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Monday, February 17, 2020 at 1 pm

 

Deer Isle-Stonington boys upset defending champs Schenck in D North quarterfinals


Myles Brown scored 23 points and Coleman Brown added 22 as No. 7 Deer Isle-Stonington upended defending champion Schenck of East Millinocket 63-57 in a Class D boys North quarterfinal Monday at the Cross Insurance Center.
 
 
 

Snow will follow Monday night temperatures as low as 21 below zero


Up to half a foot of fresh snow could accumulate Tuesday after a night of bitter low temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
 
 
 

Patrons at Maine’s rural libraries still look for books the old-fashioned way


For decades, wooden cabinets with drawers upon drawers containing paper cards were used by library patrons, students, researchers and bibliophiles to search for books by author, title or subject.
 
 
 

Easton tops Van Buren in D North boys quarterfinal


The Easton Bears used a second-half surge to top third-ranked Van Buren 56-48 on Monday morning in a Class D North boys basketball quarterfinal at the Cross Insurance Center.
 
 
 

Snowmobilers contributed $606 million to Maine’s economy last year


The snowmobile industry’s economic impact is felt throughout northern Maine, but it relies overwhelmingly on volunteers who donate land for trails and time grooming trails.
 
 
 

Live blog: Day 6 of the high school basketball tourney is underway


Follow the latest action from the Maine high school basketball tournament here.
 
 
 

What’s next on a tough road to passage for Maine’s tribal sovereignty effort


Negotiations remain tense ahead of a likely fraught hearing on gaming rights this week.
 
 
 

How quieting the mind can benefit your life


In the past two decades, the practice of mindfulness and meditation has gone from being a spiritual practice done at ashrams in India, where it originated thousands of years ago, to the mainstream as the celebrities who tout its benefits.
 
 
 

When all that can go wrong does on the farm


Every so often there are days when enough goes wrong around here that if someone offered to buy the farm, I’d simply hand them the keys and drive off on my tractor. Assuming it started.
 
 
 

Green candidate challenging Susan Collins faces steeper climb to get on Maine ballot


A third-party candidate trying to get on the 2020 ballot is encountering an unforeseen hurdle due to Maine’s switch from presidential caucuses to a March presidential primary.
 
 
 

Michael Bloomberg tops spenders targeting Maine voters with online ads


The former New York City mayor has also pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into TV advertising for his presidential campaign.
 
 
 

Bangor psychiatric unit started under LePage now expected to serve elderly patients


While the Bangor facility was once intended to house patients after leaving Riverview Psychiatric Center, Gov. Janet Mills announced last year that her administration was re-evaluating its purpose.
 
 
 

Parents become activists in the fight over South Portland’s petroleum tanks


After months of inconclusive monitoring, fearful moms demand a meeting with the state as they search for ways to limit toxic emissions that fill the air.
 
 
 

Clark leads Albany to victory over UMaine men’s basketball team


With his first bucket of the game, Andrew Fleming passed Skip Chappelle for ninth place on UMaine's career scoring list.
 
 
 

Missing Sebago woman found dead in Ossipee River


The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said a passerby noticed a vehicle submerged in the river just before 1 p.m. Sunday.
 
 
 

This year’s high school basketball tournament is scoring big in Bangor


Bangor businesses call it getting slammed: swarms of high school basketball fans come pouring through their doors during the state tournament, bringing a welcomed economic boost during the winter months.
 
 

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