Moose: Who Gives a Shed?
The temperature isn’t the only thing that’s started dropping in the North Woods! We found our first sheds when the temperatures dipped around 37 below last week. Now that mating season has ended the...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to gross sexual assault against 13-year-old in Bucksport
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A man with a Veazie address was sentenced Monday to serve nine months in jail after pleading guilty to a single charge of gross sexual assault against a girl who was 13. Charles F....
View ArticleTV, radio sports schedule for Jan. 9, 2014
BASKETBALL, BOYS CONY at BANGOR, 7 p.m., WEZQ Bangor, (92.9 FM) radio, Internet (929theticket.com) MT. VALLEY at ST. DOMINICS, 7 p.m., WTBM Mexico (100.7 FM) radio BASKETBALL, GIRLS MT. VIEW at...
View ArticleBackyard Farms rehires workers, sends new crop of tomatoes to grocery stores
MADISON, Maine — Backyard Farms on Wednesday held an event at its greenhouse operation to celebrate its first harvest of 2014, and the first since last summer, when the company was forced to rip up its...
View ArticleDamage too extensive to determine cause of fatal Oxford fire, investigators say
OXFORD, Maine — A cause will not be determined in a fire that claimed the life of an Oxford man on Wednesday, according to officials. The state fire marshal’s office said that damage was too extensive...
View ArticleCat Eye with Liquid Eyeliner
Have you ever thought about the sheer amount of eye liners there are? If not, think about it… Liquid, pencil, crayon, gel…just to name a few…I am sure there are more out there, but those are the 4 top...
View ArticleNorthern lights may make rare appearance in parts of US, including Maine
A solar storm may cast colored lights — known as the aurora borealis or northern lights — in the sky over parts of the northern Plains, the Great Lakes region and Northeast on Thursday and Friday,...
View ArticleChateau Musar…
Produces some of the most amazing wines in the world… and Serge Hochar… is the reason why… I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with him this fall in Boston…it was truly one of the best wine...
View ArticleEastport bans fireworks — except on Independence Day, New Year’s Eve, Pirate...
EASTPORT, Maine — A divided City Council voted Wednesday evening to adopt an ordinance effectively banning fireworks displays except for during a couple of holidays and the city’s annual Pirate...
View ArticleFinding Dollar$ for College
If you are currently in college or will be entering in Fall 2014, attend one of the FREE Finding Dollar$ for College sessions and learn about financial resources available to assist you. Sessions will...
View ArticleDHHS releases reasoning behind denial of medical marijuana use for Tourette’s...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Department of Health and Human Services denied the use of medical marijuana to treat Tourette’s syndrome last month because of a dearth of large-scale studies into its...
View ArticleIf LePage wants to eliminate welfare fraud, he should look beyond bars, strip...
Let the political campaigning begin. Or did it ever stop? Of course no one wants recipients of state cash benefits to use them at bars and strip clubs. That’s why it’s illegal. And clearly those who...
View ArticleThis is no longer a Leave It to Beaver World (if it ever was!)
At 8:40 this morning, alone in the room with me for sixty seconds between classes, a young boy shared this with me: My mother takes drugs. She didn’t call me on Christmas. I haven’t seen her in a year...
View ArticleLisbon homeowner ignites blaze while thawing pipes with blowtorch
LISBON, Maine — A Lisbon man attempting to thaw his frozen pipes with a blowtorch set fire to an inside wall of his home on Thursday, causing approximately $5,000 in damage, according to Lisbon Fire...
View ArticleEastern Maine high school track athletes to compete in meets at Colby, Bates,...
With a little help from their friends, Eastern Maine high school track and field athletes will be able to compete in three meets over the next three weeks while renovations are completed at the...
View ArticleThe Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland is home to the largest collection of...
The mission of the Maine Lighthouse Museum is to educate the public regarding the long standing traditions, heroism and progress of America’s Lighthouse and Lifesaving services and the United States...
View ArticleFamily of Unity College Professor Honored with Endowed Scholarship
Unity, Maine – January, 2014 – The family of Unity College Professor Gerry Saunders has been honored with a gift that will create an endowed scholarship in their name. The undisclosed sum will...
View ArticleTV, radio schedule for January 10, 2013
AUTO RACING NASCAR, Daytona Preseason Thunder, 1 p.m., FS1-TV BASKETBALL, BOYS VAN BUREN at WASHBURN, 7 p.m., WEGP Presque Isle (1390 AM) radio; WEGP Internet (wegp.net), WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM) radio;...
View ArticleHow much fraud is too much?
Even those on the left can’t deny that there is rampant fraud in welfare. The only real point of debate between left and right on the issue is the question of “how much fraud is acceptable?”...
View ArticleOn deck, a sports calendar for Jan. 9, 2014
BASEBALL ORONO — Nick Derba and Jason Spaulding, assistant baseball coaches at University of Maine, are offering specialized instruction. Lessons are available for hitting, pitching and catching....
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