To the editor: In her Jan. 2 letter to the editor, (“Bullied by NNEPRA”), Julie Wise invited readers to personally view a “clear cut” area behind the homes on Bouchard Drive. As I have done many times before, I not only drove to the area but walked through the still lovely woods and along the […]
2012
Victory for consumers
To the editor: Kudos to President Obama for standing up for consumers last week and making a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Since July 21, the CFPB — a centerpiece of the 2010 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — had been up and running, […]
Swim time in Bath
BATH — Mt. Ararat High School swim coach Mike Smith said his team is still trying to put the right swimmers into the right events. Morse coach Todd Marco concurred. The high school swim season is in full swing, with the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships right around one month away, so coaches are tweaking things […]
Giants rout Falcons, 24-2
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — All the missing pieces — defense and a running game — are aligning at the right time for Eli Manning and the New York Giants. And just in time to play the Packers. After routing the Atlanta Falcons 24- 2 Sunday in the NFC wild- card game, the Giants head to Green […]
Tebow leads Broncos past stunned Steelers in overtime
DENVER — Tim Tebow finally flexed his left arm and found one more fantastic finish up his sleeve. After Ben Roethlisberger rallied the Pittsburgh Steelers from a two- touchdown deficit, the Denver Broncos won the overtime coin toss, and on first down, Tebow tucked the ball in Willis McGahee’s belly like he’d done all afternoon. The […]
Bowdoin men’s hockey picks up two victories
BRUNSWICK — Five different players scored as the Bowdoin College men’s ice hockey team completed a weekend sweep of NESCAC opponents with a 5-2 win over Hamilton on Saturday at Sidney J. Watson Arena. The Polar Bears improved to 7-4-1 (5-2-1 NESCAC), while the Continentals dropped to 5-5-1 (2- 5). Bowdoin held a 39-16 edge […]
Mt. Ararat 7th girls drop two games
TOPSHAM — Cony outscored Mt. Ararat 19-9 in the third quarter en route to a 44- 32 victory in a seventhgrade middle school girls basketball game recently. Libby Davis and Katie Labbay each had seven points for the Eagles, who were seven of 18 from the foul line. Hayley Quirion led Cony with 12 points. […]
Mt. Ararat JV boys fall to Messalonskee
TOPSHAM — Messalonskee turned a one-point halftime lead into a 10-point advantage after three quarters in a 57-37 win over Mt. Ararat in a high school jayvee boys basketball game on Thursday. Tied 11-11 after a quarter, Messalonskee (5-3) took a 22- 21 lead to the half. The visitors extended the advantage to 39-29 through […]
Hyde girls fall to Old Orchard
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Anna Foss, Christina Colman and McKenzie Rague each scored seven points as Old Orchard Beach (2-4) rolled to a 44- 20 victory over the 0- 3 Phoenix on Thursday in high school girls varsity basketball action. Kara Fisher led Hyde with nine points, with Carolyn Moore chipping in four points. [email protected]
Freeport JV boys beat Yarmouth
YARMOUTH — Connor Dietrich scored 23 points as the Freeport High School boys jayvee basketball team came from behind for a recent 50- 44 victory over rival Yarmouth. Yarmouth led 12-8 after a quarter and 26-23 at the half before the Falcons (2-4) battled back in the third for a 37- 32 advantage. Jeremy Ketch […]