ARAMARK adds local flavor to Portland dining
Students who regularly find themselves having to grab a quick bite to eat in the Woodbury Campus Center between classes or before they catch the bus will have quite a few new options this semester, as...
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Men’s Hockey USM ties Skidmore late 2-2 The men’s hockey team came back after being down 2-0 early to tie the game in the third. Neither team scored in overtime, giving the team their fifth tie of the...
View ArticleLocal Review: Farewell Drifters following played-out trend
Tomorrow Forever, set to be released next Tuesday, shows The Farewell Drifters in the midst of development. The tracks off of Tomorrow Forever stick close to the folk-rock sound that has risen to...
View Article50 years in education
By: Robert McClure At 75, George Burk stands over six feet tall, a gentle giant whose size is only outdone by his kind nature and love for teaching. And now, after nearly 50 years of teaching, USM...
View ArticleShead Girls Basketball 44 at DIS 34
At Deer Isle, Kristina Jamieson had a solid performance with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals to lead the Tigers past Deer Isle-Stonington. Holly Preston added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3...
View ArticleOld Town Girls Basketball 48 at Mattanawcook 37
At Lincoln on Monday, Old Town erased a six-point halftime deficit by outscoring Mattanawcook Academy 30-13 in the second half to gain the victory. The Coyotes were led by Lauren Martin with 20 points....
View ArticlePenobscot Valley Boys Basketball 21 at Dexter 61
At Dexter, the Tigers placed 11 players in the scoring column on their way to a win over Penobscot Valley of Howland. Trevor Fogarty led Dexter with 23 points through the first three quarters. Matt...
View ArticleInterstate 395-Route 9 connector won’t be built in the next 3 years
AUGUSTA, Maine — The man overseeing the proposed Interstate 395-Route 9 connector announced last week that the project is not on the Maine Department of Transportation’s work plan for the next three...
View ArticleFormer USM student body president arrested for arson
Former USM student body president, resident assistant and fraternity member TJ Williams was arrested at the home of his parents in Mexico, ME on Monday on two counts of arson. According to a statement...
View ArticleCountry’s first circus college, part of $100 million Portland development,...
PORTLAND, Maine — The start date for a fledgling circus college on Thompson’s Point is still up in the air, but in some respects, the circus has already come to town. Several times a week, young...
View ArticleCountry show cancelled at Cross Insurance Center
BANGOR, Maine — Country singer-songwriter Justin Moore has cancelled his March 7 performance at the Cross Insurance Center, citing a scheduling conflict, according to a Tuesday press release from the...
View ArticleBethel native not selected for Olympic ski moguls squad
Just two men were nominated Tuesday to represent the United States in ski moguls at the Sochi Winter Olympics next month. Bethel native Troy Murphy was not one of them. The 21-year-old graduate of...
View ArticleWawrinka stuns defending champion Djokovic
MELBOURNE — Stanislas Wawrinka brought a dramatic end to Novak Djokovic’s quest for a fourth successive Australian Open title in the quarterfinals on Tuesday when he finally found a way to beat the...
View ArticleBP Holdings Management: Getting to Know BPHM
What kind of people manages Bally Price Holdings Management? What type of leadership do they use? These are honest and sincere questions. Let us get some answers using BPHM’s very own words: BPHM takes...
View ArticleBangor Public Library sells off ‘little pieces of Bangor’ with copper roof...
BANGOR, Maine — Architect Frank Lloyd Wright used it. So did the ancient Egyptians. The Statue of Liberty is covered in it. And the roof of the Bangor Public Library, one of the most iconic buildings...
View Article$1 billion offered for perfect NCAA bracket
Turns out, there is a price for perfection. Mortgage lender Quicken Loans is teaming up with Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway to offer a chance at a $1 billion prize for completing a perfect NCAA...
View ArticleReport: Patriots’ Aqib Talib not seriously injured
Cornerback Aqib Talib was not seriously injured in Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos, according to MassLive.com. Talib, named to the 2013 All-Pro team, suffered no structural damage to his knee in...
View ArticleDemocrat Steve Woods jumps into race for state Senate seat being vacated by...
Steve Woods, the Yarmouth-based businessman who in the past two years has launched unsuccessful bids to be governor and U.S. Senator, announced Tuesday that he now has set his sights on the state...
View ArticleJefferson man found dead after Union crash
UNION, Maine — A 37-year-old Jefferson man was dead at the scene of a Tuesday afternoon car crash. Knox County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tim Carroll said that it is not clear whether a medical...
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