Five area-high school hockey players have been named to the Maine Festival Select 17 Ice Hockey Team. Forward Justin Libbey, and defenseman Tyson Schroder from Bangor High School plus defenseman Matt Hedrick and forward Jake Hedstrom from Orono High School will play for the team in the 2000… Read More
Garth Brooks is a big time country star. This spring he is taking a few at bats with the New York Mets in exhibition games in the game he loves – baseball. Should he? Should he be allowed? Brooks is loved by his teammates. He… Read More
Minutes after his Cony of Augusta team fell short against Mt. Blue of Farmington in the Eastern Maine Class A final Saturday, coach Paul Vachon talked about the huge rebounding advantage the Cougars had over the Rams – and how Mt. Blue’s Heather Ernest made all the difference. Read More
LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Husson Braves earned a split with Skidmore (N.Y.) with a 3-1 win in the second game of a doubleheader with the Thoroughbreds on Tuesday. Keith Simmons tossed a four-hitter and struck out 11 to pick up the win for the… Read More
Orono football and boys basketball coach Matt Clark has decided to concentrate strictly on basketball in the forseeable future. The 27-year-old Clark, who has coached the Red Riots the last two seasons after heading up John Bapst Memorial High’s football team in 1996-97, can put… Read More
Mandi Allen, who helped lead the George Stevens Academy girls basketball team to Eastern Maine titles in 1999 and 2000, has verbally committed to play basketball at Husson College next fall. Allen, a 5-foot-7 guard who started for the Eagles of Blue Hill when they… Read More
The first ski race held at Sugarloaf/USA was the polar opposite of the world-class events on the mountain today. Nearly 50 years ago, the 47 pioneers who raced down the mountain first climbed two miles up a muddy access road. The course setter ran out… Read More
No midwife, no doctor, and no special arrangements – other than a note from her doctor asserting that the 34-year-old basketball coach in her ninth month of pregnancy is fit to fly. So begins University of Maine women’s coach Joanne Palombo-McCallie’s 6,800-mile, excellent (she hopes)… Read More
BANGOR – The fourth annual Maine Junior High School/Elementary cheerleading contests were hosted Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. Thirty-seven teams competed in the Central Maine Wal-Mart event for championships in five different categories. In the Pee-Wee B Division, Albion Elementary School took the championship with… Read More
Mired in what would be a 1-7 slump and playing without her point guard for most of January, North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was just hoping to close the season with a .500 record. But after a three-week absence, Nikki Teasley returned to… Read More
On March 6, Shirley Lawson of Eddington wrote to comment on Rep. John Baldacci’s advice to school children to “… welcome all immigrants coming to this country.” Lawson said “… we have enough diversity in this country.” She’s right. This country isn’t a melting pot anymore. People immigrate… Read More
Bruce Kyle presents a helpful summary (BDN, March 9) of the arguments, pro and con, concerning the proposed laptop leap into the future. If Maine is seen as leading on this one, let’s not miss the opportunity to live up to our state motto. There… Read More
Like the proverbial Dutch boy, with his finger stuck in the dike, the Bureau of Parks and Lands is trying to hold back a trickle which is fast becoming a flood. Since the long-standing policy of no new access points in the Allagash was smudged out by the… Read More
The tragic incident in Michigan should be a loud and clear wake-up call for the Bangor community. This is exactly the type of problem that would be brought into our area if a methadone clinic for treatment of heroin addiction is opened here. The 6-year-old… Read More
Regarding the article in the Midcoast section of the Feb. 25 paper by Leanne M. Robicheau, “Prison inmate speaks for reinstating parole,” as well as the Feb. 23 Associated Press article, `Bill would reinstate parole,” what about the victims? Not a word has been said about the effect… Read More
SOUTH THOMASTON — Voters will consider a municipal budget that is 3 percent higher than the current year’s when they gather March 29 for town meeting. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Gilford Butler School. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will offer a free women’s health lecture from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in its Education Center on Northport Avenue. The session will focus on incontinence, an area that has captured public interest as a result of… Read More
AARP sought Tuesday to turn fraudulent telemarketers’ weapon against them. The AARP’s Maine chapter joined with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and top law enforcement officials to use telephones to contact thousands of Mainers to warn them that they may be targets of fraudulent telemarketers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ROCKLAND — Adas Yoshuron Synagogue will welcome Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg of the Temple of Aaron in St. Paul, Minn., for a Shabbaton weekend, and to celebrate the Purim festival Friday and Saturday, March 17-18. The Friday service will be at 7 p.m. The Shabbat Torah… Read More
CALAIS — A 15-year-old Baring girl has been charged with terrorizing in connection with a bomb threat at Calais High School. Because the girl is a juvenile, Calais police released few details, but said she was detained in connection with a March 9 bomb threat… Read More
