The Orange are heading to the Final Four, stifling Marquette with a zone defense that’s been so effective.
2013
Successful bidders get to name trails, big trees in China park
The Thurston Park Committee comes up with a creative fundraising idea to pay for repairs to the access road.
Meals on Wheels feeling the pinch from sequestration cuts
A central Maine program is turning away applicants and cutting back to one visit per home per week.
On Baseball: An unpredictable division
Boston Manager John Farrell insists the Yankees will be a good team this year.
College Roundup: Black Bears collect two baseball wins
ORONO — Tommy Lawrence struck out five and walked one while throwing a six-hitter, starting the University of Maine on its way to a baseball doubleheader sweep Saturday against Albany, 4-1 and 7-4. Alex Calbick had a pair of hits with an RBI and a run scored in the opener for the Black Bears (15-13, […]
Up-down Doubront remains mystery
Felix Doubront pitches five scoreless innings but again gets better as the game progresses.
Deal clears way for immigration reform package
Big business and labor resolve disagreements over wages for low-skilled workers in a new program.
Bill Nemitz: A promise kept, as another Mitchell bears witness
George Mitchell has recalled the dramatic moment more times than he can count. Fifteen years ago next month, as leaders across the once-perilous political spectrum of Northern Ireland basked in the glow of the Good Friday Agreement, the former senator from Maine who brokered the pact made them a promise. Recalling that his son, Andrew, […]
Pipeline earns high marks from many quarters
Most spills in its 72-year history have been minor, but activists say scrutiny remains ‘imperative.’
Across South, ‘Obamacare’ still toxic
But one health expert is optimistic that Republicans will eventually accept the idea.