Posts Tagged ‘University of Maine’
Learn how to harvest and store onions through the winter
By University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Oct. 11, 2011, at 11:03 a.m.
Beautiful fall weather in Maine makes for easy harvesting of onions. But how best to store all those yellow and red globes to keep through the winter?
Need to prepare your home for colder nights? Learn how to do a self-energy audit
By University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Sept. 07, 2011, at 11:09 a.m.
The nights are starting to get a little cooler and it’s time to start thinking about how to button up your house for winter. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension shows how to do an energy self audit and answers questions about when you might need to have a professional …
What to do with harvested tomatoes
By University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Aug. 31, 2011, at 12:58 p.m.
Did you harvest lots of tomatoes in the days before Tropical Storm Irene hit Maine? The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers some advice on what to do with them so all that hard work doesn’t go to waste.
Ex-UMaine star to coach Bangor Christian basketball team
BANGOR — Kevin Reed had a star-studded basketball career at the University of Maine, then went on to play professionally for three years in Europe. Now the former Black Bears guard hopes to translate that accumulated knowledge of the sport into success for the Bangor Christian boys basketball team as …
Congratulations to MMA, Breton, Laughlin, Giants
Congratulations are in order for: THE MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY football team. The resilient Mariners had to deal with the tragic death of 24-year-old assistant coach Richard Dykas II in a pickup truck accident 10 days ago, but they were able to still go out and beat Bridgewater State 35-13 Saturday. …
Skowhegan, NYA show off old state-title form
ORONO — It was a great day to be clad in orange and black on a chilly fall afternoon which even saw a brief snow flurry at Morse Field. Both the Skowhegan Indians and North Yarmouth Academy Panthers were making successive appearances in Saturday’s state championship field hockey games and …
Extra motivation propelled Nokomis to state title
ORONO — It was an all-too-familiar sight for several members of Nokomis High School’s field hockey team Saturday evening as the final seconds ticked off the clock in Saturday evening’s Class B state championship game. But this time around, it was York’s players shaking their heads in frustration, blinking back …
Skowhegan caps unbeaten season with Class A field hockey title
ORONO — Despite returning just two seniors from the only field hockey team from Skowhegan not to end its season with a state championship in nine years, motivation was not a problem for the Indians this season. That was evident in Saturday afternoon’s Class A state championship game against Cheverus …
NYA outlasts Foxcroft for state C crown in field hockey
ORONO — Since their tried-and-true plays weren’t netting any scores, the North Yarmouth Academy girls decided to reach into their bag of tricks on Halloween eve. As a result, the Panthers were treated to a 2-1 Class C state field hockey championship victory over Foxcroft Academy that lasted through regulation, …
State titles up for grabs Saturday in field hockey
The ball had barely settled into the goal cage at Hampden Academy, and the magnitude of the moment hadn’t sunk in for Foxcroft Academy sophomore Monica Miles. Miles had just sent her Ponies into today’s Class C state final against North Yarmouth with her penalty-stroke goal in overtime against defending …
Crocker, Renedo, Berry put Orono girls in final
ORONO — Experience can be a big factor in the heat of postseason soccer, and the Orono girls have plenty of it, having played for state championships the last two seasons. The Red Riots moved one step closer to returning to that stage Friday, getting a goal apiece from Alex …
John Bapst made correct decision to play on turf
The John Bapst High School girls field hockey team practiced and played at the University of Maine's turf field this season. Coach Gina Schuck said her girls loved the surface. Maine's turf resembles the old carpet-like Astroturf, not the grass-like FieldTurf that has become much more popular. But some of …
John Bapst edges Camden Hills in EM quarterfinal
ORONO — John Bapst of Bangor sophomore midfielder Elise Tilton is a game-changer. Tilton put on a dazzling exhibition in an Eastern Maine Class B field hockey quarterfinal against Camden Hills on Tuesday afternoon. She scored a goal, set up another one and made several key interceptions and field-length dashes …
WZON is making a lineup change
Seventeen years after debuting as Bangor’s first, all-sports radio station, The Sports Zone will be shifting programming back to a mix of sports and political talk. Sources have confirmed that Stephen King-owned Bangor radio station WZON (620 AM) will be going from a 24-hour, all-sports format to a …
Maine college schedule
BDN staff reports on Oct. 07, 2010, at 9:30 p.m.
