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High school AT JONESPORT Jonesport-Beals (9-0) def. Lubec (3-3) 15-1, 13-15, 15-5 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]… Read More
The University of Maine men’s golf team finished in a tie for 10th in the Toski Invitational at Amherst, Mass., after Monday’s second round was canceled because of rain. The Black Bears wound up 18 strokes behind winner Dartmouth, which shot a first-round 289. David… Read More
HERMON – Jason Lenfest of Eddington bowled his third career perfect game when he recorded a 300 at Heritage Bowling Center Monday night. Lenfest, who finished with a 735 series, notched his first perfect game at Heritage. Read More
PORTLAND – Byrne Decker of Yarmouth broke the course record by more than six minutes in winning his third Maine Marathon. Decker finished in 2 hours, 28 minutes and 14 seconds Sunday to shatter the record set by Patrick Sullivan in 1995. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
STANDISH – Brian Mawhinney and Jamie Gandolfi each had a goal and an assist and as the University of Maine-Farmington earned a 3-0 victory over St. Joseph’s Monday in men’s soccer action. Troy Watts had the other UMF goal and Seth Woodcock had an assist. Read More
JONESPORT – Ira Kelley scored two goals and added two assists Monday as the Jonesport-Beals rolled to a 5-0 schoolboy soccer victory over Lubec. The game was called at halftime because of rain but is considered official, according to Jonesport-Beals coach Troy Alley. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Local AT ELLSWORTH Down East YMCA Y5K, Y2K 5K top finishers: Joey Luchini 16:32, Erik Malek 19:47, Luca Sitterly 19:45, Richard Hines 19:50, Tom Kirby 21:14, Chris Holt 21:29, Lori Brown 22:55, Troy Brown 23:20, Peter Austin 24:21, Jason Paquette 24:26 googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
LUCAS LEVESQUE Webber Energy has named Thomas College forward Lucas Levesque its offensive Player of the Week. Levesque, a native of Fort Kent, notched three goals in a 5-3 win over Lyndon State of Vermont and scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime game… Read More
THORNDIKE – Peter Klausmeyer scored two goals to pace Belfast to a 3-1 boys soccer victory over Mount View on Tuesday. Both Klausmeyer goals were assisted by Jake Worth. Matt Riley also scored off a Justin Beck assist. Kevin Herbig saved nine of 12 shots… Read More
With starting tailback Royston English plagued by an ankle sprain this season, Ben Christopher has handled most of the ballcarrying duties for the University of Maine football team. As of Saturday, the Black Bears will be looking to freshman Marquisse Silva to fill that role. Read More
High school AUGUSTA – Official Maine Principals’ Association Heal Point Standings for high school soccer, field hockey and volleyball as compiled by Ken Roberts: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Maine Department of Corrections will receive two grants totaling $181,500 from the U.S. Department of Justice to improve juvenile justice preventive programming and develop local strategies to fight juvenile crime, U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have announced. “This funding will… Read More
AUGUSTA — A veterans service officer from the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will assist veterans, widows and their dependent children in filing for state and federal benefits at the following times: 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Millinocket District Court office. Read More
AUGUSTA — An Acton truck driver was illegally fired for refusing to drive more hours than permitted by law, according to the Maine Human Rights Commission. The commission Monday found “reasonable grounds” to conclude that B. Littlefield & Sons Trucking of North Berwick discriminated against… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has co-sponsored legislation that would extend the eligibility for educational financial assistance for families of law enforcement officers killed while performing their duties. The legislation, known as Deegan III, amends Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Maine Regional Community Institutes will receive $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Services Domestic Violence Initiatives program, Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have announced. The funding will enable the institutes to deliver training and technical assistance surrounding the issue… Read More
BANGOR — The first ball was volleyed in a courtroom Monday in the pending trial of accused murderer Geraldine Malmstrom. Attorneys spent part of Monday morning making legal arguments regarding the relevancy of testimony by U.S. Attorney Jay McCloskey and his assistant Michael Love to… Read More
BANGOR — A former Orono man convicted of using the Internet to defraud at least nine people out of thousands of dollars was ordered to serve five years of supervised release Monday, six months of which will be spent in home detention. A sentence hearing… Read More
PORTLAND — Civic groups and nonprofit organizations around Maine are overcoming their chronic lack of publicity, funds and volunteers by taking to cyberspace. The Internet allows nonprofits to operate with businesslike efficiency, said Bruce Chesley, executive director of the Autism Society of Maine. Groups may… Read More
BETHEL — The Land for Maine’s Future board needs to look south for future conservation projects, according to Jonathan Reisman, spokesman for the Keep Maine Free organization. The group opposes the $50 million public lands bond issue, which will be decided at the polls Nov. 2. Read More
