WATERVILLE – Zeb Davis hit two 3-pointers in overtime Saturday to lift the Colby College White Mules to a 75-69 men’s basketball victory over Hamilton (N.Y.) College in the Colby Invitational championship at Wadsworth Gym. Davis finished with 21 points and earned tournament MVP honors. Read More
AUGUSTA – Ashley Sennett of Winslow High School was honored Sunday as the third recipient of the Miss Maine Field Hockey Award. Sennett, a senior, scored 30 goals and notched 29 assists while leading coach Brenda Beckwith’s Black Raiders to a 19-0 record and the… Read More
College At Bates College, Lewiston Southern Maine men 68, Bates 67 Pole vault: Andrew Wheeler (B) 10-6, Stamp (USM) 10-0; long jump: Kevin Furia (USM) 19-10, LaRose (USM) 18-2, Paul 17-10, Matsdorf (B) 17-3 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
PITTSFIELD – After a heartbreaking one-point loss in its first-round game Saturday night, the Maine Central Institute postgraduate basketball team was less than thrilled to play in the consolation game of its own tournament, the MCI Invitational. But the Huskies made the most of the… Read More
COLLEGE At Middletown, Conn. Bates women 161, Wesleyan 81 Bates men 143, Wesleyan 100 At the University of Maine, Orono Black Bear International McGill women 428, Maine 366.5, New Hampshire 306, New Brunswick 302, Dalhousie 133, Sherbrooke 123.5 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
BANGOR – For the final seven minutes of Sunday’s championship game of the Paul Bunyan Invitational, two words dominated James Catalano’s periodic sideline bellows. “Yo!” was the first (That succeeded in getting the attention of his New Jersey Institute of Technology players). googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
PORTLAND – The University of Maine Black Bears, one of the stingiest teams in the nation allowing less than two goals per game, were protecting a 3-1 lead when frustrated Northeastern right wing Brian Cummings was called for slashing with only 3:54 remaining. Game over?… Read More
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – For the second straight game, the University of Maine women’s basketball team had an opportunity Saturday night to earn an important victory on the road. For the second time in a row, the Black Bears came up a little short. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Do you ever feel like you’ve been labeled for bad luck? One family writes that their luck seems to have gone from bad to worse. There was an accident that injured the father, and shortly after returning to work, he was laid off. They have exhausted his unemployment… Read More
Right on the front lawn at Bangor Mental Health Institute is where you will be able to enjoy a live Nativity at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, on the BMHI campus at 656 State St. in Bangor. “It actually takes place on a ledge overlooking… Read More
PORTLAND – A roll of plastic bags and a list of rules remind dog owners of their responsibilities as they visit Western Cemetery. On their way out, visitors can drop off their pets’ messes in two garbage cans. One sits over Sally, who died in 1853 and whose… Read More
Dealing with the death of an adult family member is hard enough, but when it’s a child with a life-threatening illness the complicated emotions can be even more trying. That’s one of the reasons a new Portland-based program is working to develop a network for… Read More
BANGOR – With battery packs tucked in their pockets, the girls of Penobscot Valley Gymnastics glowed as they cartwheeled and tumbled along the route of the Bangor Rotary Festival of Lights Parade on Saturday evening. To fit in with the theme, each of the 30… Read More
AUGUSTA – The annual percentage of babies born to unwed mothers has nearly doubled in Maine over 15 years, according to U.S. Census figures. But overall, the number of births in the state has remained relatively constant, say the figures for 1998, the most recent… Read More
Brian McCann of Hermon, who was already on probation as a juvenile in Maine, faces a stack of adult charges in Massachusetts after breaking into the Hermon town garage, stealing a sheriff’s cruiser and driving almost to Boston before being caught on Saturday. Because of… Read More
BANGOR – A key court appearance was postponed Friday for Dana McGovern of Calais, the owner of a Down East ambulance firm, who recently was indicted by a federal grand jury in Bangor for alleged financial fraud. No official reason was given for the postponement… Read More
COBURN GORE – A 61-year-old muzzleloader hunter was found safe Saturday morning after spending a snowy night lost in the remote woods of western Maine. Temperatures dropped below 10 degrees Friday night, according to Warden Sgt. William Allen, after Richard Arsenault of Gorham was reported… Read More
BANGOR – The 13th annual Maine Beef Conference was an opportunity Saturday morning for the state’s producers to hear from several experts that the future of the industry in Maine is bright. The Maine Beef Industry Council has spent more than $400,000 in the last… Read More
Daniel B. Moore of Charleston woke up to a triple hangover on Sunday, finding himself arrested on three outstanding warrants after a night in which he was charged with OUI. Just after 1 a.m., Bangor police and ambulance personnel responded to a report of a… Read More
BENTON – Carol Pullen asked her first-graders to form “a perfect 10 line” – straight, with zero talking. The 23-year teaching veteran at Benton Elementary School also asked her charges, as they lined up to head for lunch, to have “marshmallow feet” – no stomping or hopping down… Read More
