HOLE-IN-ONE Mer Doucette ROCKLAND – Mer Doucette recorded a hole-in-one on No. 5 at Rockland Golf Club Wednesday. He used an 8-iron on the 136-yard hole and the shot was witnessed by Richard Crossman and Roy Hitchings. Read More
ORONO – You don’t have to be a Rhodes Scholar to detect that the University of Maine hockey program’s question mark this season will be its offensive production. The top four scorers off last year’s NCAA Frozen Four semifinalists have either graduated or left to… Read More
BANGOR – Searsport’s Jessica Larrabee scored the game’s lone goal as time ran out to end the first half of the Vikings’ schoolgirl soccer win over Bangor Christian on Thursday. Erica Curtis made six saves on 18 shots for the 8-1 Vikings. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – It took 1681/2 minutes of scoreless soccer over the course of two games, but the soccer showdown between the undefeated Bangor and Hampden Academy girls Thursday night was decided by a ball that barely skimmed the goalmouth and rolled into the net. Tyne… Read More
UNITY – Charles Pitts notched the last goal of the game in the end of the first half to lead Unity College to a 3-2 men’s soccer win over Eastern Maine Technical College on Thursday. Ryan Howes and Charlie Persaks scored a goal apiece earlier… Read More
With one-third of the season in the books, several intriguing matchups dot the Eastern Maine football slate, but one stands head and shoulders above all others. Skowhegan (3-0) at Bangor (3-0), Cameron Stadium, 7 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Jason Betts says he knew the University of Maine would be a good fit for him coming out of Montclair High School in New Jersey. But he had a concern. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
High school writer Jessica Bloch turned in a 17-3 effort last week to maintain an early three-game lead in the NEWS Football Forecast. Defending staff champ Andrew Neff posted an 18-2 week and John Holyoke went 17-3 to creep within three games of the lead. Read More
The Maine Winter Sports Center’s first fall festival will be held Oct. 7, 8 and 15 in Fort Kent. All athletes ages 12 thru 18 who are interested in improving their cross country ski skills and/or learning biathlon are welcome. No experience is necessary. On… Read More
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Emergency Response team for oiled wildlife is looking for volunteers to enter the program. A volunteer training session will be held Sept. 30 at Southern Maine Technical College in South Portland at 9 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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The fall season is here and each day the sun disappears from the sky a little earlier and the nights are cool enough for a jacket. The cool weather also marks the end of Maine’s agricultural racing fair circuit. Only Cumberland and Fryeburg Fairs remain… Read More
BATH – Representatives of Bath Iron Works and the striking Machinists union returned to the bargaining table with a federal mediator Thursday for the second time this week. Meanwhile, some still working at the shipyard reported finding twisted iron nails that were welded together and… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Michael Chasse, 24, was found guilty Thursday afternoon of 13 of 15 charges brought against him. A jury of seven women and five men, sitting in Somerset County Superior Court, took almost five hours to determine that the Lewiston man was guilty of… Read More
GREENVILLE – Town officials are refusing to bow to pressure to pay for the town’s supposed role in the contamination of groundwater at a former waste oil site in Plymouth. Greenville is one of hundreds of municipalities, schools, businesses, state agencies and military organizations that… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – It is the lack of rainfall, not a change in long-term management objectives of Kennebec Water Power Co., that has caused the low water levels of Moosehead Lake this summer, a company official said Thursday. Wesley Hallowell, agent and river engineer for Kennebec… Read More
BANGOR – A Bangor car dealership is suing the parent company of the Olive Garden Restaurant, claiming the business illegally built up an area near a drainage easement on the Hogan Road. The 20-foot wide easement has been covered with large amounts of fill during… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Three people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon – at least one of them in critical condition – after the car in which they were riding left the road and crashed sideways into nearby woods. Details were sketchy late Thursday. Police would not identify the… Read More
Are you still wondering whether Gov. Angus King’s laptop plan will work? If you are, just keep an eye on what’s going on in Guilford, at the Piscataquis Community Middle School. With generous help from the town’s biggest industry, Guilford of Maine, the school has… Read More
A Newburgh woman led Bangor police on a chase early Thursday morning, ending on Interstate 95 when a state police cruiser pulled in front of her car, forcing her to slow down. Bangor police charged Faith Foss, 35, with operating a motor vehicle while under… Read More
ORONO – Final plans for a 200-unit $25 million retirement community at the corner of the Kelly Road and Route 2 were unveiled here Thursday afternoon. Eastern Maine Healthcare, the University of Maine and two private developers will form the first such association in the… Read More
