Aaron Leo Laws
WEST ENFIELD – Aaron Leo Laws, 34, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 16, 2012. He was born March 16, 1978, in Bangor, the son of Leo Mushero and Janice Laws. Aaron loved playing video games, collecting...
View ArticleDomenick J. Flacco
SPRINGVALE – Domenick J. Flacco, 64, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at Goodall Hospital, Sanford. He was born Sept. 14, 1948, in Foxboro, Mass., a son of Joseph and Lorraine (Marland) Flacco. In...
View ArticleRaymond O. Smith
JONESPORT – Raymond O. Smith, 94, a lifetime resident of Jonesport, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, surrounded by his family in Ellsworth. A complete obituary with visiting hours and services...
View ArticleHelen C. Lewis
NEWPORT – Helen Caroline Lewis, 71, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 at her residence. She was born Dec. 10, 1941, in Pittsfield, a daughter of Leamon “Lee” and Vutes P. (Stotelmyer)...
View ArticleMLB roundup: Angels ship Morales to Mariners for Vargas
The Los Angeles Angels, who needed to clear a spot in the lineup, found a willing trade partner in the Seattle Mariners, a team in need of an offensive boost. The result was the Wednesday deal that...
View ArticleDepartment of Marine Resources sets meeting schedule for Maine lobster fishery
ELLSWORTH, Maine — State officials have scheduled a series of meetings next month along the coast to hear suggestions from fishermen about the future of Maine’s lobster fishery. The lobster fishery,...
View ArticlePenn State voted AP sports story of year again
NEW YORK — The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. The news broke in...
View ArticlePoinsettia Bowl 20-plus years in the making
The Poinsettia Bowl is a matchup more than 20 years in the making. In 1991, new Oregon State defensive coordinator Rocky Long approached first-year head coach Jerry Pettibone about a Beavers graduate...
View ArticleRed Sox look for innings in Dempster
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought in Ryan Dempster. He’s pitched at least 200 innings in four of the past five seasons, impressive to general manager Ben Cherington but...
View ArticleParents of Bangor High hockey players won’t seek coach’s reinstatement
BANGOR, Maine — Parents of many of the Bangor High School hockey team members have decided not to pursue a meeting with the Bangor school board to ask that Denis Collins be reinstated as head coach....
View ArticlePolice check possible threat against schools in York, Cumberland counties
PORTLAND, Maine — Police are investigating a rumor spread on Facebook that someone intends to do harm in high schools in Cumberland and York counties on Dec. 21, a school official announced Wednesday....
View ArticleAudit spotlights previous problems in Newport-area school district
NEWPORT, Maine — Regional School Unit 19 Superintendent Greg Potter said nothing surprised him after seeing an auditor’s report for the district’s previous school year. The report prepared by Brantner,...
View ArticleU.S. fungal meningitis outbreak could have been much worse, says CDC
CHICAGO — As bad as the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak has been, so far infecting 620 people in 19 states and killing 39 of them, it could have been a lot worse, U.S. health officials said on...
View ArticleCollege roundup, men’s basketball: Bates 66, Washington & Lee 61
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bates first-year Mike Boornazian scored a game- and season-high 20 points, hitting four 3-pointers in a span of 1:06 late in the second half, to lead the Bobcats to a 66-61...
View ArticleOn Deck: Dec. 20, 2012
BASEBALL USM Holiday Clinic At Gorham, the University of Southern Maine baseball team will host a holiday clinic featuring Ryan Flaherty of the Baltimore Orioles on Dec. 28 at the USM Field House, USM...
View ArticleLocal sports results for Dec. 19, 2012
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL Girls Basketball Acadia Christian at East Grand, 4 p.m. Central Aroostook at Ashland, 7 p.m. Cony at Erskine, 7 p.m. Forest Hills at Buckfield, 5 p.m. Hall-Dale at Carrabec, 7...
View ArticleYork board chairwoman again offers to resign in police station flap
YORK, Maine — During another heated debate Monday on the stalled police station project, Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Mary Andrews for the second time offered to resign if members had no confidence in...
View ArticleNew Program Helps Uninsured & Underinsured Diabetics
It’s no secret that diabetes is very expensive to properly manage. Some sources say the average diabetic spends nearly double in healthcare costs each year than a non-diabetic. An organization in the...
View ArticlePierce scores 40 points to lead Celtics over Cavaliers
BOSTON — Paul Pierce certainly showed he has a lot more left in his game. The 35-year old Pierce became the oldest player in Celtics history to score 40 points in a regulation game, carrying Boston to...
View ArticleNew Frosh Foreign Players Not Working Out So Well So Far For UMaine BB Teams
The great Foreign Exchange recruiting plan for the JUMaine Mens and Womens Basketball Teams has not worked out as well as it was supposed to have by now with the men at 208 andnthe women at 1-9. The...
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