UMaine System budget shortfall prompts president of Orono campus to send...
BANGOR, Maine — The president of the University of Maine sent a letter to faculty and other employees on Friday warning them of impending budget cuts on the Orono campus stemming from a $36 million...
View ArticleWaterville Prompto manager charged with reckless conduct for allegedly...
WATERVILLE, Maine — The manager of a Kennedy Memorial Drive oil change business is facing a felony gun charge after he allegedly pulled out a loaded handgun, activated its laser sight and pointed it at...
View ArticleTourney 2014 Update – Session 1 on Saturday Morning Feb. 22
Eastern Maine Class D girls final between Van Buren Crusaders and the Washburn Beavers at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Washburn won the contest 74-51. Also during...
View ArticlePreview of IBU Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships in Presque Isle
Athletes from 31 countries arriving in Presque Isle for IBU Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships
View ArticleOlympics: politics, profits and cheating triumph over its ideals
Political rivalries, the profit drive and cheating are all too characteristic of the Olympics. Russia, as host of the 2014 Winter Games and seeking to regain its prime place in the world, has sought to...
View Article2014 Baseball Season in Maine and “Was Baseball Really Invented in Maine??”
Maine baseball is pretty much here, and its a great thing to do in Maine. In fact Maine has hosted baseball games since the 1800′s - Check out a book called “Was Baseball Really Invented in Maine”...
View ArticleAthletes from 31 countries arriving in Presque Isle for IBU Youth/Junior...
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — With less than a week to go before the start of the IBU Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships, teams are arriving from around the globe to train at the host venue. More than...
View ArticleCurrier, Team USA 16th in men’s Olympic biathlon relay
SOCHI, Russia – Stockholm native Russell Currier, earned a 16th-place finish Saturday in the team’s final event of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Team USA, consisting of Currier, Lowell Bailey...
View ArticleFree throws carry Stony Brook to victory over UMaine women’s basketball team
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The Stony Brook Seawolves made a living at the foul line, converting 25 of 32 free throws Saturday afternoon on their way to a 73-65 America East women’s basketball victory over the...
View ArticleTwo cars crash near site of Eastern Maine basketball finals in Bangor
BANGOR, Maine — Two vehicles were involved in an accident early Saturday evening on Buck Street near West Broadway as the Eastern Maine basketball finals were being played at the Cross Insurance...
View ArticleMelmed’s late heroics lift Old Town boys basketball team past Caribou for...
BANGOR, Maine — Garvey Melmed’s primary role Saturday afternoon was one of defender, guarding Caribou High School standout Dayne Savage as the focus of Old Town’s box-and-one set. But when the Coyotes...
View ArticlePoland upsets Greely for Western Class B boys title; Lake Region wins Western...
PORTLAND — Poland Regional High School shocked its corner of the basketball world Saturday, rallying from a 19-point deficit to win the Class B West boys title for the first time in school history,...
View ArticleWorld’s top drug trafficker arrested in Mexico, US official says
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the man who supplied more illegal drugs to the United States than anyone else on Earth, was captured by the Mexican military without a shot Saturday...
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