Archive for October 6th, 2011
Having lived across the Penobscot River from the Old Town mill for the past 31 years, Bradley resident Gifford Stevens has seen his share of problems caused by the factory’s emissions.
“There have been problems — the …
A 1982 University of Maine graduate, who spent decades pursuing and arresting criminals as a high-level official for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been indicted by a South Florida Grand Jury for possessing child pornography.
Anthony …
Orono Town Council pushed forward in the process of creating a fireworks ordinance proposal at Monday afternoon’s council meeting at the Town Office.
Council member Thomas Perry moved to set a date for a public hearing regarding …
PORTLAND — The occupation was quiet late Wednesday morning but not slowing.
Tents in Lincoln Park were being stocked with bottled water, coffee, hot chocolate, food and clothing. On Monday, city officials told Occupy Maine protesters to …
Yossi Alpher, former special adviser to the prime minister of Israel, spoke to a group of students and faculty at the University of Maine on Monday about the Israeli view of the Arab Spring, a revolutionary …
Editor’s Note: In this story, the line of succession to the student body presidency was reported incorrectly. It has been corrected below according to University of Maine Student Government’s constitution.
Black Bear Dining has decided to extend …
University of Maine students and faculty and members of the surrounding community met Wednesday evening to participate in Take Back the Night, a program aimed at eliminating sexual and domestic violence.
The annual event, sponsored by the …
Rolling stop
A University of Maine Police Department officer pulled over the driver of a maroon Chevy Blazer at 1:37 a.m. Oct. 1 for driving through a stop sign on College Avenue. The driver, Shawn Dew, 24, …











