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WASHBURN – Chris Tupper poured in 26 points and dished out eight assists to power the Washburn Beavers to a 73-58 schoolboy basketball victory over the Fort Fairfield Tigers Monday night. Ben Umphrey had 17 points and 17 rebounds while Allen Milton added 13 points… Read More
To the University of Maine men’s hockey team, the hockey net seems six inches wide and four inches high these days instead of six feet by four feet. After becoming the first Black Bear team in the 23-year history of the program to be shut… Read More
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Like so many Maine high school girls, Molly Berry has Black Bear basketball fever. She was a ball girl for the University of Maine women’s team for two years, she now plays for Orono High’s freshmen team, and she is an assistant… Read More
BUCKSPORT – The Hermon Hawks used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Bucksport Golden Bucks 63-34 in schoolgirl basketball action Tuesday night. Melissa Overlock paced the Hawks with 17 points, Taren Macdonald added 15 and Lindsay Duplisea put in 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BIDDEFORD – The Husson Braves took advantage of the University of New England’s foul trouble by canning 17 shots from the free throw line to outlast the Nor’Easters 70-62 in men’s basketball action Monday night. The Braves took 25 total free throws to UNE’s two… Read More
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Rocker’s free speech In suspending Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has compounded Rocker’s foolishness with an overreaction of his own. Rocker’s fine and suspension until May 1 simply mean he is being punished for something he said. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HOWLAND – Alicia Drost scored 18 points to lead the Penobscot Valley Howlers to a 48-20 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Piscataquis Community Pirates Monday night. Meagan Cyr added 10 for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – As the Northeastern Huskies chewed chunk after chunk from a lead that had peaked at 18 points, Huggy Dye believed. Even as he missed five straight shots (after a sizzling 6-for-7 effort in the first half), the University of Maine sophomore believed. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – Huggy Dye spent the first half of Monday night’s America East showdown putting on a shooting clinic (he made six of his seven shots and scored 12 points). He spent much of the second half trying to figure out where that hot hand… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The city of Presque Isle has received a $750,000 grant to rebuild roads that lead to the new intermodal transportation facility, according to announcements from the state’s congressional delegation. The grant from the federal Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is part… Read More
CARMEL — State police arrested a 47-year-old previously convicted rapist Monday afternoon, hours after he allegedly fled from a Stockton Springs home where Waldo County investigators said he broke in and assaulted a woman. Larry Choteau was being held at Waldo County Jail on Monday… Read More
BANGOR — A man accused of setting a fire that heavily damaged a historic downtown building and left seven people homeless was indicted by the Penobscot County grand jury Monday and charged with arson. Roger Whitten, 50, allegedly set the fire in his own apartment… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus S. King’s declaration that domestic abuse is Maine’s “Public Enemy No. 1” echoed through the Civic Center on Monday as lawmakers considered a bill to control concealed firearm permits. LD 2484, sponsored by House Majority Leader Michael V. Saxl, D-Portland, would… Read More
BANGOR — A 20-year-old Guilford man changed his plea to guilty Thursday on federal charges connected to a pipe bomb explosion two years ago in his bedroom that caused a fire and left second and third degree burns on his feet, hands and arms. Ryan… Read More
MONSON — More interviews are being conducted early this week into the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl late Thursday afternoon. It will likely be later this week when state police provide the Attorney General’s Office with a written report on whether they believe the… Read More
“Feed the soil, not the plants.” This motto has great merit, for if we do feed the soil with rich amendments, if we care for the earth that anchors and nourishes our plants, we reap the rewards many times over. The environment around plants provides… Read More
CASTINE — The container vessel Venture is on its approach to the entrance to Anchorage Channel. The bridge crew — mate navigator and helmsman — stand ready, tracking the lights on their radar and on the horizon, and checking in with the other vessels moving… Read More
PORTLAND — The state supreme court on Monday rejected the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s bid to create a high-stakes bingo parlor in Albany Township in western Maine. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously upheld a judge’s ruling that the 18-acre parcel in question was not an Indian… Read More
BANGOR — Small-business owners and entrepreneurs are invited to attend the FastTrac small-business training program beginning Thursday, Feb. 17, at Husson College. The 11 weekly sessions will focus on developing a specialized business and marketing plan for each of the participating firms, according to the… Read More
