An Alfond opportunity Yes, the UMaine Black Bears brought back the national championship trophy last April, and this year’s team its 13-2-2 record is living up to that reputation. Then of course, much to the dismay of coaches in Hockey East and opponents across the… Read More
MAINE vs. DELAWARE Time, site: Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Carpenter Center, Newark, Del. 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
TRISHA RIPTON GORHAM – Trisha Ripton of the University of Southern Maine has been named the Little East Conference Player of the Week. The 5-foot-10 swing player from Lyman avearged 18 points, 3.5 rebounds and shot 41 percent from the floor and 82 percent from… Read More
BANGOR – The University of New Brunswick outscored the Husson Braves 35-20 in the second half Monday night while pulling away for a 73-55 women’s basketball victory at Newman Gym. Lynn Robertson led the University of New Brunswick with 14 points, while Charlene Woolaver netted… Read More
For four years, Jim Leger has been the consummate role player. He has skated tirelessly up and down his wing, thrown body checks and focused on stopping the other team’s best forwards. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
MARS HILL – Central Aroostook’s Gabrielle Smith hit both ends of a 1-and-1 foul shot opportunity with eight seconds left to cap the scoring and the Owls turned the ball over while trying for a last shot in the Panthers’ 45-42 schoolgirl basketball win over Madawaska Monday. Read More
MAINE vs. CORNELL Time, site: Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland 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
HERMON – Taren Macdonald calmly sank two free throws with 14.2 seconds left to give the Hermon girls basketball team a hard-fought 41-39 victory over Bucksport in a Class B matchup Monday night. With the win, which came in their home opener after five straight… Read More
MAINE vs. TOWSON Time, site: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Alfond Arena, Orono 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
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Leslie Glover scored a game-high 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Foxcroft Academy rolled to a 70-57 victory over Orono Monday in schoolgirl basketball action. Amy Kelley and Holli Nichols combined for 34 points, scoring 17 apiece. Nichols netted five 3-point… Read More
High school HEAL POINTS STANDINGS (Compiled by Bob Butler, York) Basketball 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
The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches will hold its annual regional foul shooting contests for high school players this weekend. Eastern Mainers will compete Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor. Call Bob Cimbollek for more details at 945-6787 or 944-3166. Read More
The organization started by Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the woman responsible for the outlawing of prayer in school, is seeking to petition the Federal Communications Commission making it illegal to speak the word “God” on the air. That would mean the end of church services and the show “Touched… Read More
BANGOR — An Oregon company that has built and manages more than 240 retirement communities in the United States and Canada is planning to construct the largest housing project in Bangor in the last 20 years. The Code Enforcement Office on Thursday received plans for… Read More
What’s up with District Judge Donald Russell? I might suggest it’s time for his retirement. In September 1997 he ruled that my 13-year-old stepson, who had lived with his father and me since age 5, go back to live with his mom because there was… Read More
Because the current chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives will soon retire, a House committee was asked to select a candidate for the post. The committee screened nearly 50 candidates and selected a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Timothy O’Brien. Father O’Brien heads the Marquette University Center… Read More
Publicized cases of animal abuse and neglect elicit expressions of sympathy and outrage. Animal lovers offer rewards, offer to adopt abused animals, offer assistance in investigation and express appreciation to animal control officers, state humane agents and animal shelters. But the one time of the year each of… Read More
We have a 10-year-old computer. It is equipped with an ancient version of Windows, a word processor, WordStar, which isn’t even made anymore, and an old version of a financial manager. Since summer, we had planned to throw out these antiques and get new stuff. We figured the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Telephone lines to Maine State Police headquarters failed Sunday due to a power supply that burned out, Lt. Robert Williams said. According to state police spokesman Stephen McCausland, the telephone lines to the Augusta barracks “fried” about 8:30 a.m., including the emergency 911… Read More
LEWISTON — Canadians who cannot get immediate cancer treatment in their country are being sent to hospitals in Maine and other Northeastern states, cutting waits from months to days. “It’s the chance of a lifetime,” said Jean-Paul Tremblay, 60, of Quebec City, who is receiving… Read More
Economists love statistics. They count jobs, exports and total industrial production. Nonetheless, many could be accused of “knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.” All the millennial nonsense would serve a useful purpose if it occasioned broader and more thoughtful inventories of the quality of… Read More
