OLD TOWN – Tuesday afternoon’s matchup between two of the top Eastern Maine Class A baseball teams had all the makings of a heavyweight title fight. After the first five innings, it looked like it would go the full 12 rounds, but Bangor managed to… Read More
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University of North Carolina freshman Abby Spector recently finished in a tie for 84th in individual competition at the NCAA East Regional golf championship. The Waterville-native fired a three-round total of 237 at Ohio State University’s Scarlet Course, a par 72, 6,037-yard layout. She was… Read More
BANGOR – Keegan Richard singled three times and drove in a run to help lift the John Bapst Crusaders to a 7-5 high school softball victory over the Hermon Hawks Tuesday. Laura Roach and Nikki Novak added two singles each for John Bapst. Novak tallied… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – Chris Blanchette reached base on a fielder’s choice, stole second and rode home on a two-out double by Chris Stewart in the top of the eighth inning to give Hodgdon a 6-5 high school baseball win over Fort Fairfield on Tuesday. Blanchette… Read More
LOCAL At Rockland Mother’s Day Road Race Age group winners Women 19 and under: Hillary Reed 33:27:36; 20-29: Laura Rand 19:32; 30-39: Kathi Pearse 21:42:92; 40-49: Sheri Bedford 22:29; 50 plus: Judy Cotton 27:40 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
COLLEGE Joe Drapeau BIDDEFORD – Joe Drapeau, a third baseman at the University of Maine, hit .429 with three home runs as the Black Bears took four games from Hartford. Drapeau ended the season with 16 home runs, sixth on the UMaine all-time single-season list… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine baseball team appeared to be on the verge of re-establishing itself as a legitimate America East title contender this season. Instead, the Black Bears lost four critical contests late in the season and finished two games out of the… Read More
BLUE HILL – It’s been a while since Hampden Academy’s Lindsey Parsons has played a satisfying match of tennis. She’s not suffering from any physical injuries – instead, she said, her struggles have been all mental. But thanks to some rethinking and a book she… Read More
Let’s start at the end. Bobby Knight should have been fired years ago as Indiana University basketball coach. He should have been fired Monday. His childish, petulant attitude should have constituted grounds for dismissal in any business worth a salt lick. Knight’s physical abuse of… Read More
Paul Tukey is planning on taking Maine golf to a new level, in publishing. Think of a magazine about the size of People, Places, and Plants magazine with color available on almost every page. In fact, People, Places, and Plants would be an excellent example… Read More
HOLE-IN-ONE LEE STURGIS HERMON – Lee Sturgis of Bradford recorded a hole-in-one Tuesday on the 16th hole at Hermon Meadow Golf Club. Sturgis used a 5-iron on the 155-yard hole and the ace was witnessed by Greg Black, Dave Hayden and Jim Bougopoulos. Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – Greg Conner heard all the scuttlebutt long before he signed on as the crew chief for Ricky Craven’s Midwest Transit Co. Chevy last month. He was told that Craven was difficult to work for and that he was arrogant. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
After an hour talking to Tom Brown in his small, hardware store office in Northeast Harbor, it’s obvious publicity could be this man’s salvation, and yet you wonder if you’re not a distraction to him. Brown mentions without pause how he will be featured in… Read More
BANGOR — Bangor International Airport announced Tuesday that Pan Am will offer $89 one-way and $178 round-trip tickets to Pittsburgh during June. Tickets are available now by calling 1-800-Fly Pan Am or participating local travel agents. The nonstop service is provided by Pan Am’s 149-seat… Read More
BANGOR — U.S. Rep. John Baldacci announced Monday that the federal Department of Education has awarded a $209,826 grant to the University of Maine. The funding, which is being made available through the DOE’s National Resource Centers Program, will support the work of the Northeast National Resource Center… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Portraying itself as a cutting-edge innovator poised for rapid growth, Brunswick Technologies Inc. appealed to shareholders Tuesday to reject a hostile takeover bid and give management time to drive up the stock price. Officials of the Brunswick-based composites manufacturer enumerated potential strategies… Read More
GORHAM — A pit bull terrier that attacked a 75-year-old man outside a kindergarten will be euthanized, according to the dog’s owner. The 10-month-old dog, Narz, broke free from its chain collar about 9 a.m. Monday, ran across Acorn Road and attacked Thomas E. Lawrence,… Read More
A Camden-based Internet company thinks it’s time for the grunts to give their superiors a performance review. Anonymously, of course. And for free. ImproveNow.com is less than a year old and is getting more attention than a newborn. In the “Improve Your Boss” section, an… Read More
