High school McDONALD’S SENIOR ALL-STARS BOYS TEAMS Classes A/B East Derek Rodgerson (Hampden), Jeff White (Nokomis), Nick Loukes (Bangor), Ian Jones (MDI), Frank DiStefano (Houlton), Jason Thibodeau (Old Town), Matt Clement (Lawrence), Christopher Gray (Hermon), Mike MacDonald (Camden-Rockport), Tim Mathien (John Bapst) googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine women’s basketball team learned long ago that no opponent can be taken for granted, especially during the postseason. The Black Bears didn’t look past Boston University on Thursday, playing outstanding defense while holding the 10th-seeded Terriers scoreless for… Read More
BANGOR – Brewer High’s Liz Boone felt a sense of honor when she found out that she was voted onto the Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star basketball team. After she got a look at her teammates on the squad of standouts from Classes A and B… Read More
BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College men’s track & field coach Peter Slovenski has been named the 2000 NCAA Division III New England Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year. Slovenski is also the coach of the Bowdoin’s women’s track program. Read More
FORT KENT – Biathletes get into their sport – an oddly entrancing combination of cross country skiing and target shooting many outsiders view as a once-an-Olympiad TV anomaly – in odd, entrancing ways. Some, like Bill Snellman, are recruited early, when they show some promise… Read More
STANDISH – St. Joseph’s College will induct 10 individuals as charter members to its newly established athletic hall of fame on Nov. 11. Those being honored are former director of athletics Chris Kiernan, cross-country standout George Bockus, class of ’88, two-sport athlete Neile Joler (Nelson) ’95, women basketball… Read More
BANGOR – The flow of the game was decidedly not what the Cony girls of Augusta hoped for as they went into halftime with Bangor leading 19-18. Rather than make any radical adjustments to his offense, Cony coach Paul Vachon made a couple minor defensive… Read More
BANGOR – One thing the No. 1 Mt. Blue of Farmington girls basketball team has is plenty of composure. And the Cougars needed to summon most of their extra reserves for Thursday night’s Eastern Maine Class A semifinal against No. 4 Presque Isle. Whether it… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Playing three postseason basketball games on consecutive days is physically demanding and emotionally draining. University of Maine coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie took some proactive measures to help counteract those factors during Thursday’s America East quarterfinal victory over Boston University. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BOSTON – George Mitchell, the former Senate majority leader who led the peace process in Northern Ireland, ventured into a different arena Thursday, lending his support to a proposed new stadium for the Boston Red Sox. Mitchell, a longtime Red Sox fan, said a new,… Read More
LAKE WALES, Fla. – Walsh University (Ohio) held the Braves of Bangor hitless for a 12-0 win and then tourney host Warner Southern College allowed only three Husson hits for a 10-0 victory on Thursday. Both games were five innings. Walsh’s David Ford no-hit the… Read More
ORONO – The Providence College Friars didn’t play like a team that hadn’t won a game in Orono since George Bush was president of the United States. But the result was the same as it has been for 19 of the past 20 meetings –… Read More
BRANSON, Mo. – Husson’s losing streak at the NAIA Division II National Men’s Basketball Tournament reached six Thursday night, but Braves coach Warren Caruso was hardly discouraged. “In the six years I’ve been head coach, this is our best effort at nationals,” Caruso said his… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Commerce awarded on Thursday a $113,500 Coastal Ocean Programs Grant to the University of Maine. The funding, which is being made available through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, will be used to continue a study of… Read More
Maine has been given another month to debate a federal proposal to list the state’s wild Atlantic salmon as an endangered species in eight rivers. A federal judge on Thursday extended the public comment period on the proposal until April 14. The consent judgment from… Read More
Last fall the American Indian activist who triggered the move to outlaw the word squaw in Maine place names also set his sights on the nine high schools that use Indian nicknames and symbols. The legislation to erase squaw from the map has been approved… Read More
Bowater Inc. is asking a federal court to dismiss lawsuits brought by more than 500 Great Northern Paper Co. employees alleging the former owner of the two northern Maine paper mills violated federal pension law by taking benefits away from them. Bowater is asking the… Read More
