The wrong picture accompanied a story recapping events of 1991 that ran on the Aroostook page on Monday. The picture that should have run was one of a former B & A station that the Oakfield Historical Society turned into a railroad museum. The picture that was used… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Jason Marriner, 23, of Vinalhaven filed a damage suit Monday against famed artist Robert Indiana, 63, in Knox County Superior Court. The legal action also sought attachment of $250,000 in Indiana’s property because of a “reasonable likelihood” of success in the action. The… Read More
    ORONO — The Legislature’s decision to return about half the $30 million in revenue-sharing funds that it planned to withhold granted a tentative reprieve to a number of jobs headed for the gallows here, town officials said. When Gov. John R. McKernan first announced plans… Read More
    ORONO – Tracey Frenette has played in every single basketball game, all 94 of them, during her four-year career at the University of Maine. On Sunday afternoon here at UMaine’s Memorial Gymnasium, Frenette’s 22-point, nine-rebound, four-block effort was called the best game of her career… Read More
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    LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Vicki Mazerall scored 17 points and recorded six steals to lift the Husson College women’s basketball team to a 76-62 victory over host Georgian Court College on Saturday night. Mazerall’s effort led five players in double figures for Husson, which is ranked… Read More
    MILWAUKEE – A record Badger Hockey Showdown crowd screamed for a period, held their breaths for the next, and exhaled with relief when all was said and done. The tournament record 17,711 fans who packed the Bradley Center saw the host University of Wisconsin score… Read More
    Bangor, having played only once in the previous 10 days, wasn’t able to establish much offensive continuity during Saturday’s Big East Conference schoolboy basketball game. In the meantime, the Rams played good enough defense to more than compensate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    DAVOS, Switzerland – Jean-Yves Roy, of the University of Maine, scored in the third period Sunday as Canada beat home favorite Lugano 3-2 in the Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament. Before a sellout crowd of 8,100 in Davos ice stadium, Lugano (2-1) saw its hopes… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Chuck Graham’s 17 points and an inspired rebounding effort helped to lead the host Maine Central Institute Huskies to a big 58-44 schoolboy basketball win over previously unbeaten Hermon here Saturday. Jethro Ferguson had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the 5-1 Huskies. Read More
    Out and About: In many ways, the mystical season of Christmas can be compared with the magical seasons of the great outdoors. Although each season’s arrival is awaited with excitement and anticipation, they are here and gone all too quickly. Accordingly, now that the long-awaited bird, deer, and… Read More
    SPOKANE, Wash. – Sophomore guard Kevin Terrell scored 12 of his season-high 21 points in the second half to lift the University of Maine Bla21 points in the second half to lift the University of Maine Black Bears to a 67-61 victory over North Atlantic Conference rival Vermont… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Tara Leavitt scored a game-high 15 points to help Hampden Academy hold off a determined Old Town team while posting a 37-35 Big East Conference Class A basketball victory at MacKenzie Gym here Saturday. Susan Thompson tossed in 10 points as the… Read More
    FUSSEN, Germany – The United States moved into a tie for first place with the Soviet Union by beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday at the World Junior Hockey Championships. The Americans and Soviets each have three wins in the eight-country round-robin championship. The Soviets downed… Read More
    Old Town Superintendent John J. Grady is at Eastern Maine Medical Center, suffering from an apparent heart ailment. Grady entered the hospital last Tuesday evening, and is now resting comfortably in the critical-care unit as doctors attempt to isolate the problem, his wife, Marie, said… Read More
    LEWISTON — A Rumford man accused of killing his former girlfriend before shooting himself last week died at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said. Michael Gallant, 19, who died Friday evening, had been in critical condition since the shooting incident Thursday afternoon… Read More
    In 1989, Northeast COMBAT received a letter from a consumer in Aroostook County who was having a problem with the Frog Tool Co. Ltd. of Chicago. The man wrote that in November 1988, an order was placed for two tools in the amount of $37.15. Read More
    BOSTON — Maine was one of four New England states leading the nation with the biggest percentage declines in employment during the year ending this fall, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Monday. Meanwhile, the six-state region lost more than 500,000 jobs since early 1989,… Read More
    MACHIAS The following cases were processed in 4th District Court, southern division, in Machias during December: 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… Read More
