The 29-year-old downhill skier from Carrabassett Valley reaches the sport’s pinnacle by earning a spot on the U.S. Alpine team.
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UMF arts center opens semester with ‘Spaces Places Traces’ exhibit
The Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington is opening the semester with ‘Spaces Places Traces,’ a mixed-media exhibit featuring work by 10 New England artists.
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Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo added to Finland’s Olympic team
Korpisalo takes the spot of Buffalo’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who was injured last week.
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Police identify 4 of 6 killed in Bangor plane crash
Three of the people identified were from Texas; one was from Hawaii. Officials are working to positively identify the remaining two victims.
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Maine nutrition experts are mixed about new federal dietary guidelines
They support the Department of Health and Human Services’ attention to whole, unprocessed food, but many question the advice on protein and saturated fats.
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Man from China killed in Vassalboro crash
Ryan Page, 48, died at the scene Monday afternoon on Route 3.
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Are heart attacks from shoveling snow common? | Fact brief
The National Safety Council says snow shoveling leads to thousands of injuries and as many as 100 deaths nationwide each year.
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Congress, SCOTUS must stop cowering before Trump | Letter
Our country’s government has been preempted. The grown-ups cower within their little circles of privilege, while a bullying leader — whose mantra is “I want” — tests the limits of his power, inflating and flexing his ego as he deploys his new toys: the U.S. military, the once heroic team that won World War II […]
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A word of caution about Nirav Shah’s gubernatorial run | Letter
Nirav Shah has decided to run for governor and lots of people, remembering him from our COVID shutdown days, are supporting his candidacy. A word of caution … Shah’s background in disease prevention does not translate into the leadership skills Maine needs in a governor. Shah brings no legislative or executive experience. Can he build coalitions, […]
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Bethel’s Frank Del Duca named Team USA flag bearer for Olympic opening ceremony
The bobsledder, along with speedskater Erin Jackson, will lead Team USA’s 232 athletes during the Parade of Nations on Friday.