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Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 1 pm

 

What happened when I went ice fishing in Maine for the first time


Ice fishing is a test of patience. But don’t worry: that feeling of catching a fish will be worth the wait.
 
 
 

Man charged in crash that killed Litchfield couple found dead


Shawn Metayer, 60, was found dead Monday morning in his Litchfield home, police said.
 
 
 

You can go ‘skibobbing’ at these two Maine ski mountains


The sport is a mixture of mountain biking, downhill skiing and snowboarding, and it has stirred up interest from people of all ages and skill levels.
 
 
 

Longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard to hold Maine town hall


Gabbard will hold a town hall on Sunday at Maple Hill Farm Inn and Conference Center in Hallowell.
 
 
 

What Bernie Sanders’ NH primary victory means for Maine


Good morning from Augusta. With the New Hampshire primary behind us, there are now 20 days until Maine casts its votes for a Democratic presidential candidate. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We’ll tell a joke, and I’ll look at the students. They are the toughest crowd in the world,” said Dan Cashman, the host of the […]
 
 
 

175 years ago, they ‘argued and drank’ before agreeing to name their town Searsport


In 1845, residents convened to settle a major point of disagreement — whether to name the new community Searsport or Maineport.
 
 
 

Joyride led to Clinton crash that killed 3 kids, police say


No charges have been filed in the case, but the police department is consulting with the district attorney's office.
 
 
 

Bernie Sanders calls his NH primary win ‘beginning of the end for Donald Trump’


The New Hampshire vote gives new clarity to a Democratic contest shaping up to be a battle between two men -- Sanders and Buttigieg -- separated by four decades in age and clashing political ideologies.
 
 
 

Mass. man serving 35 years for pot deal gone wrong seeks to overturn convictions


The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday will hear oral arguments in the appeal of a Massachusetts man serving a 35-year prison sentence for robbing and killing Douglas Morin Jr., 31, of Oakfield in 2016.
 
 
 

Here’s where you can watch high school basketball tournament games


Fred Grant, the owner and chief executive officer for Northern Maine Media Inc., the parent company of WHOU (101.1 FM) in Houlton, is in the first year of a three-year contract with the Maine Principals’ Association to provide live streaming of high school basketball tournament games.
 
 
 

Bangor’s ‘The Nite Show’ is a national outlier in late-night television


The only other regionally produced late-night TV show is “The Mystery Hour with Jeff Houghton,” which broadcasts out of Missouri.
 
 
 

Glenburn basketball buddies who went separate ways shine at 3 Bangor area schools


As seniors Bryce Lausier, Isaac Varney and Henry Westrich reflect on their high school basketball careers, they’re all getting the same question.
 
 
 

This Maine photographer captures the beauty and heartbreaks of birth


"Birth is dark and moody. You get emotional. There are heartbreaks."
 
 
 

Firm proposing 30 wind turbines Down East seeking 70 percent break on new property taxes


The county and the town each are considering financial agreements with Downeast Wind that would result from the establishment of the tax-increment financing districts.
 
 
 

Plans for 8-story jail in downtown Bangor met with skepticism


Besides raising questions about whether the county needs a new jail, some expressed fear Tuesday that the building would be a large eyesore as the Queen City continues trying to revitalize its downtown.
 
 
 

Tips to reduce food waste at home


What if there was a way you could spend less on food, have less trash to take out to the curb each week and eat really well? There is.
 
 
 

UMaine women’s basketball team gets second shot at UMass Lowell


This is a must-win for UMaine if the Black Bears are to entertain hopes of finishing second behind Stony Brook, which is 11-0 in the conference and has all but locked up the regular-season title.
 
 
 

Hundreds of voters turn out for straw polls on proposed location for St. John Valley school


Fort Kent’s nonbinding straw poll vote on the issue will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, and all ballots from the three school districts will be sealed until counted Thursday.
 
 
 

Down East homicide suspect was 2 times over legal limit when pulled over before killings


Thomas Bonfanti had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he was arrested on a drunken-driving charge three days before he allegedly killed three people and wounded a fourth, according to Machias police.
 
 
 

Wednesday’s schedule, Tuesday scores from Maine high school basketball tournament


Keep up with the latest schedule and scores from the 2020 Maine high school basketball tournament.
 
 

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