Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) articles from August 2011

Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) archives from August 2011

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Steve Solloway column.(Column)
August 31, 2011... Byline: Steve Solloway Aug. 31--BANGOR -- When the time came, Sean Murphy packed his clothes, kissed his wife goodbye and explained again to his three school-age children why their father's summer vacation was over so soon. He was going...

High School Football Preview, Class B, C: He's the warrior of the Warriors.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 31--WELLS -- At the time, no one was sure what they had just witnessed, not sure if they could believe what they had just seen. But everyone knew it was extraordinary. It came early in the fourth quarter of a tie...

No track at Portland Expo is 'awful'.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Tom Chard Aug. 31--When Greg Wilkinson, the longtime Bonny Eagle High track coach, heard that the Portland Expo would no longer be used for high school meets, he experienced a range of emotions commensurate with someone who has been...

High School Football Preview: Five Class B, C teams to watch.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 31--1. Wells: The Warriors return 16 starters from a team that went to the Western Class B final last year, including dynamic quarterback Paul McDonough, inside linebacker Louis DiTomasso and the offensive line. The...

High School Football Preview: Class C teams at a glance.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 31--BOOTHBAY REGION Coach: Bryan Dionne, second year Last year: 1-7 Returning starters: 5 Impact players: Nick Deniger, Sr., G/NT; Andrew Bosio, Sr., T/DE; Linc Simmons, Jr., G/LB; Kameron Markee, Jr., FB/LB...

High School Football Preview: Class B teams at a glance.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 31--CAMDEN HILLS Coach: Linwood Downs, third year Last year: 4-5, lost in Eastern Maine quarterfinals Returning starters: 19 Impact players: Alex Crans, Jr., QB; Caleb Pease, Sr., RB; James Gushee, Sr., LB;...

High School Football Preview: 10 Class B, C players to watch.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 31--Jack Cooleen, Falmouth, senior, wide receiver: At 6-foot-5, Cooleen presents a great target, as he showed last year when he averaged 18 yards per catch and scored 14 touchdowns. A returning all-state selection, he...

High School Field Hockey Preview: New faces, new rules, new season.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 31--The high school field hockey season begins today -- with a bang. Two games featuring four of The Portland Press Herald's preseason 10 teams to watch highlight the start of what should be a very interesting...

N.H. firm plans to buy mills in Maine.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell Aug. 31--A private equity firm plans to buy the closed paper mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket and reopen them, eventually employing more than 400 people in a region that now has an unemployment rate of 21 percent. ...

EDITORIAL: No winners yet in redistricting gridlock.(Editorial)
August 31, 2011... Aug. 31--One side tried to palm it off as a victory -- "Democrats praise reapportionment commission vote" -- but there was no putting a happy face on the ugly truth: Congressional redistricting in Maine is mired in partisan quicksand. If the two...

OPINION: Poverty in Portland should be top issue in mayoral campaign.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Greg Kesich Aug. 31--The crowds will hit Monument Square today, with people lining up outside farmers' stalls to pay top dollar for the kind of fresh, ripe produce that you can only dream about the rest of the year. The Wednesday...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Soup to Nuts column.(Column)
August 31, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 31--If anyone should know how to pack a healthy school lunch, it would be Dr. Dora Anne Mills, former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention -- and a recently converted "veganish"...

Food & Dining Dispatches, Aug. 31, 2011.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 31--AUBURN Food pantry asks Mainers to skip a meal for charity The Good Shepherd Food Bank is inviting Mainers to participate in Hunger Action Month in September by skipping a meal and donating the money they...

Scraps a" Stuff we've heard about this 'n' that, Aug. 31, 2011.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 31----Christopher Godin is re-opening an old Portland favorite, Granny's Burritos, in the Public Market House in Monument Square. He's planning a grand opening event for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, according to his...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Cookbook Corner column.(Column)
August 31, 2011... Byline: Meredith Goad Aug. 31--Sandra Garson's "How to Fix a Leek & Other Food from Your Farmers' Market" was first published 20 years ago and was, perhaps, way ahead of its time. This revised version appears as the number of farmers...

From the dust of Union Station, Portland preservation arose.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 31--PORTLAND -- Earle Shettleworth was only 13 when he stood on a sidewalk on St. John Street and watched the Union Station Clock Tower crash into rubble and dust on Aug. 31, 1961. When the dust settled, he...

