ORONO — When Spencer Abbott walks into a hotel ballroom Thursday night for the Hockey East banquet, his sense of bravado won’t be misplaced. The same goes for his University of Maine teammates.
March 2012
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SPRING TRAINING: Valentine joins heated rivalry
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Valentine smiled his big, wide smile, surrounded by media, talking about the Red Sox and the Yankees.
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Plan urges tax cuts, new spending
AUGUSTA — A new budget proposed by Gov. Paul LePage to keep the state’s two-year, $6 billion spending plan in balance contains a mix of cuts and new spending and proposes tax breaks for retirees and military personnel.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Orange without Melo for tournament
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Syracuse will have to chase a national championship without starting center Fab Melo, who has been declared ineligible for the NCAA tournament. The university announced Tuesday that the 7-foot Brazilian, who did not travel with the team to Pittsburgh for the second- and third-round games, won’t take part in the tournament due […]
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Brown, Ladd impressive at nationals
Waterville junior Bethanie Brown knew what she was doing when she pulled out all the stops at last weekend’s New Balance National High School Track and Field Championships in New York City.
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East-west highway idea wins initial approval
AUGUSTA — Legislation seeking $300,000 in state money to do a feasibility study of a privately funded east-west highway across Maine, seen as a vital transportation link for industries engaged in agriculture, forest products and energy, won initial approval Tuesday in the state Senate.
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Bangor casino opening Friday
A new era in gambling in Maine will start bright and early Friday for anyone who wants to play a few hands of blackjack or poker at 8 a.m.
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Quimby art colony joins MECA studies
PORTLAND — Burt’s Bees co-founder Roxanne Quimby and The Maine College of Art will merge the Quimby Colony with MECA’s curriculum offerings, creating a new fashion-and-textiles study track at the art school.
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SAD 59 workers get new contract
MADISON — Several months ago, the 25 bus drivers and custodians in School Administrative District 59 were anxious.
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Morning Sentinel correction: March 14, 2012
Messalonskee High School foreign exchange students Vasya Chernov and Amir Vafin are boys. The were misidentified in a news item on page B6 of Monday’s paper.