Bruce Froemming began umpiring professionally at the age of 18. He has worked the Nebraska State League, Midwest League, Northern League, Northwest League, Texas League and Pacific Coast League. He now umpires in the National League. At the age of 65, he has been at the Major League… Read More
After graduating six women, including five starters, from last year’s team, it seems University of Maine field hockey coach Terry Kix should be concerned about the prospects for the 1999 season. After all, those departed seniors scored 29 of the 41 goals the Black Bears… Read More
Cliff Loya, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound defenseman from Pittsburgh, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine this fall. The 18-year-old Loya, who said he will receive a partial scholarship this season with an upgrade for the final three years, played at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School… Read More
DYER BROOK – Kristi Brooker and Nicki Lyons each had a goal and an assist to help Southern Aroostook to a 3-1 schoolgirl soccer win over Hodgdon Tuesday. Rhonda Chambers added a goal for 1-1 Southern Aroostook. Goalie Brandi Crandall stopped 15 of the 16… Read More
With his background as a basketball player, Elwood “Bimbo” Pinkham would seem to have the makings of a varsity coach. But for years, Pinkham stuck with coaching at grammar schools, open gyms and had success with Little League softball – until the girls basketball job… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine men’s basketball coach Dr. John Giannini will accept a check for $1,700 on behalf of Coaches vs. Cancer at noon today at the Shop ‘n Save in Old Town. SmithKline Beecham and Hannaford donated one dollar for every sale of… Read More
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The Maine Express baseball team remained undefeated with two victories Monday in the Age 11-12 Cooperstown Tournament. Maine Express defeated North Edison, N.J. 9-1 and Half Hollow Hills, N.Y. 13-1 to improve to 4-0. Against North Edison, Zac Lurvey of Saco and… Read More
Hole-in-one CLAYTON WORSTER LINCOLN – Clayton Worster of Lincoln aced the par-3, 175-yard third hole at Jato Highlands Golf Course Tuesday. He used a 3-iron. Eric Dubay of Lincoln witnessed the shot. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Recent developments have certainly brightened the futures of Newburgh’s Ricky Craven on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit and Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre on the Busch Grand National tour. Craven has signed on to drive the Midwest Transit Co. Monte Carlo for the rest of the season… Read More
PORTLAND — Two puppies will arrive at a minimum-security prison in Hallowell in a few months to be trained as service dogs for the disabled, while giving inmates some training of their own. Inmates “learn responsibility by caring for a living being,” said Sister Pauline… Read More
ORRINGTON — A misunderstanding over road construction standards has resulted in a letter of reprimand for the town manager, who said he called the matter to selectmen’s attention earlier this month. After discussing the matter Friday in an executive session with Town Attorney Edmond J. Read More
KITTERY — Kittery school officials face a lawsuit that claims the school department failed to provide a safe learning environment that could have prevented a teacher’s rape of a fifth-grader in 1988. The lawsuit alleges that school administrators knew as early as the 1970s that… Read More
CAMDEN — A prominent businessman whose ventures have included radio stations in Bangor and Rockland died Tuesday afternoon when the single-engine float airplane he was piloting crashed on an island just south of Islesboro. Witnesses said Peter Orne Sr., 64, of Camden was flying a… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — The state Insurance Department begins a two-day public hearing Wednesday on the sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire, the state’s largest nonprofit insurer, to Indiana-based Anthem Inc. But a group concerned about the deal says a one-month delay… Read More
BANGOR — Joe Pirkola was named 1999 “Lobster Chef of the Year” and awarded the gold medal at the Fifth Annual Great Taste of Maine Lobster Governor’s Tasting and Culinary Competition. The competition is sponsored by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council. Pirkola’s winning dish, “Corn… Read More
Something new has been added to one of Piscataquis County’s most popular summer events that benefits the Piscataquis Regional Young Men’s Christian Association of Dover-Foxcroft. The ninth annual Edgar “Bud” Prouty Sr. Golf Tournament, with tee-off times until 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, will be… Read More
BANGOR — The American Red Cross will hold public blood drives at the following times and places: Wednesday, Sept. 1 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
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ALFRED — A Saco man was returned to jail after his pleas of innocent to a string of felony charges linked to a shooting during a break-in last spring at a home in Dayton. Amir Schirazi, 21, was arraigned Monday in York County Superior Court… Read More
When state officials announced last December that Bangor Mental Health Institute would be downsized and converted to a strictly acute-care hospital, area mental health providers were privately dismayed. Why, they wondered, would BMHI depart from its historical mission of caring for the chronically ill and begin duplicating the… Read More
BANGOR — One member of a local duo charged with setting fire to Mike’s Pizza in Holden nine days ago may be released from jail, a judge ruled Tuesday — if the suspect can come up with a $20,000 surety secured by a deed of trust and comply… Read More
WATERVILLE — An Augusta teen-ager faces a felony charge of aggravated assault after an alleged blood-drinking ritual that left a 16-year-old girl with a gash that took 32 stitches to close. Roy C. Gutfinski Jr., 19, the son of a state probation officer, is charged… Read More
