State Championship Speech and Debate to be Live Streamed by MPA
The Maine Principals Association in conjunction with the Maine Forensic Association will be Live Streaming this weekend’s State Championship Speech and Debate Tournament at Brunswick High School....
View ArticleDivision I newcomer UMass Lowell beats slumping UMaine men’s basketball team
BANGOR, Maine — The struggles continued Thursday night for the University of Maine men’s basketball team. The Black Bears were unable to limit UMass Lowell’s penetration and the hosts failed to execute...
View ArticleBodine propels UMaine women’s basketball team by UMass Lowell for 10th win
LOWELL, Mass. — Lauren Bodine hit 6 of 8 3-point shots and finished with 20 points to carry the Maine Black Bears by the UMass Lowell River Hawks 75-66 in the first ever women’s basketball matchup...
View ArticlePotato storage shed on fire in Fort Kent
FORT KENT, Maine — Departments from multiple towns were at the scene of a major fire Thursday night east of downtown Fort Kent. According to firefighters at the scene, the fire at the packing shed on...
View ArticleMonthly Book Sale at the Blue Hill Library
The Friends of Blue Hill Public Library will hold their first-Saturday-of-the-month book sale on February 1st in the Library’s basement “book nook” from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. There are over a thousand...
View ArticleJack’s First Brook Trout
“We are going ice fishing today!” For weeks, those were the first words that came out of Jackson’s mouth the minute he woke up. Anyone with a three year old knows that it’s not a great idea to mention...
View ArticleJudge convicts Chelsea man on three domestic violence charges
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Chelsea man has been found guilty of three domestic violence offenses, about four months after the victim was arrested on a material witness warrant because she reportedly said she...
View ArticleFreedom Fest 2014 to be featured in Thunder Press Magazine
Fort Kent, Maine, January 24, 2014: Freedom Fest 2014 will be featured in Thunder Press Magazine. www.Thunderpress.net http://calendar.thunderpress.net/event/freedom-fest-2014 A contributor for Thunder...
View ArticleDear Mrs. Huckabee: Girlfriend I don’t know how you put up with that man!
Seriously, don’t you want to sit down over a cup of coffee, who am I kidding, a glass of wine, and talk to the wives of some of these politicians. I want to know what these ladies are thinking? I want...
View ArticleStolen Battery Cores
If you are a business that buys battery cores please confirm that the battery cores are not stolen. Person or persons have been removing battery cores off private property or in a more recent case,...
View ArticleFreedom Fest 2014 to be featured in Thunder Press Magazine
Fort Kent, Maine, January 24, 2014: Freedom Fest 2014 will be featured in Thunder Press Magazine. www.Thunderpress.net http://calendar.thunderpress.net/event/freedom-fest-2014 A contributor for Thunder...
View ArticleThree dead in shooting at mall in Maryland, police say
COLUMBIA, Md. — Three people died in a shooting at a large shopping mall outside Baltimore on Saturday, including the suspected gunman who apparently killed himself, police said. Howard County police...
View ArticleFort Kent Police Chief Kenneth ‘Doody’ Michaud stepping down
Fort Kent’s “Doody” Michaud talks about 48 years as a town cop as he prepares to retire at the end of April.
View ArticleAfter 48 years on the job, Fort Kent’s Chief ‘Doody’ is stepping down
FORT KENT, Maine — Anyone who has spent any time at all living or driving in Fort Kent is well familiar with the “Doody nod.” From behind the steering wheel of his cruiser, Police Chief Kenneth “Doody”...
View ArticleWescott not selected as US Olympic men’s snowboardcross team nominated
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association on Saturday nominated its 2014 Olympic men’s snowboardcross team, and for the first time since the event became part of the Winter Games in 2006 Maine’s Seth...
View ArticleCentral Aroostook wins Class D cheering regional; Machias is runner-up
BANGOR, Maine — For the Central Aroostook High School cheering team, Saturday’s Class D regional championships marked a return to normalcy. The Panthers, who won five consecutive state championships...
View ArticleMaine drops a big two points to arch-rival UNH
Maine moves into a tie for fourth place with UNH after losing at the Whittemore Center 3-2 Friday night. UNH set the tone from the beginning as they managed to score just 47 seconds in. Marty was way...
View ArticleThirty-two presumed dead in Quebec seniors’ home fire
L’ISLE-VERTE, Quebec — Thirty-two people are presumed to have died in the fire that swept through a retirement residence in the Canadian province of Quebec on Thursday, police said on Saturday. Eight...
View ArticleCause of Fort Kent potato shed fire may never be known
FORT KENT, Maine — Officials are no closer to determining the cause of a fire that leveled a potato shed this week and say due to the intensity of the blaze, they may never know how it started. The...
View ArticleCrashes piling up across Penobscot County as snow falls Saturday
BANGOR, Maine — Emergency agencies across the county and state were dealing with dozens of vehicle crashes as snow piled up Saturday afternoon. Trooper Forrest Simpson of the Maine State Police said...
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