High school AT LIMESTONE CC Central Aroostook (3-0) 235, Ashland (2-1) 266, Limestone (0-4) 312 Central Aroostook: Craig Durost 43, Craig Allen 44, Justin Woodworth 45, Jason Tapley 53, Ryan Bell 50, Kyle Simonson 53, Ashland: Roger Marecaux 46, Steve Sullivan 53, Rubin Caron 57,… Read More
    ROME – There will be a Sportsman’s Forum at the Rome Community Center at the junction of Route 225 and Mercer Road Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. Issues on the agenda include fisheries management on Long and Great Ponds in the Belgrade Region, the management of whitetail… Read More
    WASHBURN – Frank Plucker booted in a Josh Maynard pass at the 28:28 mark of the second half to lead Washburn to a 4-3 victory over Central Aroostook of Mars Hill in schoolboy soccer action Tuesday. For the 2-0 Beavers, Kyle Thibodeau led the offense… Read More
    GREENVILLE – The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will hold a public hearing at Greenville High School Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. to consider regulation changes for the 1999-2001 ice fishing and open water fishing seasons. Proposed changes include closing the lake to… Read More
    When Rob Tomlinson of Ann Arbor, Mich., decided to return to his home state this summer to train for the Subaru Ironman Canada Triathlon, he had a number of reasons. The 1988 Bangor High graduate would be able to visit friends and family. He would… Read More
    FALMOUTH – Doug Johnson, a pro from Weirsdale, Fla., has been attending the Maine Open Golf Championship since 1979, and he called the current setup “one of a kind.” The tournament, including the pro-am, is played over four of southern Maine’s top courses – Portland… Read More
    It is just below the surface in sports, just as in society in general. How many of you have already said “racial discrimination?” It’s no secret, is it? This past week a major league manager said to me, “You know how that goes when it’s… Read More
    SWEDEN — A rare nighttime tornado struck Maine on Friday the 13th, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters at the weather service in Gray said an F-1 tornado hit Sweden in Oxford County about 11:30 p.m. F-1 tornadoes feature winds that range from 73… Read More
    ARUNDEL — An Arundel woman is taking steps — about 130 miles’ worth — in an effort to fight cancer. Amanda Dulac, 21, plans to walk from her home in Arundel to the Readfield house where her late grandmother lived before she died from colon… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — When complaints of animal abuse prompted the Maine Department of Agriculture to propose severely tightening the regulations for oxen, horse and pony pulling events this spring, pullers from across the state took notice. At this summer’s fair season, they are calling the proposals… Read More
    He had been driving about a half-hour in the sweep of traffic on I-95, logging some fast-paced miles on his learner’s permit, when it occurred to my son that he might be the only one obeying the speed limit. “It looks to me like licensed… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The city has come to terms with its new city manager. Thomas Hall signed a tentative contract that was sent by fax, Mayor James Raye confirmed Tuesday, with Hall agreeing to work for $58,000 a year and the same benefit package that former… Read More
    Officials in 56 cities and towns across Maine have accepted a sweetened deal that includes free Internet service for schools from a company that is buying FrontierVision. Under the transfer agreement, Adelphia Communications Corp. will provide Internet and cable service to schools, libraries and town… Read More
    An elderly, bedridden Bangor woman called for her caretaker to bring her supper Monday night, but what she got instead was the caretakers’s intoxicated husband and a barrage of threats, according to police. Bangor police arrested Morris C. Carr, 32, of Hampden and charged him… Read More
    BANGOR — Residents from the Stillwater Gardens neighborhood were jubilant Tuesday evening after watching the planning board vote 4-1 against Judson Grant Jr.’s request to rezone most of Queen City Mobile Home Park for commercial use. The final decision will be made by the City… Read More
    Newport District Court Marie Namer, 47, South China, operating motor vehicle when license revoked, $200. 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
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    BEALS — The body of a 55-year-old Beals man was recovered from the waters off Great Wass Island on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Maine State Police. Sgt. Dennis Appleton said Winfred Alley Sr. apparently drowned after falling from his boat sometime Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    FAIRFIELD — Fall 1999 semester courses at Kennebec Valley Technical College include certificate of proficiency programs in residential care, supervision, computers, Microsoft office, and telephone support services. KVTC also offers computer courses such as HTML/Web page design, and Peachtree, as well as new EMS awareness and recognition, and… Read More
