AUGUSTA – Jared Cushman’s bases-loaded, sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th plated the winning run as Zone 2 champ Augusta remained unbeaten in the American Legion state baseball tournament with a 5-4 win over Andrews Post of Portland Monday afternoon. Bob Castonguay led… Read More
The recruiting job turned in by University of Maine women’s head coach Scott Atherley and assistant Jackie Gebhart has yielded the nation’s 50th best incoming class among the 272 Division I soccer-playing schools according to Soccer Buzz on-line magazine. The magazine covers women’s soccer exclusively. Read More
Waving what flag? Last Sunday, July 23, at Speedway 95 during the Strictly Street race, a white flag was thrown – about five or six cars had taken the white flag – then a yellow flag was thrown. Now according to the track’s “Official Rules… Read More
ORONO – Start the scene with acres and acres of plush fairways and well-manicured greens at the Penobscot Valley Country Club. Then toss in bright blue skies with a few well-mannered clouds and a temperature hovering around 77 degrees. Next add 130-some odd people whose favorite bumper sticker… Read More
WESTBROOK – Cody Stackpole notched two three-run home runs as Sanford routed Rockland 9-1 Monday in the State Little League Baseball Tournament for 11- and 12-year-olds. Stackpole clouted one homer in the fourth inning and the other in the sixth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BELLA VISTA, Ark. – Lisbon High School pitcher Jeremy Shorey was named to the National High School Baseball Coaches Association 2000 All-District 1 (New England and New York) team. The righthanded Lisbon Falls native, who signed with the Milwaukee Brewers after being picked in the… Read More
BANGOR — A federal jury Monday awarded an Oakland man nearly $19,000 after he sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc., claiming the company’s Waterville store was negligent and caused him injury four years ago when he slipped and fell on ice there. Richard Fortin, 53, was reimbursed… Read More
BELFAST — The following divorces were granted during June in Belfast District Court on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences. Robert E. Hussey of Liberty and Ruthann L. Hussey of Auburn. Married at Liberty on Oct. 27, 1987. Shared custody of three children. Ruthann Hussey granted… Read More
PORTLAND — A Portland teen-ager who spent 19 months in jail before the state dropped a murder charge against him plans a lawsuit seeking $3 million in damages, his lawyer said. Seiha Srey will file a court notice this week announcing his intention to sue… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, an abortion rights supporter, tried and failed to stir up an abortion debate at the GOP national convention but most of her fellow Maine delegates sat out the controversy. Conservatives easily kept the GOP on record of favoring a… Read More
PORTLAND — The sentencing of Patricia Teeter moved one step closer to completion Monday as the judge heard the final day’s arguments about how much of a role she played in a double murder and abduction in Lebanon. Teeter, of Newfield, N.Y., has pleaded guilty… Read More
Bangor District Court Jonathan Hoover, 25, Southwest Harbor, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $500, jail 10 days, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
HERMON — A pallet fire at Sawyer Environmental Services on Monday was contained to the parking lot’s trash container, according to a Hermon Fire Department official. The cause of the fire, which started when wooden pallets leaning against the trash container ignited, is unknown, Fire… Read More
BANGOR — Inca Son, a South American band featuring traditional Andes and Latin American music, will perform at noon today in the park near Bagel Central on Center Street. The band will perform again at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the New Moon Cafe in downtown Bangor. Read More
BANGOR — The Penobscot Valley Greens invite Green Party members and other interested citizens to a Ralph Nader for President campaign kickoff today at 7 p.m. at the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park St. A brief video of Nader’s 40-year career… Read More
SURRY — A 16-year-old Bangor girl was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a single-car accident. Jenna Cyr was driving on Route 176 when she apparently lost control of her car, according to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department. The car crossed the road, left the pavement… Read More
BRADLEY — Registration for kindergarten to fifth-grade students new to Bradley will be held during the week of Aug. 21-25 at the Viola Rand School. Birth certificate and immunization records will be needed for registration. Classes begin Wednesday, Aug. 30. For an appointment or more information, contact the… Read More
A Massachusetts transient said he was following his mother’s advice when he struck a fellow Bangor State Fair worker in the head with a pipe after the fair closed Sunday night. Bangor police arrested Shawab Jenkins, 24, charging him with aggravated assault after the incident… Read More
BAR HARBOR — “Under Sail: Marine Art from Private Collections” will open at College of the Atlantic. The exhibition of 19th and 20th century oils and watercolors and artifacts will open with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Ethel… Read More
ROCKLAND — A former Rite Aid pharmacist who was treated for a drug addiction sued the company and an employee Monday, alleging that his rights were violated and his medical records improperly released. Christy C. Adams of Rockland, a former pharmacist for Brooks Pharmacy, which… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. — Tables are in place, red and yellow flowers in bloom and waiters ready to serve at the patio outside Hot Tomato’s restaurant. The only thing missing: the customers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
GREENVILLE — Area business owners who have built a new local economy around moose-watching tourists hope to halt plans for an expanded hunting season that will be aired tonight during a public hearing. For the last several months, the possibility of increasing the number of… Read More
