COLLEGE LIZ WANLESS Freshman outside hitter Liz Wanless was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in the sport of volleyball. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
    CISV 5k At Old Town (European Style) 1. Andy Goupee 17:30, 2. Scott Minkowsky 17:13, 3. Phil LeBreton 17:16, 4. Ian Fraser 17:50, 5. Perry Lebreton 17:57, 6. Newell Lewey 18:14, 7. Joe Dana 18:28, 8. Ed Hughes 18:43, 9. Steve Connor 18:51, 10. Chris… Read More
    COLLEGE Little East Conference Men’s soccer all-star team First team: Lakota Denton, Mike Norton and Gerry Boggis (Keene State); David Forero, Jorge Rodriguez, Bertrand Edward and Mark Pataky (Western Connecticut State); Antoine Moiboueyi, Garry Thomson and Magnus Eriksson (Plymouth State); David Fonseca and Pat Gavin… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The State Planning Office reported Monday that the average statewide price for home-heating oil was down a penny from last week, but was still 55 cents more than it was a year ago. Across the state, prices ranged from a low of $1.38… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND – Maine’s women veterans are invited to learn about available benefits at the first conference for Maine’s women veterans. The event will take place Nov. 17-18 at the Sheraton Tara, South Portland. The conference will include exhibits, workshops and learning sessions. For information… Read More
    BANGOR – Trade relationships between Canada and Maine will be the focus of an afternoon program Thursday at the Maine International Trade Center in Portland. Mary Clancy, Canadian consul general to New England, will be among the featured speakers. The program will include talks on… Read More
    BANGOR – When Richard Coyle was interviewing for the position of executive director of the Maine International Trade Center earlier this year, one of the top questions on his mind was how successful have past governor-sponsored trade missions been. He found out there is no… Read More
    CHICAGO – The American Academy of Pediatrics says children should not be allowed to drive snowmobiles. Some states have no age restrictions. Others allow children as young as 8 to ride alone if they have completed a safety course. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BANGOR – A Brewer man who sued the former Bell Atlantic telephone company after he was seriously injured in a 1998 collision between his motorcycle and a telephone truck will receive $1,975,000 in a settlement agreement. Kenneth M. Doak Jr., 46, no longer can work… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing Program at Husson College will receive a three-year Advanced Nursing Education grant from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The funding, a continuation of previous federal… Read More
    BELFAST – A Swanville woman was killed Monday when her car left a straight stretch of road and slammed into a stand of trees. Police Chief Allen Weaver said the accident occurred at 6:52 a.m. on the Oak Hill Road. Melody Trundy, 35, was driving… Read More
    WATERVILLE – On Thursday, Nov. 9, newspaper editors from The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune and The Oregonian, and Colby Professor Tony Corrado will discuss “The Role of the Media in Elections: Campaign Coverage 2000” in a panel discussion at Colby College. The 1:30 p.m. Read More
    PORTLAND – Some families who fled Somalia and resettled in Portland have been unable to escape the tensions and violence that drove them from their war-ravaged homeland, and police are bewildered about how to deal with the situation. Fatuma Ahmed, 55, and her eight children,… Read More
    PORTLAND – While the campaigns of both Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush have drawn the support of some young voters, it seems many of their peers feel that neither candidate speaks to issues important to them. Todd Bolint, a 20-year-old University of… Read More
    PORTLAND – A poll released by a group that lobbied for gun law changes during the last legislative session shows Mainers support the kinds of proposals they pushed for. Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, which released the survey Wednesday, said the figures should help persuade… Read More
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has contacted the Army with concerns regarding missing travel pay for Bangor-based members of the Army National Guard. Collins was referred to the problem by a member of the 112th Medical Co. who explained that about 20 members of… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The Internal Revenue Service needs volunteers to help prepare basic tax returns for low-income taxpayers who cannot afford paid professional tax help, such as senior citizens, people with disabilities and those who have difficulty understanding the English language. Last year, more than 1,800… Read More
    PARSONSFIELD – A Parsonsfield man who abducted his wife and held her hostage with a hand grenade overnight surrendered Monday morning to officers who had surrounded his home, police said. John Morton was talked into giving up about 1:30 a.m. by negotiators with the state… Read More
    HOULTON – The Ricker College board of trustees, during its annual meeting Oct. 27, announced that the board has distributed more than $1.5 million of scholarship money since 1985 to assist graduates from Aroostook County high schools. There are currently 143 Aroostook County graduates attending… Read More
    LEWISTON – After a weekend that generated a record number of cases for an emergency campus response team, Bates College officials are considering changing the school’s rules on drinking. “We think we need to have some dramatic action in response to what has been an… Read More
    For those currently serving in the U.S. military, as well as former members and their dependents, here’s a Veterans Day treat that can’t be beat, especially if you enjoy ice hockey. President Gerri Bosse of Old Town and Friends of UMaine Women’s Ice Hockey invite… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Police Chief Donald O’Halloran lost his job before he was hired to be the city’s Director of Public Safety. By a 5-2 vote, the City Council Monday night rejected City Manager Paul Mazzaccaro’s recommendation to create the new position and appoint O’Halloran… Read More
