ORONO — As the mental and physical scars left over from Jared Turcotte’s lost 2009 football season fade, a sign of how much his life has changed in 2010 is just a rolled-up shirt sleeve away. The tattoo above his right bicep is hard to miss. It reads “Family First,” and it is a permanent […]
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Phish concert jumper from Maine faces NY criminal charges
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Maine man who was injured after leaping from the upper deck at Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater has surrendered to face reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct charges. Luke Duplessis was awaiting arraignment Friday in Hempstead, N.Y. It was not immediately clear whether the 30-year-old Old Town, Maine, resident was represented […]
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Taylor Swift in Maine for television special
KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — Country music star Taylor Swift is back in Maine for a half-hour television special on CMT to introduce her new music video that was shot in Maine. The cable network show will air Friday night from an undisclosed location in Kennebunk. Swift shot the video “Mine” last month in Maine. The […]
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NTSB: Floatplane gear down in fatal Maine crash
ROCKWOOD, Maine (AP) — A preliminary report says all four wheels of a floatplane were down when it crashed on Maine’s Moosehead Lake and killed the pilot. Telford Allen II was killed Aug. 1 when he attempted to land his plane in front of his home in Rockwood. The 64-year-old Allen, the founder of Telford […]
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Maine collector sends WWII skull home to Japan
HOLDEN, Maine (AP) — A Maine memorabilia collector says a World War II-era skull with the words “1945 Jap Skull Okinawa” written on it is on its way back to Japan for a proper burial. Ralph McLeod of Holden says representatives of the Japanese government took possession of the skull on Thursday. McLeod tells the […]
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Jenkins should re-examine his decision to run
We like and admire John Jenkins. In fact, we’ve never met anyone who didn’t. Jenkins is about as popular a politician as you will find in the Twin Cities. But any decision to run for governor should be based upon way more than the number of Facebook friends a man can acquire in 45 days. […]
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Maine Senate approves 75 of governor’s nominees
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate approved dozens of nominations by Gov. John Baldacci to Cabinet and judicial posts as well as numerous boards and commissions, pausing for debate only briefly Wednesday on the appointment of Kurt Adams to the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Winning unanimous confirmation votes were Ellen Schneiter […]
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Maine football: Ervin a money-maker on special teams
ORONO — Levi Ervin never saw the hit coming. A knee to the back of the head sent the University of Maine linebacker and special teams maven into an unconscious lurch. Like a prize fighter, he ultimately collapsed and hit his head on the Carrier Dome turf, which knocked him out again. Ervin’s teammates carried […]
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Tides power Coast Guard in Eastport
EASTPORT, Maine (AP) — Coast Guard officials say a Coast Guard station in eastern Maine is the first federal facility anywhere to use tidal power as an energy source. Coast Guard Capt. James McPherson is being joined by Gov. John Baldacci and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud on Tuesday to celebrate the launch of tidal power […]
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5 pulled from sea near Maine-Canada border
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, New Brunswick (AP) — Rescue officials in the United States and Canada say five people were pulled from the Atlantic Ocean after their vessel capsized off Canada’s Campobello Island. The U.S. and Canadian coast guards were both contacted Saturday evening after receiving a report that five people were in the water in Canadian […]