Archive for November, 2011
John Wayne is a household name, but many readers may not understand why. I was one of those people until recently.
Upon hearing that someone takes their coffee strictly black, my quirky mother would say, “Black like …
When considering quintessential examples of video game music, most people think of the themes from the Mario series or the eerily catchy 8-bit Tetris theme. But modern video game designers are constantly evolving the idea of …
Mainers, like most other people, might prefer to buy their goods locally, as it supports the local economy and helps people more like them — so why don’t we do the same with our music?
Aside from …
It’s a safe bet to say moviegoers will leave Adam Sandler’s newest film, “Jack and Jill,” unamused.
Jack, played by Sandler, is a successful Los Angeles advertiser whose boisterous, off-the-wall twin sister Jill, also played by Sandler, …
Orono’s town council voted Monday to ask the state to deny Juniper Ridge Landfill’s expansion proposal.
The council voted unanimously to send a letter to Patricia Aho, commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, voicing the …
The University of Maine and Casella Waste Systems have renegotiated price limits of landfill gas to be piped from Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town to the university’s Steam Plant.
Janet Waldron, UMaine’s vice president for administration …
Bullying is a subject often talked about in elementary, middle and high school but often glossed over in college.
On Nov. 15, it was a subject heard loud and clear by attendees of Keep Your Paws to …
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The University of Maine Police Department received a report at 12:22 a.m. Nov. 13 of an intoxicated male driving on Rangeley Road toward Park Street. An officer located the vehicle and pulled over the driver. …
This just in: Drinking may be detrimental to your health. But the reprobate beverage in question isn’t from the typical boozy lineage — rather, it’s from your tap.
There’s something nasty in the Orono-Veazie water — but …
