BREWER – The Nokomis Warriors took an eight-point halftime lead and held off the Brewer Witches for a 37-34 schoolgirl basketball victory Saturday night. Laura Pelkey tallied 14 points to lead the Warriors, Tanya Cray added 13 points and Danielle Clark netted eight. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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MACHIAS – Jeffrey Joseph scored 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and teammate Matt Townsend pitched in with 26 points as the University of Maine-Presque Isle earned a 97-86 overtime basketball win over the University of Maine-Machias on Saturday. Mike Rodriguez netted 17 and Matt… Read More
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DYER BROOK – Kristi Brooker scored 26 points to help the Southern Aroostook Warriors come back from a slow start and overtake the Panthers of Mars Hill, 63-51, in schoolgirl basketball action Saturday. Kara Dickinson had 15 points and 15 rebounds while Janelle Tarr finished… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bear hockey team has a unique distinction and it isn’t one anyone would want. The 1999-2000 Bears became the first Maine team in the program’s 23-year history to ever to be shut out in back-to-back games in dropping… Read More
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BUCKSPORT – As far as endings go, Bucksport wrestling coach Mike Carter could have done with a little less drama, but senior wrestler Dan Ormsby wouldn’t have had it any other way. Ormsby teamed with Carter’s son, Josh, to win the final two weight classes… Read More
ORONO – As he fielded postgame questions late Saturday afternoon, coach John Giannini took a glance at a stat sheet, saw numerical proof of the carnage he’d just witnessed, and credited the University of Maine’s monstrous offensive output to one thing. A “passing mindset.” googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Karalyn Church has endured plenty of disappointment against the University of Maine. Prior to Saturday’s America East women’s basketball showdown, the Black Bears had won eight of the previous nine meetings, including two conference championship games, against she and her Vermont team. Read More
FARMINGTON – Cara Moir scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers to an 88-48 women’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls Saturday. Jen Robertson added 10 points for UMF. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
HERMON – Meghan Silver is the quintessential competitor. At any given high school Alpine ski meet, she’s hanging out with the boys, cheering with the boys, and beating most of them. Maybe not the Hampden boys’ top scorers, but Saturday at the Penobscot Valley Slalom… Read More
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BANGOR – Chris Lane of the Bangor Police Athletic League boxing gym won an unanimous decision over Burton Rockwell of Plattsburg, N.Y. Saturday night in Burlington, Vt. With the win Lane, a welterweight, advances to the Northern New England Golden Gloves Championship on Feb. 12… Read More
AUGUSTA — Two weeks after Gov. Angus King declared violence against women and children Maine’s “Public Enemy No. 1” a legislative committee today takes up a bill aimed at reducing domestic violence. House Majority Leader Michael Saxl’s bill would deny a concealed-firearms permit to anyone… Read More
CAMDEN — Primarily due to costs related to the acquisition of KSB Bancorp Inc., Camden National Corp. (Amex: CAC) has reported a decline in net income for 1999. For the full year 1999, net income amounted to $10,229,000, or $1.27 per diluted share. This represents… Read More
BANGOR — Within the week, some 470 potential developers nationwide will get packets soliciting their interest in a project that could have a major impact on the region — the development of a half-mile of waterfront along the Penobscot River. Over the next 10 to… Read More
HARRINGTON — Principal Peter Doak puts his head in his hands when he talks about what people are saying about him and his school. “This is the worst I’ve ever seen, and the teachers say they’ve never seen anything like this,” said Doak, 60, who… Read More
PORTLAND — As his trawler filled with seawater and heaved back and forth in vicious waves, Shawn Rich scrambled to climb into his immersion suit. The bulky suit proved to be a lifesaver, keeping the fisherman from freezing to death as he was tossed about… Read More
BANGOR — Finance Authority of Maine will host College Awareness Project 2000 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 11 at the Bangor Civic Center. The event is an early awareness effort for middle school pupils to learn more about the benefits of a college… Read More
