LEWISTON — Did you hear the one about the politician and the attorney who got together to talk about mixed martial arts? The result is no joke. Matt Peterson, state representative from Rumford, and Nick DiSalvo, Massachusetts lawyer, adjourned their meeting with the dream of staging a single fight card. Saturday at Androscoggin Bank Colisee […]
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Judge rules on railway’s bankruptcy filing after Lac-Megantic disaster
BANGOR, Maine — A federal judge Wednesday approved a set of cross-border protocols that will allow coordination of the separate bankruptcy cases filed by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway in Canada and the United States. A Canadian judge was scheduled Wednesday to consider a motion to adopt the protocols. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louis Kornreich […]
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Wood’s knee injury delays Sept. 21 title defense
BANGOR — Ray “All Business” Wood, who was scheduled to make the first defense of his New England Fights Maine featherweight championship next month, will be sidelined from mixed martial arts indefinitely after being diagnosed this week with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.The injury is believed to have taken place July 12 when the Bucksport […]
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U.S. officials dispute claims that aging rail line is hazardous
Federal and state rail safety officials said Friday that Maine, Montreal and Atlantic’s operations in the United States are safe. This contrasts with a Canadian railway’s published claims that MMA’s operations made the line too risky for shipping oil. The Globe and Mail reported Thursday that Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. refused for several days to […]
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MMA: Lemke to face Ortolani for NEF Maine State lightweight title
LEWISTON — New England Fights (NEF) announced Thursday that Jon Lemke (3-1) will face John Ortolani (7-7) for the vacant Maine State MMA Lightweight Championship in the 10th anniversary event on Sept. 21 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “Lemke-Ortolani was an obvious choice contest for our lightweight championship that was left vacant after Dez ‘Predator’ […]
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Montreal, Maine & Atlantic railroad files for bankruptcy
BANGOR — The Maine-based railroad whose oil train caused a fire and explosion that claimed 47 lives in a small town in Quebec has filed for bankruptcy protection. Montreal, Maine and Atlantic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday. Company Chairman Ed Burkhardt said previously that a bankruptcy filing was likely because of service […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: Biddeford next on busy slate
New England Fights has made an immediate splash in the world of mixed martial arts, no question. But it’s still a regional promotion, and Maine is still a small state by any measure. So one scary part of unleashing two major fight cards in your backyard, only three weeks apart, is wondering if the talent […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: NEF lights up Bangor Waterfront
BANGOR — You want to take this outside? New England Fights will settle its differences Friday night in a dramatically different venue than it has employed in its successful, 17-month history. Maine’s mixed martial arts promotion ventures north of Lewiston for the first time and makes its inaugural appearance outdoors in NEF VIII — dubbed […]
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Maine professional boxing supporters hope to regain legal status in state
PORTLAND — The glory days of boxing in Maine remain vivid in Bobby Russo’s memory. As a youngster he often worked as the glove boy for cards at the Portland Exposition Building, where thousands turned out frequently during the 1960s to watch Pete Riccitelli emerge as a star on the local scene. “Portland’s always been […]