging professionals. The men, some of whom were among those who blockaded several… Read More
CAMDEN — A week ago, Republican presidential front-runner George W. Bush cruised into town for a quick $1,000-a-plate fund-raising reception that added to his $37 million campaign fund. On Wednesday, presidential candidate Joe Schriner and his family climbed out of the 1974 conversion van they… Read More
BANGOR — People from the National Park Service came to town Wednesday to hear what the public thinks about various proposals to protect the Appalachian Trail across Saddleback Mountain in western Maine. They certainly got an earful — from property rights advocates who think the… Read More
ALFRED — A woman who used to operate an unlicensed day care center in her home plans to plead guilty to manslaughter in the shaking death of a 4-month-old boy. Virginia Stanley, 45, will enter the plea Thursday in York County Superior Court, said Deputy… Read More
AUGUSTA — The King administration’s all-but-final revenue report for fiscal 1999 removes any doubt: The half-penny sales tax cut that the governor and Legislature agreed to for next July 1 would have taken effect this Oct. 1 if he and lawmakers simply left the law alone. Read More
WASHINGTON — Seniors on Medicare would get a break in paying for prescription drugs under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Olympia Snowe, who joins a host of legislators scrambling to address the issue. Snowe, a Maine Republican, and Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, drafted… Read More
RANGELEY — An open-house-style hearing over the protection of the Appalachian Trail at Saddleback Mountain in western Maine turned into a free-for-all Tuesday night, as residents and property rights activists, unhappy with the meeting’s format, took control for nearly two hours. Pamela Underhill, Appalachian Trail… Read More
GOULDSBORO — A decision by selectmen to withhold the vacation pay of the town manager who just left to take another job may land the town in court, the former manager said Wednesday. Meeting Thursday, selectmen voted to withhold Eugene Conlogue’s vacation pay and deduct… Read More
WASHINGTON — In the middle of one of the hottest summers on record, the appeal of escaping to a a mountain in Maine couldn’t be more irresistible. Just don’t expect to find clean air. A report that will be released Thursday says that prime vacation… Read More
If we allow, there can be a different “48 Hours” than represented on the television screen. Not drama, not chaos or crisis, not mystery, not injustice, not violence or mayhem. Two days in a lifetime: pedestrian to some, uneventful to others; but special to some… Read More
A generation ago, plant research labs often were connected with greenhouses full of trays of tiny seedlings. Today, the greenhouses are mostly gone, and the seedlings have been replaced by petri dishes for cell cultures. In less than a decade, plant genetics have undergone a… Read More
HOULTON — After months of telephone calls that were made to her business but never got through, Jane Morrill, owner of Morrill’s New Directions, said Wednesday that calls were finally ringing into her health-supply business once again. Unfortunately, they were the wrong calls. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has launched a full-scale investigation into the construction of an unpermitted dam on Cooper Brook in West Pittsfield and the destruction of the brook’s banks. William Hinkel of the DEP’s Bureau of Land and Water Quality said… Read More
A Bangor woman faced a host of charges after the investigation of an accident Tuesday involving a car and the side of the Shaw House building on Union Street. According to the police report, Bangor police Officer Myron Warner arrived at the scene at 5:55… Read More
BANGOR — School funding and airport growth were key points of Gov. Angus King’s comments Wednesday evening during a joint meeting of the Bangor and Brewer city councils, but the major emphasis was economic development. “There is nothing I want to achieve more than the… Read More
ORLAND — A fire that consumed the remnants of a small, collapsed farmhouse just off Gilpin Road was put out quickly Wednesday and firefighters suspected arson. Firefighters from Orland and Bucksport responded shortly after a neighbor reported the fire about 5:30 p.m., according to Russell… Read More
Brian Carlisle’s skateboard thwacks hard against concrete. It’s a spring afternoon in downtown Bangor, and Brian and his friend Tom Chambers are smacking and scraping their boards on the smooth pavement next to a drive-up bank window that’s closed for the day. Like always when… Read More
In “Sound Advice,” the first Thursday of every month, veteran NEWS entertainment writer Dale McGarrigle reviews new rock, pop, alternative, country, folk or blues albums. Different NEWS writers contribute reviews from other musical genres. “Word of Mouth” (DreamWorks) — Mac McAnally googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Right in the middle of a long, hot tourist season, Friends of Acadia and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt announce just about the best news possible for the future of Acadia National Park. A major restoration of the park’s famous trails will begin next year with money… Read More
An article published Wednesday inadvertently misnamed one of the state legislators who received a top grade on environmental issues from the National Resources Council of Maine. The name on the list should have been Rep. William S. Norbert, D-Portland. —- The horse show at the… Read More
Lily took to the trail like she was born to it and, of course, she was. With heavy packs but light feet — at least initially — we tromped down from the Shirley Road in Blanchard and reached the Piscataquis River, our first real test. Read More
