In the only matchup of former UMaine basketball stars during this WNBA season, Cindy Blodgett’s Sacramento Monarchs and Jamie Cassidy’s Miami Sol will play each other tonight in Sacramento, Calif. Blodgett, a 5-foot-9 guard, is averaging 2.5 points in 6.6 minutes of play this summer. Read More
BANGOR – Mike Bonelli hit a two-run homer and singled to lead Cromwell, Conn., to a 10-5 victory over South Portland Tuesday in the Senior League New England Regional at Mansfield Stadium. The victory forces a second New England Senior League (ages 15-16) championship game… Read More
More than 300 Maine golfers will compete at the sixth Alden MacDonald Junior Classic at Sugarloaf Golf Club Thursday. Golfers will be grouped in two categories, with those ages 13 to 18 playing the full course and those 12-and-under playing nine holes. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PARK CITY, Utah – The mandatory training camp for the U.S. Ski Team’s women’s alpine squad is missing nearly half of its members. Over the past three weeks, four of the nine skiers, including Kirsten Clark of Raymond, Maine, have gone home. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Kids who get violent on the field and court may be at fault, but often the blame may often lie with coaches, fans and parents who encourage such behavior, former Bowdoin College football coach Howard Vandersea said Tuesday morning. “You don’t have to… Read More
Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre, who is racing for the Rensi Motorsports Team in the Busch Grand National series, may be embarking upon a new challenge next season. Santerre may become co-owner of a BGN team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
AUGUSTA – Two six-run innings helped Waterville rally from a big early deficit and go on to a 17-14 victory over previous tourney unbeaten Augusta Tuesday in American Legion state tournament action at McGuire Field. Patrick Bard led off the seventh sith a single, Jake… Read More
When former UMaine star Mike Bordick was traded last Friday to the New York Mets from Baltimore, Monica Bordick was also traded, she even more reluctant to accept the trade than her husband. Said one family friend, “She feels betrayed by the [Baltimore] organization and… Read More
BANGOR – Mike Baker, the assistant pro at Bangor Municipal Golf Course, looked a little worn out after his round Friday in the 34th Greater Bangor Open golf tournament. Baker had just finished shooting a 3-over-par 72 for a two-day total of 146. He made… Read More
PORTLAND — A Sanford man whose girlfriend tipped police about material she found in his computer has been indicted for possessing child pornography, a charge that could land him in prison for 10 years. A federal grand jury handed up the indictment this week against… Read More
BREWER — A veterinarian has admitted to gross negligence in the treatment of a 10-year-old Golden Retriever who died in his care last September. Dr. Robert Feher, owner of the Brewer Veterinary Clinic, said in a July 13 consent agreement with the state Board of… Read More
CARIBOU — The National Weather Service is seeking weather spotters for areas in Penobscot, Hancock and Washington counties. The NWS uses weather spotters throughout the year for reports of severe weather conditions. Weather spotters generally notify the NWS about weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, flooding… Read More
Bangor District Court Amy F. Jordan, 19, South Paris, theft by unauthorized taking-transfer, $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; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
UNITY — The 2000 Common Ground Country Fair will be held Sept. 22-24 by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association at Common Ground fairgrounds. Tickets are on sale at advance sale ticket outlets throughout the state. Many of the ticket outlets will also sell… Read More
PORTLAND — A federal judge has refused to bar the use of wiretap evidence in next month’s trial of a group of alleged drug traffickers arrested in conjunction with a fatal police raid at a Brunswick hotel. U.S. District Judge Gene Carter acknowledged that drug… Read More
EDINBURG — Three travelers on their way to New Brunswick escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when their rental car overturned on Interstate 95. Fifty-year-old Eddy Noel of Monroe, Conn., lost control of the Mercury Grand Marquee he was driving when the left front tire blew,… Read More
EXETER — Authorities are investigating what caused a car to swerve across the Exeter Road and strike and kill a bicyclist Tuesday evening. Terrence Cossar, 46, was pronounced dead on the scene about halfway between the town office and the Exeter Variety Store, just a… Read More
BELFAST — The City Council put its official stamp of approval Tuesday to a building moratorium aimed at keeping large retail stores out of the city for the next six months. The council on Tuesday voted 4-1 in favor of the measure, which was designed… Read More
