In the early days of my career as a sportsmen’s advocate, I knew all of the principles in Maine’s forest industry. Paper companies owned most of our North Woods, and their woods managers were Mainers who were readily accessible (and accountable) to us.
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NHL: Bruins say they have 2 No. 1 goalies
BOSTON (AP) — Tim Thomas won the Vezina Trophy, the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Stanley Cup last season — everything he could, it seems, except the job as the Boston Bruins’ No. 1 goalie.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY: O’Neill brings passion, intensity to Black Bears
ORONO — Sometimes, when he takes the time to think about it, Will O’Neill looks back on how far he has come and how much he has grown in the past three years.
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Underwood gives students journals, encouagement
FARMINGTON — A group of girls in a unique reading club at Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington got a gift and message about reaching for their dreams Tuesday morning from Ashley Underwood.
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COLLEGE HOCKEY: Colby taps Moore
WATERVILLE — To replace Jim Tortorella as men’s ice hockey coach, Colby College conducted a nationwide search. Turns out, the best candidate was only a few towns away.
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Teen ticketed after three-car collision
FARMINGTON — A Wilton teenager was ticketed for speeding after he lost control of his sport utility vehicle in a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Knowlton Corner Road in Farmington.
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2 Maine projects get border commission grants
The grants aim to stimulate economic development in northern Maine.
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Obama knocks Cantor, prods GOP on jobs bill
Even as Obama spoke, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was attempting to call his bluff by pushing for a quick Senate vote on the jobs bill,
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Amanda Knox, family head home to Seattle
At least nine members of media organizations were on board Knox’s flight, but an attendant blocked them from the plane’s secluded upper deck “to preserve the privacy” of passengers.
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NYC East River chopper crash kills 1; 4 rescued
The private chopper went into the river off 34th Street in midtown Manhattan.