Following are petitions for bankruptcy filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor: Mark Lavway, maintenance supervisor, and Marilyn Lavway, disabled, one dependent, Presque Isle; assets, $78,140; debts, $353,640. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Madawaska District Court Philip Castonguay II, 28, Van Buren, violating condition of release, $100. 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
Though a time for celebration and reflection, the bright and joyous holiday season is too often tarnished with tragedy. Each year across America 10,000 accidental deaths directly related to holiday decorations occur in December alone. Most of these deaths and injuries are the result of fire – and… Read More
ROCKLAND – The city’s two radio stations are being sold to Clear Channel Communications, a company that owns more than 1,200 stations, including several in Maine. Peter Orne Jr., who inherited WRKD and WMCM in August 1999 when his father, Peter Orne Sr., died in… Read More
BATH – Bath Iron Works has notified its largest union that 39 employees will be laid off Dec. 15 because of a lack of production work. Rock Grenier, president of Local S6 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said 15 carpenters, 20… Read More
PORTLAND – The percentage of families living in poverty is going down in Maine, according to a new report by the U.S. Census. The report estimates that 14.9 percent of Maine families with children ages 5 to 17 were living in poverty in 1997. That… Read More
MACHIAS – The proposed Washington County budget will go to public hearing on Dec. 7 calling for a 10 percent increase in spending and a 5 percent increase in county taxes. The budget, as proposed by the county budget committee, now stands at $4,371,854 with… Read More
PEMBROKE – With the loss of ambulance services just days away, municipal officials from more than two dozen Washington County communities will meet Tuesday to consider proposals from other service providers. The 10 a.m. meeting at the Pembroke American Legion Hall comes in the aftermath… Read More
MORO – A Castle Hill man and his grandson escaped serious injury Saturday when the car in which they were riding left Route 11 and struck some trees. Richard Watt, 63, was driving south at about 1 p.m. when he apparently blacked out, according to… Read More
DANFORTH – With shrinking dollars putting the squeeze on programs, school officials have to find new ways to get the biggest bang for their bucks. Maine Applied Technology Region Two, which serves five school districts in Aroostook, Penobscot and Washington counties, has found a way… Read More
It is unfortunate that state Sen.-elect Tom Sawyer resorted to negative campaign tactics to win a seat in the Maine Legislature. Sawyer’s misleading mailings during the final days prior to the election casting blame on Rep. Jane Saxl for nonexistent debt, accusing her of excessive spending and claiming… Read More
As a bitter wind chilled the outside world, the Maine Center for the Arts warmed the hearts of young and old with this past weekend’s presentation of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “The Nutcracker.” While a brass quartet serenaded the crowd with carols before the performance, young couples… Read More
You may have seen the Maine Old Cemetery Association Inscription Project records, also known as MIP, on microfilm in several libraries. The first two series are available at the Bangor Public Library, University of Maine’s Fogler Library, the Maine State Library in Augusta, Penobscot Marine… Read More
In Theaters KESTREL’S EYE Directed by Mikael Kristersson. 85 minutes. No rating. Now playing, Railroad Square Cinema, Waterville. 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
PORTLAND – When Stephen King launched his serial novel “The Plant” into cyberspace last July, he set off a wave of speculation about the publishing industry’s future in a marketplace where author and reader can do business directly, with no middleman. Now that he has… Read More
Mount View High School, Thorndike First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Emily Cochrane, Miranda Downs, Turin Dragonetti, Logan Feeney, Ryan Fortin, Phoebe Garfinkel, Brittany Henderson, Sarah Lavway, Sara Spaulding, William Terry, Indra Wiralaksmana; honors: Meredith Arute, Josh Bardeleben, Jonah Brugger, Christopher Bryant, Audra Caler,… Read More
Ellsworth High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Rachel Decker, Katherine Fink, Nicole Higgins, Lara Jacobson, Rebecca Lock, Jessica Moreau, Christopher Raposa; high honors: Michael Archer, Brian Bohm, Shawn Connor, Jade Courtemanche, Katie Hodgkins, Ruth Isaacson, Amy Jones, Rebecca Joy, Angelique Kelley, Erin… Read More
ROCKPORT – An Islesboro man with a background in educational management was hired by selectmen as interim town manager on Friday. Ken Smith will work three days a week until a permanent town manager can be hired, Peter Hall, chairman of the Board of Selectmen,… Read More
PITTSFIELD – A proposed convoy to press prosecutors to hand out stern punishment to two teen-age boys who confessed to shooting two horses in a field last month is getting support from around the world, according to its organizers. The convoy, planned for next Saturday… Read More
Madison Area Memorial High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, honors: Melissa Aube, Naomi Barnum, Allison Brown, Christopher Derby, Brandie Dow, Sarah Duley, Jonathan Fortin, Terri Godin, Dione Hanron, Maegan Lemay, Ashley Morris, Lyndsi Paine, Sandra Paredes, Lars-Erik Siren, Kristi St. Peter, Kathy Steward, Stephanie… Read More
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Matthew R. Grant, 18, Dover-Foxcroft, criminal mischief, $200; assault, $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()) { if… Read More