    BANGOR — Results from the ACT test show that Maine high school seniors tied for sixth-highest score in the country on the college entrance achievement examination given this spring, according to a report released Tuesday. Maine high school seniors had an average composite score of… Read More
    A caption under the photo of Columbine students returning to classes in Littleton, Colo., on Tuesday’s Page One was incorrect for all editions except The County/Down East. The photo in the remaining editions showed student Pat Ireland (center, right) returning to school after recovering from wounds inflicted during… Read More
    Very little is known about Loring Air Force Base and the reason for its being located in northeastern Maine. Shortly after World War II, mass production of atomic weapons called for the establishment of storage depots to be located in remote areas in which the… Read More
    Jeffrey Sachs, an economist at Harvard University, makes a compelling case in the latest edition of The Economist for changing the way the world’s richest nations regard the poorest. Though his arguments are on a larger and more dramatic scale, they will sound familiar to those heard in… Read More
    Impressed by the weekend editorial (BDN, Aug. 14-15), asking for readers to share our thoughts on the series of mass murders in recent months, I have examined and re-examined my own take on what the editorial termed as a “naive optimism about the human race.” Coincidentally, there on… Read More
    With projections of a federal budget surplus exceeding $3 trillion over the next decade — including about $1.1 trillion in non-Social Security surpluses — ideas abound on both sides of the political aisle for potential ways to use the surplus. Before recessing until Labor Day,… Read More
    Monique Dostie ran an impeccable group home for mentally handicapped adults in Lewiston. Her four residents loved it there; they and their families saw her house rules banning sexual activity and pornography as a key element of the safe haven she provided. The Department of Human Services took… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Like Willie Nelson, Maine’s governor can’t wait to get on the road again. On Friday, Gov. Angus King will climb aboard his 1998 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide and meet the “Capitol Gang,” including Chief Justice Daniel Wathen and Attorney General Andrew Ketterer. The fourth… Read More
    DALLAS PLANTATION — A St. Catherines, Ontario, man was in fair condition Tuesday after a motorcycle crash that killed his wife. Karen Krulik, 55, was riding on the back of a motorcycle operated by her husband when they were hit by a tractor-trailer truck about… Read More
    AUGUSTA — CMP Group may have received up to three other offers from suitors before accepting a $957 million bid early last month from a New York-based holding company. CMP Group, a Portland-based holding company that is the parent of the state’s largest utility, Central… Read More
    PORTLAND — Bonny Eagle Middle School administrators discriminated against three special education pupils by kicking them out of a dance last year, the Maine Human Rights Commission has ruled. The commission’s ruling went against the report of an investigator who said no discrimination occurred, but… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power Co. has ended its contract with another nonutility generator in a move the utility says will save millions of dollars and release the company from the agreement seven years early, officials announced. Thermo Ecotek, which sells energy to CMP for… Read More
    HOULTON — The Maine Revenue Service will open an office downtown this fall. Sixteen people will be employed at the Water Street location, which will serve as a satellite business office for the state Bureau of Taxation, according to Stephen J. Murray, director of special… Read More
    HAMPDEN — A Tuesday night meeting of the town’s zoning board of appeals was continued until Wednesday, Aug. 25, after the board failed to draw a quorum. The zoning board was scheduled to take up an appeal of the code enforcement officer’s decision to approve… Read More
