Just before graduating from Bucksport High this summer, Chad Gilley decided he wasn’t quite ready for college. He wanted to go, but he thought his study habits needed work. So the two-sport standout opted to enroll at Hebron Academy for a year of postgraduate studies. Read More
MAINE vs. BOSTON U. Time, site: 7 p.m., Case Gymnasium, Boston 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
CASTINE – Mount Desert Island High School graduate Matt Ketchen scored his 1,000th collegiate point late in the first half en route to a game-high 23 as his Maine Maritime Academy Mariners notched a 78-61 men’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Machias. Jed Johnson… Read More
ORONO – Northeastern University continued its hex over the University of Maine women’s basketball team Wednesday night, shocking the Black Bears 55-45 in the mutual America East opener at Alfond Arena. The Huskies shut down UMaine’s sluggish post game and responded with clutch second-half play… Read More
ORONO – As a work crew dismantled the hardwood floor at Alfond Arena Wednesday night, a small group of parents and friends waited outside the locker room. The 2,500 or so fans, who had arrived to watch the University of Maine women’s basketball team start… Read More
BANGOR – John Winkin lives for baseball. Whether as a player, coach, administrator or author, he has stayed involved with the game for most of the last 60 years. Winkin, a Fellow in Sports Leadership, director of sports management, sports leadership and physical edcuation and… Read More
FARMINGTON – Katie Nye tossed in 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Husson College to their second victory over the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers in four days – a 67-66 decision at Dearborn Gym Wednesday. Husson also tipped UMF in the consolation… Read More
ORRINGTON — Almost 15 years after being squeezed out of his job at the University of Maine, David Miller has received justice of sorts. The Maine Education Association has paid Miller $50,000 to settle a 1990 lawsuit he brought against the union, according to Miller’s… Read More
STONINGTON — A scallop diver from Bucksport was in stable condition but was still undergoing treatment for the bends Wednesday night after authorities responded to a distress call off Swans Island earlier in the day. Lt. John Bennett of the state Marine Patrol said Adam… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King is open to the idea and a key lawmaker says the Legislature is likely to pick up a portion of the cost of background checks for teachers and other school workers. “Teachers and other school personnel have contacted legislators across… Read More
BRUNSWICK — A suspect was killed during a drug raid in which seven people were arrested at a Brunswick hotel. Another suspect escaped and remained at large Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
CARIBOU — A Superior Court judge is considering whether Ricky Gray, convicted of the stabbing death of a classmate at Presque Isle High School in 1997, should receive a new trial. Attorneys for Gray, now 19, claimed Tuesday in Aroostook County Superior Court that the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — As urban development creeps over Aroostook County and the region becomes a popular spot for all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts, agriculture wants to be more involved in planning. That’s the message of a daylong conference Wednesday on sprawl, public access to trails, and the… Read More
The “fruits of their labor” extend far and wide this holiday season as members of the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Club find a way to bring “fresh” joy to the season, provide needed training for the military, holiday volunteer opportunities for young people, and help fund scholarships for local… Read More
Charities such as the Santa’s Helper Fund help remind us that the world is full of caring people. Although it seems that the negative news outweighs the positive news these days, the gathering of friends and neighbors in our communities to share with those less fortunate is proof… Read More
CALAIS — Anyone who believes Washington County residents are uninterested in economic development should take a second look. On Wednesday, nearly 200 federal and state government representatives met with business and community leaders at what was billed as the Washington County Economic Summit. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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BANGOR — The Eastern Maine Medical Center will hold a meeting to form a Medical Career Interest Explorer Post at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at the hospital. Students are invited to learn about careers in medicine and health care. The program is open to… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor woman suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning when the car she was driving rear-ended a school bus which had stopped to pick up children at the intersection of Ohio Street and Bolling Drive. None of the four children on the bus was… Read More
BANGOR — A man arrested Tuesday evening at gunpoint in the parking lot of Ames Department Store at the Airport Mall remained in jail Wednesday after a Superior Court justice revoked his bail. Police were already armed with a warrant for the arrest of Reginald… Read More
Hampden police and fire reported to the George B. Weatherbee School Wednesday morning when a third-grade girl got stuck between the rungs of a chair. According to firefighter Ray Pipes, the girl was positioned horizontally with her head and shoulders through the bars at the… Read More
UNION — Twelve-year-old Codey Brown never set foot in the basement of the Union town office Wednesday, but her story visibly moved some of the 200 people at a hearing there of the state Board of Pesticides Control. A board member wiped away tears after… Read More
ORONO — Gov. Angus King is scheduled to address the ninth annual Maine Rural Development Council policy forum today at the University of Maine. The daylong event will focus on agriculture and community development, and the governor will be the keynote speaker at a noon… Read More
A new Web site that promotes adoptable children from Maine was unveiled Wednesday by Kevin Concannon, Department of Human Services commissioner. A click onto the Web site at www.adopt.org/me later in the day brought up the picture of Erik, a 10-year-old boy, followed by a… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The Hartland woman charged with murdering her husband and then dismembering his body is expected to be arraigned today in Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta. Vella Gogan, 55, was released Wednesday from the custody of the Somerset County Jail on $190,000 surety… Read More
