Julia Bayly of Fort Kent and Penney Gray, who lives in the Rumford area but works at her family’s Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, have been friends for years. Dogs and mushing brought them together. Gray was mushing in the annual Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog… Read More
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ORONO – University of Maine senior defenseman Travis Wight will tell you he isn’t the type of player who wins awards. So when he had a message on his answering machine from men’s hockey head coach Tim Whitehead, “I thought I was in trouble or… Read More
ORONO – On any given night, Abby Schrader can be among the most dominating post players in America East. When the University of Maine senior is playing her best, the Black Bears are a force to be reckoned with. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Two disparate, promising series have their debuts tonight, in a time slot where it will be tough to get a foothold. The better of the pair, “The Unit,” comes from two highly decorated creators in their fields: controversial playwright David Mamet (“Glengarry Glen Ross”) and… Read More
VESTAL, N.Y. – Bruised, battered, and literally broken, Binghamton’s Bearcats not only refused to panic, they refused to lose in Saturday afternoon’s America East Tournament quarterfinal against Maine. Second-seeded Binghamton used team depth and an all-tournament performance from one of its starters to beat back… Read More
AUGUSTA – Ten athletes from central Aroostook County who have been playing basketball together since they were in junior high school accomplished something Saturday that hadn’t been done since the Nixon administration. “These guys are amazing. We’re just one big family. We’ve all grown up… Read More
FACE DOWN BESIDE ST. ANNE’S WELL, by Kathy Lynn Emerson, Perseverance Press, McKinleyville, Calif., 240 pages, paperback, $13.95 Rosamund Appleton is absolutely certain that her tutor has been murdered. Others at Bawkenstanes Manor believe the Frenchwoman, found “limbs twisted and stiff and whitened by a… Read More
When I think of Arnold Schoenberg, I think of medicine. Like medicine, his music is sometimes difficult to take, but it’s supposed to be good for you. It’s better when taken in small doses. Understanding how it works can positively affect the outcome. And a spoonful of sugar… Read More
Dick Wolf didn’t get to where he is without being willing to adjust. Last spring, the uber-producer suffered a rare setback when his “Law & Order: Trial By Jury” wasn’t renewed by NBC. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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BANGOR – As she stood near the Mount Desert Island locker room after Saturday afternoon’s 57-53 overtime quarterfinal win over Winslow, Amber Orman produced a folded piece of white paper and proudly showed it off to teammate Lindsay Lewis. The piece of paper was a… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Caleb Rosser sank both ends of a one-and-one with six seconds to play as the No. 10 Caribou Vikings upset No. 7 Mount Desert Island 38-36 in an Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball preliminary game Wednesday. The win sets up a… Read More
They can’t fly. They’re not Russian. And they aren’t related, either. But the Flying Karamazov Brothers sure can juggle. 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;… Read More
Martina McBride is a performer in every sense of the word. She is a perfectionist with a vocal ability one could only wish for. She doesn’t just sing the lyrics to a song, she puts her whole body, heart and soul into every word, phrase and story. Read More
AUGUSTA – It’s been their mantra all season. The John Bapst of Bangor cheerleaders have it written on the backs of their team T-shirts. The Crusaders have included it in their performance. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Remember the days when opera was one of the biggest events of the year at the Maine Center for the Arts? Passionate followers of the art form would cram into the hall, cheering the singers of touring companies such as the New York City Opera. Remember not so… Read More
Here’s a foolproof way to tell whether or not a restaurant’s any good: Order soup. Or bisque. Or chowder. If it’s love at first slurp, the rest of your meal won’t disappoint. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Although it is a part of our national dialogue, most of us do not find ourselves talking about racism every day in Maine. Maybe that’s because the state is predominantly white. Maybe it’s because we consider ourselves progressive, liberal, enlightened. We’re not racists, we may say, but how… Read More
