BOSTON – The defending Stanley Cup-champion Boston Bruins acquired forward Brian Rolston and defenseman Mike Mottau from the New York Islanders at the trade deadline on Monday without giving up anyone from their NHL roster. Both players have experience in the city. Rolston played for the Bruins from 1999-2004, and Mottau went to Boston College. […]
February 2012
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NCAA women’s basketball: Three tickets, one snub
Bowdoin, Southern Maine and UNE all are chosen as at-large teams, but Colby is left out of the 64-team field.
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Syrian government reports voters back new constitution
BEIRUT – Amid reports of fresh atrocities in the besieged city of Homs, the Syrian government said Monday that an overwhelming majority of voters – 89 percent – had approved a new constitution that is billed as President Bashar Assad’s most serious concession yet in the nearly year-old uprising against his rule. Opposition activists, backed […]
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Maine Milestones
The Maine Sports Hall of Fame will induct eight new members at its awards banquet on May 20 at the Bangor Civic Center. The inductees are: Walter Abbott, a UMaine football coach and athletic director; Phil Coulombe, a Cony High and UMaine football player; Emily Ellis, a Mt. View High and UMaine basketball player; Ed […]
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Crime suspected in disappearance
Police want to talk more with a Bangor man about the Florida firefighter missing since Feb. 16.
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White House: No control over grant to NYPD
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Monday it has no control over how the New York Police Department spends millions of dollars in White House grants that helped pay for NYPD programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance. In New York, the police commissioner said he wouldn’t apologize. The White House has no […]
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Feature obituary: Timothy Haley, 44, successful tire center owner, family man
SOUTH PORTLAND – Timothy Haley was an accomplished businessman who owned Haley’s Tire and Service Center and oversaw its four locations across the state. Though his work was hugely important to him, nothing topped the love he had for his wife Kimberly Haley and their 4-year-old daughter, Mia. Mr. Haley died early Monday after a […]
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High school hockey: Switch to defense hasn’t hurt offense
Bryan Dallaire is back at his old position, but is still a key part of Thornton Academy’s attack.
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Police hurt in clash with Occupy group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two police officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a group protesting violence by blacks against whites in South Africa. The clash erupted in the afternoon as California Highway Patrol and Sacramento police officers were […]
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Colleges: Newcomers add spark
ORONO – The University of Maine baseball team returns enough players from its 2011 NCAA tournament team to be a contender again. Maine showed its strength last weekend at 16th-ranked Clemson, with three competitive games, one of them a victory. It might be hard for freshmen to see playing time on such a team, but […]