8 years ago Establishment of North Woods park must retain access for logging industry By Dana Doran The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC) of Maine will continue working to preserve forest access in the Katahdin Region for Maine’s hard-working loggers following the announcement that President Barack Obama has signed an executive order creating a national monument there.
8 years ago What is ‘free speech’ on the web — in theory and in practice? By Gene Policinski Who can say what, on the Web? Twitter has raised questions anew with reports of a lifetime ban on tweets from conservative blogger Milo Yiannopoulos – reportedly after complaints that he engineered a wave of racist and sexist comments directed against comedian and actress Leslie Jones, who is co-starring in the latest “Ghostbusters” movie.
8 years ago Big plays help Ponies roll to preseason victory over Orono By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy found the endzone seven times in the team’s Aug.
8 years ago Dover-Foxcroft fighter set for CES 38 encore By Ernie ClarkStaff Writer Dover-Foxcroft’s Derek Shorey, who fights out of the Shatterproof Combat Club in Dexter, will return to the cage at CES 38 on Sept.
8 years ago Road race news Michael Martin, 61 of Ripley, came in 18th out of a field of 75 runners at the New Balance Family 5K on Aug.
8 years ago Changes create two-game differential Between Class D North, South football schedules will shift this year By Ernie ClarkStaff Writer Attrition and divisional shifts have created a unique scheduling scenario for the upcoming high school football season with Dexter Regional High School and the other nine teams in Class D North playing two more regular-season games than their counterparts in southern Maine.
8 years ago SAIL exercise program at next Skeleton Crew meeting on Sept. 9 DEXTER — The third week in September marks the National Council on Aging’s Falls Prevention Week.