    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot project that would provide senior citizens with coupons to buy fruits, vegetables and other food products at farm stands and farmers markets, according to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Pilot… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Elise Friedmann, a correspondent for several European Jewish news journals, will give the talk, “Who Owes What to the Holocaust Survivors?” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Colby College. The talk will be held in the Pugh Center of Cotter Union and… Read More
    BANGOR – A Lincoln man was sentenced Friday in Penobscot County Superior Court to 11 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, for forcing a teen-age relative to have sex with him. Justice Andrew Mead also forbid him from having any contact with his wife, his… Read More
    BANGOR – Democratic Party faithful crowded into a decked-out Hangar 13 at the Bangor International Airport Monday to hear the man they hoped would be the next vice president . Among the first of the estimated 1,000 people at Monday’s rally for vice presidential candidate… Read More
    A story that appeared in some editions Monday on candidates for a Knox County state Senate seat wrongly attributed a bulk mailing criticizing Republican candidate Christine Savage to her Democratic opponent, Judy Powers. In fact, the mailing was paid for and authorized by the Maine Democratic Party. Read More
    BANGOR – Standing before a crowd of more than 1,000 at Bangor International Airport Monday evening, Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman knew the bottom line to months of campaigning was only hours away. Although visibly tired, the man who would hold the No. 2 spot under… Read More
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    MADAWASKA – Presidential candidate George W. Bush may become president today, but he may not be able to visit the Botanical Gardens in Edmundston, New Brunswick, or ride a boat down the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. Because of his September 1976 conviction for… Read More
    BANGOR – Eighteen years after he killed Jerilyn Towers and 41/2 years after he killed Lynn Willette, James Hicks on Monday was formally charged with their murders. The Penobscot County grand jury handed up the indictment against the 49-year-old former Etna man at about 12:30… Read More
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    PORTLAND – Republicans will be elated and Democrats will be disappointed when the presidential results come in, a psychic says. The stars point to a victory for Republican George W. Bush, said Carole Hemingway of Freeport. Specifically, Uranus and Jupiter will be favorable to Bush’s… Read More
    MACHIAS – A Perry man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy he encountered while walking along a Washington County road in the summer of 1999. Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Hjelm sentenced James Trott, 40, on Friday. A jury… Read More
    BATH – Bath Iron Works has been selected as the lead contractor in a project to create a computer-aided design system for the next generation of destroyer under development for the Navy. The Navy awarded a $10.6 million contract last week to Bath Iron Works… Read More
    CALAIS – The story of the Calais Children’s Project began when a state official launched an initiative to provide more residential treatment services for young people. Before that, as many as 250 youngsters had to be sent out of state for treatment, some as far… Read More
    MADAWASKA – The discharge of untreated sewage into a tributary of the St. John River by the city of Edmundston, New Brunswick, has ended. As a result, Maine health officials on Monday canceled a public health advisory that had been in effect since Oct. 9. Read More
    Presque Isle District Court Matthew Leavitt, 16, Presque Isle, possession of tobacco products by minor, $100 or 20 hours community service. 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
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    CARIBOU – The following divorces were granted in October in Aroostook County Superior Court on the grounds of irreconcilable differences: Kevin D. Duff of Linneus and Teresa L. Duff of Linneus, married in Houlton on July 30, 1982. Custody of two children to the mother. Read More
    CAMDEN – The Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce is seeking voter approval to expand its building on the town waterfront. Voters will be asked to approve of an amendment to the lease between the town and the Chamber to allow the expansion, which is planned for the north side… Read More
    FAIRHAVEN, Mass. – Herman Bruce watches sparks fly from the rudder of his scalloping boat as a welder in the bustling Fairhaven Shipyard finishes extensive repairs. The bill for the job will top $30,000, but Bruce doesn’t have a problem paying it. The scalloping industry… Read More
    PORTLAND – American Skiing Co. needs a big season to lift its stock from the doldrums. And it remains hopeful that a normal snowy winter will bring more skiers to the company’s nine resorts and more buyers to American Skiing’s slope-side real estate operations. Killington… Read More
    CAMDEN – Democrat Susan Dorr’s will be the only name residents of Camden and Rockport will see on the ballot for the House District 63 seat, being vacated by Democrat Judy Powers. But Republican Priscilla Taylor, a former legislator who represented the district for two… Read More
    DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. will recall about 430,000 Ford Mustangs dating to 1994 because of a parking brake problem, the automaker said Monday. The recall will affect model year 1994 to 2001 Mustangs with manual transmissions. Ford spokesman Mike Vaughn said the parking brake… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – The Skowhegan Area High School Ski Team will hold its annual Ski Swap from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Skowhegan Community Center. The center will be filled with new and used equipment for all ages and abilities. Refreshments will be on sale. Read More
    BELFAST – An osteopath has joined the medical staff of Waldo County General Hospital. Dr. Todd Stapley, a general internist received doctor of osteopathy degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Mercy Suburban Hospital in… Read More
    SULLIVAN – A 42-year-old Harrington man was charged Sunday afternoon with striking his girlfriend on the head with a small wooden table. Hancock County sheriff’s deputies said Robert “Bobby” Webber was intoxicated and arguing with his 37-year-old girlfriend at her home in Sullivan when he… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – The driver of an 18-wheeler headed through Hancock County shortly after midnight Sunday drove over a curb while turning from State Street to Main Street, clipped a lamppost and continued on his way, leaving Ellsworth with $6,000 in damage. A witness reported spotting… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – Councilors are set to begin a letter-writing campaign to encourage the state Department of Transportation to upgrade two of the main thoroughfares into town. DOT has included Route 46 in Bucksport and a section of Route 15 in Orrington in its latest six-year… Read More
    WINTER HARBOR – The town has established a schedule for the collection of recycling. Commercial recycling will be collected every Friday beginning Nov. 17. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    BELFAST – A stolen sport utility vehicle ended up on its side when it ran over the front end of a compact car in the heart of downtown Monday. Before it was all over, two young men had fled, a crowd had gathered, and the… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The American Red Cross baby sitter training course will be offered by Mayo Regional Hospital’s education department from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 20-21, in conference room B of the Old Mayo Building. Participants must attend both days. The course… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Armed with notebooks and Polaroid cameras, 75 residents will explore the fields and forests of inland Mount Desert Island on Friday, seeking to define the town’s traditional rural character. Participants in this week’s “Preserving the Past & Designing the Future” workshop will… Read More
    SMITHFIELD – The Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District annual banquet will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Fairview Grange, Route 137, across from the Smithfield Fire Station. The program will include awards to Onelio Lopez of Smithfield for conservation… Read More
    EMBDEN – The Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its annual fall conservation tour at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17. The tour will begin at the Piper Farm in Embden where management practices and other conservation techniques will be observed. There will… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Adult Drop-In Support Group, sponsored by Pine Tree Hospice, meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the oncology waiting room, first floor of the Old Mayo Building on West Main Street. Two trained facilitators… Read More
    ROCKPORT – About 650 emergency medical workers will mix learning with fun during a four-day seminar that starts Thursday at the Samoset Resort. The Mid-Coast Emergency Medical Services Council’s 20th annual seminar Thursday through Sunday is expected to draw people from across the state, as… Read More
    Dover-Foxcroft District Court Kevin P. Webber, 23, Bangor, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, jail six months, all but 30 days suspended, probation one year, restitution $1586.00; forgery, jail six months, all but 30 days suspended, probation one year; forgery, jail six months, all but… Read More
    Kelly Cyr of St. Agatha got the surprise of her life Monday morning when Wisdom High School guidance counselor Lloyd Soucie took her to the school’s gymnasium instead of her computer class at the St. John Valley Technical Center in Frenchville. When Cyr and Soucie… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – The seventh and final full-time police officer’s position has been filled in Pittsfield with the hiring of Jennifer Dorman, 21, of Exeter. Dorman was hired with federal COPSFast funds, which pay a sliding portion of her salary for three years. Within the month,… Read More
    The University of Maine men’s hockey team is known for its relentless pressure on the puck. They usually employ an aggressive two-man forecheck and harass opposing defensemen into mistakes. But Maine coach Shawn Walsh resorted to a passive one-man (1-2-2) forecheck in Saturday’s 1-1 overtime… Read More
    As so many Mainers say, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.” Alas, last week I was worried about snow. This week, it’s the mud that has me cornered. As those 8 inches of perfect-for-snowmen snow melted away from the lawn and… Read More
    Erin Semba of Bangor completed her first Ironman triathlon in Panama City, Fla., on Saturday, with a time of 11 hours, 9 minutes after completing the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and marathon run (26.2 miles). Semba, 34, finished 10th out of 86 women in the 30-34 age… Read More
    ORONO – For 50 years, Leon Golub never cared that his artwork wasn’t hip. He never wanted to paint canvases that would look good in someone’s living room. He had other things to think about, issues that pretty landscapes couldn’t address. His paintings of war… Read More
    Where’s Yogi Berra when we need him? Gordon Bonin’s piece on “NDEA Revisited” is pure “deja vu all over again.” I don’t know Alan Dearborn’s frame of reference (BDN letter to the editor), but, as an academic, I have personally experienced plenty of opportunistic on-campus grantsmanship. We’ve thrown… Read More
