MUMBAI, India (AP) — Police officials say more than 30 people have died after drinking tainted liquor in India’s financial hub of Mumbai. Constable Praveen Satpal said the death toll had climbed to 33 today, a day after residents in a Mumbai slum drank the cheap liquor. Satpal says at least 18 people died Thursday […]
2015
Ex-priest gets 11 years in sex abuse case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking a teenage boy on a cruise ship vacation with the intent to engage in illegal sexual conduct. The U.S. Attorney’s Office on the U.S. Caribbean island says expelled priest Israel Berrios was sentenced Thursday. […]
One more lesson for Dragon seniors
BRUNSWICK The time is now. When looking up and down the Brunswick High School boys lacrosse roster, what jumps out is the number 12. It is not one player that this number signifies, but about the list of grades on Don Glover’s squad this season. Count ’em … There are an amazing 16 seniors on […]
Richmond’s Obi looking to end on a high note
STANDISH When Kelsie Obi walked onto the Richmond High School softball field as a freshman prior to the start of the 2012 season, she had no idea what was about to happen. Fast-forward four seasons, and the recently-graduated, and soon to be Central Maine Community College biology major, Bobcats first basemen is within grasp of […]
Stenson, Johnson share U.S. Open lead
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. One mystery was solved Thursday in the U.S. Open. Chambers Bay can be as hard as the USGA wants it to be. Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson shared the lead at 5-under 65, and the other 23 players who managed to break par in a gentle debut of the new golf course […]
Buchholz pitches Red Sox past Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — A strange day ended with a much-needed victory for the struggling Boston Red Sox. Hours after benching third baseman Pablo Sandoval for using his Instagram account during a loss to Atlanta the night before, the Red Sox bounced back for its second win in 10 games, 5-2 over the Braves on Thursday. […]
14th annual Blue and White Golf Classic held in Bath
The 14th annual Blue and White Golf Classic was held at the Bath Golf Club on June 12. Over 180 sponsors and 200 golfers contributed $41,000 to the Morse High School Scholarship fund in the name of this year’s 50th Morse High School reunion class, the Class of 1965. This included $11,000 toward the Elford […]
Bowdoin’s Geaumont honored by ECAC
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College junior Julia Geaumont has been named Second Team All-New England in honors handed out by the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference last week. Geaumont, New England Small College Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year and a first team all-conference selection, enjoyed a record-breaking spring in 2015. The junior led the Polar Bears […]
Bath Elks wins Ararat Cup
RICHMOND — The Bath Elks U12 softball team captured the recent U12 Softball Ararat Cup Tournament title at Houdlette Field in Richmond. Beginning on June 5th, Bath opened up with a 13-8 victory over Lisbon. Brook Kulis and Julia Goddard split the pitching duties and struck out seven batters each. The offense then went on […]