ORONO – Jill Ouellette had plenty of reasons to be nervous in Friday’s Eastern Maine Indoor Track meet at the University of Maine. The Old Town junior was running in just her second track meet since she participated in a summer track league as a… Read More
    HERMON – Orono’s Nick Heitmann put on a 3-point show, but it was zone defense that keyed the Red Riots to a 65-60 victory over Class B rival Hermon at the high school gym here Friday night. “It’s a big win, especially at Hermon,” said… Read More
    Since I’m a card-carrying member of the Packrat Guild, I thought it would be a good idea to dig through the pile, find last year’s New Year’s opus, and celebrate 365 days of successful resolution-keeping. (As they say on all those NFL broadcasts …) Upon… Read More
    VAN BUREN – The board of directors of SAD 24 accepted the resignation of its high school boys basketball coach Wednesday night, and an interim coach was named to finish the season on Friday. Veteran high school basketball coach, Bob Hebert who coached at Van… Read More
    Former University of Maine basketball star and current Sacramento Monarchs guard Cindy Blodgett may have taken her game to South Korea this winter. Blodgett’s name appears on a roster for the Kumho Falcons, which is sponsored by Kumho Life Insurance. Two other WNBA players are… Read More
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    ROCKPORT -Bangor’s Third Watch hockey team will take on the Philadelphia Fire Department Chiefs in a benefit game Jan. 25 and 26 at Midcoast Recreation Center in Rockport. The Third Watch team is made up of police officers, firefighters, EMTs , paramedics and a doctor. Read More
    DANFORTH – James Godley and Darius Parker netted 24 points apiece to lead East Grand to a 76-59 schoolboy basketball win over Narraguagus Friday night. Godley and Parker combined for seven 3-pointers, while Richard Byers added 12 points and 20 rebounds. Josh Faulkner added 12… Read More
    MOUNT DESERT – Bracey Barker poured in 21 points to lead undefeated Mount Desert Island to a 61-21 schoolgirl basketball win over Hancock County rival Bucksport Friday night. Shelley Gott added 15 points for MDI. MDI jumped out to an early 16-5 lead and never… Read More
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    For the past month – six games in basketball-time – the University of Maine men have played without two starters who were injured in an automobile accident on Thanksgiving weekend. On Sunday, juniors Derrick Jackson and Clayton Brown will likely make their returns, coach John… Read More
    For the second half of the last century, the Moosehead Trail led people to Maine’s largest lake. In recent years, funds for signs pointing folks toward the scenic trail and famous fishery were raised by Piscataquis County Economic Development, helping to increase knowledge about the rural roadway. Read More
    Editor’s Note: Weekly fishing reports by Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists begin in January. Due to the recent warm weather, this report was submitted early to update ice fishermen before the season starts. Moosehead Lake googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    The Old Town-Orono Christmas Bird Count on December 15th revealed a record number of winter birds, thanks to the efforts of many dedicated birders. Participants noted a total of 56 bird species. The unusually high number for this area was the result of the warm… Read More
    In mid-December, reader D.B. of Millinocket wrote: “A friend of mine in Augusta was out hunting a couple weeks ago, and found the raspberry bushes starting to leaf out. His daffodils are up about 3 inches. Another friend in Medway has forsythia bushes starting to show yellow blossoms. Read More
    AUGUSTA – Businesses and individuals in several states are being offered amnesty on the often heavy penalties and interest on overdue taxes if they pay their back tax bills. States are seeking the cash to help offset revenue shortfalls. But it is doubtful Mainers will be offered a… Read More
    You can describe December’s weather in Maine in two words: warm and dry. Every day of the month so far has had above-normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. It’s so warm, in fact, that the average temperature in Caribou through Thursday was 13… Read More
    A story in Wednesday’s Maine Day on deer hunting had an editing mistake that attributed the decline in the deer kill to a lack of overall participation in the fall hunt based on the fact there were fewer deer hunters in the North Maine Woods. The article was… Read More
    GREENE – A former Rumford resident who lives in New York plans to reopen the former Maine Poly Inc. plastic manufacturing plant. Kimball Dunton has agreed to lease Maine Poly’s old equipment and manufacturing space, and has hired a half-dozen workers, said Bill Dunton, who… Read More
    Last year, when it was learned that eight of the 10 hottest years since 1860 had occurred since 1990, Congress was provoked into paroxysms of indifference over the prospect of a climate changed by people. Now, with the announcement that 2001 will join the list of the 10… Read More
    I have seen many advertisements against tobacco from the Partners for a Tobacco Free Maine and groups like the coalition that is under Affordable Health Care in Maine. We all know smoking isn’t the best habit to have, but neither is being obese. A new study states that… Read More
    Mainers who suffer from morbid obesity are increasingly turning to a surgical operation called gastric bypass. They learn about it from their physicians, by word of mouth, and through national publicity including the story of Carney Wilson, the popular singing star, who says it slimmed her down and… Read More
