Madawaska man escapes injury after pickup strikes wrecker
FRENCHVILLE, Maine — A 23-year-old Madawaska man escaped injury early Friday morning when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a parked wrecker. Jake Roy was eastbound on U.S. Route 1 just before...
View ArticleMexican native says defendant asked him to find migrant workers to work...
BANGOR, Maine — A man with dual citizenship in Mexico and the U.S. identified Malcolm French as the person who asked him to find migrant workers to plant, tend and harvest marijuana at the Township 37...
View ArticleMitchell, Cosgrove, Flaherty among nine to be inducted into Maine Sports Hall...
An international statesmen, two Olympians, two College World Series competitors, a two-time sportscaster of the year, a seven-time Maine amateur golf champion, a basketball star who once scored 68...
View ArticleAFC Championship: Brady-Manning only part of equation
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It would be easy to get confused regarding Sunday’s AFC championship game. It’s still Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots, regardless of the breathless proclamations about this...
View ArticleScallop harvest meeting in Whiting
Patrick Keliher (standing), commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources, gets into a heated debate with fisherman is Jonathan Wallace of Lubec. Tensions were high at a meeting in Whiting, as...
View ArticleAs School Budgeting Season Heats Up Remember the Crucial Middle School Years
As budget season heats up, school board members should make sure they are basing decisions at least partially on current research about what makes schools successful. A recent report out of the Center...
View ArticleCoast Guard cutters open ice-jammed river channel
BREWER — The crews of two Maine-based Coast Guard cutters spent Saturday morning opening the Penobscot River’s ice-jammed deep-water channel between Bangor and Brewer. The Rockland-based Tackle (WYTL...
View ArticleCoast Guard ice cutters on the Penobscot River
A U.S. Coast Guard ice cutter breaks through ice on the Penobscot River to help prevent flooding in Bangor on Saturday, Jan. 18.
View ArticleCoast Guard ice cutters tear through Penobscot River as crowd gathers to watch
BANGOR, Maine — There wasn’t any flooding, but there was a flood of people along the waterfront watching the show as two U.S. Coast Guard ice cutters tore through the frozen Penobscot River. “It’s like...
View ArticleMichelle Obama turns 50, says she plans to stay fit and active into her 80s
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama on Friday celebrated a rite of passage for Americans turning 50: getting a membership card to AARP, a national organization that promotes the interests of older people. The...
View ArticleProsecutor Hopes to Replace His Boss
It looks like Hancock and Washington counties are going to have a new district attorney next year. Paul Cavanaugh, first assistant district attorney, released an announcement Friday indicating that he...
View ArticleSuspected meth lab found at New Hampshire hotel
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Employees who followed policy are credited with helping police and fire officials contain a suspected methamphetamine lab Friday evening at the La Quinta Inn & Suites on Front...
View ArticleRed Sox 2014
It has just been announced that the Boston Red Sox World Series trophy will be making its way to Maine by the end of the month. Hmmm, I should really find my camera….David Ross, back-up catcher for the...
View ArticleFederal judge rules North Carolina abortion ultrasound law unconstitutional
A federal judge on Friday struck down a 2011 North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and explain it to a woman before having an abortion, arguing it violated the...
View ArticleBreak the Sound Barrier Ski Race
Falmouth, ME – January 18, 2014 – Olympic and World Cup Alpine skier, Julie Parisien will set the pace for the 12th annual Break the Sound Barrier ski race at Shawnee Peak on Sunday, March 2, 2014....
View ArticleRecent rains may lead to cancellation or postponement of winter activities in...
HOULTON, Maine — Lynda Henderson of Houlton said on Thursday that she was so excited when she received her first pair of snowshoes for Christmas. “My friends at work all had been talking to me over the...
View ArticleIMF, UN officials, 3 Americans among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack
KABUL — A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the heart of the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing 21 people including three United Nations staff and the...
View ArticleSmelt fisherman attracts 911 calls after walking out onto Penobscot River ice...
BREWER, Maine — Several 911 calls reporting a man on the ice were made Saturday afternoon after a Bangor man decided to go fishing for smelts on the Penobscot River’s ice shelf, said Brewer police Cpl....
View ArticleJohnson propels Albany men’s basketball team past UMaine
ORONO, Maine — If there was a hole in the University of Maine’s defense on Saturday afternoon, Gary Johnson found it. The senior guard enjoyed a career day, slashing his way into the paint on his way...
View ArticleDominating second half carries Albany past UMaine women’s basketball team
ALBANY, N.Y. — The University of Maine women’s basketball team (9-9, 3-2 America East) trailed by four to first-place Albany (14-3, 4-0 AE) at the half but the Great Danes were able to pull away in the...
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