BRUNSWICK – With just one swimmer who competes in a club beyond high school, the Brunswick Dragons returned from a runner-up state finish a year ago to capture their first ever Class A girls state swimming title Monday at Bowdoin College. “Abby Lemieux is the… Read More
OLD TOWN – Angie Wilcox scored 21 points and Justine Ferland added 20 to power Old Town to a 51-36 schoolgirl basketball victory over Caribou on Monday. Ferland also grabbed 15 rebounds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
High school AT BRUNSWICK Class A Girls State Championships Brunswick 170, Westbrook 151, Bangor 145, South Portland 131.5, Morse 110, Deering 92, Edward Little 81, Cape Elizabeth 64, Thornton 62, Maranacook 32, Portland 29, Mount Ararat 28, Sanford 26, Messalonskee 21, Cony 19, Massabesic 9,… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The Mt. Blue High School of Farmington boys and girls ski teams jumped out to leads after the cross country freestyle portion of the State Class A ski championships at Sugarloaf Mountain Monday. Meanwhile, Caribou High School phenom Anna Sprague cruised to… Read More
High school AT COSTELLO FIELD HOUSE, Gorham Class A State Championships South Portland boys 74, Mount Ararat 50, Waterville 45, Brunswick 41, Cheverus 28, Westbrook 26, Deering 22, Mt. Blue 20, Thornton Academy 16, Biddeford 16, Bonny Eagle 14, Bangor 13, Skowhegan 10, Sanford 10,… Read More
CARIBOU – James Sam nailed a free throw with one second left to give the Caribou Vikings a 50-49 Class A boys basketball victory over the Old Town Indians Monday. Sam was fouled while driving the lane and made the first of two free throws… Read More
College AT ORONO 2000 Black Bear 14KM Top 20 finishers: 1. David Kenyon (classical) 54:15; 2. Chris Dorion (skating) 54:22; 3. Cameron Millard (skating) 55:59; 4. Jeff Sands (skating) 56:08; 5. Peter Millard (skating) 57:51; 6. Michael Leatherm (skating) 59:01; 7. Charles Way (skating) 59:59;… Read More
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BANGOR – When two teams are evenly matched, playing for the third time in a season sometimes calls for a few adjustments. Penquis Valley threw a 1-3-1 zone defense into the mix Monday against Stearns of Millinocket and the strategy helped the Patriots from Milo… Read More
GORHAM – After one of his athletes had won a third consecutive event early Monday afternoon, an opposing coach sidled up to Edward Little’s Art Feeley with an optimistic word. “It’s all over,” the coach told Feeley, ready to give Edward Little of Auburn the… Read More
BANGOR – As flawlessly as the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx of Lincoln were executing their game plan Monday afternoon, the worst thing that could happen to them was halftime. “And it was,” said MA coach Ron Weatherbee. “For some reason, we don’t like to play in… Read More
BANGOR – After a two-day absence from his final Eastern Maine Class B-C-D Tournament, trainer Wes Jordan was back on the job at the Bangor Auditorium Monday. Jordan missed all of the Class B quarterfinal games Friday and Saturday due to a recurring health problem… Read More
Greely is friendly As parents of a senior swimmer on the Greely High School swim team, we were somewhat discouraged by some of the content and comments in Deirdre Fleming’s article (BDN, Feb. 21) about the state girls Class B swim meet. Specifically, our feelings… Read More
ORONO – Plenty of talk during the preliminary heats of Monday’s Class B boys swimming state championship meet centered around the Belfast boys. Except this year, the question wasn’t whether the Lions would win, but by how much. But Belfast coach Bob Winslow wasn’t having… Read More
BANGOR – After nine seasons without a tournament appearance, the East Grand boys were a sentimental favorite in Monday morning’s Class D quarterfinal game. They had a No. 3 seeding, a 14-4 record, and an intense desire to make up for lost time. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – It will be the balance, quickness and athleticism of Bangor Christian against the dominating and imposing Tricia Carver and her Jonesport-Beals High School teammates in Thursday’s 2:05 p.m. Eastern Maine Class D schoolgirl semifinal at the Bangor Auditorium. Sixth-seeded Bangor Christian put four… Read More
BANGOR – As flawlessly as the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx of Lincoln were executing their game plan Monday afternoon, the worst thing that could happen to them was halftime. “And it was,” said MA coach Ron Weatherbee. “For some reason, we don’t like to play in… Read More
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has been given the Spirit of Enterprise award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business federation. The award is presented to members of Congress who legislatively support the Chamber’s commitment to private enterprise. “I’m delighted to… Read More
A new motorcyle shop, Cycleworks, has opened on Route 220 in Troy. Cycleworks specializes in custom painting and fabrication work on motorcycle bodies. The business also offers sandblasting, welding, leatherwork and frame repairs. Cycleworks is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For information, call 948-2509. Read More
