Jaron Grayer, left, and Kayon Whitaker photograph the championship trophy during a gathering at Sea Dog Brewery Company in Bangor on Sunday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald Photo) BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made […]
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The Hot Corner: Are football championship blowouts a problem?
In the interest of full disclosure, I didn’t watch a single moment of the Maine high school football state championships, as for the first time since my leaving that fair, snow-banked state, there was no free option to do so. That being said, it’s apparent from the extensive social media attention in my circle that: […]
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College Basketball: Mayo taking one last ride at EKU
Eastern Kentucky’s Nick Mayo shoots past the defense of Louisville’s Jaylen Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., in 2016 (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Nick Mayo had a big decision to make. His junior season at Eastern Kentucky complete, with the Ohio Valley Conference tournament underway without the […]
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People You Know: Kay Warren & the magic of theater
LEWISTON — Nakesha “Kay” Warren was in a high school theater class where they’d never actually performed any theater when a new, long-term substitute walked in and asked what the day’s plans were. “(The kids told her), ‘We’re playing cards today,’ and she was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no,’” remembers Warren, 37. The substitute took […]
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Scouts serve community dinner in Rumford
Sisters Shawnee, left, and Makala Worcester of Girl Scout Troop 498 serve pie Sunday at the free community dinner in Rumford. Brooklynn Webster serves pie to Billy McPhail at the free community dinner Sunday in Rumford. George Byam is one about 250 people to enjoy the free community dinner Sunday in Rumford. Jacob True Jr., […]
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Androscoggin Bank's $25K for Kids grant goes to New Beginnings
The Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation has named New Beginnings the 2018 recipient of its annual $25K for Kids grant. The award was presented at the MainStreet Foundation’s annual meeting Nov. 15. Sharing in the presentation, from left: Lacey Donle, outreach program coordinator; Danylle Carson, vice president of the New Beginnings Board and a lawyer at […]
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L.L. Bean finding Japan a good fit
TOKYO — It’s a busy fall morning in the center of the world’s largest city, so naturally an 11-foot-tall Maine Hunting Shoe is driving down Sotobori-dori, one of the throbbing arteries of Ginza, the city’s upscale shopping district. “I really didn’t arrange that,” Hideki Hashiramoto, a senior manager at L.L. Bean International, tells the reporter […]
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Maine's ranked-choice system likely to be adopted by other states
Maine made history Thursday when it became the first state to elect a representative to Congress using a ranked-choice voting instant runoff. National election experts say the fact that the process went off without any technical hitches will give proponents of this type of electoral reform substantial traction in efforts to introduce the system in […]
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Mitchell, Jazz sweep season series from Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 28 points and six assists, bouncing back from one of his worst performances of the season and leading the Utah Jazz to a 98-86 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Ricky Rubio scored 20 points for Utah, which beat Boston for the second time in eight days […]
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A governor we can be proud of
It is about time that Maine will finally have a governor that residents can be proud of, one who abides by the will of the people expressed at the ballot box. Governor-elect Janet Mills said the tone and the message coming from inside the governor’s office is going to change dramatically and in a positive […]