GEORGETOWN — The Nature Conservancy has acquired 130 acres of land next to Reid State Park in a move that will protect a pristine salt marsh from development. The parcel was owned by a Massachusetts developer and had been slated for housing units. The purchase… Read More
ST. ALBANS — Kneeloggers and their product were in high demand in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, unless you’ve met Newman Gee or visited his Web site, chances are you don’t know what a kneelogger is. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Monson man will spend three weeks behind bars after he and his teen-age son pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from the shooting death of a local girl. Michael Reed, 36, was sentenced to 180 days in the Piscataquis County Jail with… Read More
PORTLAND — A program praised for reducing repeat drunken-driving offenses has become the latest victim of a staffing shortage at the Cumberland County Jail. The program for first-time offenders required them to work for a weekend instead of spending time in jail. Judges, lawyers and… Read More
The latest bad news about drug prices is that they may double over the next 10 years. A new study by Families USA projects that elderly people will pay an average $2,810 a year for prescription drugs in 2010 compared to the $1,025 paid today. Read More
BANGOR — Area fire officials and representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection are working to develop a safe method for disposing of old fire extinguishers that contain carbon tetrachloride, a toxic chemical that may be linked to the death last week of a 30-year-old Brewer man. Read More
AUGUSTA — Maine’s growing gypsy moth population could be stripping the leaves off a large number of hardwood trees by 2001, state entomologists said. The state Insect and Disease Laboratory said in a newsletter that numerous reports of caterpillars this season point to expanding populations… Read More
AUGUSTA — Central Maine Medical Center won an endorsement Friday from a state Department of Human Services review team of its proposal to establish a heart surgery center. One or two levels of further review are still to come. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Susan Collins of Maine had her first taste of a Philadelphia cheese-steak sandwich on Monday and pronounced herself a fan. Collins’ culinary encounter with the city’s trademark sandwich came as she and some of her fellow Senate Republicans took a break from… Read More
A July 29 story about the verdict in a civil lawsuit in Bangor federal court in favor of Sam’s Club contained incorrect statistical information. The corporate office of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., including Sam’s Club and other divisions, nationally registered 26,000 customer injuries from falling merchandise and 7,000 Workers’… Read More
VERONA — The state Department of Transportation has had to delay the first portion of the renovation of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge across the Penobscot River because of cost and environmental problems. The delay is minor, according to Norman Baker, project manager for the rehabilitation, and… Read More
In only six months of increased traffic patrols by the Bangor Police Department, the improvement in traffic around the city is noticeable. The public has plenty of reason to support this change which should make for a better – certainly safer – place to live. Read More
In your editorial “And another thing….” (July 28)), you take a swipe at the National Association of Broadcasters for their seeming indifference to a report linking violence in entertainment to violence among children. In this editorial you refer to this violent material as “adult-oriented material” Excuse me? Why… Read More
In the July 26 issue of the BDN, Douglas R. Johnson, Ph.D., took protesters to task for picketing in front of Shaw’s supermarket in Augusta. The protesters were calling for mandatory testing and labeling of genetically modified foods. Dr. Johnson claims that their complaint has… Read More
As the parents of an adult son who was diagnosed with a chronic, major mental illness seven years ago, we were appalled and heartsick after reading the letter “Local Danger” by Allen Blanchard (BDN July 24). It seriously scares us to think that a person… Read More
I wonder what it will take to get past the political rhetoric surrounding the methadone treatment program being proposed by Acadia Hospital? The nation’s experts came to the community to inform them. After all, wasn’t that what the community wanted? I was surprised that those “professionals” who shouted… Read More
Three cheers for Gregg Easterbrook (BDN, July 24), who says our higher fuel prices can’t be blamed on those in either political party or on conspiracies by any company, country or group. Those prices must be blamed on us who, by our increased driving in ever-bigger vehicles, have… Read More
When Jackson Gillman performs, you never know who or what is going to show up on stage. In one recent show at the Acadia Repertory Theatre, Gillman was man, mammal, insect, fish, plant, even pottery. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Every so often I receive a piece of reader mail that requests a definition or explanation of a gardening word or a horticultural term. Understanding gardening literature isn’t always easy. Horticulture is a science of continual discovery. New terms emerge all the time. In this column I provide… Read More
Dear Jim: I have heard about house and wall paint that can keep my house cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Do these paints really work, can I apply the paint myself and are they very expensive? – Ronald T. Dear Ronald:… Read More
WALTHAM, Mass. – The supply of heating oil in New England is lower than a year ago, and –U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said Monday he is working with the industry to avoid a repeat of last winter’s soaring prices. Oil inventories nationwide are 19… Read More
