SP boy advances in hoop shoot contest South Portland’s Tyree Bitjoka won the boys’ 12-13 division at Sunday’s Portland Elks Foul Shooting Contest at Catherine McAuley High School and advanced to the Coastal District Shootoff, to be held Sunday at the Wells Junior High School gym. The state championships are Jan. 27, in Brewer. SMCC […]
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
207Lacrosse winter programs upcoming 207Lacrosse Winter Programs, featuring speed, agility and quickness training, skills and drills, elite league and games, will be held in January and February and again in March and April at the Riverside Athletic Club. FMI, 841-2453 or 207lacrosse.com. Maineiax offering college instruction Maineiax lacrosse is offering a high school boys’ college academy every Sunday, featuring […]
Everyone underway as winter season resumes
The new year has brought action for everyone, in all sports. Local athletes and teams continue to set the bar with plenty of challenges to come. Here’s a glimpse: Boys’ basketball The cream is rising to the top on the hardwood and so far on the boys’ side, South Portland is leading the way. The […]
Raynaldo L. Saucier Jr., 92
BATH — Raynaldo L. Saucier Jr., 92, of Bath, died Dec. 17 at Mid Coast Hospital. Saucier was born in 1920, the son of Raynaldo Sr. and Emma Saucier. He grew up in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1938. Saucier met his love, Lucille, and the couple were married on Sept. 25, 1943, […]
SP Hot Shot/Hoop Shoot winners named
South Portland Parks and Recreation announced its Maine Recreation and Park Association Red Claws Hot Shot Contest and Elks Hoop Shoot Contest winners. Over 50 local athletes participated Saturday. The boys’ Hot Shot winners and runners-up (pictured) included Noah Lewis, Andrew Varipatis and Garon Kelley of the 9-10 division and Tyree Bitjoka, Cade Carr and […]
Southern Meetings: Jan. 11-17
Cape Elizabeth Wed. 1/16 6:30 p.m. Community Services Adv. Comm. CECC Scarborough Mon. 1/14 6 p.m. Pest Management Committee MB Mon. 1/14 CANCELED: Conservation Commission Tue. 1/15 8 a.m. Town Council Finance Committee MB Tue. 1/15 6 p.m. Community Services and Recreation Board MB Wed. 1/16 7 p.m. Town Council MB Thu. 1/17 8 […]
Panel approves new pipeline through central Maine
Summit Natural Gas of Maine will provide natural gas through a pipeline in 17 communities, from the Augusta area to Madison.
Build it, buy it
BATH Joel Austin, director of the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, liked the modular home built by his students so much, he bought it. Austin and many of the school’s first-year carpentry and electrical students were on hand this week as a crew from Northeast Crane service placed two box units and then two […]
Bath resident celebrates citizenship, ready to vote
PORTLAND Angela Clegg of Bath laughed and put her head in her hands when immigration officer Kurt Pelletier jokingly announced there were issues with the security equipment and one of the participants in the day’s citizenship ceremony had “brought a whole town,” causing a late start. “Sorry,” Clegg said. Clegg, who lives in Bath, was […]
It’s an ‘epidemic’
BATH Hospitals and nursing homes are experiencing difficulty finding bed placement for influenza victims, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control said Thursday. Some nursing homes are not allowing visitors. The CDC reported 27 new outbreaks in Maine this week — 26 of those in long-term care facilities. Flu season has struck early […]