WINTHROP — The Wiscasset High School jayvee boys basketball team toppled Winthrop 53-26 in recent action. Nate Woodman popped in 15 points for the Wolverines, while Brandon Sprague had 11 and Kevin Lynch six. Bennett Brooks paced Winthrop with seven points and Nate Scott had four.
2013
Pirates to host New Year’s Eve game
LEWISTON — The Portland Pirates are scheduled to host their annual New Year’s Eve game on Dec. 31when they take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The game has a special 5:30 p.m. start time – get to the game early and get a noisemaker, courtesy of the Pirates. This year’s […]
BIRTHS
Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A girl, Posey June Clark, to Abbe Melena (Goodwin) and P. Joseph Clark of Brunswick, Dec. 3, 2013. A girl, Raya Carly Yenco, to Taylor Megan Rogers and Kiel Robert Yenco of Bowdoin, Dec. 3, 2013. A boy, Jackson Beckett Mastroianni, to Christina Elizabeth (Bartkus) and Michael Anthony Mastroianni of Topsham, […]
Sulzberger, Paquette
SOUTH PORTLAND — Julie Sulzberger and Nick Paquette, both of South Portland, wish to announce their engagement. Sulzberger, daughter of Bill and Gayle Sulzberger of Brunswick, is a 2002 graduate of Brunswick High School and 2006 graduate of St. Joseph’s College. She works as a C.P.A. at a firm in Portland. Paquette, son of Danny […]
Aurora Cremer, Justin Moss
LOVELL — Aurora Claire Cremer and Justin Lowell Moss were married on June 16, 2013. The ceremony took place in the formal gardens at the Eastman Hill Farm in Lovell and was officiated by Christopher Farrell of Topsham. Music for the ceremony was provided by cellist Gary Hodges. Jenna Billian of Portland served as the […]
The Tooth Fairy is walk in park over popular Elf
NEW YORK Carly Kerby, a mom of four girls, doesn’t have the greatest track record as the Tooth Fairy, but it was another family tradition that nearly did her in: The Elf on the Shelf. In case you’ve been hitting the egg nog a little too hard all these years, the elf is a big […]
Cat-mouse game might explain how felines got tame
NEW YORK A cat-and-mouse game played out in a Chinese village some 5,300 years ago is helping scientists understand how wild felines transformed into the tame pets we know today. In fact, it was the cat’s appetite that started it down the path to domestication, scientists believe. The grain stored by ancient farmers was a […]
Caregiver training slated in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Spectrum Generations, along with Brunswick Area Respite Care and Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, have announced Savvy Caregiver 1 training scheduled this winter in Brunswick. If you are caring for a family member with dementia, this training will help you learn how to take care of yourself and reduce stress and also communicate […]
Meaning of Christmas then and now …
Christmas Day always seemed like the longest day, when in fact it falls soon after the shortest day of the year. This is the benefit of being a kid. All time is warped. Nothing feels quick when you are a kid, except maybe that hour before bedtime. A school year feels like an eternity. The […]
Exploring new trees, shrubs for next year
Snow has come. The leaves are raked. The garden is as put to bed as it’s going to get. It’s a good time to think about what worked this year and what didn’t. I was pleased with a number of new shrubs that I planted in the last two years and think you might like […]