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Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 11:43 pm in News
By Michael Shepherd

In a city and region he says is full of prescription pill and bath salt abusers, Captain Joint sees himself as a culture warrior.
Sometimes he sees young people coming into his family’s downtown Old Town shop, …


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 …


Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 11:23 pm in News
By Lauren Reeves

The hand scanner system at dining halls, a pilot program last semester, will soon become mandatory for all unlimited meal plan holders.
Kathy Kittridge, director of dining operations for Black Bear Dining, said the new program will …


Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 10:34 pm in Style & Culture
Collins Center for the Arts celebrates 25th anniversary with galvanizing show
By Kayla Riley

The Collins Center for the Arts celebrated its 25th anniversary on Sept. 24 with an entertaining evening featuring k.d. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang.
With strong, stirring vocals and an ease that was tangible from the …


Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 10:28 pm in Style & Culture
Award-winning musicians The New Trio perform classics with vigorous fervor
By Kaylie Reese

This Sunday, piano trio chamber ensemble The New Trio held a performance at the Minsky Recital Hall in 1944 Hall.
A piano trio is a chamber music group, consisting of a piano and two instruments. Musical compositions …


Sunday, September 25th, 2011, 9:44 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

When factoring in turnover on the roster and renovations to Alfond Arena, it seems possible that this incarnation of the University of Maine men’s hockey team is completely different from last year’s underachieving group.
“Personally, we try …


Thursday, February 10th, 2011, 12:34 am in News
Trial set to start in early May, nearly one year after accused pleads not guilty to bevy of charges linked to student’s death
By Robert Stigile

It has been over a year since an apparent hit-and-run accident killed University of Maine elementary education student Jordyn Bakley and, according to the prosecution, the passage of time has only strengthened the evidence.
Penobscot County District …


Thursday, February 10th, 2011, 12:26 am in News
By Beth Kevit

A sprawling swath of woodland in the Bangor area large enough to house four University of Maine campuses will be preserved through the Caribou Bog-Penjajawoc Lands Project.
The project, also known as the Corridor Project, was established …


Wednesday, February 9th, 2011, 11:09 pm in Sports
With 8 Hockey East games left, the Black Bears need to take care of easy schedule to stay relevant in national picture
By Jesse Scardina

Just eight games remain in the University of Maine men’s hockey season — a season that seems to have started yesterday.
Going in with high hopes, the Black Bears appeared to initially live up to their …


Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 11:55 pm in Sports
By Haley Johnston

PRESQUE ISLE — New snow blanketed Aroostook County just in time to answer many prayers of athletes, coaches, volunteers and fans for the 2011 World Cup Biathlon held at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle.
Biathlon is …