Although the event does not take place for two months, now is the time for you to form a team to participate in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life at Old Town High School on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. Relay for Life… Read More
BIDDEFORD — Bookland of Maine, the state’s largest home-based chain of bookstores, said Thursday it is closing four of its 10 stores because of unrelenting competition from giant national chains and online booksellers. Bookland, which has headquarters in South Portland, said the stores being shut… Read More
WESTON — Three dogs and a crow. That’s the death toll so far from poisoned meat that was put out along snowmobile trails along Harris Hill Road. “It’s sick,” Cindylou Hayden said. “I hope they find whoever did this and I hope they hang them.”… Read More
CARIBOU — Youngsters from Aroostook County were among 1,200 around the state who competed Wednesday in the final round of the Maine Association of Mathematics Leagues contests. The big scorers for the day in the Aroostook Mathematics League were the “A” team from the Maine… Read More
PORTLAND — The delicate task of keeping an estimated 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel from leaking into the ocean continued this week as divers returned to the wreckage of the 90-foot Jessica Ann about 150 feet beneath the sea. About a gallon of the fuel… Read More
BANGOR — The investigation of a Dec. 30, 1996, fire that destroyed financial records of funds the former Etna town manager allegedly stole was called into question by the defense in Penobscot County Superior Court on Thursday. Investigator Stewart Jacobs of the state Fire Marshal’s… Read More
AUGUSTA — Two legislative committees struggled Thursday to solve the troubling problem of drivers who flee serious accidents. At issue was a proposal that would allow judges to send to prison for up to five years anyone found guilty of leaving the scene of an… Read More
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Ronald Speers, who served for nearly a decade as commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, has died. He was 81. A native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Speers moved to Boston as a young boy and graduated from the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Agencies that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, says Rep. Henry Joy, R-Crystal. Joy and Rep. John Buck, R-Yarmouth, say they have formally complained to a state watchdog, alleging the environmental advocacy group Natural Resources Council of Maine has filed incomplete reports… Read More
LIMESTONE — A bill that would have changed how members of the Loring Development Authority’s trustee board are chosen has been amended so that the LDA now supports the legislation. As originally presented by state Rep. Gary O’Neal, D-Limestone, the bill would have required that… Read More
LIMESTONE — Reuse officials at the Loring Commerce Centre are hoping to get funding to renovate the former military base exchange to accommodate fledging businesses in the agricultural and forestry products industries. If the funding is approved at the state level, almost $1 million will… Read More
WASHINGTON — Management of the nation’s fisheries has been an expensive flop for much of the last decade, a nationwide coalition of environmentalists and fishermen’s groups said Thursday. Ineffective policies have led to depleted stocks on both coasts, prompting the federal government to spend $160… Read More
DYER BROOK — An 18-year-old Oakfield man has been charged with attempted murder after he reportedly tried to use his sport utility vehicle to run down another student Thursday morning at Southern Aroostook Community School. Jody Boutilier, whose class year at the school was not… Read More
BANGOR — Bathing suits are already in stock at the mall. If that doesn’t get you off the couch and into the gym, perhaps the chance to win $1,000 will. As part of its third annual Move & Improve program, Eastern Maine Medical Center’s Community… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor High School will hold the Regional One Act Drama Competition on March 10 and 11. The eight shows, which are open to the public, will be performed by students from regional schools in 40-minute slots over three sessions. The sessions take place 7-10 p.m. Friday;… Read More
BANGOR — An ex-shoe worker from Skowhegan who collected more than $33,000 in grocery coupon rebates for products she never bought was ordered to complete six months of home detention as part of a federal sentence levied Thursday in Bangor. Donna May King, 57, was… Read More
BOSTON — Larry Hause had just days to live, but he didn’t know it. He just knew that his diseased liver had caused him pain and misery for two years. When a match was finally found after 16 months on a waiting list for a… Read More
