PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dog are scheduled to hold their 13th annual Food Drive, which is under way and will run through Feb. 1. All collected food items will be donated to the Good Shepherd Food Bank. As in the past, this year’s food drive will be “Buy One, Bring One, Get One.” For […]
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Mt. Ararat JV boys drop two contests
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School jayvee boys basketball team lost to Cony 41-33 and fell to Lewiston 58-37 in recent action. Against Cony, the Eagles trailed 11-6, 21-14 and 35-22 at the breaks. Mt. Ararat was nine for 16 at the foul line and Cony seven of 14. Cony also led in rebounding, […]
3-on-3 basketball tournament slated
PORTLAND — On Feb. 10, Maine’s longest-running, continuous 3-on-3 benefit basketball tournament is scheduled to be held at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. The 19th annual Dr. Noel Paradise Memorial Swish- Out and Junior Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge is now accepting registrations for teams interested in participating in this year’s event. The tournament […]
Morse hoops to host bottle drive
BATH — The inaugural- Morse Basketball Bottle Drive is scheduled to be held Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pick-up will be held on Sunday, or those wishing to donate can drop bottles and cans off at Bootlegger’s Beverage Warehouse & Redemption Center, located at 13 Hamilton Court in Topsham, or at the Phippsburg […]
Oregon has a ‘Fiesta’ in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. As Oregon coach Chip Kelly was about to receive the massive Fiesta Bowl trophy, Ducks fans inside University of Phoenix Stadium started a chant of “We want Chip!” Whether he returns or not is up in the air. If Kelly does head to the NFL, this was a great send off. Sparked by […]
’Builder boys on a roll
THORNDIKE — Morse shook off a slow start by outscoring host Mt. View 17- 10 in the third quarter en route to a 54-41 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B boys high school basketball victory on Thursday. The Shipbuilders, winners of three straight to improve to 4-3, host Maine Central Institute on Saturday at 4 […]
THE WORK TRUCKS
BATH S ome people believe that things just happen, but for Brendan Lake, guitarist and lead singer for The Work Trucks, it’s hard to believe coincidences are just dumb luck. He’d credit a certain law of attraction which seemed to bring his bandmates together. Lake, a 1994 graduate of Morse High School, grew up in […]
Folk singers raise funds for heating assistance
POWNAL — Bradbury Mountain Arts is presenting the second concert in its Keep Me Warm Concert & Art Series, raising funds for heating fuel assistance, on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Mallet Hall, 429 Hallowell Road. The art gallery opening from 5 to 7 p.m. features the work of Lois Strickland, Lin White and Jeff Raymond. […]
Bath history subject of library talk
BATH — Peter Goodwin, manager of the Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room of the Patten Free Library will present an illustrated lecture titled “Bath History: An Introduction,” in the Community Room at the library on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by Bath Historical Society and is free and open to […]