UNE catcher Ashley Gott takes a cut against Gordon College at UNE in Biddeford on Tuesday. She is trying to replicate an outstanding 2011 season for the Nor’easters, in which she hit .450 with 29 RBIs. (DAVE DYER/Journal Tribune)
March 2012
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Alice M. (Blais) Bunker, 921â„2, of Acton, passed away, surrounded by her loved ones, at her home on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Visiting hours will be on Thursday, March 29 from 6-8 p.m. at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main St., Springvale. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. […]
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Clean Elections system should not be weakened
Legislators in Maine have voted to weaken the citizen-initiated Clean Elections Act, and now they are considering raiding the funds Mainers put there to keep elections accessible to all who are interested in serving this state. Recently, the Maine House and Senate voted to remove the “matching funds” provision from the Clean Elections Act, and […]
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OOB library missing funds investigated
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Police are investigating an alleged embezzlement of funds from the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library. The Library’s Board of Trustees sent out a press release Wednesday evening stating that it had come to the attention of the board that there was a discrepancy in library funds. The board’s president, Jerome Plante, […]
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She’s ‘Gott’ it all
BIDDEFORD — Every team has a top player, a leader on the field, getting the job done. For the University of New England softball team, that player is Ashley Gott. A senior catcher and tri-captain, Gott enters the 2012 season not only as its best player, but also one of the top players in program […]
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Hoops all-stars aplenty in Forecaster Country
It was an all-star season on the hardwood this winter. The Yarmouth boys made history by winning the Class B state championship, two other local squads reached the regional final round and players from all local schools were named to the Western Maine Conference postseason all-star team. The WMC Class B first team included Yarmouth […]
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North Sports Roundup
Former Falmouth swimmer sets school record Former Falmouth High swimming standout Adrianne Madden, now swimming at Wheaton College, set a school record in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Division II championships last weekend. Yarmouth crew pizza regatta upcoming The Yarmouth Crew Team is holding its annual pizza regatta Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 […]
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Local skiers compete at Eastern championships
Several local skiers took part in the recent Eastern High School Nordic championships. In the sprint, North Yarmouth Academy’s Cam Regan came in fourth, Falmouth’s Jamie McCatherin was ninth and Jack Elder of Yarmouth placed 10th.
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Scarborough economic development agency faces 25% budget cut
SCARBOROUGH — Cuts are proposed for many town departments in the preliminary fiscal 2013 budget. But the organization that may take the biggest funding hit isn’t a town department at all; it’s the quasi-municipal Scarborough Economic Development Corp. SEDCO is an independent, taxpayer-funded nonprofit. Its funding could shrink nearly $58,800, or more than 25 percent, […]
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Yarmouth 5th grade basketball wins travel league
The Yarmouth 5th grade boys’ travel basketball team won the Freeport Recreation League, beating Greely in the final, 53-40. This was the first year the boys played in a travel league and they wound up 28-4. They also won the Scarborough Holiday Tournament and Westbrook Paper City Classic. The team was coached by Randall Bates, […]