HOULTON — Trees sagged, flowers drooped and the streets of southern Aroostook County turned white Monday as 3 inches of heavy, wet snow fell across the region. The snow snapped tree limbs and ripped down electric power lines. Public works crews in Houlton were kept… Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Allen’s measure to reduce the price of prescription drugs for seniors was criticized by the U.S. Veterans Affairs department for costing the VA millions of dollars, a key House panel announced Monday. The measure would cost the Veterans Affairs department $500… Read More
Volunteers are being sought by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor for two activities. The first is the Harvest Home Walk scheduled for the end of this month, and to help build its sixth family home this fall on Sanford Street in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR — Where were these products made? Does the manufacturer use child labor or forced labor? Has the manufacturer violated international standards of labor or human rights? Vendors who bid to sell textiles, clothing and sporting goods to the city may be asked to answer… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor man was indicted Monday for allegedly trying to kill his girlfriend and another man during a bloody attack in a Broadway boarding house. A Penobscot County grand jury handed up indictments against 35-year-old Eddie Harris on Monday charging him with two… Read More
BANGOR — A breakfast panel discussion, “Ethics and the Media: The Public’s Right to Know vs. Individuals’ Right to Privacy,” will be held at 7:30 a.m. today, at Wellman Commons, Bangor Theological Seminary, 300 Union St. Panelists are Don Colson, WABI-TV news director; Mike O’Neil,… Read More
ORONO — Dr. Edward Gordon, an expert on performance and productivity issues, will speak on career education and the collaboration between education and business at 7 p.m. Oct. 6, at Wells Commons, the University of Maine. Sponsor is Phi Delta Kappa. A social hour and… Read More
HAMPDEN — After spending hours poring over the town’s waste disposal facility licensing ordinance, the council voted Monday to approve Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility’s application for the smaller of its proposed expansions. But officials denied the landfill’s application for its larger expansion, saying it did not meet several… Read More
Dear Jim: I like to relax on my deck in the evening, but it gets too chilly in the fall and spring. I tried using a small electric space heater, but it did not help much. Is there any good method to take off the chill? — Bob… Read More
BANGOR — The workplace environment for Maine’s fire service community has changed dramatically since Holden public safety chief James Ellis first donned a firefighter’s helmet 18 years ago. In those days, Ellis recalled recently, training consisted primarily of being handed an air pack and a… Read More
With the chill of fall in the air, our thoughts turn to setting things to rest for winter. Naturally, at this time of year, we keep in mind the needs of those plants that need extra pampering to get them through the deep winter months. Read More
BATH — A Bath man accused of causing a crash that killed a teen-age passenger last spring has been charged with manslaughter and operating under the influence. Joshua Harwood, 20, was arrested late last week and released to the custody of his parents after a… Read More
Recent victories in the war against the cigarette industry make it tempting to kick back after kicking butts and relax. Big Tobacco has been successfully sued for billions. Joe Camel has been snuffed out, the smirk wiped from those big lips, and the federal government is going after… Read More
Expectations are often muted for spinoffs. After all, any piece of the whole by definition must be less than that from which it has come. For every successful spinoff such as “Frasier,” there’s a dozen shows like “AfterMASH,” bad concepts which assemble a handful of supporting players and… Read More
Kate Pryor believes in huggable art. Pryor takes something old and often neglected and turns it into a collectible new and beautiful. This recycling is the basic philosophy on which she’s built her business, Kate’s Katahdin Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
KHAKI: CUT FROM THE ORIGINAL CLOTH, edited by David Fahey, Tondo, Santa Fe, 1999, 155 pages, $50. Khaki has recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, influencing even haute couture, most notably the collections of Yohji Yamamoto, Donna Karan and the house of Chanel. It’s also… Read More
In these times of balanced budgets, spending caps and military cutbacks, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott continues to defy gravity. While others tighten their belts, the defense industry in Sen. Lott’s Mississippi bellies up to the trough. Actually, bullies up to the trough would be… Read More
To wear or not to wear fur, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows from anti-fur activists or to take arms against fur manufacturers, and shut them down? It’s a subject that brings up passionate feelings on both sides. Read More
While this country is bent on accentuating the negative about everything public, be it education, law enforcement, public works and government at all levels, our public schools and colleges are taking a beating. Education, the most costly responsibility of local and state government, makes it the most vilified… Read More
The exhibition “Sensation” opened last week at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Among the 90 works are the preserved corpse of a pig cut in half, a bust of a man made from his own frozen blood, a statue of naked pubescent girls with erect penises for noses,… Read More
The correct field hockey goalie for Dexter should have been listed in Friday’s paper as Angel Ellis. In Monday’s paper, the goalie for Foxcroft Academy should have been listed as Beth Lewis and the goalie for Nokomis of Newport was Amanda Swain. Read More
