BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Getting to the Final Four never gets old for Geno Auriemma and his Connecticut women’s team. The Huskies reached the national semifinals for a record sixth straight season with an 83-53 win over Kentucky on Monday night in the regional finals of the NCAA tournament. Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and […]
2013
Amanda Blais, Andrew MacKellar
BRUNSWICK — Amanda Leigh Blais of Lewiston and Andrew Duncan MacKellar of Topsham were married on Oct. 27, 2012. The ceremony took place at Holy Family Church in Lewiston, and was officiated by Father Marc Caron. Serving as matron of honor was Kayla Saucier of Auburn, while the bridesmaids were Christy MacKellar of Charleston, S.C.; […]
70th anniversary
LISBON — Walter and Blanche (Bourgoin) Parker of Lisbon Falls recently observed their 70th wedding anniversary. A celebration took place on Saturday, March 23, at the home of Alex and Carolyn Norzow in Bowdoin, and was hosted by their four children. Blanche, who is retired, was a secretary at the U.S. Gypsum Mill and L.L. […]
BIRTHS
Maine Medical Center, Portland A girl, Isla Christine Meyers, to Erin (Buehler) and Marc Meyers of Brunswick, Feb. 18, 2013. Fort Bragg, N.C. A girl, Kaelyn Elizabeth Shean, to Jennifer and Benjamin Shean of Raeford, N.C., Aug. 1, 2012. St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Lewiston A girl, Hadleigh Alice Arsenault, to Casey and Christian Arsenault […]
Birch syrup explored as add-on to maple industry
LEE, N.H. Unlike maple syrup-drenched Vermont and lobster-rich Maine, New Hampshire doesn’t have much to call its own in the food world. But it could find a future claim to fame in birch syrup, a nontraditional but increasingly popular product pulled from New Hampshire’s state tree. For now, New Hampshire has just one known commercial […]
House plants that are really, really easy
I recently went over to a houseplant and gave it praise. I said, “Thank you clivia, for producing flowers for me. I know I don’t deserve them because I don’t do anything for you. I don’t even wipe the dust off your beautiful green leaves. You are so undemanding that sometimes I’ve gone a whole […]
A detailer’s April Fool’s Day gift
It was April Fool’s Day five years ago. I was in the bathroom brushing my hair when Dustin came home from work, dressed in his green flight suit, and told me to sit down. In fact, he brought a kitchen chair into the bathroom for me to use. “Trust me, you’ll need to sit for […]
Wiscasset student wins tech education recognition
BATH Kathryn “KT” Connors has been selected one of 27 outstanding career and technical education students in the state. She was selected by the faculty of the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center to represent the school at a statewide celebration of the best students in Maine. Connors, a senior at Wiscasset High School, is […]
Flat budget, but plenty to argue about
RICHMOND Residents spent nearly four hours debating at Town Meeting, with an hour spent arguing over the 2013-14 summer recreation program Tuesday night. Voters were asked to approve a $2.6 million budget recommended by selectmen — up $3,787 from the current budget. Selectmen and the Budget Committee agreed on expenditures for most articles, but there […]
Richmond school evacuated for bomb threat Tuesday
RICHMOND — Students at Richmond’s combined middle and high school building were evacuated for about an hour Tuesday while bomb sniffing dogs searched the school. Richmond Police Chief Scott MacMaster said the school called police at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to report a bomb threat. The words “bomb threat” was found scribbled on a wall […]