University of Maine Director of Athletics Karlton Creech will leave Orono to become the vice chancellor for athletics and recreation at the University of Denver, UMaine announced Monday. Creech has been the AD at Maine since February 2014. He served previously in athletic administrations at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State. “I’d […]
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As DACA deadline looms, dozens of Maine residents face uncertainty
The calls have been coming in at the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project in Portland since September, but the answers are the same. Nearly six months have passed since President Trump announced he would rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which gives work permits to young undocumented immigrants. The president said a permanent replacement […]
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Junior hockey: L/A Nordiques tame Maine Wild, 5-1
LEWISTON — After an even first period the Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques dominated the second to beat the in-state rival Maine Wild, 5-1, in NA3HL hockey action at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Sunday. Caleb Labrie started the scoring for the Nordiques five minutes into the game, with assists by Clifford Ogle and Shayne Plummer. By the time […]
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Hermon man and son die in snowmobile crash
HERMON — A Maine man and his son have died in a snowmobile crash in Hermon. It’s the third snowmobile fatality this weekend in Maine. The Maine Warden Service say 33-year-old Jason Tracy of Hermon and his 10-year-old son were killed when the snowmobile they were riding hit a tree on the edge of a […]
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Trump once again wants to cut energy assistance to the poor
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration is once again calling for the complete elimination of a heating assistance program that helps to keep the homes of low-income families warm. And once again, program supporters are vowing to fight it. The administration is using the same arguments from a year ago when it tried to […]
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Kapow! Maine comic artists invade
So it’s a Friday night in Portland and I’m surrounded by some of the most influential comic artists in the state. The KAPOW! exhibit at the Maine Historical Society on Congress Street features artists who have worked for the likes of DC Comics, Cracked Magazine and Marvel. In the world of comics, some of these […]
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Sworn affidavit: UMaine exec gave inside info to bidder
A Cape Elizabeth businessman’s statement and a new recording point to Jake Ward’s involvement in a lucrative energy contract. A top University of Maine official participated in a previously undisclosed meeting in which he provided inside information aimed at helping one company bid on a lucrative energy contract, despite denials that he had any role […]
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Quick-moving snowstorm could leave up to 7 inches in Maine
Some coastal towns and cities could wake up to half a foot of snow on Sunday after a quick-moving storm grazes parts of Maine overnight. Snowfall will be heaviest in eastern York and Cumberland counties through the Boothbay Harbor region, where 4 to 6 inches is expected by daybreak, according to James Brown, a meteorologist […]
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Maine sees worrisome increase in sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases are climbing at an alarming pace in Maine and across the country, especially common bacterial infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea, threatening the long-term health of thousands of Mainers and millions of Americans. Chlamydia cases climbed to 4,551 in 2017, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, compared to 2,586 […]
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Try a twist on Valentine's Day
Embrace one of these unconventional ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day — with a sweetie or without For Valentine’s Day in three short days, sure, you could buy roses and heart-shaped chocolate. Or you could bait hooks and huddle around a hole in the ice, snuggling close in lawn chairs, touching base every so often to […]