Portland’s Caroline Paras, third skater in the middle, was part of the Esprit de Corps adult team which won the national title earlier this month at the 2010 U.S. Synchronized championships in Minnesota. Paras was a spectator a year ago and was inspired to make the four-hour roundtrip to Lexington, Mass., to take part on […]
March 2010
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Former Cheverus star leads college hockey team to playoffs
Former Cheverus girls’ hockey player Mollie Fitzpatrick, now a sophomore at Norwich University, helped lead her team to its second straight ECAC championship. Fitzpatrick, a 2008 Cheverus graduate and a Falmouth native, is a product of the Maine Girls’ Ice Hockey program.
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Local skiers impress at Eastern championships
Several local skiers had top finishes at the recent state Alpine shootout at Mt. Abram where the top 90 skiers in the state competed to earn a chance to compete at the Eastern High School championships in New Hampshire. Local boys’ qualifiers included Freeport’s Ryan Collet (fourth), Cape Elizabeth’s Sam Barber (fifth), Falmouth’s Alex Gowan […]
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Portland Sports Roundup
Portland hockey team earns sportsmanshp award For the second straight year, the Portland High boys’ ice hockey team won the Western Class A Coaches’ Sportsmanship award for Tier II. The Bulldogs went 9-10 this season and made it to the regional quarterfinals. Former McAuley star to play in all-star classic Scarborough’s Carolyn Freeman, a one-time […]
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Letter: Social service providers need support
If you had an offer that would give you $3 for any $1 you put in and it was legal, would you be interested? You bet. That is the offer being made to Maine by the federal Medicaid program through June 2012. It is a tremendous break for a state budget that is significantly stressed. […]
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Letter: Falmouth depends on Route 1 bridge
Can the residents of Falmouth live with no Martin Point Bridge for three years? The simple answer is no. There are many safety, environmental and cost factors that would not make this alternative a viable choice. First, there would be a significant increase in travel time to medical facilities, with possible life-threatening consequences. Mutual aid […]
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No definitive conclusionon NH woman’s death
Sarah Rogers apparently died less than half a mile from her car in Clinton; foul play is not suspected.
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Democrats confidentbut still counting votes
The administration predicts that the House will pass health care reform this week.
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Maine moves on in Hockey East
Maine scores late in regulation, then beats UMass-Lowell in OT to advance to the Hockey East semifinals.
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World/Nation Dispatches
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Taliban calls bomb attacks a warning to top general The Taliban have called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO’s top general that the insurgents are ready for the war’s next major offensive in their heartland. The series of bombings Saturday night demolished buildings and killed […]