BANGOR — A New Sharon resident was sentenced to 27 months in prison Monday after earlier pleading guilty to possessing child pornography obtained over the Internet. Clark Aaron Leach, 36, was ordered to complete three years of supervised release after his prison term. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
SAD 3 says kindergarten registration for children who will enter school in the fall will be on the following dates: Wednesday, April 26: Unity Elementary School in the morning, and Troy Central School in the afternoon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BELFAST — An accused marijuana dealer from Indiana was arrested by Waldo County sheriff’s detectives Monday and was being held pending extradition. John Galloway, 35, of Rochester, Ind., was picked up at a local auto repair shop by Detective Sgt. Gary Boynton and Detective Jason… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide a $570,000 rural development grant to Southwest Harbor. The funding will be used for development of the town’s water and sewage systems, according to releases from Rep. John Baldacci and Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan… Read More
AUGUSTA — Baron Wormser of Hallowell, a longtime teacher who has published six collections of poems, has been selected as Maine’s new poet laureate, Gov. Angus King announced Monday. Wormser, whose new work, “Teaching the Art of Poetry,” is aimed at helping high school teachers,… Read More
PEMBROKE — Two men have been arrested in connection with a break-in at Morgan’s Irving Gasoline and Convenience Store on Route 1. Eric Sawyer, 21, and James Murray, 25, both of Pembroke, were charged with burglary. Murray also was charged with violation of bail conditions. Read More
LEE — Election of officers will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, March 20, at the Eula Ham Municipal Building. Absentee ballots are available through the clerk’s office at the Municipal Building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. any weekday. The annual… Read More
CALAIS — Robert Edward Tibbetts will be remembered as a professional and esteemed Washington County lawyer. “Bob was the last of the old guard, a trial lawyer who fought his battles in court, not by burying the court and his opponent with needless paperwork so… Read More
BUCKSPORT — Residents may have another energy option once a natural gas line has been run from Orrington to the Champion International mill in town. Bangor Gas Co. plans to begin work this spring on a lateral line to provide gas to a power plant… Read More
HERMON — An informational meeting about the recent arrival of a convicted sex offender will be held Thursday, March 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hermon High School auditorium. Members of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department will be present along with representatives of… Read More
BANGOR — Lou Cappiello, a pharmacist at Eastern Maine Medical Center, will conduct a free public program on the use of herbal supplements and their interaction with prescription drugs from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at EMMC’s Mason Auditorium. For information or to… Read More
BANGOR — Spruce Run Association will hold free personal education groups for women survivors of domestic abuse in Bangor and Newport. Space is limited. For times and locations, call 945-5102 or (800) 863-9909. Read More
BANGOR — Residents of Bangor and Brewer who need help with census forms may consult Questionnaire Assistance Centers, 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, March 20 to April 11, at the Hammond Street Congregational Church, or 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to… Read More
ORONO — Residents needing help filling out census forms may visit the Orono Town Office from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays, or the Orono Public Library from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, or noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 20 to April 14. Read More
BANGOR — All Saints Catholic School, formerly known as St. Mary’s and St. John’s School, will hold an open house for kindergarten registration at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the Ohio Street campus. For more information, call 947-7063. Read More
KENDUSKEAG — Kenduskeag Republicans will hold a caucus at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the town office building. Delegates and alternates will be elected to the State Convention on May 5 and 6 in Augusta. Members also will be elected to the Penobscot County… Read More
BANGOR — The Penobscot County Greens will host Jonathan Carter of the Forest Ecology Network at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine on 170 Park St. in Bangor. Carter will talk about November’s sustainable forestry initiative. For more… Read More
BANGOR — Two Dog Press of Deer Isle is sponsoring the second annual “Dress Down Day” on Friday, March 24, to fill the coffers of the Greg Baker Second Chance Fund. Local employers and schools will offer their staffs and students the opportunity to dress casually for a… Read More
ORONO — The Woman’s Club of Orono will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the Keith Anderson Building on Bennoch Street. Pamela Philbrook, English teacher at Orono High School, will present a program titled “Special Maine Moments.” For more information, contact Helen King… Read More
VINALHAVEN — Island voters gave full support to the proposed $1,138,291 budget at the annual town meeting, which reflects a 3.9 percent decrease under this year’s amount. Residents also agreed to move ahead with a fund-raising effort for a new town office. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will speak at a Husson College business breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, in the Dickerman Dining Commons. Sen. Collins will talk about federal education policy. Reservations are requested and can be made by calling 941-7073. Read More