Cartoons and comic strips in the Bangor Daily News have been making people laugh — and think about current events — for the entire century. They’re about history and changing social mores. And despite the advent of movies, television and the Internet, they’re more popular… Read More
ROCKPORT — The construction site at Camden Hills Regional High School reopened Monday after a five-day shutdown caused by a crane accident which killed an engineering technician last week. The crane, which toppled Wednesday while hoisting a steel roof truss, has been righted, according to… Read More
ROCKPORT — As an abundant rainstorm soaked the Samoset Resort on Monday, an eastern Canadian premier was inside the facility warning his New England counterparts that fresh-water supplies from Canada could be limited in the near future. The atmosphere at the 24th annual conference of… Read More
MADAWASKA — Two of Aroostook County’s fire chiefs have been honored by the Maine Fire Chiefs Association. Norman Cyr, Madawaska’s fire chief of 20 years, was named Maine’s Fire Chief of the Year at a luncheon last Thursday in Portland. Cyr is the eighth Maine… Read More
GREENVILLE — A Massachusetts pilot and his passenger escaped injury Sunday when the pilot landed his airplane on a runway that was closed for repairs at Greenville Municipal Airport. The twin-engine Piper Aerostar, piloted by Stuart Auerbach of Dover, Mass., had substantial damage resulting from… Read More
ORONO — Police had little new information Monday on what might have caused an accident last week at a waste-water treatment plant that claimed the life of a Bangor man. Divers recovered on Friday the body of Benjamin M. Gelston, 23, and Gelston’s 1998 Mazda… Read More
ROCKLAND — Sacred Heart Education Center will be dedicated Sunday and a reception will be held for the Rev. Valmont Gilbert, who is retiring after nine years at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church. Gilbert will be replaced temporarily by the Rev. Mark Reinhardt, formerly of St. Read More
TOWNSHIP 9 RANGE 3 — Ten miles west of Mars Hill, 10 miles south of Presque Isle and 10 miles east of the middle of nowhere, Maine Game Warden Alan Dudley reins in his GMC Sierra pickup and utters Monday’s three magic words. “There’s a… Read More
HARTLAND — The Maine State Police mobile crime laboratory was in Hartland on Monday, reportedly to investigate the disappearance of Gene Gogan, 62. State police and the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department were notified Sunday that Gogan was missing, according to spokesman Stephen McCausland. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
CLINTON — Rebecca McKenney has lived in town 32 years. Like many residents, she has grown tired of the bickering and bad press that have tarnished the town’s image. That is why she decided to join about 50 other people Monday night in sharing ideas… Read More
ROCKLAND — Construction projects — one to improve the flow of storm water and another to brighten Main Street — are expected to hamper traffic through December. A street lighting program that involves installing new old-fashioned street lamps on both sides of Main Street has… Read More
AUGUSTA — Duane and Betty Conant, owners-operators of Conant Acres in Canton, have been recognized by the Maine Department of Agriculture as the 1999 Maine Dairy Farm Family of the Year. In addition to running their own dairy farm, the Conants sell Holstein embryos internationally… Read More
BANGOR — A woman with extensive planning experience has been named as the new planning officer for the city. Katherine L. Weber, who most recently has been vice chancellor of academic affairs and assistant dean of the University of Maine’s College of Natural Resources, Forestry… Read More
Should a 26-cent telephone call cost $16.56? Recently an elderly friend asked me to interpret her phone bill. AT&T was her long-distance carrier, and she had made one two-minute call to New Hampshire. The actual cost of this call was 26 cents, but the AT&T charges amounted to… Read More
I have traveled at least once a year for 30 years through Virginia, the Carolinas and Tennessee. In the beginning, I was an engineer accompanying salesman. Potential customers were few and spread over great distances. The change over the years has been astounding. The growth has been explosive,… Read More
A recent episode of “Family Law” featured a segment about a child with Down syndrome. There were many parallels in the story line with the real-life court case heard in Bangor federal court not long ago. In both cases, as we recall, the mothers reluctantly admitted that they… Read More
I came home from New Hampshire Thursday in a pouring rainstorm with heavy winds. Cars on the turnpike were traveling a maximum of 60 to 65 mph because of bad conditions. Big trucks were passing all traffic 75 to 80 mph; sometimes two or three trucks together, obliterating… Read More
I receive services from an outpatient mental health agency in Bangor and there have been several instances where clients’ confidentiality has been broken by the staff there — both my confidentiality and others’. My name has been announced in front of other clients who are… Read More
When someone in the family has a serious disability, no one in the family is beyond the reach of its effect. That’s part of the message Julie Portman tells in the one-woman show “My Sister’s Sister,” which she performed Monday at Hauck Auditorium as part of Mental Health… Read More
ROCKLAND — Domestic Violence Month will be recognized in October with four forums to address how local agencies are handling domestic violence, the services available in Knox County, and related issues. Representatives from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, New Hope For Women, and Time For… Read More
