Historically, hunting has always had its ceremonial aspects. The deer hunting club that I have enjoyed for almost 50 years has its unique rituals, mostly all-in-good-fun practices that, we like to think, set us apart from other deer camps, from the mountains of Oregon and the Dismal Swamp of Virginia to the fir thickets of […]
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On Skiing: High school championships highlight busy month
With February here we can look back on a lot of fine skiing up to this point and forward to a lot more to come. It’s true we have had some thaws, but the snow pack in the mountains is deep and just about every trail in the region is open. This is always a […]
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Library to hold Scrabble tourney AUGUSTA — A Scrabble tournament will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St. The snow date for this event is Saturday, Feb. 23. The tournament is being hosted by the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta. Preregistration is required. Interested folks can visit […]
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College hockey: Hawkey, Friars shut out Black Bears, 1-0
ORONO — The University of Maine was shutout for the fifth time this season, losing a 1-0 Hockey East game to 11th-ranked Providence College Friday night at Alfond Arena. Hayden Hawkey made 28 saves for his sixth shutout of the season, winning his 64th career game to tie the Providence record set by Mario Proulx […]
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Deficit spenders deny future unpleasantness
WASHINGTON — Let’s coin a new law of politics. Call it Neuman’s Law after Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine fame, whose philosophy is, “What, me worry?” Neuman’s Law postulates that there is never a good time to raise taxes or cut federal spending. This explains why, since 1961, the annual federal budget has been […]
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Indoor track: York sweeps Western Maine Conference titles
Nate Gendreau of Gray-New Gloucester High School competes in the long jump at the Western Maine Conference indoor track championships at the USM Field House on Friday. (Portland Press Herald photo by Brianna Soukup). GORHAM — Greely High distance running standout Marin Provencher could have been speaking for many of her fellow athletes at the […]
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H-1B program ripe for major overhaul
Americans don’t usually think of technical professionals as “guest workers,” yet at any one time, there are more than a half-million foreigners holding tech jobs in the U.S. They are here thanks to the H-1B visa program. H-1B, so the official spiel goes, addresses an alleged shortage of “highly skilled” Americans to fill jobs “requiring […]
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High school swimming: Erskine's Boudreau, Morse's Harper make waves at KVAC championships
Erskine Academy’s Eleanor Brown swims 500 meter freestyle during the KVAC B swim meet on Fridayat Bath Area Family YMCA. (Kennebec Journal photo by Joe Phelan) BATH — Nina Boudreau knew every second could make the difference. And as it turned out, every second did. Boudreau, a senior from Erskine, held off rival Kayla Payson […]
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Unified basketball: Greyhounds race past Falcons
LISBON — Dawson Martel poured in 14 points to lead Lisbon to a 58-25 victory over Mountain Valley in Unified basketball action on Friday. Lynn Feely and Michael Farrington added 10 points each for Lisbon (3-1), while Misty Coleman (eight points), Austin Levesque (four points), Kristy Coleman and Kendrick Patten (six points each) all had […]
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Local quilter accepted to national quilt competition
NEW HOPE, Pa. — Leather quilt artist Linda Deming of Pownal, Maine has been accepted in the 2019 Pride & Joy Quilt Competition at the 13th annual Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. The festival will take place Feb. 28 to March 3 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia. Deming’s leather quilt, “Fly Like an […]