BRISTOL, Conn. – Daniel Rhault blasted a home run and drove in two runs to help Lincoln, R.I., eliminate West Biddeford from the ages 11-12 Little League baseball Eastern Regional Tournament with a 10-0 victory Saturday. Alexander Albert and Luke Abraham combined on a two-hitter,… Read More
Hole-in-One CAMERON McLAIN DOVER-FOXCROFT – Cameron McLain, 10, of Ann Arbor, Mich., used a 7-iron to ace the 102-yard fourth hole at Foxcroft GC on Sunday. McLain’s feat was witnessed by John McLain and Doug Smith. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
WINTER HARBOR – When Jeremy Lisee reached the last half mile of Saturday’s Schoodic Point 15-kilometer (9.3-mile) road race, he faced four obstacles: the wind, the rain, a hill, and Bruce Bridgham. The 29-year-old Milbridge man overcame all four, muscling his way up the hill… Read More
ORONO – Chad Hayes’ football resume is a unique one for a sophomore tight end, even on a Division I-AA college team. Projected starter with three years’ experience (first year as redshirt freshman). Started 1998 season opener, logged time in several games, and earned a… Read More
NEWPORT — There was a drop in the frog population in central Maine ponds over the weekend. It wasn’t the rain. And it wasn’t the drought that preceded it. Nearly 100 frogs were in attendance Sunday at the second annual Sebasticook Valley Community Center Frog… Read More
Tammie Carter of Southwest Harbor has been elected president of Insurance Women of Downeast Maine, a local affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Women. The group recently elected officers for 1999-2000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND — A dead man was found on a wooded trail located behind a video store on Maverick Street on Saturday afternoon. The body of a man in his 40s was discovered behind Video Galaxy and was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s office to… Read More
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are confident that the Togus veterans hospital outside Augusta will remain open for the long term despite mounting federal pressure to close some hospitals that are seen as underused and wasteful. The facility should be kept ready even if the… Read More
ST. GEORGE — The annual Muskie Lobsterbake is an opportunity for Democrats to chew on lobster and chew up Republicans. On Sunday, 200 damp Democrats did both under the protective cover of a tent on the rainy shores of the Atlantic. Introduced as a “long… Read More
BOSTON — City inspectors were investigating the collapse of two decks that injured 15 people, including two men who remained in intensive care Sunday. Inspectional Services Commissioner Kevin Joyce said Sunday that investigators would review records Monday to determine whether the building’s owner had proper… Read More
FORT KENT — Staff and students in SAD 27 will gather later this month for a series of meetings called “education summits.” The high school summit will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 19-20, at the high school. The middle… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Children’s Council says it is expanding the Resource Lending Library to include videotapes available on loan to parents and teachers in Hancock County. The library is in the Downeast Health Services building, 52 Christian Ridge Road. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MACHIAS — An open house for nontraditional students will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, in Kimball Hall at the University of Maine at Machias. UMM President Paul Nordstrom will welcome the group to open the evening’s program. Brenda Frey, assistant… Read More
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. — Two of the three people attacked by a sow grizzly bear while hiking along the Scalplock Trail remained hospitalized in Kalispell on Saturday after surgery, officials said. U.S. National Park Service officials said all three were experienced hikers with extensive… Read More
BARING — Parts of recent Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge acquisitions along Route 1 and the Belyea Road in the Edmunds Division have been posted. Deputy Refuge Manager Robert Peyton last week said all areas behind the refuge boundary signs are subject to regulations that allow… Read More
TRENTON — Life Christian Academy has bought the Fitness East facility. The school will begin renovations late this month, and grades six, seven and eight will move to the section. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
NORTHEAST HARBOR — The Great Harbor Maritime Museum will be host of a Bunker and Ellis boat parade at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. The parade will kick off the forthcoming Bunker and Ellis exhibit, which will be on display at the museum from July… Read More
CASTINE — The Castine Historical Society will sponsor its fourth art sale opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20. The sale will feature original fine arts, crafts and photography by professional and amateur local artists. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — Rain kept attendance lower than anticipated at this year’s 35th annual lobster festival, but spirits remained high as visitors ducked into the craft fair, local shops and a gala lobster feed. The parade and lobster boat races have been rescheduled for Aug. Read More
