EAST SULLIVAN – Senior Adrienne Buckley, in her first varsity at-bat, doubled home the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday to lift Sumner to an 8-7 high school softball victory over Penquis of Milo. Rachel Philio walked and went… Read More
While his teammates gather every day to play pickup basketball and tinker with their games, Tom Waterman is spending his spring putting his body – or at least his ankles – through a total overhaul. The University of Maine point guard has already had an… Read More
Brent Naccara admits, though reluctantly, that he grew up in Hewitt, N.J., cheering for the NFL’s New York Giants. Even so, his sudden switch of allegiance to the other New York team seems perfectly understandable as the former University of Maine All-Atlantic 10 linebacker has… Read More
When 14 high schools gather for a May 13th regatta in Blue Hill, they may get a surprise – six members and the head coach of the host George Stevens Academy sailing team won’t be there. Instead, coach Henry Clews is taking part of the… Read More
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BANGOR – Two powerhouse tennis teams converged on Bangor High School Monday, and both left the courts with their unblemished records still intact. Despite a bitter wind and chilly conditions which materialized after clouds replaced the sun an hour into their matches, the Bangor boys… Read More
College KATI MORRELL Kati Morrell, a sophomore shortstop at Thomas College, batted .600 in four conference wins for the Terriers earning the Maine Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association Player of the Week honors. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Hampden’s Tessa McCue finished ninth out of 36 skaters overall in the final round of the Cherry Blossom Open in Alexandria, Va., Saturday. McCue was sixth in the short program and ninth in the long program, which made up two-thirds of the final score. Read More
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Local AT GUILFORD Piscataquis River Race Open Speed Challenge: Jeff Sands-Kenny Cushman 43.53, Frank Pendola-TAmmy Kelly-Bob Hessler-Ron Muir-Cindy Muir-Bronwen Pierson-D.W. Smith 56.06; K-1 long: Larry Merrill 56.41, Tom Lizotte 74.08; K-1 short: Staven Magee 57.38, Clint Cushman 57.47, Norm Hewes 59.13; OC-1: Dan Thayer 60.12,… Read More
Dear Jim: I need a new clothes washer. I heard about quiet, efficient front-loader models, but since they use less water, I worry about allergies from ineffective rinsing. Do they really wash and rinse well? — Peg J. Dear Peg: Front-loading washers (horizontal axis) are… Read More
BANGOR — A Togus nurse who claims a physician treated her badly at work after she refused his overtures six years ago is suing the doctor in federal court. Kathleen Lyons of Manchester testified Monday that she became confused and disturbed by the behavior Dr. Read More
LINCOLN — A pair of orphaned bear cubs that took refuge in a tall pine tree near busy Route 2 in South Lincoln on Sunday were back in the woods Monday. The mother of the two cubs, which weigh 10 to 15 pounds each, was… Read More
WASHINGTON — Maine’s congressional delegation is continuing to fight against Canadian attempts to expand customs preclearance powers at several Canadian airports, which likely would adversely affect Bangor International Airport. The delegation is urging Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright to reject Canadian requests to expand… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a New York dairy trade group’s challenge to a compact that sets minimum prices for milk sold in the six New England states. The court, without comment, turned away the argument that the Northeast Dairy Compact Commission’s… Read More
KENNEBUNK — A regional environmental group is preparing to search for the source of bacterial pollution that has made it unsafe to swim or harvest shellfish in many areas of the Kennebunk River. The effort by the Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Watershed Association is being… Read More
BANGOR — Nonstop flights to Pittsburgh and $29 flights to Portsmouth are some of the new offerings at Bangor International Airport. Monday marked the first day that nonstop service to Pittsburgh on large jets has been available since 1996, according to airport Director Bob Ziegelaar. Read More
ROCKLAND — Keeping score in a lawsuit involving the Samoset Resort’s famous golf course and some of its condominium owners is becoming almost as difficult as sinking a hole in one. A group of condo owners is suing the Rockport resort’s current and former owners,… Read More
ROCKPORT — When Carol Cross chose to end an abusive relationship last August, she did what everyone told her to do. She got a protection from abuse order. She had the police accompany her in the middle of the day to her Lewiston home so… Read More
One can only marvel at the work done by members of the Milford Parent-Teacher Organization and all they do to ensure that children who attend the Dr. Lewis S. Libby School have the opportunities — and even the necessities — others might take for granted. Read More
BELFAST — The Maine chapter of the National Association of Tax Practitioners will conduct an education seminar on Monday and Tuesday, May 8 and 9, at the Comfort Inn. The third annual Spring Fling and Education Seminar will start at 1 p.m. Monday and end… Read More
BIDDEFORD — The body found in the rubble of a chicken farm fire in Dayton has been identified through DNA tests as William Ouellette, 36, police said. Ouellette is suspected in the nonfatal shooting of a woman whom police say he randomly encountered while searching… Read More