BELFAST — Former Swanville Treasurer Roger Newcomb has filed suit against Selectmen Chairman Dennis Sholes, the selectmen and the inhabitants of the town for allowing Sholes to also serve as road commissioner. Newcomb, long a critic of the town’s management practices, filed his suit in… Read More
HOULTON — Despite having approved a nude-activity permit for a local club for the past three years, the Town Council turned this year’s request down at its Monday night meeting. Exactly why the permit for Frank Draus, the owner of Dance & Eat on Airport… Read More
BELFAST — A Kallis Ford-Chrysler Inc. customer has filed a lawsuit claiming he was deceived when the dealership delayed repairs on his new pickup truck. In the suit filed in Waldo County Superior Court on Monday, Robert Larry of Belmont asks the court to award… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Town councilors met with three rubbish haulers who serve Pittsfield homeowners and businesses Tuesday night in an attempt to discuss a possible pay-as-you-throw rubbish program. Instead, they ended up discussing an alternative program, one similar to the one used by neighboring Newport. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — Superintendent James Doughty has proposed a $29.7 million education budget for the 2000-01 school year. The K-12 spending proposal, which he presented to the Bangor school committee Monday, represents a 4 percent, or just under $1.2 million, increase over the current school budget. Read More
ABBOT — Ever since SAD 4 stopped using the Abbot Elementary School for public classrooms in the mid-1990s, Abbot officials have sought to have the building returned to town ownership. Now it appears the transfer of ownership from SAD 4 to the town is imminent. Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — Persistent rumors that Route 52 has been slated for a major upgrade were laid to rest Monday night. State Department of Transportation engineers met with selectmen to discuss the road and reported that no plans are under consideration to change Route 52 from… Read More
AUGUSTA — A panel of lawmakers on Tuesday killed a bill they had kept alive for the past year because of uncertainties surrounding Great Northern Paper Co.’s future. But the panel will produce another bill next year dealing with the issue of a charter change… Read More
PLYMOUTH — It is the duty of town selectmen to offer cost-saving measures to the taxpayers, according to Plymouth’s First Selectman Roy Brooks. With that thought, Brooks drafted an article for the annual town meeting warrant to see if taxpayers wanted to research and negotiate… Read More
BREWER — Economic development and related efforts were much on the minds of city councilors Tuesday night. Among the issues councilors addressed during their monthly meeting were a new marketing campaign and the next phase of waterfront revitalization. In a move aimed at bringing new… Read More
BINGHAM — Less than a week after voters at the annual town meeting rejected a warrant article to receive $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to revitalize Main Street, the town has been notified that the money will be available for the project anyway. Read More
ROCKLAND — Wal-Mart officials were trying to focus on the silver lining after a City Council vote Monday in which a requested zone change for a proposed Supercenter failed to win approval. The company needs a 21-acre parcel on Route 1 to be rezoned to… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — With the defeat last week of a referendum that would have increased the amount to be spent on a public safety building, city officials have regrouped to decide how to stay within the $3.9 million project limit. During last week’s residential preference… Read More
FORT KENT — The Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the library at Northern Maine Medical Center. For more information, contact CarolAnne Dube at 834-3155. Read More
MACHIAS — The Washington County grand jury indicted 29 people Tuesday, including 19 who were charged with drug offenses. The majority of the drug indictments stem from last month’s arrest of 17 people accused of selling prescription narcotics to an informant for the Maine Drug… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — During the overnight hours of Feb. 16-17, someone stole two John Deere snowblowers, a new model 828D and a used model TRS-32, from Theriault Tire on Davis Street. Two weeks later, the theft of a 10-horsepower John Deere walk-behind snow thrower, model… Read More
FORT KENT — The University of Maine at Fort Kent Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at Cyr Hall in the Grindle conference room. The meeting will revise the group’s organizational bylaws and election of board of directors… Read More
PATTEN — Patten Republicans will caucus at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at the recreation department. The goals of the caucus are to elect delegates and alternates to the state convention, to elect members of the Penobscot County Republican Committee, and to organize for the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Rumors have been circulating throughout town in recent days that Wal-Mart, The Home Depot and Taco Bell are headed for the Dover-Foxcroft market. Apparently what sparked the rumors was an inquiry made by a Windham real estate investment and development company about a… Read More