A brief Associated Press article in the Nov. 27 issue of the Bangor Daily News described a wearable computer developed jointly by two Japanese firms, the camera maker Olympus and the Japanese unit of IBM. Weighing only 13 ounces, the computer features an Intel Pentium… Read More
PORTLAND — Impending deregulation of Maine’s electricity market will encourage consolidation in the buying and selling of power, some energy specialists forecast Wednesday. That means new opportunities — and risks — for business customers, the specialists said during a discussion of Maine’s electricity overhaul, which… Read More
DURHAM — A 21-year-old man and a teen-age boy were charged with burglary and terrorizing after allegedly bursting into a house in the middle of the night and threatening a resident with a gun. Brian Scott Jewett was taken to Androscoggin County Jail on $5,000… Read More
HODGDON — David Goerlitz used to make $100,000 a year for working just 26 days. He quit. The former Winston man, featured in 42 R.J. Reynolds Co. search-and-rescue-themed advertisements for cigarettes, now travels around the country talking about the real motive behind the ads he… Read More
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Everyone said how lucky we’d been. And that someone was watching over us. Local firefighters said another half-hour would have been all it took before our house was in flames. A harrowing set of events unfolded that Friday night when we left a burning wood… Read More
Shareholders of Vermont-based Casella Waste Systems Inc. voted Wednesday at their annual meeting to approve a merger with New Jersey-based KTI Inc. The transaction is expected to close sometime in the next several days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — Tufts Health Plan announced Wednesday it will lay off 270 workers — including 90 in Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island — so it can focus exclusively on the Massachusetts market. Tufts said it also will eliminate 131 vacant positions and 30… Read More
There’s quite a vigorous debate raging on the University of Maine campus at Orono these days. It’s about, as befits an institution of higher education, Truth. Well, not really Truth. More like Lie. The biggest, dumbest, knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing lie going — Holocaust denial. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Six people were indicted Tuesday by a Somerset County grand jury for trafficking in drugs. According to Assistant Attorney General James Cameron, the indictments involve three separate drug cases, in Fairfield, St. Albans and Smithfield. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Need a few suggestions on Christmas gifts for your outdoor friends? How about getting them a book or two on their favorite pastime? I’ve received a pretty good selection of paperback books over the past several months, and most of them are excellent resources for… Read More
What better way to enter into the Victorian world of Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim than through the hall of the recently restored Victorian era Camden Opera House? At 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, the Camden Opera House will provide that opportunity with the No… Read More
In Theaters — “Anywhere but Here” As mother-daughter movies go, there’s good schmaltz — “Imitation of Life,” “One True Thing,” “Mildred Pierce,” “Gypsy,” “Postcards from the Edge,” “Terms of Endearment” — and there’s bad schmaltz — “Stella” (1990), “The Other Sister,” “Hope Floats,” “Stage Mother,”… Read More
Muslims in the Bangor area will begin fasting at sunrise Thursday. Each evening of Ramadan they will gather to pray at 6:30 in the Drummond Chapel in the Memorial Union at the University of Maine in Orono, said Ibrahim Al-Khuwaiter, vice president of the Islamic Center of Maine… Read More
CALAIS — Anyone who believes Washington County residents are uninterested in economic development should take a second look. On Wednesday, nearly 200 federal and state government representatives met with business and community leaders at what was billed as the Washington County Economic Summit. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
LUBEC — Selectmen will return tonight to the controversial issue of fireworks for the town’s millennium celebration. And supporters of First Selectman Harold Jackson are urging residents to reject efforts to recall him in Monday’s referendum election. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ELLSWORTH — There’s no place like home for the holidays, unless, of course, you’re on Main Street in Ellsworth on Friday. The Downtown Ellsworth Business Association will hold its annual Family Holiday Festival from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, and the city will… Read More
A feature story in the scene Dec. 2 on a special multigallery art exhibit in Rockland on Dec. 10-11 contained the wrong name for the owner of Art of the Sea Gallery. The correct name is Joan P. Woodhull. Also, the name of artist Nicky Bottger was misspelled. Read More
I was very disturbed by your editorial and letters to the editor dated Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. Some facts of the recent incident at Narraguagus High School were given to a BDN reporter that was present at the board meeting Nov. 29. Listed below are some of… Read More
The editorial “Fighting Words” (BDN, Dec. 7) addressing the Atlantic salmon recovery issue was right on the mark. I am Chairman of the East Machias and Machias River Watershed Councils. Two years ago, when Matt Scott, Joe Robbins and Mike Hill at a public information… Read More
A recent Associated Press story suggested that Maine dined exceptionally well at the federal trough, consuming $1.41 in funds from Washington for every $1 it sent. But while Maine receives more federal dollars per person than its neighbors, its serving of pork looks more than a little lean. Read More
Throughout 1997 and 1998, Maine and the rest of the nation enjoyed steadily decreasing prices for home heating oil and gasoline. Indeed, the decline was so steady and gradual that many people probably failed to notice. But no one who drives to work or heats a house with… Read More
