BRISTOL — Frances C. Wilson, of Bristol, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Bristol Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at 4 p.m. at the Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday between 2 and 4 p.m.
2013
Military Update
The military’s managedcare option — Tricare Prime — will be ended Oct. 1 for retirees, their family members and for military survivors who reside more than 40 miles from a military treatment facility or from a base closure site, Tricare Management Activity announced Wednesday. Most of these 171,400 beneficiaries will need to shift health coverage […]
Morning collision brings minor injuries
DURHAM One person was slightly injured this morning when his car struck a construction vehicle on Route 136. An Auburn man, traveling south on Route 136 before 8 a.m., struck the rear of a heavy-duty pickup truck involved in a state overhaul of the roadway. He was taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center […]
Nordic skiing
THE FREEPORT and Merriconeag schools competed in a Western Maine Conference Nordic Classical ski event Wednesday at Twin Brook in Cumberland. Clockwise from the top left, Freeport’s Elijah McCurdy (611); Freeport’s Elizabeth Martin (20) and Merriconeag’s Emelie Chace-Donahue (125); Freeport’s Quinn Downing (623) and the Freeport trio of Nina Moore (25), Fiona Ahearne (23) and […]
High school basketball season at the midway point
BRUNSWICK The 2012-13 high school basketball season has hit the midseason points with several teams faring well. Mt. Ararat girls The Eagles are off to their best start since the 2003-04 campaign when Mt. Ararat went 11-0. Going into Tuesday’s game with Hampden Academy, the 9-0 Eagles were averaging 55 points, while allowing 41.1. “We […]
Brunswick girls Black victorious
FREEPORT — The Brunswick High School girls basketball Black team jumped out to a 22- 6 first quarter lead propelled by an aggressive full-court defense on its way to a 45-16 victory over Freeport on Tuesday. Gillian Doehring led the Dragon offense with 12 points, while Emily Black added eight points and seven assists. Leah […]
Suggs, UNE hoops get past Gordon
WENHAM, Mass. — The University of New England Nor’easters scored the first 14 points of the contest and cruised the rest of the way for a 70-39 Commonwealth Coast Conference women’s basketball win over Gordon College Tuesday evening at the Bennett Center. The Nor’easters improved to 7-4 and have now won the last 11 meetings […]
Brunswick 7th boys continue fine play
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High seventh grade boys basketball team continued its strong play of late with a solid 51-32 win over Oxford Hills on Wednesday. The 3-2 Huskies were led by Colby Buckman and Alex Small, who recorded 14 and 10 points, respectively. They were helped by the strong overall play of Jack […]
Brunswick Rec. host Elks Hoop Shoot
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department hosted the Elks Hoop Shoot. The annual Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest was held at the Brunswick Recreation Center on Tuesday, with 31 boys and girls ages 8- 13 competing by shooting 25 free throws. Awards were given to the top two scorers in each age […]
Trailblazers slip past Heat, 92-90
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wesley Matthews made a 3-pointer to put Portland in front with 26.9 seconds left and the Trail Blazers hung on to beat the Miami Heat 92-90 Thursday night for their fourth straight win and ninth straight at the Rose Garden. The Blazers held LeBron James to 15 points, snapping his 54-game […]