Sanford guard Taylor Littlefield, left, drives past Scarborough’s Kaitlin Prince during the Spartans’ 52-42 loss to Scarborough in a SMAA girls basketball game at Scarborough High School on Friday night. (CAMERON DUNBAR/Journal Tribune)
2013
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Turnovers key as Sanford falls to Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — Everything seemed to be going to plan for the Sanford girls basketball team in its game against Scarborough on Friday night. Even though they were down 26-24 at half, the Spartans had controlled the pace of the game and successively neutralized Scarborough’s high-octane full-court press. It looked like if the game remained a […]
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Religion Calendar
Saturday Same-sex marriage spiritual celebration, 6 p.m., brief vespers service followed by a “wedding” reception. St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford St., Portland. RSVP to [email protected]. Sunday “Belonging,” 9 and 11 a.m. services, with guest preacher the Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, minister of the First Unitarian Church in Burundi, Africa. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 […]
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Reflections: From the mouths of babes we may find more courage as adults
I sit to write, find my breath and tune into my feelings, focusing at the center of my chest, in/out, up/down, dropping my attention from thinking to hearing. Listening inwardly for what to write. My grandson Taylor appears to me. I hear Taylor, TT we call him. Yesterday his mother, my daughter Alisa, found TT […]
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Letters to the editor: Cutler run will hand LePage second term
I didn’t vote for Eliot Cutler for governor last time, and I won’t this time, either (“Cutler may take step toward governor run,” Page 1, Jan. 23). He helped move the tea party and Paul LePage into the governor’s office last time around. There’s little I can think of to better help LePage win re-election […]
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Maine Voices: Tar sands oil in New England: A test of presidential leadership
President Obama must say no to using a pipeline to Maine to transport the highly corrosive substance.
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Briefcase
Lewiston distillery to close with loss of about 160 jobs LEWISTON – A vodka and rum distillery owned by the maker of Jim Beam bourbon is closing down and eliminating about 160 jobs. Beam Inc. announced Thursday that production at its Lewiston plant will be phased out over the next year and operations moved to […]
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Maine lawmakers tour state prison in Windham
The visit comes as legislators begin assessing Gov. Paul LePage’s $100 million plan for a new prison.
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Drug issues propel rise in foster care in Maine
As more children land in state custody, Health and Human Services officials say they need extra funding.
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College Roundup: Black Bears, Ouellette slam door on Eagles
BOSTON – Martin Ouellette made a career-high 34 saves and held high-flying Boston College scoreless for 53 minutes as the University of Maine upset the third-ranked Eagles 4-1 in a Hockey East game Friday night at Conte Forum. The Black Bears (6-14-4, 2-9-4 Hockey East) took the lead early on Joey Diamond’s sixth goal of […]