WATERVILLE – The Colby College White Mules broke open a close game in the second half to top the Houghton Highlanders (N.Y.) 63-45 in men’s basketball action Tuesday. Ken Allen led Colby with 22 points and Jake Civiello chipped in with nine. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Pulling no punches after watching the dismantling of his Towson University squad in the closest blowout you’ll see all year, coach Mike Jaskulski had very little good to say about the way the Tigers played Tuesday night. It didn’t matter if the scoreboard… Read More
EASTPORT – Frankie Morrison scored 12 of his game-high 17 points in the third quarter to lead the Woodland Dragons to a 59-40 schoolboy basketball victory over the Shead Tigers Tuesday night. Mark Knowles tossed in 14 points for Woodland and Bobby Ferry added 13. Read More
PORTLAND – It was a contrast in styles: a smaller, quicker team that feeds off transition opportunities against a big, physical club that gets the puck deep and uses its strength to cycle the puck and create chances. Cornell University’s aptly named Big Red rallied… Read More
The American Skiing Company and ESPN recently signed a contract that will bring the most extreme kinds of winter fun to the East for the first time… and could bring it to Sugarloaf or Sunday River. The Winter X-Games will be held at ASC resorts… Read More
Todd Jackson, considered the fastest skater on the U.S. Development Program’s Under-18 hockey team by assistant coach Ken Martel, has verbally commited to attend the University of Maine, according to Martel. Jackson has eight goals and six assists in 22 games this season for the… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Mike Susi’s put-back of a missed shot with less than one second remaining in the third overtime was the game-winner Tuesday night as Maine Central Institute eked out a 61-59 schoolboy victory over Ellsworth. Susi topped all scorers with 25 points while Ethan… Read More
BANGOR – It seemed like old times for new Medomak Valley coach Todd Sanders as Dusty Starr’s 3-point shot with three seconds left gave the unbeaten Panthers of Waldoboro a dramatic 52-49 win over John Bapst of Bangor Tuesday night. After four straight timeouts (three… Read More
NEWARK, Del. – Nothing has come easily to the University of Maine women’s basketball team of late. To top it all off, the Black Bears went into the Bob Carpenter Center Tuesday night battling injuries, illness and fatigue on the last leg of their four-game,… Read More
BLUE HILL – George Stevens Academy connected on eight of its 13 free-throw attempts in overtime Tuesday while pulling out a 71-66 schoolboy basketball victory over Mount Desert Island. Toby Cole led the Eagles with 24 points. Eben Foss had 16 and Adam Trenkle added… Read More
AUGUSTA – Three professional race car drivers have been added to the list of motor racing personalities scheduled to appear at the 12th Northeast Motorsports Expo & Trade Show, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Dennis… Read More
BREWER – Liz Boone nailed 10 of 13 free throws to help lift the Brewer Witches to a 53-40 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Gardiner Tigers Tuesday night. Boone finished with 26 points and Jenny Higgins added 11 for Brewer, which stretched its win streak… Read More
Bill Parcells retired as a football coach of the New York Jets on Monday saying he just knew it was time. In the papers were citations to the end of a “glorious career” and an “illustrious coaching career.” Maybe. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A local man who was burned while trying to siphon gasoline from a school bus last August was given a 20-day jail term Tuesday. Joshua Doore, 19, pleaded guilty in Piscataquis County Superior Court to theft and to failure to report or control… Read More
BANGOR — Lori Fletcher, 25, of Clinton claims she suffered emotional pain and humiliation at the hands of Clinton law enforcement officers two years ago when they arrested her after a tumultuous encounter. In a civil lawsuit trial that got under way Tuesday, Fletcher testified… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled last week that Allstate Insurance Co. must pay an Eagle Lake man injured in a 1994 accident more than $100,000 to settle an insurance claim. The Dec. 30 decision, which upheld the findings of an Aroostook… Read More
AUGUSTA — Korean War veterans want a license plate honoring them as “forgotten no more.” Snowmobilers and groups that work to curb domestic violence hope to get their own plates, too. Special plates, they argue, will raise awareness and — in many cases — money. Read More
PORTLAND — No immediate layoffs are planned at Humpty-Dumpty Potato Chip Co., which sought bankruptcy protection from creditors while it is either reorganized or sold, its lawyer says. But Robert Keach said layoffs will remain an option for the Scarborough-based snack food company, which has… Read More
HAMPDEN — Icy road conditions contributed to a fatal collision early Tuesday on Route 202 in Hampden in which an 18-year-old Brewer man was killed when he lost control of his car, collided with an oncoming vehicle and slammed into the guardrail. Michael Towle was… Read More
PORTLAND — The difference in how strictly fire safety codes are enforced in Lewiston and Portland highlights the lack of uniform state procedures that cities and towns must follow in preventing fires. Eight Lewiston buildings were closed for fire code violations in 1998 and one… Read More
GUILFORD — Irving Oil Co. officials confirmed Tuesday that the doors to five of its gasoline stations in central and northern Maine would be closed on Jan. 10. The company’s decision to close its only facilities in Topsfield, Hamlin, and Guilford and stations on Main… Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Nova Scotia government is trying to decide whether it or the British have to cancel a bounty on Micmac scalps issued more than 200 years ago. Tribal chiefs have asked for the ancient order to be wiped from the books… Read More