Editor’s Note: Maine Bound is a column featuring new books written by Maine authors or set in the Pine Tree State. THE NARROWS, by Alexander C. Irvine; Del Rey-Ballantine Books, 2005; 342 pages, trade paperback, $13.95. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – Early in the old jazz standard “Misty,” there’s the line: “Walk my way, and a thousand violins begin to play.” If you’re the singer and the violinist happens to be Mark O’Connor, you can safely dispose of the other 999 violinists. You won’t need them. O’Connor… Read More
Optimism and hard work can do wonders for any basketball team, but sometimes those qualities aren’t enough. Coach Ann McInerney had hoped to have the University of Maine women rounding into shape as they headed into the second half of their America East season. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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Geoffrey Shovelton has been singing the words of W.S. Gilbert and music of Arthur Sullivan for 40 years. That’s 10 years longer than the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Hancock County, of which he is artistic director, has been presenting G&S shows Down East. That makes for a… Read More
BANGOR – It wasn’t a changing of the guard in Classes C and D during Saturday’s regional cheerleading championships at the Bangor Auditorium. It was more a rearranging. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
AUGUSTA – An original routine, packed with many tight and unique dances and lots of tumbling, lifted the Lewiston Blue Devils to the Eastern Maine Class A cheering title before a crowd of approximately 2,000 at the Augusta Civic Center Saturday. Lewiston rolled up 163.1… Read More
BANGOR – Sam Carter and Sharif Abouleish each netted a goal and dished out an assist to lead Houlton-Hodgdon Black Hawks to a 3-0 high school hockey win over Foxcroft Academy Thursday. Chris Howard added a goal for the Black Hawks. Aaron Fitzpatrick made 18… Read More
CALAIS – Robbie Rogers scored 12 of his game-high 22 points in the first half as the undefeated Calais Blue Devils cruised to their 15th win, 99-45 over the Narraguagus Knights in schoolboy basketball action Thursday. Adam Knowles racked up 16 points, nine rebounds, six… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer Witches boys basketball team overcame a seven-point deficit at the end of the third quarter and outscored the Mt. Blue Cougars 17-1 in the fourth period en route to a 51-42 high school victory Tuesday night. Chris Wilson sparked the Witches… Read More
CELL, by Stephen King, Scribner, New York, 2006, hardcover, 350 pages, $26.95. Everyone has his or her own opinion about the impact of technology on our lives today. But people will actually pay to read what Stephen King thinks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ORONO – With no snow on the ground Sunday afternoon, it was easy to think of spring, especially during the life-giving concert staged by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Korean-born Michelle Kim, who has taken her talents as a pianist around the world, fairly pounced on… Read More
JONESPORT – Joseph Libby and Ross Griffin each scored 18 points to lead the Jonesport-Beals Royals to a 59-53 schoolboy basketball victory over the Sumner Tigers Saturday Peter Barton added 10 points for the Royals. Libby had four 3-pointers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ORONO – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo took the stage at the Maine Center for the Arts for a Sunday afternoon show that can best be described as Trocktacular. Yes, the troupe exhibited all the grace, all the beauty, all the discipline one would… Read More
ORONO – Kristin Lee, a superb 19-year-old violinist with a notably sophisticated technique for her years, made her local debut Sunday at a Maine Center for the Arts concert in Minsky Recital Hall. It’s a debut worth noting because it’s entirely likely that Lee, who is still only… Read More
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JONESPORT – Bryant Ciomei and Jon Eaton scored eight and seven points, respectively, to spark a 25-14 third-quarter burst as the Deer-Isle Stonington Mariners dealt the Jonesport-Beals Royals their first loss, 79-56, in high school boys basketball action Tuesday night. Bryant Ciomei finished with 17… Read More
MAINE vs. HOLY CROSS Time, site: Monday, 2 p.m.; Cumberland County Civic Ctr., Portland 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
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Think ghosts and you probably conjure images from Halloween. But the most enchanting ghosts of the year come at Christmas in the form of Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol.” The trio of Past, Present and Future is a frightening delight of the holiday season… Read More
