SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kris Joseph had 17 points, Scoop Jardine added 14 and No. 1 Syracuse cruised past Bucknell 80-61 on Tuesday night. The Orange (12-0) won their 30th straight nonconference home game. Bucknell entered the game 1- 8 against Syracuse, but that lone win, a 74-69 triumph over the 17th-ranked Orange, came in […]
2011
Dragons, Eddies tie
BRUNSWICK — Blake Bodwell’s power-play goal tied the game midway through the third period as the Brunswick High School boys basketball team skated to a 3-3 Eastern A deadlock with Edward Little on Monday at Sidney J. Watson Arena. The Dragons, who are 0-2-1 and visit Waterville in the Capital City Classic this upcoming Monday […]
Long Branch School & General Store
BOWDOINHAM The Long Branch School of Maine and General Store is a relatively new business venture in Bowdoinham. But what it is striving for, among other experiences, is reestablishing older, timehonored values and skills that are applicable in today’s fast-changing world. In describing the mission of the school, one of the owners said, “(We were) […]
Business briefs
Academy looking for young executives TOPSHAM — The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or YEA!, is an innovative program that guides students through the process of starting their own real business. Steven Wallace, president of Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber, recently announced the start of the first and only YEA! in Maine in cooperation with Southern New Hampshire […]
NEWS FROM THE CHAMBER
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: During August 1990, I learned how to play the game of chess. I was a terrible player when I first started. To make it worse, most of the guys that I played against had years of chess experience under their belts. I bet I lost the first 20 games I played. If I […]
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011
John D. Testa Jr., 52, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away on Dec. 17, 2011 unexpectedly in Lewiston. In honoring his request, there will be no visitation or funeral. There will be a celebration of his life on Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Fitchburg, Mass. Knights of Columbus Hall. Arrangements are with Old […]
TA students study local, state politics
SACO — Thornton Academy sophomores in Devin Beliveau’s United States History Class learned how the democratic process works. The students participated in Project Citizen, a curricular program from the Center for Civic Education that promotes participation in local and state government. Students worked in small groups and identified a problem they believed existed in the […]
Mobil lot may be most useful as open space
Development plans are in store for the cleared site of the former Mobil gas station in Kennebunk, but it seems to be serving the community well as open space. The town now has to decide whether to approve a proposed mixed use retail/living space building on the site or keep it open. The $3.5 million […]
Futures League coming to OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Don’t consign Dune Doggy to the dog pound, just yet. And don’t put your Raging Tide shirts and hats away either. Old Orchard Beach will have a baseball team next year ”“ and possibly beyond ”“ after all. The OOB town council voted 4-1, Tuesday, to approve a two-year contract ”“ […]