BANGOR – In a pitching-poor/hitting-rich American Legion Zone 1 tournament, the Bangor Comrades took the easy road while Orono took the hard one to get to Sunday night’s championship. The difference was apparent as No. 3 Bangor starter Joe Vanidestine enjoyed one of the strongest… Read More
ROCKLAND – Wade Oliver pitched a 13-strikeout no-hitter to pace Rockland over Waldo County 7-0 Sunday for the District 2 Little League championship for ages 11-12. Rockland and the other District champions will begin play for the state title July 29 in Westbrook. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
WISCASSET – Unity’s Ralph Nason said it all came down to a pit stop. When he came out of a four-tire pit stop ahead of previous race leader Jeff Taylor on lap 122, he knew he had significantly enhanced his chances of winning the Wiscasset… Read More
BREWER – Joe Adams struck out six to earn the win and helped himself out with three singles and an RBI as Worcester Peat beat Bonzana of Sanford 3-1 in the first game of a Sunday twinbill in the Portland Twilight League. Mike Worcester singled… Read More
HERMON – Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs took the lead just past the halfway point to win the Pro Stock division Sunday at Speedway 95. Patrick Thibodeau of Winterport finished second with Don Alexander Jr. of Levant behind him. Bangor’s Doug Day placed and Scott… Read More
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CAPE COD, Mass. – Team Maine captured the New England Super Sophs high school field hockey title Sunday with a 1-0 victory over New Hampshire in the championship round at Dennis Yarmouth High. Goalkeeper Becca Giroux of Cony of Augusta was named MVP of the tournament. Read More
Brewer’s Katie Chambers finished ninth in the stock division of the 63rd All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships Saturday, one of the top finishes ever by a Maine racer in the international event held in Akron, Ohio. Eleven Maine soap box derby drivers, all winners… Read More
BANGOR – Six runs down and three outs away from elimination in the Junior League (age 13-14) baseball state tournament, District 3 champion Brewer could have packed up their bats, their balls and their gloves and called it a good season. District 4 representative Saco… Read More
BANGOR – After six hours and 21 minutes of baseball action encompassing 17 1/2 innings, 748 pitches, 58 hits, and 46 runs, just one thing was settled, the Bangor Comrades would be in the American Legion state baseball tournament. When the last pitch was thrown… Read More
DEXTER — The dog-wolf hybrid found west of Baxter State Park this spring is adjusting to life at a New Hampshire refuge designed for such animals. The female dog-wolf was taken to New Hampshire earlier this month by Ione Wilson, the animal control officer who… Read More
ORONO — State Rep. Daniel Williams, D-Orono, has been selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders to serve as one of seven delegates representing the United States on an international exchange mission to South Africa. The delegation will gather in Washington on Aug. Read More
“Absolutely marvelous” is probably the best way to describe the results of the first Logan Graves Golf Classic, held Father’s Day, June 18, at the Presque Isle Country Club. The event was a fund-raiser for the Logan Graves Foundation, established in memory of the late… Read More
Northeast COMBAT recently received a letter from Charlotte Hersey of Kittery, who wrote to us about responding to an ad in a magazine. The ad read: “Wanted — Your Favorite Recipe. Put money in your pocket. Submit your recipe to us and you could win… Read More
BIDDEFORD — The Planning Board on Wednesday will review a developer’s proposal to tear down a 108-year-old former church school and convent to pave the way for a new Dunkin’ Donuts. The property on U.S. Route 1 is zoned for commercial use, and officials say… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded grants to American Indian communities in Maine. The funds will be used to improve library services for members of the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Two grants totaling $782,500 are headed to The Jackson Laboratory for use in the research center’s renovation as well as its work in communication disorders. Specifically, the National Center for Research Resources has awarded a grant of $700,000 to the lab for… Read More
AUGUSTA — Second-quarter campaign finance figures from Maine’s congressional races are in, and the bottom line reads something like this: Incumbents rule. In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Republican Olympia Snowe had $1.2 million in cash on hand as of June 30, compared to $104,380… Read More
BREWER — The U.S. Commerce Department has awarded a $25,000 planning grant to the city to support waterfront redevelopment planning. The grant, announced by U.S. Rep. John Baldacci, is through the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Read More
