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BANGOR – Take away a few differences and the Penquis and George Stevens Academy girls basketball teams are quite similar. Both like to press. Both like to shoot. Both feature quick, small, high-scoring guards and forwards. But it was the differences that helped the No. Read More
College AT U-SOUTHERN MAINE, Gorham New England Indoor Track and Field Championships UMass-Lowell women 36, Connecticut 31, Vermont 22, Boston College 21, UMass-Amherst 14, New Hampshire 13, Northeastern 13, Springfield 12, Colby 11, Maine 10, Central Connecticut St. 10, Amherst 7, 13. Tufts 5, 13. Read More
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When Barry Sanders, the Detroit Lions’ elusive running back announced his retirement last year, the reason he gave was: “The game has changed. My desire to leave it is greater than my desire to stay in it.” Those words express, precisely, my reason for retiring as the BDN’s… Read More
All of us who live in these parts – especially those who grew up here – have, at one time or another, heard the question, and struggled to formulate an answer. “What’s up with that high school basketball tournament?” a friend or co-worker will ask,… Read More
Beth Staples has done everything but sweep the floors at the Bangor Auditorium this week. Staples coached her Searsport High School girls team into the Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinals, covered some of the Waldo County teams in the tournament as the sports editor for… Read More
BANGOR – Penquis of Milo boys coach Tony Hamlin figured it couldn’t get any worse. His starting point guard rolled his ankle in warmups, his two star big men drew seven fouls in the first half, and his other starting forward limped to the bench… Read More
BANGOR – The dilemma facing the Katahdin Cougars Thursday night is one that’s become very familiar to Class D schools over the years. On the other bench was Ordie Alley. On the court was Alley’s team, the Jonesport-Beals Royals. And Eastern Maine basketball players know… Read More
Bob Hayden will take over as the interim crew chief on the No. 50 MidWest Transit Racing Chevrolet. Hayden’s appointment follows John Monsam’s resignation from the team on Monday. Team manager Charley Pressley stated that Bob will act as as interim crew chief for MidWest… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Gorham High School boys and girls basketball teams each captured Western Maine championships with victories at the Augusta Civic Center Friday night. In the girls game, the top-ranked Gorham Rams defeated the second-ranked York Wildcats 48-36. The Rams are now 17-4 and… Read More
NEW YORK – Derrell Coley isn’t bashful about what he will do to Oscar De La Hoya. “I’m going to give De La Hoya an excuse to quit boxing,” Coley said of his approach to Saturday night’s 12-round welterweight fight at Madison Square Garden. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR – One of Eastern Maine’s best-known young female golfers has been spending more quality time indoors lately – at the Bangor Auditorium. Lamoine’s Tiffany Shoppe, who has finished no lower than fourth the last three years in the state schoolgirl championships, has been indulging… Read More
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Tammy Shewchuk opened the Harvard scoring with a pair of goals, then assisted on the Crimson’s next five to spark her team to a 10-2 ECAC victory over the University of Maine on Friday. Kalen Ingram added a hat trick for Harvard,… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh said his team’s 5-1 men’s hockey win over Merrimack College Friday night “might be our most thorough game of the year. We created a lot of chances in the first two periods.” Merrimack coach Chris Serino… Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The dispute surrounding the Confederate flag on the Statehouse has put a political spin on the U.S. women’s Olympic marathon trials. USA Track & Field, the sport’s national governing body, and many of its athletes want the flag removed. But the organization… Read More
BANGOR – Since he couldn’t put away Friday afternoon’s Eastern Class C semifinal against Washington Academy from the foul line, B.J. Birtz helped Mattanawcook Academy win it 67-63 another way. After missing three straight 1-and-1 (bonus) foul shots, Birtz swiped the ball away with six… Read More
BANGOR – Facing possible elimination from the tournament that it has owned in recent years, the Calais girls basketball team got an important piece of advice from coach Bob McShane before the start of overtime during Friday night’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal against No. 5 Mattanawcook Academy… Read More
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Hermon High graduate Shane Bacon has been named the harness racing announcer at the Downs of Pocono for the track’s 2000 race meet. Bacon, a 38-year-old native of Oneonta, N.Y., has also served as an announcer at Lewiston Raceway and on the… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET — Andy and Sherry Nadeau wear two hats when it comes to electric restructuring. Like thousands of other Mainers, they haven’t given a second thought to choosing an electrical supplier to power their home. They might be able to benefit financially, however, when it comes to… Read More