WEST BATH — The school board is evaluating this week whether five third-graders accused of sexual harassment should be expelled as angry parents demanded answers. Suspensions of four to eight days for the boys were levied last week. School officials determined that they harassed girls… Read More
I’d seen the TV ad for the new golden dollar coin a few times but hadn’t paid it much attention. But as I watched it again the other night, the one where George Washington talks in the voice of Michael Keaton while walking around a… Read More
BUCKSPORT — It’s too early to tell what might become of Champion International’s facilities in the wake of the merger with International Paper, and too early to tell whether Champion’s assets will be included in the $3 billion divestiture IP plans during the next two years. Read More
SCARBOROUGH — Some students at Scarborough High School are hitting passionate resistance as they propose to do away with the school’s Redskins mascot, which is offensive to many American Indians. An audience of about 250 people erupted into applause last week when senior Nicole Copeland… Read More
BANGOR — In the near future, space tugs could be sailing around the Earth repairing satellites, salvaging wreckage, helping space vehicles dock, and performing search-and-rescue missions for astronauts. The tugs could even act as garbage collectors, clearing dangerous space debris out of flight paths, just… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe on Tuesday introduced the Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement Act, legislation to expand coverage of osteoporosis screening for bone mass measurements to all Americans covered by Medicare. Currently, men are often excluded from coverage because they do not meet the testing… Read More
WASHINGTON — Twelve additional Maine schools and libraries will benefit from more than $110,000 in federal E-rate program money to fund computer and Internet access programs, according to U.S. Reps. John Baldacci and Tom Allen. The funding is part of the fifth allocation of E-rate… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have convinced Senate appropriators to provide an additional $600 million in emergency Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program funding. The funding, which assists Maine’s most vulnerable populations — low-income families, individuals with disabilities and the elderly… Read More
WESTBROOK — Westbrook police were on the lookout for Cruiser, the popular black-and-white cat who serves as the department’s mascot. Cruiser has been missing for a week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
ORONO — Maine high school sophomores have been selected to attend the 2000 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation seminar to be held from Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, at the University of Maine. Bangor Mayor Michael Aube, Resorts Sports Network founder and chief… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce has awarded more than $3 million in grants to support scientific research and conservation initiatives in Maine, U.S. Rep. John Baldacci said Monday. The funding is being made available through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Specifically, a $2,877,000… Read More
BOSTON — Construction at the Big Dig will delay a planned passenger train line from Boston to Portland, Maine, according to rail authorities. Service along the 114-mile route was scheduled to begin in January 2001, but was pushed back until April 13 because of construction… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND — Consumer representatives on the board of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine insist that last year’s vote to merge with Anthem Insurance Cos. was unanimous and not dictated by top executives. They also dispute charges that their choice may have been… Read More
Maine legislators have enacted emergency legislation to help Bangor, Machias, Belfast and 14 other Maine towns and cities pay for a remedial investigation of the Hows Corner Superfund site in Plymouth. The law establishes an interest-free loan fund, available as of Sept. 1, for the… Read More
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Two more members of a religious sect have been jailed, bringing the total to six locked up for refusing to talk about what happened to two young boys missing since last October. Roger Daneau, 64, and his son Mark Daneau, 21,… Read More
PORTLAND — Millennium revelers who suffered a letdown after Jan. 1 may draw fresh inspiration when a sea of canvas on the horizon signals the arrival of the tall ships. The majestic vessels begin their northward journey up the East Coast later this month, reaching… Read More
LEWISTON — A self-made millionaire who never forgot his hometown was the person behind anonymous multimillion-dollar donations to a local school, the library and the Roman Catholic diocese. John Emmet Callahan, who died at 93 in his adopted home of Miami Shores, Fla., earned his… Read More