Most of the Legislature’s 18 committees will have temporary meeting quarters during the 2000 session, with some locations due for changes midsession. Between Jan. 3 and Feb. 18, here is where committees will be assigned: Augusta Civic Center — Agriculture Conservation and Forestry, Banking and… Read More
As winter debates whether to stick around, I’d like to talk to you about coats. More specificaly, retro and vintage coats. I know what you’re thinking, you only need one or two at most. That is true, but with the amount of fun, reasonably priced coats filling the… Read More
For 20 years, the feud over how best to protect the Appalachian Trail near Saddleback Mountain has alternately festered and boiled. Now, with the new year, the National Park Service and Saddleback officials are hoping to settle the matter. And the settlement is at hand:… Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Smith & Wesson’s parent company may eventually sell the nation’s oldest and largest handgun maker, but there are no such talks in the works now, a spokesman said Monday. Smith & Wesson has a plant in Houlton, Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Officials at the University of Maine System in recent years have approached the Legislature carefully. Cautious about public reaction, thankful for what funding they have gotten, they slowly repaired the system’s reputation, which suffered from various administrative mistakes in the first part of the 1990s. But now with… Read More
Dear Jim: I should replace my old gas furnace with a new efficient one. Comfort and clean indoor air are as important as low utility bills. I am willing to pay a little extra for the best. What do you recommend? — Bob H. Dear… Read More
John Frecker (BDN, Dec. 31) detailed his frustration with environmental groups that complain about pollution of all kinds; urban sprawl, loss of natural resources, loss of access to public lands such as national forests, national and state parks, access to clean water. But those same environmental groups do… Read More
I feel like the popularity of viewing violence on TV and in newspapers is partly responsible for many school shootings, copycat crimes, murders and rapes. We reward the perpetrators with worldwide publicity. What do self-help and parenting books say? Don’t reward negative behavior because it encourages more of… Read More
Monday’s published letter by Michael Celli of Brewer should have stated that former City Manager Harold Parks “… said that it cost the city $4,000 to $5,000 to do this , but when pressed said that figures were only his estimate and were not accurate.”… Read More
HOULTON — Two local police officers suffered minor injuries New Year’s Eve while trying to arrest a patron at a local bar. As a result of the incident, Galen Flewelling, 31, of Houlton has been charged with criminal trespassing and two counts of assault. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — The town of Eagle Lake has acquired a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant to assist in the construction of a more than $700,000 therapeutic pool. The pool will be owned and operated by the Eagle Lake Regional Health Center and will be… Read More
OAKFIELD — A Smyrna Mills man hospitalized for injuries he suffered in a Sunday afternoon snowmobiling accident was in stable condition Monday. Greg Hitchcock, 27, was riding alone along River Road at about 2:30 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve and lost contol… Read More
BINGHAM — A local economic development group would like to see the SAD 13 schools accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, but school officials say they want to weigh the pluses and minuses of accreditation before investing in it. David Jones,… Read More
SHIRLEY — A Greenville teen-ager broke his ankle and wrist after the snowmobile he was driving struck a utility pole Saturday on the Interconnecting Trail System 85 snowmobile trail in Shirley. Shawn Waldron, 15, was taken by the Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital ambulance service… Read More
DEXTER — A Bangor shoe company has been unable to find enough skilled workers for an expansion to Dexter, even in the wake of layoffs at Dexter Shoe Co. For the past month, Ansewn Shoe Co. officials have advertised in local newspapers seeking “genuine handsewers”… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Guy Hunnewell Jr. of Embden has filed a civil lawsuit in Somerset County Superior Court against WABI-TV Channel 5 of Bangor, claiming that the television station incorrectly identified him as the person responsible for a brutal 1997 murder in Fairfield. The lawsuit, filed… Read More
AUGUSTA — Drivers want to get where they’re going quickly, especially along the state’s major roads. But land development can slow them down. In the months ahead, state legislators will try to balance landowner rights against the need to limit access to some of the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two local people are expected to be arrested later this week in connection with the theft of 20,000 feet of copper communication wire from the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. An informant notified the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department that the two people were removing… Read More
WINSLOW — A basic driver education course for instructors (EDIS-433-51) will start at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at Winslow High School. The class costs $305 and is sponsored by the Maine Driver Education Association through the University of Southern Maine Professional Development Center. For… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of 42 local town history centennial projects written by students about their communities in the Bangor Daily News readership area. Students were asked to compile a time line of important events in the 20th century, to write an essay… Read More