Generator fumes kill two people, sicken six in Maine.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 31--Two people were dead and six were hospitalized Tuesday, apparently poisoned by carbon monoxide from generators that were providing power to homes left without electricity by Tropical Storm Irene. The deaths of...

In western Maine, waiting to do the 'lights on' dance ...
August 31, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 31--PARSONSFIELD -- There's a running joke about power outages in Bethany Dastoli's neighborhood. "The first person who gets the lights on gets to do the dance," Dastoli said Tuesday. This time, it was her...

Even in Maine, Ramadan touched by the crisis in Somalia.
August 31, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 31--Muslims in Maine and throughout the world celebrated the end of Ramadan on Tuesday, but for people from Somalia, the Eid al-Fitr was tinged with sadness because of the famine in their homeland. The East African...

Maine groups seek $20,000 to deliver aid to Africa.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 31--Local nonprofits are trying to raise $20,000 to deliver aid to East Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in 60 years. "It's a very bad situation," Dr. Abdifatah Ahmed, the executive director of...

Maine panel backs Democratic congressional redistricting plan.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 31--AUGUSTA -- The state commission formed to recommend changes to Maine's congressional districts deadlocked along party lines Tuesday in voting 8-7 to back a Democratic proposal. The recommended plan is not...

Four gone, 15 left: Field for Portland mayor now fits in a van.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 31--Last week, Portland Daily Sun columnist Bob Higgins announced his candidacy for mayor with a blog post titled "The Fatboy is Running." Turns out "Fatboy" couldn't run fast enough. Higgins withdrew from the...

Timothy Flaherty, 63, can-do firefighter and warm family man.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer Aug. 31--YARMOUTH -- Timothy Flaherty, a dedicated firefighter who served 33 years with the Portland Fire Department, died early Tuesday after a long, valiant fight with cancer. He was 63. Mr. Flaherty joined the...

Maine panel reviews follow-through on audit findings.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Susan M. Cover Aug. 31--AUGUSTA -- Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, asked State Auditor Neria Douglass a simple question Tuesday: Who's responsible for making sure that state agencies comply with audit findings? The question came...

BRIEF: Portland Mayoral Candidates Forum at the State Theatre October 3.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan Aug. 31--A Debate That Goes to the Heart of the Arts PORTLAND -- The Portland Music Foundation (PMF) and the Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance (PACA) are teaming up to present a Portland mayoral forum focused on...

BRIEF: Postponed due to Irene, Rooftop Film: Karate Kid is this Sunday, Sept. 4.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Shannon Bryan Aug. 31--Due to Irene we postponed last week's film. We have new date! Listing: Rooftop Film: The Karate Kid Spring Street Parking Garage, 45 Spring Street Portland Sunday, September 4, 2011 Movie starts...

BRIEF: Fire kills man in Westbrook.
August 31, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 31--Fire killed a man in Westbrook this morning. Firefighters were called to 9 Tramway Lane at 4 a.m. The small apartment building is located near the Main Street fire station. When firefighters arrived they found...

BRIEF: Police hunt Hannaford pharmacy robber.
August 31, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 31--PORTLAND -- Portland police are searching for a man who robbed the Hannaford pharmacy on Riverside Street this morning. Police were called to the store at 787 Riverside St. at 8:30 a.m. A man had demanded drugs at...

BRIEF: Couple who died from CO poisoning identified.
August 31, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 31--RAYMOND -- Officials have identified the couple killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Raymond as Lewis Somers III, 85, and his wife Elizabeth Somers, 84, of Lafayette, Pa. The couple live in Pennsylvania but...

BRIEF: Raymond offering $500 reward to nab tree-cutter.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 31--RAYMOND -- The town is offering $500 for information about who cut down an ornamental maple shade tree on Route 302 early this week. The tree, worth $2,500, was planted about 10 years ago as part of...

Portland's assistant city manager resigns.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 31--PORTLAND -- Portland's assistant city manager has announced her resignation. After four years of working for the city, Patricia Finnigan said she is leaving to take the position of town manager in...

BRIEF: CMP: About 44,000 still without power.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 31--Central Maine Power Co. has restored electricity to all but 44,000 homes and businesses that lost power due to Tropical Storm Irene. A total of 280,000 CMP customers lost service as a result of the storm...

BRIEF: Authorities identify Westbrook fire victim.
August 31, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 31--WESTBROOK -- Authorities have identified the man who was killed in an early morning fire today as Gerald A. Demers, 63, of Westbrook. Firefighters were called to 9 Tramway Lane at 4 a.m. The small apartment...

