BANGOR – Chris Allen scored a goal and added two assists Monday as Husson College posted a 4-0 men’s soccer victory over Lyndon State of Lyndonville, Vt. Jamie Lambert, Amadou Thiam and Daouda Diedhiou added goals for Husson. Tom Savage and Charles Demof recorded assists… Read More
    MCI 3, Lincoln Academy 2 At Newcastle, Jessie Thompson scored two goals and had one assist to lead Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield to a 3-2 girls soccer victory over Lincoln Academy Monday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    High school AT LUBEC Lubec (1-2) def. Machias 8-15, 15-7, 15-12 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()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    College DARREN BELSKIS PRESQUE ISLE – UMaine-Presque Isle’s Darren Belskis has been named the Webber Energy men’s soccer offensive player of the week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
    ORONO – By the sound and intensity of James Madison’s postgame huddle Monday it seemed the Dukes, not the University of Maine Black Bears, had gotten hammered. Yet after a game at Morse Field in which James Madison alone showed brilliance in front of the… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Offical Heal point standings by the Maine Principa AUGUSTA – Offical Heal point standings by the Maine Principals’ Association as compiled by Ken Roberts for high school soccer, field hockey and volleyball: BOYS SOCCER googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    College AT BRUNSWICK GC, par 72 Bowdoin Invitational University of Maine-Farmington 641, Husson 670, Colby 676, Bowdoin Black 681, University of Southern Maine 694, (tie) Bates 701 and Tufts 701, Thomas 708, St. Joseph’s 710, M.I.T. 718, Bowdoin White 770, Maine Maritime 773 googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Long live field hockey I was recently reminded of an article that ran in the BDN some 11 or 12 years ago regarding the imminent demise of field hockey as a sport because it was boring and had no point, or something to that effect. Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Chilean exchange student Javier Cereceda scored one goal in each half to lift the Woodland Dragons to a 4-2 victory over host Washington Academy Monday in boys soccer action. Billy Seavey and John Kesel scored one goal each for 2-2-1 Woodland. Kris… Read More
    WINSLOW – Amanda Brown’s penalty stroke with 1:46 left in the second overtime ended two-time State Class B champion Winslow’s 37-game winning streak as Belfast took a 1-0, double-overtime victory Monday. Brown was awarded the stroke after Winslow goalie Jamie Morin covered the ball in… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Hurricane Floyd did more than flood the streets in Washington, D.C., areas last week. It caused the U.S. Senate e-mail system to malfunction in Sen. Susan Collins’ office, and several hundred internal and external e-mail messages were lost. “We’ve discovered that several hundred… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The women’s law section of the Maine Bar Association has announced that its Breast Cancer Awareness Project in Maine prisons will be showcased at a national conference in Texas next month. The project promotes early detection of breast cancer in women who are… Read More
    DURHAM — A Durham man is dead after crashing his motorcycle over the weekend. State police in Gray said Joel Harriman, 39, crashed his motorcycle on Route 9 in Durham around 7 p.m. Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    NIAGARA FALLS — The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds small, agriculture-dependent Maine businesses that the filing deadline for economic injury disaster loans is Oct. 12. The program was set up to support companies suffering economic injury as a direct result of summer drought. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    The Task Force to Study the Implementation of Alternative Programs and Interventions for Violent and Chronically Disruptive Students has a job as daunting as its name. Still, with just one meeting — its first, last Thursday — the panel’s nine legislators, educators and public members already have identified… Read More
    Leaches and bloodletting were once the mainstays of medical care, care delivered by barbers who practiced medicine. Patients whose “doctors” took Wednesdays off to play golf, or whatever barbers did for leisure in those days, were well served and probably more likely to survive. No patient was ever… Read More
    For 20 years, Womancare of Dover-Foxcroft has been serving the needs of people affected by domestic violence in Piscataquis County and the southwestern part of Penobscot County that encompasses the Greater Dexter area. The major fund-raiser for the program, according to Womancare volunteer and board… Read More
    PORTLAND — A group drawing members from both sides of the abortion issue has formed in hopes of becoming a force in the fall referendum campaign to end late-term abortions. Maine Women Stopping Partial Birth Abortion, which consists of about 70 women, hopes to provide… Read More
    DOVER, N.H. — A Lincoln, Maine, man told a courtroom he was watching three years ago when his friend struck a New Hampshire woman they had met outside a bar, and “drug her down over the embankment to the water.” Merrill “Mickey” Tompkins III of… Read More
