LEWISTON — Sometimes a life hinges on whether someone finds what they need at the moment they need it. A Bates College professor played that role for one of America’s leading politicians during the Cold War, former U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, a lanky young man from Rumford who walked into Brooks Quimby’s classroom […]
January 2019
Posted inLocal & State, News
Moose calf killed in collision with snowmobile in Piscataquis County
A group of three snowmobilers encountered the animal Friday night on the trail system in Bowdoin College Grant west of Greenville, the Maine Warden Service says.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World
Flu season poised to be milder than last year’s
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most illnesses right now are being caused by a flu strain that leads to fewer hospitalizations and deaths.
Posted inLocal & State
Traffic brisk during Free Ski Day at Waterville’s Quarry Road Trails
About 50 people arrived during the first two hours Saturday to use the Nordic ski and snowshoeing trails.
Posted inLocal & State, News
After tweet from Stephen King, readers respond to Press Herald pitch
The newspaper says it is restoring freelance reviews of Maine books in its Sunday edition, the Maine Sunday Telegram, after more than 100 readers subscribe online.
Posted inLocal & State
Abortion foes at Capitol in Augusta urge others to speak for unborn, despite State House power shift
Hands Around the Capitol was mourning the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, which made abortion legal nationwide.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Africa’s national parks a success story
After boosting conservation efforts and heavily arming park rangers to defend the land against poachers, the parks have seen an increase in tourism.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maine women’s basketball holds off Albany
The Black Bears remain undefeated in America East Conference play.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine Sunday Jan. 12 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Jan. 12, 2019.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Future is now for motorsports in Maine
New MVRCA president Andy Austin wants to bridge gap between generations, Travis Barrett writes.