The Thornton Academy girls basketball team will be navigating uncharted territory Saturday, as the Trojans face a team they’ve never faced at an arena they’ve never played at in a game they’ve never been to. So the only way head coach Eric Marston said he knows to prepare for the unknown in the Class A […]
February 2015
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George Guerin
BIDDEFORD — George Henri Guerin, 91, of Biddeford, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. He was born on Jan. 30, 1924 to J. Sigisimond and Bertha (Auger) Guerin in Biddeford. He graduated from St. Louis High School in Biddeford. He then joined the Army and served for six years during […]
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Felon sentenced for firearm possession
LEBANON — A 54-year-old Lebanon man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for having a gun in his possession. Lawrence Young was prohibited from having a firearm because of prior felony convictions. According to court records, Young was found hunting turkeys with a 16-gauge shotgun in the Acton area on May […]
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Teen drowns in Attleboro pool
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A 17-year-old teen has drowned in an indoor pool. Ibrahim Iqbal, of Brooklyn, had been swimming laps in the Olympic-sized pool at the Crystal Village Apartments on Wednesday afternoon when he was found unresponsive at the bottom of the deep end, according to Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for the Bristol County […]
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Firefighters thwarted by unplowed driveway
WOOLWICH (AP) — Firefighters had to helplessly watch a home in Maine burn to the ground because they couldn’t get their fire trucks up the long unplowed driveway. Fire Capt. Glen Kirkpatrick says firefighters were called to the home in Woolwich at about 9 p.m. Tuesday to find the house fully involved, with fire shooting […]
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Celtics go the (long) distance in win over Knicks
BOSTON — The recently reshuffled Boston Celtics hadn’t practiced lately and it showed early in Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks. Midway through the third quarter, the Celtics got in sync and turned a six-point deficit into a 115-94 rout of the reeling Knicks. “We just kept rocking,” said Evan Turner, who had his […]
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Judge says prosecutors can see passport
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A judge says prosecutors can view the passport of a woman charged with leaving the country a decade ago with her then-8-year-old daughter amid a custody dispute. Prosecutors say they still don’t know where Genevieve Kelley’s daughter is and told a judge the passports could provide clues to the girl’s […]
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Manning, Broncos talking about reworking contract
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It looks as if it’s going to come down to money. A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirms the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning’s representatives are discussing ways to revise his contract and give the team more flexibility in free agency. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of […]
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Kentucky moves to 28-0 with rout of Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Top-ranked Kentucky fought off a slow start to cruise to a 74-56 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night to keep its undefeated season on track. Trey Lyles scored a career-high 18 points and Aaron Harrison added 16 for Kentucky (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Conference), which is the last remaining undefeated team […]
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Lawmaker proposes snow day solution
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine state lawmaker is proposing a new way for the state’s public schools to make up snow days. Under current law, schools have to make up entire days at a time, by scheduling Saturday classes, scheduling school during April vacation week, or by extending the school year. Schools can also seek […]