HIGH SCHOOL Penobscot Valley Conference All-Conference Teams Classes A/B First Team Nokomis: Nicole Palmer, Laura Pelkey; Foxcroft: Amy Kelley, Holli Nichols, Liza Kelley, Veronica Willette; Old Town: Kasey Spencer, Rachael Wollstadt, Shaunessy Saucier, Kristin Osborne; Hermon: Tonya McLaughlin; John Bapst: Catherine DelVecchio, Anna Sleeper; Hampden:… Read More
COLLEGE At Gorham Southern Maine (10-16) def. UMaine-Farmington (4-21) 15-1, 15-4, 15-5… Read More
ORONO – Sharon Versyp has much to accomplish during her first season as the women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine, so she’s not hesitating to get an early start. The Black Bears, who began full-squad preseason practices Saturday, are getting up early on… Read More
For the past 32 years, Ordman “Ordie” Alley has faced hundreds of foes as the only boys basketball coach the Jonesport-Beals Royals have ever had. Now Alley is facing a tougher rival. He’s fighting to regain his good health. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
GUILFORD – Initally, it’s their hair that sets them apart. Aislynn Galuski is a true brunette. Ivy Galuski has light brown hair. Meagan Galuski? She’s a blonde. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Winterport’s Mike Bordick hasn’t spent much time as a New York Met. In fact, he didn’t come over to the newly crowned National League champions until July 28 when the Baltimore Orioles traded him for four players. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Midway through the season, Bangor coach Adam Leach decided to try and jump-start his anemic offense by playing more aggressively and sending more players on the attack. The strategy paid off handsomely as Bangor went from 4-4 to 9-5 with a No. 6 playoff seeding. Read More
BANGOR – A Somerset County man who earlier pleaded guilty to possessing a short-barreled shotgun not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record was sentenced to 60 days in jail on Monday, Oct. 16. John Ira Weeks Jr., 42, of Skowhegan… Read More
BANGOR – Maine’s tourism industry, with nearly 63,000 full-time jobs in 1998, is raising the wages for at least two-thirds of its workers, but still is not paying a livable wage to most of them, according to a new study released Wednesday. The Maine Center… Read More
NEW YORK – International Paper Co. plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs, or about 2 percent of its work force, and close mills in three states as part of a restructuring designed to streamline operations. None of the layoffs or mill closures are in… Read More
BANGOR – Tonight’s scheduled debate between U.S. Senate candidates Olympia Snowe and Mark Lawrence will be broadcast on radio instead of television. This week, a Portland television station canceled its debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Snowe and her Democratic challenger, Lawrence, president of the Maine… Read More
CALAIS – A 19-year-old high school student and a 17-year-old male juvenile were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trashing Calais High School during the summer causing more than $50,000 damage. They have been charged with burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and theft. In July, Justin McVay, 19,… Read More
BANGOR – Returning to where he earned his undergraduate degree 39 years ago, James F. Doughty on Monday was appointed by Husson College to oversee its burgeoning education programs. Doughty, 62, retired in June after serving 13 years as Bangor’s superintendent of schools. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BROOKS – All Jonathan King wanted was to honor a schoolmate killed by a car last week while she crossed the road. What he got was a lesson on flag protocol. King wanted to lower the flag to half-staff in memory of Ashley Seekins, 8,… Read More
WASHINGTON – The Maine congressional delegation earned a passing mark from Common Cause, a citizens watchdog group, for taking positions in support of campaign finance reform legislation. Both Democratic House members, Tom Allen and John Baldacci, scored an A and both Republican Senate members, Olympia… Read More
BANGOR – News of the projected $4.6 trillion federal surplus has sparked all kinds of proposals on how best to use the windfall. But for the deputy director of the Child Welfare League of America, it’s a no-brainer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
AUGUSTA – The man convicted of killing a St. Albans, Vt., man 15 years ago during a psychotic rage did not show up for a scheduled appointment Monday. Augusta police Sgt. Michael Small said Monica Pollard missed an appointment for treatment for his schizophrenia and… Read More
AUGUSTA – Attorney General Andrew Ketterer announced this week that five chiefs of police will be the recipients of the Law Enforcement Agency Teamwork award from the Maine Drug Task Force. The award honors the police departments and their chiefs that have shown an extraordinary commitment to teamwork… Read More