MECHANIC FALLS — Town officials are thinking about switching counties to avoid rising taxes and to be in the county where both their state representatives happen to live. Town Manager Dana Lee and Town Council Chairman Dan Blanchard said they received a favorable response at… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has introduced a bill that would create a National Registry on Juvenile Diabetes. The idea behind Collins’ bill, introduced recently, is to develop a national database on Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, including information about incidence and prevalence. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
BANGOR — The city is one of four Maine communities selected for development projects that will be funded through a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Bangor’s work will receive a $1,270,000 Community Development Block Grant to sustain projects… Read More
WASHINGTON — The Economic Development Administration has invited Eastern Maine Development Corp. to apply for about $180,000 in federal funding for the Winter Harbor and Cutler facilities long used by the Navy but facing closure. The money would be used for reuse planning for facilities. Read More
ORONO — The University of Maine has been awarded a $5,000 grant that it will use to help preserve its Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. The collection includes an array of taped histories, songs and recollections cataloged and stored for use by researchers,… Read More
YORK — Three gunmen held up a jewelry store Saturday and fled with an undetermined amount of cash and jewelry, police said. The robbers entered The Jewelry Mine at Long Sands Plaza at 5:45 p.m., pointed their handguns at two sales clerks and ordered them… Read More
THE FORKS — Driver inexperience is believed to have contributed to a head-on collision on Route 201 that injured 10 tourists late Saturday afternoon. The collision occurred when Nathan Labarge, 17, of Northampton, Mass., a “relatively new driver,” lost control of his northbound vehicle on… Read More
PORTLAND — It’s guaranteed to be an awe-inspiring sight. Portland Harbor is expected to come alive later this week with more than 1,000 spectator boats as the tall ships unfurl their sails. The sailing vessels begin trickling into Maine waters this week for the last… Read More
LEWISTON — Weeks after Maine’s attorney general broke up a pyramid operation, some of the money has been repaid to people who kicked in $2,000 each to play. But the game has left ugly scars on the community. Grudges have formed. Former friends aren’t speaking… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Guns. Big, fast, loud, powerful guns. That was the attraction of the Northeast Military Firearms Shoot and Expo, returning for the fifth year to the town’s gravel pit. The event, organized by the Waterville-based Hiram Maxim Historical Society, drew thousands Friday, Saturday and… Read More
The vessels participating in OpSail Maine 2000 represent four countries and five states. Here is a sampling of some of the vessels. AMERICAN EAGLE: Built in Gloucester, Mass., in 1930, the American Eagle was one of the last commercial fishing schooners built. Now based in… Read More
NEW YORK — Is Stephen King trying to kill his publishers? Or just scare the daylights out of them? In an ambitious and quirky experiment beginning Monday, the king of horror is offering up the first two installments of a previously unpublished serial novel by… Read More
“Sir Edmund Hillary” was her final answer. The correct answer for the $125,000 Mount Everest question was George Mallory, but Beth Woods of Hampden still walked away from “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” with $32,000, fond memories and a brush with Reege. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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PORTLAND — Banknorth Group Inc., the former Peoples Heritage Financial Group, posted a 66 percent drop in second-quarter net income Tuesday amid record-high operating earnings. The financial report for the three months ended June 30 was the first since Peoples Heritage adopted the name of… Read More
The caption under a photo on Page B1 of Maine Weekend incorrectly identified the site of the Pittsfield Egg Festival. The festival is held in Pittsfield’s Manson Park. Read More
You have 90 musicians gathered together onstage ready to play a symphony. Attitudinally — as well as traditionally — speaking, who’s the trickiest member among them all? Here’s a hint (and yes, it’s exaggerated): He — and it’s almost always a he — has permission… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Hollis Seavey Sr., retired, and Anita Seavey, spot welder, no dependents, Harrington; assets, $67,450; debts, $62,942. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
It started with a severe thunder and lightning storm. Elsie Whidden, a high school English teacher, was in her West Gardiner summer home on Lake Cobbossee when she looked across the lake and saw the water begin to rise and pick up speed. Suddenly, she… Read More
BAR HARBOR — College of the Atlantic is planning an open house next week for its new Museum of National History. The museum will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 30, to island residents and visitors to explore the exhibits for free. Read More
ROCKPORT — The Mid-Coast Genealogy Group will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at the Latter-Day Saints Church on Old County Road. Speaker for the evening will be Thelma Eye Brooks of Waterville, whose topic will be “Using the Census.” She… Read More
