CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Winter is hanging on in northern New England, with temperatures staying low and a big snowstorm approaching the region. The National Weather Service says the snow is expected to start late Monday and pick up overnight. Snow will fall heavily at times Tuesday in much of New Hampshire, Vermont and western […]
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6-10 inches of snow on the way for Tuesday
CARIBOU – If you thought the warm temperatures last week were a sign of spring’s early arrival, think again. Another snowstorm of 6-10 inches is on course to hit the Down East area on Tuesday afternoon and spread northward into Aroostook County by Tuesday night and perhaps into Wednesday, said Vic Nouhan, a forecaster with […]
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Irish enjoy early start to St. Patrick’s Day thanks to new law
BANGOR — With her “Pinch me, I will punch you” green Irish T-shirt and a golden ale in her hand, Amy Douglass sat in Paddy Murphy’s Irish pub on Sunday morning measuring just how far from Kansas she has come. “I have never been up this early in my life. I am totally not kidding,” […]
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Maine Catholics enthusiastic about new pope
ELLSWORTH — At St. Joseph Catholic Church on the corner of High and Main streets, the parish priest and parishioners both noted that it has been an exciting week for Catholics. The Rev. Scott Mower remarked at the start of the service how the election of Pope Francis to replace the now Pope-emeritus Benedict comes […]
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How our good governor saved St. Patrick’s Day
(A fable in several parts) Ah, our governor was in fine fettle Thursday afternoon, putting pen to paper while offering — symbolically, of course — a pint of Guinness to his antagonists in the Legislature. At last, Mainers could begin their pub crawls at 6 a.m. on Sundays, but only on days when, like today, […]
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College roundup: Maine stops Stony Brook
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The University of Maine baseball team defeated defending America East champion Stony Brook 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in an America East opener. Maine improves to 10-11 on the season and 1-0 in America East play, while Stony Brook falls to 5-11, 0-1 in conference play. Maine took a 1-0 lead in […]
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College roundup: Maine’s season ends with OT loss to UMass Lowell
For the third time in the past five years, the University of Maine hockey season ended in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Derek Arnold’s goal 1:40 into overtime Friday night nudged host and top seed UMass Lowell to a 2-1 victory over No. 8 Maine at Tsongas Arena, giving the River a sweep of the best-of-three […]
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Worker who set fire to sub sentenced to 17 years
PORTLAND (AP) — A shipyard worker who set fire to rags aboard a nuclear submarine because he wanted to go home was sentenced to a little more than 17 years in federal prison Friday for the blaze that transformed the vessel into a fiery furnace, injured seven people and caused about $450 million in damage. […]
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Police get OK to keep rifles in Brunswick schools
BRUNSWICK — The School Board voted 7-1 Wednesday night to allow the high school and junior high school resource officers to store their military-style semi-automatic rifles in their school offices. The board also unanimously approved a resolution opposing Gov. Paul LePage’s proposals to shift teacher retirement costs to local school departments and fill the state […]
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Bowdoin dorm plan moves forward
BRUNSWICK (AP) — Brunswick’s Planning Board has approved a zoning change that opens the door for Bowdoin College to convert a former assisted-living facility near campus to student housing. The college agreed late last year to buy the building on Harpswell Road, but needed the town to change the zoning to turn it into a […]