AUGUSTA — Thomas Welch has put a lot of miles on his old Volvo in the past year. Welch, chairman of Maine’s Public Utilities Commission, was never one to sit around the office. But with the arrival of electric restructuring to the state, he and… Read More
The future impact of electric deregulation on Maine’s environment is, if you’ll excuse the pun, up in the air. On the one hand, the state’s efforts to encourage the use of renewable energy could be a boon if large numbers of users turn to “green… Read More
ORLAND — Pam Person is “forever running around turning down the heat,” and as the program director of the Coalition for Sensible Energy, she will be taking her habit to a new level. The Bucksport-based organization will be among those looking to join a buying group, or aggregate,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Burns Weeks made history recently when he signed up to buy electricity from a local power supplier, rather than from the Wisconsin company chosen to be Aroostook County’s standard offer provider. Selecting an electricity provider is not just a question of dollars… Read More
BELFAST — The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped at the Crosby School is gearing up for its May-September 2000 season. People interested in the programs are encouraged to apply by March 31. The diverse student population is drawn locally, nationally and internationally. There are… Read More
Maine begins a new era of electricity deregulation on Wednesday, March 1. In a special section published in today’s newspaper, our staff explains the new system and reveals some of its potential benefits and pitfalls. By letting consumers choose their power suppliers, deregulation was supposed… Read More
Whether planning for retirement, launching a small business, taking a company public or selling a family business, few Americans would suggest the financial services industry in this country is simple and user friendly. Laws written more than 50 years ago created three separate industries-banking, insurance and securities-requiring individuals… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Marshal G. Worster, logger, and Vanessa D. Worster, CNA, two dependents, Springfield; assets, $27,629; debts, $60,918. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
In ordinary times, the request by Maine’s largest blueberry grower for an expanded irrigation permit would be controversial, the impact of the increased drawdowns on lakes, rivers, aquifers and wetlands in Hancock and Washington counties surely would be met with questions, concerns and downright opposition. Read More
The Legislature’s Education Committee is expected Monday to discuss rule changes that direct Maine’s Child Development Services, putting them more in line with federal regulations but setting off alarms with parents and providers for preschool children with special needs. The legislative committee is considering adding its opinion on… Read More
A calendar item in the scene Thursday under the theater listings gave the wrong name for a play being presented at the University of Maine’s Hauck Auditorium March 1-4 and 4-5. The play is “Glengarry Glen Ross.”… Read More
Last July, an Atlanta chemist named Mark Orrin Barton sat down at his computer and wrote, “I have been dying since October. … I have come to have no hope. [I will] only live long enough to kill as many of the people who greedily sought my destruction.”… Read More
Brewer High School Class of 1990 will hold a reunion at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Albion and Muriel Patten of Levant will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Friday, March 3. They would like greetings, cards, letters, or visits from… Read More
As the various national political campaigns head toward full-boil, candidates for the highest office in the land, be they Democrat, Republican, Reform or some kooky combination thereof, are whining about the opposition’s heavy reliance on so-called “negative” campaigning — aggressive television advertising, handbills, anonymous phone calls and the… Read More
BANGOR — Most people don’t care what makes the refrigerator light come on. They just want to be able to see their midnight snack before they eat it. Come March 1, like it or not, you’ll be able — at least in theory — to… Read More
Federal action 1978: The Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act, aimed at reducing dependence on foreign oil, is signed into law. The law requires electric utilities to buy power from outside generating companies. 1992: The National Energy Policy Act is signed into law. The legislation encourages… Read More
While the nation’s residential electric rates have decreased steadily over the last 10 years, Maine’s rates have jumped. Like the other New England states, Maine traditionally has higher electric prices because of its past reliance on foreign oil and the “stranded costs” utilities incurred in an effort to… Read More