AUGUSTA — Independent voters have assumed high-profile status in presidential nomination contests so far. In Maine they can wait until the last minute before deciding whether to vote as a party member in the March 7 primary election — and whether to choose among Democrats or Republicans. Read More
AFLRED — A judge imposed additional damages after ruling that the operator of an Old Orchard Beach bar illegally transferred ownership to avoid paying up in a lawsuit. York County Superior Court Justice Paul A. Fritzsche awarded $300,000 to Andrew Morrow, a man who was… Read More
ROCKLAND — The phone rings. It’s 1:30 a.m. The caller is a woman who is terrified, or worried, or just in need of someone to listen. She may be recovering from injuries inflicted by her boyfriend or husband earlier in the night. Before the dawn… Read More
BANGOR — From backpacks, tents, kayaks and trailer hitches to magnificent self-contained motor homes retailing for up to $166,999, this weekend’s Recreational Vehicle and Camping Show at the Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center had it all. Featuring more than 25 vendors from throughout the state,… Read More
Nineteen months ago, Michelle Harmon and Jim Boucher of Orrington became the proud parents of a very special little girl. Her name is Ciarra. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
In theaters SWEET AND LOWDOWN. Written and directed by Woody Allen. Running time: 95 minutes. Rated: PG-13. Feb. 7-10, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
CAMDEN — The annual National Toboggan Championships give new meaning to the phrase “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” A victory may have been thrilling, but the many defeats didn’t seem to produce much agony this weekend as toboggan teams from around… Read More
The vast majority of lenders are legitimate professionals. But fraudulent loan brokers and other individuals misrepresenting the availability of credit and credit terms definitely are in business. One of their favorite strategies is the “advance-fee” loan. That’s when they guarantee you will get a loan… Read More
BOSTON — Eighteenth-century sailors, sailmakers and carpenters once trod the road through the Charlestown Naval Shipyard that bicyclists and in-line skaters will someday use as part of a trail connecting Calais, Maine, to Key West, Fla. That, at least, is the hope of several dozen… Read More
MADAWASKA — The effect of drastic increases in fuel oil prices on low-income and elderly residents and the impact high-cost diesel fuel has had on American farmers has led U.S. Rep. John Baldacci to call for a fuel summit conference in the Northeast. Baldacci hopes… Read More
As a sixth-grader in Alice Littlefield Mossler’s class at Sangerville Consolidated School in 1962-63, I couldn’t help but be fascinated by Castine, the hometown she spoke of with such love. One term she read to us from “Redcoats at Castine,” one of her favorite books. Read More
PORTLAND — The argument over how to control the deer population on Peaks Island has flared again with the arrests of three men accused of killing deer on the Casco Bay island. The men were charged with a variety of offenses after game wardens found… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Carol Frances Smith, disabled, Litchfield; assets, $72,160; debts, $23,135. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
Gabby Huotari is no Picasso — not today anyway. Today, she and the rest of her first-grade classmates are Henri Matisse. Notes of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” tumble out of a small stereo that art teacher Wendy Libby has brought to inspire her… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the ninth in 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 what… Read More
Opponents of the bill to remove the word “squaw” from Maine place names can make all manner of arguments about the intended use of the word, the economic effect if it is removed and the lack of its common use as an insult. But the issue for them… Read More
In a few weeks my wife will be fingerprinted and checked out by the state. She recently started working in the public school and needs to be cleared by the state as a nonpedophile. It’s hard to think of our society treating her this way. Actually it doesn’t… Read More
There’s no question that the Maine woods can be a dangerous place — not so much because of the flora and fauna, but because of some of the illicit human activities that take place there, from marijuana growing to organized timber theft. Few of Maine’s law-enforcement officers are… Read More
STANDISH — A school superintendent was killed and a mother and two children were injured in a head-on collision Sunday on Route 113. Paul Vincent, 56, of Standish was dead at the scene after his pickup truck swerved into the opposite lane and crashed into… Read More
