Happy Thanksgiving from The Puritans
In my previous blog post I shared a sentiment that there's nothing inherently bad about Black Friday. And I stand by my conclusions for families that bond over shopping experiences, and are financially...
View ArticleNewlywed UMaine coaches enjoying marriage, hockey
ORONO, Maine — They met, appropriately, on their first recruiting trip as assistant coaches at their new schools. Richard Reichenbach was an assistant coach for the SUNY-Cortland women’s ice hockey...
View ArticleHow you can be Santa’s helper, give to neighbors in need
With the economy in Maine and the nation still recovering, please remember those who cannot afford the presents that most people take for granted, who struggle to feed their families without hope of...
View ArticleUMaine hockey team seeks first road win in two-game series at Vermont
ORONO — The University of Maine men’s hockey team has taken care of business at home this season with six wins in seven games. The Black Bears were 2-9-6 at Alfond Arena a year ago. But the 6-4-1 Bears...
View ArticleMany crave an airplane’s silence — and don’t want cellphones to ruin it
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Might as well have proposed snakes on planes. Apparently an infestation of vipers would rank only slightly more bothersome than an airplane cabin filled with cellphone conversations....
View ArticleWhat’s with the rush of early endorsements for Mike Michaud?
AUGUSTA, Maine — A survey conducted recently by the Portland-based polling firm Critical Insights showed that only half of Mainers could name each of the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and a full...
View ArticlePolice charge two men in attempted Dexter Rite Aid robbery foiled by pharmacist
DEXTER, Maine — Dexter police have arrested two men in connection with a Nov. 25 attempted robbery at Rite Aid. Tyler Huff, 22, of Corinna was arrested Nov. 27 and Michael Hames, 21, of Palmyra was...
View ArticleMaine’s own Thanksgiving story: How the Indians saved 18th century shipwreck...
BRISTOL, Maine — Every American kid knows the story of Thanksgiving, as told and retold in elementary schools across the land. There’s the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, the winter of hardship, the helpful...
View ArticleFlorida releases woman sentenced to 20 years for firing ‘warning shot’
A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband has been released on bond while she awaits retrial under a controversial part...
View ArticleThanksgiving With A Side Of Pork Fried Rice.
I come from a family of cooks. Serious, Bon Appetit reading, spices you’ve never heard of using, take no prisoners, start cooking a week before Thanksgiving cooks. And then there’s me. My first solo...
View ArticlePresque Isle family thankful for baby’s bone marrow donor
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — At this time of year, many families across the state are giving thanks for a steady income, a home to live in or continued good health. For the Gagnon family of Presque Isle, they...
View ArticleAn unflattering White House portrait
Is the Obama White House airbrushing history? It was a hallmark of the Stalin era: Fallen Soviet leaders vanished from official photographs. Nobody accuses President Barack Obama of such subterfuge...
View ArticleManna Ministries serves Thanksgiving meal in Bangor
Volunteers and Manna Ministries served a free Thanksgiving meal starting Thursday morning at Columbia Street Baptist Church in Bangor.
View ArticleManna Ministries, volunteers serve Thanksgiving meal in Bangor
On Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, Manna Ministries and volunteers served a free Thanksgiving meal at Columbia Street Baptist Church in Bangor.
View ArticleMaine’s local merchants ready to shine on Small Business Saturday
PORTLAND, Maine — It’s not a big ticket extravaganza, so you won’t walk out struggling under the weight of a Frost King refrigerator or a 72-inch flat screen. On Small Business Saturday, the...
View ArticleUMaine women host UMass in basketball tournament opener Friday
BANGOR, Maine — University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron feels his team is making progress, even in the wake of a 97-42 loss at Syracuse. He is looking for that improvement to...
View ArticleDecember 2, 2013: Medicaid expansion, University of Maine, welfare
Priority care As a physician practicing medicine in Bangor, I am writing to urge Mainers to contact their legislators and our governor to urge them to accept the federal funds already set aside to...
View ArticleNitpicking Obamacare is a GOP obsession
Susan Dench’s Nov. 21 OpEd reminds us once again of the smug cruelty being employed by political opponents of the Affordable Care Act. Along with Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity (and others at “Faux...
View ArticleMore than a year later, Knox County homeless shelter remains closed
The board won’t be ready to open the shelter until $150,000 is raised, according to a member of the Knox County Homeless Coalition.
View ArticleWardens unable to locate two missing Penobscot County hunters
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Warden Service continued searching without success early Sunday evening for two Penobscot County hunters believed missing in the Chamberlain Lake or Clayton Lake areas since...
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