GORHAM — The Thornton Academy Golden Trojans were well on their way to rolling past Gorham on Thursday, but the Rams made it interesting before falling 7-4 at USM Ice Arena. The Trojans jumped on the board first, and then jumped on the scoreboard again. Eric Profenno found Steve Comar from behind the net, and […]
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Flu hits Maine hard, early
If you haven’t yet gotten a flu shot, go get one. And make sure you wash your hands ”“ frequently ”“ using soap and warm water when you can, and disinfecting gels when you can’t. Those two bits of advice are the best measures folks can take to avoid contracting the flu, say Maine Center […]
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Thornton thwarts Rams’ comeback
Thornton’s Steve Comar (7) beats Gorham’s Andrew Schmidt (6) to the puck during the Trojans’ 7-4 victory at USM Ice Arena in Gorham on Thursday. Comar scored a hat trick in the win. (WIL KRAMLICH/Journal Tribune)
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Dispatches
LOS ANGELES Half the food produced worldwide gets wasted Up to half of the food produced worldwide never makes it into a consumer’s mouth, according to a new report. That’s as much as 2 billion tons of grub that’s wasted, according to a study released Thursday by Britain’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part of the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Rangers leave no room for doubt
Greely snaps a scoring drought and enjoys a rare blowout against one of its biggest rivals.
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College Roundup: Nor’easters rout cold Curry, 57-39
MILTON, Mass. – Michaela Flanagan scored 15 points, and Beth Suggs added 13 points and 19 rebounds to lift the University of New England to a 57-39 win over Curry in a women’s basketball game Thursday at Milton, Mass. Flanagan knocked down all four of her 3-point attempts in her 16 minutes off the bench […]
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Man removed from school faces charges of assault at hospital
The man who was subdued with a Taser and removed from Lawrence High School on Wednesday reportedly assaulted two hospital staff members in Waterville that evening, police said. Charges are pending against Ronald Brousseau, 48, of Fairfield, who was evaluated at MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Thayer campus in Waterville after he was arrested at Fairfield’s high […]
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High School Roundup: Cheverus earns overtime win over Brunswick
PORTLAND — Kate Roy scored an unassisted goal 2:36 into overtime to lift Cheverus to a 6-5 win over Brunswick in a girls’ hockey game Thursday at Portland Ice Arena. Roy also scored the equalizer with 4:51 left in the third period. She finished with four goals and two assists. Katherine Randall and Taylor Courtois […]
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LePage to present two-year budget proposal today
Plans to plug shortfalls this fiscal year and in the next biennium will likely seek savings to protect tax cuts.
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Sports Digest
GOLF Piercy takes first-round lead at Sony Open as Hawaii finally offers good weather Scott Piercy made it look like a breeze Thursday in Hawaii. Coming off a wild and windy spell that led to postponements at Kapalua last week, Piercy kept bogeys off his card on a day of gentle wind just south of […]