    ASHLAND — After months of planning and building, it’s time to celebrate the opening of a new cedar mill in this town’s industrial park. Moose Crossing Lumber is expected to employ as many as 50 people when the mill is fully operational within three years,… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Nonunion Hancock County employees will receive a cost-of-living pay raise next year, county commissioners have decided. All Hancock County employees will receive cost-of-living adjustments ranging from 3 percent to 6 percent. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    STOCKHOLM — A Caribou developer withdrew his request Tuesday to have part of an Aroostook County road closed so that tenants of a proposed condominium project at Madawaka Lake could have easy access to the shore. Barrett Willey and his father, Phil Willey, plan to… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Some Americans who traveled frequently to Britain during that country’s “mad cow” disease crisis are being banned from donating blood back home — a restriction that will cut the U.S. blood supply during a critical time of shortage, but one the government deems a necessary precaution. Read More
    HOLDEN — The Fields Pond Nature Center will hold Insect Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the center. Members of the Maine Entomological Society will bring exhibits and answer questions. The Center is at 216 Fields Pond Road. For information,… Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor Convention & Visitors Bureau announces the operation of Penobscot River Cruises to begin next week. The riverboat has arrived in Bangor and is undergoing final preparations for noon, evening, moonlight and music cruises. The boat will also be available for private… Read More
    BANGOR — The St. John’s Organ Society Summer Organ Concerts announces a performance by Diana Brookes Brown, flutist, and Carlton T. Russell, organist. Their program will feature 20th century music, including the rarely heard Sonata for Ryuteki and Sho by Alan Hovhaness, and the first performance of a… Read More
    BANGOR — A Maine Driving Dynamics Course is scheduled from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 and 16 at Bangor High School. Those completing the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving record. Students must register in advance by calling the Bangor… Read More
    HERMON — Monday’s announcement that the high school’s JROTC program was placed on probation by Army headquarters threw yet another twist into an already heated effort to recall three school committee members. The dismissal of the program’s popular instructor, Lt. Col. Tony Zamojda, was among… Read More
    BREWER — During an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon, the City Council reached a settlement with Harold Parks, the former city manager who filed a federal civil suit against the city after he was fired almost three years ago. Though the dollar amount for the settlement… Read More
    HODGDON — A Houlton man suffered minor injuries Tuesday after his car left the road and went into a ditch. Brent Folsom, 30, was driving south at about 8:10 a.m. on White Settlement Road when he apparently lost consciousness, according to Maine State Police Trooper… Read More
    MADAWASKA — Nearly 18 months after talks were initiated between Madawaska and The Aroostook Medical Center for specialty medical services, a new $300,000 medical specialty clinic is scheduled to open later this month. Horizons Health Clinic, a subsidiary of Presque Isle-based TAMC, has been in… Read More
    VEAZIE — The Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to dismiss one of its members after a string of unexplained absences. The town is accepting nomination papers to fill the seat of Suzanne Rice, whose position was forfeited by the council Monday after Rice missed… Read More
    BANGOR — As the city looks to increase development, the Penobscot River is a real asset, a consultant emphasized Tuesday during a meeting with the City Council. “In terms of urban waterfronts, there just aren’t that many developable sites out there,” said Ernest Bleinberger, vice… Read More
    The result of the Iowa straw poll is that money talks and that the presidency might well be bought. Every voter is involved in making it or letting it happen. Vivian Spruce Orono… Read More
    After the latest shooting at the Jewish community center in Los Angeles, we felt compelled to write. We can understand people wanting to own guns here in our area for protection or hunting deer or moose, but for the life of us we cannot understand the need to… Read More
    Like John Jay Hanlon (BDN, Aug. 12), our family also spends as much time in Maine as possible each summer. Thirty-eight years ago, when we began this grand tradition, songbirds in great variety fed, nested and entertained us with their songs and calls from the tall pines, spruce… Read More
    So, the Kansas State Board of Education has ruled that evolution did not take place, and that the children of that state cannot be taught the true scientific facts. What an embarrassment to Christians around the world, who nearly unanimously embrace the theory of evolution as being completely… Read More
