Minutes after the Bangor boys soccer team beat Hampden three weeks ago, Andrea Milocco was chatting with his Bangor teammates on the sidelines when Marzio Molinari broke away from the dejected Hampden group and tapped Milocco on the shoulder. Milocco’s face lit up as he… Read More
Perhaps second only to basketball, high school football coverage seems to take on a heightened sense of excitement all its own. That heightened sense is evident on local television stations each Friday night as the sports departments beef up their staffs to cover more and… Read More
WATERVILLE – Leslie Weed scored a pair of goals to help the Husson College Braves beat the Thomas College Terriers 3-0 in women’s soccer action Wednesday. Meghan Taylor made one save in posting her third shutout as Husson evened its record at 4-4. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Local AT WINDSOR Common Ground 5K Results Top 25: 1. Todd Coffin 15:15, 2. Ludo Bruyere 17:15, 3. Shaun Keenan 17:16, 4. Tom Menendez 17:57, 5. Gary LaFreniere 17:59, 6. Bruce Nicholson 18:05, 7. Erik Jauicki 18:33, 8. Juliet Shagoury 18:34, 9. Ben Naumann 18:34,… Read More
BOSTON – Travis Roy, the Boston University hockey player paralyzed when he crashed into the boards 11 seconds into his first game as a freshman, will be the subject of a screenplay by Robert Redford’s son, James Redford, a Boston production company announced Wednesday. Mark… Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Steve Kariya, who helped lead the University of Maine’s Black Bears to the NCAA championship last season before signing a free agent contract with the Vancouver Canucks, finished the preseason tied for second in scoring in the NHL behind Detroit’s Sergei Fedorov. Read More
Heather Ernest has always appreciated the support of her family, friends, and fans during her years at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington. The thought of having those important people cheering her on during her college basketball career was the key factor in her decision… Read More
FAIRFIELD – Amy Hanscom saved 14 of 18 shots and Lawrence High School of Fairfield received goals from Joy Lemore and Sarah Nelson to nip Morse High of Bath 2-1 and even its record at 5-5-1. Kira Turnage and Jessie Lovitz had assists for the… Read More
SHERMAN STATION – Deidra Ham’s second goal of the game, coming off a Jenny Stevens pass with 4:04 remaining, enabled Lee Academy to tie Katahdin 3-3 in a schoolgirl soccer game Wednesday. Lee is now 6-1-1 while Katahdin is 7-1-1. Katahdin’s only loss came to… Read More
ORONO – Jodi Merchant scored an unassisted goal 8:38 into the second half to give the Ellsworth High School girls soccer team a 3-2 win over Orono Wednesday. Becky Lock scored two goals, one unassisted and the other on a penalty kick, for 7-1-1 Ellsworth. Read More
HOLE-IN-ONE Dale Covey HAMPDEN – Dale Covey used a driver to ace the 310-yard eighth hole at the Hampden Country Club Wednesday. The shot was witnessed by Robert Jackson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ELLIOTSVILLE — A 14-year-old Bucksport High School freshman was found safe Tuesday after he became separated from his classmates while hiking Barren Mountain in Piscataquis County. Shawn Mott of Orland apparently got separated from his classmates at about noon Tuesday, according to Sgt. Dan Menard… Read More
Borders opened by the new global economy have allowed for more than the free passage of goods around the world. Plants and animals are also trekking around the globe, sometimes by design but more often by accident, and are leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Read More
Beach cleanups, exhibits and trips marking Coastweek ’99 start Saturday, with the focus this year on Maine’s estuaries — places where the salty tide meets freshwater current. Coastweek, which runs Oct. 2 to 9, is part of an international focus on the world’s oceans. In… Read More
Using a complicated system involving the gravitational bending of light, a team of researchers from the Netherlands report that they have evidence of a single planet orbiting two stars at once. Planets are too dim to be seen directly so their presence has to be… Read More
HERMON — David Dysart liked to be in the middle of the action. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons his absence from the front office at Dysart’s Truck Stop will be so noticeable. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKPORT — A construction crane lifting a steel roof truss for the new Camden Hills Regional High School gymnasium tipped over Wednesday, killing an engineering technician from Albion. Stephen R. Nelson, 37, died at the scene, off Route 90, according to Maine State Police spokesman… Read More
BREWER — At a time when some sportsmen are calling upon Maine hatcheries to put more fish into rivers and streams, state-run rearing facilities may face costly upgrades, or even closure, to meet stringent water quality guidelines. While the water rules are still being developed… Read More
That wonderful words and unbridled enthusiasm greeted us on our voice mail early this week when we heard from Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley. “The air is turning pretty crisp, and the woods are more colorful… Read More
