Michael Schumacher sustains a serious head injury while skiing in the French Alps.
2013
Justice Sotomayor to help Times Square ball drop
The U.S. Supreme Court judge will lead the final 60-second countdown on New Year;s Eve to usher in 2014.
No date set for Vonn’s return
Lindsey Vonn, recovering from a knee injury, may not compete before the Olympics.
Outages rise exponentially with arrival of heavy snow in Maine
Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to plunge to minus-10 degrees by Thursday night.
Suicide blast kills 16 in Volgograd, Russia
Scores are wounded in the second attack on the transportation hub in as many months.
Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel
Israel responds by firing toward the source of the launch in a rare flare-up between the two countries.
Scarborough boys stumble against Windham
PORTLAND—The Portland Exposition Building hasn’t been kind to the Scarborough boys’ basketball team over the years and Saturday night, some 10 months after a poor shooting performance spelled defeat in the Western Class A tournament, the Red Storm struggled again against Windham in the penultimate act of the Red Claws Christmas Tournament. In a countable […]
High School Roundup: Falmouth downs Gorham/Bonny Eagle
FALMOUTH — Maddy McDonnell had a goal and two assists Saturday to lead Falmouth to a 5-0 victory against Gorham/Bonny Eagle in a schoolgirl hockey game at Family Ice. Martina St. Angelo opened the scoring for Falmouth (4-2) 1:08 into the game from Lucy Meyer. Evie Clement added to the lead with 1:05 left in […]
Eastern Maine Notebook: Wildcats winning streak at 52 games
BAR HARBOR — To borrow that old adage, something had to give Saturday when Presque Isle and Mt. Desert Island – two unbeaten schoolgirl basketball teams – met in Bar Harbor. Would the Wildcats extend their winning streak to 52 games? Or could the Trojans beat Presque Isle for the first time in four years? […]
Noble wrestling: A New England champion barely wins
Peter DeGallo of Gardiner takes a double-overtime victory.