MALE ANDREW BUTLER, Senior-Baseball WMC Class C Player of the Year WMC All-Conference, first-team Senior All-Star Maine vs. New Hampshire Senior All-Star Captain One of the state’s special players, Butler did it all for a Waynflete squad which not coincidentally, got better each of his seasons on the roster. Butler lives in Lewiston, became a […]
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Portland Bulldogs Spring Athletes of the Year
MALE CALEB FRASER, Senior-Baseball SMAA Cumberland County all-star, first-team, pitcher Captain A key member of a squad which finally put it all together when it mattered most, Fraser got the job done with the bat and was pretty impressive on the mound as well. Fraser grew up in Portland and while dabbling in football and […]
McAuley Lions Spring Athlete of the Year
KATHERINE LAKE, Junior-Lacrosse SMAA All-Conference, second team, midfield US Lacrosse All-Academic team Captain Lake was simply a scoring machine this spring, tickling the twine over five times per game, earning her rightful place among the finest players in the state. Lake, who also plays soccer and golf, started playing lacrosse in middle school and joined […]
Maine health sites awarded $1.4 million for Obamacare
The grant funding is targeted at signing people up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Maine health sites awarded $1.4 million for Obamacare
The grant funding is targeted at signing people up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Senators close in on plan to lower student loan cost
Lawmakers hope to strike a deal to keep interest rates low, but Democrats can’t muster 60 votes for the current proposal to overcome a Republican filibuster.
Deal seeks safety for Bangladesh garment workers
But critics say L.L. Bean and 16 other retailers fall short in the plan negotiated by two former Maine senators.
Deering Rams Spring Athletes of the Year
MALE JARED BELL, Senior-Track New England champion, shot put Class A state champion, discus (new state record) Class A state champion, shot put SMAA all-star, first-team, discus SMAA all-star, first-team, shot put SMAA all-star, honorable mention, javelin All-State first team Bell followed up a stellar indoor season with a superb coda to his high school […]
Cheverus Stags Spring Athletes of the Year
MALE THOMAS LAWSON, Sophomore-Lacrosse SMAA first-team all-star, attack Underclass all-star Looking like anything but an underclassman, Lawson scored a lot of goals and set up many more, helping Cheverus return to the Class A state final. Lawson started played lacrosse in the second grade and it quickly became his number one sport. He joined the […]
Thirty still missing in train crash likely dead
As total deaths hit 50, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois arrives to tour the disaster site.