KENNEBUNK — To the Western regional final. Again. And via the same route as last year, too. Thornton Academy moved one step closer to it first ever boys lacrosse state title game, Saturday, with a rousing, come from behind 11-10 overtime win over No. 2 seed Kennebunk. Parker Roma’s goal with 6:57 gone in the […]
2011
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Thumbs up to the volunteers from around the county and beyond who participated in United Way of York County’s annual Day of Caring. Locally, volunteers worked at the Community Bicycle Center, Ever After Mustang Rescue and Joyful Harvest in Biddeford; the Nasson bicycle center in Sanford; Saco Bay Trails and Sweetser in Saco; and The […]
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Mary Arlene “Penny” (Preble) Erickson, died Nov. 14, 2009 in Dade City, Fla. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Maine Veteran’s Cemetery in Augusta at 1 p.m. with Rev. Janet Leighninger officiating. Should friends desire, donations in Penny’s memory may be made to: Hernando Pasco Hospice, Main Office, 12107 […]
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Eight-run inning propels Cheverus past SP, into regional final
OLD ORCHARD BEACH —Joey Royer wouldn’t mind if Cheverus played all its baseball games at the The Ballpark. The senior pitched six innings of three-hit ball, striking out 10, and doubled to deep left field to spark the Stags’ pivotal and decisive fourth-inning rally as top-seeded Cheverus defeated No. 5 South Portland 8-2 in Monday’s […]
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Clippers rally to beat Lincoln Academy, Greely next
YARMOUTH—The Yarmouth baseball team simply refused to go home. With its season on the line, facing a standout pitcher at the top of his game, the Clippers were on the ropes in a Western Class B semifinal round playoff contest Monday afternoon against visiting Lincoln Academy. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, […]
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Letter: Brunswick neighborhood no place for train garage
The proposal of a Train Maintenance Layover Garage has hit me in a deeply personal way. During the first spring in our house we should be excited about all of the possibilities of being a homeowner, but we are instead faced with the prospect that our home will lose value and our neighborhood could soon […]
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Letter: Another successful Relay in Brunswick
As co-chairman of the planning committee for this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Brunswick, I would like to thank area residents for their generosity and support: 81 teams and over 1,500 individuals participated in this year’s event and raised more than $125,000 to help the society. This outstanding show of support proves […]
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Letter: Join the fight against hunger
I have never experienced missing a meal or not having enough food to eat at a meal. Many of us never have – and many of us don’t know what it’s like to feel really full. I say “and many of us” because we are all living together in this world and, like our individual […]
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Dispatches
AUGUSTA State officials probe cause after local man found dead Maine State Police are hoping an autopsy will show what killed a 46-year-old Augusta man found dead in his Green Street apartment before dawn Saturday. An autopsy was being done Sunday on the body of David Cox. “At this point, it’s a death which is […]
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In rain, festival shines
Crowds flock to the Old Port for food, music and artisans’ wares. It was a raw day in downtown Portland for the 38th annual Old Port Festival, damp and breezy with temperatures barely climbing above 50 degrees.