BAR HARBOR — Ned Johnston, a documentary filmmaker, will present a special showing of “Nomads: The Wealth of Blood” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, in the McCormick Lecture Hall, College of the Atlantic. “Wealth of Blood” is a documentary portrait of a family of… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Public Library will be host of two special presentations this week. The first will be a presentation by the Chewonki Science Foundation at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, titled “Balance of Nature: Prey and Predators.” The slide show looks… Read More
HARMONY — If anyone questioned how divided the town of Harmony was about pursuing a “lost” and historic bridge, Saturday’s town meeting quickly settled the issue. After two votes, townspeople said they weren’t interested in pursuing an already useless bridge, which has been disassembled and… Read More
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Bangor Public Library’s grand finale concert for its summer reading program was almost a washout. Just as Maine composer-performer Rick Charette was about to start his first song, the occasional ominous raindrops blended into a steady drizzle. The concert was moved to a third floor… Read More
Joni Averill’s column Saturday contained an incorrect date for the dedication of the addition to the Carver Memorial Library in Searsport. The correct date is 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at the library on Mortland Road in Searsport. Read More
The concessions have been made, the deals have been signed. Now it’s time for the healing to begin in Great Northern land. That there is a need for healing at all is the unfortunate and sad consequence of three factors: calculated indifference by Bowater, the… Read More
MACHIAS — Maine’s 1999 wild blueberry harvest is entering its fourth week with a scarcity of rakers and a crop so hard to predict that few, if any, berries are on the market. Most of Maine’s wild blueberry crop is frozen, and processors are reluctant to name a… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The creak of stairs in the old wooden grandstand and the musty smell of damp earth beneath it are gone, but the 181st Skowhegan State Fair opened to capacity crowds last week, according to its president, Thomas Dillon. With a devastating fire that… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe asked Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman last week to make a disaster declaration and the chairs of relevant Senate committees to promptly identify funding to assist eight Northeast states in recovering from this summer’s historic drought. Snowe made her request… Read More
The Maine Department of Labor will offer nine free classes on workplace safety and health for employers, employees, and people looking for employment as part of the SafetyWorks! program starting in September. The following courses will be offered: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
PORTLAND — Few people can say, “My daddy fought at Gettysburg.” Or Manassas. Or Antietam. That’s why Florence Caston received so much attention at a gathering of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, which is holding its annual convention in Portland. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
If you are notified that you will be audited, take it seriously, but don’t panic. First, read the letter from the Internal Revenue Service carefully and figure out what you are being asked to do. It may be as simple as signing your return. There are three basic… Read More
Weekend rain that was so heavy it left state fair-goers in Skowhegan slogging through knee-deep puddles gave rise to hopes of relief from the drought, which has left Maine farm fields dry and wells running low. But as far as most farmers are concerned, the… Read More
BANGOR — The alarm rings shortly after 11 a.m. on a drizzly Sunday at the Maine Air National Guard base fire station. A KC-135 air refueling tanker reportedly has touched down on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport, smoke rolling out of its cockpit. The… Read More
THOMASTON — A 25-room mansion and tourism landmark that memorializes George Washington’s first secretary of war is getting a face lift and a fix-up — right down to the sashes of its 42 windows. The grand white mansion called Montpelier is also acquiring new owners. Read More
NEWRY — Jim Largess’ search for winter job applicants for the Sunday River Ski Resort took him all the way across the globe. The resort’s food and beverage director flew to Australia to recruit college-age workers through the International Employment Program for the coming ski… Read More
