ORONO – In recent years, nationally-ranked teams from Alabama and Western Kentucky found out the University of Maine is a formidable women’s basketball program, especially in front of its exuberant home crowd. An estimated 3,700 Black Bear fans at Alfond Arena screamed for another upset… Read More
Just 26 days removed from her latest surgery – one that cost her a 1-inch chunk of cartilage from her right knee and two regular season games – Martina Tinklova sat on the floor in front of the Alfond Arena scorer’s table and waited for the buzzer that… Read More
ORONO – Just three games into his University of Maine career, Derrick Jackson has already been tagged with a label he wears proudly: Stopper. As in: Bring me your speedy, your shooter, your offensive creator. And I Will Shut Him Down. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine women’s hockey team dropped two league games this weekend to slide to 1-7 in the ECAC Conference. On Sunday in Providence, Maine was shut out 6-0 by Providence and Olympic gold medalist goalie Sara DeCosta after falling 4-1 to Northeastern in… Read More
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Maine Event field hockey Under-19 team finished as the national field hockey champions in their pool of eight teams on Saturday. The tournament that brought together 3,000 athletes and 170 teams, was made up of 14 pools, resulting in… Read More
DEXTER — Douglas Pooler doesn’t wear his patriotism on his sleeve. Rather, he rolls up the sleeves and embraces patriotism through his volunteer work. For several years, Pooler of Orchard Street has been silently and not-so silently working to create a better community. He’s adopted… Read More
LINCOLN — The Ella P. Burr School will hold a holiday book fair on from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the school gymnasium. A wide variety of books will be available. Read More
AUBURN — Anne Wood, a Penobscot Indian, remembers being called a “squaw” at school in Old Town. There was little she could do about the insult that still makes her cringe today. “I never even questioned the idea that it could be changed,” said Wood,… Read More
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A handwritten journal kept by a member of a Christian sect being investigated by authorities revealed that the mother of a baby believed dead was ordered to restrict his food, according to a court affidavit. The diary says the boy’s mother was… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is indicating to states it intends to recommend approval of Exxon Corp.’s $81 billion acquisition of Mobil Corp., government sources close to the deal said Saturday. The merger would create one of the world’s largest energy companies. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WASHINGTON — This year’s congressional session, which began with impeachment and ended seven weeks late on Nov. 19, has left Maine lawmakers with a few high points to celebrate and several issues to tend to next session. “The session could have been better, could have… Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Sable Island natural gas won’t start flowing until the end of December, say project officials, after years of promises to deliver gas to United States markets in November. “Probably close to the Christmastime period [is when] it will be fully operational,”… Read More
WALDO — A bureaucratic nightmare has Wes Hartley living in the dark. Despite being surrounded by neighbors who are connected to the electrical power grid, Hartley has been denied permission to hook to the power line that runs in front of his mobile home. The… Read More
BANGOR — For Roman Catholics, the millennium has arrived. With the new church year beginning the first weekend of Advent, thousands of Mainers filled the Bangor Auditorium and the newly restored Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland over the weekend to give thanks and… Read More
A North Carolina man broke a window at the Bangor residence he rents out about 3:40 a.m. Saturday, then threatened to burn down the home with the renting tenant in it, Bangor police reported. David Kelly, 27, of Hubert, N.C., faces charges of terrorizing, disorderly… Read More
LINCOLN — A representative of the Bangor Department of Human Services will be available to assist residents who are interested in applying for food stamps or TANF from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Penquis CAP building, 119 Main St. Read More
Our plea is, please recycle. Each one of us must play a part in keeping our world environmentally safe. Recyclable claims on labels and advertising means that the manufacturer or seller of the products has proof that the product can be collected and used again,… Read More
ORONO — The Orono Parks and Recreation Department is offering an open gym for adults from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Nov. 30 through March 4, at the Orono Middle School gymnasium. The program is free for Orono residents and $2 for nonresidents. Read More
HAMPDEN — Hampden Historical Society member Eleanor Plummer of Hampden will speak on early Christmas customs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, and Kenneth Liberty of Bangor will discuss his collection of Victorian glass ornaments at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the society’s headquarters, the Kingsley House,… Read More
George Stevens Academy First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Hannah Allen, Michelle Joanne Astbury, Darlene Rose Baker, Sally A. Blake, Daniel Ray Bouthot, Jason C. Byrd, Suzanna Elkin, Sarah C. Hewes, Haley Lannon Malm, Erin Elizabeth McCormick, Kate Mrozicki, Anne M. Perkins, Courtenay Elizabeth… Read More
ODESSA, Texas — Envirocare of Texas has applied for a state license to store low-level radioactive waste from Vermont and Maine in a West Texas dump. The company filed the application Tuesday with the Texas Department of Health. It proposes storing the waste in aboveground… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Thanks to Japanese demand, the sea urchin became one of Maine’s top seafood industries, but now the spiny little creatures are dying off mysteriously. Scientists and fishermen think it is more than overharvesting. The paramoeba suspected in lobster deaths also might be… Read More
AUGUSTA — The 74 names carved in stone at the Maine Law Enforcement Memorial — and the blank space left for others to be added in the future — served as a reminder Sunday of the responsibilities and dangers that come with a badge. Dedicated… Read More
