1+ week, 2+ day ago (225+ words) Who says garment bags need to be dull and stodgy? Bridal and event stylist Olivia Ivey Bannock saw a need in the market for bags for women who want to travel "as stylishly as they dress," and the ... Christmas in Maine, the opening of Rosemead House, and stylish travel garment bags Travel news you can use FESTIVE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN MAINE LAVISH ESTATE OPENS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA LUXURY GARMENT BAG ELEVATES YOUR TRAVEL GAME Who says garment bags need to be dull and stodgy? When you're ready to up your game in the world of travel accessories, consider Olivet's chic new luxury garment bags. Bridal and event stylist Olivia Ivey Bannock saw a need in the market for bags for women who want to travel "as stylishly as they dress," and the elegant Olivet collections were born. Available in sophisticated…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (614+ words) Sweeps can be hard to come by in men's college hockey. That's certainly been the case for Maine over the last two weeks. After taking series openers by decisive margins against UMass and Vermont, the Black Bears dropped the second games and were left with splits. Last Friday, they prevailed, 7-1 over Vermont, only to see the Catamounts answer with a 2-1 win the next night. "Some of these games this year, the first night the score has looked really lopsided," said Maine coach Ben Barr. "The game was not lopsided on Friday. The score was, but the game really wasn't. "Good teams and mature teams find a way to just play the same way no matter what. That's been a challenge for us. It hasn't been that we played awful. We actually did some really good things on Saturday night. We…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (277+ words) Two adults were killed and the four children traveling with them suffered minor injuries in a multi-vehicle crash early Wednesday in Maine, officials said. The crash, reported shortly before 4:30 a.m., occurred on Interstate 95 southbound at mile marker 71 in New Gloucester, according to Maine State Police. A 2017 GMC Acadia carrying two adults and four children aged 7 to 14 had also been towing a UHaul trailer that became "detached from the trailer ball remaining connected only by safety chains," the statement said. The adult male driver of the GMC pulled over to the right shoulder, leaving the trailer still partially in the roadway, officials said. The adults and two of the children exited the GMC and "were attempting to address issues with the trailer when a southbound 2015 Audi SUV struck the trailer and the GMC from behind," State Police said. The woman who had…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) A middle school principal in Maine said he regrets that an image circulating on social media of him dressed for Halloween in an ICE costume caused discomfort in the community. Mt. Blue Middle School Principal James Black's letter was addressed to the superintendent, school board members, and others in the community. The middle school is in Farmington, a small town in western Maine with a population of under 10,000 people Christian M. Elkington, the superintendent for the Mt. Blue Regional School District Unit 9 shared a statement via email in response to the Globe's queries that he said the district put out on Nov. 6. It had been a "challenging week" for the community, the statement read. Black's letter was attached to the statement shared by Elkington. In the letter, Black wrote that he never intended to offend or target any specific groups or…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) A middle school principal in Maine said he regrets that an image circulating on social media of him dressed for Halloween in an ICE costume caused discomfort in the community. Mt. Blue Middle School Principal James Black's letter was addressed to the superintendent, school board members, and others in the community. The middle school is in Farmington, a small town in western Maine with a population of under 10,000 people Christian M. Elkington, the superintendent for the Mt. Blue Regional School District Unit 9 shared a statement via email in response to the Globe's queries that he said the district put out on Nov. 6. It had been a "challenging week" for the community, the statement read. Black's letter was attached to the statement shared by Elkington. In the letter, Black wrote that he never intended to offend or target any specific groups or…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (221+ words) Maine State Police on Thursday arrested a man they allege crashed a U-Haul van into a tree in Clinton two days earlier, killing his passenger, officials said. Tyler Hewitt, 31, of Presque Isle, faces charges including leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, and operating after suspension, police said. Hewitt's passenger, John Perkins, 38, of Hampden, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday, according to police. Police responded to the crash on Interstate 95 near mile marker 138 at 7 a.m., police said. "Investigators determined a 2025 GMC Savana rental van left the northbound lane, entered the ditch area, before going airborne over the median crossover and striking a tree," Maine State Police wrote in a release Tuesday. Witnesses told police that a male driver, wearing dark clothes and carrying a dark backpack, ran from the van into the woods before authorities arrived, police…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (84+ words) A man was flown to a hospital in Portland Thursday after a house exploded in Oakland, Maine, officials said. The extent of the man's injuries was unknown Thursday, according to the office of Maine's Fire Marshal. The man was not immediately identified by authorities. The explosion occurred on Lakeview Drive, officials said. The man was first driven to a hospital before being flown to another one, officials said. This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is available....

3+ week, 4+ day ago (561+ words) PORTLAND, Maine " Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents are voting on whether to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person's access to guns. A statewide ballot question Tuesday asks residents if they want to build on the state's yellow flag law, which allows police officers to initiate a process to keep someone away from firearms. Approval would add Maine to more than 20 states that have a red flag law empowering family members to take the same step. Gun safety advocates began pushing for a stricter red flag law after 18 people were killed when an Army reservist opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in Lewiston in October 2023. An independent commission appointed by Maine's governor later concluded that there were numerous opportunities…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (556+ words) Graham Platner was looking for a cover-up. Nearly 20 years ago, the Maine Democrat drunkenly selected a skull and crossbones design while out on leave with his fellow Marines in Croatia. It wasn't until several weeks into his campaign for a key U.S. Senate seat that Platner says he discovered that the design was recognized as a Nazi symbol. Rather than wait through multiple sessions of laser removal, Platner called a friend to help him get rid of it. Ostberg, a self-proclaimed "baby tattooer" who has been licensed to ink for just two years, was eager to help. For Ostberg, the request wasn't abnormal " covering up a design is a common practice in the tattoo world " and Platner's willingness to take action when learning about the image's connection to Nazis was reflective of the friend Ostberg had known for years. It also…...