I’ve concluded that the winter doldrums are caused by seed catalogs. Don’t get me wrong: I’m a Mainer and I love winter. Take away the snow, the ice, the subzero temperatures and what would you have? Well, I’m thinking paradise, but then I’ve never been… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The community of Christ Church of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has elected elders Jean Conary, Beverly Small and Ronald Clark as church pastors. Elders Eleanor Anderson and Jean Strout were approved by the congregation to be ordained. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Central Highlands Audubon Society is offering one full scholarship to Borestone Mountain Educational Center Summer Residential Youth Camp 2000. Applicants should reside in the chapter area. The scholarship is for one eight-day session of ecology camp for 12- to 16-year-olds. Sessions run… Read More
LEWISTON — Maine PBS, in partnership with Bookland of Maine and the award-winning television series “Reading Rainbow,” is sponsoring the sixth annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. The national contest is open to children in kindergarten through third grade who want to write and illustrate… Read More
MACHIAS — The annual Downeast Young Authors Conference will be held Saturday, April 1, at the University of Maine at Machias. The conference is for youth in grades five through 12 and will feature Maine author and educator Anne Wescott Dodd. Anne Dodd has written… Read More
SHIPWRECK OF THE WHALESHIP ESSEX, by Owen Chase, The Lyons Press, New York, 1999, 144 pages, paperback, $12.95. MEN & WHALES, by Richard Ellis, The Lyons Press, New York, 1999, 542 pages, paperback, $30. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Editor’s Note: The Ivy Manor Inn in Bar Harbor, assisted by Bar Harbor resident Carol Sager, made one of its claw-foot tubs available to the NEWS while Monique Gibouleau of Old Town graciously posed for the photos. Curvy, bottom-heavy tub with little feet seeks SWB… Read More
One Saturday a month, the Oddfellow Theater becomes Buckfield’s biggest living room — only nicer. Replace the couches with plump, old-style theater seats. Trade the wood paneling for walls swaddled in blue velvet. Turn off Leno or Letterman. In Buckfield, Mike Miclon is the king… Read More
CASTINE — “Synthesizing Art Influences,” a slide presentation and lecture by Camden-based artist Dorie Klein, will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, in the Humanities Lecture Hall at Maine Maritime Academy’s BIW Center for Technology. Klein’s art defies easy categorization. Some of her… Read More
BANGOR — Lent begins as spring nears on March 8, and to Barbara Smith spring is a good time for the Roman Catholic Church to welcome back worshippers who have stopped going to church. Smith, who is director of catechetics and initiation for the Diocese… Read More
For most of his adult life Bishop Emilio J.M. de Carvalho has seen his homeland engulfed in civil war, yet Christianity thrives there, the bishop said during a visit to the United Methodist Church of Old Town. Carvalho has headed the West Angolan conference of the United Methodist… Read More
DETROIT — Residents will decide during the March 17 town meeting whether to accept a land gift to expand the cemetery, but the issue likely to get the most attention deals with the fire department. The land gift involves 1.31 acres from Route 69 resident… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — The Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s bid to purchase and preserve Munroe Field was bolstered this week by a pledge of funds from MBNA New England. The credit card lender, whose operations are concentrated in the midcoast area, offered the land trust a $750,000… Read More
BANGOR — Officials from Lewiston will be in town Monday for a joint meeting with officials from Bangor and Brewer at 5:15 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library. Over the past couple of years, the councils from Bangor and Brewer have held joint meetings and… Read More
ROCKLAND — Knox County commissioners took steps this week toward establishing an Enhanced-911 call center at the county law enforcement building, closing the door on recommendations that the Maine State Police or Lincoln County provide the service. Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to spend up to… Read More
BANGOR — The Greater Bangor Area NAACP will hold a third Black History Month Solidarity concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor Church, 120 Park St., Bangor. The concert will feature Ophelia Handberry, a singer and composer, whose… Read More
FAIRFIELD — Police in Fairfield and Pittsfield, as well as investigators for the State Fire Marshal’s Office, are looking into the theft and burning of a 1994 Dodge Intrepid early Thursday. The car was discovered engulfed in flames about 2:30 a.m. on Johnson Flat Road. Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Central Maine Small Woodlot Owners of Maine will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the Cooperative Extension office building in Dover-Foxcroft. Harold Burnett of Two Trees Inc., a forest management consulting business, will discuss the pros and cons of “Green… Read More
VAN BUREN — SAD 24 officials will hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at Gateway Elementary School. Children must be 4 years old before Oct. 15 for pre-kindergarten and 5 years old before Oct. 15 for the… Read More
NEW SWEDEN — The churches of New Sweden and Stockholm will join together for the annual World Day of Prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, at the New Sweden Covenant Church. Since 1985, the six churches of these two neighboring communities have united… Read More
