BREWER – Freshman Jamie Mansfield scored two goals – including the game-winner 1:41 into overtime – to lift the Brewer Witches past the Brunswick Dragons 3-2 in a season-opening high school hockey game at Bouchard Arena Saturday. Will Prescott passed the puck to Josh Caldwell… Read More
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    AUGUSTA – Saturday’s America East basketball game between Maine and Boston University was scheduled at the Augusta Civic Center as a tribute to Amy Vachon. The Black Bears’ senior point guard was treated to a game in her hometown in front of 4,500 enthusiastic fans. Read More
    High school AT BELFAST Belfast boys 72, Erskine Academy 20 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] googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Mike Rodriguez scored 17 points as the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls edged the UM-Machias Clippers 64-61 in men’s basketball action Friday night. Jeffrey Joseph added 11 points for the Owls. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    MINNEAPOLIS – People keep calling Minnesota surprising. The Gophers just want to be called what they are – undefeated. “I think everybody is realizing that we’re for real,” said Minnesota guard Terrance Simmons, who scored a career high 20 points for Minnesota as the Golden… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine sophomore left winger Barrett Heisten said Sunday’s game against MAAC Hockey League leader Quinnipiac College (Conn.) felt “real slow” to him. “Whenever I got the puck, no one was on me. It was a like a video game. I could… Read More
    At Bangor, Tricia Carver scored 19 points to pace the Jonesport-Beals Royalettes to the win in their season-opener. Katie Griffin chipped in with 10 for Jonesport-Beals. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    BANGOR – Kelly A. Dow of Calais scored her 1,000th career point and finished the game with 17 to help power Husson College past Notre Dame College (N.H.) in women’s basketball action Saturday. Liza Doughty added 12 points for the winners, Katie Nye netted 11,… Read More
    High school AT STRONG, Saturday Mount Abram Invitational 3KM Nordic course Maranacook girls 32, Oxford Hills 40, Greely 67, Mount Abram 89, Telstar 109, Lewiston 111, Gould 112, Hampden 117, Cape Elizabeth 136, Bangor 152, Carrabassett Valley 161, Gray 178 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    HOULTON – Lucas McGary sank his free throw after getting fouled to complete a three-point play in the final seconds and give Houlton’s Shiretowners a 70-69 boys basketball win over Fort Kent Saturday. McGary netted 10 points, while Frank DiStefano paced Houlton with 16 points… Read More
    CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Residents in one of Maine’s recreational hot spots say the Penobscot Nation’s new land-posting policy will hurt tourism, the backbone of the local economy. The Penobscots have decided to post no-trespassing signs on 23,390 acres they own in Carrabassett Valley, an area… Read More
    BOSTON — Legislators and public officials are considering the idea of combining state populations, and perhaps even all of New England, into giant drug-buying groups to obtain discounts and rebates that drug companies grant to favored customers such as HMOs and Medicaid programs. States are… Read More
    FRENCHVILLE — St. John Valley historical enthusiasts are seeking a state grant to help them save and restore a mill complex that was operating in Frenchville in the 1800s. The Corriveau Mill, which houses equipment for both a wool carding mill and buckwheat gristmill, is… Read More
    Santa’s Helper would like to recognize the following contributors: Anonymous in Eddington gave $10; Vaughn and Lorna Martin of Millinocket donated $25 in memory of their sons Daniel and Peter; Fred and Carolyn Grant of Ellsworth, $25; Anonymous in Bangor, $50; the Veazie Ladies’ Aid, $25; Herbert and… Read More
    Brewer High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jonathan Bates, Erika Corey, Devon Crossman, Katherine Cummings, Nicole Davis, Sara Harvey, Katie LaChance, Naomi McGraw, Catherine Rohn, Karen Snyder, Deanna Stevens; honors: Jeremy Appleton, Allyson, Ashe, Kelley Bell, Jason Bicknell, Sarah Bishop, Picca Bonic,… Read More
    Ayone who hasn’t toured downtown Bangor this holiday season — either by car or on foot — might just like to do so and catch the holiday spirit there. Through the efforts of Bangor Center Corp., several Bangor-area businesses and organizations accepted the challenge of… Read More
    As Tennessee Ernie Ford used to say, bless your pea-pickin’ heart. That comment is sent particularly to the Maine Genealogical Society and Picton Press, who have agreed to reprint the 14-year run of “Sprague’s Journal of Maine History” — if the project receives at least 75 advance orders… Read More
    Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Brian H. Wilson, state employee, and Tina E. Wilson, Wal-Mart employee, three dependents, Presque Isle; assets, $66,981; debts, $71,399. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    ORONO — Communities across Maine must recognize the economic value of agriculture and make it an integral part of their business sectors, a group of farmers, educators and policy-makers suggested last week. John Piotti of Coastal Enterprise Inc. of Unity, which has launched a Maine… Read More
    Thanks to Todd R. Nelson for the wonderful story about the Christmas Express (BDN, Nov. 29). His perspective lifted my day and my whole Christmas season. My favorite line was “Driving in the car, it’s always special to be held up at a railroad crossing and watch the… Read More