LIMESTONE — The sign welcoming visitors to this Aroostook County town used to tout Limestone’s pride in the B-52 bombers and KC-135 air refueling tankers parked within its borders. But five years after the immense Loring Air Force Base closed, the sign now touts the… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Seventy-five complaints have now been registered against McFarland Funeral Home, which is being investigated for alleged misuse of more than $120,000 in trust funds set up for prepaid funerals. Of the 75, no accounts were opened for 33 customers who contributed $81,445,… Read More
BANGOR — A consultant to Bangor International Airport told city councilors Wednesday that the upcoming loss of Continental Airlines flights is not a catastrophe. “I shed no tears over Continental,” said Chris Hall of Stafford Associates, the Portland firm which has been compiling a study… Read More
MATINICUS — The Maine Marine Patrol seized a record-breaking 1,517 lobster traps registered to one fishing vessel and released more than $26,500 worth of lobsters, the patrol said Wednesday. The 11-hour seizure involved traps registered to the fishing vessel Lori Ellen II. The traps are… Read More
WASHINGTON — The federal government started a conservation effort this week on an endangered species in Maine — phone numbers in the 207 area code. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday gave state officials the power to reclaim unused phone numbers in order to prevent… Read More
BANGOR — It’s not Nixon at the Great Wall, but if granted, a request made on behalf of Bangor International Airport by Maine’s congressional delegation could signal a major breakthrough in 40 years of bad relations between the United States and Cuba. A spokesman for… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — National Semiconductor Corp. no longer plans to sell its manufacturing plant by November, but will instead try to double production at the facility by May, company officials said. The company still hopes to sell a majority stake in the plant. But the… Read More
WASHINGTON — Jill Fegley, a doctoral student at the University of Maine, has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to receive the Walter B. Jones Memorial Award for Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study. Fegley, who specializes in seaweed research, was chosen as one… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Society for Marketing Professional Services will hold a meeting on “Power Scheduling” from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 12. Guest speaker David de Sousa also will cover the topics of reducing stress and increasing productivity. The meeting will be held in the Oak Room of… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — The next monthly meeting of the Penobscot County Democratic Committee will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, in the meeting hall above the firehouse in the middle of the village on Route 15. Curt Adams, legal counsel for the Maine Democratic… Read More
BANGOR — In recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, Maine Center for Integrated Rehab will hold a benefit concert for the Brain Injury Association of Maine at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the University of Maine’s Hauck Auditorium. The concert will feature bluegrass music… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci urged fellow members this week to join him in seeking a federal curb on emissions from industrial plants in the Midwest. Nitrogen oxide emissions are transported on prevailing winds to Maine and other Northeastern states where they contribute to the formation of… Read More
ORONO — The Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine has published a collection of the writings of Brewer native Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. The book contains some of her earliest descriptions of the Maine woods at a time when great changes were occuring in the state’s game… Read More
After the intractable fight between Congress and the White House over tax cuts, the bipartisan agreement on raising the minimum wage comes as refreshing reminder that Washington still is able to split its differences and reach compromise. Credit this breakthrough to a well-deserved triumph of… Read More
As a strict measure of its faithfulness to letting the market choose winners and losers, the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact fails entirely. As policy for promoting economic diversity, food safety and open space, however, it is an important program for the region. The compact helps… Read More
In 1971, Frances Moore Lappe envisioned a diet that would feed the world peaceably and efficiently. Her book “Diet for a Small Planet,” a you-are-what-you-eat manifesto, made her a best-selling author. The straightforward expression of Lappe’s personal journey toward political understanding shaped the way a generation thought about… Read More
The final reports on the economics and feasibility of the East-West Highway were made public Tuesday in Augusta. As I walk to the church hall where the consultants will present their findings, I’m wondering what they’ll say and thinking how important it will be to the future of… Read More
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A story in Wednesday’s Maine Day about the expansion of the Northern Door Inn in Fort Kent misidentified a partner. The partner’s name is Edward Collin. —- An item in Wednesday’s From Police Files column should have reported that an alleged assault by Todd Cochran,… Read More
WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials, citing new evidence that infants who sleep with their parents are at high risk of suffocating, on Wednesday issued a strong warning against putting babies younger than 2 years old to sleep in adult beds. The study by the Consumer… Read More
