ORONO – Boston College junior goalie Scott Clemmensen laughed when informed that Eagles coach Jerry York had called Saturday night’s 35-save 3-0 triumph over the University of Maine “the best game he has ever played in a BC uniform.” “I remember him saying that last… Read More
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FORT KENT – Tomas Tolvaisa headed a list of eight Bengals in double figures Sunday, scoring 20 points as the University of Maine-Fort Kent posted a lopsided 120-67 men’s basketball victory over Unity College. Denis Traup scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for UMFK,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Goaltender Ted Wright amassed 50 saves Saturday, backstopping the Presque Isle hockey team to a 5-2 victory over high-powered Orono in high school action. Andy Beaulieu netted two goals for 5-9 Presque Isle, which won despite being outshot 52-15. Dan Erickson, Joe… Read More
BANGOR – The same approach paid off the same way for the newly crowned Class B and C champions at Saturday’s Eastern Maine cheerleading championships. Both the Old Town Indians and Central Red Devils of Corinth chose not to put a lot of stock in… Read More
NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware Blue Hens have been virtually unbeatable on their home court at the Bob Carpenter Center for the last two seasons. On Saturday night, the University of Maine didn’t allow the Hens to take advantage of their preferred surroundings. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – High school coaches often say place doesn’t matter, it’s team effort that counts – and you never quite know whether they’re sincere. But when first-year Brewer cheerleading coach Kristie Reed said just that Saturday at the Eastern Maine Class A Cheerleading Championships, it’s… Read More
BREWER – Brewer will hold registration for youth wrestling Feb. 1 and 2 at the high school gymnasium 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration is open to children in grades K-5. Cost is $25 and scholarships are available. Contact Perry Boudreau at 862-4831. Read More
SEARSPORT – Andrea Blanchard scored with six seconds left to lift the Searsport girls basketball team to a 45-44 victory over Central of Corinth Saturday in high school action. Blanchard finished with a team-high 13 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – Usually, when a basketball team holds its opponent to 29 percent shooting, the result is a convincing victory. The University of Maine did just that Saturday afternoon against Towson, limiting the Tigers to a 5-for-31 effort (16 percent) in the first half. In… Read More
BANGOR — A local bookstore and The Acadia Hospital will sponsor a panel discussion, “Taste of Recovery,” for National Eating Disorders Awareness Month at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Borders Books, Music and Cafe. The panel consists of local people who have survived eating… Read More
BANGOR — The film “It’s Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School” will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park St. The award-winning film made by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network presents ideas for… Read More
AUGUSTA — Police continued looking Saturday for help identifying a woman who was struck by a car and killed. The woman was standing on a Memorial Drive sidewalk when she was killed around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Augusta police said. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
POWNAL — The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund has announced March 1 as the deadline for the next round of grant applications to be considered for funding this spring. Applications will be accepted again Sept. 1. The Heritage Fund was established in 1996 by the Legislature… Read More
BANGOR — A meeting on the coming turnpike widening project will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School. Turnpike Executive Director Paul Violette will make a presentation describing the five-year project. Project managers and engineers also… Read More
ORONO — The University of Maine Career Center will hold its third annual Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in the Wells Conference Center. Representatives from 91 state and national companies will attend the fair and answer student questions about… Read More
PORTLAND — Coast Guard officials seized about $10,000 worth of fish they said was caught illegally in a closed fishery. Petty Officer Tim Waser said a Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol spotted the fishing vessel Teresa Marie IV fishing inside the closed Gulf of… Read More
PORTLAND — A Maine-based lobster boat that lost power in rough weather near the same spot where it nearly sank three years ago was back ashore Sunday after the Coast Guard towed the vessel more than 100 miles to safety. The Panther, a 65-foot, offshore… Read More
