Maine South has overcome some early struggles and is a proven program. They are one of the 25 best teams I’ve covered this season. So the Hawks are in at No. 24. I haven’t seen Sycamore play this season. But I was impressed with them last year and several key players returned this season, including Iowa-bound quarterback/safety Burke Gautcher.
A Saco man is facing arson and burglary charges after he was accused of starting a fire at a residence in Biddeford early Sunday morning. Biddeford fire and police, plus several departments from surrounding towns, responded to 34 Proctor Road in Biddeford early Sunday morning after reports of a structure fire.
Eastern University’s defense and special teams stole the show in a 22-14 road victory over Alvernia Saturday. Early in the fourth quarter, with the Eagles clinging to a 9-7 lead, Cole Jones forced a fumble that Dru Beckford returned 25 yards for a touchdown. A pair of field goals by John Nolek secured the win.
The race for Congress in Maine's First District is a long shot for the two candidates hoping to unseat Democratic incumbent Chellie Pingree. Pingree has served eight terms as congresswoman, representing a heavily blue portion of the state,
Officials say the wife may have died alongside her husband if it hadn’t been for an observant neighbor who alerted police about a package left on the couple's porch.
Attendees are invited to bring small mementos and keepsakes to leave at the end of the event, all of which will be catalogued and preserved as part of the growing Maine MILL collection in connection with the shooting.
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Saturday’s homecoming victory over No. 5 Villanova will live long in the memories of Black Bear nation. The Black Bears took control of the game from the very start. With 11:35 remaining in the first quarter Carter Peevy connected with Joe Gillette on a 55-yard touchdown pass to give Maine the 8-0 lead.
Over the years, tinkering, curious Mainers have created many useful inventions, from grippier train wheels, more efficient engines and three-piece boats, to automatic door openers and lifesaving heart starters.
State Sen. Peggy Rotundo, a Lewiston Democrat, said that “over the past year, the people of Lewiston have demonstrated the resiliency of our community in the face of terrible tragedy and our ability to move forward even as we continue to grieve.”
It started March 30, and on Sept. 23, Carey Kish finished the Continental Divide Trail. He also capped off the 'Triple Crown' for hikers in North America.
The bird checklist for Maine currently stands at 475 species which includes resident birds who grace us with their presence all the year, like downy woodpeckers, American crows and black-capped chickadees.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife deserves credit for what it does, and for seeking public input into how to best manage the population.
There is no ban on assault weapons in Maine or the nation — nor much chance of one — and other steps toward toughened gun control rules have been halting and limited.
Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor is putting on their Monsters at the Museum Halloween party from 5-7 p.m. They encourage attendees to dress up in their costumes. There will be pizza, snacks, raffles, among many activities for the entire family.
Do you remember Samantha Smith? In 1982, she was a 10-year-old from Maine with a question, why did the world need nuclear weapons? “Is Russia going to war with the United States?” she wrote in a letter to Soviet leader,
Maine is set to receive more than $65 million from Washington for "smart grid" technology to more quickly connect solar panels and wind turbines to the electricity systems of Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power and boost renewable power generation.
As the parent of two teenagers, I look at the current Maine landscape and think ahead to my children trying to raise their own families here, and I cringe. Maine is inhospitable to even families who have been here for generations.
Aspen Power held ceremonies this week to celebrate the completion of two community solar sites in Corinth and Prospect, Maine, which together deliver 8.5
Come with us to a far (and we mean far) away land where horse and buggies are a regular mode of travel, French is the local language, and they fly a different sort of red, white, and blue flag.
AUGUSTA — Debora Rountree, executive director of rural development initiatives for Eastern Maine Community College and the University of Maine at Augusta East Millinocket Center, has been named recipient of the Maine Development Foundation Honors 2024 Champion of Rural Economic Development Award.
Saturday will start off with some cold temps across Maine, especially Downeast. A Frost Advisory is in effect for Hancock and Washington Counties until 8:00 am. Temperatures will increase significantly throughout the morning.
You might have recently heard that Maine could face a nearly $1 billion deficit, also known as a “structural gap,” in the next budget biennium. This stems from a September report the Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) provided the Legislature’s Budget Committee.
Maine’s largest power companies plan to use a $65 million grant to install advanced grid technology and connect more clean energy resources. Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy will pay for installation of smart grid technology that will let Central Maine Power and Versant Power Co. manage electricity in real time.
After Wheeling struck first on a power-play goal by Klassen, Maine pulled even on a dazzling play when Vierling took a pass from Owen Pederson entering the zone, moved left into the high slot and fired a shot past Jaxon Castor (25 saves) to make it 1-1 with 11:02 to go in the first.
ORONO — For the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team, Friday night’s 2-1 win over Quinnipiac was a fall victory that could have big implications come spring.
