Gift baskets In an early “holiday gift” to the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Diana Baker donated her collection of 44 American Indian “fancy baskets” to the museum. Baker started collecting the baskets while buying folk art for galleries she owned in Cambridge, Mass., and… Read More
After a half-century of making wreaths, Addie Dyer often can be heard to say she isn’t going to do it anymore, that this season will be her last. “I’m saying it now,” she said last week, on her final day of wreath-making for the year… Read More
Dear Jim: Our living room gets chilly when we watch television – especially in the evenings. I have seen some small gas space heaters at the home center store. Are they efficient, quiet, safe and easy to install? – Larry P. Dear Larry: It sounds… Read More
If you are at all interested in history and gardening this winter, by all means pick up Amy Bess Miller’s “Shaker Medicinal Herbs.” I don’t know about you, but during the winter months when I can’t sink my hands into the earth, I tend to… Read More
ORONO – Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, professor emeritus and director of the Maine Folklife Center at the University of Maine, spent more than 40 years of his academic career advancing the study of folklore and traditions in Maine and the Maritime Provinces. The center he created is honoring… Read More
The America East Conference is officially in the market for new members after Monday’s announcement that four institutions are leaving the 10-school league. America East Commissioner Chris Monasch confirmed that Delaware, Drexel of Philadelphia, Hofstra (N.Y.), and Towson (Md.) have submitted their resignations from the… Read More
Bangor High School has gone with one of its own to replace longtime baseball coach Bob “Punk” Kelley. Kelley’s replacement is one of his former players and assistant coaches, 36-year-old Jeff Fahey. Fahey, who was the starting centerfielder on Bangor’s 1982 state championship baseball team… Read More
About the time other students from Machias Memorial High School are heading home from sports practices to start their homework, Darius Weaver is finishing his so he can spend the night searching the Washington County woods for pennies. Literally. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team finds itself in an uncharacteristic position. Not only are the Black Bears a .500 team overall (6-6-4) and in Hockey East (3-3-2), but they are also coming off their worst home loss since a 5-0 whitewashing by New… Read More
HERMON- Ryan Garland pumped in a game-high 26 points as defending Eastern Maine Class B champ Hermon High School held off rallying Bucksport 62-59 Monday night. Ron Lane added 15 points for the winners and Wayne Shaw netted 11. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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JONESPORT – Shane Alley tossed in 21 points to power the Jonesport-Beals Royals to a 72-69 schoolboy basketball win over the Bangor Christian Patriots Monday night. D.J. Alley scored 15 points, while Alvin Beal and Pat Robinson contributed 11 an 10 points, respectively, for the… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Despite the fact that Saturday was just the second day of the high school basketball season, Eastern Maine coaches were already looking to the Foxcroft Academy-Mount Desert Island girls matchup for an indication of which teams will rise in Class B. Expectations are… Read More
ORONO – Cindy Johnson and Danielle Leyfert know all too well what it feels like to be on the short end of a lopsided loss, especially against the University of Maine. Delaware’s two talented seniors took their turn on the winning side Sunday afternoon, sparking… Read More
ORONO – The Boston College Eagles have found a home away from home. The Eagles became one of the few teams to win three consecutive games at the Alfond Arena Sunday night by following last year’s two-game sweep in Orono with a convincing 7-2 men’s… Read More
HERMON – The Hermon girls thought they already had enough to worry about Saturday night against an Ellsworth team with a sizeable height advantage inside. When Hawks starting senior forward and co-captain Lindsay Duplisea left the game for good with a knee injury late in the first half,… Read More
NEWARK, Del. – Carvell Ammons had 15 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for Maine as the Black Bears defeated Delaware 74-68 in an America East Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night. Maine (5-2, 1-1), which has snapped Delaware home winning streaks of 17… Read More
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WINSLOW – A.J. Hayes scored two goals and notched an assist to lead the Brewer Witches to a 7-3 high school hockey victory over the Skowhegan Indians Saturday. Josh Caldwell, Timmy Largay and Robbie Hayes each notched a goal and an assist. Jesse Simko and… Read More
FORT KENT – Tyrone Burns scored 16 points Saturday and the University of Maine-Fort Kent reeled off a 21-4 string to start the game in cruising to a 100-62 Maine Athletic Conference basketball victory over UM-Machias. Morris Young added 15 points while Shaun Tomblin and… Read More
Orono may seem a long way from Broadway, but a riveting production Thursday night of the musical “Chicago” helped to make a cold December night feel a little warmer. The setting was Prohibition in the 1920s. The place was the Windy City – Chicago. The… Read More
A new book about long-term care and Maine’s nursing homes makes the daunting task of finding the right nursing home for a family member a bit easier. The book, “2000-2001 A Guide To Maine Nursing Homes,” by registered nurse Nancy M. Mattis, is an easy-to-read,… Read More
Here’s a riddle for you. How can siblings be fifth cousins, once-removed? First, let’s make sure we agree on what “once-removed” means. If you and I are first cousins, then my children are your first cousins, once removed. You and I are the same generation, but… Read More
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ORONO – Without having to deal with the kind of swarming full-court pressure that has plagued it in recent games, the University of Maine women’s basketball team went on the attack Friday night. Sparked by tenacious defense, the Black Bears outscored Towson 29-10 during the first… Read More