    Catherine B. Johnson (BDN commentary, Dec. 26), in yet another disregard for the U.S. Constitution and the Maine state constitution, might temper her repetitive rhetoric and self-serving capitalization from her group’s delusional “Maine North Woods” by usage which reflects property ownership as embodied in our constitutions. Read More
    As airport security coordinator at Bangor International Airport, I would like to make a few comments and observations regarding the pre-board security screeners and the screening program. I have had the privilege of training, certifying and recertifying the screeners and screening supervisors here for the… Read More
    I did a double take when I looked at the front page Thursday. The Luray Singing Tower depicted on Marion Dearborn’s long-overdue postcard was designed by my dad, James Raymond Mims Jr. Although he now lives in Richmond, Va., he was born in Luray, where… Read More
    The gun-banning crowd is still at it, trying to take away our freedoms (“Weak laws let terrorists buy guns in U.S., report says,” BDN, Dec. 20). The latest verse in their mournful song called “Ban the Guns” is that since the Sept. 11 events were… Read More
    Tom Weber’s column (BDN, Dec. 20) about the pathetic, male shoppers who wait until the last minute to Christmas shop was funny until I became one. Friday night I went to Wal-Mart in Bangor at midnight. They were open all night and my wife and… Read More
    The Bangor City Council has decided to close the Bangor Auditorium in 2004. On Dec. 11, I attended a workshop presented by the Bangor City Council and the Special Committee on the Future of the Auditorium titled, “Bass Park Corridor Land Use Alternatives,” where a… Read More
    In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, President Bush told the nation that we were at war. In the weeks that followed, the president and television journalists repeatedly invoked an analogy to Pearl Harbor, and many millions of Americans began flying flags from their porches or from their… Read More
    PORTLAND – A faulty revolving door in a security area at the Portland International Jetport Wednesday caused flights to be rescheduled and travel plans to be snarled for hundreds of travelers. Portland police and airport security guards did not find any breach of security. Nonetheless,… Read More
    FORT KENT – Municipal officials approved a settlement Wednesday night that gives the town $179,845 from the estate of a former town office manager who embezzled more than $500,000 from the town and then committed suicide. The money, already received by the town, involves funds… Read More
    CALAIS – A 16-year-old Eastport boy was sentenced Thursday to up to four years in juvenile detention for his role in a June 18 drug-related robbery and beating of a woman as her children looked on. Joseph Fredette appeared before Judge John Romei in Calais… Read More
    ROCKLAND – The state wants Malcolm D. Robinson II to serve 50 years behind bars for the Dec. 27, 1999, murder of his estranged wife’s boyfriend and the criminal threatening of another man at a Thomaston trailer home. The defense, however, will argue for half… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – The Sebasticook Valley Hospital Auxiliary recently presented the hospital with a $14,000 donation and a $1,000 pledge to be applied to the hospital’s new Outpatient and Women’s Health Center. The $1.9 million project is slated for completion next summer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – A fire hydrant and a police cruiser both escaped harm Wednesday night when they were hit by a 1988 Subaru that slid out of control in the snowy weather, according to police. It was the second time in a 15-minute span that… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Don Chute, transfer station supervisor, announced this week that the transfer station’s wood burning pile will be closed from Jan. 1, 2002, to April 15, 2002. Chute said there will still be a container available for Christmas tree disposal. Read More
    ORLAND – Police are investigating a reported theft of OxyContin on Christmas Day from an Upper Falls Road resident. Detective Steve McFarland of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that the 28-year-old man left his house at 8 a.m. Christmas morning, came back at… Read More
    An Arundel man who squared off against a fellow nightclub patron and then police early Thursday morning has been arrested. Philip W. Pontbriant, 24, is being charged with failure to submit to arrest and disorderly conduct following his bouts at Barnaby’s lounge in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    STARKS – A Starks woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after she attempted to break up a fistfight between her son and another man by using both a hammer and a handgun. Maria Sherrer, described by Somerset County Deputy Thomas Rourke as in her mid-40’s, was… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – The Somerset County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, in the Somerset County Courthouse to elect a 2002 chairman, discuss two union grievances filed on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26, and to continue budget discussions. Read More
