BATH — The Bath Recreation Department is offering a travel basketball league. The Bath Area Travel Basketball League has tryouts on tap for this Saturday: Boys in grades 3-6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and girls in grades 3-6 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Teams are broken up in grades 3-4 and grades […]
2013
Falmouth JV girls topple Freeport
FREEPORT — Falmouth High School overcame Freeport’s halftime lead and cruised to a 48-34 girls jayvee basketball victory on Saturday night. Falmouth’s Mia Spieger led all scorers with 16 points, while Jen Brogan followed with 13 and Leah Paavonfera had eight. For Freeport, Dani Foster had eight points, while Bailey Karnes contributed six and Hannah […]
Mt. Ararat jayvee girls win two games
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School jayvee girls basketball team beat Messalonskee 41-39 and toppled Lewiston 39-38 in recent action. Against Messalonskee, Mt. Ararat led 10-9, 23-22 and 34-30 at the quarters. Leading scorer was Kristen Pierce with 17 points, while Messalonskee’s Taylor Easler had 12. At the line, Mt. Ararat was 13 of […]
Celtics beat Knicks in first matchup of the season
NEW YORK Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett jawed from baseline to midcourt, and Anthony still had more to say. So the Knicks forward went toward the Celtics locker room after the game to keep shouting, taking his frustrations from the court right along with him and perhaps risking an NBA suspension. Paul Pierce scored 23 […]
Poll suggests few Americans know all the risks of obesity
WASHINGTON Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health? Carrying too many pounds may lead to or worsen some types of cancer, arthritis, sleep apnea, even infertility. But a new poll suggests few Americans realize the links. Only about one-quarter of people think […]
Readers share highlights and lowlights from 2012
Recently I sent out an e-mail to a hundred or more readers of this column who had emailed me a question at some point. I wanted to see how people had done in 2012, and got lots of responses. I asked gardeners to respond to one or more of these prompts: “In 2012, I was […]
Husband trained for war gets man flu
My husband: Not afraid of scary bugs in the bathroom or mice in the attic; can lift heavy suitcases with one arm; able to run fast enough to catch our dog; the first to get up in the dark when we hear a strange noise downstairs. Is there anything that can stop this Navy pilot […]
Leah Campbell, Shawn Brewer
EDGECOMB — Leah Shanelle Campbell of Wiscasset and Shawn Christopher Brewer of Boothbay Harbor were married on Dec. 22, 2012. The ceremony took place at Sheepscot Harbour Village and Resort in Edgecomb. It was officiated by Susan Varney, notary public, and the bride was given in marriage by Jeremy Gardner. The matron of honor was […]
BIRTHS
Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A boy, Jackson James Callahan, to Peggy A. (Stephens) and Peter J. Callahan of Bailey Island, Dec. 4, 2012. A girl, Isla Marie Eustis, to Amanda Marie (Brewer) and Soren Newman Eustis of Brunswick, Dec. 7, 2012. A girl, Georgia Rose Wyman, to Roxanne Rivers (Leach) Wyman and Albert Dennis Wyman […]