BELFAST — Children in SAD 56 and in portions of SAD 34 — East Belfast and Swanville — will have a chance to start school a year early this September. Waldo County Preschool and Family Services and Waldo County Head Start have joined forces with… Read More
OWLS HEAD — Despite pouring rain, an estate auction Saturday drew about 700 people and netted more than $500,000 for a local scholarship fund. The auction disposed of the real estate and personal property of Eino and Eleanor “Sybil” Anderson who, in addition to running… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Despite the rain Saturday, there appeared to be more booths and more parade participants at the annual Egg Festival than in the previous year, according to organizers. “I was impressed at the number of people who were out,” said Elaine Taylor, president of… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — Police in this central Aroostook County city on Sunday were still seeking the operator of a truck who was involved in a collision with a motorcycle late Friday afternoon. The operator of the motorcycle, Leland Frost, 22, of Caribou, remained hospitalized Sunday… Read More
MILBRIDGE — A $200,000 federal loan has been approved for construction of an occupational training facility for the Washington County Association for Retarded Citizens. The Milbridge building will provide occupational training support for special-needs residents of Washington County. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
CALAIS — The Calais Middle School’s St. Croix Island mural is on display at the Maine Tourist Bureau in Calais. The mural will be on display throughout the summer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BARING — It’s blueberry season, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will offer free blueberry picking at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, starting Friday. People are invited to pick berries during daylight hours in the blueberry field near refuge headquarters. The limit is 2 quarts… Read More
ELLSWORTH — A charity golf scramble is planned next month to raise money for scholarships. Sponsored by Ellsworth Kiwanis, the tournament is planned for 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Bar Harbor Gold Club in Trenton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
State Rep. Deborah McNeil, R-Rockland, has been accepted by the John F. Kennedy School of Government 2000 Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. The conference at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., provides training that helps officials assess the tasks they face in… Read More
BLUE HILL — A public forum on genetically engineered foods is planned at the town hall. The forum, titled “Genetically Engineered Foods: Boon or Bane,” will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25. It is co-sponsored by Peninsula Peace & Justice and the Blue Hill… Read More
The story “Smokers crop yield savings,” was informative and gives the smoker in Maine an alternative to the outlandish prices the state imposes on them. Perhaps if more smokers grew their own tobacco or purchased their cigarettes over the Internet, at half the cost we… Read More
I would like to respond to the letter (BDN, July 17) by Barbara Brusila of Warren. Her opinion of Jonathan Carter is that his attempts at protecting Maine’s forest is promoting a political agenda. I met Jon 10-plus years ago at a rally which was prompted by the… Read More
When Toysmart.com filed for bankruptcy in May, the demise of the online toy retailer was dismissed by the Internet industry as merely an inevitable casualty of the transforming economy. The company’s slash-and-burn tactics – its blatant breaking of a pledge to protect customer privacy – suggests that the… Read More
One recent evening driving home from the city, I was stopped at a red light. I glanced in my rearview mirror. Behind me was a woman in an SUV, talking on her cell phone with one hand and holding a cigarette in the other hand. Unbelievable. Read More
I have a couple of comments regarding Hal Wheeler’s commentary of July 17 concerning our lack of a National energy policy. Little reference is made in the news media to the “tree-huggers” and the impact they have on our national supply of energy products. They… Read More
As a long-term employee in the mental health and mental retardation field, I have some major concerns over the influx of group homes in the area. With the downsizing of Bangor Mental Health Institute, the new process is called “reintegration” into the community of long… Read More
What’s this? I read in yesterday’s paper that President Clinton has proposed a new wiretap law. This one allows officials to read people’s email. I have no doubt that the government has already been probing its way into the lives of many unsuspecting victims. Now… Read More
Maine learned at least a couple of things in a recent hearing on the prevailing wage in the construction industry: the people who assembled the natural-gas pipeline through Maine last year made a lot more money than the average construction worker here; and figuring out how much construction… Read More
