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Thursday, October 20th, 2011, 1:41 am in News
By Robert Stigile

They’ve taken New York and London, Rome and Dublin.
They’ve infiltrated Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sao Paolo and Cape Town.
And now, for at least an hour every Wednesday, it seems the Occupy Wall Street protests have arrived at …


Sunday, October 16th, 2011, 11:39 pm in News
By Robert Stigile

Roughly 60 people turned out in front of Bank of America in downtown Bangor on Oct. 12 to voice their dissatisfaction with a range of issues in what could become the Queen City’s first taste of …


Thursday, October 6th, 2011, 1:03 am in News
After paying more than $200,000 in fines, Old Town mill seeks to change emissions standards under cost-benefit loophole
By Robert Stigile

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 …


Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, 9:42 pm in News
The first Philanthrophy Carnival gives visitors to Family and Friends weekend a chance to help, have fun and stay dry
By Robert Stigile

Standing next to the large hangar doors of the University of Maine Field House Saturday, a menacing 11,000-pound lobster greeted students and their relatives waiting for the game between the Black Bears and the University of …


Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 1:37 am in News
By Robert Stigile

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 …


Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 11:37 pm in News
By Robert Stigile

UNITY — Even before the gates come into view, your nostrils are filled with a pungent mixture of both the sticky-sweet of a candy shop and the decomposing, earthy smell of a country drive.
Of course, having …


Wednesday, September 21st, 2011, 10:19 pm in News
By Robert Stigile

Emerging from the metal door that leads to the cooler at Burby and Bates, Assistant Manager Rich Murphy holds aloft an oversized dark blue can and explains his newest creation, much like a father would comment …


Sunday, September 18th, 2011, 10:24 pm in News
Lifelines trips aim to build unity among members of on-campus organizations
By Robert Stigile

THE FORKS — Smiling at the confidently relaxed attitudes of Delta Rho Epsilon sorority sisters as they floated on the Kennebec River, whitewater guide Steph Bethel decided to up the ante.
“I want to challenge all of …


Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, 11:11 pm in News
Club keeps 10 miles of Appalachian Trail fit to hike
By Rob Stigile

CARATUNK — It’s 9:30 a.m. on a sunny September Saturday and, having awoken more than four hours ago, I’m standing knee-deep in a stream in the western Maine woods, a walking stick in one hand and …


Wednesday, September 7th, 2011, 11:03 pm in News
By Robert Stigile

It’s the start of yet another year at the University of Maine, an event that reeks of new beginnings: a new freshman class, new class schedules, new hours at dining facilities, fresh asphalt laid to hold …