Madison, Forest Hills advance to Western Maine girls title contests
AUGUSTA, Maine — Kayla Bess scored all of her team-high 15 points in the third quarter on Thursday afternoon, helping spark No. 5 Madison to a 62-58 victory over eighth-seeded Dirigo of Dixfield in a...
View ArticleWells girls knock off previously unbeaten Spruce Mountain
PORTLAND, Maine — Eight seniors strong, Wells has that look in its eye this girls basketball postseason, one that combines confidence and talent with something that borders on fury. As was the case...
View ArticleMaine High School Basketball Tourney 2014 Update, Thursday Afternoon Session...
Scores and highlights from Afternoon Session 1 on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.
View ArticleDisaster drill set for Saturday in Union
UNION, Maine — The Union Fire/EMS and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office will be the lead agencies Saturday responding to a simulated aircraft crash that will occur in a remote hillside location off the...
View ArticleLee, Calais summary
LEE 61, CALAIS 57 (OT) Lee Academy (17-3) D. Peters 1-4 2-2 4, Chen 5-7 2-2 15, Wang 3-4 0-0 7, Fall 5-11 8-10 18, Tsoungui 5-8 3-4 13, Thurlow 0-0 0-0 0, K. Peters 1-1 2-4 4, Tung-Fang 0-5 0-2 0,...
View ArticleTV, radio sports schedule for Feb. 22-23, 2014
SATURDAY AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup, Daytona 500 final practice, 10 a.m., FS1-TV NASCAR Nationwide Series, DRIVE4COPD 300, 1:15 p.m., ESPN-TV; WNZS Veazie (1340 AM) radio; WOXO Norway (92.7 &...
View ArticleThree-pointer, clutch free throws help Lee boys edge Calais in overtime
BANGOR, Maine — Lee Academy boys basketball coach Randy Harris breathed a sigh of relief before preparing for overtime. Calais junior guard Andre Paul’s 3-pointer at the buzzer hit the backboard and...
View ArticleFreezing rain, thunderstorms headed for Maine
BANGOR, Maine — A line of rainshowers with embedded thunderstorms is expected to move from northern New Hampshire into parts of western Maine by Friday evening, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleHoulton boys knock off defending champion Penquis to reach Class C title game
BANGOR, Maine — The Houlton Shiretowners didn’t wait around to send a message that they planned to be back in the Eastern Maine championship game. Coach Rob Moran’s team pounded the ball inside early...
View ArticleOffice manager asks to join lawsuit against CDC alleging document shredding
A CDC office manager wants to join the whistle-blower lawsuit filed by a former Maine CDC division director. And the suit plans to accuse additional CDC officials — deputy director Christine Zukas and...
View Article‘Aisha’ and Her Community Helping Each Other
Would you want a therapy horse to keep doing her work? As a healthy and cooperative member of her team, that’s what ‘Aisha’ does. A majestic Brabant draft horse, she offers herself as a companion,...
View ArticlePlayers, coaches like Cross Insurance Center, but Bangor Auditorium will...
BANGOR, Maine — The new Cross Insurance Center has been well-received by the players, although the old Bangor Auditorium is still a special place for a lot of them. “This one is beautiful, but I liked...
View ArticleUkraine peace deal halts violence but crowds still angry
KIEV — A breakthrough peace deal for Ukraine halted two days of violence that had turned the center of the capital into a war zone and killed 77 people, bringing sweeping political change that met many...
View ArticleHoulton-Penquis boys summary
HOULTON 60, PENQUIS 44 Penquis (13-7) Lyford 9-21 4-5 23, Larrabee 2-5 0-0 5, Tarnozy 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 4-7 0-0 11, Larry 0-0 0-0 0, Sibert 1-1 0-0 3, Preble 1-1 0-2 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Artus 0-0 0-0...
View ArticleMom Envy
I have a snarky and super freaky-smart cousin who lives in Alabama. She has a sweet but chaotic brood of three children plus one husband. Every time I chat or text or Facebook with her I laugh and...
View ArticlePresident Paul Ferguson’s letter to UMaine employees
From: Office of Human Resources <hr-um@maine.edu> Date: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:27 PM Subject: President’s Letter to UMaine Community To: UM-EMPLOYEES@lists.maine.edu February 21, 2014 Dear...
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