The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) operates backcountry lodges in the Moosehead Lake region of Maine near Greenville. In winter, visitors reach the lodges by skiing in, and snowshoeing is also popular on nearby trails. The trip is ideal for those who are moderately athletic, game to test their cross-country or snowshoeing skills, and not averse […]
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2012 ties warmest year on record in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — The National Weather Service says 2012 is going into the record books. Portland’s average temperature for the year came in at 49.2 degrees, tying 2010 as the city’s warmest year on record. Temperatures are recorded at the Portland International Jetport, where records have been logged since 1940. The weather service says 2012 […]
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Board to hear application for charter school in Harpswell
HARPSWELL (AP) — The Maine Charter School Commission is scheduled to hear the application for a new charter school in Harpswell. Harpswell Coastal Academy plans to open in September as a grade 6-12 school, but with an initial enrollment of 40 to 80 students in grades 6 and 9. It is one of five charter […]
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Antique cars destroyed in Winterport fire
WINTERPORT (AP) — Authorities say a garage fire in Winterport destroyed two antique vehicles, but the owner managed to get out before being hurt. Fire Chief Thomas Doe said the fire on Monroe Road started at about 4 p.m. Sunday when the homeowner was in the garage doing some work on the cars. Doe told […]
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Driver distracted by cellphone flips van in Bangor
BANGOR — A driver distracted by his cellphone struck a snowbank and utility pole on Saturday evening, flipping his van onto its side and snarling traffic on Broadway in the area of the Interstate 95 offramp, according to police. Justin Maynard, 26, of Eddington drifted to the right while driving north on Broadway, Sgt. Bob […]
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Maine gas prices up 2 cents
AUGUSTA (AP) — The cost of gas is on the rise again. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price of a gallon of gas in Maine rose more than two cents in the past week to $3.54. The site surveys more than 1,200 Maine gas stations. The price of gas in Maine […]
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Maine constitutional officials to take oaths
AUGUSTA (AP) — Janet Mills and Matthew Dunlap will return to their previous jobs as attorney general and secretary of state respectively as Maine’s three constitutional officers are sworn in by Gov. Paul LePage. The third, Neria Douglass, takes over as state treasurer as term limits bring her service as Maine auditor to an end. […]
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Argument for gun-control legislation continues
The re-energized cry for gun-control legislation was inevitable. It would have come to the forefront with or without the shocking school massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town, Conn. Weeks before Sandy Hook, the re-election of President Obama, who once smugly derided those of us who “cling to our guns and our […]
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College Hockey: Mercyhurst stops Maine’s modest win streak
ORONO — Sophomore forward Chris Bodo tallied his nation-leading seventh power-play goal of the year late in the third period Saturday night in front of 3,530 fans at Alfond Arena as the Mercyhurst men’s ice hockey team defeated Maine, 5-2. Mercyhurst improved to 9-7-1 overall (7-3-0 in Atlantic Hockey) with the win. Maine fell to […]
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Red Claws lose on late free throw
PORTLAND – The Maine Red Claws dropped a heartbreaker to the visiting Canton Charge, 92-91, on Saturday night when Canton’s Kyle Gibson was fouled with 1.1 seconds on the clock and converted one of his free throws to give the Charge the narrow victory. The loss, combined with an Erie win in Springfield, dropped the […]