BREWER – Despite some concerns expressed about specific properties and cost, participants at a public hearing Thursday night showed their support for the city’s riverfront revival effort with a nearly unanimous show of hands. During the hearing, residents, business owners and others were briefed on… Read More
No, we are not amused at Olympia Snowe (BDN, Sept. 9-10). We are appreciative of her continuing help to her constituents. We consider it an asset that she will vote bipartisan. When it is applicable like Bill Cohen before her, she votes for what is beneficial to us,… Read More
In a commentary reprinted in the Bangor Daily News on Sept. 19, Laurence D. Cohen, of the conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy, called sociologists “the real danger” on college campuses – more dangerous, he said, than smoking, drinking, unprotected sex and drugs – and warned students to… Read More
Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced Wednesday he was closing the Whitewater investigation. Though no fault of Mr. Ray’s, it is a closing without any hint of closure. Mr. Ray found “the evidence was insufficient to prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that either… Read More
MEDDYBEMPS – The state identified the archaeological site with a number: Site 96.02. But to the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the former toxic waste dump is the home of their ancestors, so the tribal elders have named it “Ntolonapemk” – “My Relatives’ Place.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WASHINGTON – According to Vice President Al Gore, about one-third of homes in the Northeast rely on home heating oil. Home heating oil prices have risen 38 percent to $1.04 a gallon over the last year and oil stocks are substantially lower than they were… Read More
BANGOR – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark W. Lawrence on Thursday proposed a framework to provide universal health coverage within eight years. Lawrence, at a news conference at the Eastern Maine Healthcare Mall, acknowledged the political danger – but stressed the importance – of raising… Read More
HoltraChem Manufacturing Co., which is in the process of mothballing its plant in Orrington, announced Wednesday that it is closing its facility in North Carolina. That plant, which was the target of one of North Carolina’s largest health and safety fines, will close next month. Read More
HOULTON – A storage building owned by the Dunn Furniture Co. was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, according to Houlton Police Chief Milton Cone. The intense heat from the fire also caused damage to an adjacent residence and three Bangor & Aroostook Railroad boxcars,… Read More
HOULTON – The 13th annual Aroostook Literacy Coalition Fall Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Community Center Building at the Loring Job Corps Center. This year’s conference seeks to elevate education and training partnerships between area… Read More
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore asked the president Thursday to let up to 30 million barrels of oil flow out of the nation’s emergency reserve to avert a potential home heating oil crisis this winter. The proposal was immediately condemned by Republican candidate… Read More
PATTEN – Local officials are hoping for a bit more public comment before they decide what to do about expanding the town office building and razing an old school building. That option received the most support during a hearing on the issue earlier this week,… Read More
CALAIS – If you need to take a shower, go ahead, but if you want to water your lawn or wash your car, please don’t. There is a water shortage across the river, and local residents have been asked to conserve water. St. Stephen, New… Read More
By 2006, high school seniors may have to prove they have mastered the state’s new Learning Results before they get a diploma. Maine Department of Education officials began talking publicly last week about establishing such a direct link between the new K-12 standards and high… Read More
AUGUSTA – The 107,000 customers purchasing electricity through standard offer from Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. will see rates increase by almost 33 percent beginning Oct. 1. For the average residential customer who uses 450 kilowatts per month, the increase in the price of electricity – from… Read More
ROCKLAND – The Land Use Regulation Commission Thursday changed canoes in midstream. Instead of denying a plan to build a parking lot and canoe-access point near John’s Bridge in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, LURC members voted to approve the application. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
A headline in Thursday’s Maine Day section incorrectly stated that Milford had approved plans to build a new post office. Milford selectmen instructed the town manager to gather information about a proposed new post office. No plans have been finalized pending a public hearing on the subject. Read More
PORTLAND – As Stephen King prepares to post the third installment of his latest Internet venture online, it appears fewer people fear the horror writer’s threat to pull the plug if they don’t pay. Most fans are obeying the honor system and sending King $1… Read More