PORTLAND — A firefighter was sent to the hospital Sunday after working to bring a house fire under control. Lt. John Feeney suffered second-degree burns on his hands while fighting the fire that broke out a little before noon at a house on Ashmount Street. Read More
WATERVILLE — A former Waterville man and his wife have donated $1.2 million to Colby College to endow a professorship in Italian languages and literature. The gift from Paul and Marilyn Paganucci, of Hanover, N.H., reflects the love for Italian language and culture that Paul… Read More
PORTLAND — An Addison man freezes to death while trying to make his way to safety after the car he was riding in gets stuck in a ditch on a remote logging road. That same week, a New Hampshire motorist is stranded in her truck… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill that would let judges give tougher sentences to killers of children is headed to the full Legislature for consideration. Judges must give “special consideration” to the age of the victim when handing down sentences for manslaughter under the bill approved Friday… Read More
Do you know where Bailey’s Mistake is located? How about Crow Neck or Wilcox Settlement? Two points for you if you knew they were part of Trescott, an unorganized township, next door to Lubec in Washington County. I think it’s commendable that a township that… Read More
Scott Snively had his shimmery silver shirt unbuttoned just enough to display a gold pendant around his neck. He wore purple pants, a matching derby, platform shoes. And a goatee. “This is very seventies,” he said, checking the time on his Mickey Mouse wrist watch. Read More
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Staging a classical concert on Super Bowl Sunday — and a sunny one at that — is a daring move. But the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, which played to a loaded Maine Center for the Arts, gave the pre-game crowd something impressive to take home. While… Read More
Proper maintenance can help motorists guard against being stranded on a desolate Maine road in winter, but emergencies happen. When they do, here are some items that may come in handy: googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS. Directed by Scott Hicks. Written by Ron Bass and Hicks, based on the novel by David Guterson. Running time: 130 minutes. Rated PG-13. Capturing the essence of a complexly layered, multifarious novel and bringing it to screen is one thing, but… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Brian J. Theriault, traffic manager, Caribou; assets $37,775; debts, $96,185. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
Eva M. Smith will celebrate her 100th birthday with an open house 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at her home, 7 High St., Dover-Foxcroft 04426-1207. She would appreciate visitors, greetings and cards. Thomas Cruz, a grade-five pupil at Mintz Elementary School, is doing a geography… Read More
East Millinocket> Local town history centennial projects written by students about their communities
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a a series of 42 town history centennial projects written by students about their communities in the Bangor Daily News readership area. Students were asked to compile a timeline of important events in the 20th century, to write an essay about… Read More
Honorable people may disagree on the details — even the possibility — of preventing the extinction of the magnificent Maine Atlantic salmon at this 11th hour. But there can be no doubt there is high moral purpose in working together for their salvation. While the “listing” of a… Read More
Bangor Daily News readers are probably familiar with the expression, “Actions speak louder than words.” Richard Barringer, employed as an “independent consultant” by HoltraChem, has barraged us with words in two op-eds (Jan. 16-17, 1999 and Jan. 3, 2000) and a lengthy full-page ad (Jan. 16-17, 1999) submitted… Read More
The new opposition by the Maine Education Association to fingerprinting teachers and other school staff provides the state with a chance to revisit this issue and, this time, fully debate it. A compromise amendment already may be at hand. What is offensive about the proposed… Read More
No one questions Air Force Maj. Sonnie Bates’ service record. A decorated pilot and 14-year veteran of the Armed Forces, he is the highest-ranking military officer to refuse to be vaccinated against anthrax, raising the stakes in a dubious military plan to protect all 2.4 million active-duty and… Read More
BANGOR — Community vigils will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the First Congregational Church in Brewer and the Grace United Methodist Church in Bangor. The vigils will focus on remembering victims of domestic violence. For more information, call 942-8320 or 989-7350. Read More
Sale of hydro system questioned> Club wants Millinocket to intervene in paper mill’s request to FERC
