ORONO — A large tree branch fell onto a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Main Street around 4 p.m. Sunday, crushing the roof of the vehicle and trapping two people inside, Orono Police Department Chief Josh Ewing said. Ewing believes the vehicle was moving when the branch fell, but he was not certain. A man was […]
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Orono bank robbed by man who fled on foot
ORONO — Police are searching for a man who robbed an Orono, Maine, savings bank of an undisclosed amount of money. WZON-AM reports the man demanded money from the Bangor Savings Bank on Park Street just after 9 a.m. on Friday. He did not display a weapon during the robbery. The man left on foot […]
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French-American authors and scholars to hold free event at UMO
ORONO — The University of Maine will host free events featuring French-American writers and scholars at the university’s Orono campus as part of its spring Franco-American symposium. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. on Friday and lasts until 6 p.m. on Saturday. The keynote speaker is Canadian author Clark Blaise. Blaise and other speakers will […]
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Orono bank robbed by man who fled on foot
ORONO (AP) — Police are searching for a man who robbed an Orono savings bank of an undisclosed amount of money. WZON-AM reports the man demanded money from the Bangor Savings Bank on Park Street just after 9 a.m. on Friday. He did not display a weapon during the robbery. The man left on foot […]
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UMaine faculty avoids layoffs, saddened by budget cuts
BANGOR — When Richard Blanke joined the history department at the University of Maine in 1969, he was one of eight European history professors, he said. After he retires at the end of this semester, he will be leaving the history program with less than half that number. “This is very sad,” Blanke said. “I […]
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UMaine to cut 61 positions, dip into savings to address $9.7 million shortfall
ORONO — The University of Maine will eliminate 61 positions and use $5.3 million of its savings to account for a $9.7 million shortfall in next year’s budget, university officials announced Friday. The cost reduction plan on the Orono campus calls for eliminating 30 faculty positions — all of which are either currently vacant or […]
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Bancroft Corp. given national award for Penobscot hydro project
PARIS — Local corporation Bancroft Contracting has been recognized with a national award for its work on a major hydropower development project on the Penobscot River. The Associated General Contractors of America awarded Bancroft the Alliant Build America award at a ceremony in Las Vegas, Nev., earlier this month, one of 19 firms from across the […]
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Orono man denies stabbing mom’s boyfriend
BANGOR (AP) — An Orono man charged with stabbing his mother’s boyfriend has pleaded not guilty. Dorian Guerin pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Penobscot County court to charges of attempted murder and assault. He remains jailed on $100,000 bail. Authorities said the 21-year-old Guerin inflicted life-threatening injuries when he stabbed the victim dozens of times […]
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UMaine to give underclassmen higher housing priority over juniors, seniors
UMaine makes it mandatory for freshmen who live more than 30 miles from the school to live on campus. Since the number of first-year students has been steadily increasing over the last few years through a concerted effort to stabilize the university’s financial troubles, less dorm space is available to the upperclassmen. In the past, […]
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Orono man injures his back in 20-foot fall while ice climbing in Acadia National Park
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — An Orono man injured his back Saturday when he fell about 20 feet while ice climbing on Champlain Mountain, according to a park ranger. The 33-year-old man was preparing to lead a climb with two other men at the South Wall climbing site when his ice axes slipped just before noon […]