Nickelodeon’s latest offering deals with a question that plagues many young people: Where do they fit in? “Caitlin’s Way,” which debuts at 9 p.m. Saturday before settling into its regular 8 p.m. Sunday timeslot March 12, is hardly heavy-duty drama, but it is effective in… Read More
While I believe the Bangor Daily News’ editorial staff has a solid track record of accurate, well thought-out positions, your support of Gov. Angus King’s proposal for “A new AMHI” (March 2) missed the mark. This state and some of its citizens may indeed benefit… Read More
The music of the 20th century will be celebrated this weekend in the annual musical on ice by The Skating Club of Maine — Northern Region. The club’s 50 to 60 skaters range in age from 4 to 70 and in ability level from beginner… Read More
Ever since Gov. George W. Bush launched his South Carolina campaign last month with a speech at Bob Jones University, school officials have defended their ban on interracial dating as being based upon Scriptures. Last week, BJU President Bob Jones III lifted the ban, provided students get notes… Read More
William Irvine likes to make waves. That’s what the Maine painter told a gallery full of admirers last week when a show of his recent paintings opened at the University of Maine Museum of Art. He wasn’t talking about “making waves” in the prickly way. He was speaking… Read More
I am pleased to be able to agree with a proponent of the fingerprinting law, if only on what I view as a partial alternative to it. At least Harry Pringle (Op-ed commentary, March 7) sees that “The real solution to the problem is much broader. We must… Read More
He’s had breakfast in New Orleans, and dinner in Timbuktu. And in the year or so between those two meals, singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn has logged a few more thousand miles and soaked up another knapsack full of images, observations and feelings in what seems to… Read More
A Business page story that appeared Monday incorrectly identified the owner of the building housing the Paradis Family IGA in Caribou. The Bennett Drive building is owned by Cumberland Properties Inc., with offices in Waterford. —- A news story in Thursday’s Maine Day about a… Read More
The Legislature’s Natural Resource Committee recently put together a solid pilot program that helps get cleaner cars on the road and dirtier ones off it. It is a worthy proposal that deserves the full support of lawmakers. LD 2182 began as a plan to offer… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Michael G. Davis, self-employed, and Paula M. Davis, unemployed, Guilford; assets, $839,705; debts, $1,905,258.45. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — A year after banning all personal watercraft — including Jet Skis — from local ponds, voters at town meeting have decided to welcome the devices in town harbors. In a 79-51 vote, residents approved the change to the town’s harbor ordinance Wednesday. Read More
Aroostook County Superior Court Michael L. Bourgoine, 24, Stockholm, burglary, four years in jail, all but 18 months suspended, three years of probation, $1,020 restitution; theft, one year in jail; prohibited possession of firearms, one year in jail. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — The Town Council wants Maine’s congressional delegation to take a close look at the high cost of prescriptions in the United States, then compare those numbers with the cost of buying the same drugs in Canada. The councilors, armed with a copy of… Read More
EDDINGTON — Voters here will fill four elective positions and approve a municipal budget for the year ahead during their annual elections and town meeting later this month. In local elections Monday, March 27, voters will choose one selectman for three years and three SAD… Read More
HOULTON — Tuesday’s lopsided vote in Houlton against the regional landfill project being planned by the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District was no surprise to either the proponents or the opponents. But their reasons for expecting the vote to be what it was vary… Read More
Surry Elementary School 2000-2001 kindergarten registration and screening April 28. Child must be 5 by Oct. 15. Proof of immunizations and a copy of birth certificate must be presented. Call 667-9358 to set up an appointment. —- Miles Lane Elementary School, Bucksport, 2000-2001 kindergarten pre-registration… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Maine Right to Know, a group working on a campaign to require labeling of genetically engineered foods in Maine, plans a gathering next week at City Hall. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Ellsworth City Hall. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CUTLER — The commissary at the Cutler naval communications station will remain open at least through the end of this year, Maine’s congressional delegation announced Thursday. The Cutler commissary, which operates much like a grocery store, employs about a dozen civilian workers. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
