John Rodrigue was never 100 percent sure he could run 50 miles. Forty-four miles into his first attempt, he didn’t think it was going to happen.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Maine wary of Villanova
ORONO — Warren Smith was home in New Jersey for a long weekend during the summer, and the senior quarterback on the University of Maine football team visited the Jersey Shore.
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Group wants to open north woods
AUGUSTA — Northern Maine needs less restrictive regulation in the unorganized territory to give it a better chance to attract jobs and other development, members of a group exploring changes to the Land Use Regulation Commission told lawmakers Thursday.
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LePage rating sees surge in survey
A statewide survey released Wednesday shows a surge in Gov. Paul LePage’s job approval rating, and that unemployment now ranks as the most important issue facing Maine.
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Madison defends gas plan
MADISON — Town officials said at a public hearing on Thursday night that a town-owned natural gas pipeline would earn enough revenue after about five years to offset most municipal taxes.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bobcats, Mules kick off CBB series
The Colby College defense played its best game of the season last week in a 13-7 win at Hamilton.
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Balloon experiment to 100,000 feet in Winthrop
Tethered balloons with tiny payloads are taking to the skies this week in pilot projects under way at three Maine high schools. This morning, sophomores in Danielle Doucette’s biology class at Winthrop High School are scheduled to launch their balloon and miniature camera 100 feet into the air.
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STILL LIFE: Cartoon fans serious about their apples
Sarah Kinney and her sister Abbagail, 6, sort through apples at the Waterville Farmers’ Market at The Concourse on Thursday afternoon.
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PARTY OF TWO: Daddy’s calls become sporadic
Angie was in bed early. She was bathed and dressed in clean pajamas. Her teeth were brushed, her hair was combed and her bedtime books were fanned across the blankets. Her father said he would call, so we were both ready.
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Occupy Maine camp braces for cold weather
PORTLAND — Standing in a chill drizzle, Angelique Banks yelled through the flap of the blue medical tent that another of the Occupy Maine protesters camped out in Lincoln Park needed hand warmers.