MILLINOCKET — Fearing the Millinocket paper mill could become a utility, a local sportsman’s club is urging the Town Council to intervene in the transfer of Great Northern Paper’s federal hydroelectric license to a new company. Great Northern is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Resource Conservation and Development Steering Committee’s annual meeting will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Northeastland Hotel. The Maine Association of RC&D Areas and its partners advocate for an expansion of the agriculture sector in Maine. Five Aroostook… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) has been awarded approximately $1.5 million in funding for the 1999-00 Home Energy Assistance Program and has issued more than $900,000 in benefits to nearly 2,600 households in Aroostook County since October 1999. ACAP expects to… Read More
OLD TOWN — An 18-year-old wanted in connection with several thefts and on the run for months turned himself in Sunday afternoon. Paul Allan Russell of Old Town turned himself in at the Penobscot County Jail at 4 p.m. He remained in custody without bail. Read More
LIMESTONE — A Swedish cross-country skier has been hired as a head coach at the Maine Winter Sports Center, according to a recent announcement. Karin Lamberg, who raced for 10 years on the World Cup circuit and participated in three Olympics, will head the cross-country… Read More
THOMASTON — SAD 50, which is suffering from growing pains, is in the process of diagnosing its problems and deciding how to address its space needs. SAD 50, comprising the towns of Thomaston, St. George and Cushing, with five schools, has sought help from two… Read More
BANGOR — An Oregon company has asked the planning board to continue Tuesday’s hearing on its plans for 122 units of congregate housing off Ohio Street to Feb. 15 at City Hall. The planning board is scheduled to hold the hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday… Read More
A Market Street man told Bangor police Sunday that Chance Scott, 32, mistakenly thought the man was gay and started pummeling him after a name-calling incident. The man went to police at 1:22 a.m. to report that about 20 minutes earlier he had been assaulted… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — When two postsecondary schools resumed classes this month, they did so with more students. Both the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Northern Maine Technical College reported Friday an increase in enrollment for the spring semester. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
UNION — Community Health and Counseling Services will offer two job fairs for prospective employees from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 2 and 16, at 3050 Route 17 in Union (just beyond Hammond Tractor). CHCS, a private, nonprofit home health and mental health agency… Read More
LINCOLN — A representative of the Bangor Department of Human Services will assist residents interested in applying for Food Stamps/TANF from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 9, at the Penquis Cap Building, 119 Main St. Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — School Union 113 (East Millinocket, Medway and Woodville) has rescheduled kindergarten registration for children entering school in the fall to 8 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Opal Myrick School in East Millinocket. Maine law… Read More
WALLAGRASS — A local teen-ager was in serious condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after being injured in a snowmobile accident Saturday. Dustin Pinette, 16, of Wallagrass was driving a 1989 Yamaha snowmobile out of a driveway on Route 11. As the youth… Read More
Enough already about the Cuban kid. The heart-tugging saga has been more overplayed than a Backstreet Boys tune. Although it may be an interesting story, daily front page news it’s not. By the coverage given to this custody battle/soap opera, you’d think it was the Cuban missle crisis. Read More
At the Jan. 22 memorial service for the White triplets, Joshua, Marcus and Brydon, their dedicated teachers indicated how much more they received from the boys than they had given them. This, of course, is always true of the handicapped. They teach us and give… Read More
Printing Bruce Kyle’s column on reckless drivers on the page opposite Sean Birkel’s letter titled “How’s my driving?” (BDN, Jan. 13) was well-timed and appropriate. Birkel’s arrogant opinions regarding on-ramp driving procedures clearly show he is one of the problems other drivers encounter when they are trying to… Read More
I saw a news program where a woman was filing a lawsuit against her doctor. It seams that while performing a Caesarean section, he was so proud of the job he did that he carved his initials in her abdomen. When she found out she was understandably outraged. Read More
Let me get this straight. A 20-year-old University of Maine student steals a computer from campus, and the police send what looks like a SWAT team with TV cameras to raid his house. Value of the computer? Maybe $1,000. The kid panics and drives off… Read More
