The University of Maine at Farmington’s men’s basketball team was 0-8, struggling to get untracked, and beginning to wonder what was going on. “I had my doubts,” said Eric Lelansky, a senior guard for the Beavers from Portland’s Deering High. “But I also saw that we had a chance. We were playing some tough teams, […]
March 2010
Posted inNews
Chileans in hardest-hit town criticize response
Residents of Conception are angry, with 500 dead and 90 percent of their community destroyed.
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Jury convicts woman of cruelty, assault
FARMINGTON — It took a Franklin County jury 30 minutes on Wednesday to find Carol Murphy guilty of animal cruelty and of assaulting an officer with a stun gun.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Pirates facing limited options
Portland heads off on a three-game trip with some of its top players out injured or suspended.
Posted inLife & Culture
Ready, set, go
MARCH 4 ‘In Our Wake’ Maine’s maritime heritage is the focus of a nautical film program, “In Our Wake: Maine’s Maritime Heritage on Film.” Home movies, travelogues and other film types have been compiled by Northeast Historic Film to highlight not just the boats and industry of Maine’s maritime heritage, but the individuals and communities, […]
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Go See a Movie
OPENING FRIDAY “The White Ribbon” (R) (2:24) Stars Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi and Leonie Benesch. Directed by Michael Haneke. Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villages seem to […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the Editor: March 4, 2010
Turn down volume on motorcycles I applaud the Portland Press Herald’s stand against loud motorcycles (“Motorcycle noise annoys too many too much to ignore,” Feb. 24). But it is not just a few who are bothered by excessive motorcycle noise. Countless Mainers throughout the state are acoustically assaulted by bikers operating with illegal loud pipe […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Progress welcome in town dispatch deal
Yarmouth and Falmouth are on the right track with their plan to consolidate a service.
Posted inOpinion
Preparing professionals for Maine’s schools: A call for public comment
A proposal for USM separates those entering the field of education from those supporting its practitioners.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cell phone warning labels would not help consumers
It would be wrong to treat the devices with the same caution given to tobacco products.