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Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 1 pm

 

Poisson, Swayman lead UMaine past BU


Freshman center Ben Poisson scored his first collegiate goal and set up Jacob Schmidt-Svejustrup for what proved to be the game-winner with 10:05 to go in the third period as the University of Maine earned a hard-fought 4-2 Hockey East victory over Boston University Terriers at Alfond Arena Friday night.
 
 
 

Oxford Hills surges past Bangor in ‘A’ regular-season finale


The Bangor High School football team seemingly had grabbed the momentum in the final minute of their Class A regular-season finale against Oxford Hills of South Paris on Friday night.
 
 
 

Thousands of Maine homes still without power after heavy wind storm


About 70,000 homes and businesses across Maine — including thousands in and around Bangor — were still without power late Saturday morning after heavy winds plowed across the state late Thursday and for much of Friday.
 
 
 

Why non-hunters in Maine should wear hunter orange in November


Hunter orange is a vibrant color with one job: to keep people visible.
 
 
 

Why Rockland council candidates are focusing on affordability and gentrification


The four candidates running for two open seats on Rockland City Council can all agree on one thing: They’re worried about the city being an affordable place to live.
 
 
 

Cross Center won’t search voters’ bags over concerns of access to polls


The Cross Insurance Center reversed a decision to screen Bangor voters by sending them through working metal detectors and searching their bags after state and local officials raised concerns those measures could have a chilling effect on turnout.
 
 
 

Lewiston has a reputation for crime. Two mayoral candidates have different strategies for addressing it.


For years, the conversation around crime in Lewiston and much of Maine has had a central theme: Crime rates are going down in the state’s second-largest city, but people don’t seem to feel any safer.
 
 
 

Maine’s new university chancellor has made a positive impression, even if his top initiative hasn’t


Dannel Malloy has spent much of his time in his new role leading the University of Maine System pursuing a change the system has considered off and on for more than 30 years.
 
 
 

Skowhegan senior field hockey star hopes to cap her career with another title


Bhreagh Kennedy, who is headed to the University of Maine next fall, is one of three Miss Maine Field Hockey finalists.
 
 
 

Watch how the bread is made at this Bangor farmers market bakery


Among the dozen or so stands at the Bangor Farmers Market is a local bakery that serves up its organic cookies, breads, scones, bagels and more to market customers year-round.
 
 
 

What does it mean when there’s purple paint on a tree?


In recent years, the use of purple paint as a way to designate areas where access to land is limited to those who’ve received advance permission from the landowner has become quite prevalent.
 
 
 

Beto O’Rourke announces he’s dropping 2020 presidential bid


Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising prowess of his 2018 Senate race.
 
 
 

Lewiston will get a December hearing on CMP corridor after request from Jared Golden


The U.S. Corps of Army Engineers will hold a December public hearing in Lewiston on Central Maine Power’s proposed $1 billion corridor project to bring Hydro-Quebec power through a 145-mile transmission line through western Maine.
 
 
 

State supreme court to consider setting aside murder convictions


Two men incarcerated at the Maine State Prison in Warren for separate slayings are asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to set aside their convictions.
 
 

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