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun her campaign for the Senate from New York in an odd fashion. After completing her “listening tour” of a state in which she has never lived, she has now spoken in some detail about her relationship with her husband in an… Read More
By decree of Congress, each and every one of the nation’s 1,600 television stations will convert from analog to digital format by 2006. As in other states, Maine Public Broadcasting goes to the voters this November with a $9.4 million bond request, half of what it needs to… Read More
WASHINGTON — Patients with suspicious chest X-rays are getting a new test to help determine if they need a biopsy for lung cancer: The government approved a drug Wednesday that can literally light up cancerous cells. Diatide Inc.’s NeoTect will not replace biopsies in which… Read More
In October 1994 the United Nations determined that Rwandan Hutu extremists had perpetrated genocide earlier that year when, by “concerted, planned, systematic and methodical acts of mass extermination,” they slaughtered at least 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates. In April, two weeks after the killing in… Read More
Production workers at Great Northern Paper Co.’s East Millinocket and Millinocket paper mills overwhelmingly approved a concession package Wednesday offered by Inexcon and Bowater Inc. Today, more than 400 maintenance workers at the two mills will vote on the same offer. About 25 security workers… Read More
LIMESTONE — The guest list at a Wednesday luncheon at the Maine Winter Sports Center read like a who’s who in the American nordic ski community. Four Olympic competitors, including a silver medalist, were among the MWSC board of trustees, meeting for the first meeting… Read More
DEER ISLE — Haystack has announced the workshops and faculty who will be teaching at “Open Door,” the final program of the 1999 season. “Open Door,” which takes place from October 8-11, is open to year-round Maine residents only, adults who are 18 and over. Read More
BATH — A federal agency says Bath Iron Works may have violated federal labor laws by failing to consult employees before merging their pension fund with that of its parent corporation, General Dynamics of Falls River, Va. Four separate charges were lodged last year, according… Read More
WILTON — Mainely Men Against Violence and Sexism, together with the Abused Woman’s Advocacy Project and Sexual Assault Victims’ Emergency Service, is holding a domestic violence vigil 7-8 p.m. tonight in downtown Wilton. The groups hope to raise awareness of the issue of domestic abuse… Read More
PORTLAND — Travel on the Maine Turnpike was up by 9.5 percent last month, making it the busiest July on record, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority. Nearly 6.8 million vehicles traveled the highway, an increase of nearly 600,000 vehicles over the same period last… Read More
AUGUSTA — Veteran House Clerk Joseph W. Mayo has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, legislative officials said. Mayo, who served for 10 years as a Democratic representative from Thomaston, plans to continue in his high-profile post when the next legislative session begins in January. Read More
Perhaps the Annual Carmel Days should change its name because, looking at the schedule of events, it should be the Annual Carmel Days and Night, since this one doesn’t stop at dusk! Planning committee member Regina Ross has written to tell us that the Annual… Read More
EAST ORLAND — Joe Van Dyne of H.E. Sargent Co. will discuss the construction project under way at Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at the hatchery office building. The $8.3 million first-phase project, which involves a new hatchery building,… Read More
I normally don’t put much stock into what a film critic says. I’ve always felt a review was just one person’s opinion and have been content to check out a film for myself. However, Chris Smith’s Monday review prompted me to write. The film reviewed… Read More
On July 28 I was one of the few people at the Millinocket IGA to express my dismay to legislators for their so-called “listening tour.” This was the very day the workers were voting on the most important issue of their lives. This wasn’t the 11th hour —… Read More
I would like to add one more reason to Abby Holman’s list of why a national park is a bad idea for Maine (BDN, Aug. 2). For years we have been preached to that tourism is the best way to improve the economy in Maine, we need more… Read More
The readers of your article in Friday’s edition regarding the vote and sale of Great Northern Paper who are personally removed from that dilemma will most likely walk away with an unflattering opinion of those of us who are directly involved. Please note the following:… Read More
We have just returned from a vacation spent with my sister and brother-in-law who live in Brewer. My husband and I were very much impressed with your towns, Bangor and Brewer. There was no litter on the streets, no vandalism, no swearing, extremely well-mannered citizens… Read More
Thanks to Gov. Angus King and his cronies for the $1.25 gallon of gas and for the increase of registration fees. Also a special thank you to my own representative, Martha Bagley, and my senator, Vinton Cassidy, who voted with the governor on this issue. Read More
ORLAND — H.O.M.E. Inc.’s annual auction will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at H.O.M.E.’s grounds on Route 1. The auction will be held in conjunction with the H.O.M.E. fair, and proceeds will be used to support shelters and food banks. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BLUE HILL — Licensed psychologist Ann Flewelling has opened a practice in Blue Hill. Flewelling received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Georgia State University in 1990. Before that, she spent 16 years running the physician assistant program at Emory University School of Medicine in… Read More