    PORTLAND — Anyone trying to decide how to vote on two of this fall’s hottest referendum questions has plenty of places to find information on the World Wide Web. Internet sites dealing with a proposal to ban late-term abortions and legalize marijuana for medicinal use… Read More
    WATERVILLE — A grade “D” is no longer considered passing at Mid-Maine Technical Center. The center has dropped the D from its grading system in an effort to meet business demands for better-trained graduates. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    EAGLE LAKE — Rep. John L. Martin, D-Eagle Lake, returned home Monday after having minor surgery Friday at Maine Medical Center in Portland to remove a growth below his jaw. Martin said doctors removed a nonmalignant growth, which he had for several years. The growth… Read More
    BANGOR — A former Bangor resident and an Aroostook County man changed their pleas to guilty Monday for the illegal possession of child pornography they received over the computer. In separate hearings, John Harper, 42, now reportedly of the Trenton area and Dana Doody, 39,… Read More
    BANGOR — The physical, emotional, financial and intellectual well-being of area women will be the focus of a two-week celebration announced Monday at Eastern Maine Medical Center. Women’s Week, Nov. 1-14, has snowballed to the point where it will actually span two weeks, according to… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $738,056 two-year grant to Sea Run Holdings Inc. of Arundel, an aquaculture and biomedical research company, to examine potential biomedical uses of fish blood. Researchers believe that fish clotting components contained in… Read More
    The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century is a 14-member panel that includes former Sens. Warren Rudman and Gary Hart, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, along with other diplomatic, military, academic, media and business leaders. Its charge is to assess America’s safety in… Read More
    PORTLAND — Automatic teller machines knocked out of commission by flooding from Hurricane Floyd are expected to be back in service by today, bank officials said. Hundreds of ATMs were out of service across the Northeast over the weekend because of flooding at an ATM… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said it is leasing space in 10 U.S. supercenter stores to the closely held company Computer Doctor to test the offering of computer services. Computer Doctor will sell used computers in addition to installing software, upgrading… Read More
    A street dance associated with the anniversary celebration of the Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters was held as planned Friday. A story on Monday’s Page One indicated the dance had been canceled because of the remnants of Hurricane Floyd. —- A story in Friday’s… Read More
    UNITY — The Unity Barn Raisers have announced four local businesses as the first recipients of microloans through the community block grant microloan program. A total of $66,500 was granted to Unity Cooperative Market, Sullivan’s Waste and Recycling of Troy, Totally U of Troy and… Read More
    Dear Jim: It would feel great to jump into a hydromassage spa on my deck after work and when entertaining guests. Does it use much electricity to keep one warm? What are the best features to consider? — Bob S. Dear Bob: Warm bubbling hydromassage… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King will present the Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence to 18 Maine businesses, organizations and individuals from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Senator Inn. The 1999 award winners are the Dead River Co. in Bangor, Irving… Read More
    ORONO — A new session of Artworks, an art program for community children offered by the University of Maine, will begin Oct. 15. Students from the department of art will teach the class, which provides children an opportunity to explore their world through art, and experience a variety… Read More
    WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Eastern States Exposition opened its 78th annual run Friday in this Springfield suburb in western Massachusetts. The six-state New England fair is the sixth-largest agricultural exposition in the country. Last year it drew a record 1.25 million people. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Consider this scenario. A retired civil service worker receives a federal pension of $900 per month. Her husband, older than she and also retired, receives $600 in monthly Social Security benefits. They have no other income. Neither of them has ever heard of the Government Pension Offset to… Read More
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $5,000 in educational grant money to the University of Maine Water Research Institute, according to Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. “This funding will continue to support the institute’s work in the areas of research, education… Read More
    BANGOR — Dr. Dan Nadeau will present a talk, “Men and Diabetes Health — Head to Toe Care,” from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at Suite 11, 905 Union St. Nadeau will examine innovations in men’s health and diabetes, including glucose monitors, insulin… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — The American Red Cross will hold its annual Real Heroes breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Northeastland Hotel. Nominations will be accepted until Oct. 15 for heroic acts performed from July 1, 1998, to Aug. 31, 1999. For information, call the branch… Read More