LIMESTONE — An official charged with formulating a plan for the reuse of the former Loring Air Force Base will testify today against a proposal to change the composition of the board governing that reuse process. The president of the Loring Development Authority of Maine,… Read More
BANGOR — Consumer activist Ralph Nader will invigorate his bid as the Green Party’s presidential candidate this fall with a campaign swing through Bangor. John Rensenbrink, the Maine Green Independent Party’s 1996 U.S. Senate candidate, said Nader will attend the party’s May 20 annual convention… Read More
PORTLAND — A Maine native is adjusting to his new job as second in command of the United Nations organization that coordinates help for 22 million refugees worldwide. Rick Barton has spent much of the last seven months in Geneva, Switzerland, but his most rewarding… Read More
LOCKE MILLS — Two ski areas are proving skis and snowboards aren’t the only way to go downhill fast. Mount Abram in Locke Mills and Lost Valley in Auburn have introduced newfangled sleds that give kids and adults a fun toy while giving the ski… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Museum will waive education program fees for school groups to help defray the higher fuel expenses for school trips this winter. Diesel fuel, which powers most Maine school buses, costs nearly double what it was last year at this time. Read More
FORT KENT — Nearly $3 million worth of log-hauling trucks were parked Monday noon by 21 independent truckers protesting trucking rates being paid by the northern division of Irving Forest Products. The drivers, mostly in their 30s and 40s, milled around a local parking lot… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine businesses of all sizes now have a statewide forum to express their concerns and promote their products. For the month of March, the Maine business community will have access to the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s newest initiative — its business resource Web portal, www.mainechamber.org. Read More
MILFORD — It has been a week since the Milford town manager set foot in his office. The town’s first selectman said Monday night that he was not concerned about Scott J. Talcove’s unexplained absence. “Everybody’s doing their own job,” said Michael Bond following a… Read More
A fire starting with a small fan damaged computer equipment and a room inside the third-floor offices of the well-known WBRC Architects-Engineers firm in downtown Bangor Monday. The Bangor Fire Department blocked off Central Street after it was called to the downtown shortly before 6… Read More
Three weeks ago, Dick Hammond of Oakland headed to Kentucky with emergency relief supplies to aid people hit by flooding in that part of the country. He then continued on to Atlanta, Ga., to attend meetings of the American Legion 40-8 National Disaster Relief Fund,… Read More
Like a lot of people, John Attean Davis Sr. reads the obituaries every day. He scours the lines to learn if at some point in life the deceased served in the armed forces. If the person did, the Indian Island native will see that the… Read More
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Dear Jim: Our furnace has an air cleaner, but the indoor air seems stale. I worry how it affects my children’s health. What is an economical method to get fresh air indoors? How about just opening a window a little? — Deb N. Dear Deb:… Read More
TOWNSHIP 3 INDIAN PURCHASE — As crews begin putting 10 derailed Bangor and Aroostook Railroad freight train cars back on track Monday, the rail company faces the cleanup of 500 to 800 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled from a locomotive. Tom Varney of the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — In a tiny two-room cabin in the woods of Dover-Foxcroft, Kerry Johnston of Australia tried to explain her five-week mission. Johnston has been sent to the United States to bring back techniques and information that will be used at the 131 riding centers… Read More
AUGUSTA — A funeral procession snaked along the snow-packed sidewalks of the capital Monday afternoon. Leading the marchers were re-enactors representing a drummer and an officer of Washington’s army, their heads bowed and faces drawn. Thirteen young women and a handful of young men in… Read More
BANGOR — Tom Colgan, president of Wagner Forest Management Ltd., will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Pilots Grill Restaurant on “Timberland Investment Trends in the Northeast.” The presentation will be preceded by a social hour at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30. Wagner… Read More
PORTAGE — Two New Yorkers were critically injured when a snowmobile they were riding on went out of control and slammed into a tree near Portage Lake, game wardens said Monday. Hector Lorenzo, 17, and David Ortiz, 25, were taken by air ambulance Sunday night… Read More
The Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee engaged in a heated debate last week on a bill to prohibit commercial game ranches — fenced enclosures in which hunters, for fees up to $2,000, sit in tree stands and bag corraled deer, moose and such non-native species as bison,… Read More