HOULTON — The Town Council will decide at its meeting Monday night whether it wants to renew the town’s contract with its current cable television service, or look for someone new. NEPSK Inc. of Yarmouth, doing business as Houlton Cable TV, has been serving the… Read More
HOULTON — Traffic and pedestrian problems that could result when the Department of Transportation closes the Highland Avenue Bridge in two years for repairs were a major concern for people who attended a public hearing on the project earlier this week. Highland Avenue is one… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A new yet familiar face was greeting visitors to Ellsworth City Hall on Friday morning. The portrait of Oliver Ellsworth, an American statesman who had a hand in the formation of both the legislative and judiciary branches of the fledgling U.S. government, and… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A 17-year-old girl, reportedly driving a stolen vehicle, was injured Friday morning in a single-car accident on the Winkumpaugh Road. According to Officer Gil Jameson of the Ellsworth Police Department, Jessica Lane of Ellsworth was traveling east on Winkumpaugh Road near the Walls… Read More
PALMYRA — Proposed changes in the zoning ordinances in Palmyra could cause debate at the annual town meeting March 11 if voters disagree with the selectmen’s recommendation. Last Wednesday night the board failed to support the proposed changes for a junkyard-automobile graveyard ordinance, pointing out… Read More
LAMOINE — The Lamoine Republican Committee will hold a caucus at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Lamoine Town Office. The caucus will elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention, which will be held May 5 and 6 at the Augusta Civic… Read More
CALAIS — The city has a new councilor, but some residents Friday questioned the City Council’s decision to appoint the son of the former mayor to the seat left vacant by the death of Councilor Mike McPherson. Former Mayor John Michael Sherrard was highly critical… Read More
Tens of thousands of women are sexually assaulted and thousands of children are kidnapped and sexually abused each year. We have many criminals who have testified to the fact that an addiction to sexual movies, books and pornography on the Internet have led them to rape, murder women… Read More
Webster’s defines conservation as the controlled use and systematic protection of natural resources, as forests and waterways. So what is Robert O. Voight’s (BDN, Feb. 21) euphemistically named Maine Conservation Rights Institute interested in conserving — polluted air, water, the extinction of species? Does anyone believe environmental groups… Read More
While browsing through TV Guide to see if there were any interesting shows this evening, I noticed the following summary of a program: “As Nick’s marijuana addiction worsens, Lindsay, Daniel and Ken get a reality check about the downside of pot smoking; Bill suffers from food poisoning.”… Read More
It is time we brought some honesty back into government. John McCain and Bill Bradley are both honest men who would love to do this. McCain was a prisoner of war and patriot of this country. He deserves support from veterans. We don’t need the other people with… Read More
Everyone is against domestic violence and reaching out to find a solution. However, current legislation is based on emotion, not fact. The Judicial Committee should be asking what is Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence’s real agenda when it comes to gun control and especially with regard to LD… Read More
At its last meeting, the Glenburn Town Council determined it would be in the best interest of the citizens to have the Bangor Fire Department toned for Glenburn instead of G+H Ambulance Service. This action was taken after careful consideration of Glenburn residents and actions of G+H Ambulance… Read More
I have been reading Katherine Heidinger’s column for some time and it has increasingly annoyed then angered me at her use of the English language. Now it has been stated that she “teaches” [journalism] at the college level. (In another context, the Maine Times informs me she is… Read More
CONCORD, N.H. — They believe that a former state trooper now living in Maine is getting away with murder and that current and former top law enforcement officials are helping, and they want to find out why. Lawmakers, relatives and others drawn into the case… Read More
ORONO — College kids aren’t known for being particularly conservative with their money. And somebody else’s money? Forget about it. 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
The Battered Women’s Project, which serves residents of Aroostook County, has 33 volunteers working its hot line, but many more are needed. That is why the organization is planning a 36-hour hot-line training session to be held Monday evenings and Saturdays, March 6-27, at Northern… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Reps. John Baldacci and Tom Allen will go door to door in Bangor and Portland on behalf of Al Gore this weekend. Joined by Gore 2000 volunteers, they will speak with voters about Al Gore’s proposals to protect the environment, make public schools stronger, provide… Read More