BRIEF: Time Warner's cable and internet service back online.
August 31, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 31--PORTLAND -- Time Warner Cable has restored internet and cable television service to about 350,000 customers in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The company's services crashed at about 2:30 this...

BRIEF: Sebago Lake State Park to open this weekend.
August 31, 2011... Aug. 31--Sebago Lake State Park in Casco will open this weekend for camping and day use, officials at the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands announced today. Officials said that sufficient progress has been made in a park clean-up after...

Economic development group lands $375K grant.
August 31, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 31--A Portland-area business development group has been awarded a $375,000, three-year grant from the Greater Portland Public Development Commission, a state agency that distributes business loans and grants. ...

BRIEF: 2 York County judges nominated to Superior Court.
August 31, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 31--AUGUSTA -- Gov. Paul LePage has nominated two York County judges to positions on the Superior Court. LePage nominated District Court Judge John H. O'Neil, of Kennebunk, a former York County prosecutor, to...

BRIEF: Northeast Bancorp sells insurance division.
August 31, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 31--Sorry, the content of this story appears to be missing. ___ (c)2011 the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) Visit the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) at www.pressherald.com Distributed...

CMP: About 40,000 still without power.
August 31, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 31--Maine utility officials keep chipping away at the remaining power outages left by Tropical Storm Irene and about 40,000 customers -- about 5,000 fewer than this morning -- are still without service. ...

UMaine prepped to play.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Rachel Lenzi Aug. 30--The Colonial Athletic Association's football teams open the season this week, and as far as Maine Coach Jack Cosgrove is concerned, it's about time. "It's that time of year when you want to (play) somebody...

Red Claws will be working for the weekends.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Mike Lowe Aug. 30--If you're a Maine Red Claws fan, you better leave your weekends open beginning in December. The Red Claws will play 23 of their 24 home games at the Portland Expo on weekends, beginning with two games on the...

EDITORIAL: Maine parties draw 'line in the sand' over congressional maps.(Editorial)
August 30, 2011... Aug. 30--As the days dwindle down to a precious few -- to be precise, a precious two -- the 15 members of the state's Congressional Reapportionment Commission remained unable Monday to reach a compromise on drawing the boundary between Maine's...

EDITORIAL: Helping keep small airports open is worthwhile.(Editorial)
August 30, 2011... Aug. 30--When airline passengers fly between big airports on major airlines, they pay a per-ticket tax to the federal government for the privilege. But when the same passengers fly on commuter airlines into any one of 153 small airports in 35...

In Irene's wake, Maine's Lakes Region is 'just a mess'.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 30--RAYMOND -- A wooded cluster of summer cottages in Edy Cove buzzed with the sound of chain saws Monday morning as a group of neighbors picked up pine branches that Tropical Storm Irene had left strewn about...

Portland's mayoral race whittled to 16 candidates.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 30--PORTLAND -- About 4:20 p.m. Monday, with just 10 minutes left to get on the November ballot, Richard Dodge hustled up the steps of City Hall and handed in about 400 signatures. And with that, the city's first...

Maine's high court ruling expands scuba divers' beach rights.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 30--Surfers are among those celebrating a Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling that expands beach rights for scuba divers and leaves room for others to argue that they, too, should have greater access to the ocean. ...

Critics: Maine panel intent on 'dismantling' LURC.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell Aug. 30--Most of the people who have been appointed to a panel to study the future of Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission have already decided that the commission should be abolished, say Democrats and some environmental...

Falmouth's tab to save on supplies: $16,400.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 30--FALMOUTH -- A purchasing consultant has saved Falmouth's school district more than $16,000 on office and classroom supplies this year, leading one resident to question whether similar savings can be found...

Portland food co-op stays true to its roots in new home.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Avery Yale Kamila Aug. 30--PORTLAND -- The Portland Food Co-op had roughly 15 members when it formed in 2006. Today, the buying club that provides local and organic food at discounted prices has 250 members -- and a space in the...

Panelists expected to vote today on Maine redistricting plan.(Discussion)
August 30, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 30--AUGUSTA -- Republicans and Democrats continue to offer competing proposals for redrawing the lines of Maine's two congressional districts, even with a vote expected today by the panel that will make...