The sellout crowd at the Maine Center for the Arts was exposed to a new kind of musical Sunday night. The NETworks Presentations production of “The Full Monty” came to town and stripped musical comedy down to its essentials – song, dance and humor, with… Read More
EXPLORING THE SPIRIT OF MAINE, A SEEKER’S GUIDE, by Karen Wentworth Batignani, 2005, Down East Books, Camden, 234 pages, $14.95. Ever feel tempted to consult a shaman? Or learn how to be a shaman? Interested in finding out about solstice celebrations conducted by local pagans?… Read More
ORONO – The sprints that ended Tuesday’s practice were grueling. But University of Maine men’s hockey players Mike Hamilton and Wes Clark weren’t complaining. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
HARRINGTON – Joseph Libby scored seven of his 17 points in the third quarter as the Jonesport-Beals boys basketball team rallied for a 75-62 victory over Narraguagus Saturday in a mutual season-opening game. Ross Griffin led Jonesport-Beals with 18 points and seven rebounds. Ben Ellis… Read More
Editor’s Note: Maine Bound is a column featuring new books written by Maine authors or set in the Pine Tree State. UNDER THE JOLLY ROGER, by L.A. Meyer, Harcourt, New York, 2005, paperback, 528 pages, $17. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BAR HARBOR – There was nothing exciting about a recent Mount Desert Island swimming practice. Coach Tony DeMuro gave the Trojan boys and girls squads their instructions, the swimmers dove in, and DeMuro gave them a good-natured earful, picking apart stroke technique and exhorting his sprinters to pick… Read More
FORT KENT – One hundred volunteers a day will be needed during the TD Banknorth Festival at Fort Kent later this month and in early January where the best biathletes in the United States will be competing for nine slots left on the U.S. Biathlon Team. Read More
Is there any ballet moment as exciting as the first few notes of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”? When the production is the annual collaboration between Robinson Ballet Company and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono, the answer is surely: No. It’s not… Read More
BLACK BANGOR, AFRICAN AMERICANS IN A MAINE COMMUNITY, 1880-1950, by Maureen Elgersman Lee, University Press of New England, 2005, 177 pages, paperback, $22. Maureen Elgersman Lee’s new book on the black community in Bangor between 1880 and 1950 is an important addition to our understanding… Read More
After a long summer of endless weekends in the outdoors hiking and backpacking, I actually look forward to winter. I get a chance to slow down along with the season and rest. The days are shorter. The time I spend outside snowshoeing and skiing is usually limited to… Read More
Eight months after the death of Pope John Paul II, the man remains a mystery. Two competing TV movies airing this week shed some light on the events that shaped the Polish boy Karol Wojtyla and drove him to become the pontiff he was. Neither… Read More
GORHAM – Bowdoin’s sizzling 3-point shooting wasn’t enough to deter the University of Southern Maine women’s basketball team from what could turn out to be a key win once the NCAA Division III postseason rolls around. The Huskies overcame the Polar Bears’ 50 percent effort… Read More
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Nick Stevens of Oakland, a member of the Portland Boxing Club, won a convincing four-round, unanimous decision bout against Matt Field of Fairfield at Searsport High School. Stevens earned Outstanding Boxer of the Competition honors for his efforts, the second time he’s won that award in a week. Read More
ORONO – In a span of 20 hours, the University of Maine women’s basketball had to make a tough transition. The Black Bears went from playing a free-wheeling Kennesaw State team Friday night to facing a vastly more talented and disciplined Dartmouth College squad Saturday… Read More
It’s one thing to use diaries and journals to flesh out the 150-year history of a business, and quite another to be confronted with boxes – dozens of boxes full of pieces of paper, some as small as 1-by-2 inches. But out of this wealth… Read More
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If you consider the way Chris Botti dressed at his concert Sunday at the Maine Center for the Arts, you can arrive at some idea about his audience and his aesthetic. He wears jeans (youth crowd), spikes his hair (grunge crowd) and sports a blue velvet jacket (Doc… Read More
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Arizona Reid had 24 points, including two late free throws, to help High Point University claim third place by beating Maine 70-67 in the William & Mary Tip-Off Classic Saturday night. Reid also grabbed 12 rebounds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ALFRED, N.Y. – Elmer Newsome carried 20 times for 145 yards and three touchdowns and Paul Keeley completed 16 of 17 passes for 219 yards and three scores as the Alfred University Saxons beat Maine Maritime 63-20 in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl Championship on Saturday. Read More