    FORT KENT — A Durham man will appear Oct. 6 in Fort Kent District Court in connection with the theft of an 18-foot-long snowmobile trailer from a Fort Kent snowmobile dealer. Richard Moulton Jr., 21, was charged with theft on Sunday. He told police he… Read More
    BANGOR — Parents are invited to attend Bangor High School’s annual open house at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. An abbreviated class schedule will be followed so that parents will have an opportunity to meet their child’s teachers and to hear presentations by the teachers on their class… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — The Millinocket Historical Society will hold a potluck supper and meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at the home of Angela and Kenneth Laustsen, 240 Morgan Lane. Dr. John and Chris Glusic will present a program on “Hunting in Africa.” For information,… Read More
    OLD TOWN — The United Baptist Church will feature Bob Mortimer, who will speak and share testimony at Old Town High School at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. His story is one of hope for individuals and families damaged by alcohol and drug use. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ORONO — The Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program lunch series will hold “So How Well is the College Curriculum Recognizing Race and Gender? Bring Your Own Experience!” from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the Bodwell Lounge, Maine Center for the Arts. Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor Area Visiting Nurses will hold flu shot clinics at Shop ‘n Save and Miller Drug stores in the Bangor-Brewer area beginning Oct. 1. Clinics are at the following Shop ‘n Save stores: Hogan Road in Bangor, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. Read More
    HAMPDEN — A regular meeting of the Hampden Children’s Day committee will be held at 7 p.m. today at the VFW Hall on the Canoe Club Road. Officers will be elected for Children’s Day 2000. All interested residents of Hampden and surrounding communities are encouraged to attend. Read More
    BANGOR — Penquis Community Action Program has announced site openings for Head Start, its preschool program for children ages 3 to 5. All-day care is included in some areas. For information, call Penquis CAP offices in Bangor at 973-3534, Dover-Foxcroft at 564-7116 and Lincoln at… Read More
    LIMESTONE — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics will hold an open house and a visiting day for freshmen, sophomores and juniors and their families. Open house will be Sunday and Monday, Oct. 10 and 11, and visiting day will be Thursday, Nov. 11. Read More
    BANGOR — The Bangor YMCA will offer new fitness classes for all levels, including outdoor adventure, cardio-kickboxing and group strength training. Other classes are available, such as step, yoga and sports conditioning. Classes are planned for mornings and evenings. For times, information or registration, call… Read More
    CALAIS — A 22-year-old Waite woman who was driving around in a car filled with stolen items has been charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Tricia Noyes also was charged with violation of bail conditions. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR — The City of Bangor Immunization Department has announced clinics will be held through December for flu and pneumonia shots at $8 and $20, respectively. Clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the old Baker Shoe store,… Read More
    BANGOR — Noise complaints took a marked drop during the Sept. 5 street dance sponsored by Jimmy V’s bar and grill in the parking lot off Washington Street. According to a report by Deputy Police Chief Robert Welch, only one complaint was received by police during the event,… Read More
    SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Ka-ching. The price tag for improvements to town facilities keeps going up for Southwest Harbor voters, who in November will decide how many million dollars the town will actually spend on education and infrastructure projects, among others. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    The Sept. 14 article about salmon stock being hit hard by the drought made me want to pose this question: Has anyone considered the effect of thousands of gallons of water being used in the blueberry industry? This summer must have had an enormous impact on the streams… Read More
    Reading your Sept. 16 editorial on deregulation’s revenge made me realize the Bangor International Airport director and city officials better stop feeling sorry about Continental’s departure and start taking aggressive action to get new airlines coming to Bangor. The first thing that can be done… Read More
    At the last city council meeting in Brewer, Harold Parks announced a coalition of citizens for ethics in Brewer city government. Although he could not give the names of any citizens listed on the coalition rolls or the number of citizens listed on the rolls, he was able… Read More
    I would like to congratulate your project editor, Wayne Reilly, the researchers, writer, photographers and all involved in what I find has been a terrific and exciting “Memorable Mainers” (BDN, Sept. 14). When I visited Courtland Living Center yesterday my husband and I were trying to pick out… Read More