BANGOR – Sen. Jill Goldthwait, an independent from Bar Harbor, and Rep. Jane Saxl, D-Bangor, invite public comment at a “meeting of the joint select committee to study creation of a public-private purchasing alliance to ensure access to health care for all Maine citizens,” to be held at… Read More
Ruth Leubecker of East Machias and other members of the auxiliary of Down East Community Hospital in Machias are preparing for their annual book sale. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 and from 9 a.m. to noon… Read More
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – The paperwork has been filed, and now Maine and New Hampshire are waiting to hear whether the U.S. Supreme Court will grant Maine’s request to dismiss the border dispute between the two states, or appoint a special master to hear the case. Read More
WASHINGTON – Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader are looking beyond Election Day to the next White House race. Each is targeting more than a dozen states as they shoot for at least 5 percent of the vote on Nov. 7, the minimum required to draw… Read More
GUILFORD – The U.S. Forest Service, the Central Maine chapter of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine, the Guilford Adult Basic Education program, the Natural Resource Education Center, and the Western Mountains Alliance are co-sponsoring a landowner workshop on “Alternative Income Sources in the Northern Forest,” 9… Read More
WATERVILLE – A graduate and professional school fair will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Colby College in the Page Commons Room of the Cotter Union. The fair is open to the public. Admissions representatives from more than 70… Read More
BANGOR – The 13th annual beef conference will be held Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Ramada Inn on Odlin Road. This year’s conference, titled “Foundation for the Future,” is geared for new beef producers, while also offering updated and refresher information for veteran producers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WATERVILLE – A man who served 21 years in prison for killing his wife has been charged with indecent conduct. Charles Lee Henry was released from the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren on Oct. 6 and was living at Home Place on College Avenue. He… Read More
Presque Isle District Court David E. Churchill, 53, Fort Fairfield, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $400, jail 48 hours, license suspended 90 days; violating condition of release, jail 48 hours; violating protective order, $100; failing to extinguish fire, $100; littering, $50. Read More
BANGOR – Wintertime motorists on Interstate 95, be warned. The state Department of Transportation wants you to quit looking for the brown ribbon of sand that, in the past, has sifted from the backs of sand trucks as they prowled the 395-mile stretch of highway during snowstorms. Read More
Machias District Court William R. Guptill Jr., 20, Machias, minor transporting liquor, $100, license suspended 30 days. 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++) {… Read More
BANGOR – Tickets for Friday’s joint campaign appearance of Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush and Arizona Sen. John McCain will be available beginning at 9 a.m. today at the Penobscot County Republican headquarters on Exchange Street. The tickets are free, and will include directions… Read More
CALAIS – A Pakistani doctor who has practiced in the area since 1998 faces deportation because of his criminal record. Dr. Tariq Akbar, 34, entered a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of assault in March. Six months later, the U.S. Border Patrol arrested him. Read More
MACHIAS – A 34-year-old Calais man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two drug charges involving the sale of Dilaudid. Darren Brown pleaded guilty earlier this month to an April 25 charge of furnishing the synthetic narcotic to… Read More
Machias District Court Michael R. Dewine, 43, Cutler, criminal threatening, jail 30 days, all suspended, probation one year; criminal mischief, $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… Read More
Machias District Court Richard P. Ackerman, 32, Richlandtown, Pa., violation of fishing rules, using artificial lure in fly-fishing-only waters, $50; fraudulently obtaining fishing license, $50. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
HOULTON – Local police are investigating a burglary that occurred late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning at the office of Dr. Bruce Harvey on B Road. The incident is the latest of several burglaries and attempted burglaries that have occurred since the middle of… Read More
MACHIAS – A Washington County jury deliberated for an hour and a half Wednesday before finding a Pleasant Point man guilty of arson and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon in the Feb.18 firebombing of a tribal officer’s car. Kenneth “Guy” Larkin, 38, betrayed no… Read More