HOULTON — Is there a problem with the telephone service in the Houlton area? That depends on whom you talk to. During a 2 1/2-hour session at Monday’s Town Council meeting, nearly a dozen people testified concerning problems they have experienced during the past two… Read More
HOULTON — In order for SAD 29 to take advantage of a renovation loan from the state to address air-quality issues at Houlton High School, district voters will have to approve borrowing the money. A special referendum election has been scheduled for Thursday, April 27,… Read More
Houlton District Court Crown Seafood Ltd., Pointe Sapin, New Brunswick, failing to obtain commercial vehicle operating authority license, $200. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
GREENVILLE — Several municipal positions will need to be filled during municipal elections on June 13, the same day as the primary elections. Nomination papers will be available on March 17 for the following positions: two three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen; two three-year… Read More
NEWPORT — A Charleston woman was taken Tuesday to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield after a noon collision with a pulp truck on Route 7 in Newport. Cynthia Chamberland, 36, complained of neck pain after her 1991 Ford Taurus station wagon was struck in the… Read More
CLINTON — Nomination papers for several positions will be available Monday, March 20. The available positions are as follows: selectmen, three-year term and one-year term; a three-year term on the library board of trustees; a three-year term as a school board member; and six one-year… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Selectmen on Monday scrapped a concept to create a public safety department by combining the police and fire departments under one roof. Dover-Foxcroft selectmen had embraced the concept earlier this month after learning that the trustees of the Dover-Foxcroft Water District were willing… Read More
ORONO — Voters here returned one incumbent to the Town Council on Tuesday, while electing two new faces to the seven-member board. Incumbent Lianne Harris was returned to the council with 423 votes. Stanley Borodko, the town’s former assessor and code enforcement officer, was elected… Read More
AUGUSTA — Rep. James Skoglund never stops trying. On Tuesday, the St. George Democrat fought another losing battle against the $65 million prison under construction in Warren. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Despite rising state aid, the gap in per-pupil expenditure between the highest- and the lowest-spending elementary schools in Maine widened by $285 this school year. Maine economists and education officials were puzzled at the growing inequity during interviews in response to the Bangor Daily News’… Read More
Traditional stocks have fallen while technology stocks have boomed, propelling the Nasdaq stock market’s composite index last week. And Maine is not immune from the trend. The trend means $10,000 invested at the start of the year in Interstate Bakeries, the owner of the John… Read More
Bangor-based Irving Oil Co. will close full-service gasoline islands at 15 of its stores by April 1, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs, an Irving spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The full-service islands will become self-serve pumps, said James Dufour, director of public relations for the… Read More
FREEPORT — A direct-marketing consultant blamed L.L. Bean’s efforts to diversify for not being able to give workers bonuses for the third straight year. Maxwell Scroge, who runs a direct-marketing business in Evanston, Ill., said the outdoors outfitter tried to do too many things in… Read More
BANGOR — Dr. Craig McLaughlin of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will oversee the implementation of a $5,500 female bear productivity study that he hopes will improve black bear management in the state. The grant was awarded by the Maine chapter of Safari Club International. Read More
AUGUSTA — The Pine Tree Legal Assistance board of directors will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the Holiday Inn on Civic Drive in Augusta. The public is welcome. Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a nonprofit corporation first established in 1966,… Read More
AUGUSTA — While gasoline prices were going up — to more than $1.67 in some parts of Aroostook County — heating oil prices in Maine remained steady as of Tuesday, at an average of $1.31 a gallon. Oil prices around the state ranged from a… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci called on President Clinton on Tuesday to take immediate steps toward establishing a heating oil reserve in the Northeast to counter problems associated with low fuel supplies. In a letter to the president that also was signed by other… Read More
More than 500 people must know, for sure, what is one of the most exciting springtime culinary experiences in Down East Maine because that is the number expected to make the Celebrity Chef’s Gala a sellout. The event, which benefits the Breast and Osteoporosis Center… Read More
It was bumper-to-bumper traffic on the information highway Tuesday, as thousands of Stephen King fans jammed the Internet on-ramps. King’s new 66-page story, “Riding the Bullet,” was made available from e-vendors at 12:01 a.m. Shortly thereafter, fans attempting to download the work found themselves caught… Read More
AUGUSTA — A bill that would regulate landowner access to major highways either is a vital tool to address sprawl or an assault on landowner rights, speakers told lawmakers Tuesday. The issue before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee was LD 2550, a measure that would require… Read More