BATH — Stinson Seafood Co. is facing a $100,000 fine for allegedly catching undersized haddock off Cape Cod. The Maine Department of Marine Resources, acting on a tip, found 162 pounds of haddock bycatch at Port Clyde among 11,000 pounds of lobster bait that a… Read More
AUGUSTA — Women in the workplace will be the focus of a Feb. 14-15 Conference for Women at the Augusta Civic Center. The one-time conference on professional development is designed for women who are looking for a competitive edge in the business world, according to… Read More
The Penobscot Council on Transition invites young people in the Greater Bangor area who are in the process of — or about to — make the grand transition from high school into the adult world, to attend the “School to Life” resource fair from 10 a.m. to 7… Read More
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BELFAST — City hall will pay $325,000 for the former downtown bank building it wants to convert to a police station. City Manager Terry St. Peter reported that Bangor Savings Bank, owner of the former Fleet-Merrill Bank building in Post Office Square, accepted the city’s… Read More
The public will get another chance to comment on the proposed sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield at a hearing in Orono tonight. The Maine Bureau of Insurance hearing, to be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Wells Conference Center at the… Read More
Dear Jim: I read about the new superefficient two-stage gas furnaces last month, but I cannot afford one. Are there any lower-priced alternatives that provide the same excellent comfort and low heating bills? — Carol M. Dear Carol: The next step below the condensing super… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Enrollment in community college courses offered through the Maine Technical College System is nearly three times higher than expected in the programs’ first year. Originally 150 students were expected to enroll in the program. As of last week, 434 had signed up for… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Stan Millay, executive director of the Maine Milk Commission, predicted Monday that dropping milk prices will result in some marginal dairy operations going out of business this year. “It’s gonna be a tough year,” Millay assessed, commenting on predictions that prices will continue… Read More
AUGUSTA — Ignoring recommendations from the state Department of Conservation, a legislative panel voted 6-4 Monday evening in favor of a bill that would permit forest rangers to carry guns. After an hour of discussion, members of the Legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee approved… Read More
WASHINGTON — President Clinton’s 2001 budget has the federal government doing a lot of shopping in Maine, lawmakers said Monday. Rep. John Baldacci welcomed the president’s budget, but cautioned that many items won’t make it past Congress. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The results for 11th-graders on the rebuilt Maine Educational Assessment show that overall just a few high schools are meeting the new state educational standards known as Learning Results. While testing against the more rigorous standards began last school year, the Learning Results do not need to be… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Abbe Museum has received a grant from the state to preserve, document and store a collection of Native American basketry. The collection, numbering 425 baskets, was given to the museum last year by the late Anne Molloy Howells of Portsmouth, N.H. Read More
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Imagine that, as the nation heads deep into the presidential primary season, it had seven strong contenders from across the political spectrum with these credentials: an articulate advocate for social causes familiar with politics at the highest level; a former cabinet member and head of a large charitable… Read More
The reason God gave us navels is that he wanted us to contemplate them occasionally, to spend a little time thinking about “who we are” and “where we are going” in the context of “where we came from.” The exercise should prompt humility; no matter how rich you… Read More
Back in December, Maine taxpayers and lawmakers were hit with a triple whammy of proof that good times come at a price. Three major public construction projects — the redesign and consolidation of the state prison system, the renovation of a Vassalboro school into a police academy and… Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the tenth in a series of 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 has… Read More
A story about domestic abuse hot-line volunteers Monday incorrectly identified the director of New Hope for Women. The director is Kathy Morgan. Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — School Union 113 students will have an early release day Friday, Feb. 11, for a teachers workshop. Medway Middle School will dismiss pupils at 10:40 a.m.; Schenck High School will dismiss students at 10:45 a.m.; and Opal Myrick Elementary School will dismiss pupils at 11:20… Read More
BELFAST — A city man suffered a broken back and a fractured hand in a snowmobile accident at the Belfast Airport on Friday night. Jedidiah Colby, 18, of Belfast was hospitalized after he was thrown from his snowmobile when it hit a frozen snow drift… Read More
