SANFORD — What is big and yellow and looks ”“ but doesn’t sound or smell ”“ like any other school bus? The answer is a propane-fueled bus, and there are 30 new ones operating in Sanford, ferrying students to classes five days a week. The propane buses were put into service Sept. 2 by Ledgemere […]
October 2014
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Wins for Bowdoin soccer teams
Bowdoin’s Matt Dias Costa plays the ball during the Polar Bears’ 2-0 home win over Connecticut College last weekend. The win improved Bowdoin’s record to 8-4 (4-4 in NESCAC play). Bowdoin’s Abby Einwag heads the ball during the women’s team’s 3-1 home win over Connecticut College last week. The Polar Bears improved to 9-3 (6-2 […]
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South Sports Roundup
Basketball shooting clinic upcoming There will be a shooting clinic for girls’ basketball players in grades 3-9 Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. The clinic will be headed by St. Joe’s coach Mike McDevitt and his staff and players. The fee is $35 in advance or […]
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Brunswick Cook's Corner road cost estimate: $2.2M
BRUNSWICK — A public road project proposed to open land for development in Cook’s Corner could cost more than $2.2 million, according to a preliminary engineering report. The new projection is roughly $600,000 more than earlier estimates. Town officials stressed that the figure is an early estimate, and said they are confident the cost can […]
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Brunswick firm plans senior housing for former Navy hotel
BRUNSWICK — Local elder-care provider Rousseau Enterprises intends to convert the former U.S. Navy hotel at Brunswick Landing into a 122-apartment building. The project, Coastal Landing Apartments, was approved by a Sept. 25 Brunswick Planning Department staff review. The company hopes to break ground on the estimated $12 million retrofit, which includes a 6,600-square-foot expansion, in November. […]
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Former Navy housing fills niche in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — A little more than two years after going on the market, close to half of the former U.S. Navy housing in the McKeen Street neighborhood has been sold. As of the end of September, 108 of 232 homes in the McKeen Street Landing development were sold and four more sales were pending, according to […]
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Playoff time arrives for soccer, volleyball and cross country
(Ed. Note: For the complete Scarborough-Windham girls’ soccer and Cape Elizabeth-Greely volleyball game stories, with additional photos, see theforecaster.net) Field hockey’s postseason is already underway (see story). Cross country, soccer and volleyball begin this weekend. Football’s regular season comes to a close this weekend as well. If that’s not enough, golf put a bow on […]
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Mid-Coast Sports Roundup
Pumpkin Run upcoming The annual Bath Area Family YMCA Pumpkin Run 5k and children’s one-mile fun run will be held Sunday. Pre-registration is $15. Race-day registration is $20. FMI, 443-4112 or [email protected].
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Cape, Scarborough eye field hockey crowns; SP ousted
Scarborough’s eyeing another trip to the Class A field hockey state final, while Cape Elizabeth is hoping to get hot at the right time as the Western B playoffs get underway. South Portland, meanwhile, got to the postseason for the first time in four years, but was ousted in its first game. Dynasty Scarborough just […]
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Playoff action ramping up
The postseason is now underway in every sport but football, which isn’t far behind. Here’s a look at the latest regarding Mid-Coast teams. Football Brunswick’s football team got back on track last weekend with a 34-14 home win over Lawrence. The 6-1 Dragons, who are first in the Eastern Class B Crabtree Points standings, finish […]