I spent about an hour this morning poring over a stack of letters sent to the Salvation Army from families who need our help this season. They were difficult to read because each detailed an honest reason why these people need our support. As I… Read More
PORTLAND — A man who was injured in the shooting death of a bartender at Shooter’s Pub in Westbrook is suing the pub’s owner. In the lawsuit, Douglas Mallar says David Brochu provided no security guard or bouncer “to screen the door and to prevent… Read More
PORTLAND — With Maine’s unemployment rate hovering at the lowest level in at least a decade, seasonal jobs that bring in extra cash in time for Christmas are going begging. As the shopping season begins in earnest, nearly half the stores at the Maine Mall… Read More
BIDDEFORD — It was bleak for Amanda Mae’s Cafe after patrons were required to snuff out their smokes: Regular customers disappeared, business plummeted 40 percent and tips dried up for waitresses who needed them to feed their families. Owner Richard Hofsaes doesn’t smoke, but his… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — McCain Foods has waded into the explosive debate over so-called “Frankenstein foods” by refusing to accept genetically engineered potatoes for processing. Starting next year, the Florenceville, New Brunswick-based company will no longer buy genetically altered potatoes grown by farmers in New… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — This year’s deer hunting season will go down in history as safe, but one that was hampered by unseasonably warm weather and rain, creating a challenge for most hunters. Despite this weather mix and bare ground in most areas, the deer kill for… Read More
In Theaters END OF DAYS. Directed by Peter Hyams. Written by Andrew Marlowe. Running time: 118 minutes. Rated R. Protect your daughters! Break out the chastity belts! Get thee to a nunnery! googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
What a nice surprise to go to the movies a few weeks ago and find copies of the October issue of Le Forum on a stand in the lobby at Bangor Cinemas. I have long been interested in this publication by Le Centre Franco-Americain — the Franco-American Center… Read More
With youth violence — whether it’s bomb threats, school shootings or gang drive-bys — on the rise, several Bangor-area businesses have joined forces with a national organization to address the problem at the local level. SHINE, a New Jersey-based program that reaches 14 million young… Read More
A just-released survey of racial attitudes in the armed forces yielded two important yet hardly surprising findings: As a whole, the American military has done a far better job than the rest of America in eliminating race as a barrier to opportunity and as a source of confrontation;… Read More
I love the sound of trains. They are the same whether we are listening in Vladivostok or Vienna, I like to think. For me, the heavy, voluminous clatter of any railway evokes summers at the house by the river in New Hampshire listening to the… Read More
Just as the new Maine Educational Assessment tests are a challenge to students, using the bounty of results from the tests in a useful and informative way will challenge teachers and parents. More than in any year previously, the MEA is worthwhile only if communities look beyond the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A representative of the Department of Human Services office in Bangor will be available to assist residents interested in applying for food stamps or TANF from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 1, 15 and 29, at the branch office of… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Middle School pupils have successfully completed their math-a-thon. Pupils raised more than $6,000 in pledge money, which will be used for field trips, special events and assemblies for each grade level. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
GREENVILLE JUNCTION — North Country Healthy Communities has received an award of $25,000 from the Lennox Foundation, a family foundation based in Dallas, Texas, which has been providing financial assistance to nonprofit organizations since 1951. NCHC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Loring Fire Department has received an award for its residential fire prevention activities at the Loring Commerce Centre. The Life Safety Achievement Award was presented recently by the Residential Fire Safety Institute, a public interest group whose mission is to reduce residential… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD — Porous soils found underneath where the Aroostook River levee is being built may cause the project cost to increase by $1 million, the town’s manager said Friday. If town and federal officials decide that additional construction is warranted, the town would pay… Read More
HOULTON — Two convenience store employees were charged Friday with aggravated theft in connection with the alleged disappearance of more than $5,600 in lottery tickets over a period of years. According to Houlton police, the theft was alleged to have taken place at Daigle Oil… Read More
CALAIS — The University of Maine System’s Calais center is about to expand, thanks to a gift from a native of the town. The university will expand into a Main Street facility after system officials and benefactor Sidney Unobsky sign an agreement today at the… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The reels are turning for the Bar Harbor Film Festival. The nonprofit film organization, which launched its inaugural festival in September, recently hired a new director to lead the show for the Bar Harbor Film Festival 2000. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
Central Aroostook High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Ryan Bell, Jonathan Bradstreet and Alison Cronkhite; high honors: Brooks Brewer, Romana Jaeggi, Meaghan Kingsbury, Erika Lento, Elizabeth Lovely, Scott Mullen and Tara Pierce; honors: Lucas Bradstreet, Amanda Caldwell, Mikala Lunney, Dirk McCrum, Jonathan… Read More
BANGOR — Moored in Stonington since the end of the cruise season, the 65-foot River Dog has an uncertain future. But the City Council could make a decision on that future during a special meeting at 4 p.m. today at City Hall. At issue is… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — People around the world are coming up with eccentric ways to celebrate the millennium, and Inge Smallidge is no exception. The 57-year-old Mount Desert resident plans to pedal her way around the planet on a 366-day joy ride. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