The plight of Schering-Plough Corp. is enough to bring tears to the eyes of a junkyard dog. It is one of America’s leading drug companies, and it is about to see its patent lapse on the allergy drug Claritin. When that happens, Claritin, which costs about $2.00 per… Read More
Create your own retreat at home and let your mind go on vacation. Take a long, hot bath. Give yourself a spa-style manicure. Steam your face over a pot of hot water and fragrant herbs. Whether you have an hour or a whole day, there are so many… Read More
It looks like a big dentist’s chair sitting atop a small whirlpool tub. And the back vibrates. “Just remember to wake up,” says Hoan Nguyen as I climb up onto the pedicure spa, roll up my khakis and dip my toes into the warm, jetting… Read More
At a recent public hearing in Ellsworth, Gov. Angus King warned that a listing of the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species would empower the federal government to tell Mainers how to heat their homes and how big their lawns could be. Although his remarks… Read More
WASHINGTON — Moderate senators of both parties, squeezed almost to extinction by persistent partisanship on Capitol Hill in recent years, are beginning to show new signs of life. The movement is unfolding on two levels: About 20 Republican and Democratic moderates — one-fifth of the… Read More
The Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center at Togus has hired Dr. Terezinha M. Perritt as a primary care physician in the outpatient clinic. Perritt served previously as a primary care physician in a VA Hospital in Montgomery, Ala. Dan Demeritt has been named… Read More
They’re down. They’re up! They’re down. They’re up! The forecasts for Maine state revenues seem to bounce like basketballs at tournament time. But while the dribble of money coming into Augusta keeps program and tax fans cheering, lawmakers should keep a perspective on how small these forecasted shifts… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Philip D. Ripton, unemployed, and Brenda L. Ripton, formerly known as Brenda McKenzie, laborer, three dependents, Newport; assets, $55,720; debts, $46,138. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
OLD TOWN — Stillwater Montessori School has moved closer to the construction of its new building on a 6-acre parcel of land behind Dunkin’ Donuts. The school’s owners, Joe and Joanne Alex, purchased the land in December. The school has announced it selected WBRC Architects… Read More
CALAIS — Voters will have a chance during the June primary to decide whether they want to renovate the former middle school for about $5.5 million or add onto the elementary school for $4 million. Although the city does not have state money in hand,… Read More
Waldo County Superior Court Holly B. Baron, 35, Newcastle, five years in prison, all but one year suspended, four years probation after pleading guilty to a charge of theft by deception. Baron received a concurrent five-year term with all but one year suspended after pleading… Read More
BANGOR — The Camp Bangor Fair will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29, at the Bangor Civic Center. The fair will provide information about Maine residential camps that include Camp Jordan, Teen Adventure Program, Bangor YMCA’s Camp Prentiss and Super Summer… Read More
ORONO — The Orono Historical Society will meet at noon Wednesday, March 1, for a brown bag lunch at the Page Farm and Home Museum on the University of Maine campus. Guests are welcome. Read More
ORONO — The Orono Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the summer day recreation program, which begins June 21 and ends Aug. 18. The program costs $60 per week for residents and $75 a week for nonresidents. For more information, call 866-5065. Read More
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Medical Center will hold a support group for patients, family, and caregivers of bone marrow transplant patients, before and after the transplants. The group will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29, in the Brandow Conference Room at EMMC. Call 973-7476 for more information. Read More
BANGOR — Another Japanese restaurant is planned for a vacant building at 226 Union St. According to documents filed at City Hall, a restaurant called Ichiban will open March 15 in the space at one end of the mall that also houses Rite Aid and… Read More
BANGOR — The Orrington Republican Committee will hold its caucus at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Kominsky Auditorium, Husson College. Delegates and alternates will be elected to the state convention and members will be elected to the Penobscot County Republican Committee. For more information,… Read More
BANGOR — Systematic Training for Effective Parenting is a six-week series for parents of teen-agers, which begins with a meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the William S. Cohen School. There is a $15 fee to cover the cost of a… Read More
BANGOR — The city of Bangor and the University of Maine have been chosen as recipients of the “Keeping the Dream” award by the U.S. Department of Labor’s New England Job Corps. An awards reception is scheduled for Feb. 23 at the Westin-Copley Place Hotel in Boston. Read More