The orange and yellow vine wreath on the door reminds me it’s a bittersweet time of year. Fall has nudged aside summer, and as usual, has left me with a melancholy that seeps into my pores like early morning mist. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Just because the season has changed doesn’t mean you have to hang up all your summer gear. The cooling days and changing colors will make for some of the best scenic times for hiking, biking, paddling, sailing, rock climbing and just about anything else you do to recreate… Read More
Calais District Court Kenneth Larkin, 34, Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation, criminal threatening, probable cause found, case transferred to Superior Court. 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;… Read More
LUBEC — Lubec Water & Electric has been placed under a boil order after laboratory tests indicated the presence of fecal bacteria in one of four water samples sent to the state earlier this week. District Manager Joe O’Brien said Wednesday the town-owned water company… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — Vanity may have its blessings: Women who got injections of the botulism toxin to smooth out wrinkles in their foreheads discovered that the shots cured their migraines. Their plastic surgeon, Dr. William J. Binder of UCLA, checked it out and found that… Read More
SULLIVAN — Voters will again be asked to approve construction of an administrative office building for Union 96. The Flanders Bay school committee voted Tuesday to send the measure back to voters, citing low voter turnout and a lack of awareness about the proposal as… Read More
Bangor District Court Derek J. Comingo, 19, Eddington, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $450, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
In Theaters — “Double Jeopardy” Bruce Beresford’s action-adventure film “Double Jeopardy” is a prime example of how a film can nearly be ruined by theater previews and a badly handled television advertising campaign. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
It’s fair to make certain assumptions about turning 25. You’re young enough to be vigorous and old enough to be serious. You can be sassy and pert. You can be sophisticated and suave. Go ahead. Be daring. It all works when you’re 25. Set this… Read More
CALAIS — Middle school pupils soon will be navigating their way around portable classrooms now that the school board has decided where to place the units. At an emergency meeting Tuesday night, four of five committee members voted to place two portable classrooms — which… Read More
BREWER — Though less than a week remains before the deadline for nomination petitions, only two local candidates have formally filed the necessary paperwork. City Clerk Arthur Verow said Wednesday that nomination petitions must be submitted to his office at City Hall by 4:30 p.m. Read More
MADAWASKA — Fraser Papers Nexfor’s 12-person security force may be disbanded in favor of a contracted service by the end of the year. The mill has been talking with two private contractors to furnish the mill with its security force. The 12-person force in place… Read More
WALDOBORO — Speed and alcohol were the cause of a one-car crash that killed a Friendship man on Route 220 south, according to Maine State Police on Wednesday. Barry Reed, 43, was discovered dead at the scene after a passer-by noticed the 1985 Pontiac in… Read More
ELLSWORTH — What’s in a name? Residents of Hancock County’s 15 unorganized territories will soon have a chance to find out for themselves whether they want to be identified by such names as Alligator Lake Township or Gassabias Township or even the simple Number Sixteen… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, Old Town-Orono YMCA Older Adults Center and the AARP will offer a “55 Alive-Mature Driving Course” from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Old Town YMCA, Stillwater Avenue. Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Southwest Harbor man charged with theft and arson in the December burning of a Bass Harbor convenience store faces a November court date on the matter. Jeffrey Lagasse Jr., 21, is charged with two counts of arson, as well as single counts… Read More
EDDINGTON — A vacancy exists on the SAD 63 directors board for a term to expire in March. Those interested should call the Eddington Town Office at 843-5233. Read More
Maine people with serious mental health problems continue to be abused and neglected by a Mental Health Establishment (MHE) that wants to deal with people who are experiencing minor problems (mainly victims of “trauma”). This is called skimming. Skimming allows MHE officials to develop statistics favorable to them… Read More
Your Sept. 22 article, “Poll shows support for medical marijuana,” contains factual errors which must be corrected. The article said “The Maine Medical Association last week voted to oppose the referendum because it was so vague” and “the ballot question asks if voters support the… Read More
The story on wines (BDN, Sept. 22) is a good beginning, informing your readers about fruit wine made in some areas of Maine. In the article, some interviewees lamented the lack of quality grapes grown locally. Such viticultural activities are complex, and it is challenging to achieve fruity… Read More