    As I read about the horrible cancer cluster that has been discovered in Fairfield and think back to the movie “A Civil Action,” I can’t help but wonder how many more communities are going to soon discover that they too live on top of a hazardous waste site. Read More
    I think that Professor Lyombe Eko should be more discerning as to what the difference is between paid advertising, which can be accepted or rejected by the media, and an opinion piece. The ad in question in The Maine Campus, which claims the Holocaust never… Read More
    What do the school shootings at Columbine High and elsewhere across the U.S. have in common? Children and guns. We clearly need a federal law imposing strict liability upon adult firearm owners, and also mandating the use of trigger locks or similar devices. Guns do kill people when… Read More
    In response to a recent article (BDN, Dec. 2), “SAD 68 offers fingerprinting model,” please allow me to make a few brief comments. As we are aware, our Maine educators and all other persons coming in direct contact with school children must undergo fingerprint and criminal record checks… Read More
    Gov. Angus King’s recent statements that there are no wild salmon left in Maine have no scientific support. To date, no Atlantic fisheries scientist in Maine or elsewhere has come forward to support his theories. Gov. King’s theory is contradicted by numerous scientific studies of… Read More
    Every year at Christmas something happens that makes every worker in every animal shelter cringe. A puppy or kitten is given as a gift. Some of you are saying to yourselves, “Yeah, so what?” The “what” is when a year later that pet is outside, condemned to a… Read More
    ROCKLAND — A weekend of international music, dance and festive dinners Dec. 17-19 at Penobscot School will celebrate the holidays and give students and the public a chance to test their language skills in a social setting. French students, teachers and native-speaking guests will meet… Read More
    BLUE HILL — The U.S. Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol spent Saturday evening searching for a boater who lost power as he returned to Blue Hill Harbor. A Coast Guard spokesman said a Blue Hill man who had been on Long Island on Saturday… Read More
    TRENTON — Hancock County’s small regional airport may have joined the 20th century shortly before it was about to end. Until recently, passengers could board flights in and out of the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport without passing through metal detectors or having baggage screened. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    The Washington County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation will support a music program for schoolchildren in four communities Down East. About 300 children who attend school in Edmunds, Pembroke, Charlotte and Perry will have the opportunity to learn about music thanks to a $5,965… Read More
    MACHIAS — Nettie Kate Jordan of Machias has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. The award recognizes excellence in personal growth, community service and skills development. A final requirement for the award is a community service project… Read More
    CALAIS — Eight students from Calais High School and one from Shead High School will travel to Greece and the Mediterranean islands this summer, according to Deborah Chadwick, educational tour facilitator. The 10-day trip in June will include a visit to Athens and a four-day… Read More
    MACHIAS — Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have announced that the Washington County Association for Retarded Citizens will receive a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development grant of $728,400 to support independent living for the disabled. The association will create nine units of… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A dispute over raises and wages led one Hancock County employee to ask for more money, and another to ask for less. But when it was all said and done, neither got what he wanted. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR — A Bell Atlantic Corp. field technician from Ellsworth has filed a civil suit against the communications magnate alleging retaliation and discrimination after he reported an assault by his supervisor. David C. Bishop seeks punitive and compensatory damages and other legal awards for continuing… Read More
    CASTINE — A joint school committee meeting for School Union 93 members has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Adams School. The meeting will be open to the public. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
    CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport High School choruses will present a winter holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at the Camden Opera House. The program will feature the high schools’ concert choir, chorale and chamber singers directed by Kimberly Murphy and accompanied by Julia… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Police said Sunday they do not believe a man who left Wal-Mart on Saturday night without paying for a cartload of merchandise was simply caught up in the Christmas shopping spirit. When a store employee pursued the man into the parking lot, the… Read More
    BIDDEFORD — The first of three regional hearings on legislation to allow patients to sue their HMOs and appeal medical care denials to an outside review board drew more than 40 area residents. The Legislature’s Banking and Insurance Committee plans to hold additional hearings on… Read More
    BANGOR — The Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance will hold the third of three public hearings in Bangor on Thursday to gather public comment on two “patients’ bill of rights” bills being considered by the panel. The first hearing was held in Biddeford last week… Read More