LEVANT — Voters here at a special Wednesday night town meeting overwhelmingly approved a plan to borrow $92,500 for two portable classrooms. By a 23-1 vote, residents authorized the Board of Selectmen to borrow the sum to build the classrooms at the Levant Elementary School. Read More
WASHINGTON — A Maine lawmaker lobbied a key House subcommittee chairman Thursday for $1.1 million in federal funding to dredge the Union River in Ellsworth. U.S. Rep. John Baldacci sent a letter backing the funding to Rep. Ron Packard, chairman of the House Subcommittee on… Read More
ORONO — Four candidates will vie for three seats on the Town Council during the election on Tuesday, March 14. Lianne Harris and Elizabeth Schneider will look to return to their seats on the council, while Stanley Borodko and Sean Wasson will also contend for… Read More
PATTEN — The People Helping People support group for those with health concerns, their families and friends, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at the Mt. Heights Health Care Facility, downstairs meeting room, Island Falls Road. Read More
MACHIAS — The Machiasport and Whiting withdrawal committees will meet next week with a representative of the state Department of Education to discuss their concerns about SAD 77. Both towns are developing formal plans to withdraw from the four-town school district. SAD 77 also includes… Read More
A recent BDN editorial urged support for LD 2461, a measure by Rep. Zachary Matthews of Winslow to establish business moral policies to guide investment and purchasing practices by the state. Basically, a commission would write guidelines that would prevent firms failing to pass muster from doing business… Read More
The horrific auto-tractor trailer accident on North Main Street in Brewer on March 1 occurred very close to our home. I want to commend the fast response and professional manner in which the Brewer fire and rescue personnel carried our their jobs. It was disturbing to witness this… Read More
Empty. That’s what the sports page is without Tom Hennessey’s columns. I can’t believe a man of his caliber is letting a bunch of Pinocchios and activists put the run to him. I hope he takes a big breath of fresh air, relines his sights and keeps those… Read More
Your editors urge support of LD 2461, a Resolve to Create a Commission to Study and Establish Moral Policies on Investments and Purchasing by the State. The appropriate state role in “establishing moral policies” is a concern in a state that works every day toward increasing our respect… Read More
The headline reads, “First-grader shot, killed by classmate in Mich.” The boy found the loaded gun in the house where he was living. These unnecessary killings must be stopped by whatever means necessary. Stricter laws must be passed that hold somebody accountable for having a loaded gun in… Read More
I have a question concerning the recent public hearings on the proposed listing of Maine’s Atlantic salmon. There were hundreds of people at those meetings. Why is it there are about eight to 10 people at the Pleasant River Watershed Council meetings every month? Where are these hundreds… Read More
Keep the moose hunt out of September. I agree with Bob Croce’s Feb. 29 commentary. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife should keep the moose hunt in October where it has been for almost 20 years. Don’t make us put up with another month when we have… Read More
I have been disappointed to see, once more, that you practically ignored the Democratic primary race in favor of the Republican. It’s obvious whom you favored, but since the newspaper is supposed to report the news without bias, don’t you think you could, for once? Kathryn Spicer Winterport… Read More
Stuart Marckoon’s attempt to reduce his Friday morning remarks to politically correct current events, or worse, a “humorous play-on-words” issue, doesn’t fly. Condoning this behavior by keeping Marckoon on the staff at KISS 94.5 will only bring further troubles to the station. Federal laws governing… Read More
ORONO — University of Maine and town officials will host a Census 2000 kickoff party at 6 p.m. Monday, March 13, at the Town Council chambers. The event, sponsored by the Orono Counts Committee, is being held to raise awareness of this year’s census —… Read More
AUGUSTA — A union survey of nurses in Maine shows that more than a third wouldn’t want a loved one to receive care where they work, but hospital officials said negative responses were elicited to build support for union organizing efforts. “They want to find… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Much of Hancock County was without power for about 25 minutes Thursday evening after a thunderstorm rumbled through the area. Early indications were that one of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.’s main transmission lines feeding the county had tripped out, according to Bob Toole, an… Read More