ORONO – Playing in front of a throng of hometown fans on opening night of the high school basketball season, the Orono boys basketball team had its hands full with sharp-shooting Bucksport Friday night. But despite a valiant, come-from-behind effort in the fourth quarter and… Read More
For years the public face of the Cleveland Indians has been the red-faced cartoon figure of “Chief Wahoo” that serves as the baseball club’s mascot. If the Penobscot Indian Nation has its way, future generations of baseball fans won’t associate that mascot with the team –… Read More
Golfers, as you probably know, are a finicky bunch. Everybody can name a few guys who own five drivers (none of which ever seem to hit the ball quite straight). We all have pals who buy a new putter or two every season, yet still end up yipping… Read More
AUGUSTA – It’s a funny thing about traditional outdoor sports, just when you think a season is over and done with… talk of new regulations send hunters and anglers into a tailspin. Today is the last day of muzzleloading season, putting an end to the 2000 Maine deer… Read More
BOSTON – The Boston University Terriers looked like anything but a team that lost six games in a row recently. The Terriers spotted the University of Maine Black Bears the game’s first goal before storming back for an impressive 3-2 win over the Black Bears… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team will hold an autograph session immediately following Sunday’s home game with the University of Delaware. The game begins at noon at Alfond Arena in Orono. Admission is $9 for reserved seating, $7 for adult general admission,… Read More
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Mike Bordick is coming off one of his best seasons which was capped by an appearance in the first Subway Series since 1954. But the former University of Maine star from Winterport is playing the waiting game these days. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
MILLINOCKET – The Stearns Minutemen used a balanced scoring attack to open with a 55-50 schoolgirl basketball victory over the George Stevens Academy Eagles Friday night. Jen Raymond led Stearns with 15 points and Ashley Boynton contributed 10 points to the total. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WOODLAND – Junior star Ashley Marble had a hand in all 24 hoops the Class D Dragons scored in a win over Class B Houlton 63-39 in the schoolgirl basketball opener Friday night. Marble tossed in 11 hoops en route to 27 points and assisted… Read More
Kate O’Toole of Villa Hills, Ky. and Jeff Donaldson of Jasper, Alabama may have won the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award at a banquet in New York City Friday night, but Maine’s two representatives have had fun seeing the sights and meeting the other 10 finalists for the… Read More
BANGOR – For much of Friday night’s season-opening hockey game between inter-city rivals Bangor and John Bapst, each team did a solid job holding the other’s dangerous first line in check. But as the game wore on, so did the wear and tear on Bapst as… Read More
WESTON, Mass. – Leslie Weed scored 23 points Friday night to lead Husson College to an 87-55 victory over Notre Dame (N.H.) in the first round of the Regis College Tournament. Leslie Trott contributed 12 points for the Braves. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
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ORONO – The Wayne State University Warriors were like the little terrier that grabs on to your pantleg and won’t let go. The Warriors, in just their second year of varsity existence and with 12 freshmen and five sophomores in the lineup, played disciplined, defense-oriented hockey… Read More
ORONO – Friends of University of Maine Women’s Ice Hockey will host the second annual Basket Bingo on Sunday, Dec. 17, 1-4 p.m. at the Old Town VFW hall. Prizes include more than 15 Longaberger Baskets. Seating is limited. Call 581-1716 or 827-0611 for more… Read More
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It’s December, the holiday season, and time for readers of the NEWS to make their selection for the Harness Horse of the Year for 2000. Each year, during the cold, winter season, when racing is tough, most owners and trainers opt to pasture their horses and… Read More
Who would have thought there would be such a stir over a box-lunch social? The New Surry Theatre’s presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at the Union Street Brick Church in Bangor, provides audiences with the now-famous box-lunch auction, a robust square dance, a few reckonings… Read More
Approaching the door that separates the outside world from John Gould’s apartment, a visitor’s curiosity is immediately piqued by the sounds of frantically pecked typewriter keys coming from within. Inside, the 92-year-old newsman is hard at work, pounding out yet another weekly column for the… Read More
BREWER – For Lindsay Burlock of Caribou, the best part about Monday’s Hershey state championship meet at the Pendleton Street track wasn’t winning a state championship in the 100 meter dash. “I like it because I get to travel all the way down here and… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – The band that used to be Bill Haley and the Comets were scheduled to perform after the rain-marred thatlook.com 300 Winston Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway. They never did perform due to the rain. But instead of Rock Around the… Read More
Don Lord has always been one to go his own way, unaffected by popular opinion. If he’d listened to others, he would never have opened his new eatery, Dragonfly Coffee Plus, in a decrepit, 1860 building which he’s restoring on the corners of West and… Read More
LINCOLN – Ben Silver tossed a one-hitter, striking out 17 and walking only two, to propel Bangor West past Lincoln 9-0 in ages 11-12 Little League All-Star baseball action Thursday. Silver also pounded a sixth-inning grand slam and a single. Ben Estabrook and Tyson Baron… Read More
FORT KENT – Keith Aili threw the bloody bag of raw meat on the wet snow at his feet and in an unlikely public display, the quiet man vented. Can-Am Crown 250 “It’s not even frozen,”: the Minnesotan groaned. Then Aili wondered softly how he… Read More