THOMASTON — Amid heightened scrutiny of property use, a Dunbar Road business has been ordered to stop processing recyclables in a residential zone because it is prohibited under the town’s land use ordinance. Scott Johnson, a commercial trash hauler, takes recyclable materials, such as cardboard,… Read More
Many Mainers needed to troubleshoot potential Y2K problems will be watching the clock tick down to midnight with co-workers instead of celebrating New Year’s Eve with family and friends. Despite reports that minimize the potential for Y2K-related glitches, many offices across the state will be… Read More
After reading Steve Patterson’s letter of Nov. 10 concerning his frustrations with the Department of Labor and Maine’s bureaucrats, discussing the issue of Maine woodsmen and farm marketing, I didn’t think he was too far off the mark. I have worked in the woods most… Read More
Let me congratulate the Bangor Daily News and Ruth-Ellen Cohen for bringing the difficult and painful situation of unwanted pets and the devotion given them by the Bangor Humane Society to the public in compassion fatigue (Nov. 20-21). It was difficult to read and brought tears, but hopefully… Read More
I read Michael S. Moore’s letter (BDN, Nov. 20-21) and could only shake my head. As is typical of arguments that criticize the function of market forces, it is shallow and not well thought out. Moore fails to consider all that factors into the market and the influence… Read More
Since Bill Clinton has been in office, I have been appalled more times than I can count. I’m certainly not alone because, seeing many patients in my office every day, I’m able to take the pulse of the local populace on these matters and find that the vast… Read More
PALMYRA — A Rumford couple and a Palmyra man were injured Sunday afternoon in a two-car accident on Route 2 in Palmyra. Police would not release the names of the young couple, who received internal injuries, cuts and broken bones in the 4 p.m. accident,… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Contract renewals for the superintendent, director of curriculum and instruction, and the special services director top a hefty agenda for School Union 98’s annual meeting, set for Wednesday, Dec. 1. Budgets for the offices of superintendent and director of special services are… Read More
AUGUSTA — The director of the Maine State Police Crime Lab for six years is stepping down. State Police Lt. Michael Harriman, 45, leaves this week to join a private business, Poirier Electric and Automation at the Saco Industrial Park. He will be the company’s… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Review of the 2000-01 budget and figures for special instructional salaries are up for discussion at Wednesday’s school board meeting. The principal, parent-teacher organization and student council are also scheduled to present the board with reports. The session starts at 4 p.m. Read More
BELFAST — Exhibition space for the visual arts will be a component of the expanded Belfast Free Library. Backed by the library board of trustees, a group of area residents is in the process of raising money to create a special exhibition space for the… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Budget issues for the 2000-01 school year top the agenda for the school committee meeting set for 5 p.m. Tuesday night at the Pemetic Elementary School. Read More
BAR HARBOR — A shorefront property owner is appealing a stop work order placed on a project that involves building a walkway and stairs from his parcel down a bank to the water’s edge. Code enforcement officer Robert Sharkey issued a stop work order on… Read More
TREMONT — Selectmen will discuss maintenance and management of town-owned property at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the community building. Agenda items for the board meeting also include a cable contract, personnel policy, dredging and floats in Seal Cove. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
LAMOINE — Selectmen are set to meet with the fire chief at their board meeting set for 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Town Hall. The board also plans to discuss security at the transfer station and to meet behind closed doors to talk… Read More
Let’s assume Rep. Verdi Tripp resides outside his House District for noble reasons. An elderly friend needed help at home and Rep. Tripp obliged by moving in with him. So, what should the legislature do? The law requires that state representatives physically live in their districts among the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Police arrested a 36-year-old man from The Netherlands after he allegedly stole videotapes Sunday morning from a local music store. Ellsworth police Officer Kelvin Mote arrested Frank Chaney of Zeist, Holland, on charges of theft and criminal mischief around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Dr. Nibha Mediratta has recently joined the medical staff at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. Born and brought up in India, Mediratta attended medical school and completed a medical internship in her native country. She then went on to a residency in the state of… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Hospital will offer free blood pressure screenings in December at the following sites: From 11:15 a.m. to noon, Monday, Dec. 13, Church of God, Pittsfield; googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ST. ALBANS — The town of St. Albans and Sherman’s Vet Service will offer a rabies vaccination clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the St. Albans Fire Station. There will be a $5 fee. Read More
DEXTER — Dexter will launch the 1999 Christmas season with the lighting of a tree at 4 p.m. Friday at Ronco Park. Santa Claus will arrive during the ceremony, and carols will be sung by those attending. Read More
WATERVILLE — All adoptive and prospective-adoptive families are welcome to join the Central Maine Adoption Group for a holiday pool party from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Waterville Boys and Girls Club. There is no fee this year, but families are… Read More
MONSON — The annual Kris Kringle Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Monson gymnasium. Santa Claus will arrive via firetruck to visit with children. Read More