A. LeRoy Greason Jr., 88, Bowdoin College professor, leader.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Melanie Creamer Aug. 30--BRUNSWICK -- A. LeRoy Greason Jr., a well-respected educator and leader who served as a professor, dean and president in his 38 years at Bowdoin College, died on Sunday. He was 88. Mr. Greason joined the...

Two former city officials run for mayor in Saco.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 30--SACO -- A former mayor and a former city councilor are running for mayor in the Nov. 8 municipal election. City Clerk Michele Hughes said former Mayor Mark Johnston and former City Councilor Jeffrey...

Portsmouth firm to buy mills in the Millinockets.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Tom Bell Aug. 30--A New Hampshire company has signed an agreement to buy the shuttered Millinocket and East Millinocket mills, Gov. Paul LePage announced today. Cate Street Capital, a Portsmouth company that invests in green...

BRIEF: Turnpike traffic slows after taxi hits guardrail in Gray.
August 30, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 30--The Maine Turnpike is warning motorists about a crash in the northbound passing lanes in Gray near mile marker 61. The turnpike reported the crash at 12:15 p.m. Police say nobody was injured in the crash...

K'bunk town manager named Manager of the Year.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 30--KENNEBUNK -- The Linc Stackpole Manager-of-the-Year Award was presented to Kennebunk Town Manager Barry Tibbetts during the Maine Town and City Management Association conference. The award recognizes one...

BRIEF: Portland police search for pharmacy robber.
August 30, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 30--PORTLAND -- Portland police are searching for a man who robbed the CVS Pharmacy at the Pine Tree Shopping Plaza on Brighton Avenue. A man approached the pharmacy counter at 8 p.m. and demanded narcotics....

BRIEF: Panel narrowly votes for Democratic redistricting plan.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 30--AUGUSTA -- A partisan-deadlocked committee charged with redrawing the lines of Maine's two congressional districts narrowly voted today to support a Democratic proposal. The 15-member panel comprises seven...

BRIEF: Saint Joseph's College president resigns.
August 30, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 30--STANDISH -- Joseph Lee, who was appointed president of Saint Joseph's College in 2007, announced his resignation to the college's Board of Trustees effective immediately. Lee came to the college in...

BRIEF: Raymond couple likely died of CO poisoning.
August 30, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 30--RAYMOND -- Authorities say an elderly couple found dead in a home on Musson Road in Raymond probably died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The couple, who were in their 70s, had been running a generator,...

Waves at Fort Williams provide a pull stronger than padlocks.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Glenn Jordan Aug. 29--The locked gates of Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth didn't stop dozens of pedestrians, joggers and dog-walkers from finding their way inside the sprawling park as the winds from Tropical Storm Irene whipped up...

EDITORIAL: Hiring investigators should be justified.(Editorial)
August 29, 2011... Aug. 29--Gov. LePage has been outspoken in his desire to cut welfare costs, so it comes as a surprise to find there are some programs he wants to beef up. While he has proposed reducing the numbers of people who can get state assistance and...

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Maine at Work column.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Ray Routhier Aug. 29--PORTLAND -- Standing in a vacant second-story apartment, Jon Locke announced that the place was free of bedbugs. Using a 2-year-old beagle named Pops -- who has been trained in the ways of scent detection --...

Beaches of southern Maine bring out storm watchers.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Leslie Bridgers Aug. 29--SACO -- The oceanside community of Camp Ellis was one of the spots on the state's southern coast most vulnerable to Sunday's storm. For many, that made it the place to be. A steady stream of cars wound...

BRIEF: Southern Saco River no flooding threat.
August 29, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 29--The southern stretches of the Saco River make take a couple days to subside, but emergency officials expect no major flooding, said York County Emergency Management Director Kimberley White-Kaiser. "At this...

BRIEF: Irene leaves 171,000 still without power in Maine.
August 29, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 29--Central Maine Power Co. reported this morning that 171,000 customers remain without power, most in the southern and western parts of the state, and it could be days before some get their power back. Crews today...

Maine emergency officials assess Irene's wake.
August 29, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 29--8:09 a.m. The storm wiped out power to large numbers of customers, and rural towns could face days before it gets restored. "Probably 90 percent of the town is without power," said Andy Ward, emergency...

'Green' school set to open in Falmouth.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Kelley Bouchard Aug. 29--FALMOUTH -- Workmen and teachers are putting the finishing touches on the new Falmouth Elementary School, which is scheduled to be completed before students return Sept. 6. With a projected enrollment of...

