This year, the city of Orono will focus its efforts on cleaning up the Big Island Park and protecting the public’s safety. The city purchased the 57 acres of land from the Big Island Board of ...

Just ask the Orono football team. Last year the Spartans earned the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in Section 6-4A, only to fall 34-10 to the St. Louis Park Orioles in the section semifinals.

About a mile before the end of the more than 30-mile ride, the group stopped at an Orono park where about 20 kids were waiting to ride the last mile with the group, a stretch that included a ...