ORONO — University of Maine men’s basketball forward Troy Barnies has been named the America East Player of the Week. Barnies, a senior co-captain from Auburn, averaged 19.5 points and 10 rebounds in games against Columbia and Boston University last week. He scored a career-high 25 points to go with 11 rebounds against Columbia while […]
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College basketball: Barnies, Bears tear up Terriers
ORONO — University of Maine coach Ted Woodward wants his team to play with a sense of urgency, so who better than a senior to show it how. Senior co-captain Troy Barnies of Auburn scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and led a strong defense with three steals as the Black […]
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College basketball: Barnies paints a senior portrait for Black Bears
If the University of Maine men are are going to secure their first ever NCAA tournament berth, they will need more wins like Sunday’s conference-opener over America East preseason favorite Boston University. And if the Black Bears are going to emerge victorious from games like their physical affair with the Terriers and, ultimately, their senior-laden […]
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Winter fishing season gets warm start
WILTON — Brook trout stocked in the fall were taking bait dangled below 8 or more inches of ice by some of the 35 anglers at Wilson Pond Saturday morning for the start of Maine’s winter fishing season. The temperature was approaching 50 degrees by noon and fog swirled above the ice, which was topped […]
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Teens debut ‘No One Knows’ CD
NEWRY — At a CD release party in Bethel in December, teen power band Midnite Haze debuted its first album, “No One Knows.” Drummer Devin Vail, 17, his brother, Ryan, 14, guitarist and lead vocalist, and bass player David Pilgrim, 14, made more than $500 in album and merchandise sales at the Funky Red Barn, […]
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Prison reform: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
If someone were to ask if we are our brother’s keeper when it concerned a brother in prison, for most American males the answer would be a qualified “Yes. Whatever it costs, keep them locked up.” For a lot of females, however, the tide appears to be turning. Recently, I have been swamped with females […]
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Sugarloaf was open and honest in a crisis
There are a couple of well-known rules for corporate crisis communications: Be open, be honest and stick to what you know — good advice, but most often ignored. The management team at Sugarloaf USA, however, earned high marks not only for its preparation to deal with a serious accident, but also its skill dealing with […]
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Peru pond supports early ice fishing
PERU — While the ice isn’t safe on many large lakes in Maine, there was plenty of ice Thursday morning on Worthley Pond in Peru for four fishing buddies from the Auburn area. By 11 a.m. at 33 degrees, Mike Myrick of Auburn, Seth Edwards of Mechanic Falls and Jake Pelletier of Poland had caught […]
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Slaughterhouse has implications for half of Auburn
Maine politicians are suddenly all about cutting “red tape” to make doing business in Maine easier and less expensive, and we have applauded the shift in attitude. But changing longstanding zoning rules for half the city of Auburn for a single business should not be done quickly and without careful consideration — especially when that […]
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Rumford policemen Maifeld, Winson promoted
RUMFORD — Five days before Christmas, two town police officers received early presents by being promoted. They also had the required experience to be shift supervisors, Chief Stacy Carter said on Wednesday afternoon. On Dec. 20, Carter promoted Cpl. Douglas Maifeld to sergeant and Patrolman Lawrence Winson to corporal. “We had the promotion because Sgt. […]