AUGUSTA – A Clinton man will spend three years behind bars for molesting a little boy and girl earlier this year. Lewis Sapienza, 18, had pleaded guilty last spring to two counts of gross sexual assault. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK – A woman was injured Thursday afternoon when she fell while hiking on Penobscot Mountain. According to park Ranger Chris Smith, Jacqueline Riester of Baton Rouge, La., was descending the trail when she fell near a steep section of the mountain and… Read More
WATERVILLE – It tells you something, columnist David Shribman said, when ABC sends an actor rather than a political reporter to interview President Clinton. It tells you something when George Bush and Al Gore, the major presidential candidates, appear on Oprah, Leno and Letterman. And… Read More
BURNT CHURCH, New Brunswick – The federal Fisheries Department is giving defiant Micmac fishermen a 24-hour deadline to pull their lobster traps out of New Brunswick’s Miramichi Bay. Andre Marc Lanteigne, a spokesman for the department, said Thursday that a letter had been sent to… Read More
NEWPORT – Deciding on an engineering firm to design a replacement for the antiquated Durham Bridge was not an easy decision for the Newport selectmen Wednesday night. The contract was awarded to Coffin Engineering of Augusta at $16,350, about $10,000 more than the bid from… Read More
FARMINGTON – A judge has ordered a psychological evaluation of a 17-year-old accused of setting a fire that killed another teen. Crystal Spinney of Farmington appeared in District Court on Wednesday on new charges of murder and manslaughter for the death of Heather Hayden, 17,… Read More
AUGUSTA – A coalition that includes several legislators, business leaders and a former governor Thursday announced its opposition to the video gambling proposal on the Nov. 7 referendum ballot. No Dice Coalition spokesman Terry Garmey said the initiated proposal, if approved by voters, will provide… Read More
Darren Star seems to be savoring the taste of respectability. The veteran producer has always been able to supply good ratings as the creator and producer of nighttime soap operas “Melrose Place” and “Beverly Hills 90210.” But now he’s become a critical darling thanks to… Read More
BRUNSWICK – The food was fine, until the cook ruined it. The windows would have allowed fresh air inside, if only they opened. And the $2,000-a-month expense would have been OK, if it wasn’t so expensive. John Gould has become disillusioned since he and his… Read More
TRENTON – The Bar Harbor Golf Course Ladies Association will sponsor a golf tournament to benefit breast cancer research. The tournament, which will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for breast cancer research, will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The tournament… Read More
Victor Essiet feels it’s important to bring a message of hope through his music to those who are downtrodden. Essiet, a Nigerian, and his four-member group, the Mandators, who will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sea Dog in Bangor, have created an infectious,… Read More
Debra Davidson, wildlife biologist, educator and Maine Wolf Project associate for the National Wildlife Federation, will teach a two-night introductory course on wolves in Ellsworth and Millinocket. The focus will be the history of human attitudes toward wolves, biology of the species, the social structure… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Committee members organizing the names for Pittsfield’s new post-Vietnam War veterans honor roll are looking for the names of people who were Pittsfield residents when they entered the service and served in the Persian Gulf War or any post-Vietnam military action. There is… Read More
HOLLIS – A man was killed in what police called a hit-and-run on Route 117. Bruce Dawley Jr., 22, was found in a driveway off the road Wednesday at about 9 p.m. The residents at the home found his body after hearing a thump and… Read More
WORCESTER, Mass. – The warehouse where six firefighters died last December is gone now. The fence that surrounds the property serves as a makeshift memorial, adorned with roses, American flags and firefighters’ T-shirts. It may be the best way the city’s firefighters can express their… Read More
WASHINGTON – Three representatives of the interfaith Maine Council of Churches took their concerns about global warming and other environmental issues to Capitol Hill this week. The group’s spokeswoman said the idea was to make sure members of Maine’s congressional delegation are aware of the… Read More
Monday, Sept. 25, has been proclaimed National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims by the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children Inc. Maine Gov. Angus King has also proclaimed that day as the organization’s National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims in the state… Read More
BANGOR — Dr. Clifford Rosen of St. Joseph Hospital’s Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education was awarded the Maine Medical Association President’s Award for Distinguished Service to Maine residents, at the association’s 147th annual session Sept. 9 at the Inn at Sugarloaf USA. In… Read More
PORTLAND – The Nature Conservancy and the Pingree Forest Partnership announced Thursday they have agreed on additional steps to preserve the upper St. John River watershed in northern Maine. The Nature Conservancy, which recently purchased 185,000 acres along the upper St. John, announced a pledge… Read More
