As a 12-year-old with a penchant for pushing the envelope, Seth Wescott developed a taste for back-country snowboarding by climbing Tuckerman Ravine and plunging over the head wall.
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I-295 construction done for now, but next phase to begin in the spring
The orange construction barrels that became a permanent part of the Interstate 295 landscape were removed last week, signaling the end to a $22.4 million highway improvement project that began six months ago.
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Morning Sentinel police log: Nov. 14, 2011
IN FARMINGTON, Saturday at 5:18 p.m., a theft was reported on Fairbanks Road.
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Passamaquoddy tribe expands horizons beyond casinos
INDIAN TOWNSHIP — Long before Europeans arrived, the Passamaquoddy tribe spent summers feasting on seafood along the rocky shore of Passamaquoddy Bay, known for its dramatic tidal changes. In the winter, the tribe traveled up the St. Croix River in birch canoes to hunt deer, caribou and moose in vast tracts of woods.
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Resource officer increases peace at Mount View
THORNDIKE — A typical day last summer for Waldo County Sheriff’s Deputy Gerald Lincoln meant restoring peace at domestic disputes, responding to car accidents and investigating burglaries.
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Comicon deemed a great success
PORTLAND — In real life, Eamon Lovejoy of South Portland is a little boy.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Bowdoin in semis
BRUNSWICK — The record streak is intact, and next up for the Bowdoin College field hockey team is a trip to the NCAA Division III national semifinals.
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NFL: Patriots tight end finding his way
LOS ANGELES — New England tight end Aaron Hernandez is in only his second NFL season, but from the way he talks about his rookie year, you’d think he was referring to some kind of devil-may-care days of a decade ago.
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Maine not alone in concerns over smart meter technology
HARTFORD, Conn. — The cost of using an air conditioner — whether it runs during the peak time for electrical usage or during off-peak hours — is still the same for many electricity users across the country. The same goes for using a clothes dryer.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ducks win shakes up BCS, Heisman races
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Luck and LaMichael James embraced with a hug near midfield, wished each other well and jogged through the tunnel in opposite directions.