State House Notebook: Cushing chairs new affordable housing panel.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler and Susan M. Cover Aug. 29--AUGUSTA -- Assistant House Majority Leader Andre Cushing, R-Hampden, has been selected to serve as chairman of a new Blue Ribbon Commission on Affordable Housing. The 17-member panel will...

The force of nature.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Dennis Hoey Aug. 29--Tropical Storm Irene blew through Maine on Sunday, knocking out power to more than 190,000 customers and causing scattered flash flooding but failing to produce the widespread damage that had been feared. The...

BRIEF: Irene leaves 204,000 still without power in Maine.
August 29, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 29--Hundreds of line crews are out restoring power to those left in the dark due to the storm. Central Maine Power's total of outages is back up to 183,000 as customers continue to report new interruptions this...

BRIEF: LePage viewing storm damage in Carrabassett Valley.
August 29, 2011... Byline: John Richardson Aug. 29--AUGUSTA -- Gov. Paul LePage is flying by helicopter to Carrabassett Valley and Rumford this morning to view storm damage and speak with affected residents, according to his office. He spent the first part...

BRIEF: Acadia reopens roads, campgrounds.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 29--MOUNT DESERT ISLAND -- After mostly dodging the wrath of Hurricane Irene, Acadia National Park reopened to visitors this morning, as the park lifted temporary closures of all campgrounds and roads. Officials...

Airlines, trains getting back on track.
August 29, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 29--Travel is returning to normal as airlines, train operators and bus companies resume full schedules today. At about 8:30 this morning, a US Airways flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport touched down at...

Former Bowdoin President Greason dies.
August 29, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 29--BRUNSWICK -- Former Bowdoin College President A. LeRoy Greason, a 38-year Bowdoin staffer, died this morning at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was 88. In a statement on Bowdoin's website, current...

No reports of major injuries as Irene steams northeast.
August 29, 2011... Byline: J. Hemmerdinger Aug. 29--Some roads in western Maine remain impassible and thousands of people are without power this morning courtesy of Tropical Storm Irene, but officials say they have not received reports of deaths or injuries...

Most of Maine dodges Irene's worst.
August 29, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 29--Location, location, location. That and timing made all the difference for southern and coastal Maine when it came to Tropical Storm Irene, which veered due north up the Connecticut River valley giving Maine...

Field of 16 candidates for mayor as deadline passes.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 29--PORTLAND -- When the 4:30 p.m. deadline expired today to get onto the November ballot, 16 mayoral candidates had handed in signatures to become the city's first popularly elected mayor in 88 years. Of those 16,...

Democrats submit 3rd redistricting proposal.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Rebekah Metzler Aug. 29--AUGUSTA -- Republicans and Democrats continue to offer competing proposals for redrawing the lines of Maine's two congressional districts, even with a vote expected today by the panel that will make...

BRIEF: Windjammer festival won't include Navy frigate.
August 29, 2011... Aug. 29--CAMDEN -- The USS John Hall will not be joining the fleet during this year's Camden Windjammer Festival, according the Dan Bookham, executive director of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Navy fast frigate built...

BRIEF: Falling tree and utility pole miss one lucky deputy.
August 29, 2011... Byline: David Hench Aug. 29--Colleagues have been telling Cumberland County Sheriff's Deputy Dan Down he should buy a lottery ticket. Down was inspecting downed trees and wires on Aquila Road in Gray near Little Sebago at 2:45 p.m. Sunday...

Biddeford HS must wait another week for test results.
August 29, 2011... Byline: Jason Singer Aug. 29--BIDDEFORD -- Biddeford Schools must wait another week to find out its real high school assessment scores, after a computer error led to unusually low test scores, school officials said. Measured Progress, the...

Air show booms, zooms and awes the crowd.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Emma Bouthillette Aug. 28--BRUNSWICK -- As the crowd quieted to hear the engine of a World War II Japanese Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighter aircraft as it took off, Theryl Robbins stood for a better look. Robbins, 92, of Sebasco,...

Go with the flow.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Deirdre Fleming Aug. 28--It took Russ and Jeremy Collett 35 days to paddle the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. But that's not what's most impressive about the father-son team's effort. They carried their canoe and gear for 100...

Black Bears' senior moment.
August 28, 2011... Byline: Rachel Lenzi Aug. 28--ORONO -- The senior class of the University of Maine football program has experienced the highs of the game. They've reveled in the wins and they relished making the FBS playoffs in 2008, earning an at-large bid...