BANGOR — The downtown building which houses The Bagel Shop — and the contents of the eatery — were sold Tuesday during a public auction to a Newport investor who says he wants the restaurant to stay put. Greg Lovley, of Lovley Properties in Newport,… Read More
BANGOR — Christopher R.A. Walker III, a former owner of Beacon Cadillac Oldsmobile Jeep and Eagle, will plead guilty to two felony counts, including mismanaging a federal pension fund, on Sept. 3 in U.S. District Court, according to his Lewiston attorney. The lawyer also suggested… Read More
BREWER — Representatives from the city and Meridian Mobile Health on Monday signed a three-year contract that city officials say will lead to improved ambulance services while enabling the city to meet a new federal rule that takes effect in less than two months. Under… Read More
DETROIT — With only $95,000 authorized by voters to spend on construction of a sand and salt shed, Detroit selectmen were disappointed last week when the lowest bid for the project came in at $135,000. “All the bids were quite a bit higher than we… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The investigation into the construction of an illegal dam in west Pittsfield is ongoing, Maine Department of Environmental Protection investigator William Hinkel said Tuesday. Earlier this month, Hinkel confirmed that after being notified of a possible violation by Pittsfield officials, the DEP discovered… Read More
By the time the train left Boston that night, I’d forgotten my disappointment at being unable to see my first Red Sox game at Fenway Park. This intimate city had provided so many other attractions in its place. We’d strolled the Commons under a cloudless… Read More
George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were supposed to be twin planets from parallel universes — similar, moderate political climates, spinning in opposite directions in regard to character. The governor went from a dissolute, privileged youth to a righteous, responsible adulthood; the president from a disadvantaged, high-achieving youth… Read More
After feeling unduly pressured in its decision to forgive Bath Iron Works $60 million in state taxes over 20 years, legislators in 1998 passed the Corporate Accountability Act, a law that provides the public with information about which private businesses get state aid and how well they treat… Read More
PORTLAND — Coastal residents are breathing a sigh of relief this summer thanks to the absence of massive swarms of pogies that clogged and stank up coastal waters for three successive summers ending in 1992. After seven years, Mainers still talk about the stench and… Read More
I got there early, though some of Abe and Frieda’s friends were already there, sitting in the lodge, looking out the window at the children. It was a perfect August day: the late afternoon sun made Lake Phillips glow with a still, clean light. The campers, in wheelchairs,… Read More
The impact of the Bowater sale has been, and will be, huge. Articles in the Bangor Daily News have described 225 jobs lost, life-long insurance to be eliminated, employee weekly insurance boosted to nearly $60 a week, and major changes to the pension fund. Ultimately, thousands of people… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Competitive contracts are a key part of a draft consent agreement the state Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday in its scrutiny of a proposed merger of the companies that own the PERC plant in Orrington and the Sawyer landfill in Hampden. Assistant Attorney… Read More
WESTBROOK — Calpine Corp. raised three flags Tuesday to mark the start of construction of a 540-megawatt electric generating plant to be fueled by natural gas from Canada. Gov. Angus King, U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, Westbrook Mayor Donald Esty Jr. and other officials attended the… Read More
PORTLAND — A Pittsburgh businessman and a New York manuscript dealer aren’t giving up the fight for a copy of the Declaration of Independence that the state wants to claim for its archives. Stanley Klos, who wants the copy to become part of his collection,… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection this week received a grant of $1.1 million to reduce pollution from land development, erosion and agriculture, according to Martha Kirkpatrick, DEP commissioner. The grant, through the Clean Water Act, includes $254,000 to improve runoff and curb… Read More
WASHINGTON — Recently awarded federal grants will fund new strategies to combat school crime and violence in several Maine communities, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Community Oriented Policing Services also known as COPS, under the U.S. Department of Justice, will direct… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $76,364 to the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The grant, to support the Area Health Education Center program, is augmented by state… Read More
ASHLAND — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $720,000 loan to a new cedar products mill in Ashland, Maine’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday. The loan will finance construction of the mill and provide funds for the purchase of equipment for Small Moose Inc. Read More
CARIBOU — A local potato farmer died Tuesday afternoon when his pickup truck collided with a moving van on Route 1. Carroll Anderson, 72, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred just north of the rest area, according to Trooper Todd… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the sweltering heat Tuesday, prison inmates doffed their shirts, grabbed hand tools and worked feverishly, pounding nails and sawing boards to prepare portable buildings for this week’s opening of SAD 68 schools. Nine portable buildings are being retrofitted for school use while… Read More
ORRINGTON — School resumes Wednesday, Sept. 1, for children in grades one through eight, according to Jeff Paul, principal of North Orrington School, and James White, principal of Center Drive School. Kindergarten classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 7. New students may register from 8 a.m. to… Read More