BREWER — An Eddington woman was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with minor injuries Sunday morning after she lost control of her 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass on the I-395 on-ramp from Route 1A in Holden, struck the guardrail and flipped over. Tammy Southard,… Read More
BANGOR — Chapter Regent Sonia Mallar has announced the winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest for the Frances Dighton Williams Chapter. Pupils in grades five through eight were invited to submit essays with the topic “An Obituary for George Washington,” and winners… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Friends of the Ellsworth Public Library will hold its annual Cabin Fever Paperback Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Riverview Room at the Library. The public is asked to use the lower parking lot back entrance before 10 a.m. Read More
ISLAND FALLS — A Florida man suffered a concussion early Sunday morning as a result of an all-terrain vehicle accident. George Ordway, 32, of Pensacola, Fla., and formerly of Sherman Mills apparently lost control of the ATV he was operating on Walker Road about midnight,… Read More
MADAWASKA — The whining of snowmobile engines was heard everywhere in the St. John Valley this weekend as part of the fourth International Snowmobile Festival, which drew a record number of enthusiasts. The electronic pinging of cash registers at motels and hotels, restaurants and snack… Read More
ORRINGTON — The strong odor of propane gas cut short a meeting of a group gathered at the Center Drive School on Sunday evening. According to Lt. Erik Tourtillotte of the Orrington Fire Department, the group of about 30 people called the department around 6:30… Read More
THOMASTON — A meeting of the minds is planned for Friday, Feb. 11, to begin the task of finding the best reuse of the Maine State Prison. The 175-year-old prison is targeted for closure in November 2001, when the new Supermax prison expansion is expected… Read More
HODGDON — A Houlton man escaped injury early Sunday morning when the pickup truck he was driving struck a telephone pole. Adam McGary, 28, was traveling north on Route 2A about 2:30 a.m. when he fell asleep, according to Trooper Darren Foster of the Maine… Read More
MONTICELLO — Jethro Tull has come back to Aroostook County. So have Pink Floyd, Cream and The Who. Last week, radio station WREM-AM 710 began broadcasting a rock ‘n’ roll format, after more than three years of simulcasting a talk-radio format from its sister station,… Read More
OLD TOWN — AMVETS Post 9 will hold a monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the VFW Bingo Hall, South Water Street. All members are invited. Anyone interested in becoming an AMVETS member can call Don Plummer at 827-6575 or Ron Pooler… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Two people were injured Sunday afternoon in a rollover accident involving a brother and sister on the Millvale Road near Jacob Buck Pond Road. According to Officer Alvertie Patten with the Bucksport Police Department, Scott Lord, 19, of Bucksport was traveling on the… Read More
TREMONT — An early morning fire Sunday destroyed an unoccupied A-frame building on Route 102. The fire had a head start on firefighters, who received the call about 3 a.m., according to Fire Chief Brad Reed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Recently, when I went to drop my child off at Pendleton Street School, I encountered a snow removal team directly in front of the school. This team consisted of three very large heavy equipment vehicles, which had pretty much blocked off one side of Pendleton Street with snow… Read More
It is hard for me to imagine a regulatory fix for the Canadian-USA disparity in the costs of prescription drugs that wouldn’t do more harm than good. Why not make it legal and easier for our people to bring in prescription drugs from Canada — in person or… Read More
The Machias hearing on the Atlantic salmon listing answered some questions about the actions of the fish services, but it raised many more. The behavior of the services has not matched their words, and until that hearing, no one seemed to know why. The proposal… Read More
Activated by the prospect of state budgetary surpluses, we are hearing more and more agitation to raise Maine state government’s share of public school education funding. Legislative support for this proposal is being promoted by vague assurances that it would benefit local taxpayers. As the song goes, “It… Read More
You mean to tell us the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is still allowing HoltraChem to pollute Maine? Even though our freshwater fish are so contaminated with mercury we are given dire warnings on the first page of our fishing regulations booklet for many of us not to… Read More