BLUE HILL — Licensed psychologist Ann Flewelling has opened a practice in Blue Hill. Flewelling received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Georgia State University in 1990. Before that, she spent 16 years running the physician assistant program at Emory University School of Medicine in… Read More
STONINGTON — The public is invited to a “pool party” luncheon and fashion show at noon Tuesday, Aug. 17, at the Island Country Club. The event is designed to benefit the island swimming pool project. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The 37th annual Ellsworth Rotary Club blueberry pancake breakfast will be from 6 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, in a tent in the parking lot in front of City Hall. The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes blueberry pancakes with butter and maple syrup, coffee,… Read More
CASTINE — The board of trustees at Maine Maritime Academy will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Leavitt Hall. The meeting will be part of the annual meeting of governing boards that involves the board of visitors and the board of directors of… Read More
We’d like to acknowledge the generosity of the kind woman who donated 100 percent of her 50-50 raffle winnings back to the Shriners at Friday night’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic. This touching gesture epitomized the charitable spirit of the event. Also, fezzes off to… Read More
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The Mount Desert Island Historical Society will present a one-day exhibition of oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and works on paper from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Sunset Farm on the Beech Hill Road. Thirty-seven artists, some of… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Mount Desert Island High School Committee members will meet next week to discuss an intramural program and codes of conduct, among other agenda items. The meeting will take place in the high school library at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9… Read More
BLUE HILL — Barbara Reichart, member of the International Red Cross during World War II, will give a talk called “A funny thing happened on the way to the front” at George Stevens Academy at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9. Reichart will share the privations… Read More
SULLIVAN — The opening celebration of the new Hancock-Sullivan Bridge will be Saturday. Festivities begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, with a breakfast at the Sorrento Sullivan Recreational Center. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BROOKSVILLE — Matt Parker, outreach coordinator for the Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery, will explain clams and clamming during a one-hour slide presentation at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7. The event will be at the Brooksville Library and town building on Route 176, just north… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Teen and Young Parent Program of Knox County will sponsor a fund-raising carwash Friday, Aug. 13, at the Rite Aid store on Park Street. For a $5 donation the group will wash cars between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The program matches… Read More
ROCKLAND — The public is invited to meet English immersion students from around the world at Penobscot School, 28 Gay St., next week. The students will be on hand for a public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
CAMDEN — Fourteen artists in the Camden-Rockport area will open their studios and encourage visits with artists from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10. Among mediums represented in the opening are watercolor and oil painting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Share the Pride Association is offering a $100 prize in the noncommercial float category in the Maine Lobster Festival parade. The parade will be Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ROCKLAND — More than 90 works of art will be auctioned at the Humane Society of Knox County’s Art for the Animals silent auction Thursday through Saturday at Sparrow Framing. The art will be displayed and bids will be taken from 10 a.m. to 5… Read More
DAMARISCOTTA — The annual Quilt Show will be on exhibit Aug. 6-29 at the Darrows Barn at Round Top Center for the Arts. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. The show is free and the public is welcome. Read More
UNION — A Knox County sheriff’s deputy will be close at hand to the department’s most distant coverage area after Wednesday’s opening of a substation in Thompson Community Center. The Sheriff’s Department gets a 9-foot-by-24-foot office space. In exchange, the center gets department staffing for… Read More
DETROIT — The Nightdrifters Snowmobile Club hopes bluegrass fans will beat a path to its door Sunday, Sept. 25, when it hosts the first Detroit Bluegrass Day at its clubhouse on Route 220. Four musical groups already have committed to the event including, Maine’s famous… Read More
BELFAST — A Winterport man accused of raping a girl under age 14 was among the people indicted by the Waldo County grand jury this week. Arthur Bennett Jr., 19, of Winterport was indicted on four counts of gross sexual assault against a girl under… Read More