Taiwan suffered its deadliest earthquake in 100 years on Sept. 21. This disaster has already claimed more than 2,000 lives, injured more than 8,100 people and made more than 100,000 people homeless. Our minds and hearts have been filled with heartache as we have waited for word from… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Child and Family Opportunities has announced openings for comprehensive child care services, at a reduced fee, in several care homes in Hancock County. The program, known as HomeStart, is for 3- to 5-year-olds whose families need year-round, full-day child care assistance. Subsidies toward… Read More
ST. AGATHA — Rain, a commodity hard to come by during the summer growing season in some areas of Aroostook County, has come down with a vengeance since the potato harvest started Sept. 18. The wet weather has hampered some harvesting efforts. In the St. Read More
AUGUSTA — Three state police troopers were legally justified in their use of deadly force against a Brownville man earlier this month, Attorney General Andrew Ketterer announced Wednesday. Shot and killed after firing shots at state police was Clinton A. Price, 29. Police were attempting… Read More
BANGOR — For the second year, members of the United Bikers of Maine told city councilors on the Bass Park committee about their successful weekend of flat-track motorcycle racing — more races, more fans, more money for the Children’s Miracle Network. And for the second… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Richard Burdick, the Massachusetts fugitive and convicted rapist wounded in a gunfight with Hancock County sheriff’s deputies in June, will soon have his day in a Maine courtroom. Burdick will be tried Nov. 5 in Hancock County Superior Court on charges of attempted… Read More
PORTLAND — State officials told a consulting firm not to release a written report on agencies’ Y2K readiness, fearing that the public would have access to the document, Maine’s chief information officer said. Robert Mayer said verbal briefings were given to top officials behind closed… Read More
BROOKSVILLE — Jesse Leach remained confident that he would receive a lease to raise oysters in the Bagaduce River despite a four-hour hearing Tuesday night that drew more than 200 area residents, many of them with concerns about the operation. Leach took the wind out… Read More
ISLESBORO — It’s been six years in the making, but Islesboro finally has succeeded in winning federal protection for its drinking water supply. The Environmental Protection Agency this week announced that Islesboro has been designated a sole-source aquifer. That means that besides state and local… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Bluesman Mark Kantor will head a lineup of local performers at a potluck dinner and talent show for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Masonic Hall. The evening will also feature Nate Braley (electric guitar), Marilyn… Read More
The lead editorial in the Sept. 22 edition of your paper was brought to my attention. I suppose I am part of what you refer to as the “local-control crowd,” though less for my job title than because I believe in local control. Thus, you… Read More
HOULTON — Police arrested a local teen-ager Wednesday in connection with a residential burglary two weeks ago. The 17-year-old youth, whom police would not identify because of his age, has been charged with burglary and theft. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BUCKSPORT — A special Town Council meeting is planned tonight. The meeting will be in council chambers at 7 p.m. 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
WATERVILLE — Thomas College will hold its second annual Women in Leadership Conference beginning at 8:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the student center cafeteria. The conference will bring together men and women business leaders from Maine to discuss leadership, workplace dynamics, and equal opportunity… Read More
BINGHAM — The First Congregational Church will hold a supper for the public from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the church. The menu will consist of hot dogs, baked beans, casseroles, homemade rolls and desserts. Costs are $4 for adults, $2.50 for… Read More
CAMBRIDGE — A toxic mix of arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium has been discovered in an ash pit at the site of the Cambridge transfer station. The discovery of these elements in the ash pit of the unlicensed facility was made during recent testing done… Read More
WATERVILLE — The value of CMP Group is more than the $957 million bid price placed upon it by a New York company seeking to buy it. To one shareholder in the state’s largest utility, it’s $2.25 billion, and he wants $69 per share, not the planned $29.50. Read More
PLYMOUTH — When it comes to fighting fires in rural Maine, particularly in the daytime when firefighters are often away at out-of-town jobs, neighboring communities have found strength in regional mutual aid agreements. “It is really tough for small towns,” Detroit’s First Selectman Joseph Cianchette… Read More
FAIRFIELD — On a humid night three weeks ago, several West Street neighbors pleaded with town councilors for help curbing late-night rowdiness. Several times a week, they said, the tenants of a nearby mobile home squealed tires, revved engines and caroused well past midnight. Always,… Read More
WATERVILLE — Police investigators believe that a man suspected of stalking children was hunting for a boy involved in a custody dispute. On Monday, the suspect visited at least seven centers or day care homes. In some cases, he asked about enrolling his son. In… Read More