CALAIS — Plans for a residential care facility for troubled youth on Palmer Street extension remain on track, Assistant City Manager Jim Porter said Monday. The City Council plans a public hearing Thursday night on the Washington County Psychotherapy Associates of Machias application for a… Read More
MADAWASKA — School repairs, action on a comprehensive plan for the town, and the closing of old, unused municipal roads will be on the agenda of a special town meeting next month. The Madawaska School Department is looking for voter approval for the borrowing of… Read More
CAMDEN — Herbologist Deb Soule, owner of Avena Botanicals, will speak on apothecary herbs during a Camden Garden Club meeting next week. The meeting will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Lord Camden Inn on Main Street. Coffee will be served at… Read More
PORT CLYDE — A fishing vessel taking on water near Mosquito Island on Monday afternoon was safely escorted to Rockland Harbor by a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat. The 41-foot fishing vessel We-O, owned and operated by Alan Benner of St. George, reported that it… Read More
MILFORD — The town Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the home of the committee chairman, Tracey Sanborn, 19 County Road. Delegates will be elected to the state convention. For information, call 827-5060. Read More
ROCKLAND — Police say they have a suspect in a Monday burglary at the Lighthouse Coffee Shop on Route 1 in the north end of town, according to Deputy Chief Wallace Tower. The burglary was reported at 6:55 a.m. Monday, and entry was gained through… Read More
BANGOR — The students from Good Samaritan Agency’s Teen Parent Education (TPE) Program will hold a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Airport Mall. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the students’ fund raising for their class trip. Read More
LEVANT — Kindergarten registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 27-28, at the Levant Elementary School. Registration is for children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15. Parents should bring their children, Social Security number, children’s birth… Read More
CALAIS — A man sought on a sexual assault charge in Virginia remained in the city jail Monday, accused of being a fugitive from justice. Shaun P. Givin, 18, of Virginia Beach, Va., is expected to make his first appearance in 4th District Court in… Read More
STEUBEN — The town and two landowners have filed suit against Allen’s Blueberry Freezer Inc., charging that the Ellsworth company is responsible for last spring’s fire that burned more than 200 acres on the Dyer Neck peninsula. Allen’s owns slightly more than 20 acres of… Read More
CALAIS — A 20-year-old Calais woman who smashed her pickup truck into a utility pole on South Street last month was charged Saturday in connection with the accident. Karie Carter was accused of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The No. 1 problem in America today is not that we have guns in the homes, but we have too much pornography on TV and in the movies. There is an outcry from liberals when we have violence in schools, and I have to agree we have to… Read More
I am appalled at Justice Andrew Meade’s sentence in Bernie Damon’s case in the Bradley car crash. Damon should have gotten a stiffer sentence. He took two young lives, not to mention risking his own children. He should have never passed on that curve. I have had drivers… Read More
The word “squaw” is an inferior term which is used in a derogatory manner in reference to an Indian woman. In an effort to respect the dignity of Native Americans, we should change the names of the places with this constant reminder of past inequities. Read More
Emmanuel Foroglou, the illegal Greek immigrant hiding out from the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Houlton, is confused about the Statue of Liberty. As the museum inside the monument makes clear, the statue has nothing to do with immigration. It was a gift from France to symbolize the… Read More
In respect to the Feb. 3 letter by Charles Cragin, principal deputy in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense; thank God my kids and I are no longer in the service. Has he forgotten the nuclear testing that’s still killing elderly veterans? Or the current issue… Read More
After reading Stephanie Salter’s column, “Bad marriage advice,” (BDN, Jan. 24), I would like to write in defense of marriage. Her picture of the marriages in Old Testament times is misleading. That God’s plan for marriage was between a man and woman can be recognized by anyone who… Read More
Why must we pay more for electricity delivery rates than what we use in kilowatt-hours? I don’t know how other electric companies work but Central Maine Power is getting out of hand. If there is a good reason for the public to have to deal with paying more… Read More
Joe Niemczura of Ellsworth started his Jan. 31 letter with “Let me get this straight.” Perhaps I may straighten him out a bit. Sidney Dunton allegedly stole more than $7,000 in computer equipment from the University of Maine, not just a $1,000 computer. The crime… Read More
MONSON — Monson firefighters have elected a new fire chief in the wake of the resignation of former Fire Chief Jerry Hibbard. Bob Wilson has been elected by Monson firefighters as fire chief and Terry Gaudet has been elected as deputy fire chief. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
GLENBURN — The investigation into a Monday morning fire at a home on the Hudson Road has been turned over to the State Fire Marshal, according to Fire Chief Mike Dickey. It was the second fire at the home of Blake Langley, 1562 Hudson Road, in the past… Read More