ROCKLAND – The state Department of Transportation began to chart its course for a marine terminal to serve high-speed ferries and cruise ships that would be part of a transit package aimed at fostering tourism. By 8:30 p.m., DOT officials, working with the public, narrowed… Read More
Presque Isle District Court Karen J. Boyd, 18, Westfield, operating motor vehicle after suspension of driver’s license, filed. 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++)… Read More
MADAWASKA – Grand Isle School Department officials were told Tuesday that the small northern Maine community could save more than $100,000 a year by closing its small elementary school and charging tuition. Madawaska Superintendent Thomas Scott showed Grand Isle school directors and Superintendent Robert Hasenfuss… Read More
PORTLAND – Maine’s economic performance dropped one grade – from A to B – in the annual report card released by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The Corporation for Enterprise Development concluded that while Maine’s economy improved by some measures, the rise was not as… Read More
DANFORTH – A wood-burning stove is being blamed for a late afternoon fire Tuesday that destroyed a hunting camp on Reservation Road. Danforth Fire Chief Vernon Cropley said two men arrived at the camp Monday night and planned to do some bird hunting in the… Read More
CARIBOU – Rodney G. Thompson has received a national award and recognition for his accomplishments in assisting local small businesses. At the national conference of the Association of Small Business Development Centers in Miami, Fla., Thompson received the Star Award for excellence in business consulting. Read More
ST. AGATHA – Mergermania among financial institutions is not solely a U.S. phenomenon, according to credit union officials in New Brunswick and Quebec. Credit union officers from the two Canadian provinces met with northern Aroostook County credit union officials Wednesday – International Credit Union Day. Read More
BANGOR – Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. (NYSE: BGR) reported Wednesday earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 of 53 cents per common share compared to 65 cents per common share for the same period in 1999. The difference in earnings from the same quarter in 1999… Read More
PORTLAND – Banknorth Group Inc., the former Peoples Heritage Financial Group, posted record third quarter earnings of $60.6 million Wednesday, a 7.6 percent increase over last year. The company said net income came to 42 cents per diluted share. The figures compare to $56.3 million,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine-Presque Isle and Husson combined to fire 33 shots at goal, but the defenses ruled in a scoreless rain-soaked struggle between evenly matched women’s soccer teams on Wednesday. Cyndi Trapnell saved all 12 shots she faced for UM-Presque Isle,… Read More
CORINNA – There is a continuing question afloat in downtown Corinna: When will it move? “It” is the town’s historic Odd Fellows Hall that currently sits in the middle of an excavation that once was Corinna’s business district. The hall is the only building slated… Read More
FAIRFIELD – A consultant for the town told a small number of residents Wednesday night that a controversial former dump for paper industry wastes poses no threat to people’s drinking water. In a study conducted during the summer, S.W. Cole Engineering found that most private… Read More
Last weekend, as a guest of the Maine Island Trail Association, I stepped on more islands in two days than I have all summer, and picked up more trash and debris than your average roadside cleanup crew. As a volunteer for the weekend, I tagged… Read More
NEWPORT – SAD 48 officials are confident Nokomis Regional High School will not only overcome its probationary status with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, but also do “extremely well” under the new self-study standards. The school was placed on probation with the… Read More
The power a deer has over hunters is amazing. We’ll take punishment in November that we wouldn’t even consider at any other time. Most of us stumble down the stairs on the first morning of the season with one eye still refusing to open. That’s… Read More
Two more stations have come aboard to broadcast Portland Pirates games on the radio this season. With the addition of Cumulus Media-owned stations in Fairfield and Boothbay Harbor, the Pirates now have an actual radio network and games can now be heard in most of… Read More
The Goddess is coming to visit the queen. The Queen City, that is. Goddess Festival 2000, a weeklong event focusing on the feminine divine, will be held Oct. 22-29 in Bangor. A Gods and Goddesses costume ball, with a performance by The Beat Roots, will conclude the festival. Read More