Professor Lyombe Eko’s defense of the Maine Campus’s decision to print the Holocaust denial ad invoked both the First Amendment and Elie Wiesel. Both bases of argument are inappropriate and mistaken. First, no right is absolute and there is no right to print malicious lies; this is what… Read More
What a fitting coincidence. The Dec. 2 BDN reported Maine’s recent recognition for educational advances on the front of A section and the $250 million budget surplus on the front of B section. I am very sure that both the Republicans and Democrats have many… Read More
I am the Health Occupations Instructor at Southern Aroostook Vocational Education Region 2 in Houlton. On Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 1, I was informed that fingerprinting, at a cost of $49, would take place Saturday, Dec. 4, in Houlton — two and a half days notice, just before Christmas… Read More
Sen. Olympia Snowe’s review of the first session of the 106th Congress (BDN, Nov. 29), in which she emphasizes her interest in reviving the centrist coalition, is fine as as far as it goes, but it is not consistent with her truly loyal adherence to the agenda of… Read More
HARTLAND — SAD 48’s plans to pursue the construction of two new middle schools received overwhelming support Wednesday night at the Hartland Consolidated School. The second straw poll on the proposal was set in a slightly biased setting. Parents and grandparents were the target audience… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — The results of a recent income survey show the town is not eligible for a $400,000 grant to help fund a $1 million sewer project. During a Monday night meeting, selectmen learned the town would not be eligible for the grant because… Read More
BANGOR — The city is circulating information on the River Dog to more than 80 boat operators and businesses, hoping someone will want to purchase the 65-foot vessel and operate it on the Penobscot River. That’s presuming that the craft becomes the city’s to sell. Read More
CALAIS — The Friends of the Calais Memorial Gymnasium vowed to raise nearly $75,000 to renovate the former middle school gymnasium. The 50-year-old middle school was closed last year for health and safety reasons. Two large portable classroom buildings have been installed on the middle… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — First lady Hillary Clinton in September recognized local boat builder Ralph Stanley with a top honor in the arts for accomplishments in his trade. Today the senior boat builder, along with other shore-front property owners faced with a recent increase in property… Read More
PITTSFIELD — There will be a bottle drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Bottles can be dropped off at the fire station or the redemption center on North Main Street between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Pittsfield Junior Fire… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A Super Sitters baby-sitting class for middle school children will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, Sebasticook Valley Hospital. Sharon Foster and Alethea Cariddi, community health educators, will be the instructors. The program includes learning basic baby-sitting information such as: first… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Authorities continue to look for possible links between chemical pollution in rural Fairfield Center and health problems among residents. So far, state environmental experts said Wednesday, the only thing they have found that concerns them is arsenic. They warned, however, that they don’t… Read More
CORINNA — Corinna children will once again play hoops off the backboards on the second floor of the historic Stewart Library as the result of Wednesday night’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting. When the gymnasium was completed in the new addition on the Corinna Elementary School,… Read More
If one is to believe the federal government’s pronouncements, cutting nearly 10 percent of the Togus Veterans Affairs Center’s staff will make for better veterans’ care. But proving how Togus can be better, after 77 out of 857 staff members at the Augusta-based hospital are terminated, is going… Read More
FORT KENT — Preparations for the University of Maine at Fort Kent Campus Community Talent Revue, which will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in Fox Auditorium, are well under way with a complete line-up of talented performers scheduled to participate. The revue… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle will hold a debate for its final fall semester program in the University Distinguished Lecture Series at 7 p.m. today in the Campus Center. The debate is on the controversial topic of genetically modified foods and will feature… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — Eagle Lake and Winterville residents were visibly unhappy with the decision Tuesday night by the SAD 27 board of directors to hold a districtwide vote on a cost-sharing formula for member towns on March 7. Residents and members of a cost-sharing formula… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Prowler complaints continue to come in to the Pittsfield Police Department in the wake of publicity last week about a series of motor vehicle burglaries. Residents have been warned to lock their vehicles and remove valuables. Many people now are leaving outside lights… Read More
CARIBOU — A two-month investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency has resulted in the arrest of five men over the last two weeks. The undercover operation began in late September when MDEA agents targeting local retail drug trafficking began buying drugs from alleged traffickers… Read More
PITTSFIELD — A new, 72-page zoning ordinance was created to make town planning simpler, planning board member Tina Bernier said Wednesday. “We wanted things to be clearly defined,” said Bernier. “Our goal was to get rid of all the ambiguity in the original ordinance. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PITTSFIELD — If Jan Moore of Pittsfield goes Christmas shopping, she can only physically handle visiting one store, and then she’s done. “I have to go home and take a nice, long nap, a rest,” Moore said Wednesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
FRENCHVILLE — Sgt. Roger Gagne of St. Francis died in the Irish Sea during the Second World War in 1944, after bailing out of a B-24 bomber which had run out of fuel while on a mission. Today, nearly 55 years later, Fernando J. Gagne… Read More