ELLSWORTH — School administrators here have developed a dress code that has been sent to the school committee for adoption as policy. The administrators developed the code after reviewing copies of codes from around the country and after considering comments made by residents and students… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield councilors took a leadership role Tuesday night, authorizing Phase III of a proposed community center proposal. With momentum high for such a facility within the business and civic community, councilors agreed that building the $3 million center is very feasible through grants,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Breen and Bryan Bell, Bell Brothers of Mars Hill, are the 1999 McCain Foods Champion Potato Growers for Aroostook County. They are the first three-time recipients of the award, having been named champion growers in 1998 and 1989. Along with their father Gary Bell of… Read More
CLINTON — Bob Bonney says he wants to hear what people think about town government. Bonney heads a committee that is reviewing the way the town is run. In the next two months, he and eight other volunteers will seek out people’s opinions and ideas,… Read More
FAIRFIELD — A store clerk who embezzled hundreds of dollars from her employer will avoid jail if she stays out of trouble and repays the money, authorities said Wednesday. Trisha Dyer, 35, of Water Street in Fairfield, had been charged July 2 with stealing between… Read More
ST. AGATHA — SAD 33 will pay a $400 fine to the Maine Board of Pesticides Control for allowing a janitor to spray an herbicide on 3 acres of Wisdom High School grounds without a commercial spraying license. Superintendent Jerry White reported to his school… Read More
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This summer I’ve been in the mood to explore our coastal islands. Maybe it’s because the heat inland has been so yucky. Maybe it’s my Aquarian birth sign, but the water has beckoned, and I’ve had to answer the call on several occasions lately. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
In the tiny row of dressing rooms tucked behind the stage at Lakewood Theater, past performers have written their names on the unfinished wood walls. From a bit player in a student production to the biggest stars, each have left their mark, some in bold, large strokes, others… Read More
BANGOR — Six-year-old Rebecca Olson of Charleston was thrilled to have Gov. Angus King hand her a wild blueberry pie Wednesday afternoon at the McDonald’s Restaurant on Broadway. Then she read the box. “They say `fresh baked apple pie,”‘ Rebecca said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
For the last two and a half months of his life, James Monk lived with his daughter, Karen Smith of Milford, her husband, John, and their two teen-age children. He had been battling cancer for more than a year, and he knew he was approaching the end of… Read More
BAR HARBOR — After receiving the same stipend for a quarter century, town councilors have moved to double their pay, to $1,000 a year. In a 5-2 vote Tuesday night, councilors agreed to propose a change to the town charter enabling a 100 percent increase… Read More
BREWER — Overheated bearings was cited as the cause of a fire Wednesday that temporarily put Eastern Paper’s No. 2 paper machine out of commission. The fire, which began about noon, involved the machine’s ventilation unit, Lt. Dale Stout of the Brewer Fire Department said… Read More
COLUMBIA — The Pleasant River Fish & Game Club, a 45-year-old sportsmen’s club with more than 100 members, will sponsor three events in August. All sessions will take place at the club’s shooting range off Route 1 in Columbia. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
CALAIS — The festival of international cooperation that defines the spirit of friendship between this community and St. Stephen, New Brunswick, kicked off this week. The 26th annual International Festival will last through Sunday. This year’s highlights include a Concert in the Park featuring Blistered… Read More
CALAIS — The minor traffic jam of canoes and kayaks on the St. Croix River on Tuesday night was reminiscent of an earlier era when merchant vessels sailed Down East from Boston Harbor and filled the piers of this border community. And the evening Kayak… Read More
BREWER — An employee of Eastern Paper was taken to St. Joseph Hospital Wednesday for treatment of head injuries he suffered at his workplace. The name of the injured worker, described as a male in his early to mid-30s, was unavailable late Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
MACHIAS — Peaceful Choices, Washington County’s domestic violence program, is seeking volunteers for a number of positions, including telephone crisis counselor, fund-raiser and child-care worker. The agency operates under the auspices of the Washington Hancock Community Agency and offers a 24-hour crisis hot line, emergency… Read More
MACHIAS — Parishioners at Holy Name Catholic Church in Machias and St. Michael’s in Cherryfield bid goodbye to the Rev. Larch Fidler on Sunday. The popular priest had been pastor of both parishes for about two years. Fidler announced July 19 that he was retiring… Read More
HOLDEN — This Penobscot County community has joined a growing number of Maine cities and towns that have adopted sex offender notification policies. The policy was adopted during Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting and took effect immediately, according to Town Manager Larry Varisco. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BELFAST — The former Bradbury Manor is in a residential zone, but it might as well be the Twilight Zone as far as its owner is concerned. Bangor resident Robert Dore came before the City Council this week looking for relief from zoning restrictions that… Read More