KENNEBUNKPORT – Using sonar equipment and an underwater remote camera, a nonprofit salvage company has found a plane that crashed into the ocean off Cape Porpoise last month, killing two of the five people aboard. Officials of the Trident Foundation, based in Fort Collins, Colo.,… Read More
This is a letter to the people of Brownville and Brownville Junction who have been criticizing the volunteer fire department. Volunteer is a magical word – to offer one’s services for some purpose. Our firefighters are not educated to be full-fledged firefighters like they have… Read More
I attended the Bangor City Council meeting on Sept. 5 to learn more about the proposed Super Wal-Mart development on Stillwater Avenue and its potential environmental impacts on the Bangor Marsh. I was appalled at the behavior of the developer’s attorney who lectured the City Council on what… Read More
The front page of the Bangor Daily News’ Sept. 14 issue read that fuel costs may spur increases in hydroelectric rates. The rate increase may well affect some 107,000 users. Spikes in fuel costs are forcing the electric company to ask for a 23 percent increase. Read More
Fred Otto’s Sept. 14 letter about the unfairness of the Environmental Protection Agency’s action against users of the How’s Corner oil disposal facility hit the nail on the head. I have a couple of suggestions for funding the cleanup. The fairest way would be to have our Maine… Read More
Regarding the letter in the Sept. 15 letter about pet memorials on the obit page, I would suggest to William Shook Jr. that he lighten up. Obituaries and “in-memory-of” notices are just that – paid advertisements announcing deaths and memorial notices recalling loved ones. There… Read More
ROCKLAND – A Tenants Harbor man bought two Big Macs for two bucks one October day in 1994. On Thursday – six years later – a jury decided to award him $25,000 in damages because of it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
CAMDEN – Under a bright sun creating an unseasonably balmy afternoon, an excavator was busy Thursday tearing into a lot on Knowlton Street. The torn-up sod is the first step in the construction of a new Camden Teen Center, underwritten by credit-card lender MBNA New… Read More
WINTERPORT – The tension between selectmen and the water district has started to evaporate. “This is now a very positive relationship,” Town Manager Leo LaChance said Thursday. “They are really moving closer together.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
WALDOBORO – The third annual Christian College Fair, hosted by the scholarship committee of Coastal Christian School, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Medomak Valley High School. College representatives will be on hand and displays and information from 52… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – The nation’s top expert on pregnancy and smoking among women who receive Medicaid urged health professionals in Maine to convince women that smoking during their pregnancies is dangerous. Cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals, including nicotine, which kill brain cells, said Richard… Read More
CASTINE – A memorial service will be held Saturday for an Episcopal minister known for backing liberal causes. The Rev. Edward O. Miller died Sept. 16 following a long illness. He was 84. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
BELFAST – The annual meeting of American Red Cross of Eastern Maine will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Jed’s Restaurant on Route 1. The cost of the dinner is $25. Awards and a brief meeting of directors will follow the dinner. For… Read More
WISCASSET – The newly formed Midcoast Alliance for Planning invites the public to tour the Sheepscot River by flotilla at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Wiscasset Yacht Club on Water Street. Before embarking, participants will gather at the club for a presentation by… Read More
ROCKLAND – A 1992 Acura Legend stolen from the Tradewinds hotel sometime Wednesday night was found in Waterville on Thursday morning. Rockland police Deputy Chief Wally Tower said the car had been left parked outside the hotel with the keys in the ignition and the… Read More
BELFAST – The Waldo County Center of Eastern Maine Technical College has moved to Lion’s Way off Waldo Avenue. The center is now sharing space with Belfast Adult and Community Education in the back building of the SAD 34 central office building at Belfast Area… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The Acadia School has received a $1,250 matching grant from the Maine Community Foundation. The money will be used to expand its morning garden program to include a Saturday morning class for working parents. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ROCKLAND – Parents are invited to attend an open house at Rockland District Middle School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. After hearing introductory remarks in the gym, parents will have an opportunity to go through a mini-schedule of their child’s courses. It… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce will host an antique car show as part of the annual Autumn Gold celebration. Approximately 100 cars and motorcycles will be on display from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Maine Coast Mall. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More