TURNER — A pair of mild earthquakes that hit central Maine two weeks apart are unrelated and do not signal any unusual instability in the Earth’s crust, Maine’s state geologist said Tuesday. Robert Marvinney said updated information from the Weston Observatory at Boston College measured… Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Natural gas from the Sable Offshore Energy Project has begun flowing into New England markets, officials with the pipeline builder and Sable project announced Tuesday. Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, clearing up confusion over when gas actually began flowing, said in a… Read More
PORTLAND — The company that owned the Metropolis nightclub in Portland has pleaded innocent to drug-trafficking charges. Vision Capital is the first Maine corporation to be charged with dealing drugs. The charges stem from an April raid during a late-night dance party called a rave… Read More
CHICAGO — A test for the human papilloma virus that doesn’t require a pelvic exam may soon rival the Pap smear as an accurate way of screening for cancer and precancerous conditions in the cervix, researchers say. However, the test produced far more false-positives than… Read More
WATERVILLE — A wave of colors from flags and uniforms provided the setting Tuesday morning for the funeral of Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Baker at the Alfond Athletic Center at Colby College. Baker died Tuesday, Dec. 28, in a single-vehicle accident with his police… Read More
The amended definition for sexual orientation in LD 2239 is as follows: “Sexual orientation means having an orientation for heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, having a history of that orientation, or being identified with that orientation. Sexual orientation refers to a person’s actual or perceived status,… Read More
PORTLAND — Workers no longer turn only to the watercooler to whine about bosses, co-workers and companies. Instead, some are using the Internet to air gripes anonymously. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
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NASHUA, N.H. — It wasn’t a Y2K problem, but thousands of airline passengers would not have known the difference after a computer problem delayed flights throughout the country Monday night. A failed computer part at the air traffic control center for the Northeast delayed 125… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s perennial debate over the enactment of a state gay rights law was reinvigorated Tuesday when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced it would support an amended proposal. Diocese spokesman Marc R. Mutty told reporters during a State House press conference he… Read More
AUGUSTA — A “glaring loophole” in the state’s campaign finance law could allow a wealthy candidate for governor to spend unlimited funds and buy an election, according to Sen. Rick Bennett, R-Norway. On Tuesday, Bennett presented legislation, LD 2032, which would “level the playing field” in any future… Read More
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PHILLIPS — Alcohol and speed appear to be factors in a crash that killed a teen-ager last week, police said. Kenneth Smith, 16, died Friday at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston from injuries he suffered in last Wednesday’s crash on Route 142. His passenger,… Read More
KEY WEST, Fla. — Key West is the last stop for two kayakers from Maine, who paddled hundreds of miles during a seven-month voyage to raise $40,000 for AIDS organizations. Organizer Ted Regan, 35, and fellow kayaker Aaron Frederick, 25, arrived here on Saturday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
TOPSHAM — A third-term legislator who moved to a neighboring town outside his district so he could care for a sick friend is expected to find out Wednesday if House leaders will allow him to keep his seat. Rep. Verdi Tripp, D-Topsham, moved with his… Read More
WELLS — Two boys accused of sending a threatening e-mail to an 11-year-old girl have been charged with terrorizing. Police have accused a 12-year-old boy and his 15-year-old friend with sending an e-mail threatening to kill the girl and threatening to plant a bomb at… Read More
Every so often, a cookbook comes along that makes a mark in culinary history. Think Julia Child. Think “Joy of Cooking.” Think “Silver Palate.” For vegetarians, one of the landmarks in 1970s cooking was Mollie Katzen’s “Moosewood Cookbook.” In addition to offering recipes that offered… Read More
FORT KENT — In recognition of National Glaucoma Awareness Month, Northern Maine Medical Center’s January Community Lecture Series will have Dr. Tim Rioux, an optometrist from Fort Kent, as guest speaker. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve and can… Read More
Over the past few weeks much has been publicized regarding the proposed endangered species listing of the Atlantic salmon in several Down East rivers in Washington County. While it may be be academic to point fingers and attach blame, it is critical for the people of Maine to… Read More
Fourteen of the 25 homicides recorded in Maine last year were the result of domestic violence. It is a disturbing statistic, the increasing proportion reveals an alarming trend. The specific cases cover virtually every permutation of human relationships gone wrong. A wife is accused of… Read More
In the words of Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” That doesn’t mean O.J. was innocent. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
The clatter of dishes, the clanging of pans against metal sinks, the chopping noises of knives hitting wooden cutting boards are among the familiar sounds coming from a string of kitchens at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. Each day from 3… Read More
