A group of volunteers is slowly but surely restoring life to the last steam-powered locomotive operated by Maine Central Railroad
2020
Oilers take advantage of Bruins mistakes for a 4-1 win
Boston loses for just the second time in regulation at home, and has just four wins in its last 10 games after falling to Edmonton.
Men’s hockey: Eduards Tralmaks scores twice to lead Maine past Nebraska-Omaha
Forward breaks a tie with 2:44 remaining, lifting the Black Bears to win at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
College hockey: Tralmaks scores twice to lead Maine past Nebraska-Omaha
Eduards Tralmaks breaks a tie with 2:44 remaining and lifts the Black Bears to a 3-2 win in a game played at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
On Skiing: New Sunday River lift will benefit all skiers
Also, Dave Irons looks back at T-bars and roles they played at Maine ski areas.
Outdoors in Maine: Looking back at good, bad changes of 2019
ATV task force among positive occurrences last year, V. Paul Reynolds writes.
Two dead after early morning car accident in Augusta
Augusta police say David Smith, 52, and Lisa Pelletier, 46, both of Windsor, died after a single-car accident near North Belfast Avenue and Pipeline Road.
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 4
Jan. 4, 1832: The Maine Legislature convenes in the newly completed Maine State House for the first time. The building, located on Weston’s Hill in Augusta, took three years to erect and is built of Hallowell granite. Despite its completion, Portland officials try for decades to convince the Legislature to move the state capital to […]
Obituary: Elizabeth Brooks Hempstead Dexter
AUBURN – Betty Dexter, 92 years, died on Dec. 30, 2019, at her Auburn home. Born in Greenville, she was the …
Obituary: Sandra J. Philbrick
LEWISTON – Sandra J. Philbrick, 81, of Lewiston and Rangeley, passed away on Monday Dec. 30, 2019, with her loving family …