Our collective community caps are doffed this morning in salute to the good folks in our area who participated in a recent fund-raiser sponsored by J.C. Penney at the Bangor Mall to benefit the Bangor Area Homeless Shelter. During a three-day period last month, Penney… Read More
They pack the brown basket, little bundles of taste — whoopie pies, cream horns, no-bake cookies — all silently waiting to be picked up and taken away, promising several moments of pleasure for their purchaser. Each is carefully wrapped in cellophane, along with a white… Read More
VEAZIE — Remembering University of Maine professor and former Democratic state Sen. Ken Hayes, one of his friends felt compelled to open Lord Tennyson’s famous poem “Ulysses.” Like the ancient protagonist, Hayes “was always trying to do the right thing, always a strong fighter in… Read More
Given their similar uses, it is easy to see why Social Security might be confused with an individual retirement account, in which a participant puts in money, gains interest tax free and then draws on the account upon retirement. And unlike Social Security, IRAs can be passed on… Read More
I am writing in response to the May 4 Bangor Daily News written by Ruth-Ellen Cohen titled, “SAD 22 costs show slight increase.” I was a board member when the athletic fee was implemented and was a part of the athletic committee when Superintendent Richard… Read More
The state’s revenue surplus allowed lawmakers last session to approve two significant projects that eventually will help Maine businesses move goods more efficiently around the state. These projects are likely to look like smart investments over the next decade. First, the Legislature approved $3.6 million… Read More
Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women,” which opened last weekend at the Opera House in Bangor, is one of the most infuriating plays you may ever see. The women in it are vixens and vultures, and the one actual man is virtually mute and most of the others are… Read More
Last Sunday in The Washington Post, four-time Oscar nominee Jane Alexander described her rite of passage as a Clinton nominee to head the National Endowment for the Arts. The first step on any confirmation journey is a courtesy call on key senators, which for Alexander included Sen. Strom… Read More
A story in Tuesday’s Maine Day on the SAD 25 budget had an incorrect date for the district’s annual meeting. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Katahdin Elementary School. The town named in a headline in a short… Read More
BELFAST — Waldo County commissioners next week will conduct three public hearings in which they will outline plans for a regional emergency dispatch center. The hearings will take place at the Samuel L. Wagner School in Winterport on Tuesday, May 23, at Mt. View High… Read More
ORONO — A program on preserving and dating old photographs will be held with a brown-bag lunch at noon today at the Page Farm and Home Museum on the University of Maine campus. Martin Lyons, a graphic designer with a business in Ellsworth, Lyons Photograph… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Residents weighing in on a scenic byway proposal Tuesday night gave the much-debated document mixed reviews. Voters will have the final say on the plan on June 13 when they may cast a secret ballot on the long-deliberated plan to name sections… Read More
ST. STEPHEN, New Brunswick — The New Brunswick man arrested in connection with the March hit-and-run death of a student at the University of Maine at Machias made a first appearance Tuesday in St. Stephen Provincial Court. Richard Paul Nason, 26, of St. Stephen did… Read More
BELFAST — The end is in sight for the redecking project on the Route 1 Memorial Bridge, but two major fair-weather holidays will have to pass before the work is done. Cianbro Corp., contracted by the state Department of Transportation, is confident it will have… Read More
BELFAST — Four local students face drug charges after being caught with marijuana at Belfast Area High School and Troy Howard Middle School. Police Chief Allen Weaver said Tuesday the incidents at each school involved a drug seller and buyer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BANGOR — In the heart of the city’s downtown, the approach of the noon hour is now ushered in with the familiar Westminster Chimes melody that rings out each day from the stately brick Unitarian-Universalist Church on Park Street. The clock and chimes had separately… Read More
LINCOLNVILLE — Superintendent Sue LaPlante may learn today whether the Lincolnville Central School, plagued by chronic moisture and fungus problems, is beyond help. The matter will be discussed by the school board next week. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — A dispute over whether to elect or appoint the town’s harbor master has left selectmen divided, with one opting to withdraw her nomination papers for another term. The argument isn’t new to Winter Harbor. The Board of Selectmen disagreed last year over… Read More