U.S. opposition to a world criminal court, when representatives from dozens of countries met in June 1998 to discuss this issue, was based on its soldiers. What if, Americans wanted to know, this court decided to investigate not just the clearly inhumane acts of despots but second-guessed U.S. Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — Four members of the Mount View High School Chamber Singers will present music at the Visitors Day service planned Sunday at the Lincolnville United Christian Church. The service begins at 9:30 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
CALAIS — Friends of the Calais Memorial Gymnasium will meet today. The organization is trying to raise $75,000 for renovation of the former middle school gym. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
EASTBROOK — An update on the ball field and first reading of a policy governing reporting of child abuse are two items on the agenda when SAD 26 directors meet this week. The session will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Cave Hill… Read More
MACHIAS — Senior representatives of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine will speak about the proposed sale of the nonprofit insurer to a for-profit company during a breakfast meeting Friday. The session, sponsored by the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, will be at 8… Read More
BLUE HILL — Students, parents and community members are invited to a “go-global” millennium party at the consolidated school from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6. The event, which will feature food from around the world, music, dance and a fireworks finale, is a… Read More
AUGUSTA — An eye surgeon still practicing in New York has surrendered his license to practice medicine in Maine after an investigation into complaints about his conduct. Dr. Donald R. Werner had appealed the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine’s decision not to renew his… Read More
HANCOCK — A second reading of proposed policies for student computer and Internet usage will be offered when the Hancock School Committee meets tonight. The session will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Hancock Grammar School. Read More
HOULTON — The Town Council on Monday gave all but final approval to a $6.64 million municipal budget for 2000. The council will take formal action on the budget after a public hearing that has been set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at the… Read More
PRINCETON — Police said Tuesday they have reason to believe that the armed robber who held up the Princeton Variety Store may have been a woman. Maine State Police Sgt. Dennis Appleton said the robbery occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday. A masked thief brandishing… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Penobscot School will be host of a seminar Saturday on women in Thailand. Presented in collaboration with the Camden Conference and with support from the Maine Humanities Council, the seminar will include a workshop and a two-part book discussion series. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WARREN — The next monthly meeting of the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Building, 191 Camden Road. The meeting is open to the public. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Camden-Rockport Historical Society plans a look back with the chronicle of an early midcoast family. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, in the second Coffee Chat of the society’s 1999-2000 series, Vernon Hunter of Rockport will trace the history of the Barrows… Read More
Caribou councilors have elected Phil Bennett to a record fifth term as the city’s mayor, while Ronald McPherson has been chosen for a second term as chairman of the Presque Isle City Council. Bennett, a former state legislator and teacher, was re-elected Monday. He first… Read More
WARREN — The state Department of Environmental Protection has tentatively scheduled a Jan. 19 meeting for people with a stake in the Supermax prison expansion to discuss tests of water taken from the St. George River. The river water is an issue in the prison… Read More
THOMASTON — Selectmen will consider candidates for the comprehensive plan committee during a meeting Monday. The candidate would join a panel that now consists of 10 members. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
ROCKLAND — Coffin’s, a downtown clothing store since the 1940s, will close at the end of the month. “We have to be out of the building by January 31,” owner Skip Thompson said Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
CAMDEN — The owners of Apollo Tanning are unable to pay for removal of hazardous material from the closed plant that was the scene of a spill and chemical gas emission, according to a consultant hired by the company. “Apollo’s owners are on the verge… Read More
I was pleased to read the Jan. 3 commentary by Richard Barringer, an independent environmental auditor, highlighting HoltraChem’s recent improvements. As Barringer states, the Legislature set some of the toughest standards for mercury emissions, and this plant’s aggressive and creative responses to these standards have brought them much… Read More
I don’t like the way stocks are shown in the Bangor Daily News. Please go back to the old way. If I wanted all that information, I’d subscribe to The Wall Street Journal. Paul K. Oliver Calais… Read More
Susan Johnson (BDN, Jan. 1-2) states that “humans are superior to animals and they were put on this earth to serve us.” Because our brains are larger than most animals, that may make us superior. But we, as humans, can learn much from the animals on earth like… Read More
My hope list for the next 10 years: 1. Maine’s weather remains as moderate as in the last few years but with a bit more snow for the skiers and snowmobilers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Robert Savina, coordinator of the Eastport millennium celebration, deserves huge thanks for his incredible work. I had one of the biggest blasts of my life. The highlight was participating in the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange/Hallelujah Project workshops and sunrise dance on the pier. There were about 100 dancers… Read More