    BANGOR — The World Trade Organization Press Conference held by the Maine Coalition for Fair Trade at the Peace and Justice Center will be shown on public access cable television at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15. The press conference includes a speakerphone conference call with… Read More
    ALFRED — The York County Jail has won permission to keep an additional 10 prisoners a night, making the crowded facility even more cramped. Jail officials learned Tuesday that the state Department of Corrections had approved their application to house 98 prisoners at the jail. Read More
    WATERVILLE — The Maine judicial branch recently honored a number of Maine residents for their contributions toward the accomplishment of justice in the state. Supreme Court Chief Justice Daniel E. Wathen presided over the ceremonies. Maureen Dillane of Winterport was honored as the Judicial Branch… Read More
    ORONO — Paul Anderson of Union is the new marine extension program leader of the Sea Grant program and Cooperative Extension at the University of Maine. Anderson will coordinate marine outreach activities for the University, supervise Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension marine outreach staff, serve… Read More
    ALFRED — A man who pleaded guilty to nearly killing a police officer with the officer’s metal flashlight was sentenced Friday to six years in prison. Jason Nolan, 20, of Sanford pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer for beating Officer Matthew… Read More
    CARIBOU — Leslie A. Gartley, a certified nurse practitioner, of the Caribou Rural Health Center, has received a public health epidemiology award from the state Bureau of Health. Gartley was recognized for her outstanding job of reporting communicable diseases to the State Epidemiology Program throughout… Read More
    Maine will receive nearly $6 million in grants for organizations and programs that help the homeless, Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development money will be used for rental assistance and other shelter programs, health care, job training, child… Read More
    HOULTON — The Maine Education Opportunity Center will hold an introductory workshop, “MEOC 101: Essentials of College Planning,” to help Maine people gain access to higher education. Workshops are on Wednesdays, Jan. 19, March 22, April 26, May 31 and June 21 at the University… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — Dr. Stuart Gelder, professor of biology at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, recently made slide presentations on life in Japan at Pine Elementary School in Presque Isle. The slide presentations were made separately to Judy Atcheson’s and Llori Kierstead’s third-grade classes. Read More
    FORT KENT — St. John Valley Dementia Support Group will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, in the classroom at Forest Hill Manor. The group deals with any type of dementia and allows family members, friends, caregivers and others to meet for… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — Police Officer Len Macdaid says he is researching state labor laws in an attempt to persuade councilors to make town employees’ benefit packages consistent. By offering some benefits to some employees and not others, inequities are created, Macdaid said this weekend. “I believe… Read More
    LIMESTONE — Documents have been signed transferring the former Ashland radar bomb scoring site from the Air Base Conversion Agency to the Loring Development Authority, and subsequently to the Maine Department of Conservation, according to LDA President Brian Hamel. The radar site is one of… Read More
    PORTLAND — A dispute with the U.S. Postal Service over its plans to move a mail distribution center has Maine’s U.S. senators concerned. The service angered landowners, community leaders and hundreds of workers when it announced it would move to the Lewiston-Auburn area. Since then,… Read More
    FORT KENT — A Washington County man was being held Sunday in the Aroostook County Jail on three drug-related charges involving falsification of a doctor’s prescription. Robert Adams, 28, of Woodland is scheduled to appear Jan. 5 in District Court at Fort Kent on charges… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Stephen Batson, a senior at Ellsworth High School, has been selected as the school’s winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. The award, sponsored by DAR’s Mount Desert Isle chapter, recognizes a senior who displays the qualities of good… Read More
    BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport school board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the superintendent’s office on Elm Street. After evaluating the superintendent of schools in executive session, the board will take action on the superintendent’s salary and contract. Read More
    BANGOR — As the afternoon snow started to cover the ground outside Bangor High School, students piled out of the exits early and onto waiting buses. But it wasn’t a snow day. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    DEDHAM — The Dedham school committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school library. Approval is expected of the school’s gifted-and-talented plan. An update will be given by the governance committee. Read More
    TRENTON — An update on the Mount Desert Island Regional High School tuition issue will be given during the Trenton school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the elementary school. The board also will review the its policy on the use of school facilities. Read More