2010-11 BLACK BEARS SCHEDULE OCTOBER 8: UMass Lowell, 7 p.m. 9: Connecticut, 7 p.m. 14: at Michigan State, 7 p.m. 15: at Michigan State, 7:30 p.m. 22: North Dakota, 7:30 p.m. 23: North Dakota, 7 p.m. 30: at Vermont, 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 6: at Boston Univ., 7 p.m. 12: Northeastern, …
Maine hockey capsule look
BDN staff reports on Oct. 01, 2010, at 9:46 p.m.
No. 7 MAINE vs. UMASS LOWELL, CONNECTICUT Time, site: UML, Friday, 7 p.m.; UConn, Saturday, 7 p.m.; Alfond Arena, Orono Records: Maine 0-0, UML 0-0, UConn 0-0 Series, last meeting: Maine leads UML 71-29-3, Maine 3-2 (OT) on March 14; Maine leads UConn 2-0, Maine 10-4 on Nov. 29, 1978 …
Maine rallies past Vermont
BDN staff reports on Sept. 30, 2010, at 9:42 p.m.
ORONO — Lisa Bigman scored off a Maddie Hill assist 19:02 into the second half to lead the University of Maine to a 2-1 come-from-behind women’s soccer victory over the University of Vermont Thursday. Maggie Malone scored an unassisted goal late in the first half to tie it for the …
Duke extends McCallie’s contract through 2016-17
The Associated Press on Sept. 24, 2010, at 8:54 p.m.
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke has extended the contract of women’s basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie through the 2016-17 season. The school announced the three-year extension Friday, three weeks before the Blue Devils begin practice. Athletic director Kevin White calls McCallie “one of the bright stars at the university” and says …
Duke extends McCallie's contract through 2016-17
The Associated Press on Sept. 24, 2010, at 8:54 p.m.
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke has extended the contract of women’s basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie through the 2016-17 season. The school announced the three-year extension Friday, three weeks before the Blue Devils begin practice. Athletic director Kevin White calls McCallie “one of the bright stars at the university” and says …
Maine seniors don’t want dubious distinction
ORONO — The five seniors on the University of Maine men’s hockey team are looking to avoid a dubious distinction this season. If they don’t make the NCAA Tournament, they would be the first class that failed to qualify for an NCAA Tournament berth in its four years during the …
Orono man gets a surprise: 4 bears living not far from his front door
Presque Isle duo arrested after alleged assault near downtown pub
Hermon woman arrested after allegedly smoking pot at eye center, refusing to leave
Only 3 Maine schools still have Indian nicknames; tribal leader praises effort to eliminate them
By expanding Medicaid, Maine lawmakers can make a difference for the uninsured
Let’s rethink Maine’s telephone policy in this digital age
Legislature’s $73 million small business jobs bond isn’t perfect, but Maine needs it
More dependency or opportunity: What’s at stake in Maine’s Medicaid expansion debate
Safety net pole hits Mainers after Boston Bruins game at TD Garden
Former UMaine football player Dom Cusano dies
Pistorius breaks down, retches as girlfriend’s wounds are described during murder trial
UMaine hockey eager to avenge home losses to Friars in Providence as NCAA Tournament looms
Scientist: Odd-looking Maine lobsters are not mutants, and still safe to eat
Why are more Maine novelists turning to the life of crime?
Daniel Williams named interim director of Collins Center for the Arts
Belfast journalist takes on America’s favorite drug in new book
Argyle pipe welder refurbishing statue of soldier in effort to restore Orono Civil War monument