LINCOLN – Quarterback B.J. Birtz was 8-for-12 passing for 169 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx to a 50-0 football victory over the Bucksport Golden Bucks Friday night. Birtz rushed five times for 51 yards, while Miah Coffin racked up 101… Read More
    Owing to Hurricane Floyd’s flushing rains, many of Maine’s tidal streams and rivers were flooded with young-of-the-year alewives setting off on their maiden voyages to the sea. Suffice it to say, striped bass anglers, who are as sensitive as sea gulls to the annual migrations of juvenile alewives… Read More
    Former University of Maine All-American righthander Billy Swift of South Portland is enjoying retirement. The 37-year-old Swift, whose pro career began in 1985 after he had spent four years at Maine, said he hasn’t missed baseball at all. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    After 15 years, the University of Maine reinstituted volleyball this fall, and I’m stoked, as real (Californian) volleyballers might say. Volleyball, you see, is something I dig (sorry). I mean, I understand it. I play it. I love it. On the John-O-Meter, you’ll find volleyball… Read More
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    The University of Maine women’s basketball team is listed as the preseason No. 23 team in the nation and senior center Jamie Cassidy is a third-team All-American according to The Women’s Basketball Journal. Coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie’s Black Bears won their first NCAA Tournament game last… Read More
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    ORONO – Jake Hedstrom’s second goal of the game, a header set up by Chris Churchill’s flick-on header off a Morgan Stinson corner early in the second half, lifted Orono to a 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over John Bapst of Bangor on Friday. Daryl Watson… Read More
    ORONO – Jennifer Herlihy’s second goal of the game, coming with 9:16 remaining, gave Northeastern its 2-1 win over the University of Maine in a mutual America East opener in women’s soccer action on Friday. Mia Kiistala set up the game-winner for the Huskies, who… Read More
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    HERMON – Theresa Cox scored three goals Friday, carrying Foxcroft Academy to a 5-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Hermon. Ronia Laita assisted two of Cox’s goals and later scored two unassisted goals. Dana Frasz added an assist. Sherrie Zimmerman saved 10 of 15 shots for… Read More
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    ROCKLAND – Dexter quarterback Brent Patterson pushed through on a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter and Joe Turner scored on the conversion rush as Dexter remained undefeated with a 16-15 LTC Class C football victory over Rockland. Russ Hoskins scored on a 73-yard… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Meghan Pelletier and Becky Lock scored first-half goals Friday, sparking Ellsworth to a 3-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over Bucksport. Monica Gardner added a second-half goal, with Hiedi Chan assisting. Bekah Metzler made four saves on seven shots for the 5-0-1 Eagles. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    Hole-in-one HARVEY CROCKETT ROCKLAND – Harvey Crockett used a 5-wood to ace the 149-yard 18th hole at the Rockland Golf Club. The shot was witnessed by Maurice Miller and George Prescott. Read More
    WASHINGTON — In response to continued low agriculture prices and severe weather conditions, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci is leading an effort in Congress to expand financial assistance and regulatory relief for family farmers. In a letter to members of the House Appropriations Committee, Baldacci outlined his concerns and… Read More
    ORONO — Chronic dampness in the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum has led to an infestation of carpet beetles in one of its galleries. This has forced the museum to dismantle two exhibitions and store some artifacts for safekeeping. Museum officials are putting any artifacts… Read More
    Seldom does a sporting event produce such pronounced feelings of patriotic fervor as golf’s Ryder Cup. Fans of the U.S. and European teams pack the greens and fairways, waving flags, wearing team caps and crying out with intense passion whenever their side gains an advantage. Personal gain is… Read More
    Any day now in these increasingly touchy-feely and litigious times I expect to read something like this in the daily newspaper: “Authorities refused to release the name of the goalie who allowed the winning goal in the Holbrook School’s 3-2 overtime loss to Garland Street Junior High, citing… Read More
    A story in Friday’s editions about a Bar Harbor mortician who was found after being reported missing incorrectly reported new Maine law concerning mortuary trust agreements. The law requires the agreements be made in writing and that the mortician send a copy of the agreement to customers or… Read More
    There are political issues that rage on for years, leaving behind nothing of substance except pious speeches that consume tens of thousands of pages in the Congressional Record before they fade into yesterday like disco and the Hula-Hoop craze. One comes quickly to mind. In… Read More
    With the acute interest of local, state and federal officials, Bangor International Airport is in the rare position to take control of its future in a positive way for the entire region. The trick will be to keep each level of government committed long enough to improve the… Read More
    Bangor — Beth Israel Synagogue Holiday Services: 8 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Sukkot services; 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, Hoshanah Rabah services; Shemini Atzert service, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, morning services, 10:15 a.m. YIZKOR, 5:30 p.m. evening services, and 5:45 p.m. Read More
    BAR HARBOR — The Rev. Gary A. DeLong will be installed formally as executive director of the Maine Sea Coast Mission in a special service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at the mission headquarters. DeLong is the sixth director of the 94-year-old organization founded… Read More
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    MACHIAS — The plan is not final, but Washington County commissioners are considering moving Superior Court and 4th District Court out of the courthouse to a building that would be constructed on county-owned land on Route 192. The commissioners met Thursday night with state court… Read More
