2+ week, 4+ day ago (110+ words) It took several hours to finish, resulting in a Celtic knot now covering the majority of the skull and crossbones with a dog jumping out on top of the image. The artist said they were inspired by Platner's Scottish heritage and love of his two dogs. It took several hours to finish, resulting in a Celtic knot now covering the majority of the skull and crossbones with a dog jumping out on top of the image. The artist said they were inspired by Platner's Scottish heritage and love of his two dogs. How a tattoo artist got involved in a Nazi symbol cover up in the Maine Senate race...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (315+ words) I used to tell the kids, "Put a sweatshirt on." But when I got sick, I got really thin, and we had to push it up a lot more," said Berry, 47. We burned a lot more fuel last year than we ever did." Berry"s family of seven got help filling their oil tank last winter. But Maine officials and those in other states are scrambling to sort out their options in light of the federal government shutdown. An emergency assistance program that typically starts Nov. 1 and helps 7,000 Maine families per year remains on hold. But MaineHousing is reallocating $2.2 million earmarked for weatherization to make initial payments for roughly 4,000 households that applied early to the broader Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Borrowing funds from one program to pay for another is not ideal, but this will get the trucks rolling," said…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago (96+ words) Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-2) at Maine Black Bears (0-3) Orono, Maine; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maine looks to stop its three-game slide when the Black Bears take on Quinnipiac. Maine went 10-3 at home last season while going 20-14 overall. The Black Bears averaged 70.9 points per game last season, 11.7 from the free-throw line and 19.8 from deep. Quinnipiac went 20-13 overall last season while going 7-10 on the road. The Bobcats averaged 73.9 points per game while allowing opponents to score 71.5 last season....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (184+ words) Longwood Lancers (3-4) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-7) Washington; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maine squares off against Longwood at Bender Arena in Washington, District of Columbia. The Black Bears have a 0-7 record in non-conference play. Maine averages 14.6 turnovers per game and is 0-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents. The Lancers are 3-4 in non-conference play. Longwood is 2-3 against opponents over .500. Maine is shooting 42.3% from the field this season, 4.6 percentage points lower than the 46.9% Longwood allows to opponents. Longwood averages 5.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Maine allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Mabrey is shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Black Bears, while averaging 8.7 points. TJ Biel is shooting 45.7% and averaging 13.4 points. Emanuel Richards averages 1.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Lancers, scoring 8.6 points while shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc....

3+ week, 1+ day ago (108+ words) Maine Black Bears (0-1) at Stony Brook Seawolves (1-0) Stony Brook, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook takes on Maine after Andrej Shoshkikj scored 20 points in Stony Brook's 66-59 victory over the Farmingdale State (NY) Rams. Stony Brook went 8-24 overall with a 5-9 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Seawolves gave up 74.1 points per game while committing 15.3 fouls last season. Maine went 8-11 on the road and 20-14 overall a season ago. The Black Bears shot 46.3% from the field and 35.4% from 3-point range last season....