Archive for June, 2010
Hampden edges Orono-Veazie
on June 30, 2010, at 11:43 p.m.
ORONO — Billy Campbell pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run on seven hits with seven strikeouts, as Hampden topped Orono-Veazie 3-1 in a District 3 Little League all-star baseball game for ages 11-12 Wednesday. Campbell also doubled and singled for Hampden. Jordan Dysart chipped in with an ...
Carter, Crowley help rally Acadians past Lincoln in 11th
Bangor Daily News on June 30, 2010, at 11:26 p.m.
BLUE HILL — Jordan Carter hit a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning to drive in Mike Crowley and lift the Acadians to a 4-3 American Legion baseball victory over …
Somerset County committee votes to delay budget
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Passage of the 2011 Somerset County budget will wait at least another month, despite the fact the new fiscal year begins today. Members of the county budget committee voted 7-1 to table the budget until at least July 28 after more than three hours of debate Wednesday ...
Cone gets Maine Open win after battle with jitters
By on June 30, 2010, at 11:18 p.m.
PORTLAND — Dustin Cone of Bennington, Vt., held a two-stroke lead entering Wednesday’s final round of the Charlie’s Portland Maine Open, but he still had the …
Pot pipes lead to possession charges in Brewer
on June 30, 2010, at 10:44 p.m.
Though lighting up a pot pipe while driving isn’t a good idea, it’s an even worse idea when the driver of the vehicle in the next lane is a police officer. That was the lesson that two Winterport residents learned Wednesday evening after they were pulled over on Wilson Street ...
Belfast votes to buy rights to proposed rail trail
BELFAST, Maine — The city is a big step closer to getting its pedestrian-friendly “rails and trails” project up and running. At Tuesday night’s special City Council meeting, councilors voted 4-1 to purchase the right-of-way along approximately 3 miles of the old Belfast & Moosehead Lake rail corridor. Lewis Baker ...
Students from Hampden Academy, John Bapst elected as Dirigo governors
BANGOR, Maine — Two high school students — a girl from Hampden Academy and a boy from John Bapst Memorial High School — have been elected as Dirigo governors of Boy State and Girls State. Molly Jones, 17, of Hampden was elected at the 64th annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls ...
From the community
First Fish
Caught at the Conservation Club in Brewer. A great place to take kids and teach them about the fundamentals of fishing.
Police: Speed played part in deadly car crash
NORTHPORT, Maine — A Stockton Springs man was killed Tuesday night in a single-car crash on Route 52, which police officials are attributing in part to speed. Scott Riley, 35, died at the scene of the crash, Chief Deputy Robert Keating of the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday morning. ...
Ellsworth woman helps ‘hero’ replace lost iPod
BANGOR, Maine — After hearing that a local man lost his iPod chasing a suspect who snatched a women’s purse as she left a convenience store Sunday night, an Ellsworth woman decided to help set up a bank account for donations to replace the device. “It’s wonderful that someone stepped ...
COA to rebuild destroyed field station on remote island
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Life for humans on a 3-acre rocky ledge 25 miles out in the ocean can never really be called normal, but officials and students at College of the Atlantic are hoping their seasonal activity on the remote, treeless outcropping soon will resume as it has for ...
Man, 54, involved in standoff sentenced to serve 120 days
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — A Greenville man who was involved in an armed standoff on Aug. 28, 2008, at Indian Hill Trading Post Supermarket in Greenville was sentenced Wednesday in Piscataquis County Superior Court. Lonnie Gould, 54, was sentenced to seven years in prison with all but 120 days suspended for ...
Police say be wary of rogue meat sellers
ROCKLAND, Maine — The Police Department is warning midcoast residents to turn away unauthorized door-to-door meat salespeople this summer.
Insurance office opening in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Maine — Eric Burpee looked at several locations, but in the end just couldn’t resist opening his State Farm Insurance and Financial Services office on West Broadway. “It’s the only town [in Penobscot County] north of Bangor that has grown in the last 10 years, albeit in a very ...
10-year-old victim of Amity triple homicide laid to rest
HOULTON, Maine — As the 10-year-old victim of a triple homicide in Amity last week was laid to rest Wednesday, Maine State Police continue to sift through evidence recovered from a vehicle …
Collins, Snowe roles key in jobs, energy bills
AUGUSTA, Maine — The political spotlight is once again focused on Maine’s two U.S. senators as Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill grapple with a host of contentious issues during a pivotal …
Legislators question state’s cybersecurity after website hacked
AUGUSTA, Maine — Last week a hacker or hackers placed malicious links in the software that operates the legislative website that allows the public to track legislation, and legislative leaders Wednesday directed that the security of all other legislative websites be reviewed and security upgraded. “There are culprits and criminals ...
Police find remains believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, in Old Town woods
Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen
LePage hopes to eliminate income tax by end of second term
Family remembers Nichole “CoCo” Cable, warns of social media dangers
Nichole Cable: In our minds, hearts
Obama’s boyfriend line
Ignore LePage politics, get to root of DHHS funding needs
Basketball season never ends for Worcesters of Washburn, a family of 1,000-point scorers
UMaine narrows candidate list, hopes to name men’s hockey coach next week
Eastport teen notches first ‘Bandolero’ racing victory
Former Dexter, Nokomis coach Pratt takes Mount View football post
Houlton makes plans for new hockey boards at Millar Civic Center
Fun, informative or just plain strange: 8 museums in Maine worth a road trip
Not even chemotherapy could quell Maine woman’s longing to be in the kitchen
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console