Articles by John Clarke Russ

 
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The new Hollywood Casino logo is etched in the glass of an entrance door to the Bangor gaming facility Thursday, March 1, 2012.

Hollywood Slots officially changes name to Hollywood Casino

By John Clarke Russ on March 01, 2012, at 6:14 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Executives at a Bangor gambling facility held a press conference Thursday, March 1, 2012 to announce the name change from “Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway” to “Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway.” “The past four months have been very exciting since voters in Penobscot County gave their approval for ...

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Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (foreground) of Norway and Rosanna Crawford of Canada collapse after finishing the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint at the I.B.U. World Cup Biathlon at the Nordic Heritage Center on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011

Pictures of the Year 2011: John Clarke Russ

By John Clarke Russ on Dec. 30, 2011, at 10:53 p.m.

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Whimsically sporting her mud "war paint," Riley Simmons of Oceanside High School (Rockland) kicks to the finish of the Maine Festival of Champions 5000 meter cross country race in Belfast Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011.

Mud, sweat and tears

By John Clarke Russ on Nov. 21, 2011, at 8:48 p.m.
Running is a freedom. Freedom from comfort. Just remember that. In October I watched two regional high school cross-country races on the sprawling hills and dales behind Belfast’s Troy Howard Middle School. For anyone who isn’t a runner or hasn’t seen a cross-country race, imagine that you’re scantily clad and ...

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Santa’s new tradition: Windsurfing on the Penobscot River

By John Clarke Russ on Nov. 06, 2011, at 8:54 p.m.
Santa continued his annual early November tradition of windsurfing on the Penobscot River in downtown Bangor Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2011. This year he had a little backup from his helpers on a wave runner: Rhonda Hess of Bangor and Linda Mitchell-Storer of Orrington. With little wind to propel him, ...

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Hamdpen Academy senior Robert Palmer, right, of Winterport shares a quiet moment with his girlfriend amidst the din of Friday evening's football game with Old Town High School at Hampden Sept. 16, 2011.

On the Sideline

By John Clarke Russ on Sept. 26, 2011, at 11:04 p.m.
On a recent late summer night, campus cliques and other supporting cast surround a central Maine gridiron as electric cauldrons of molten cheese and hot chocolate reach critical mass. The whistle blows, a pigskin is launched and the devotees, most swathed in their flannel, blankets, hoodies or pajamas, anxiously watch ...

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Under partial umbrella cover, Alex McKenney, 11, a sixth grader at Bangor Christian School joined several hundred other worshippers in prayer during the National Day of Prayer event at the Bass Park gazebo in Bangor Thursday afternoon. This long-time annual observance, ordained by Congress in 1952, was established to allow citizens to "turn to God in prayer and meditation."

A Time to Pray

By John Clarke Russ on May 05, 2011, at 11:43 p.m.

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