HOULTON, Maine — At the start of every winter, the Millar Civic Center becomes a hub of activity for youths and adults taking part in ice skating and hockey in southern Aroostook. And over the past few years, town officials have become increasingly determined to replace the hockey boards surrounding ...
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College Baseball America East Championship No. 1 MAINE vs. No. 4 STONY BROOK Time, site: 4 p.m. Wednesday, LeLacheur Park, Lowell, Mass. Records: Maine 34-20, Stony Brook 24-32 Series, last meeting: SBU leads 35-26, SBU 1-0 on 4/21/13 Key players: Maine — 2B Troy Black (.368, 23 runs batted in, ...
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BANGOR, Maine — The Seacoast United Blackbear Under-16 girls soccer team had to go into double overtime Sunday to secure a 2-1 victory over the Seacoast United Mariners in the State Cup final at the Deering High School field in Portland. Seacoast Blackbear advances to the Region 1 tournament June ...
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ORONO, Maine — As a kid, Mike Fransoso eagerly waited until his dad, Rick, returned home from his job with the U.S. Postal Service to play baseball. “He’d get home from work around 5 o’clock and the first thing I’d say is, ‘Hey, can we go to the field?’” Mike ...
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Steven Boal was already a digital revolutionary when he came up with the idea for CashStar. Having disrupted the coupon world as CEO of Coupons.com, he had the idea for a company that would do the same thing to the gift card industry. Today, CashStar employs more than 80 people; has ...
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LEWISTON, Maine — Kevin Lewis, CEO of Maine Community Health Options (MCHO), recently announced that Sandy Nesin has joined the organization as provider relations representative. MCHO is a nonprofit organization that will provide affordable health insurance to Maine people and small businesses beginning in January 2014. The enrollment start date ...
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MADISON, Maine — The Fabric Garden in Madison announced that it is celebrating its 35th year in business, making it one of Maine’s oldest quilt shops. Over the last 35 years, The Fabric Garden has provided customers with supplies for their sewing and quilting needs. The Fabric Garden was founded ...
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Memorial Day weekend will mark the first of two championship speech and debate weekends for Bangor High School Speech and Debate students. Ten students will head to National Catholic Forensic League championships in Philadelphia on May 25-26. In all, the students will represent Bangor High School in the classification of ...
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Amy Cotton loved nursing long before she entered the profession. Cotton’s grandmother, Clarice Gooch Hoyt, a nurse in Downeast Maine who made house calls on horseback, was a constant source of inspiration. Cotton calls her “a pioneer.” Before there was public health nursing in Washington County, Hoyt used to provide ...
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BANGOR — Kate Adam and Sydney McDonald, eighth-graders at William Cohen Middle School in Bangor, are in fundraiser mode. They achieved second place for their “Stock Market Crash of 1929” presentation in the Maine State National History Day Competition on April 3. This entitles them to represent their school and ...
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