    MILFORD — Town officials here have narrowed their search for a new town manager down to three candidates. Beginning with a slate of about 30 applicants, the board of selectmen has pared the list to three, according to First Selectman Gary Drinkwater, who said one… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Although area drivers seemed to enjoy a state of grace on Christmas Day, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department handled at least four personal injury accidents on other days during the week of Christmas, including two on Saturday. Jason Cramer, 20, Steuben, was taken… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The 1991-92 snowmobile season is off to a strong start, thanks to a series of December snowstorms, according to Scott Ramsay, supervisor of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation’s Off-Road Vehicle Division. Ramsay said the number of snowmobiles registered in Maine this… Read More
    Talk about service. Gary Norton had barely picked up the telephone Sunday afternoon to report a chimney fire at his home at the corner of Thomas Hill Road and Highland Avenue when the assistant fire chief on duty pulled into his driveway. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    ROCKPORT — Members of the Rockland Rockland Rotary Club met at the Samoset Resort Friday to certify the election of James Ash as President for 1992. Other officers elected for the coming year were: Gilbert Fifield, president; Mark Walton, vice president; John Foley, secretary; Hector… Read More
    PITTSFIELD — The year was 1955 and skiing as a major recreational sport was in its infancy in the state of Maine. A sports column in the weekly, the Pittsfield Advertiser kept local skiers informed of happenings in the field. It provided the news that a ski slope… Read More
    As Russian President Boris Yeltsin settles onto the job of being the most powerful leader in his hemisphere, the United States has a job of its own to do. It must ensure that the dismantling of nuclear weapons continues and that the weapons that do remain are held… Read More
    … It was with especial joy that I was able to transport myself from my home at the Bangor House to a Christmas Festival Handbell Ringers’ Concert at my church at Union and Clinton streets, due to streets and sidewalks being virtually free of snow and ice when… Read More
    AUGUSTA — The McKernan administration and unions representing state workers face a Jan. 10 deadline to reach agreement on how to slash the state’s health insurance costs by $3.2 million. If no agreement is reached, the issue goes before the Legislature. The administration had sought… Read More
    Wyman F. Rice, who started at the Bangor Daily News in 1948 selling advertising space to retailers and retired in 1982 as the paper’s advertising manager, died Dec. 28, 1991. He was 69. “For 35 years, I have enjoyed every aspect of the newspaper business,”… Read More
    MACHIAS — The proposed 1992 Washington County budget as presented Saturday to the county’s Legislative Delegation, is as follows: Personal Contract. SVCS., googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
    AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers will return to the State House a day before the Legislature officially reconvenes for 1992 to finish work left over from this month’s special budget-balancing session. Lawmakers will meet Jan. 7 to focus on a $16.1 million reduction in school subsidies,… Read More
    EAST MILLINOCKET — Garold Cramp, 35, will assume his new duties as East Millinocket’s police chief, Jan. 1, 1992. Cramp on Sunday said he was excited about his new position and hoped to do a good job. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
    NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — The wreckage of a Business Express training flight was found in the waters off Block Island Sunday but the three crew members on the plane were missing, officials said. The Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, a twin-engine turboprop with a capacity of about 20… Read More
    BLUE HILL — The Blue Hill Concert Association will open its 14th winter season with the New World String Quartet at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Blue Hill Congregational Church. The quartet will offer a program of Prokoviev, Mozart and Dvorak. The asscociation,… Read More
    CORINTH — A snowmobile safety course will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 7 and 8, at Central Middle School. The program is sponsored by SAD 64 Adult and Community Education and there is no charge. For information, call 285-3334. Read More
    From the 1891 NEWS Bangor, Me. Mr. J.D. Palmer of Bangor, who manages the Edison phonograph in Bangor and Eastern Maine, has been engaged to go to Old Town Monday evening to give a concert for the benefit of the Universalist society. An evening with… Read More
    Army Reserve Pvt. Christy J. Ward has completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. During the training, students received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid, and Army history and traditions. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    Penquis C.A.P. is taking applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. The amount of benefit for each household is based upon information on the application, applied to a matrix of point values. Benefit levels this year will be lower than last year. Read More
    ELLSWORTH — An Ellsworth man was arrested on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor Thursday after allegedly leaving the scene of a four-car accident on High Street. No one was injured in the accident, which occurred in… Read More
    HODGDON — The SAD 70 Office of Adult and Community Education currently is offering a basic exercise course from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The instructor is Nancy DeWitt. Cost is $25. For more information call 532-9390 or DeWitt at 532-3823. Read More
    Saturday’s lottery numbers: 250 — 7554 Tri-State Megabucks: 3 14 16 31 34 37 (no winner) Lotto America: 9 14 34 35 45 48 (no winner)… Read More