AUGUSTA — Several organizations in eastern Maine have been awarded Business Development Marketing Partnership grants totaling $211,000. The grants, part of more than $1.1 million awarded to 22 state, regional and local organizations, were announced by state Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Steven… Read More
ROCKPORT — A two-vehicle crash Sunday resulted in $9,000 damage, but caused no injuries to the drivers and a passenger, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Lt. Reginald Walker. Brenda Hughes, 51, of Wilmington, N.C., was driving a rented 1999 Isuzu east on Route 90 at… Read More
STETSON — Dam repairs on Pleasant Lake in Stetson may be stalled three to six weeks because of a theft over the weekend, according to Selectman Martin Hipsky. Sometime before Monday morning, someone made off with one section of a three-piece fish ladder, along with… Read More
CORINNA — There will be time for one more round of public comment before Corinna selectmen accept a design for a new village. The board will meet in special session at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Corinna American Legion Hall to view and approve a… Read More
HAMPDEN — The Democratic Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Hampden Congregational Church, Main Road North. Members will hold a hearing on the 2000 Maine Democratic Platform. For information, call 862-4340 or e-mail cpease61@midmaine.com… Read More
Law enforcement officials in northern Penobscot County are advising motorists to be cautious during their Tuesday morning commute to work, especially when traveling across bridges, which freeze first. Jim Hayes of the National Weather Service in Gray said overnight temperatures will be near freezing or… Read More
TOWNSHIP 5 RANGE 18 — A Casco man was in stable condition Monday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while bird hunting in this remote township. It was the second hunting accident of the 1999 season. The first accident involved an archer who suffered… Read More
CLINTON — Absentee ballots for the November election are available at the town office. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Flu-shot clinics are available in the following times and places: 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 7 and 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29, Dexter Family Practice, 24 Main St. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mental Illness Awareness Week began Oct. 3, and a mental health fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. Topics are attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, eye movement desensitization… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The CEO search committee at Sebasticook Valley Hospital has nearly finished the job of finding and hiring a replacement for former administrator Ann Morrison. Acting chief executive Michael Dudzik confirmed Monday that four finalists for the position will be interviewed this week. From… Read More
MADAWASKA — Nature is wreaking havoc on the St. John Valley potato harvest — and consequently on school schedules — with most schools in the area extending the annual two-week harvest recess. Last week, SAD 27 (Fort Kent) announced a one-week extension of its annual… Read More
Presque Isle District Court Stephen J. Ashford, 18, Presque Isle, criminal mischief, $100. 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… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Coastal Community Action Program is taking telephone applications for the 1999 home energy assistance program. This year’s income guidelines for a one-person household are $2,575 for three months, $10,300 for 12 months. For each additional family member add $881 for three months… Read More
MACHIAS — Owner Pam Lee said she hopes to open On the Rocks Tavern on Main Street in Machias by Friday, Oct. 15. “I’m hoping we can open sooner, but there’s still a lot to happen in here,” Lee said Monday as she and her… Read More
ORLAND — A stubborn fire in an unoccupied home that already had been heavily damaged by flames earlier this summer kept firefighters busy throughout the day Monday. The latest fire, which was reported about 7 a.m. Monday, apparently started in the rear of the building,… Read More
BANGOR — A former Bucksport woman who fraudulently obtained a large line of credit from a bank and then used it to buy a $53,000 recreational vehicle was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison. Deborah Bunker, 40, appeared at U.S. Distict Court in Bangor. Read More
BANGOR — The possible loss of door-to-door mail delivery in Birch Hill Estates, a mobile home park, has at least one resident upset. Eugenia Rogary sent a lengthy letter outlining her concerns to Maine’s congressional delegation, with a copy to Mayor Joseph Baldacci. The City… Read More
Two Bangor men wanted on warrants were arrested by police early Monday morning when one called police with a fictitious report about being stabbed by the other man. Bangor police officers determined that the stabbing didn’t actually occur and took Bruce W. Whitmore, 40, and… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Selectman Robert Suminsby, a lifelong Mount Desert resident widely known for his contributions to the community and state land conservation efforts, died Saturday after a brief bout with cancer. Known for his selflessness and gift for mediation, Suminsby gave generously of his… Read More
BATH — An international animal rights group founded in England 20 years ago has taken responsibility for vandalism and burglaries at three hunting and shooting clubs in Maine. Police had suspected the Animal Liberation Front because its name was found spray-painted on doors and walls… Read More
BELFAST — If residents attending a public hearing on school consolidation had doubts about why the school department is considering closing the Peirce School, they only had to check out their surroundings. Monday night’s meeting was held in the Peirce School basement, the same area… Read More