ORONO – Every year on Thanksgiving, while driving from Maine to my grandparents’ house in Massachusetts, my family would listen to “Alice’s Restaurant” on the radio. We would usually be in Boston by the time the song finished – over the (Charles) river, but not yet through the… Read More
ORONO – Five weeks earlier at James Madison, the University of Maine had first-and-goal at the 1-yard line and failed to score – but never tried a quarterback sneak. “That was terrible!” exclaimed 10-year-old Matthew Cosgrove on Saturday evening while sitting alongside his dad, Black… Read More
LINCOLN – It was quite a weekend double feature for James McPhee. By night, he performed in Foxcroft Academy’s production of “Camelot.” 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
NO PLACE FOR A WOMAN “Nine Mile Bridge: Three Years in the Maine Woods” (Islandport Press, $15.99), by Helen Hamlin is a reissue of Helen Hamlin’s bestselling memoir first published in 1945. A Fort Kent native from a family of Maine game wardens, Hamlin took… Read More
ANY BITTER THING, by Monica Wood; Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2005; 347 pages, hardback, $23.95. To start with, Lizzy goes out jogging near her home in southern Maine at night, in the rain, in dark clothes. A car hits her and drives off. Another car… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – Dan Clifford, for the last nine years a teacher and boys varsity basketball coach at Ellsworth High School, has been named athletic director at Sumner Memorial High School and the three middle schools in School Union 96. Clifford’s appointment was approved by… Read More
Tuesday night, while watching “Chi: A New Era in Acrobatics” at the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono, I realized two things. One, it was very similar to last year’s show by the National Acrobats of Taiwan – although I liked the chair-stacking act better without a… Read More
With a cast of hip, energetic performers and an everything-exposed “backstage” set at the Bangor Opera House, director John Clancy not only presents “The Laramie Project,” he ignites it. The show, which runs through Nov. 13, is set in Laramie, Wyo., in the days and year after the… Read More
ORONO – Goaltending has played a decisive role in several University of Maine men’s hockey team’s wins this season. But the skate was on the other foot Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
HAMPDEN – Saturday’s Class B boys soccer state championship game was a tale of talent and turf – and Yarmouth used its edge in both areas to earn a 3-0 win over Presque Isle. Tim Murphy and Francis Ellis each had a goal and an… Read More
HAMPDEN – The 5-1 score certainly didn’t provide an accurate indication of the effort turned in by the Dexter High School Tigers in their loss to North Yarmouth Academy in their state Class C schoolboy soccer final at the Hampden Academy field Saturday morning. But… Read More
“Life is short, art is long.” The previous sentence is an example of an aphorism, one of those short pithy sayings that often get repeated. And if art is indeed long, then Sunday afternoon’s concert by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Maine Center for the Arts in… Read More
You’ve just settled into your seat. The lights haven’t even gone down, and here’s some chatty fellow with a tray of pastries welcoming you to the theater. He’s not doing this because he loves you. He wants your money – and not for the petits fours. He and… Read More
ORONO – A harp and a flute on the same concert program could easily become open-the-gates-of-heaven sweet. But leave it to Eugenia Zukerman, the internationally acclaimed flutist and multifaceted artist, and Yolanda Kondonassis, one of today’s leading harpists, to mightily defend their instruments at a Maine Center for… Read More
BANGOR – It was Jenna Sevigney’s destiny to become the first female manager of a Husson College football team. That destiny was determined at an early age through the Sevigney family rituals that included the setting aside of every Sunday afternoon in the fall to… Read More
“Beauty and the Beast,” the locally produced musical running through Nov. 6 at The Grand Auditorium in Ellsworth, has such a high once-upon-a-time factor that, even if you grow weary of the score and the cartoonish characters, you have to stay until the end because of the magic… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Kasey Spencer of Old Town scored an unassisted goal at the 98:54 mark in the second overtime period Sunday, lifting the University of Maine to a 1-0 college field hockey victory over Georgetown. Rebecca Giroux was forced to make only one save while… Read More
