BANGOR — A 21-year-old Bangor man was indicted Wednesday on one count each of intentional or knowing murder, kidnapping and gross sexual assault by the Penobscot County grand jury in the strangulation death of a Husson University student earlier this month. An arraignment date for Zackery Mailloux has not been set. Mailloux was arrested and […]
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Friends, classmates hold vigil for slain EL graduate
At Edward Little High School on Wednesday, roughly 100 people gathered inside the chorus room to remember Brooke Locke, their 21-year-old friend and former classmate, slain last week. It was mostly sniffles and silence and soft murmurs at the start, but that’s not what Brooke would have wanted, according to those who knew her best. […]
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Husson students remember Brooke Locke as ‘always smiling, eager to help’
BANGOR — Brooke Locke gave Julya Spadaccini a tour of Husson University three years ago. Spadaccini, now a third-year student majoring in physical therapy, stayed with Locke for three days because the Southern California girl couldn’t get a flight out due to a blizzard. “If it wasn’t for Brooke and her smile and her telling […]
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H.S. girls’ hockey: Banner night for Landry and Red Hornets
AUBURN — It was a night to remember, even before the puck was dropped Saturday. The girls’ hockey team from Leavitt-Edward Little opened its season with a 5-0 win over the combined team from Cape Elizabeth-Waynflete. The Red Hornets produced a fine effort to celebrate their opener at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. “We’ve had […]
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Bangor homicide victim’s father: Fighting rage is a struggle
BANGOR — The father of Brooke Locke, the Husson University student who police found strangled Monday, said Friday that he was in California picking up a load of materials when he heard his daughter was dead. “The first thing I did was find the nearest Catholic church,” Bill Locke of Darby, Mont., said during a […]
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‘Garden buddies’ Hands-on science
This is the second story in a series about Edward Little High School teacher Kim Finnerty’s agriculture class. The first story was published Sept. 5. AUBURN — During their chemistry class Thursday, Edward Little High School students took a field trip to Park Avenue Elementary School. There, the big kids taught the little kids about […]
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Girls’ hockey: Sister act at Lewiston, Leavitt/EL
LEWISTON — As Mariah Vaillancourt skated toward the bench Saturday night, she was met by a familiar face — and a stare. Vaillancourt, a freshman, and the Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey team were getting a glimpse of their rivals from Lewiston in a preseason round robin tournament, and when the Blue Devils and Red Hornets […]
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2013 Girls’ Hockey Preview: Leavitt-Edward Little
Coach: Shon Collins (second year) Last year’s record: 14 – 4, lost in Eastern A final. Returning players: Seniors — Amanda Grenier (F), Paige Landry (F), Taylor Landry (F); Juniors — Kristina Latlippe (F), Emma Martineau (F), Danica Nadeau (D), Tori Sanford (G); Sophmore — Abby Roy (F). Key losses: Shaylin Collins (D), Sydney Nadeau […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Back to practice
Monday was a day basketball coaches and players had circled on their calendars. Many of them have been counting down the days to the sound of basketballs hitting the hard court and shots swishing the twine. The first practices for basketball teams around the state were held Monday. It was a day of new beginnings […]