AUGUSTA — Health care dominates the agenda in the State House early this week as Gov. Angus King announces a study of its rising costs and a Senate leader unveils her plan to control prices of prescription drugs. The issue maintains a high profile in… Read More
GEORGETOWN — A nonprofit group that collected thousands of signatures trying to keep a historic lighthouse lens in operation has heard back from the Coast Guard. And the answer is no. The Coast Guard still plans to replace the rare First Order Fresnel Lens at… Read More
Heating oil and kerosene prices, which shot up in the past couple of weeks, should start dropping soon as additional supplies head toward the state, according to the Maine Oil Dealers Association. Shipments of kerosene, which was in desperately short supply in some parts of… Read More
PORTLAND — A judge is expected to decide this week if Seiha Srey can attend Cape Elizabeth High School while he awaits trial on a murder charge. Srey’s legal guardian asked the Cumberland County Superior Court on Thursday to order school Superintendent Thomas Forcella to… Read More
If you’ve ever waited until the last moment — or later — to renew your motor vehicle registration, you may have found yourself rushing to City Hall only to wait in a long line with others in the same predicament. Beginning early this summer, residents… Read More
PORTLAND — A formal inquiry begins this week into the sinking of a trawler and the deaths of two fishermen off Boon Island. The Coast Guard says that whatever caused the 63-foot Two Friends to flood suddenly and capsize Tuesday could threaten other ships. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MOOSE RIVER — A sawmill in this Somerset County town just north of Jackman is offering to pay relocation benefits for qualified workers, despite a relatively high unemployment rate of 6.7 percent in the labor market area. New automated and computerized operations in sawmills require… Read More
ROCKLAND — It’s the small things in life that please Dudley Rockwell. Now, everyone can enjoy a little bit of history, which the 86-year-old Cushing man has brought to life with his scale model of the Olson house featured in Andrew Wyeth’s famous 1948 work,… Read More
MACHIAS — Seven hours into a public hearing Saturday, Dana Urquhart stepped to the microphone and addressed representatives of two federal agencies that want to protect the wild Atlantic salmon in eight Maine rivers as an endangered species. “I have to oppose it because you… Read More
MADISON — A new federal study that concludes there is little future in growing industrial hemp will not derail an effort to legalize the crop in Maine, a longtime advocate says. Don Christen, founder of Maine Vocals, a pro-marijuana and hemp organization, launched a petition… Read More
Thank you for the Jan. 28 editorial, “Empty chairs, broken chairs.” It is affirming to the victims of domestic violence to have people in powerful positions discussing the seriousness of the situations that they live day in and day out. It is helpful to have… Read More
STOCKHOLM — A former Aroostook County resident, who works as a state trooper in Alaska, is being treated as a hero there after he rescued two lost men who were facing their fourth night outside in subzero temperatures. Scott Quist, 37, a pilot who grew… Read More
Ellsworth District Court John O’Brien, South Portland, failing to display flag indicating scallop diver was down, $100. 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++) {… Read More
Bangor District Court Jerry Watson, 46, Milford, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $450, 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 i = 0; i… Read More
MILLINOCKET — A $350,000 budget cut is one of the goals Millinocket officials will aim for as they prepare town and school budgets. Members of the Town Council indicated the cut was a reasonable target during its work session last week. But officials aren’t so… Read More
Newport District Court Michael Antonio, 18, Newport, assault, jail 48 hours. 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
Caribou District Court Tammie D. Pikemurry, 31, Caribou, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, probable cause found, bound over to Superior Court. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
HOULTON — The Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce is preparing a calendar of public events for the greater Houlton area. Meetings, socials, suppers, fairs, and any event open to the public are welcome additions. Submissions should be received no later than one month in advance… Read More
HOULTON — The Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual business meeting and dinner on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Activities will include music, a cash bar, catering by the Courtyard Cafe, and a free giveaway weekend for two at the Samoset… Read More