Presque Isle library budget cuts force changes
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — During the past two years, the Mark and Emily Turner Library has undergone a face lift. In 2010, a California benefactor donated more than $1 million to the facility, which...
View ArticleHusson students release balloons, prayers in memory of Newtown victims
Husson University students, many of them Kappa Delta Phi members, let go balloons carrying prayers at the university on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The event was to remember the victims of the school...
View Article“Bud” Reed, who helped build Reed & Reed, dies at age 82
WOOLWICH, Maine — Over the course of his life, Carlton Day Reed helped build one of Maine’s best known construction companies, and served in both chambers of the Maine Legislature, including a stint as...
View ArticleEquity firm to sell investment in Bushmaster
U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management said Tuesday it would immediately begin selling its investment in gunmaker Freedom Group in light of last week’s school shooting in Connecticut....
View ArticlePawnshop’s help crucial to charges being filed in Lincoln thefts, police...
LINCOLN, Maine – Police Chief William Lawrence on Tuesday said help from a local pawnshop was crucial to two people being charged in connection with thefts of goods, totaling $12,000 in value, from...
View ArticleIcy roads cause accidents in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Maine ― Slippery conditions caused by light snowfall caused two accidents that stalled traffic on West Broadway and Penobscot Valley Avenue late Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported,...
View ArticleBangor High players defend former hockey coach, admit, ‘Some kids made bad...
BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor High School hockey team isn’t going to dwell on the resignation of coach Denis Collins although three of the seniors passionately defended their coach before Tuesday’s...
View Article5 picked for group to examine child welfare practices that split Native...
INDIAN ISLAND, Maine — An unsettling piece of Maine’s history will be examined closely during the next three years by five people selected to investigate church and government assimilation practices...
View ArticleGiants need Eli Manning to lead them back
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning initially built this season around one simple premise: improvement. He challenged the reigning Super Bowl champions to look in the mirror and get better...
View ArticleLeahy sworn in as Senate president pro tempore following death of Sen. Inouye
WASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., formally assumed a position in the presidential line of succession Tuesday, becoming the Senate pro tempore after the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii. Vice...
View ArticleMaine high schools use mostly school buses, not motor coaches, for long trips
HERMON, Maine — Maine high schools are using the familiar yellow school bus to transport their athletic teams, for the most part, even for long-distance trips. The use of motor coaches, such as those...
View ArticleRed-hot Broncos see room to improve on finishing off wins
It’s not that the Denver Broncos are obsessed with running up the score, but their defense would like to show a better finishing kick than it has in recent weeks. For the seventh time in the last eight...
View ArticleLocal sports results for Dec. 18, 2012
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY Bangor at Brewer, 7 p.m. Cony at Winthrop, 4 p.m. Falmouth at Lewiston, 7:20 p.m. Hampden at Old Town, 6:45 p.m. Messalonskee at Lawrence, 6:20 p.m. GIRLS...
View ArticleHainsey looking for NHL labor talks to resume soon
NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey is getting antsy. Not only is he anxious to get back to the bargaining table with the NHL, he really wants to be on the ice with his teammates. Just not...
View ArticleGeorgia men’s basketball defeats Mercer University
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 17 points as host Georgia snapped a three-game losing streak with a 58-49 men’s basketball victory over Mercer on Tuesday night. Charles Mann added 10 points and the...
View ArticleFree community-wide Christmas meal
Breaking Bread Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry is celebrating the holiday season by giving a meal to the community. Breaking Bread to host community-wide Christmas meal at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec 23, in the...
View ArticleGilpin, Norris help unbeaten Hampden boys basketball team rout Lawrence
HAMPDEN, Maine — After winning their previous two games by an average of 48 points, the Hampden Academy boys basketball team was anticipating being tested by a highly regarded Lawrence of Fairfield...
View ArticleChristmas Meal Beer Pairings
Well it’s almost time for another Holiday meal; I hope if you read my Thanksgiving Pairings post and tried any of the beers I recommended that you enjoyed them. I decided to do a second holiday...
View ArticleHow Diabetes Symptoms can be reversed
Trouble begins when over indulgence in food (requiring an over-production of insulin) either leads to failure of the pancreas or cell damage (caused by over-production of insulin) in-turn leading to...
View ArticleMost Preferred Penny Stocks
Frankly, we are not sure what this means! A ‘most preferred penny stock’ for one investor might not be seen in the same light by another. Does the term ‘most preferred penny stock’ mean a stock that...
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