A tale of a prized moose, a Missouri hunter and an Aroostook County guide and outfitter.
2020
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports
On Skiing: Binding technology is constantly evolving
Old bindings should not be put on new skis, and Dave Irons explains why.
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Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
2 U.S. troops killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
2 were killed and 2 others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Analysis: New questions rise as Iran says it downed plane
Iran’s acknowledgement that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people, raises new challenges for the Islamic Republic.
Posted inNation / World
As Iran and US take a step back, Canada and Ukraine grieve
TORONTO (AP) — The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war. “All is well!” President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night, days after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran’s most powerful general, and Iran, after a barrage of missiles, had signaled it was […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Three arrested following standoff on Walnut Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Three people were arrested Saturday following an apparent early morning standoff that drew a large contingent of local and State Police to an apartment building on Walnut Street, according to Lt. David St. Pierre of the Lewiston Police Department. St. Pierre said Benjamin Alan Brown, 28, of East Boston, Massachusetts was charged with […]
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 11
Jan. 11, 1839: Sculptor Franklin Simmons, whose public artworks include the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow statue and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Portland and the Soldiers’ Monument in Lewiston, is born in a part of Lisbon that later becomes the town of Sabattus. Simmons, who is raised in Bath and Lewiston, starts out making sculpture models […]
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine’s Iranian Americans watch Middle East escalation with conflicting emotions
While they don’t mourn the death of Iran’s top military commander, they are concerned that the heightened tensions could lead to more pain and suffering for Iranian civilians, and put U.S. service members in harm’s way.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Anita Marcelle Dumont
AUBURN – Anita Marcelle Dumont, 93, of Monmouth, died on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 in Auburn. She was born on Dec. …
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Albert James Maberry
CHESTERVILLE – Albert James Maberry, 71, passed away on Jan. 8, 2020, at his home in Chesterville. He was born on …