    CALAIS — The Calais school committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the multipurpose room of the Calais Elementary School. Items on the agenda include a final decision on portable classroom placement, a report from the facilities committee and consideration of an amended policy… Read More
    MACHIAS — Fifth-graders at Rose M. Gaffney met one of their heroes this week when Donn Fendler visited their classroom to discuss the nine days he was lost on Mount Katahdin when he was 12 years old. Fifth-grade teacher Karen Vaughan said her pupils prepared… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park will begin fall hours — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily — on Sunday. Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 12, hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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    ROCKLAND — A Spruce Street home was damaged extensively Friday in an early morning fire that the State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. Betty Gifford owns the 14 Spruce St. home. The unoccupied house was being renovated, according to Rockland fire Lt. Adam Miceli. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MONTVILLE — The state Department of Transportation says drivers using Route 220 should allow extra time for their trips Tuesday. Workers will be replacing a deteriorated cross-culvert, so traffic will be detoured over Herb Jackson Road and Halldale Road. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    MACHIAS — Washington County Cooperative Extension is offering a series of fall and winter workshops for small and home-based businesses. The one-session workshops begin Oct. 7 and will be held at the University of Maine at Machias. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    VEAZIE — A test performed Friday revealed that a kitten suspected of having rabies was not suffering from the disease. The State Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory conducted the test after the kitten was discovered Wednesday acting strangely in a mobile home park off the… Read More
    Eugene Guilford Jr., president of the Maine Oil Dealers Association (BDN, Sept. 20), broke down the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. He came up with a total of $1.47 and was quick to point out that it was higher than the $1.41 currently charged in… Read More
    The American Medical Association has declared that partial-birth abortions are never medically necessary. Why then do proponents of partial-birth abortion fight so hard to retain a procedure that is never medically necessary and which they say is rarely used (although no one knows how many… Read More
    Sweatshops are forming in America. We are importing them. Sweatshops are owned and operated by Chinese immigrants in the garment industry of New York City, and in Los Angeles they are owned and operated by Asian and Latin American immigrants. It takes three players to… Read More
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    Talk about head-in-the-sand mentality. The Sept. 15 article about Continental Express leaving Bangor International Airport included our two senators and Rep. John Baldacci criticizing Continental for being greedy rather than interpreting it as another wake-up call about business activity shrinkage in Maine. If one follows… Read More
    Unemployment benefits are being denied to us retirees because we voluntarily retired. I wouldn’t call it voluntary retirement when you are told that if you don’t retire you would lose all medical benefits if you wait and retire later. Most of us between the ages… Read More
    BANGOR — Don’t confuse it with an exotic dance business. Club Chaos, which will seek a liquor license during Monday’s City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, is owned by Diane M. Cormier, who also owns the exotic dance business Diva’s in downtown… Read More
    Dental hygienists throughout Maine are being encouraged by one of their own to join her in a special Make-A-Difference Day project. Marie Doucette of Bucksport is vice president of the Maine Dental Hygienists Association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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    BANGOR — A middle-level manager who worked at St. Michael’s Center in Bangor has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was fired because of her age and physical disabilities. In the lawsuit, filed this month against Catholic Charities of Maine — the umbrella orgnization for… Read More
    BANGOR — Thomas Brown, his oldest son, Winfield, and his college buddy James Carignan know firsthand how heart and blood vessel disease can devastate its victims and their families. Thomas Brown, a Bangor lawyer who lost his father to a stroke, and Carignan, dean of… Read More
    WEST GARDINER — The Maine state trooper who was badly injured when a driver crashed into his cruiser at the end of a 25-mile chase earlier this week is back at home to recuperate. Trooper Shane Northrup was in intensive care after Wednesday’s crash, but… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN — They were outgained in rushing yardage, outlasted in time of possession, and outdone in first downs, but the Bangor Rams remained undefeated anyway. And rather than do it the old-fashioned way (i.e., keep running at them as the offensive line wears them down),… Read More
    ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park will begin fall hours — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily — on Sunday. Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 12, hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Bangor police received at least two reports of suspicious telephone calls early Friday morning in which residents were asked for their phone card access numbers by someone allegedly investigating the misuse of their phone cards. One of the Bangor residents was told by Bell Atlantic… Read More
    HARRINGTON — The Ark Animal Shelter is encouraging supporters to participate in the Paws to Recycle program by donating empty aluminum cans to the shelter and participating sites. Cans recycled by Nov. 1 will raise money for shelter programs and earn the program free pet… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Hancock County commissioners will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday at the courthouse. The meeting has been called for a negotiation session with the Teamsters union and is expected to be held in executive session. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More