GLENBURN — Next month’s town meeting will be Peter Chase’s last — at least as town manager. Chase, 64, is set to retire at the end of June after 16 years in the position. The longtime manager told town councilors last week that the time… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Some police investigations appear to take more time than necessary under a call-sharing agreement with Maine State Police, a problem that has concerned Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin. The problem, Goggin told county and local officials Tuesday, stems from troopers who are pulled… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren police chief has been restricted to performing administrative duties until he appears June 12 in court in connection with a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants. Chief Jean Louis Michaud, 48, was charged… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Police said Tuesday they are investigating a string of burglaries and break-ins involving seven downtown businesses. A total of about $500 was reported missing from the businesses, as well as items from a local veterinary center, including 120 tablets of phenobarbital, a… Read More
BELFAST — City councilors admitted they were experiencing “sticker shock” Tuesday night after a Monday night meeting at which plans for a renovation of City Hall and the former Fleet Bank building were discussed. The city has contracted with an architect to develop plans for… Read More
BANGOR — The votes are in. More than 30 pupils in the second-grade classes of Marian Aube and Nancy Dymond at Downeast School have chosen a design to redo Bass Park. Design No. 4 — one of six drawn up Tuesday by the youngsters —… Read More
THOMASTON — Should the town hire per diem ambulance personnel to work daytime shifts that are difficult to cover with on-call employees? What about creating a town-owned pet cemetery? Those will be two of the questions facing voters next month at the annual town meeting. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Selectmen approved Monday a nearly $2.7 million budget that will be presented to residents for adoption at the annual June town meeting. If the budget is adopted as presented, the mill rate will increase from $19.70 to $19.95 per $1,000 valuation. The mill… Read More
I don’t understand. People complained about the Joe Camel posters displayed in the Bangor Mall because Joe Carmel promoted cigarettes to children. The mall acknowledged people’s outrage and Joe Camel is no more. Now the mall displays posters of clenched fists with “math” tatooed on the fingers. What… Read More
May 14-20 is National Police Officer Week. I encourage the public to take the time to thank their local police department for their tireless efforts to serve and protect the public. They place their lives in danger daily to keep us safe. I want to… Read More
I was appalled that the Bangor Daily News published in full the May 10 article by Tom Groening about the recent decision by the State Board of Licensure in Medicine to place Dr. Robert Phelps on probation indefinitely. I consider Phelps’ behavior unacceptable and agree with the board’s… Read More
The University of Maine System is committed to reaching a fair contract settlement with representatives of all employee groups. Contracts have been concluded for four bargaining units. Two units have not reached agreememts for new contracts. Two major issues identified in a recently published letter… Read More
In reference to Mike Laberge’s story, “Law fought by safety advocates, truckers” (BDN, May 9). New regulations for commercial drivers must be made to make the highways safer, not more dangerous. It makes sense not to increase the number of hours allowed for consecutive driving. Read More
Bangor District Court Travis T. Stymiest, 24, Winterport, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $700, jail seven days, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
FALMOUTH — Firefighters marveled that an employee walked away without serious injuries after an explosion blew out the front windows and back door of a dry-cleaning business Tuesday morning. The worker, whose name was not released, suffered burns to the face and hands. But the… Read More
ImproveNow.com offers two standard assessments. In one, employees can evaluate their boss. In the other, employees can send company presidents a review of the business’ operations. According to the Web site, all the statements in the survey are intended to allow an employee to describe… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A Superior Court justice has ruled that a confession by an elderly man with dementia given to an off-duty police officer in a grocery store will be admissible during the man’s manslaughter trial. The decision Monday by Justice Andrew M. Mead says an… Read More
Mount Desert Island High School Third-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Douglas Calhoun, Esther Joy, Melissa J. Kelley, Sarah E. Miller, Emmy Renault, Amy Sprague, Joshua Weiss, Elizabeth A. Wright; honors: Alexandra Ainsworth, Casey Alley, Andrew Borden-Chisholm, Lauren Baker, Nicole Bonney, Jeff Bryden, Haley Lynn… Read More
