The center on the Orono campus includes studios for painting, printmaking, photography and 3-D design, as well as classroom space
September 2013
New commercial supply ship reaches space station
With the smooth linkup, Orbital Sciences Corp. became only the second company to accomplish such a far-flung shipment.
Who’ll blink? Dems, GOP in shutdown stare down
With the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president’s health care law.
Activists: Syria airstrike hits school, killing 12
The attack appeared to hit the yard in front of the school early Sunday morning, which is the first day of the work week at public schools in Syria.
Man commits suicide at Gray-New Gloucester High School
An unidentified man took his life in a parking lot at Gray-New Gloucester High School Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28. At about 12:50 p.m., the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency call reporting a possible suicide at the school campus located off Route 26 in Gray. Upon arrival of deputies, it was determined that a […]
Maine Football: Bates rallies past Tufts
LEWISTON — Ivan Reese scored on a 1-yard run with 42 seconds remaining to give Bates a 20-16 win over Tufts in a New England Small College Athletic Conference football game Saturday. Reese’s touchdown capped a 17-play, 96-yard drive. Bates (1-1) built a 14-0 lead in the first quarter behind touchdown runs of 48 and […]
Maine Colleges: St. Joseph’s still perfect in field hockey
STANDISH — Rachelle Messuri scored 10:16 into the game on the first of two assists from Meghan Williams, and St. Joseph’s College went on to a 3-0 victory over Rivier in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference field hockey game Saturday. Kelsey Dumond added to the lead 4:38 into the second half, and Theresa Hendrix closed […]
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Richard Blanco of Bethel read his poem “One Today” at the second inauguration of President Obama. Here, he explores the connections between his hands and the hands of his father. My Father, My Hands By Richard Blanco My father gave me these hands, fingers inch-wide and muscular like his, the same folds of skin like […]
Maine Gardener: Patience pays off for wildflower meadow
Meadows are an iconic part of the American landscape. Grasses and wildflowers are allowed to grow and sway in the breeze. Birds and other animals thrive there. Natural meadows in the United States are found mostly in the Great Plains states. But if you have a large piece of property that you want to look […]
Sign-ups for insurance will put health care law to the test
Consumers weighing costs and benefits of health plans starting this week will decide the controversial reform’s impact.