AUGUSTA — Paralegals aren’t just people who dot the i’s and cross the t’s on legal work anymore. Increasingly, people calling themselves paralegals, legal assistants and nonattorney advocates are offering their services to Maine consumers who may need help in cutting through legal gobbledygook or… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — A University of Maine history student has used the diaries of a Lincolnville man who nearly got himself tarred and feathered in Eastport to tell the story of coastal Maine’s divided loyalties during the War of 1812. “The whole scale of American history… Read More
BAR HARBOR — First-graders attending school on Mount Desert Island will have options to consider this fall when the Acadia Waldorf Education Association establishes its first first-grade class. The Waldorf association, which formed and founded island-based preschool and parent-child programs in 1996, may continue to… Read More
It’s such a dilemma. New Hampshire research or the Maine State Library? Norway-South Paris or the Lewiston library? Basic genealogy or finding those ancestors in New Brunswick? I’ve been studying the registration form for the Maine Genealogical Society’s Sept. 25 conference at the University of… Read More
FRANKLIN — A school board meeting will be open to the public at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the superintendent’s office. Read More
CASTINE — A Castine school committee meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, at the Adams School. Items on the agenda include coach and adviser appointments, acceptance of computer materials from John Wuorinen, and discussion of the math curriculum. Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Selectmen will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at the Seal Harbor fire station. The board will be given an update on the Seal Harbor dock road repair and will discuss Jordan Pond traffic issues. Read More
TREMONT — Selectmen will meet today. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at the community building. Discussions about the town’s waste-water disposal system and the Boston post cane top the agenda. Read More
ELLSWORTH — A request for a right of way through the high school entrance road by backers of an ice-skating rink is on the agenda of today’s Ellsworth City Council meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the council will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. Read More
HAMPDEN — A Brooks woman remained under evaluation at a Bangor hospital Sunday night after a rear-end collison here earlier in the evening. According to Officer Cherie Phelps of the Hampden police, a maroon Chevrolet Corsica driven by Laura Fer, 19, of Hampden, was traveling… Read More
GUERRETTE VILLAGE — Claudette Hebert smiled as she helped a woman select fresh vegetables Saturday afternoon at the Hebert Family Farm vegetable stand on Route 161. Outside, Reginald and Alan Hebert were tending to chores around the 4-acre vegetable and flower garden. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
SEARSPORT — An internationally acclaimed model builder and jewelry designer will explain the construction of the model schooner yacht Mariette in a talk this week at the Penobscot Marine Museum. Robert H. Eddy Jr. will discuss the process of building the quarter-inch-scale model of the… Read More
Bangor police officers on their way to assist another officer had to tackle a Glenburn man who allegedly was threatening others with a 2-by-4 early Saturday morning. Officers George Spencer and Chris Morley were passing Benjamin’s Tavern and Bistro at 123 Franklin St. when they… Read More
How low will they go? I am referring to the “Maine’s high temps bring low prices,” insert (BDN, Aug. 5). I have not seen anything more absurd and disgusting for a while. How can the state participate in advertising the sale of alcohol in the face of a… Read More
In this information age, it is a curiosity as to why our state government’s Web page includes pertinent information of almost every sort except roll call data on voting action and final disposition by the current legislature. It is conspicuous by its absence. Daryl E. Witmer Monson… Read More
On Aug. 6, Brewer Automotive Components marked its 10th anniversary of doing business in the city of Brewer. The event marks but a point in time, however its significance to the greater Brewer-Bangor area is profound. BAC is an international auto parts manufacturing company founded… Read More
Regarding the recent announcement of Drs. Sebastian and Jacqueline Sicari of the Family Doctors in Detroit; I was fortunate to have been employed by them for three years. I’ve never seen doctors so caring and dedicated toward their patients. Our patients there always told me how much they… Read More
We were very surprised to see the Aug. 4 story headlined, “NRCM disappointed by Legislature.” Unfortunately, the article relayed information from our Web site related to the 1998 legislative session, instead of the information that described the 1999 session. The headline was accurate for a year ago, but… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Beatrice D. Rice, formerly known as Beatrice D. Weston, retired, Brewer; assets, $1,535; debts, $16,886. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