MACHIAS – Chase Ross scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the second half to help lead No. 3 Machias to a 2-1 Class D boys quarterfinal soccer victory over No. 11 Schenck of East Millinocket Saturday. Matt Marshall put 13-1-2 Machias on… Read More
MAINE vs. ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE Time, site: Friday, Saturday, 7 p.m., Alfond Arena, Orono 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 (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Heather Hathorn scored off a pass from Erin Corey 26:18 into the match as the University of Maine women’s soccer team shut out the University of Vermont 2-0 Thursday. Corey later scored on a Laura Harper assist at 57:35 for the 10-5-1… Read More
BANGOR – KaroleAnne Emery scored two goals as the Husson College field hockey team shut out the University of New England 3-0 Wednesday. Sara McIntire added a goal for the 5-8 Eagles. Kelly Bocchino had seven saves on 11 shots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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BANGOR – Elissa Gordon had a goal and three assists Sunday to lead Husson College to a 4-2 women’s soccer victory over Lesley College. Shelby Morissette, Laurie Melen and Laura Clarke also recorded goals for 7-6-2 Husson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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BELFAST – The Maine Cross Country Festival of Champions on Saturday could be a revealing preview of the Class B regional and state championships on the girls side. Six of the top seven teams were Class B schools. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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HERMON – Brenton Parritt of Steuben put an exclamation point on his championship season by winning the final Limited Sportsman race of the season at Speedway 95 Saturday. He edged runner-up Dave St. Clair of Liberty and third-place finisher Fred Brown of Winterport. Stephen Swanson of Trenton was… Read More
On one of the most beautiful afternoons of the year, it might seem remarkable that hundreds of people chose to sit inside the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono to attend the opening concert of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra 2005-2006 season. But then the Bangor community has… Read More
If you weren’t in Paris in 1904, then you missed one of the richest artistic and cultural moments of the 20th century. Chances are, you did miss it. I did, by more than 50 years. But the Penobscot Theatre Company brings back the turn-of-the-century spirit with “Picasso at… Read More
“Noises at Night,” a picture book by Beth Raisner Glass and Susan Lubner, illustrated by Bruce Whatley, may very well become required reading for sleep-challenged children and their parents. Glass and Lubner use the fears that children often take to bed with them and change… Read More
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BANGOR – Goalie Brad Ala recorded 14 saves on 14 shots to lead the Caribou Vikings to a 2-0 schoolboy soccer win over the John Bapst Crusaders Saturday. Caleb Rosser scored both goals for 5-3-1 Caribou, while Carl Corrigan had one assist. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
RUNNING THE BULLS, by Cathie Pelletier, University Press of New England, Lebanon, N.H., 2005, 276 pages, $17.48. It has been nine years since we’ve had a Cathie Pelletier novel, but the recently-released “Running the Bulls” is as sure and accomplished as anything she has written… Read More
When comedian Bill Cosby sat in a luxury chair provided for his performance Saturday at the Maine Center for the Arts gala opening, he immediately sank into its deep folds. “This chair is not good for old people,” he said, his mouth turned down in a signature scowl. Read More
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Tonight’s two new dramas owe much to what has come before. The better of the two, “Invasion,” can be summed up in four words: aliens walk among us. It’s long been a mantra of science fiction, especially when national anxiety about the unknown runs high. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Nate Carter scored three goals as Presque Isle earned a 5-0 schoolboy soccer victory Saturday and handed John Bapst of Bangor its first loss of the season. Greg Whitaker added a goal and two assists, while Travis Brooker scored once and dished… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – Akron pitcher Jake Dittler pitched shutout baseball through seven innings to lead the Aeros to a 4-1 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs for the Eastern League championship Saturday night. Dittler allowed just five hits and two walks while striking out five… Read More