ORONO — Klas Leidermark’s shorthanded goal late in the game appeared to give the University of Maine men’s hockey team some life. But in a 2-1 loss to Merrimack, the Black Bears couldn’t find a way to sustain themselves.
October 2011
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NLDS: Carpenter outduels Halladay; Cardinals ousts Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The ultimate ace, it turned out, belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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SNAPSHOT: Truckin’ to funeral
A funeral procession of trucks and motorcycles heads east Friday afternoon on Route 3 after leaving O’Connor GMC, on its way to the Windsor Fairgrounds, where friends and family held a celebration of life for the late Peter Grant. According to his obituary, Peter Grant, 56, of Windsor, died Oct. 2 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, as a result of a motorcycle accident. For the past 20 years, Grant had been self-employed at Grant’s Repair in Augusta. The procession went past his shop on Route 3 en route to the fairgrounds.
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Ex-Augusta man indicted in slaying case
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Grand jury indictments were handed down Thursday against a former Augusta, Maine, man and three others in the August slayings of three Pittsfield men, allowing the case to be tried at the superior court level.
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Maine Antique Bottle and Glass Museum opens eyes
BRIDGTON — A tour of the Maine Antique Bottle and Glass Museum covers less than 100 feet and lasts about an hour.
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Dead Poets Society founder visits bards’ graves
The founder of the Dead Poets Society of America traveled to Massachusetts on Friday to visit graves and other sites associated with Jack Kerouac and five other famous poets in his effort to recognize fallen bards.
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KVCC leads way in enrollment boom
FAIRFIELD — Melissa Berry is on track to graduate in May from Kennebec Valley Community College with an associate degree in medical assisting.
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Blackstone draws praise for economic development program
BRUNSWICK — Lawmakers, business people and educators praised a new economic development program called Blackstone Accelerates Growth during an event Friday at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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Wilton seeking control of new CMP smart meters
WILTON — Selectmen voted this week to draft an ordinance to regulate the installation of wireless smart meters in town, making them the second Maine community to seek local control over the Central Maine Power Co. project.
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AT&T: Broadband coverage to expand
AUGUSTA — AT&T says customers in Kennebec County can expect improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued upgrades to its network.