A federal proposal to classify the Atlantic salmon in eight Maine rivers as an endangered species will go to public hearings in Machias, Ellsworth and Rockland Jan. 29, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Paul Nickerson, the division chief for endangered species at U.S. Fish and… Read More
For 27 years, Cummings Health Care Facility in Howland has been providing skilled nursing care services for people in that area. Just last April, an assisted living unit for 20 residents was opened. And for 25 years, Celia “Louise” Harper of Howland has been providing… Read More
BREWER — During a special meeting Monday, city councilors revisited a matter they’d postponed a week earlier. The city’s business took 10 minutes, but in what has become a regular feature at their meetings of late, the councilors spent three times that amount of time… Read More
BANGOR — Rachel G. Leen has resigned from the Bangor School Committee nine months before her second term on the board ends. Her resignation was accepted “with regret” by the committee at its meeting Monday. In a letter to the school board, Leen said she… Read More
OLD TOWN — The project wish list totaled nearly $8.1 million. The City Council on Monday night whittled that figure down to a round figure of $7 million without cutting specific items. Citizens will get their chance to comment on the proposed bond issue and… Read More
A Trenton man who left a Bangor restaurant without paying for his meal Monday was arrested after it was learned he was wanted on warrants for failing to pay a fine and for not paying restitution. Escorted by police, Robert Lounsbury, 49, returned to the… Read More
Machias District Court George W. Bradbury, 47, Cherryfield, leaving scene of motor vehicle accident, dismissed; theft by unauthorized use of property, dismissed; operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $400, jail 60 days, all suspended, probation one year, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CAMDEN — In the wee hours of any given night, dispatchers sit by the telephone, ready to answer calls summoning help for fire or police emergencies. In Camden, those dispatchers sit in offices a stone’s throw away from each other, separated by the nature of… Read More
BUCKSPORT — The new millennium will bring much-awaited improvements to cable television here, improvements that will go far beyond the additional channels that will be available. Under a new agreement negotiated with a consortium of 14 communities, Adelphia Communications Corp. is in the process of… Read More
FAIRFIELD — As expected, town councilors on Monday elected Bill Hagerty as their leader. Hagerty has by far the most seniority of the five councilors, having served, at various times, since the early 1970s. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge on Monday approved a plan to liquidate Tufts Health Plan of New England, a decision that affects about 145,000 customers in New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island. Insurance Commissioner Paula Rogers was put in charge of the plan by the… Read More
Caribou District Court Steven P. Kenney, 41, Caribou, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $400, jail 48 hours, 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… Read More
BANGOR — The man accused of setting a fire that heavily damaged a historic downtown building and left seven people homeless appeared in 3rd District Court Monday charged with Class A arson. Roger Whitten, 50, who allegedly set the fire on Saturday in his own… Read More
VEAZIE — The gas-fired electric generating plant owned by Duke Energy planned to test its pipelines Monday and Tuesday evenings, creating loud, high-pitched sounds in the process. The tests were scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. both nights. Company officials said there is no cause… Read More
BANGOR — A Bangor family who spent four months last spring in the “sister city” of Carasque, El Salvador, will share slides and stories from their trip at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Peace and Justice Center, 170 Park St., Bangor. Dennis, Katherine… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Insurance Women of Downeast Maine announced on Monday that the group is offering a $250 scholarship to a female majoring in business. The scholarship is open to any woman graduating from high school in June or who is now enrolled in college. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — Building projects at the Mount Desert Elementary School will be the focus of Wednesday’s school board meeting. The regular session is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the elementary school. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County commissioners have scheduled two special meetings this month. Negotiations with Teamsters union 340 are set for noon Wednesday, Jan. 5, in the county courthouse office. Negotiations are expected to be held in executive session. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR — The site for a proposed skate park has been changed to a corner of land off the main parking lot at Bass Park, Parks and Recreation Director Frank Comeau told members of the parks and recreation advisory committee Monday afternoon. The unpaved plot… Read More
ROCKLAND — Police chased and captured a man Sunday night and charged him with burglarizing cars. Lt. Michael Collins said residents of the Talbot Avenue and Summer Street area called police just before midnight to complain about a man they saw looking into the windows… Read More
