With the Hockey East playoffs starting this week, Maine looks to hold on to one of the top four spots in the NCAA tournament.
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UMaine cruises into Hockey East semifinals
The Black Bears score a season-high seven goals to dispatch UMass Lowell in the quarterfinals.
UMaine Extension webinar on backyard pollinators set for March 19
Participants will learn about the interdependence of pollinators, plants and the environment.
UMaine men’s basketball advances in America East tournament for first time in 21 years
The Black Bears beat UMass Lowell, 72-64, and will face No. 2 Vermont in the semifinals.
Ash Wednesday, first date recreated, protests among this Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Feb. 28-March 7.
UMaine women basketball pulls away for quarterfinal win
The Black Bears beat NJIT, 65-51, to reach the America East tournament semifinals.
Maine men’s basketball guard is 1 of top defenders in nation
Kellen Tynes has fueled the Black Bears’ resurgence this season.
Rail advocates renew push for passenger service to Bangor
A bill to be heard this week seeks federal seed funding for a proposal to restore passenger service from Portland through Auburn, Lewiston, Waterville and Bangor to Orono.
Maine men’s hockey prepares for postseason
The Black Bears are assured of a spot in the NCAA tournament, but their seeding is still up in the air.
Climate change, gardening webinar set for March 12
This webinar is the first in the five-part series, Gardening for the Future, and will lay the groundwork for the rest of the series, which will cover specific resilience topics in more detail.