    The following divorces were granted in 2nd District Court in Presque Isle on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Prentice T. Chase and Christine L. Chase, both of Presque Isle, married Sept. 8, 1984, at Pittston. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    FORT KENT – Snowmobilers will have access to the downtown business district this winter along much of the same route they have taken in the past, it was decided Wednesday night. The Fort Kent Town Council approved a temporary route that is consistent with laws… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Pittsfield Mayor Gary Jordan said Thursday he was lobbying for his fourth, and final, term as mayor. Elections will be held at the Wednesday, Jan. 2 council meeting. “This will be my last term on the council,” said Jordan. “I want to pursue… Read More
    PENOBSCOT – A Castine woman and her mother received only minor injuries Wednesday night after their sport-utility vehicle rolled onto its roof on Route 166, according to police. Meriby Sweet, 57, was driving a 1991 Toyota Forerunner south on the highway at 8:30 p.m. when… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – When the Pittsfield Town Council meets next Wednesday night, one of the first tasks it will undertake in 2002 will be that of hiring an interim manager. D. Dwight Dogherty, who has served as Pittsfield’s town manager for 19-and-a-half years, and whose resignation… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The Older Adult Center will hold a talk by Officer Debbie Holmes at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Old Town-Orono YMCA. Holmes will speak on the File of Life and other subjects of interest to seniors. A luncheon also will be held and… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – The U.S. Coast Guard will hold a 13-week safe boating course beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in Room 110 of Mount Desert High School. The course is free, but materials cost between $40 and $45. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    BANGOR – The Eastern Maine AIDS Network has been awarded an additional $3,250 from the Maine Community AIDS Partnership to support an HIV prevention program in eastern Maine, it was announced this week. Started in 1993, the Maine Community AIDS Partnership’s mission is to develop… Read More
    BANGOR – The city has completed efforts to meet a 1998 state shoreline zoning law after amending the Land Development Code for three streams. Protection areas of 75 feet from high-water marks were designated on both sides of Osgood Brook, Great Brook and the upper… Read More
    The following divorces were granted in 5th District Court in Belfast during November on grounds of irreconcilable marital differences: Mark A. Walker and Michelle L. Walker, both of Searsport, married at Searsport on Oct. 12, 2000. Michelle L. Walker to change her name to Michelle… Read More
    Machias District Court Clemente Agapito, 33, Wimauma, Fla., operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicants, $400, jail 48 hours, license suspended 90 days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    ROCKLAND – A Washington man is seeking compensation for injuries he suffered in a truck accident he claims was caused by roaming dogs. An attorney representing Erlon C. Creamer filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Knox County Superior Court claiming that a Washington woman negligently allowed… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Maine is taking part in a four-year study funded by the National Cancer Institute that will try to determine why the Northeast has a high mortality rate from bladder cancer. From 1994 to 1998, Delaware had the highest mortality rate from the disease,… Read More
    LEWISTON – Instead of the Grinch stealing Christmas, a 10-foot-high inflatable likeness of Dr. Seuss’ heartless holiday figure was lifted from a lawn where it delighted neighbors. Police were looking for the big, green figure on Wednesday and the owner, Roland Landry, was offering a… Read More
    LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan judge will hear a lawsuit filed against the state by major pharmaceutical companies who are fighting a plan to limit the drugs prescribed to Medicaid patients. The suit is one of a handful filed by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers… Read More
    CORNVILLE – An errant log sticking out the side of a logging truck clipped off more than a dozen mailboxes Wednesday on a two-mile stretch of Route 150. Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Wilfred Dodge said the driver eventually stopped his truck and removed the log… Read More
    GREENVILLE – The alertness of a private snowplow contractor Thursday helped police nab two Bangor-area men accused of burglarizing the Maine Department of Forestry building and garage in Greenville. Scott E. King, 27, of Bangor, and Dwaine Anastos, 25, of Old Town, were arrested for… Read More
    BREWER – Mark Reed maintains that during hard-fought basketball games against traditional opponents, the little things often make the biggest difference. “You know each other so well that games really come down to who defends, who rebounds, and [who has] kids going and making plays,”… Read More
    Theodore Pietz has always followed in his older sister Kimberly’s footsteps. Today, he’ll be running with her, stride for stride, as the Olympic Torch Relay winds through Maine and New Hampshire. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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    The Maine Principals’ Association will release Heal Points for basketball and ice hockey for the first time this season on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Standings will be released weekly after Jan. 2. Points will be available on Jan 8, 15 and 22. Final Heal Points for… Read More