    I have just returned to my home in Fort Lauderdale from my yearly visit to my parents in Dover-Foxcroft. This year my plane from Boston to Bangor was canceled due to “lack of air space.” This was a new one for me. This Friday evening flight was the… Read More
    I know construction crews have long days and usually go unappreciated, but I have just a small bit of information for the pipeline crew working in Old Town: 7 a.m. is too early to be pulling heavy machinery onto my street and parking half on my lawn. Let’s… Read More
    LITTLE SQUAW TOWNSHIP — A fire late Tuesday demolished the home of Roy and Cathy Cooper off Route 15 in Litttle Squaw Township. Cathy Cooper, who escaped the home after the fire erupted, was taken by ambulance to Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital in Greenville… Read More
    NEWPORT — Repairs to the Upper Bridge on North Street in Newport will begin today, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The bridge carries North Street over the East Branch of the Sebasticook River at the outlet of Sebasticook Lake. “We’re going to be… Read More
    OAKLAND — Work will begin soon on improvements to a major Oakland intersection, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. The project will entail rebuilding the intersection of Main Street (Route 137/11), Water Street (Route 23), Pleasant Street, Fairfield Street (Route 23) and Kennedy Memorial… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual 4-H Fall Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Dover-Foxcroft YMCA. The event gives youth and adults from Piscataquis and Penobscot counties an opportunity to take part in activities. These workshops offer the… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Garden Club has invited anyone interested in gardening to meet for the last tour of this season. The club will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the parking lot by Peoples Heritage Bank. The tour will go first to Hill Gardens… Read More
    GUILFORD — SAD 4 Adult Education announces a new EMTC course. CEP 355 High Pressure Boiler Operator, instructed by Bryant Brown, is designed to help prepare students for the state of Maine high-pressure boiler operator’s license examination. The class will run for 15 weeks and… Read More
    GREENVILLE — A Union 60 search committee has narrowed the field of candidates for the position of superintendent to one. That candidate will be interviewed during an executive session at a special meeting of the Union 60 School Committee at 4:30 p.m. today in Room… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Womancare offers “Family Violence: A Community Affair,” a 12-week course about family violence. The first session is 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Womancare. Speakers include experts and survivors of domestic abuse. Those taking part are eligible for three continuing education… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Two controversial issues surfaced Tuesday night at the Pittsfield Town Council meeting on issues as widely different as parking spaces and fire protection. At issue is whether to offer or lease two municipal parking spaces to a local business for the use of… Read More
    Saddleback Mountain Ski Area’s offer of 660 acres for the Appalachian Trail flunks the straight-face test. This proposed “gift” is like the “free gift” from your bank. There are strings attached. In this case, the ski area would get a tax write-off, while retaining development rights on the… Read More
    WESTFIELD — The fifth annual Westfield Jubilee will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28-29, at the Westfield ball field to benefit recreational activities and equipment for Westfield residents. A parade and horseshoe tournament will start the event, with outdoor bingo, country music, and remote-control… Read More
    Houlton District Court Charles E. Allred, 60, Peoria, Ariz., causing operation of commercial motor vehicle without recording current status of truck log, $250. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent division of nursing will offer two Occupational Safety and Health Administration update training programs Sept. 17 at UMFK’s Fox Auditorium. The first session is from 7:45 a.m. to noon on the training of health care… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Dean Connors, president of the Maine Chamber and Business Alliance, will be the featured speaker at the Aroostook County meeting of the Maine Better Transportation Association on Thursday at the Northeastland Hotel. The meeting starts with a social hour at 5 p.m., with dinner at… Read More
    FORT KENT — Northern Maine Medical Center is co-sponsoring the 55 Alive Mature Driving Program with the AARP and the American Hospital Association. The eight-hour course will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 1-2 in the InService Room at Northern Maine Medical… Read More