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BAR HARBOR – “Life Cycles: Photography by Peter Doty,” opens at the Thorndike Library, College of the Atlantic, with a reception from 4-6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, in the library. The public is invited. Doty’s use of collage takes the breadth of Maine’s seasons and puts… Read More
EASTPORT – Ben Maloney scored twice in the final 13:40 as Shead rallied from a 1-0 deficit to post a 2-1 win over Katahdin in an Eastern Maine Class D second-round preliminary soccer playoff game Wednesday. No. 7 Shead will visit No. 2 Ashland on… Read More
CORINTH – Penquis of Milo scored one goal with 30 seconds left in regulation and tallied again when George Ellsworth converted a Bud Webb assist in overtime en route to a 2-1 win over Central in an Eastern Maine Class C soccer prelim. Webb scored… Read More
GUILFORD – Representatives of five Piscataquis County wood products industries on Wednesday painted a dismal picture of the county’s future economy if Maine voters pass Question 2, commonly referred to as the forestry referendum, next month. The business officials, some of whom represent second and… Read More
Tessa McCue of Hampden advanced to the final round of the New England Regional Figure Skating Championships in Simsbury, Conn. McCue was one of 16 skaters out of 65 who will compete in today’s short program, worth 25 percent of the final score, and Saturday’s… Read More
ORONO – A limited number of tickets are available for the Oct. 20-21 Black Bear Classic men’s hockey games at Alfond Arena. Approximately 300 tickets are available for each day’s games. Each ticket entitles the holder to both games played that day. Tickets can be purchased through the… Read More
“Late Bloomer,” 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, WLBZ-Newscenter 2 feature about an 83-year-old woman who writes a gardening column and is working on her first mystery. “Mother-Daughter Skate,” 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, Skate Scene, Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – Gina Barreca says she gives good scarf. Twirling a tan, silk number flung around her neck, Barreca fired off the comment near the start of a show Tuesday night. Filled with sexual innuendo, the comment tickled the 80-plus women who came to hear the professor-turned-humorist proffer… Read More
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BAR HARBOR – There’s nothing like a glorious autumn afternoon to open your eyes to how fresh and new every second can be. You see a pattern of leaves, start to enjoy it and, just like that, a gust of wind gives you a new mix. Read More
On a sharp curve along Route 1, there used to be a sign that proclaimed: “Here ‘Tis, Young’s Farm.” Well, here ’tis, mid-October, and there still are more out-of-staters perched on Schoodic Point than sea gulls. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
When he paints, colors explode on Vincent Hartgen’s canvases like fireworks on a rainy night – brilliant bursts of red, yellow and orange against a wash of green, streaks of black or a splash of diluted red. He sees a Maine tide pool in winter and turns it… Read More
SACO – Pushed over the edge by annoying neighbors, a recuperating cannibal breaks into a barn as a gory scene with chicken feet and plenty of blood begins to unfold. In another part of town, a more tame tale about a father and son was… Read More
BANGOR – It’s a sure sign of autumn in Maine: paper bags of plump apples, almost overflowing, in neat rows at a roadside farm stand or local grocer. Most people look at them and see an apple pie in their future. Bangor artist Rachel Schiro… Read More
There is no corner of the planet that is free from the scourge of AIDS. A conference was held in South Africa recently that was attended by many of the most prominent AIDS researchers from around the world. The theme of the conference was how… Read More
Are you tired of your tax dollars being used for corporate welfare? Are you tired of state aid to education being underfunded? Are you tired of being treated as a second-class citizen, while the state rewards the company you work for? Do you think business can take care… Read More
ORONO – Police recovered most of an estimated $14,000 worth of golf equipment stolen from the Penobscot Valley Country Club last summer. A former club member confessed to the crime and to a second burglary at the club. Charges have not yet been filed against… Read More
BREWER – The city is doing all that it can to see its No. 1 employer through a financial rough spot while minimizing any potential impact on city finances, City Manager Stephen Bost said this week. Last month, officials from Eastern Pulp & Paper Corp.,… Read More
BANGOR – A couple was arraigned in Penobscot County Superior Court on Wednesday in connection with a February fire at their Glenburn home. No trial date was set. Blake Langley Jr., 47, and Karen Langley, 27, both pleaded innocent to starting the second fire within… Read More
