TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Middle School eighth-grade baseball team played their first home game against Brunswick on Friday and won, 11-0. The Eagles’ bats game alive right out of the gate, scoring nine runs in the first inning. Kyle Brennan, Liam Huston, Gideon Wheeler, Nate Leslie, Sam Alexander and Blair Kopp all contributed with […]
May 2014
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Mt. Ararat 7th softball slips past Lewiston
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Middle School seventh grade softball team overcame a five-run Lewiston first inning for a comefrom behind 11-9 victory on Wednesday. Mt. Ararat’s offense was led by Camille Rowe, Ainsley Bryant, Breanne McCourt and Holly Temple. Each reached base three times. After a rough first inning, Temple settled down on the […]
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Bowdoin Central to hold 5K, Fun Run
BOWDOIN — The Bowdoin Central School is scheduled to host the Bowdoin Community 5K and Fun Run on Saturday. The event, “Building the Future Through Literacy and Learning,” begins with the 5K at 10 a.m. The Fun Run is slated to go at 11 a.m. Proceeds go toward providing free books to children. For more […]
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G.M. Wild slugs past Durham, 16-5
BRUNSWICK — In recent Brunswick Cal Ripken Baseball action, G.M. Wild used an 11-hit attack to top Durham, 16-5. Jack Lowell and Matty Laforge each had two singles, Scout Masse a double, while Isaiah Johnson, Hunter Parker, Liam Hemberger, Matt Green, Ben Wilson and Noah Goddard all chipped in with singles. James Belanger and Matty […]
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Calling all kids!
Summer is just around the corner — do you really want to spend it watching T. V. or playing video games? You can choose to be a Superhero instead, and help someone in the process. Spend this summer volunteering instead of sitting on the couch. You can find volunteer opportunities in your community that will […]
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Dinner with an entomologist
Entomologist James “Jim” Dill and I serve on a board together at United Technologies Center, a technical school in Bangor, Maine. James is also a state representative. That much I knew. However, when Jim casually mentioned during a meeting that he used to keep bed bugs as pets, I was curious. Okay, I was stunned. […]
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Growing tomatoes
This year I met a lifelong goal of growing an edible tomato in the house, though I have I have to admit that it was quite by accident. Last fall I dug up an avocado plant that had started itself in the compost pile. Mixed in with the soil were seeds that germinated, including a […]
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Swipe right for Ms. Right: The rise of dating apps
NEW YORK So, a lady walks into a bar … Wait, scratch that. A lady takes out her phone. With a left swipe of her finger she dismisses Alex, 25 and Robert, 48. She swipes right when a photo of James, 24, pops up. It’s a match. James had swiped right too. They chat, and […]
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Doyle wins essay contest for 2nd year
A Massabesic Middle School eighth-grader has taken top prize in this year’s essay contest sponsored by the Friends of Alfred Shaker Museum. Molly Doyle of West Newfield, daughter of Brian and Mary Doyle, has won top prize with an essay about the museum’s mural completed by artist Sandra Howe in 2011. It is her second […]