LIMESTONE — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics Computer Science Team has been invited to the American Computer Science League, an all-star contest at Cypress Springs High School in Houston, Texas, in May. The school is seeking donations for the trip. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Technical College System board of trustees voted recently to freeze tuition at $68 per credit hour for in-state students, and $149 per credit hour for out-of-state students, for the upcoming academic year. This will be the second year that tuition at… Read More
Recently I received a letter from J.M., a Bar Harbor reader who was concerned about the care of two of what may well be Maine’s most common landscape plants. Many among us at some time have gardened in a landscape that has peonies and lilacs. Read More
BAR HARBOR — After a flurry of attempts to sway voters in the final polling hours, the 821 voters participating in Monday’s elections approved two of six proposed changes to the town’s land use rules and named Lou Blancato and Andre Valenti town councilors at annual town meeting… Read More
PORTLAND — The state has begun the $135 million five-year project to widen the Maine Turnpike to six lanes in southern Maine, which means traffic will be slowed before it begins moving more smoothly. “It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” said Paul… Read More
CARIBOU — A still-young software company has announced plans to more than double the number of employees at its Caribou plant, which will be enlarged by the acquisition of the former J.J. Newberry building on Sweden Street. At the same time, ATX Forms Inc. is… Read More
BANGOR — A Penobscot County grand jury on Monday indicted two Bangor men on arson charges in connection with a recent firebombing that ravaged a historic downtown building. Harold Hawkes, 18, and Scott Gagnon, 19, are accused of starting the early morning fire that gutted… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Contributors would be able to “own” individual pieces of a replica of a Revolutionary War ship under one proposal for funding the $10 million cost of the project. The ship being reconstructed, the Ranger, was commanded by John Paul Jones and was… Read More
A Massachusetts environmental activist filed a lawsuit Monday against the state of Maine, Gov. Angus King and federal fisheries officials for licensing fishing gear that accidentally snares endangered right whales, sometimes killing the animals. Richard Max Strahan, national campaign director for the nonprofit group GreenWorld… Read More
AUGUSTA — Top officials from all three branches of state government get the titles, but they agreed Monday it’s the jurors serving every day in the courts who hold the real power in the nation’s democracy. A half dozen jurors representing the 18,000 who serve… Read More
Do we carry bags, or do they carry us? That’s a question I asked myself the other day, examining the contents of my own brown leather shoulder bag. I found my wallet, some cash, old mail, a CD, a book, gum wrappers, hairpins, ballet slippers,… Read More
When Congress convened back in February, it seemed the one tie that bound Republicans and Democrats was bipartisan desire to end the marriage tax. As the November election draws ever more near, that wholesome desire is being overcome by craven lust for political advantage. Early… Read More
A letter to Gov. Angus King, Maine’s state representatives and senators: You could not be with me on hospital rounds Sunday, so you did not meet Maureen. Had you been there you would perhaps have thought as I did that Maureen did not look like… Read More
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The legislative session that ended Friday was so dominated by one subject — teacher fingerprinting — that one easily could assume nothing is more important to lawmakers than protecting children from sexual predators. Imagine their surprise, then, at this Sunday headline from New Hampshire: “Sexual offenders see haven… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — First Citizens Bank has reported record first quarter earnings of $215,880, up 24 percent from the same period last year. President David I. Dorsey said the bank’s board of directors has approved a dividend of 18 cents per share on first quarter… Read More
A wise man once said, “For every complex problem there is a simple solution … unfortunately, a wrong one.” Despite Neal D. Barnard and Simon Chaitowitz’s Earth Day commentary (BDN, April 22-23), veganism is not a good way to save the earth nor a healthy way to eat. Read More
An April 29 story about the Allagash Wilderness Waterway incorrectly said a poll about the river was done by the Sportman’s Alliance of Maine. It was conducted by The Maine Sportsman, a monthly magazine. Read More
The op-ed piece presented in the form of a letter (BDN, April 26) by a Bangor attorney to Marisleysis Gonzalez, the victim of a home invasion by federal agents, reads like the script of a TV courtroom melodrama — long on rhetoric, short on fact. Read More
Editor’s Note: This is the 28th in a a series of town history centennial projects written by students about their communities in the Bangor Daily News readership area. Students were asked to compile a timeline of important events in the 20th century, to write an essay about what… Read More
BANGOR — Peace Through Interamerican Community Action, Maine Fair Trade Coalition, Maine Global Action Network, Greater Bangor NOW, and Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhood will sponsor a May Day Celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Westmarket Square in downtown Bangor. The event will… Read More
