Sports briefs for Jan. 19, 2014
Canucks coach Tortorella to meet with league over brawl Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella is scheduled to have an in-person hearing with the NHL on Monday stemming from Saturday night’s brawl,...
View ArticleState’s forensic anthropologist uses bones, science to tell a dead person’s...
ORONO, Maine — You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their bones. Marcella Sorg, forensic anthropologist for the Maine medical examiner’s office, does forensic skeletal investigations using...
View ArticleManning outduels Pats’ Brady, leads Broncos to Super Bowl
DENVER — Peyton Manning led six scoring drives, finishing two with touchdown passes and the Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 26-16 Sunday in the AFC final to advance to the Super Bowl for...
View ArticlePortland, Sanford police searching suspects in robberies
PORTLAND, Maine — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who robbed two separate CVS stores over the last week, Portland police Assistant Chief Vern Malloch said in a Saturday news...
View ArticleWilliam ‘Bill’ Belanger
PLANTSVILLE, Conn., and PRESQUE ISLE – William “Bill” Belanger, 86, of Presque Isle, and Plantsville, Conn., passed away Jan. 16, 2014, at The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General....
View ArticleErin Jessica Lindsay
HOULTON – Erin Jessica (Kilpatrick) Lindsay, 42, beloved daughter of Nancy Kilpatrick of Houlton and Gene and his wife Jay Kilpatrick of Mapleton passed away peacefully at a Bangor hospital on Jan. 18,...
View ArticleGordon L. McCue
WATERVILLE – Gordon died peacefully at home early Saturday morning, Jan. 18, 2014, with his wife by his side as a result of an ongoing medical complication following surgery last March. Gordon was born...
View Article(Audrey) Helen Young
ORONO – Helen Young, born Aug. 25, 1917, died Jan. 6, 2014, in Orono. She was the daughter of Gertrude and Harry London of Dorchester, Mass. Helen sadly lost her parents to the influenza pandemic at...
View ArticleWhat sparks a commitment to social justice? On Bill Cohen, Martin Luther King...
During the Civil Rights era, blacks and Jews had a close, even special relationship. Rabbis and other Jewish leaders supported and marched with black civil rights leaders. Jews worked for change,...
View ArticleAcadia National Park concessioner calls bid evaluation a ‘sham,’ will pursue...
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Calling the bid evaluation process a “sham,” a local firm that lost the Acadia National Park concessions contract last fall, after decades of providing retail and food services in...
View ArticleMars Hill man arrested in connection with burglary, assault
MARS HILL, Maine — A 22-year-old Mars Hill man has been arrested and charged in connection with a burglary at an apartment in Mars Hill on Saturday. Deputies responded just after 1:30 p.m. when a...
View ArticleMiyake Diner opens tonight
Back in July 2013, I reported on Masa Miyake’s plans to open his third Japanese restaurant in Portland. After some delays, Miyake Diner will open Monday night, according to Miyake’s blog. The new...
View ArticleOxford Networks’ shareholder calls proposed deal ‘obscene’
LEWISTON, Maine — Some shareholders of Oxford Networks are speaking out about the proposed deal revealed last week in which a Canadian private equity firm would acquire the telecommunications company....
View ArticleGun access tied to greater suicide, murder risk, study reveals
NEW YORK — People may have heightened risks of dying from suicide and murder if they own or have access to a gun, according to a new analysis of previous research. Researchers found people who lived in...
View ArticleVan Buren Boys Basketball 38 at Southern Aroostook Community School 64
At Dyer Brook, Cameron Landry led Southern Aroostook with 19 points as the Warriors defeated the Crusaders of Van Buren. Nolan Altvater added 17 points and Cody Lassonde chipped in with 13. Van Buren’s...
View ArticleSearsport Boys Basketball 36 at Stearns 87
At Millinocket, Seth Brown led 5 Stearns players in double-figures with 17 points as the Minutemen defeated the Searsport Vikings. Marc Mornault scored 15 points and Ryan Hallett added 13 points....
View ArticleMarchand scores twice as Bruins edge Kings
BOSTON — The confidence, missing at the start of the season, clearly is back in Brad Marchand’s game. “When bounces are going your way you get more confidence. I think that’s all that it is,” the...
View ArticleUSM bids spring students welcome
To kick off the spring semester, several students donned bright blue and yellow scarves to signal to new students that they were welcome ambassadors for USM. These 50 volunteers, primarily from the...
View ArticleUSM budget gap estimate widens
In the weeks between the initial presentation of USM’s budget on Nov. 15 and Dec. 9, when the estimate was revised, the structural gap between the funds available and the funds required to keep the...
View ArticleBailey flood washed clean
USM’s libraries don’t normally close for long weekends, but over the Martin Luther King Day weekend, Gorham’s Bailey Hall Library took advantage of the lack of classes to make some much needed repairs....
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