In light of the early-morning accident on Jan. 26 involving two or more tractor-trailer trucks on Route 9 in Clifton, I feel compelled to write in defense of the Maine Department of Transportation’s highway maintenance crew whose job it is to maintain that infamous piece of road. Too… Read More
DEER ISLE — Any way the wind blows is fine with Kim Petty and Richard Avery. Both Deer Isle residents have an interest in wind power, though on different scales. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
LIMESTONE — Remember when you were a kid and, after the snowplow went by, you and your friends would take shovels and dig a tunnel into the snowbank? Though they’re older, students at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics are still digging in the… Read More
Three months after 33 Narraguagus High School students were barred from all extracurricular activities for attending a drug and alcohol party, the Washington County school is finding it almost impossible to move on. In a punishment proposed by the principal and accepted by the SAD… Read More
ORONO — Rarely do prizes for a New England contest come with the directions, “Go get muddy — or wet.” But a team from Biddeford High School heard those golden words at the end of the Nor’easter Ocean Sciences Bowl on Saturday at the University of Maine. Read More
BANGOR — Diagnosing a heart ailment can involve a procedure as invasive and risky as any surgery. Now, patients may be able to avoid those tests thanks to a new magnetic resonance imaging system at Eastern Maine Medical Center specifically designed to generate high-quality cardiac images. Read More
NEWPORT — It took hundreds of snowmobilers to raise $152,133 to benefit the Pine Tree Camp at Rome. That was the total turned in at the annual Pine Tree Ride-in at Newport over the weekend. But they’re not finished. Snowmobilers are expected to tally more… Read More
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FRIENDSHIP — A father and son were arrested early Sunday, both charged with assaulting the son’s live-in girlfriend and nurse. Daniel Reed Jr., 20, and Daniel Reed Sr., 44, live in the same house with the victim. The younger Reed is paralyzed and uses a… Read More
Machias District Court Danny Jodway, 32, Lubec, possession of undersized scallops, $250. 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
With all the laughing going on in J. Normand Martin Jr.’s letter (BDN, Feb. 4) about “American Beauty” being a real stinker of a film, we couldn’t help laughing ourselves at his own opinion. It’s apparent he missed the film’s point, which was to expose a middle-class, suburban… Read More
WARREN — A fire that may have been caused by a wood stove destroyed a barn Friday night, but firefighters were able to save the nearby house. Fire Chief Edward Grinnell said the department was notified about 9:30 p.m. by Rusty Barnard Jr., who saw… Read More
HODGDON — By a 6-4 weighted vote, the board of directors of the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District last Thursday approved an operation-construction outline with its partner in a regional landfill project. The agreement with Eirco Environmental of New Hampshire was made available to… Read More
Four teen-agers were arrested and taken to Penobscot County Jail on Saturday after they were caught shoplifting at Filene’s, according to a police report. Charged with theft after they allegedly paid $7.13 for $1,008 worth of merchandise were Amy McCormick, 18, of Farmington; Joshua Knowlton,… Read More
THOMASTON — Midcoast residents can have a hand in helping support Montpelier, the Gen. Henry Knox Museum, by joining a cribbage tournament aimed at raising money for the nonprofit organization. The two-day tournament begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at nine locations throughout Knox… Read More
BANGOR — The location of a proposed skateboard park is still very much up in the air, but the City Council may be ready to at least endorse the idea. Councilors on the municipal operations committee, meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, will… Read More
ORONO — Sen. Susan Collins will be the guest speaker of the Lincoln Day Dinner on Feb. 19 at the Black Bear Inn. The event is sponsored by the Penobscot County Republican Committee. Contact Bea Mailman at 848-5184 for details and reservations. Read More
HERMON — Maine Department of Transportation representatives will discuss projected improvements to the intersection of Union Street and Billings Road at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Hermon town hall. Plans call for reconstruction of 1,500 feet of roadway at the Pleasant Hill Dairy… Read More
BANGOR — A few months after the City Council established guidelines for buying clothing, footwear and other products from “responsible contractors,” councilors will review a report on some of the past year’s purchases. Spurred by the Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign, an organization that promotes the… Read More