MEDWAY — In addition to electing a selectman during next week’s special referendum vote, residents will decide the fate of a middle school renovation project costing $764,000 and a $174,600 project to improve the school’s air quality. Officials heard nothing but support for the two… Read More
BELFAST — The following divorces were granted during June in Belfast District Court on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences. Charles E. Stewart of Belfast and Roxanne Randall-Stewart of Milford. Married at Milford on Jan. 27, 1996. Roxanne Randall-Stewart granted the right to change her name… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A presentation of classical, light jazz, contemporary, and Broadway music will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Congregational Church on West Main Street. The Whetstone Ragtag Band, comprised of Dyanna Just Reininger, Rebecca Just Wagner, and Joan Brewster Garniss,… Read More
HERMON — An informational meeting will be held Thursday to discuss the arrival of a convicted sex offender — the second in six months — to this small town. Robert Peak, 40, has moved into 5380 Read Hill Road. Peak was convicted in 1992 in… Read More
PORTLAND — A Norman Rockwell painting of Charles Lindbergh goes up for auction Wednesday in Portland. Rockwell painted “Pioneer of the Air” very quickly, in about 26 hours, according to Linda Pero, a curator at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. She said he… Read More
GEORGETOWN — A new water purification system on MacMahan Island could be the wave of the future for Maine island communities where fresh water is in short supply. The 40 families who have summer cottages on this island at the head of Sheepscot Bay kicked… Read More
LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska regent and a public interest law firm want the state attorney general to look into the March merger of two student loan businesses. Regent Chuck Hassebrook and Milo Mumgaard, executive director of the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law… Read More
HALLOWELL — Corrections officials hope the state will pick up the tab for part of Maine’s sex offender program. For the past three years, a federal grant has paid for the specialists who monitor the state’s 400 sex offenders on probation and who collaborate with… Read More
OXFORD — A Norway man who tried to stop a group of young drivers from racing their cars got run over when he tripped over some hedges and fell into the path of one of them. Garrett Hersey, 23, survived the incident last week, but… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A former hunting and fishing guide who was arrested after a standoff with state troopers pleaded innocent to charges stemming from the incident. Brett M. Rioux, 39, of Moscow is charged with assault, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and violating conditions of release related… Read More
AUGUSTA — Pleased by the bottom-line strength of the state’s midbiennium budget picture but puzzled by its foundation, King administration officials said Tuesday they probably have at least $7 million in uncommitted money to bridge any shortfall between now and next July. New requests for… Read More
BANGOR — Stephen King can take heart: There have been few freeloaders among the downloaders of his latest work. The horror writer is relying on the honor system by asking readers to pay $1 for each chapter of “The Plant” that is downloaded in his… Read More
HOWLAND — DNA samples helped police track down a Howland man suspected in the gross sexual assault of a 72-year-old Edinburg woman, according to the Penobscot County district attorney. Dennis Sirois, 34, who also is charged with burglary, is at Penobscot County Jail after making… Read More
AUGUSTA — An accusation by the Chelsea fire chief that two Augusta firefighters were looking at child pornography on the job is false, according to City Manager Bill Bridgeo. The fire chief’s accusation is unfounded, and there is no evidence of any child pornography on… Read More
WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded Housing Preservation Grants to the Eastern Maine Development Corp. of Bangor and the town of Madawaska, according to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. Specifically, EMDC will receive a $20,000 grant to provide funds for low-income families… Read More
The recent announcement of Marie Baker leaving her position as town manager of Hampden was a hard pill to swallow. She is not only an excellent manager; she is an excellent person. Marie would listen to the taxpayer when they had a concern. The same… Read More
SANFORD – The company that completed the purchase of the Thomas & Betts electronics manufacturing plant last month announced Tuesday that the plant will be closed by year’s end, eliminating 270 jobs. Tyco Electronics decided to shift the plant’s work to other facilities after a… Read More
