🌱 How UMaine’s Swedish goalie duo is battling for the starting net

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• How UMaine's Swedish goalie duo is battling for the starting net

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rather cloudy and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maine Men's Hockey relying on Swedish goaltending (foxbangor.com) — UMaine men's hockey in Orono is leaning on a Swedish goaltending duo this season, with veteran Albin Boija and transfer Petter Wickstrom Stumer battling for the starting job. Both say their shared background and friendly competition in Orono are pushing them to improve as coach Ben Barr keeps the net up for grabs heading into Friday's opener.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Maine Black Bears vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers →
  Morse Field, Orono
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• New Writing Series - Shasta Grant →
  Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC), Stewart Hall, University of Maine, Orono
  5:00 pm
• University of Maine New Writing Series →
  Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center, 5785 Stewart Commons, Room 101, Orono
  5:00 pm
• French Club →
  Williams Hall, Orono
  5:00 pm
• Women's Ice Hockey vs. St. Lawrence →
  Harold Alfond Sports Arena, Orono
  6:00 pm
• Community Lighting Seminar →
  Orono, ME Calendar, 39 Pine Street, Orono
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Geezers in Sneakers Getting Coffee →
  Orono, ME Calendar, 39 Pine Street, Orono
  9:30 am
• Spruce Mountain at Orono →
  14 Goodridge Dr, Orono
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Mahjongg Group →
  Orono, ME Calendar, 39 Pine Street, Orono
  12:00 pm
• Liberty & Legacy: BHS Annual Awards Night →
  Penobscot Valley Country Club, 366 Main Street, Orono
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Caribou Bog Conservation Area →
  Orono ME
  8:00 am
Monday October 5
• Morris Dancing Workshop →
  10 Birch St, Orono
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Old Town

• Bangor will buy $1.3M PCHC property, risking disruption to healthcare services (bangordailynews.com)
• Varsity Maine football polls look a lot like they did last week (sunjournal.com)
• Orange Shirt Day 2026: Events and Gatherings (nativenewsonline.net)

Bangor

• Bangor nonprofit reopens kitchen after sewage pipe break (newscentermaine.com)
• This Bangor museum is the first in Maine to win a prestigious national award (newscentermaine.com)
• Bangor advances tax agreement for proposed 30-unit homeless supportive housing project (wabi.tv)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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