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Higher prices for newsprint and other products pushed Bowater Inc.’s second-quarter profits to $33.7 million from $5.2 million a year ago. “Demand is very strong, extremely strong,” spokesman Gordon Manuel said. “The fundamentals for our business are very strong at this point.”… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – FPL Group Inc. and Entergy Corp., Southern utilities with business ties to Maine, have agreed to combine in a $7 billion stock deal that creates the nation’s largest power utility, putting it in a prime position to survive the rapidly changing industry. Read More
MACHIAS — Citing frustration with lack of support from town selectmen, the Machias school committee will take its proposed 2000-2001 budget to public hearing on Thursday. “The current proposed budget reflects a $14,451 decrease in the local share from last year,” school committee members said… Read More
MACHIAS — A hearing Thursday on the proposed Machias school budget will also allow public discussion of a proposal that the town borrow up to $1.2 million to deal with air quality problems at Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School. The state’s Revolving Renovation Fund would… Read More
ROCKPORT — On the day he began his fourth week on the job, the town’s planning and economic development director handed in his resignation. David Gould, who was hired July 10, resigned Monday. His last day in the office will be Aug. 14. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
To hear Napster tell it, the online music service it offers is just one big 1950s sock hop, with 20 million fun-loving kids swapping tunes the way kids have since the days of 45 rpm. It’s the hippy counterculture sticking it to The Man, in the form of… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — This town’s largest employer has helped to ensure that the school buses young people will ride this winter are in tip-top shape. Georgia-Pacific Corp.’s Wood and Fiber Procurement Group last week brought in the Northeast Truckalyser System to conduct computerized safety inspections on… Read More
FORT KENT — Road shoulders that are 3 feet wider along a proposed project on Route 11 may seem like a minor alteration to a $3.1 million project, but the requested change would delay the project at least two years. Residents along the 2-miles-long project,… Read More
FORT KENT — The Fish River, from Eagle Lake to Fort Kent, is a beautiful summer day’s canoe trip, about 15 miles through Soldier Pond. Some of the beauty, however, is marred by trash, including the carcasses of automobiles dumped there decades ago. The more… Read More
PORTLAND — In Maine school districts, officials are scrambling to fill openings for foreign language teachers. Twenty school districts are advertising this month for teachers of French, Spanish, German and Latin, reflecting a nationwide shortage of foreign language teachers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — Things won’t change much at the Somerset County Communications Center today, according to Dale Sweet, the county’s emergency management director, who is taking over responsiblity for the department. It is still a matter of weeks before the communications functions of the department move… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Central Maine Chapter of Small Woodlot Owners Association of Maine will tour the forest of Rod and Linda Kennedy from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, rain or shine. The tour will begin and end at the Kennedy home. The Kennedys… Read More
PORTLAND — The remnants of the international flotilla that participated in OpSail 2000 set sail Monday, bringing to a conclusion a parade of tall ships that started two months ago in Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard’s Eagle and other vessels weighed anchor and hoisted their… Read More
PITTSFIELD — After a meeting between fire, police and town officials last week, it has been determined that Murphy’s Law was working overtime during a recent structure fire. Everything that could possibly have gone wrong did go wrong when an artist’s studio burned in mid-July,… Read More
NORRIDGEWOCK — A Canaan woman was hospitalized Sunday at a Skowhegan hospital after being ejected from her vehicle on the Burrill Hill Road. Amy Blanchet, 19, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet two-door car on the gravel section of the road around 11 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PROSPECT HARBOR — Schoodic Arts for All will be host of its first art show next week. The show will feature area artists in mixed media. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BLUE HILL — St. Francis By the Sea will offer several exclusive works of art to bidders in a silent auction. The 11th annual Summer Fair will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Blue Hill Consolidated School. It will end at 1… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Friends of the Ellsworth Library will hold its annual book sale next week. The sale will include books for all ages and a variety of subject choices. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
PITTSFIELD — When students gleefully leave school at the end of June each year, they not only leave behind their classrooms and teachers, they also often leave behind their knowledge. SAD 53 elementary school teacher Cheryl Vigue said pupils in the early stages of learning… Read More
YORK — Federal workplace safety officials said Thursday they are seeking $189,600 in fines from a pair of contracting firms that were renovating the Maine Turnpike’s York toll plaza service building. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said an inspection last March stemming from workers’… Read More
ROCKLAND — Robert “Cookie” Cookson, a familiar face on city streets, was found dead Monday morning outside the Community of Christ Church on Highland Street. Cause of death was not yet known, according to Rockland Police Chief Alfred Ockenfels, but it did not appear to… Read More