BANGOR — A spokesman for the national J.C. Penney Co. in Plano, Texas, said Friday that it would be about two weeks before the company was in a position to say which 45 stores would be closed. Rita Flynn of the company’s public relations department… Read More
AUGUSTA — Rep. Christopher T. Muse must have felt like Jane Fonda at a VFW picnic on Friday. His proposal to create a commission to study the state’s gun laws received about the same level of support from the Criminal Justice Committee. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine will receive $354,200 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as an incentive to develop new ways to increase seat belt use, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. “This funding will encourage seat belt use through voluntary initiatives… Read More
PORTLAND — A judge’s sarcastic remark that the Mormon church “has a lock on family values” demonstrated the judge’s frustration but did not reflect a judgment-impairing bias, the state supreme court said Friday. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously in the appeal of a… Read More
AUGUSTA — As the 119th Legislature sprints past the halfway mark of its final session, party leaders increasingly suspect there may be a definite correlation between isolation and productivity. With both the State House and the State Office Building under reconstruction, legislative policy committees have… Read More
BREWER — Former Brewer City Manager Harold Parks has inundated current city officials with accusations of wrongdoing he believes is occurring on several fronts. While one attorney and other officials say Parks’ accusations are groundless, the situation has turned City Council meetings into tense confrontations… Read More
ROCKWOOD — A few tufts of white hair caught on a twig, multiple tracks leading off into the deep snow, and small trees whose tips were stripped were evidence that many deer frequent an area close to the East Outlet of the Kennebec River. Some… Read More
Believing that federal officials may be conspiring to hide information from Maine decision makers, the state has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government demanding release of all the genetics information federal fisheries officials used to determine that Maine’s wild Atlantic salmon should be considered for listing as… Read More
This winter there has been an unusually large number of fatal house fires and snowmobile and vehicle accidents. A portion of the vast amount of television broadcasting available could be used to prevent some of this. Brief videos could be presented warning people of the… Read More
PORTLAND — Despite increased enforcement and stiff penalties for exceeding driving limits, police and others say some truckers continue to push the limits of safety. In the space of five days recently, state Trooper Mark Guilfoyle cited one driver for driving for nearly 30 hours… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine has often provided fertile ground for political outsiders or insurgents. Independents have won three of the last seven gubernatorial elections. And Maine was presidential candidate Ross Perot’s best state two times running. Now, with the March 7 presidential primary elections looming, the… Read More
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FREEPORT — A carpet of snow covers the Laughing Stock Farm and the ground is frozen 4 feet deep. But, unlike most farmers, Lisa Turner has not hibernated for the winter. The temperature drops to 13.5 degrees on a typical February day, but that doesn’t… Read More
A brief two-car chase through Bangor in which a gun was reportedly brandished ended at McDonald’s restaurant on Main Street Friday night, when police took one man into custody at gunpoint. Bangor police charged Robert Dellairo, 18, of Bangor with operating a motor vehicle with… Read More
HAMPDEN — The Town Council recently announced new appointments to several town boards. Tom Valley was named to the board of trustees for the Lura Hoit Memorial Pool while Celia Gray joined the Historical Preservation Commission, and Russell Lumley and Bill Devoe became members of… Read More
BANGOR — The potential ethylene-oxide spill reported at St. Joseph Hospital Thursday was found to be a false alarm. After the alarm sounded, normal precautions were taken. The second floor of the hospital was evacuated. No patients were affected. The Bangor Fire Department and various crews experienced with… Read More
BANGOR — A 20-year-old Brewer man pleaded not guilty Friday in Penobscot County Superior Court to charges related to the car accident that killed his older brother last October. Justice Paul T. Pierson approved his request for a jury trial. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR — The Maine Society of Microbiology started receiving overdraft notices for its checking account with the University of Maine Credit Union before it had received checks for the account. Two men and two women appeared in Maine District Court on Friday on charges related to the theft… Read More
BANGOR — The City Council on Monday will vote on several renovations and capital improvements to the Bangor City Nursing Facility. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. The city will spend $359,900 to renovate the central corridor at the 103 Texas… Read More