LEWISTON — An earthquake struck about 15 miles west and northwest of Lewiston on Monday, but did not cause any damage. The earthquake registered 3.5 on the Richter scale, according to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR — Two Penobscot County men were indicted for murder Monday, one for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend and a 2-year-old child, and the other for killing his mother. A Penobscot County grand jury handed up two murder indictments against 36-year-old Jeffrey Cookson of New Gloucester… Read More
AUGUSTA — Things are so bad in the State House these days, Gov. Angus S. King won’t even step foot inside his office. Demolition explosions rock the building daily. The ensuing delays have done little to promote the esprit de corps between majority Democrats and… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service should double the number of special agents in Maine to combat illegal aliens and drug smuggling, according to Maine’s congressional delegation. In a letter sent to U.S. INS Commissioner Doris Meissner on Monday evening, Sens. Olympia Snowe… Read More
AUGUSTA — Hard hats could outnumber suits and ties this winter as a major renovation of the State House continues, potentially disrupting the legislative process when lawmakers return on Jan. 5. Contractors promise to have the Senate chamber, which was completely gutted and occupied by… Read More
HOLDEN — The Holden branch of First National Bank of Bar Harbor has been sold, pending regulatory approval, to the Bangor-based Merrill Merchants Bancshares Inc. Merrill Merchants bank hopes to assume control of the operations at the Holden branch by late February, according to Edwin… Read More
Life has fine lines, gradations of one time turning to the next. Farmers and gardeners understand life — they mark time with life, with fine lines. One season turns to the next, the beginning of planting, the end of harvest. Though these activities may have… Read More
PORTLAND — Humpty-Dumpty Potato Chip Co. of Scarborough has filed a Chapter 11 petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The voluntary filing took place Wednesday and no hearing date has been set. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
It was business as usual Monday at banks and other large companies in Maine, as they began their first workday of 2000 with no apparent computer glitches caused by the calendar change. “Our ATMs are running, the branches are all open without a hitch,” said… Read More
BANGOR — A 22-year-old Michigan man pleaded not guilty Monday to the burglary of Mike’s Pizza in Holden last summer. The pizza parlor was burned down after the burglary, but prosecutors say John S. Robertson was not involved in the arson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
SWANS ISLAND — It’s a changing of the guard at the Swans Island Police Department. Police Chief Michael Sellars has left his island post for a position in Jonesport, and Jerry Michaud, now a dispatcher at the Mount Desert Police Department, is serving as the… Read More
MILLINOCKET — A crowd of about 200 people gathered Monday to make reservations for their favorite summer camping spots in the 204,733-acre Baxter State Park. “It appears to be a larger crowd than normal,” said Park Director Irvin “Buzz” Caverly Jr. This year’s crowd enjoyed… Read More
BOSTON — Golfers love it, skiers hate it, and skaters think it’s fine — as long as the ice doesn’t melt. Monday’s 60-something temperatures shattered records throughout New England. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine Turnpike Authority and the state Department of Transportation could operate more efficiently if they shared equipment and maintenance jobs, according to a new report done for the agencies. The report, prepared by transportation consultant Roger Mallar of Augusta, recommends that the… Read More
BANGOR — A local man charged in a brutal stabbing at a Broadway boardinghouse last September pleaded guilty Monday to the attempted murder of two people and was sentenced to spend the next 30 years in prison. Eddie Harris was accused of stabbing Juanita Burns… Read More
AUGUSTA — The New York-based company buying the former Tree-Free Fiber Co. paper mill has already put some people to work at the plant, though it doesn’t officially own it yet. Super American Tissue, the parent of American Tissue Corp., is in the process of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Despite growing concerns about domestic abuse, many law enforcement agencies are “hiding behind immunity concerns” in failing to enforce some protection from abuse orders, according to the chairman of the Legislative Judiciary Committee. At a public hearing Monday, House Chairman Richard H. Thompson,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Richard R. Burdick, the Massachusetts fugitive and convicted rapist wounded in a gunfight with Hancock County sheriff’s deputies in June, will go to trial Jan. 10 for allegedly attempting to kill a Hancock County sheriff’s deputy. Burdick will be tried on charges of… Read More
AUBURN — Businessman and inventor Otto Wallingford, who co-founded the Lost Valley Ski Area and developed a machine that revolutionized snow grooming for skiers, died in his sleep Sunday at age 76. Wallingford invented a powder maker that transformed the slopes by converting rock-hard snow… Read More
AUGUSTA — If Maine lawmakers enact a bill legalizing video gambling machines at the state’s commercial racetracks, Gov. Angus S. King will veto the legislation. Speaking to reporters Monday at the Blaine House, King said the bill initiated by citizen petition would do little to… Read More