Most Valuable Player Hannah Niles, Thornton Academy Rookie of the Year Mia Banglmaier, Kennebunk All-Stars Chantel Gagnon, Biddeford Claudia Janelle, Biddeford Vanessa Hodge, Sanford Megan O’Connell, Sanford Summer Camire, Sanford Elizabeth Bell, Thornton Academy Abbey Carignan, Thornton Academy Alyanna Beaudoin, Thornton Academy Kerrigan Goudreau, Thornton Academy Hallie Schwartzman, Kennebunk Kendall Dolan, Kennebunk Sarah Thill, Kennebunk […]
2016
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Dedication drove MVP Niles to a stellar season
By ALEX SPONSELLER Associate Sports Editor After a slow start to the 2016 season, the Thornton Academy girls soccer team cruised to a 4-1 finish and qualified for a spot in the Class A South playoffs. A major part of the Trojans’ improved play was the emergence of sophomore Hannah Niles, who’s red-hot finish propelled […]
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Icebreaker tournament warms up preseason
BIDDEFORD– In the Earl Goodwin Icebreaker tournament the games are pre-season and the most experienced team doesn’t keep score. At Biddeford Ice Arena Saturday, Thornton Academy, Noble, Gorham, and the MOB (Massabesic/Old Orchard Beach/Bonny Eagle) varsity hockey teams faced off before a once-a-year Thornton Academy alumni game. Thornton Academy’s varsity played three scrimmage games Saturday, […]
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Maine regulators expand Fairpoint investigation
AUGUSTA (AP) — State utility regulators are expanding an investigation of FairPoint Communications for failing to meet minimum service standards for landline customers. The Maine Public Utilities Commission has been considering a $500,000 fine against FairPoint for failing to meet standards in 2014 and 2015. FairPoint had asked regulators not to open an investigation into […]
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State’s roads, bridges receive low grade from engineers
AUGUSTA (AP) — An engineers’ group has given Maine an overall grade of C minus for its roads, bridges and other infrastructure, slightly higher than the national average of D plus. The American Society of Civil Engineers report released Monday says Maine’s facilities have declined since 2012 in eight of the 14 categories it reviewed. […]
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Maine shooting spree suspect gets new attorneys
BANGOR (AP) — A Houlton man charged with kidnapping a woman and killing two men in separate shootings has gotten new lawyers. Anthony Lord’s previous attorneys withdrew from the case, citing a breakdown in the attorney/client relationship. A Superior Court judge on Monday appointed Jeffrey Toothaker and David Bate as new lawyers. The 36-year-old Lord […]
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Eastern Maine Development Corporation receives federal grant
BANGOR (AP) — The federal government is providing half a million dollars to support a plan for redevelopment in eastern Maine and assist businesses affected by manufacturing plant closures. The U.S. Economic Development Administration is giving the grant to Eastern Maine Development Corporation. The corporation is headquartered in Bangor and serves all or part of […]
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Tax-hike opponents withdraw bid for Maine recount
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine secretary of state says opponents of a Maine ballot initiative that raises taxes on high earners have withdrawn their request for a recount. Voters approved the measure on Nov. 8. The question asked voters if they wanted to add a 3 percent tax on households that earn more than $200,000 […]
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City Councilors tour Biddeford’s major manufacturers
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford’s industrial growth, opportunities and issues were the topics of conversation on a tour of the city’s major manufacturers by city officials on Tuesday. The tour, led by State Rep. Martin Grohman, D-Biddeford, took city councilors and local legislators to three of Biddeford’s manufacturers, including Integrity Composites, Grohman’s own former business; Volk Packaging, […]
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Enthusiastic ‘yes’ for Sanford school vote
SANFORD — Nearly all of the 50 to 60 people in the gym raised their hands in an enthusiastic ‘yes’ straw vote Tuesday to allow school officials to continue their work on a state-funded project to renovate existing school buildings to provide a new elementary school and a new middle school. Next step? The building […]