A Bangor police investigator said that there doesn’t appear to be anything suspicious about the death of a 54-year-old transient who was found in the area between Shaw’s Supermarket and the Second Street park Wednesday. A passer-by spotted the man on the ground about noon… Read More
Mainers could not have been surprised by the combative tone of the third and final presidential debate Tuesday. It was conducted in a town meeting format and, as anyone here who attends his or her annual exercise in local government knows, it is a format conducive to the… Read More
Generations hence, when historians of the future pore over the miles of age-brittle videotape and the mountain of yellowed news clippings that will comprise the archive of the current presidential campaign, they may conclude that Americans of 2000 were an exceedingly virtuous people. In particular, the record will… Read More
While the federal government provides significant and continuing support for research in genetics, computer networks and other parts of the new economy, high-tech employees must still rely on the old economy to get to work. Car and truck tires don’t rank near the top of federal research priorities,… Read More
Sen. John Ashcroft of Missouri last week crossed party lines to become the 51st member of the Senate to support the stronger Democratic version of a patient bill of rights, similar to the package supported in the House. But without the needed 60 votes to overcome a filibuster,… Read More
May I take this opportunity to respond to your Oct. 7-8, page B5 advertisement by Maine Educators Against Fingerprinting. Buried in the fine print is an apology to those of us not mentioned, “despite repeated attempts to reach them.” I am one of those candidates. Read More
I hope everyone in Maine gets the opportunity to see how much is at stake before they vote on Question 3. There is much more involved with this referendum than gambling. The livelihood of harness horsemen and women in this state will be in jeopardy if this bill… Read More
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Recently, Barbara Bush said about George W. Bush, “that’s my boy.” (It took longer than usual for him to grow up and be responsible.) But who wants a “boy” running the country? Of course he’ll have “Papa” Cheney to tell him what to do and how. Read More
We were confused by comments from anti-gay Roman Catholics in your Oct. 7-8 article. The passage of anti-discrimination, adoption and civil-union laws in Vermont shows steady progress. The passage of one law does not automatically lead to the rest. The last time we checked, “traditional marriages” (we assume… Read More
Friday night, Oct. 13, North Dakota Sioux played Maine Black Bears in a Division I hockey game. As the North Dakota team was being introduced, each member came to the center of the ice, each with the name “Walsh” on the back of their jersey,… Read More
THOMASTON – A Camden man has been hired as the town’s newest full-time police officer. John Tooley, a 1997 Camden-Rockport High School graduate, began work Tuesday with the Thomaston Police Department. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
ROCKLAND – Knox County commissioners confirmed the appointment of David Hooper as the new administrator of the county jail, according to the county clerk Wednesday. The commissioners approved Sheriff Daniel Davey’s choice of Hooper Tuesday during a regular board meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BAR HARBOR – In an ongoing battle for ownership of Bar Harbor’s water resources, town council members on Tuesday night rejected an offer of compromise from the Consumers Maine Water Co. because company officials refused to explain their $5.5 million valuation of the Bar Harbor Water Co.. Read More
WARREN – Two environmental groups and the Warren Sanitary District have reached an agreement which could resolve a pending federal lawsuit and state Department of Environmental Protection appeals when the deal is completed. Georges River Tidewater Association, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and 22… Read More
Send us a picture of your Halloween handiwork by Oct. 20. If your pumpkin carving is judged by our panel of ghouls to be the best, we’ll reward you with an all-you-can eat dinner buffet for two at Miller’s Restaurant (including the nonalcoholic beverage of your choice). Runners-up… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – More than 50 business leaders, social service agency representatives and child care providers gathered early Wednesday morning to launch the Skowhegan Area Child Care Task Force. It was clear from the outset that child care is a critical problem in Somerset County, not… Read More
PITTSFIELD – With the third week of mandatory recycling under way in Pittsfield, town officials are declaring the program an overwhelming success – so much so that they are hiring additional help at the recycling center. “There have been a few scattered complaints,” Town Manager… Read More