    As a planner of the Orono Creative Playground 10 years ago and a fund-raiser for the $60,000 that it cost, I am sad to see the time has come to say goodbye to “One to Grow On.” But as a nurse and a parent, I feel that due… Read More
    CORINNA — A total redesign of the former mill town may be the hardest thing Corinna residents ever do, according to businessman Dalton Mullis, a member of the town’s revitalization committee. The federal Environmental Protection Agency has targeted the abandoned Eastland Woolen Mill and much… Read More
    VAN BUREN — For nearly three decades, the Reynold Theriault family has been butchering and processing meat in an abattoir along the St. John River. Improving the facility two years ago allowed the enterprise to become a federal import station for meats from the Maritime… Read More
    BANGOR — The Social Security Administration, which announced Monday that its trust funds may be depleted by 2034 rather than 2032, will be telling more than 125 million workers over 25 years of age how much they may expect from that fund. The statements, being… Read More
    BANGOR — A Clinton machinist who was injured on the job at the Waterville branch of the Springfield Terminal Railway Co. was awarded $170,500 Monday after a civil jury trial in Bangor. George D. Clark III, 40, claimed in a lawsuit filed at U.S. District… Read More
    AUGUSTA — A state legislative committee member Monday called the Washington County area “horrendous” in delivery of services to veterans. Members of the committee formed to study some key issues for veterans, including benefits, met at the Augusta Veterans Home. The panel will consider adding… Read More
    Bangor police arrested an Old Town man Monday afternoon after he reportedly tried to break into his mother’s mobile home on Finson Road. A Bangor police officer went to the mobile home twice, the first time about 12:30 p.m. at the request of the mother. Read More
    WALDOBORO — The second annual Christian College Fair, led by the scholarship committee of Coastal Christian School, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Medomak Valley High School. College representatives, displays and information from 42 Christian colleges and universities will… Read More
    UNITY — Maine humorist Tim Sample will give a benefit performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Unity College. The proceeds from the show will benefit the college’s annual fund, which supports every aspect of the college. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    CAMDEN — Tulips, murder and apple pie will be featured in presentations by three authors in the second program in the Maine Authors series at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at the First Congregational Church, 55 Elm St. Coffee is served at 9:30 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BELFAST — City police Monday were investigating a break-in at the Chowder House that netted nearly $1,000 in cash. Police Chief Allen Weaver said the theft at the Route 1 restaurant was discovered by owner Jerry Savitz when he arrived at the business at 6:55… Read More
    Charette Hill Road in Fort Kent is idyllic, bucolic, pastoral, rustic; all those words that mean quiet, natural and beautiful. That is why I live there. I choose to live on Charette Hill for the peacefulness that comes with an area where there are not many operations that… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Carol Ripley started her small, home-based business six years ago in Sangerville, she absorbed everything she could about finances and resources. Today, the Sangerville woman’s hand-sewn place mats, potholders, tote bags, eyeglass holders and towels are shipped worldwide, from Kenya to the… Read More
    MILO — Officials at the Eastern Agency on Aging are hopeful that the preparation of hot meals for the elderly population in the Milo area can begin in late fall at the agency’s newest site. Agency officials had planned to begin using the kitchen at… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — A Maine Superior Court judge has ruled against the town of Pittsfield in a land zoning dispute. Justice Francis Marsano has rejected the town’s interpretation of a frontage requirement for rural lots. He also has rejected the town’s position that the reduction of… Read More
    FORT KENT — “Keys to Success in the 21st Century,” a series of five seminars concerning small-business development and management, will start Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. All workshops will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Grindle Conference Room… Read More
    LIMESTONE — Award-winning fiction writer Rick DeMarinis will read from his recently published collection “Borrowed Hearts,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, in the Limestone Community School auditorium. He also will host weekend fiction writing, poetry and editing workshops with University of Maine at Presque Isle poet Karen… Read More
    Kristen Long, a 1999 graduate of Washburn District High School, has been awarded an $8,300 McCain Group Scholarship. She is enrolled in a two-year nursing program at Northern Maine Technical College, Presque Isle. Each year, McCain Foods awards scholarships to children of McCain employees in… Read More
    WASHINGTON — Maine will receive a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Justice grant for additional prison space to house violent offenders for longer periods, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The grant is authorized as part of the Violent Offender Incarceration and… Read More