BANGOR — Steven H. Levesque, commissioner of the Maine Department of Community and Economic Development, will speak at the Husson College business breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. His topic will be Maine’s new economic development strategy. The breakfast will be held at the… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent will celebrate Black History Month with an open reading of African-American literature at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29, in the Bengal’s Lair. The event is sponsored by the UMFK diversity committee and student activities. The… Read More
LIBERTY — State Sen. Susan Longley, D-Liberty, will participate in two Senate shadow programs. One seeks comment from high schoolers on legislative reform and the other focuses on bringing together business leaders and policy-makers. High school students selected for the shadowing program will spend a… Read More
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital’s community wellness speaker series continues this month with a session called “Men’s Health” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29, at the hospital’s education center. The free talk will be given by urologist Dr. John Gregory, who recently joined the… Read More
BELFAST — Take advantage of Cabin Fever Reliever Day on Saturday, Feb. 26, sponsored by the Waldo County Extension Homemakers Council and University of Maine Cooperative Extension of Waldo County. A variety of workshops will be offered and include basic watercolor technique, quilt design, replacement… Read More
ROCKPORT — An education program titled “Workers’ Compensation Issues” will be presented before the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce during its monthly breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25. The session will be at the Offshore Restaurant on Route 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ROCKLAND — A free workshop covering success tips for starting a small business will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the community room of KeyBank, 331 Main St. The workshop is sponsored by the Maine Small Business Development Center of Coastal Enterprises… Read More
President Clinton and the international community are concerned about the election of the far fight wing in Austria. If Communists take part in the next government of Spain, as is expected, will they be equally concerned? Will Spain be treated as a parish state like Austria? The Berlin… Read More
Dr. Clifford Rosen’s Feb. 12-13 commentary should be cut out by all who agree with him and sent to Gov. Angus King as a statement of support for universal health care coverage in Maine. The current system is not working and Mainers most at risk… Read More
As a family member of a full-time Maine Air National Guardsman, I was particularly interested in the Maine Weekend (Feb. 12-13) story regarding the mandatory anthrax vaccine. If ever there was a proverbial case of “damned if you do, and damned if you don’t” this would qualify. Read More
I enjoyed reading Tom Weber’s Feb. 12 column about learning to play a musical instrument after age 45. I, too, am a latecomer to musicianship and have spent many enjoyable and frustrating hours learning to play Irish music on the concertina. Two things, beyond a… Read More
Charlie Graham (BDN, Feb. 18) is correct in saying that “unenrolled” voters can change to Republican or Democrat as late as election day, March 7, and vote the presidential preference ballot of whichever of those parties they chose. However, he states that the unenrolled voter’s change would be… Read More
Limestone Community High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Daniel Bishop, Erin Cote, Jessica Doiron, Allison Dugal, Elizabeth Edgecomb, Andy Labreck, Shelly Labreck, Shinya Otsuka, Tabatha St. Pierre; honors: Stephanie Howard, Nicholas Poitras. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR — Officials from Sawyer Environmental Services are ready to pick up the city’s trash for three more years. The recommendation from city staff is to continue the contract as well, and city councilors will discuss the item during the finance committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at… Read More
It will be months until Maine’s lakes and ponds are warm enough for the return of personal watercraft, but demand to ban use of the craft in midcoast Maine hasn’t cooled this winter. Late last fall, area towns and cities wrapped up a series of… Read More
BELFAST — No visit to Belfast is complete without a walk on the footbridge spanning the Passagassawaukeag River, and City Hall wants to make sure it remains that way. The bridge has been attracting area residents and visitors since it was closed to vehicular traffic… Read More