ORONO — Emilie Bronson of Bangor is having some second thoughts about her career. Like many girls her age, the seventh-grader toyed with the more traditional idea of becoming a teacher after going to college. In these changing times, however, she’s also thinking a little… Read More
BREWER — Consumer Response Solutions, a Biddeford-based direct response call center operator, announced Tuesday that it will open a new facility in Brewer. The expansion is expected to create more than 100 new jobs within a matter of months. Consumer Response Solutions, which employs approximately… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine voters made it clear in 1997 they did not want to change the state Constitution to allow voting by the mentally ill, but a bill that received Senate approval Tuesday asks them to reconsider. The Senate agreed with the House on the… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine drivers may soon see longer tractor-trailers on the state’s highways. A bill that received preliminary approval in the Maine Senate on Tuesday allows tractor-trailer combinations to be as much as four feet longer. Supporters said the change is needed to accommodate newer… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Legislature on Tuesday honored the second Mainer ever to be picked to head the American Bar Association. The Maine House and Senate passed a joint resolution Tuesday to recognize Robert E. Hirshon’s nomination as president-elect of the lawyers’ association. Hirshon, a Portland… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously for a bill that would use the courts to help get homeless and at-risk teen-agers age 15 and younger off the streets. The proposed legislation stipulates that a District Court judge would be… Read More
AUGUSTA — An Augusta man has been charged with thefts from several camps of about $50,000 worth of antiques. Timothy Tiess, 27, was arrested a week ago and could face up to 40 charges of burglary. State police Trooper Jeffrey Love said items stolen included… Read More
AUGUSTA — A rewritten “family hunting” bill completed its circuit through the Legislature on Tuesday and awaited the signature of Gov. Angus King, who refused to sign a version that was sent to him last year. The bill, which was given final approval without discussion… Read More
AUGUSTA — Gov. Angus King has declared today as Arts Education Advocacy Day in Maine. The Maine Alliance for Arts Education will hold a reception at noon today for legislators and arts education advocates in the Hall of Flag at the State Capitol. Melody Makers,… Read More
The issue of requiring foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled has come before the Maine Legislature three times. And, although Maine is the only state in the country that saw GE labeling proposals pursued to the state legislative level, three times it has failed to pass. Read More
BANGOR — A Rangeley Plantation woman who was struck by falling merchandise while she shopped at the Farmington Wal-Mart store has won a civil lawsuit against the international discount chain. Sherry Haley will receive more than $70,000 in damages from the store after winning a… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci has appealed to the U.S. Department of Labor to fund a job training effort in eastern Maine designed to prepare workers for current and future labor market needs. In a letter to Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, Baldacci requested nearly… Read More
William Cohen this week became the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Vietnam since Melvin Laird went in 1971 to begin planning the American military withdrawal. Secretary Cohen is right to insist that this long overdue and necessary mission is about forging a future, not dwelling on the… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The Maine Department of Transportation has developed preliminary plans for a 133-mile bikeway from Brewer to Calais and will take that proposal to key towns along the route at four public meetings next week. The proposed Downeast Trail would run between Brewer and… Read More
AUGUSTA — For the first time in nearly 30 years, Republicans in Maine’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District will have a choice when they go to the polls during the June primaries. In a move that caught state GOP leaders off guard, Lynwood Winslow of Mapleton… Read More
Cadillac Mountain Stout is a hybrid of dry, sweet and imperial styles. Midnight Stout is dry. Following are the major stout types and their meanings: Irish dry stout: full-bodied, sharp, dry and bitter with flavor of roast coffee. Opaque black in color. Guinness, Murphy’s and… Read More
Regarding your article on Tim Caverly and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, published March 4-5, I am prompted to write. Caverly and I are nodding acquaintances. I know other members of his extended family quite well. The entire family is well known for their love of,… Read More
Your Feb. 14 story, “Dedham group tables PTA decision,” was recently brought to my attention. As president of the Maine PTA and a member of the national PTA Board of Directors, I would like to share some important insight regarding issues raised. PTA is a trademark for the… Read More
The most chilling part of Stephen King’s novelette “Riding the Bullet,” an e-book available exclusively on the Internet and released Tuesday to the public, isn’t the story itself. It’s the creepy feeling you get from scrolling down through rather than turning pages. But don’t be… Read More
The State House opened its doors March 3 to welcome about 30 seventh- and eighth-grade girls from Eagle Lake to Kittery for a day dedicated to them. The consistent message they heard from Senate President Mark Lawrence, Senate Majority Leader Chellie Pingree, Senate Minority Leader Jane Amero, House… Read More