OLD TOWN — The City Council unanimously voted Monday night to borrow just $1.5 million of a proposed $7 million bond issue. Council members put off a decision on funding for a new $3.4 million public safety building and removed the proposed $1.4 million municipal building and $1… Read More
BANGOR — Groundbreaking on a 15,000-square-foot warehouse addition to the Telford Aviation facility off Odlin Road will take place later this month, officials said Monday. The City Council held a special meeting Monday afternoon, taking only 10 minutes to award the construction bid for the… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Doctors were forced to amputate a man’s foot after he stepped between two rolling rail cars outside Sappi Fine Paper’s Somerset Mill and became trapped, authorities said. The accident occurred about 8 a.m. Saturday, as crews rearranged train cars that recently had arrived… Read More
CAMDEN — Try as they might, selectmen could gain little traction Monday night in their efforts to move forward on two infrastructure projects. The ongoing dilemma of whether to build a new public safety center on land the town purchased last year on Washington Street… Read More
STONINGTON — Two sides voiced their opinions at a public hearing last week on the Stonington Sanitary District’s proposal to create a second sewage disposal site. The district proposes to use the site as a backup to its main site for the purpose of spreading… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — To better serve the needs of those affected by domestic violence who are unable to seek services during the workday, Womancare is extending its hours on Thursdays to 6 p.m. at its office on 2 Winter Street in Dover-Foxcroft. Womancare offers short-term crisis… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A CPR basic life support instructor course will be offered Saturday, March 4, in Suite 400 at the Medical Office Building on the Mayo Regional Hospital campus. The course is taught by certified trainer David Easler. New instructors must be certified in AHA… Read More
CORINNA — The Corinna Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. today at the American Legion Hall to discuss the group’s goals to preserve historical buildings in the community. Guest speaker Dana Vallaincourt, an architectural historian, will assist the society in preparing nominations for the… Read More
FAIRFIELD — A public health assessment of Fairfield residents remains on hold as authorities continue their search for someone to lead the project. Volunteers with the Planned Approach To Community Health, a community public health group, had hoped to introduce the project’s coordinator Monday night. Read More
Bangor-area Shop ‘n Save stores should examine their policy of cramming aisles with baskets, bins and racks of impulse buy items. These unnecessary obstacles are a nuisance to get around at the best of times. During a busy time of the day when the store is filled with… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The parents of a 14-year-old Maine Central Institute student complained to the SAD 53 board of directors Monday night that MCI was violating state law by not allowing their suspended son to return to school after 10 days. The parents said they were… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation, established by the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Inc., offers three scholarships to be awarded to Maine women through the BPW/Futurama Foundation Scholarship Program. Completed applications must be received by April 20 to be considered for… Read More
CORINNA — Downtown Corinna will never be the same as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund cleanup continues. No one knows this better than Corinna native Ken Dow, who created a Web site on the Internet to chronicle the changes — sometimes day by day. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court Douglas J. Degenhardt, 29, Houlton, burglary, two counts, 30 months in prison each count; theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, two counts, jail four months, probation revoked, three years to be served of unserved portion of previous sentence. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ELLSWORTH — St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Blue Hill will sponsor the 31st annual Trinity Institute teleconference on Friday and Saturday in Ellsworth. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Hilltop House. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BUCKSPORT — A Town Council meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the town office. Among items on the agenda is a discussion of the target amount for the 2000-2001 budget. Read More
GOULDSBORO — Selectmen were expected to meet Monday night with the town’s fire chief to discuss his apparent plans to step down from the post, hoping to work out plans for the position until a permanent successor can be found. Linda Pagels, Gouldsboro town manager,… Read More
BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Consolidated School Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the school. Read More
WALDOBORO — A Canadian woman who worked as an English teacher at Medomak Valley High School without legal authority to do so has sued SAD 40 and a former district superintendent. Julie McNamee, who taught in SAD 40 for three months, from September to December… Read More