PORTLAND — A $1 million verdict against a Portland landlord accused of allowing deplorable conditions and mistreating four tenants has been upheld by a judge. The ruling by Justice Nancy Mills last week in Cumberland County Superior Court denied requests by Joseph Soley’s attorneys both… Read More
CAMDEN — This week marks the enrollment deadline for an ecology camp planned for children later this month at Merryspring Park. The camp is open to children 6 to 13. It will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day, Aug. 23-27. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Bar Harbor District Court Clarence Boynton, 36, Lamoine, taking sea urchins too small, $500. 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
BLUE HILL — In an effort to protect two local farms and step up its farmland preservation efforts, the Blue Hill Heritage Trust has plans to permanently protect nearly 200 acres of farmland in Orland and Sedgwick. Through the trust’s collaboration with local farmers, a… Read More
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will receive $34,975 in federal grants to be used in gathering data about environmental conditions encountered by young salmon leaving the waters of Pleasant Bay. U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe announced the grant last week. It is… Read More
Work has begun to improve a section of Route 9 in Aurora, Osborn and Townships 28 and 22, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Most of the work will take place just east of the scenic turnout on the Whalesback in Aurora, extending east… Read More
MACHIAS — Robert Brooks, a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, will lead a meeting about helping children with emotional and behavioral problems this week at the University of Maine at Machias. The meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More
MILBRIDGE — The Washington Hancock Community Agency program has published a book designed to help Washington County businesses with hiring. The book is titled “How the Heck Do I Hire an Employee (And Why the Heck Should I?)” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BARING — Parts of recent Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge acquisitions along Route 1 and the Belyea Road in the Edmunds Division have been posted. Deputy Refuge Manager Robert Peyton last week said all areas behind the refuge boundary signs are subject to regulations that allow… Read More
MACHIAS — An open house for nontraditional students will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, in Kimball Hall at the University of Maine at Machias. UMM President Paul Nordstrom will welcome the group to open the evening’s program. Brenda Frey, assistant… Read More
BELFAST — The Toddy Pond School, an alternative school for Waldo County pupils ages 5 to 13, has hired Laura Lee Perkins as its first paid director. Perkins has extensive experience in private and public education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from… Read More
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HARRINGTON — Interim Superintendent David Beal has announced that all elementary schools in SAD 37 will open Tuesday, Aug. 31. Orientation for Narraguagus High School freshmen will take place Aug. 31. School will be in session for K-12 on Sept. 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
CAMDEN — John Burstein, a television producer who filmed scenes of his new historical series at the Conway Homestead, will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Camden-Rockport Historical Society. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the… Read More
ROCKPORT — Eleven soloists, including harpsichordist David Schrader, specially picked to perform music by J.S. Bach, will perform at the Rockport Opera House at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, and Friday, Aug. 20. The evening’s program will include Bach’s Brandenburg concertos No. 3 and 6,… Read More
ROCKPORT — Art Bark, an informal artists’ gathering on the third Tuesday of each month, is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Maine Coast Artists. Art Bark is an opportunity for visual artists to get together and talk, share work and information, and… Read More
ROCKLAND — The American Lighthouse Foundation has scheduled a meeting of Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Tradewinds Motel. Anyone interested in the restoration and renovation of the lighthouse is invited. Call (800) 668-7737, Ext. 108. Read More
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Artists will offer workshops in collage and fabric art as part of its summer class offerings. Designed for nonartists as well as artists, the workshops are open to anyone with any level of visual art experience. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ROCKLAND — A 38-foot lobster boat with engine trouble was towed to safety Saturday by the Coast Guard after breaking down four miles east of Monhegan Island. According to Petty Officer Michael McLeod, Wyatt Beal of Frenchboro, owner of the fishing vessel Lornea Faye, recently… Read More