BANGOR — Acadia Hospital will hold a support group meeting for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the Penobscot conference room at the hospital. CHADD meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Palm warblers, often the first bird species to appear on Mount Desert Island in spring, will be the subject of the annual Whittle-a-Warbler workshop at the Wendell Gilley Museum. The workshop will run from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Read More
BLUE HILL — The senior class at George Stevens Academy is planning its annual yard sale. The sale will be in the gymnasium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 6. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
HERMON — Townspeople here on Wednesday will get a first look at next year’s proposed $10 million budget, up about 11 percent from last year. The proposal would result in a 3 percent increase in property taxes, according to Town Manager Steven Tuckerman. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BELFAST — Is it time for a change at City Hall? That question will be on the lips of the town’s wags and wannabes over the next seven weeks now that two strong contenders have stepped forward to challenge the city’s longtime mayor and a… Read More
BANGOR — The rabbis from all three of the city’s synagogues said the mourner’s kaddish Monday night, a prayer in observance of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Council, the event was held at Congregation Beth El, a Reform synagogue. The… Read More
BELFAST — The Waldo County grand jury handed up the following indictments during its April session: Larry Chouteau, 48, Carmel, gross sexual assault, aggravated assault, criminal threatening with dangerous weapon, burglary, aggravated criminal trespass, possession of firearm by convicted felon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
NEWBURGH — The town of Newburgh will have its spring cleanup May 5-6. Items that will not be picked up are: tires with rims, tires over 16 inches, refrigerators with freon, and wood, including lumber, brush, or firewood. Read More
ORONO — The Orono Fire and Rescue Department will celebrate National Emergency Medical Services week from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the fire station, 63 Main St. The open house will feature ambulances and state-of-the-art medical equipment. There will be free blood… Read More
BANGOR — The Acadia Hospital will hold free seminars about anxiety disorders and treatment. The program will include anonymous screening as part of National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day starting with four sessions at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at Acadia Hospital,… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Whole Health Center plans a qi gong workshop from 9 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6. The session is designed to explore the ancient Chinese science that uses gentle meditative movement to rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. Call 288-4128. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Community Concert Band will begin rehearsals for its 18th annual summer performance season at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church, rear entrance. The band is composed of volunteer musicians of all ages who enjoy entertaining their neighbors… Read More
HAMPDEN — The growing trash heap at the Sawyer Environmental Recovery Facility was among the issues addressed during Monday night’s Town Council meeting. In recent weeks, town officials have heard concerns and complaints about the landfill’s latest evolution. Last month, work began on an expansion… Read More
BROWNVILLE — The Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine, known as SWOAM, will hold a log grading and buckling demonstration from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 20, at the E.D. Bessey & Son log yard. Yard manager Rodney Preble and Peter Lammert, a utilization and marketing forester… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Art & Theater Society, a nonprofit arts and education organization, will hold it annual arts and crafts fair 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 1. Craftspeople who want to rent booth space are requested to register by June 1. Space is limited. For… Read More
DEXTER — The monthly meeting of the Alzheimer’s Support Group will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at Dexter Health Care, 64 Park St. For information, call Dianne Coppola at 924-5516. Read More
There is something wrong with the proposed rate schedule for the Milbridge Sewer District. It will give a decrease in cost to 32 larger users and increase the cost to 132 smaller users over a previously proposed rate schedule that had been voted on unanimously by the the… Read More
The economic and demographic goings on of rural Maine have been a steady subject of discussion by the Bangor Daily News editorial staff recently. This attention has focused on the perceived shortcomings of the more remote sections of the state vis a vis the urban and suburban areas… Read More
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The April 27 article announcing that a collective group of environmental nuts has decided to file suit against three salmon farms because they don’t have EPA permits illustrates much that is wrong in the federal law. It also gives weight to Gov. Angus King’s assertion that these same… Read More
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CARIBOU — The Caribou Rotary Club district governor and district club representatives will join Caribou Rotarians to celebrate the club’s 75th anniversary beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, May 12, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center, with dinner served at 7 p.m. The program will start at 8… Read More