A predatory Indiana corporation, Anthem Insurance, will soon gain control of Maine’s largest health care insurer. When Blue Cross becomes a profit-making outfit, the only beneficiaries will be a small coterie of wealthy individuals with a let-’em-eat-cake attitude toward Blue Cross subscribers who are certain to see their… Read More
PORTLAND — Workers at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland had an anthrax scare Tuesday. A clinic worker told police she received a letter that said it contained the deadly bacteria, the Portland Press Herald reports in its Wednesday editions. The Forest Avenue clinic was… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor City Council has two options in filling a newly vacant seat on the school committee. Either the council can call a special election or it can wait until the next citywide general election in November, said Norman Heitmann III, the city’s… Read More
DEXTER — A company that set up a special Web site catering to survivalists and others going to extremes to prepare for the year 2000 has a message for customers: “HAPPY NEW YEAR.” The firm, y2kmart, shut down last weekend because of concerns that its… Read More
True to the title of that great holiday song, many of us these days can be caught humming, “Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” Those of us who ski or snowmobile, particularly, would like some of that light, fluffy white stuff to… Read More
BANGOR — The results of a study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the need to do maintenance dredging in Bangor harbor are positive, City Engineer James Ring told the municipal operations committee Tuesday. The corps stated in a four-page report, and also… Read More
LINCOLN — Next week, a panel of lawmakers will hear comments on a bill that will increase the amount of money the Lincoln area hospital district can borrow. The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing on LD 2046, An Act… Read More
A Bangor man wanted on two warrants raised the ire of a neighbor with his driving Monday night and the neighbor called police. Bangor police arrested the driver, Jason Durant, 24, on the two warrants and also summoned him for two driving-related charges after they… Read More
HAMPDEN — Route 202 in Hampden is a notoriously treacherous stretch of road during the winter, Hampden Deputy Fire Chief Mike Andersen warned Tuesday morning. Accidents commonly occur there during snow and ice storms, said Andersen as he grimly surveyed the wreckage from a fatal… Read More
STOCKTON SPRINGS — A Bangor man faces an aggravated assault charge after a stabbing attack here early Tuesday. Taylor Mahan, 31, was charged in the stabbing of Jason Boyle, 25, of Searsport during a fight at the home of a female acquaintance of both men. Read More
BELFAST — A new communications center for Waldo County may be in the cards but not in this year’s budget. When they approved the new year’s $2.9 million budget last week, members of the county budget committee decided to eliminate funding for the $397,000 dispatch… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County will be among the applicants seeking the next round of Community Development Block Grant funds to help spur economic development. Traditionally, these planning grants are offered to municipalities, but counties have been invited to participate in this funding session, according to… Read More
It’s tiresome to read the Bangor Daily News and see where the University of Maine is again asking for money. This time it wants $28.4 million. Every year there’s always a big bond issue to vote on which is foolishly passed, saddling our chileren, grandchilren… Read More
PARIS — The motorist who hit horror writer Stephen King with his van entered a plea agreement Tuesday under which he will not go to jail but must surrender his license for an additional six months. Bryan Smith pleaded guilty to driving to endanger in… Read More
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Technical Center will hold a Local Skills Championship from 4 to 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at 3 Brooklyn Ave., adjacent to Waterville High School. The snow date for this event will be Friday, Jan. 28. Mid-Maine Technical Center serves students from… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — The two remaining members of the Somerset County commissioners planned to meet this morning, despite lacking a third representative. Chairman Joe Bowman and Commissioner Zane Libby have been running the county by themselves since former legislator and Commissioner Dorothy Rotondi-Canelli resigned in late… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Mayor Gary Jordan was re-elected Tuesday night for a second term as Pittsfield’s mayor. In a run-off election, Robert Stackhouse edged out Councilor Charles Cianchette for the deputy mayor’s seat. Once routine housekeeping issues were taken care of, including committee assignments and reappointments,… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — SAD 68 residents Tuesday authorized school directors to borrow $450,000 for improvements to SeDoMoCha Middle School. In what was called the smallest turnout for a district vote, residents voted 131-50 to borrow the funds for capital improvements that include health and safety renovations,… Read More
EAGLE LAKE — Eagle Lake and Winterville residents will vote Friday, Jan. 7, on whether the two communities will get money to look at the feasibility of withdrawing from SAD 27. Eagle Lake selectmen want to raise $10,000 for the study, and Winterville needs $3,000. Read More
WHITING — Representatives of the company that wants to construct a controversial 330-foot communications tower on Yellow Birch Mountain will explain the proposal during a public meeting Monday. Whiting Administrative Assistant Bernice McHatten said officials from American Tower will attend a 6:30 p.m. selectmen’s meeting… Read More