Archive for September, 2011
A new state law banning texting while driving went into effect this week. Broadcast journalist Kylie Keene gets candid responses from University of Maine students about a habit one calls an “addiction,” and UMaine Police Chief …
BANGOR — A decision in the Tuesday morning hearing on the man convicted this summer of killing a University of Maine student in a 2010 hit-and-run was postponed to allow the defense to respond to a …
State officials charged with overseeing a controversial state-owned, privately operated landfill straddling the Old Town-Alton line were on the hot seat before a local committee and residents Wednesday night.
Darryl Brown, director of the State Planning Office, …
A recent letter from Gov. Paul LePage to the chair of the University of Maine System’s board of trustees said “innovative and dramatic change” is necessary to facilitate statewide job creation.
And, according to a top LePage …
Sometime on Sept. 9, Alex Shyduroff rolled up to Bennett Hall and hopped off his bike, stashing it behind a bush.
Leaving the building nearly an hour later, he made a discovery all too familiar to students …
With the daily battle to find a space, it’s hard to imagine there are 6,755 parking spots on the University of Maine campus.
However, with the many handicapped, service loading, visitor, timed areas and loading zones taking …
Orono’s town council began the process of creating a fireworks ordinance proposal for town citizens at Monday afternoon’s council meeting in the Orono Town Office.
Town Manager Sophie Wilson presented the initial framework for the ordinance that …
University of Maine Student Government Vice President Caleb Rosser announced plans to offer student discounts at Orono businesses during Tuesday’s General Student Senate meeting.
“I’ve been meeting with Old Town Taxi and they’ve agreed to give us …
Antenna nabber
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of a man ripping antennas off cars in the Steam Plant parking lot at 5:38 p.m. Sept. 25. When officers arrived, they found Douglas Bryant, 49, …
It only seems fitting that former University of Maine men’s basketball standout Troy Barnies would get his first chance at professional ball in Istanbul, Turkey.
It’s obvious a goofy kid from Auburn, Maine — population of just …