LEWISTON – Hail from summer thunderstorms has pummeled the state’s apple crop and growers fear that more hailstones may be on the way before harvest time arrives. “I’ve seen it take hunks right out of the apple,” said Peter Wallingford of Wallingford’s Fruit House in… Read More
BANGOR – Anticipating that nearly 900 cars will drive up for gas on the busiest days, Sam’s Club is considering installing fuel pumps at its members-only discount store here. The gas pumps are part of a 13,600-square-foot expansion planned for the Haskell Road store, according… Read More
An Aug. 1 story erroneously stated that the handgun used to kill Monson teen-ager Bridget Burke was unregistered. The story should have stated that Michael Reed, owner of the handgun, did not have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Read More
GREENVILLE – Residents of the Moosehead Lake region were generally supportive Tuesday of proposed revisions to the 2001 moose hunting season, but several claimed state officials could do more to encourage tourism efforts built around moose watchers who flock to the area in increasing numbers. Read More
To Maine officials the numbers don’t seem to add up: the federal government has proposed to spend $6 million to restore Atlantic salmon to rivers south of Maine where they have long been extinct, while only allocating $1 million to the fish here. Two federal… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Montana is a not-quite 2-year-old Labrador retriever, a normal retriever who likes to swim, chase sticks and cats, and loves just about anybody who’ll talk to him and pat his enormous head. His owner, Emily Drew, is a 23-year-old Ohio native, a recent… Read More
I am writing in response to your story on July 25, “Mainers Favor North Woods Park,” to bring attention to what I felt were misleading aspects of the story. The Sierra Club conducted a poll and determined that 63 percent of Mainers favor turning a large portion of… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A Texas man helping to clear trails at the national park died Tuesday when he suffered an apparent heart attack. Authorities were unable to revive Robert E. Larson, 64, of Livingston, Texas, after he collapsed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Its either a political leap forward for women – or a step back. And on this one, Gwethalyn Phillips, the chairwoman of Maine’s Democratic Party, is of the same mind as conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, which is a truly remarkable pairing. On CNN’s… Read More
After four recent deaths from overdoses of the opiate OxyContin in Maine, the state Department of Professional and Financial Regulation has issued guidelines for pharmacists and physicians prescribing the addictive drug. The guidelines, issued at the request of drug enforcement authorities, recommend ample questioning of… Read More
The editorial of July 26, “Milo Clear-cut,” reminded me that: young, ideologically unsullied people are responsible for shaking the cage of those of us too comfortable in our belief that science and government will look out for the best interests of the citizenry; and, the pursuit of knowledg… Read More
I just finished the story, “China export figures hard to quantify,” by Deborah Turcotte Seavey. Several years ago, when Bill Cohen was still a senator and had proposed his own health care bill, I asked him where the health care statistics came from. He told me it was… Read More
In his July 28 commentary, Professor Michael Greenwood suggests that the destroyers of Mead Corp.’s experimental trees should forsake vandalism for a chance to share their opinions in a public forum. In addition to confusing civil disobedience with vandalism, what public forum is it to which he is… Read More
In the aftermath of the Camp David summit, that immediate failure wrapped around a glimmer of hope, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak was rightly perceived as a statesman of uncommon courage. It was Mr. Barak, after all, who dared think the unthinkable – that Jerusalem could be divided,… Read More
HCA, until recently Columbia/HCA, recently set a record by agreeing to pay the federal government $745 million to settle a Medicare fraud case brought about by a complaint under the False Claims Act. The military and the Federal Aviation Administration last year learned though a complaint under the… Read More
Raspberries don’t make it easy for you. Wrapped in a thorny coat, they huddle in bramble patches at the edge of the woods. To pick them, you need patience, thick skin and a light touch. As with the rose in “The Little Prince,” the thorns… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Medical Center will offer its second annual training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 26, in the McCain Room B at TAMC. In support of the American Heart Association’s Community “Chain of Survival” activities, TAMC will… Read More