    BANGOR – Penquis CAP Inc. is offering homeownership education classes to help families prepare for buying a home. The classes, geared primarily toward first-time home buyers, cover topics such as evaluating credit, budgeting and money management, facts on insurance, selecting professionals to help in the… Read More
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    Old Town police are looking for the man who entered the Pizza Dome Monday afternoon wearing a bandanna on his face and took a container set aside for charity donations. The man didn’t say a word, he just grabbed a container holding about $35 in… Read More
    OLD TOWN – A write-in candidate for City Council was released Monday after spending the weekend in Penobscot County Jail. Ralph I. Coffman, 50, faces charges in connection with campaign-related parties at his Spring Street apartment complex, the Riverplex. Coffman was released after making an… Read More
    Bangor District Court Randolph Sands, 40, Bangor, assault, jail 45 days; violating condition of release, jail 45 days; violating protective order, jail 45 days; unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, jail 45 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    HOLDEN – The battle for the Maine House of Representatives seat from District 116 heated up over the weekend when word began to circulate about a complaint lodged against the Democratic contender for the seat being vacated by Rep. Richard Campbell. In an affidavit filed… Read More
    BANGOR – A Charleston man was indicted for arson Monday in connection with a fire that damaged the home of a Maine State Police trooper. A Penobscot County grand jury handed up an indictment Monday against 43-year-old Vance Lambert, who is charged with setting the… Read More
    BANGOR – Eastern Maine Technical College will hold its monthly breakfast 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Rangeley Hall, Room 510A. The topic will be “System Improvement and Standardization: The Toyota Production System,” presented by Vern Leeman, manager of production of control and purchasing, at Brewer Automotive Components. Read More
    The average global temperature is slowly rising, alpine glaciers are receding and the sea is flooding barrier islands along the East Coast. The prestigious International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is poised to report that humanity has put its fingerprints on these and other events related to global… Read More
    I read the article in the Oct. 19 issue of the Bangor Daily News on the Maine Department of Transportation’s policy of salt-only and no sand for state roads. The people, the so-called experts, are leaving so many factors out of consideration in their decision and the state… Read More
    The presidential race is so close, and the swing states are so numerous, that this election campaign is haunted by the constitutional crisis of 1888. That was the most recent time when a presidential nominee won a majority of the popular vote but lost in… Read More
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    I would like to express appreciation to the Bangor Daily News for running the thought-provoking “Battered men – a domestic violence secret” (BDN, Oct. 27). The frustration and loneliness of Kevin Juneau and other men mentioned in the article was palpable. Those who are paid… Read More
    Given the tightness of the presidential race, the number of ballot questions and the numerous questions of local concern, no potential voter should need added incentive to get to the polls. But Gov. Angus King has reminded Maine voters of their usual high turnout by joining with Minnesota… Read More
    I’d like to express my outrage at Judge Douglas Clapp’s ruling in regard to the wolf hybrids that attacked my brother’s dogs. The judge, assisted by assistant District Attorney James Deihl, Attorney Fred Costlow and Wayne Doane (owner of the wolves) all acknowledged that all… Read More
    At a time when smart growth means preserving open spaces and using existing developed areas; when traffic on Stillwater Avenue, Essex Street and Broadway is supposed to be lessened by the new exit off I-95; when less carbon dioxide emissions reduce global warming and weather disturbances; when the… Read More
    We read articles about how new laws will reduce drug cots. We talk about several plans and one plan states EMH has said it would use doctors licensed in Maine and Canada to reduce prescription costs by 30 percent or more over prices of drugs bought in Maine. Read More
    I read how Judge D. Brock Hornby denied help to all seniors who have to go without food to have prescriptions filled; thank you, Judge Hornby. I suggest we all get in touch with our senators and representatives and demand they stop all money (millions of dollars) given… Read More
    We have lived in Milford for many years and have never seen a state trooper in our development. On Halloween night our faith in law enforcement was restored when we noticed a state trooper’s car was riding in the neighborhood. At first we thought some… Read More
    The Hudson Museum and Hutchins Concert Hall, in the Maine Center for the Arts, are extraordinary assets, not just for central Maine, but the entire state. The museum and concert hall catered to thousands of Maine school- children long before anyone ever dreamed of the Mid-Maine Children’s Museum,… Read More
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    LINCOLNVILLE – Residents will be asked at the polls today whether they support establishing a police department with a full-time police chief and up to six part-time officers. The question, on which voters will be asked to check off “yes” or “no,” was necessitated by… Read More
    CAMDEN – In a move toward gender-neutral language, selectmen are asking residents to approve renaming the town’s elected body. Under the proposed amendment to the town charter, all references to “Board of Selectmen” would be changed to “Select Board.” The term “selectman” would be replaced… Read More