Game wardens investigated a single snowmobile crash in Bethel this morning, according to a Maine Warden Service press release. Ann Vinton, 47, from South Weymouth, Mass. was operating a rented snowmobile with her nine-year-old son as passenger. Vinton lost control, left the trail, and collided with several small trees. Upon impact, her son received facial […]
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Penny Social and Auction this Sunday
Penny Social and Auction this Sunday FARMINGTON – The Fairbanks School Neighborhood Association will hold a Penny Social/Auction this Sunday, Feb. 23. A Penny Social/Auction is a benefit auction with a raffle twist. You buy two-part tickets at the door and use them to bid on items you like. That’s the auction, it is easy […]
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Perimeter defense key to Vikings’ run
By: Christopher Crosby Defense, it’s said, is the name of the game. Fresh off their 44-41 quarter final victory against Bangor, sixth-seeded Oxford Hills (12-7) will face second-seeded Brunswick (14-5) for the third time this season in Augusta on Wednesday night at 7p.m. Led by their guard play, the key to Vikings Coach Scott […]
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Early registration open for 7th Annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-Mile Fun Run at UMaine
ORONO – The University Credit Union’s 7th Annual Healthy High 5k/10k and 1-Mile Fun Run at the University of Maine, sponsored by Cadillac Mountain Sports, will be April 13. The race, which begins at 4:20 p.m. at UMaine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center, promotes health and wellness for both the university and the community. Early registration fees for […]
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Services expanded for problem gambling
AUGUSTA – The Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services and the Maine Gambling Control Board have joined together with Hollywood Casino and Oxford Casino to help individuals who think they may have a problem with casino gambling. The work expands the locations for an individual to sign up for a program known as self-exclusion […]
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Andrea Hajeck, 4, plays with a dragon puppet. Childrens’ Festival Focus is on Fun By Greg Davis, Editor FARMINGTON – The Franklin County Children’s Task Force brought its 31st Annual Children’s Festival Saturday to the Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington, and the center filled up over the four-hour period with […]
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Vikings win! Vikings win 47-43 in four overtimes
The lady Vikings outlasted rival Skowhegan 47-43 in a marathon four-overtime contest that sends them forward to the semifinal game. This story will be updated.
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‘Pax’ storm hits Maine
Storm-struck, Norway and Paris digs out from over a foot of snow on Friday morning. Schools in SAD 17 were closed Friday, a trend across Maine and New England as the massive snow storm – named Pax, Latin for ‘peace’, by the Weather Channel – delivered its fury in all but the Downeast region […]
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UMaine grad student researching effects of weather, climate change on sap flow
Understanding more about the relationship between weather and maple sap flow, and how Maine syrup producers will adapt to climate change is the focus of research being conducted by a University of Maine graduate student. Jenny Shrum, a Ph.D. candidate in the ecology and environmental sciences graduate program in the UMaine School of Biology and Ecology, […]
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Cookie time contributed photo COOKIE TIME… Cookies and hot chocolate were enjoyed by students at the end of Sno Fooling Day at Cape Cod Hill Scool. Sno Fooling at Cascade Brook School By Pam Harden, Staff Writer NEW SHARON – Sno Fooling Day has become an annual, fun tradition at the Cape Cod Hill School. […]