CALAIS — It has been a summer of festivals and parades, but for a few dedicated Hog lovers, several weekends were spent practicing something called slow, look, lean and roll. During the past weekend, eight students, five women and three men, participated in the United… Read More
MILLINOCKET — The Millinocket Regional Hospital Auxiliary will host a concert from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the bandstand in the Veterans Memorial Park. The auxiliary is hosting the concert to thank all of the people in the three-town area for supporting their efforts… Read More
STONINGTON — The state Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the illegal dumping of more than 100 yards of fish bait at a private gravel pit in town. DEP officials discovered a fresh dumping at the pit owned by Eugene Eaton on Aug. 12, according… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A gardening contest to spruce up a new parking lot across from the Town Hall is being co-sponsored by the town and the Pittsfield Garden Club. “The goal of the competition,” said Town Manager D. Dwight Dogherty, “is to give the community more… Read More
THOMASTON — Maine Center for Women, Work and Community is offering “Women Making a Difference,” a free 11-week training session in Thomaston. Learn about how a community works and ways to shape its future. Application deadline is Sept. 15. For applications, call (800) 442-2092. Read More
ISLESBORO — Islesboro will add its name to the roster of those celebrating the centennial of jazz great Duke Ellington at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the historical society’s building. Accompanied by pianist Bonnie Hughes, singer Barbara Pendleton will present a selection of Ellington… Read More
OWLS HEAD — A lobster dinner to benefit the Abri Pregnancy Consultation Center will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Owls Head Community Building. Dinner includes a single or twin lobster, mussels, corn on the cob, yeast roll, blueberry cake and… Read More
PORT CLYDE — A dock party featuring lobster dinner, followed by a sunset to moonlight cruise to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Merryspring Nature Park, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28. The funds raised will benefit the park. Read More
BANGOR — A composite sketch released by police of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a Court Street woman earlier this month has yielded some leads, although an investigator said Tuesday more information is needed. On Saturday, police interviewed a man in downtown Bangor who… Read More
SWANVILLE — Doing things the small town way is causing big headaches for the Board of Selectmen. Selectmen are under pressure from a former town treasurer and tax collector for their management of town roads. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
CALAIS — The City Council will face one of the most important decisions of its term Thursday night when it seeks comment on a proposal to convert the former Hathaway building into two residential care facilities for troubled youth. Approval could mean $1.5 million in… Read More
BANGOR — Expect delays this week on Bangor’s interstate highway system as workers seal cracks in the pavement on Interstate 95 and Interstate 395, according to Win Clark of the Maine Department of Transportation. The crack-sealing effort will result in one-lane traffic on some parts… Read More
The attack of the “ecoterrorists” on the genetically engineered corn at the University of Maine sounds like a blow struck against the bioterrorists. The bioterrorists are the chemical companies and the universities that are their tools. Let us not forget the goal of these bioterrorist… Read More
I find it both amusing and ironic that the Bangor Daily News is being joined by Channel 2 in soliciting comments from citizens regarding speeding on Maine roads. I can’t remember the last time I saw a Channel 2 car traveling the speed limit while responding to a… Read More
I am writing in response to the Maine Style article (BDN, Aug. 20) about the lobster culinary competition. The Maine Lobster Promotion Council appreciates the coverage provided by the BDN to this event; however, there was a misstatement in the article that needs correction or clarification. Read More
Isn’t it fascinating to witness how much name-calling and mud-slinging takes over when folks find they’re not winning the debate on science and facts? George Chebba’s diatribe on these pages (Aug. 20) is a case in point. While I no longer own Sawyer Environmental, I’m… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Cultural Network has invited new and regular members to attend its annual meeting and luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Ellsworth Public Library. The newly formed group is made up of arts organizations, artists, community… Read More
On Aug. 13, I took my daughter at the Bangor Mall school shopping. While at the Shoe Department, I set a bag of purchases down beside a stool. We later left the store and I left our bag of purchases behind. Soon I ran back to the store… Read More
In response to your Aug. 13 story on Atlantic salmon, and the suit to list Atlantic salmon, there are several major points not covered by the article. While it is true the former Atlantic salmon authority was reorganized back into a commission with “some” new… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community will offer a free 14-week workshop on career and life planning and employability training, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Mill Mall, 240 State St. Classes will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and… Read More
DEER ISLE — The 40th annual meeting of the Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, at the Sunset Congregational Church on Route 15A. The public is invited to attend the meeting, which will also feature a slide lecture of… Read More