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Andrew Ketterer announced Thursday the formation of a medical marijuana task force to serve in an advisory capacity to lawmakers and law enforcement officials as problems with the new law arise. The mission of the task force will be to seek… Read More
BANGOR — A 47-year-old Bangor man is expected to appear before a federal magistrate today after security at the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building said he brought a gun into the building Thursday and made threats. Bangor police charged Gregory T. Murray with criminal threatening… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine’s U.S senators this week repeated their demands that the Clinton administration take action to reduce oil prices, including creation of a Northeastern reserve for heating oil. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe told the Senate Energy Committee on Wednesday that the administration… Read More
PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine Television has won a national award for its 1999 production “Granite Guardian,” a documentary on Portland’s Fort Gorges. The 22-minute video, which aired on the Community Television Network (cable channel 4 in Greater Portland), was given an honorable mention in the history… Read More
BELFAST — A legislative panel has given Waldo County the OK to borrow money for a new dispatch center. Despite the permission to issue bonds to fund construction, the dispatch center will need the support of voters to make it a reality. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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CHESTER — A fire that destroyed a wooden pole barn located behind the residence of Troy and Lori Voisine on Route 116 early Thursday morning resulted in no injuries. Lincoln Fire Chief Frank Hammond said the cause of the fire had not been determined. He… Read More
BANGOR — A federal judge sentenced a transient man to 37 months in prison Thursday for possessing a firearm not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. An hour after his federal court sentencing, Daniel Leduc, 19, was sentenced in Penobscot… Read More
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GARLAND — Garland residents will act on the purchase of a new pumper-tanker firetruck at the annual town meeting Saturday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Grange Hall, and a dinner will be served at noon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Camden-Rockport High School Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Elizabeth Bradeen, Theodosia Howell, Janelle Lavoie, Eben Pariser, Brain Pingree, Forest Casey Reynolds, Amanda Smith, Amanda R. Stevens, Xavier Thirionet, Susan Tofani, Christina Wheelwright, Kerry Whittaker, Charlotte Withey; honors: Shawn Baker, Deedra Beveridge, James R. Read More
CAMDEN — If we could talk to the animals — just imagine it. MaryJane Duncan doesn’t have to. She does 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
Moose River Selectmen have scrutinized the proposed municipal budget in an effort to keep the new tax rate the same as this year’s. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
BANGOR — Huddled over maps spread out on conference room tables, green markers in hand, area bicycle enthusiasts chose a local route for the East Coast Greenway, a trail from Key West to Calais. Thursday night’s meeting was the fifth in Maine and its aim… Read More
MILO — The proposed municipal budget for the next fiscal year is $122,000 higher than the 1999-2000 budget. But no tax increase is anticipated. The budget increase will be covered by additional state funding, according to Town Manager Jane Jones. The annual town meeting and… Read More
NEWPORT — Republicans are invited to the biennial caucus at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Newport Fire Department Annex. The caucus will allow registered voters who are enrolled in the Republican Party to elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WILLIMANTIC — Debbie S. Pettigrew of Willimantic has announced her candidacy as a Republican for House District 111. Pettigrew lists the issues of economic development, a fair education funding formula, better road maintenance, private land ownership and overcollection of taxes as areas of concern. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
SANGERVILLE — John Simko submitted his resignation Wednesday as town manager of Sangerville. Simko served in the position for three years, and Sangerville was his first stint as town manager. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
PALMYRA — A healthy surplus will enable Palmyra officials to fund a new public works truck and keep the tax rate relatively low for another year, if all the articles are approved at Saturday’s town meeting. Palmyra voters will gather at 10 a.m. at the… Read More