AUGUSTA — After a mild winter by Maine standards, outdoors- loving families are invited to emerge from hibernation and attend Maine’s biggest outdoor trade show, the 36th annual State of Maine Sportsman’s Show at the Augusta Civic Center. Tens of thousands of outdoors- minded folks will gather for an entire weekend of everything outdoors April […]
March 3, 2016
Gymnastics action at Bath YMCA
BATH The Bath Area Family YMCA girls gymnastics team hosted a successful meet against Lewiston- Auburn on Saturday. In Level 2, ages 7-9, Kyra Fortier placed first allaround with a 36.70. Fortier placed first on both beam (9.2) and floor (9.25), and tied for first on vault with teammate Nataleigh Cantrell with a 9.05. Sarah […]
No. 2 Michigan State routs Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Bryn Forbes scored a career-high 33 points, hitting a conference record 11 3-pointers, and No. 2 Michigan State woke up in the second half to rout Rutgers 97-66 on Wednesday night, handing the Scarlet Knights their 17th straight loss. Eron Harris added 15 points, Denzel Valentine 14 for Spartans (25-5, 12-5 […]
Vermont eliminates Black Bears, 99-82
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Cam Ward came off the Vermont bench to knock down 6-of-9 shots from beyond the arc to spark the No. 3-seeded Catamounts to a 99-82 romp past No. 6 seed Maine in the quarterfinals of the America East Conference tournament Wednesday night. The victory sends Vermont into the semifinals, where it […]
Ducks edge Habs, 3-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jamie McGinn scored in his Ducks debut, Jakob Silfverberg got the only goal in the shootout, and Anaheim beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night for its ninth consecutive victory. Capitals 3, Maple Leafs 2 WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Niskanen and the NHL’s top power play unit cashed in as […]
The mystery of a family’s deaths finally solved
YORK, Pa. Connie Radziewicz received a heart-breaking diagnosis in 2013: stage four ovarian cancer. Her family had an ugly history with cancer. Her mother died of ovarian cancer when she was 75. Her brother lost his battle at age 56 with what was believed to be prostate cancer that had ravaged his body. All but […]
Open bar in Idaho county
NAMPA, Idaho Securing a liquor license for a new bar or restaurant in Boise could mean waiting years or paying tens of thousands of dollars on top of applications. But in Nampa and Caldwell, the cost is only the price of the application, and the wait is only as long as it takes to fill […]