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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    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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    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
    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
    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
    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
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    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Houlton District Court Michelle M. Beach, 32, Houlton, theft by deception, $150, restitution $359.50. 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()) {… Read More
    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
    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