    BROWNVILLE — The Brownville Snowmobile Club is making plans for its annual Family Fun Festival slated for Friday through Sunday, January 17-19. The three-day event will benefit the Pine Tree Camp for crippled children and adults and other local organizations and activities. Last year’s event… Read More
    ROCKLAND — Christopher Pareult, 21, of Rockland was charged with aggravated assault, burglary and criminal threatening after a stabbing incident Sunday morning on Talbot Avenue. Rockland Police Officer Mark Foster said the stabbing took place on Talbot Avenue at approximately 5:15 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    By its nature, the Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement Agency is going to draw suspicion about its operations, so it’s not surprising that calls for more openness have been heard in its curent routine legislative review. Some of BIDE’s work is kept quiet for good reason, but more… Read More
    LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing will hold an informational session on its advanced placement challenge admission program at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Wilson Study Hall. Placement in CMMC’s two-year, associate degree, registered nurse program is availbale. Call 795-2843 for information. Read More
    While the threat of nuclear attack from the former Soviet Union has been greatly diminished during the past year, the United States is moving too quickly in dismantling its own nuclear arsenal, former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger said Saturday. Weinberger, who served as… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will sponsor a New Year’s Eve overnight for children at the YMCA. Youngsters will have a chance to swim, play wallyball, racquetball and Nintendo and participate in many other activities. A pizza party will be held after the swim. Read More
    MILLINOCKET — The following cases were heard in 13th District Court in Millinocket before Judge Jessie Gunther in two sessions held through Dec. 20: Joseph J. Morrison, 48, Alburg, Vt.,operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (two counts, $700, four days… Read More
    The Old Town Public Library will feature two exhibits throughout the month of January. The first exhibit will feature a display of antique tools owned by local carpenter Lloyd Buzzell. Many of the tables at the library were built by Buzzell and his son, Bill… Read More
    MILLINOCKET — Kris Megno, a sixth grade pupil at Millinocket Middle School, emerged as winner of the Championship Round of the Geography Bee, held Dec. 12, at Stearns High School. Megno competed in the Championship Round against Adam Birt, a fifth grade pupil at Granite… Read More
    ROCKLAND — The Methodist Conference Home will be sponsoring a Hawaiian Vacation Day on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at its senior citizen nutrition sites in Knox County. A Hawaiian dinner will be served which includes Hawaiian chicken, sweet potatoes, and pina colada pie. This dinner is… Read More
    With the new year about to dawn, we report on some of the new vegetables in the market in some stores and the way that old dishes are listed as the new and trendy way to cook. This baked ham with a fruit sauce across… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — Although area drivers seemed to enjoy a state of grace on Christmas Day, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department handled at least four personal injury accidents on other days during the week of Christmas, including two on Saturday. Jason Cramer, 20, Steuben, was taken… Read More
    The current economic hardship facing our country and the state of Maine is is not a temporary setback that can be cured through lower interest rates and taxes. It is the direct culmination of 11 years of Reagan-Bush free-market, free-trade, trickle-down economics. When Reagan took office in 1980… Read More
    ELLSWORTH — A Sedgwick boy will probably remember the after-Christmas sale at the Ames Department Store in Ellsworth for years to come. The juvenile reportedly was shot by a child wielding a BB gun in the toy aisle at the Maine Coast Mall store on… Read More
    BELFAST — The city has reached an agreement with SAD 34 and the Lawlor Corp. on frost protection for the $6.5 million middle school project. The Massachusetts-based contractor sent Assistant Code Enforcement Officer Robert Temple copies of a plan designed to prevent frost from permeating… Read More
    Freezing rain in isolated parts of southern and central Maine caused treacherous driving conditions Sunday night that resulted in dozens of minor road accidents, authorities said. There were at least 40 to 45 accidents in Oxford County, officials said. Elsewhere, state troopers in Augusta said… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE — A sibling preparation class will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Gould Memorial Hospital. The class will be offered for expectant parents and their children. Suggestions for parents and siblings during the family transition will be reviewed… Read More
    LINCOLN — David Bosse, the adult vocational education director for Region 3, has announced the second semester course offerings. Beginning Monday, Jan. 13: from 6 to 9 p.m.: Computer Bookkeeping, MS-DOS, Medical Terminology, Structural Welding, Applied Math 2, Technical Writing and Speech. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    MILO — Reney Newman, a Penquis Valley High School senior, has been named recipient of the school’s Presidential Leadership Award. Newman, daughter of Linwood and Sharon Newman of Milo, received the award on the basis her role as a student leader and her excellence in… Read More