CAMDEN — A bird left lunch seekers in the lurch Tuesday when it caused a substation fuse to blow, leaving 4,000 customers without electricity during the noon hour. Gail Rice, a Central Maine Power Co. spokeswoman, said most or all of downtown, as well as… Read More
HOULTON — A petition asking the Town Council to remove Town Manager Allan Bean from office wasn’t presented to the council at its meeting Monday night, as had been expected. Early last month, David McDonald, along with five other people, had begun the petition drive,… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Openings in all three Somerset County districts for the county’s budget committee will be filled tonight at the Somerset County caucus, to be held at 7 p.m. in the courthouse. In all, five new members will be elected, or more than half of… Read More
TRENTON — Maine artist Helen Douglas is teaching art classes at the Trenton Grange Hall, starting in September. Douglas will donate half of the tuition costs toward a restoration of the local facility. Douglas has 30 years’ experience as an art teacher. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — An anonymous donor recently pledged $100,000 to the Wendell Gilley Museum’s fund-raising campaign — if the group can raise the same amount in contributions of $5,000 or less. With a goal of expanding education and children’s programs offered throughout the year, the… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A New Hampshire company is beginning renovation of 22 restrooms and related utility systems at Acadia National Park. The work will temporarily close 74 campsites at Acadia, leaving about 240 sites still open. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — A benefit concert Friday will feature musicians George Hoffmann and Dick Willis, who will present a variety of show tunes and selections from Cole Porter. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at Hammond Hall in Winter Harbor. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PROSPECT — The community group Friends of Fort Knox began work last week on a new visitors’ center. Working in partnership with the state Bureau of Parks and Lands, the group has started preparing the Torpedo Shed at the fort for transformation. The new facility… Read More
HOULTON — The Town Council agreed Monday night to consider action that would reduce vandalism at Community Park. The town already has an ordinance in place that allows the town manager to declare any part of the park off limits to vehicles. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HERMON — By better than a 3-to-1 margin, three members of this town’s school committee were recalled Tuesday after a lengthy, parent-led campaign to unseat them. Carl Schreiber, school committee chairman, Linda Russell and Richard Thomas were ousted in Tuesday’s recall vote, which drew about… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Town councilors voted unanimously Tuesday to suspend Police Chief Jean Pouliot for two weeks without pay. They also ordered a fraud audit of the Police Department’s budget, given a $33,000 overrun and disclosures that Pouliot had charged the town for items such as… Read More
STONINGTON — The fifth annual steel band street dance is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, downtown. Flash in the Pans steel band, based on the Blue Hill peninsula, will perform, rain, shine or fog, at Stinson Park behind Bartlett’s Market. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CALAIS — A 32-year-old Baileyville man who was charged over the weekend with unlawful sexual contact appeared in 4th District Court on Tuesday. William Berube entered a not-guilty plea before Judge John Romei. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Valley Fair, one of the state’s oldest agricultural fairs, will open Thursday, Aug. 26, in Dover-Foxcroft. “We hope to set a new attendance record,” Eben DeWitt, fair association spokesman, said Tuesday. This is the fair’s 112th year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BAR HARBOR — A $13 million fund-raising campaign for trail restoration in Acadia National Park recently hit the $11.6 million mark, said Ken Olson, president of Friends of Acadia. Two anonymous $500,000 pledges from community members on Mount Desert Island brought the goal closer. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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THOMASTON — The heat is on for speeding drivers. And while truck-heavy Beechwood Street is the primary target, the ticketed offenders on that road are not commercial trucks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — To forestall layoffs, the Town Council is determined that Georgia-Pacific Corp. should upgrade its three local mills to make them ready for the 21st century. At Monday night’s council meeting, councilors expressed their unhappiness with the roller-coaster ride G-P employees have experienced during… Read More
DEDHAM — The Dedham school committee could do little more than chat with residents Tuesday night as a spokesperson scheduled to speak about employee health insurance coverage didn’t show up for the meeting. The Maine School Management Association spokesperson, based in Augusta, was to inform… Read More
LEVANT — A 37-year-old man who couldn’t swim died Tuesday afternoon after he waded into a pond that had an unexpected drop-off. Marshall D’Eugenio of Levant, who had mental disabilities, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, reported Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Rod… Read More
SANGERVILLE — An 11-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Tuesday evening after she was mauled by two Rottweilers. Charges are pending against the owners. One of the dogs had not been vaccinated for rabies and was being quarantined, an investigator said. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 1,000 marijuana plants were eradicated by police earlier this week from a remote, undeveloped area north of Brownville. In an unrelated find, 500 marijuana plants were discovered growing in a remote area east of Aurora in Hancock County. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More