Sunday morning turned out to be a busy time for Bangor police, who in less than a half-hour arrested three uncooperative suspects in three incidents on the east side of the city, according to reports. —- Roland D. Frost, 24, of Glenburn faces charges of… Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine Secretary of State Dan Gwadosky has been elected treasurer of the National Association of Secretaries of State. The position means Gwadosky will oversee the financial transactions of the organization, which focuses on issues common to the nation’s secretaries of state, such as… Read More
INDIAN ISLAND — Water quality monitors from the Penobscot Nation wondered why they were getting unusual readings on samples taken from Costigan Stream. As it turns out, their discovery led to the fourth-largest fine ever levied against a company in Maine for violating environmental laws. Read More
ROCKLAND — The daughter of a nursing home resident took and gambled away most of her mother’s money, according to charges in a civil suit filed in Knox County Superior Court. Windward Gardens Inc., the Camden nursing home providing residential care for Belle Gevirtzman, 83,… Read More
‘Tis the season for Old Home Days and similar events. Let’s take our noses out of the dusty books we all love and go visit places where the history happened. In many instances, these activities offer the opportunity to visit the local historical society or museum, as well. Read More
DEXTER — Rain may have canceled some outdoor activities planned over the weekend, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of residents who kicked off Dexter’s yearlong 200th birthday celebration. Town officials had installed lights at Crosby Park in anticipation of an outdoor concert on Saturday… Read More
ROCKLAND — When it comes to crime protection, Rockland police have every inch of the city covered. The Police Department is marking its 10th year with a harbor patrol officer who cruises the city’s 5 1/2 miles of shoreline — as far out as the… Read More
Old MacDonald had a farm. And on this farm, he had a … llama. They may not be typical farm animals, but llamas and more conventional livestock could be seen as Maine farms threw open their gates Sunday for the 11th annual Open Farm Day. Read More
PORTAGE LAKE — Efforts of residents, businesses and industry brought about the reopening of a public beach Saturday on one of northern Maine’s more important waterways. According to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the Portage Lake Beach Project 2000 on the 712-foot-long public beach… Read More
FARMINGTON — Anyone suffering from a condition that slowly collapses the chest may now go to a Web site to find out about treatment options, thanks to a 16-year-old local girl who sought out corrective surgery for the disease. After a titanium rod was temporarily… Read More
Thank you for your editorial “Energy policy” (BDN, July 13), which described your suggestions for energy policy to reduce oil use as well as air pollution. We thank you and agree with your sentence “The two problems are linked, of course, by the nearly forgotten phrase “energy efficiency.”… Read More
BELFAST — Each year, organizers of the Belfast Bay Festival chew their fingernails as they watch the weather forecasts for the third week in July. When the weather is good, so is attendance. But a rainy Saturday can dampen more than the City Park grass. Read More
VAN BUREN — Members of the Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission and their efforts over the past 10 years to enrich and preserve Acadian culture were recognized Friday night. A decade ago, the Maine Acadian Cultural Preservation Commission was created by Congress to recognize the… Read More
BROOKSVILLE — For the past four years, the town has been trying to provide public access to Bucks Harbor. Earlier this year, the town purchased a quarter-acre parcel near the Golden Stairs area of the harbor, and now the shore access committee is preparing to… Read More
MADAWASKA — Two Massachusetts firefighters who left here July 15 on a fund-raising motorcycle tour were halfway through their trip Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, having logged 4,400 miles. Ed Brouillet and Steve Mickle, both members of the Red Knights Motorcycle Club, are raising money… Read More
BLUE HILL — Motorists driving through town will want to keep one eye on the speedometer these days. Through an agreement with the Hancock County sheriff’s office, the town is trying to enforce the posted speed limits on its roads, and last week deputies began… Read More
BANGOR — Less than 18 months after it opened, the Hammond Street Senior Center needs more room. That’s OK, because the Couri Foundation that founded the nonprofit organization has now acquired a second downtown property — this one for use as a fitness center. Last… Read More
MILO — Fire marshals worked throughout Sunday afternoon trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged Ox-Yoke Originals, a manufacturer of gun-cleaning products and black-powder shooting accessories. The investigators will continue their investigation today, although they do not believe the fire’s cause was… Read More
UNION — State Rep. Christine Savage, candidate for Senate District 12 (Knox County) has announced her campaign committee. Valerie Alex of Rockport will serve as campaign manager and Walter Rich of Union as campaign treasurer for Savage, who has served three terms in the state… Read More