HOULTON — Students in SAD 29 will get an extra three days of summer vacation if a proposal to change the school-year calendar is approved next Monday by the school board. Work is being finished up on new heating and ventilation systems in most of… Read More
BINGHAM — A statewide search for a fugitive had narrowed on Monday to the areas around two isolated campsites. Police believe Linwood Steward, 36, of Skowhegan was the man who last week terrorized a Beaver Cove family with a gun before stealing their truck. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Town councilors voted Tuesday night to hold a public hearing on Aug. 15 regarding the possible purchase of approximately 37 acres of land on Route 2, adjacent to the Powers Cemetery. The land, which folds around and behind the cemetery and crosses to… Read More
CARIBOU — The Aroostook Building Materials Bank an organization that provides home furnishings and appliances to low-income families, will open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. one Saturday a month in response to a need for more flexible hours. According to Dana M. Hardacker, parish social ministry coordinator,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle has hired Jane Caulfield as its new director of development. Caulfield, a 1986 graduate of the art program, worked the past six years at the Northern Maine Development Commission as director of development services. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MADAWASKA — The following divorces were granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences in June and July in 1st District Court in Madawaska. Thomas P. Daigle and Francine D. Daigle, both of Madawaska, married at St. David on April. 11, 1987; shared custody of two… Read More
BELFAST — While the City Council is busy crafting rules to prevent construction of so-called big box retail stores, Wal-Mart is moving full speed ahead on its plans to build a Supercenter in the city. A spokesman for Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday the… Read More
ROCKLAND — A Warren man sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple sex offenses against his stepdaughter was on trial again Tuesday after the state’s highest court overturned his convictions. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in January that the judge in Richard E. Read More
Your editorial of July 24 titled “Setting wage rules” commented on Maine Commissioner of Labor Landry’s recent decision regarding the wage determination appeal of the Maine Turnpike Authority and the Associated Constructors of Maine protesting the factual determinations of the Maine Bureau of Labor Standards regarding the wages… Read More
HOULTON — McGill’s Community Band will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in Monument Park. A special feature of the evening will be Balloon Night, sponsored by the Houlton Rotary Club, which includes balloons for children of all ages. Read More
ROCKLAND — The city man discovered dead Monday outside a local church died of chronic alcoholism, according to the medical examiner Tuesday. Robert “Cookie” Cookson, a familiar person around the city, was found dead late Monday morning outside the Community of Christ Church on Highland… Read More
BAILEYVILLE — Through television, residents Tuesday learned what happened last week at a meeting they were not invited to attend. The July 17 teleconference, which involved a majority of the City Council and public access experts in Augusta, will be aired again at 9 a.m. Read More
WHITNEYVILLE — The Maine Department of Transportation is sponsoring a public meeting Thursday at the Whitneyville Community Center to discuss the department’s plan to replace Dan Hill Bridge. The bridge carries Route 1 over Dan Hill Stream and is 0.83 miles north of the Whitneyville-Jonesboro… Read More
MACHIAS — The Downeast Fisheries Trail, an educational tour of Washington County’s marine heritage, will officially open on Thursday. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies will take place in Milbridge, Machias and Lubec and at a scenic turnout on Cobscook Bay where interpretive signs will provide information on the… Read More
MOUNT DESERT — A veteran U.S. diplomat who was among the Americans held hostage in Iran will sign copies of his books from 3 to 5 p.m. today at a local bookstore. Moorhead Kennedy joined the Foreign Service in 1960 and was among the U.S. Read More
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, New Brunswick — Residents of this island across from Lubec, Maine, are upset at the coming loss of their only bank. Officials at Scotia Bank said the decision to pull out of Campobello was made for business reasons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More