    MILO – There’s no question that both the Penquis and Stearns girls basketball teams wanted to use Thursday evening’s matchup as an early season test. The Patriots and Minutemen came into the game with a combined 7-1 record and big preseason expectations. And just as… Read More
    University of Maine freshman winger Jon Jankus has left the hockey program to return to his native Stoney Creek, Ontario. The 18-year-old Jankus, Maine’s youngest player, had scored one goal in nine games but hadn’t played in the last four. Maine has played 16 games. Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Jesse White’s jump shot and two Nick Heitmann free throws opened the overtime and gave Orono the lead for good en route to a 58-54 overtime victory over Foxcroft Academy on Thursday. Heitmann finished with 11 points for the Red Riots, Derek Sinclair… Read More
    GREENVILLE – Tyler Muzzy tossed in 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to power the Greenville Lakers to a 53-41 schoolboy basketball victory over Buckfield on Thursday. Bobby Gilbert chipped in with 10 points for Greenville. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
    FORT FAIRFIELD – Josh Knoll made six of eight free throws in overtime and Steven Hardwick scored seven of his 20 points in the extra period as Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics posted a 75-67 win over Fort Fairfield on Thursday. Knoll finished with… Read More
    In theaters JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS, directed by John Davis. Written by Davis, David Weiss, David Stem and Steve Oedekerk. 83 minutes. Rated G. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    SALT OMNIBUS 2001, published by Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, 2001, 125 pages. Every year the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland publishes a collection of the best nonfiction writing and photography by its students. Admirers of the institute, which was founded in… Read More
    RICHMOND – Town officials have found a second tenant to lease space in the former Etonic shoe factory, which is now known as the Richmond Business and Manufacturing Center. Maine Scientific, an electronics maker now based in Brunswick, has agreed to a five-year lease in… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Coming off what most here are calling a good holiday shopping season, retailers appear to be optimistic as they look ahead to 2002. Wednesday was a busy day in Ellsworth as shoppers, armed with gift certificates and holiday cash, made a beeline to… Read More
    AUBURN – The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took a heavy toll on the nation’s tourism industry, but they didn’t send Maine students enrolled in travel and hospitality programs searching for other majors. “I’ve talked to people getting ready to graduate and they’re still very excited,”… Read More
    Toward the end of two legislative investigations into the state Department of Human Services and its responsiveness to parents, Karen Westburg, director of the DHS’ Bureau of Child and Family Services, released a general accounting of the last 40 cases her bureau had seen. The cases are a… Read More
    The last several months have been tough on my family because of the loss of my uncle, Stanley T. Kilcollins, who will be missed by many friends and family. I would like to thank his wife Cindy (Garrison) Kilcollins for all her help, support and comfort she gave… Read More
    Your editorial titled, “Mr. Arafat’s last stand” (BDN, Dec. 4), contained some of the most enlightened thoughts regarding the Israeli-Palestinian problem that I have read lately. However, I would offer a few twists to some of the positions that you presented. All those involved must… Read More
    As a child I was taught that there are two sorts of lies – lies of commission and lies of omission. To tell the truth, my mother said, one must tell the whole truth. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins write [in a Dec. 22-23 commentary] that Majority… Read More
    I have been in one-act plays as a student at the former Higgins Classical Institute, gone to drama workshops and competitions at area high schools, and learned how to act older than I was. Now, it’s not an act. I attended Bangor Community College, where… Read More
    One of the lessons from the arrest last week of a bomber on American Airlines Flight 63 is that a man apparently with explosives in his sneakers can walk on an airplane undetected. A more encouraging thought is what happened to him once he tried to detonate the… Read More
    The headline in Spotlight reads, “Study shows Navy sonar caused death of whales” (BDN, Dec. 21). Fifteen whales beached themselves and six whales died. Examinations of five of the six dead whales showed they had hemorrhages near the ears. This whole program, Low Frequency Active… Read More
    The Bangor Daily News recently reported on a coyote snaring seminar held in Down East Maine (BDN, Dec. 20). It said that many people believe the coyote is decimating the deer herd in Maine. It mentioned that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) is holding more… Read More
    Last year, writing from Jerusalem, I described Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as a “silent night” during which “no bells jingle, no lights twinkle, and no Santas chant ho-ho-ho.” The usually cheerful event was a casualty of then three-month-old Israeli-Palestinian violence. One year later, despite an explosion of hostile… Read More