An Edgecomb man faces two drug-related charges after police in Orono reported finding the drug Ecstasy on the dashboard of the car he was in Saturday. Police charged James Kendall, 21, with possession of a Scheduled X drug and with possession of drug paraphernalia. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — The school department is going to abandon its band-aid approach to moisture problems at Fruit Street School in favor of a comprehensive project that should eliminate the problems and remove asbestos at the same time. The total project could cost up to $1.5… Read More
CLINTON — They flooded her answering machine. They dropped by her home. They even stopped her as she walked her dog. Every time, Crystal Stewart heard the same thing: You can’t quit. This town needs you. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
THOMASTON — A woman who was walking along Route 1 Monday was run over by a motorist who was following close behind her, according to an eyewitness. Thomaston police are investigating the accident and had no information on the condition of the woman to release… Read More
Newport District Court Brian W. Moulton, 30, Talahassee, Fla., operating motor vehicle after license suspension, $250, jail 48 hours. 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
WATERVILLE — Betty Jane Meader, Thomas College associate professor of retail management, was selected recently as Leader of the Year at the spring meeting of the Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences at the Portland Market. As Maine’s Leader of the Year, she will… Read More
WATERVILLE — James Finney Boylan, Colby College associate professor of English and novelist, will receive the Senior Class Charles Bassett Teaching Award and will deliver the college’s first Spotlight Event lecture of the year at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Colby College in the Page Commons Room… Read More
Jonesport-Beals High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Tricia Carver, Lillian Durkee, Christina Nelson, Lesley Smorch; honors: Rebecca Emerson, Glenn Libby, Daniel Redman. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
Presque Isle District Court Holly M. Hall, 26, Mapleton, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $400, jail 48 hours; violating release condition, jail 48 hours. Read More
FORT KENT — Northern Maine Medical Center will hold an open house as a part of National Hospital Week from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, at Madawaska Outpatient Center, with free cholesterol and blood pressure screenings. People in the Fort Kent area can… Read More
Regarding the gay Boy Scout leader issue (BDN, April 27); for heaven’s sake, a gay is not a pedophile. In fact, there are probably as many straight pedophiles as gay ones. The history of both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts included a federal charter from… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook County Branch of the Pine Tree Branch of the American Red Cross is looking for disaster volunteers. Candidates will be trained in required fields of service and will be asked to provide support to County citizens during local disasters. Additionally,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Center for Women, Work and Community will hold a series of spring workplace seminars. All workshops are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon starting May 17, in Aroostook Hall at Northern Maine Technical College campus, 33 Edgemont Drive. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CARIBOU — The Central Aroostook Chapter of AFS is looking for families to host exchange students for the 2000-2001 academic year. Commitments should be made by the end of May. For information, contact Allen Hunter at 492-7351 or Cindy Hebert at 498-2760. Read More
Knox County Superior Court Robert H. Stewart, 39, Owls Head, three counts trafficking in cocaine, concurrent 10-year prison terms, all but two years suspended, three years probation on each count; assault, concurrent 364-day jail term; terrorizing, concurrent 364-day term; violation of conditions of release, concurrent… Read More
Fort Kent Community High School Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jason Berube, Jessica Corriveau, Crystal Daigle, Matthew Daigle, Jessica Gagnon, Freddie Jandreau, Samuel Lovely, Justin Pinette, Stafanie Rioux, Holly Voisine; honors: Pamela Bard, Jeanie Beaulieu, Amy Bouchard, Kristie Bouchard, Travis Bouchard, John Boucher,… Read More
George Stevens Academy, Blue Hill Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Daniel Bouthot, Jason Byrd, Haley Malm, Erin McCormick, Katherine Mrozicki, Benjamin Smith and Yaicha Wathne; honors: Lucas Abrahamson, Hannah Allen, Joshua Allen, Nicole Allen, Michelle Astbury, Darlene Baker, Susan Clapper, Michael Cunnane, Ryan… Read More
Carrabec High School, North Anson Third quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Jessica Campbell, Dawn Foss, Elizabeth Luce, Aryke Porter; honors: Mia Aube, Kathryn Avallone, Dan Briggs, Scott Caparelli, Adam Carbone, Amy Chestnut, Denver Fletcher, Billie Jo Fuller, Stephen Graham Jr., Lilah Jillson, Amanda King,… Read More
MILLINOCKET — With expenses running higher than revenues, some Town Council members are proposing the town close the Aroostook Avenue School, a building the town acquired from the school department two years ago. The issue of closing the town-owned building came up last week during… Read More
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