Miles Lane School, Bucksport, is accepting kindergarten registration for the 2000-01 year. Pupils must be 5 by Oct. 15 and comply with state immunization law. Registration and screening will be by appointment during the week of June 12. Call 469-6666 to make an appointment. —-… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The Wild Gardens of Acadia have been deflowered. Ten species of rare plants were discovered missing Tuesday from the historic Wild Gardens of Acadia — an area plush with plants indigenous to Mount Desert Island that was established in the early 1960s. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Charles Rotnil, a Holocaust survivor, will speak at a reception in his honor at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Skyway Middle School. Refreshments will be served. Presque Isle High School will hold its annual spring awards night at 7 p.m. Monday, June… Read More
DYER BROOK — The Southern Aroostook Community School District board at its meeting Monday night approved a 2000-01 budget of $3,441,392, an increase of $85,000 over the current budget. The district’s annual meeting, when voters can approve the budget, has been set for 7 p.m.,… Read More
FARMINGTON — The Maine Community Foundation announced Monday that more than $35,000 had been awarded from its Western Mountains Fund to support efforts of nonprofit agencies in Franklin and Somerset counties. Recipients include the L.C. Bates Museum in Hinckley, which was awarded $3,089 to help… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle has selected Gregory T. Curtis, former assistant director of automated information services for the library, to take over the role of library director July 1. Curtis is assistant dean of learning resources at Northern Maine… Read More
My compliments to Jonathan Carter, the Forest Ecology Network and the Maine Greens for their efforts to protect Maine forests from unwarranted clear-cutting and over-cutting. Over the years Carter has been actively involved in protecting Maine’s environment. His leadership is greatly appreciated. Carter has succeeded… Read More
HOULTON — The annual district meeting for SAD 29 will be held 7 p.m. Monday, June 12, at the Southside School in Houlton. The district comprises the towns of Hammond, Houlton, Littleton and Monticello. Read More
HOULTON — Law enforcement officers from throughout Aroostook County, and some of their counterparts from New Brunswick, gathered Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery for the town’s annual Police Memorial Day service. Among those speaking at the service was retired Col. Malcolm Dow, former chief of the… Read More
BANGOR — Tuesday’s planning board approval of a subdivision on Stillwater Avenue and Gilman Road will pave the way for development of a 28.6-acre parcel of land in the near future. Kevin Kane, architect for the New York-based Widewaters Co., which owns the land adjacent… Read More
ELLSWORTH — The city will have a beauty consultant in the form of a local beautification committee. The City Council on Monday agreed to create an ad hoc committee that will make recommendations on how the city could look better. The move came at the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — More education, more enforcement and more recycling were the only solutions Pittsfield town councilors could agree on Tuesday night as ways to reduce the cost of solid waste disposal. Four of six councilors opposed moving to a pay-per-bag system for trash disposal. Councilor… Read More
VAN BUREN — The Van Buren police chief has been restricted to performing administrative duties until he appears June 12 in court in connection with a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants. Chief Jean Louis Michaud, 48, was charged… Read More
SOLON — Norman Dickinson Jr., 34, of Fairfield was arrested late Monday night in Solon, charged with several Class A crimes related to drug trafficking and cultivation. Dickinson is being held at the Somerset County Jail in lieu of bail set at $75,000 surety or… Read More
OLD TOWN — The Animal Orphanage for Old Town and Orono will celebrate the completion of a three-year community project by holding an open house at its newly renovated and expanded shelter on Airport Road from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 21. The official… Read More
BANGOR — Two people were honored for the hospitality they give to visitors with Bangor Region Tourism awards at a ceremony Wednesday night at the Bangor Civic Center. The awards are presented by the Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau, said spokesman Jon Plummer. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Alumni and friends of Maine Central Institute, joined by the student body, faculty and staff, paid tribute early Tuesday morning to two of the school’s greatest benefactors and boosters during groundbreaking ceremonies for a new math and science center. The Chuck and Helen… Read More