    MACHIAS — Washington County’s Legislative Delegation members received a belated Christmas present Saturday as they accepted their county’s proposed 1992 budget during a rare Saturday meeting with Washington County Commissioners in Machias. There may not have been any decorative ribbons around the $2,493,412 spending package,… Read More
    WATERVILLE — Problems with the cash registers at McDonald’s Restaurant on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville around 2:15 p.m. Sunday alerted the staff to a fire in the basement. According to Capt. Roland Lacroix of the Waterville Fire Department, a clerk was sent to the… Read More
    The Moosehead Lake fishing hearings are hot on the iron these days. My opinion for the losses of salmon and togue is mainly from the great many fishermen who are taking many, many of these fish over their limit, year after year. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    The struggle to balance Maine’s budget in the face of an unrelenting recession was voted the state’s top news story of 1991. Like the bad economic news itself, the budget mess showed no sign of ending. The Legislature met in special session just days before… Read More
    HOULTON — A business counselor from the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission’s Small Business Development Center will be available to provide free business counseling, by appointment only, Jan. 9, at the Houlton Town Office. For more information or to schedule an appointment call 1-800-427-8736. Read More
    Dividends and interest totaling $301,415 were paid this year to school districts participating in the Maine School Management Association Group Health and Dental Insurance Program. Robert Fowler, the manager of Employee Insurance Programs at the Maine School Management Association, said experience dividends of $186,789 were… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Downhill skiing will be offered at Squaw Mountain in Greenville through the Piscataquis Regional YMCA. The program will be offered in two sessions: the first from Saturday, Jan. 11 for six consecutive Saturdays, and the second beginning Monday, Feb. 17, through Saturday, Feb. Read More
    PORTLAND — A registered nurse in southern Maine appears to be the first health care worker in the state to file suit after being fired for having the virus that causes AIDS. The York County nurse, who isn’t named in the suit, contends his dismissal… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will offer another session of Tot gym and swim beginning Friday, Jan. 10. The class will meet at the YMCA at 12 p.m. each Friday from January 10 through Feb. 14. The class, open to all youngsters ages three through five, will… Read More
    Area police and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department were kept busy Sunday night with several reports of accidents and cars off the roads because of freezing rain. Details were not available Sunday night. An 8-year-old girl crossing the road to attend Sunday school in Charleston… Read More
    LINCOLN — Proposed amendments to the shoreland zoning ordinance will be the topic of a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, in the town office. This will mark the second hearing held this month on the proposed amendments. Although a seven-day notice was… Read More
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    INDIAN ISLAND – She stole the show, but he stole the game. Foxcroft Academy freshman goalie Noralee Raymond turned in a superb, 37-save performance, drawing the praises of her Gardiner High School opponents here Friday, but it was Tigers senior defenseman Jon Kakasenko who decided… Read More
    WALDOBORO – John Hebert scored 20 points to pace the Mount View Mustangs of Thorndike to a 68-49 schoolboy basketball victory over host Medomak Valley here Friday night. For the 3-1 Mustangs, Kevin Weed and Dean Cunningham each scored 15 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    MACHIAS – Tim Moore hit three of his six 3-point field goals in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then Washington Academy of East Machias outscored Machias 11-3 en route to a 68-60 schoolboy basketball victory here Friday night. John Francis scored 19 points to… Read More
    FUSSEN, Germany – Peter Ferraro scored twice to lead the United States to a 6-2 victory over Germany on Friday, giving the Americans their best start ever at the World Junior Hockey Championships. The United States (2-0) is tied for first place in the eight-country… Read More
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    SPOKANE, Wash. – Host Gonzaga University withstood a late rally by the University of Maine and coasted to a 70-55 men’s college basketball victory here in a first-round game at the Spokane Shootout Friday. With the Gonzaga Bulldogs leading 56-35 with 11:03 left in the… Read More
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    SPARKILL, N.Y. – Stephanie Lebel scored 20 points and hauled down 11 rebounds to help pace Husson College of Bangor to a 63-54 women’s basketball victory over host St. Thomas Aquinas College here Friday. The win boosted Husson’s record to 8-0. The Braves are ranked… Read More
    FORT KENT – Michelle McBreairty connected for a game-high 28 points to power Fort Kent to a 54-39 schoolgirl basketball victory over Houlton here Friday night. Kendra Marquis provided 13 points and 16 rebounds for the 4-3 Warriors. Joy Pelletier had 13 rebounds. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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