2013
Farrell tossed, Red Sox fall
DETROIT There was nothing Daniel Nava could do afterward except state his case. “I know I made the catch,” the Boston right fielder said. “Sometimes calls go your way, sometimes they don’t.” Nava was charged with an error in the eighth inning when second base umpire Mike DiMuro ruled he dropped a fly ball, and […]
Ken Duke wins PGA Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — Ken Duke needed 187 starts on the PGA Tour to get his first win, securing it at a tournament that is building a reputation for such breakthroughs. The 44-year-old journeyman made a short birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Chris Stroud at the Travelers Championship. Stroud, who also […]
Martin Truex Jr. snaps 218-race losing streak
SONOMA, Calif. The post-race party was a blur after Martin Truex Jr.’s first win in 2007. The celebratory cool-down lap, the burnouts, the drive to Victory Lane all happened so fast. So he planned to savor every minute of his next win. He just didn’t think it would take six years. Truex snapped a 218-race […]
Sea Dogs salvage finale
TRENTON, N.J. — The Portland Sea Dogs (38-36) improved to 10-1 in road-series finales, clubbing the Trenton Thunder (38-36) 11-0 on Sunday afternoon at Arm & Hammer Park in Eastern League baseball action. Trenton took two of three in the series, and the Sea Dogs finished 3-4 on their seven-game roadtrip. Right-hander Matt Barnes (4-4) […]
Civil Rights Team a great experience
GEORGETOWN The Civil Rights Team at Georgetown Central School started a little bit after winter break and the meetings stopped on June 4. Mrs. Webber-Taft had been coming to school to join Mrs. Thibodeau as well as most of the fifth and fourth grades. In the beginning of Civil Rights Team, we made a small […]
5th-, 6th-graders present at Georgetown Historical Society
GEORGETOWN The fifth- and sixth-grade students of Georgetown Central School did a project about a family called the Traftons. We came upon this family because we were trying to build a fence around our garden, as deer were eating our produce. We discovered a foundation, which turned out to belong to a family named Trafton. […]
Letters About Literature winners announced
PORTLAND — The Maine Humanities Council, the state’s partner with the national Letters About Literature competition, announced the 2013 winners. Among the winners was Elliot Pressman, a ninthgrader at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham. Pressman received an honorable mention. Letters About Literature encourages students to write to an author explaining how the author’s book […]