With a membership of 17 Republicans, 17 Democrats and one independent, the incoming Maine Senate faces an unusual challenge in which cooperation is not just desirable, but a necessity. The power-sharing agreement worked out late last week by Senate leaders – Republican Richard Bennett, Democrat Michael Michaud and… Read More
Dexter Regional High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, highest honors: Erin Cole, Heather Currier, Angela Ellis, Dan Fields, Jennifer Fogler, Matthew Foster, Kristine Gilbert, Rachel Goetze, Amy Hazlett, Megan Hitchcock, Angela Hogan, Ryan Lane, Tiffany Pooler, Benjamin Robinson, Laurie Walker, Robert Worcester; high honors:… Read More
Gloria Loud, in her letter “Too many immigrants” on Nov. 15, was perfectly justified in complaining about the behavior of Somali immigrants in Portland who continue their ethnic hostilities after coming to America. Marc Edwards reminds us in his letter, “Closer to home” on Nov. 20, that we… Read More
I’m sitting here in shock on hearing what Eastern Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital want to do about forcing people who are hospitalized for treatment, people who are visitors and the working personnel who are employed by these establishments, not to smoke. I… Read More
One of Bangor’s historical homes shelters a world-class collection of documents, photographs, furniture, ephemera and objects having to do not just with the Queen City’s past, but with historical threads to the world. Yet, the Greek Revival house looks like the tattered dress of a debutante who stayed… Read More
Your editorial (“Public and radio,” BDN, Nov. 25-26) and Bruce Kyle’s column (BDN, Nov. 23) are right on target. It has been clear for some time that Maine Public Radio’s claims of continued commitment to classical music are not to be trusted. We have seen a continued erosion… Read More
Visitors to the Pacific Northwest often return to Maine filled with admiration for the numerous state and national parks along the coast. Long ago, Maine lost many pristine coastal areas to private ownership. The nation’s rich settled into their very large (and very private) summer homes in places… Read More
George Smith supports private rather than public ownership of Maine’s forests except when a billionaire purchases 15,000 acres for, in Smith’s words, “his own private playground.” Many who oppose public ownership (state or federal) of Maine’s forests also want free and unlimited access to those forests for their… Read More
The Bangor City Council will consider reducing the number of polling places now that it has ordered a special election for next March to fill the unexpired term of former Mayor Michael Aube. Though the concern over the cost of the election is appreciated, the confusion such a… Read More
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. John Baldacci have announced nominations of area students for admission to United States service academies. Officials at the academies will evaluate each nominee’s qualifications early next year. “A nomination to one of our service academies is a… Read More
Bangor District Court Kimberly Garceau, 39, Stillwater, operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, $1,300, jail 120 days, all but 40 suspended, probation one year, license suspended 90 days, operating motor vehicle after suspension of driver’s license, dismissed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
As a founding member of the campus Sustainability Coalition, I applaud the administration’s appointment of a Campus Planning Committee at the University of Maine. One of its four charges is to incorporate environmental protection issues into campus planning. But we need not await Planning Committee decisions to treat… Read More
Bangor High School First quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Kim Cammack, Tracy Collins, Terra Curtis, Joshua Johnson, Shannon Karam, Heather Kitchen, Justin Libbey, Tsega Menelik, Jana Savage, Justin Umel, Sara Walton, Samantha Warner; honors: Kyleen Allen, Matthew Anderson, Robert Baker, Barry Barker, Megan Batty,… Read More
ORONO – The Maine Center for Student Journalism needs a logo, and high school students from around the state are invited to design and enter either a hand- or computer-designed logo representing the center. The logo should symbolize student journalism or student publications in the… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – For the second straight year, two University of Maine at Presque Isle students have earned the top awards among honors students from across the UMaine System. Lea Allen of Lower Kintore, New Brunswick, received the first-place L. Edward Willard Jr. Award, while Eric Pelkey of… Read More
NEWBURGH – All property taxes for the year 2000 not paid by Dec. 31 will be listed in the annual town report. The first selectman’s post is open, as well as two school board posts. Nomination papers, which require at least 25 signatures, will be… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor High School guidance department will host a financial aid night for the parents of seniors at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, in Room D4B at the high school. Gianna Marrs, a University of Maine financial aid officer, will conduct the presentation. Read More
OLD TOWN – The Stillwater Montessori School will present an open house and informational program from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Holy Family Parish, 117 South Brunswick St., for people interested in learning about high-quality education with individual attention for ages 6 through 12… Read More
GREAT POND – A Milford man suffered extensive injuries to his face and legs in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday afternoon that required he be airlifted by LifeFlight to Eastern Maine Medical Center. John Johnson, 51, was still being evaluated at EMMC on Sunday evening,… Read More