DEXTER — A Dexter couple are offering a “community-minded” alternative to the big pharmaceutical giants. In some towns, the opening of a large, chain drugstore can cause the closing of smaller, independent stores offering the same services. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Omicron Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society will hold a conference, “Celebrating Women in Business,” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Foxcroft Academy. The conference will offer information about planning, financing and developing women-owned and operated businesses. Read More
HOULTON — The old pale-green Shop ‘n Save store on Bangor Street, with its boarded-up windows and graffiti-carved bulletin board, may be an eyesore to some, but to community leaders, it is the key to the region’s economic future. Last Friday, during a ceremony in… Read More
MONSON — Ten kilometers of well-groomed trails awaits cross-country skiers at a new Monson business. A. Fierce Chase, located on the Elliottsville Road and owned and operated by Sue and John Chase of Monson, offers trails for classic skiers and flat-groomed trails for skate-style skiers. Read More
JACKMAN — A recommended new budget that reflects a “slight increase” over last year’s amount is attributed to additional costs in the public works department and a higher Somerset County tax assessment. Town Manager Kathleen MacKenzie said the new budget includes the county tax but… Read More
Three physicians at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, in association wtih Valley Medical Center, have been presented advanced certification in their specialties. They are Dr. Yvonne Manalo, Dr. Sanjay Lamba and Dr. Ayn Bayani. Manalo joined VMA in 1997 and has a full-time… Read More
SOLON — The Solon Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 29, at the Solon Town Office conference room. The caucus will elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention on May 5-6 at the Augusta Civic Center. Other caucus… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Accused molester David Hurst, 46, will appear in Skowhegan District Court next Monday for a probable cause hearing. Hurst has been released from a Waterville hospital, where he was receiving psychiatric care and is awaiting his hearing at Somerset County Jail in Skowhegan. Read More
Like Vice President Al Gore’s visit to Maine following the ice storm of 1998, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson’s visit last week was a waste of taxpayers’ money. Granted he freed up $6.4 million to the fuel subsidy, but it is not the solution to the problem of the… Read More
CALAIS — An Eastport woman received minor injuries last week when the car she was driving slid out of an icy driveway into the path of an oncoming car. Around 3:25 p.m. Friday, Susan Esposito, 43, had just left a River Road driveway in her… Read More
The SAD 1 Jazz Band and Choir will perform at Jazz Desert Night at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Presque Isle High School cafeteria. Donations will be accepted at the door for music boosters. For more information, call 768-5945. Read More
BARING — Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge wants to hire five volunteer interns to assist in several new wildlife surveys and regional studies. The intern positions, usually filled by college students, provide lodging and a $100 per week stipend. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BLUE HILL — A string of recent bomb threats at George Stevens Academy has prompted a special meeting for members of the high school’s joint board. Within three recent weeks, the school responded to three bomb scares. The special meeting is set for 7 p.m. Read More
BAR HARBOR — A futures committee meeting canceled last week because of bad weather has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the Municipal Building. The group is soliciting comment from the nearly 400 people who live in the portion of the town… Read More
CALAIS — A Grand Lake Stream woman, sought after the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency conducted a two-day sweep of eastern Washington County, has turned herself in, authorities confirmed Monday. Sgt. David Randall said Carolyn Bonness, 51, was arrested Thursday without incident after she appeared at… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent French Heritage Council will sponsor the annual Fort Kent Mardi Gras Fiddler’s Jamboree from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 5, in the Bengal’s Lair. Fiddlers, guitarists, other acoustic musicians and singers are invited to… Read More
HOULTON — Police are asking for information about a burglary and theft at Houlton High School. Musical instruments worth about $9,000 were stolen from the school’s band room between 6 p.m. Jan. 6 and 8 a.m. Jan. 7. The items taken included a baritone saxophone… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Limestone Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Limestone Town Office. Members will elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention to be held May 5 and 6 at the Augusta Civic Center. Organization… Read More
PORTLAND — The Maine Academic Decathlon will hold a state competition Saturday, March 4, at the University of New England campus in Portland. The event is a top team competition in which students match wits with students from other schools in 10 categories: language and… Read More