LEWISTON — This past weekend, the Bates College women’s tennis team swept each set in a 9- 0 non- conference victory over Colby- Sawyer College in Merrill Gym. Sophomore Maisie Silverman of Brunswick posted a 6- 2, 6- 1 victory over Ashley Ramsay in singles, and also teamed up with junior Kate Rosenthal for an […]
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Couple finds love while fighting addiction
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. If the phone rings for her husband at 3 a.m., Kathy Melba will never be upset because she knows the next night it could be for her. “We know that somebody needs us out there,” she said. “The door can never be closed.” That understanding of why they each need to give back […]
W. Virginia pride sparks clothing line by 2 women
LEWISBURG, W.Va. With a bit of imagination, a love of home, a knack for design and a bit of entrepreneurship, Weslea Coles and Amanda Reed recently launched a new clothing line in downtown Lewisburg. Since October, women have flocked to Coles’ Sunflower Soul boutique on Washington Street to see what all the fuss is over […]
Brunswick man arrested after allegedly assaulting woman in car, fleeing into woods
SOUTH PORTLAND State Police arrested a Brunswick man on domestic violence charges Wednesday night after he allegedly assaulted a woman in her car and fled into the woods along Interstate 295 in South Portland. Troopers say 53-year-old Derek Zimmerman allegedly assaulted the female victim inside her car while she was traveling north at about 8 […]
Woman seriously injured in Brunswick crash
BRUNSWICK A woman was taken to Maine Medical Center with possible life-threatening injuries following a car crash on Route 1 in Brunswick Thursday afternoon. Just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Brunswick fire and police were called to the single motor vehicle crash on Route 1 southbound approximately 1 mile prior to Cook’s Corner. According to police, […]
Police investigating threatening message left on wall at Mt. Ararat High School
TOPSHAM Topsham police are investigating a threatening message found written on a wall at Mt. Ararat High School after school let out Thursday. Topsham Police Chief Christopher Lewis said Thursday night that the threat was located in a public area, handwritten on a wall. Because students won’t be in the school Friday, school officials had […]
Parsonsfield man indicted on baby-beating charges
ALFRED — A York County Grand Jury on Wednesday handed up a three-count indictment against a 33-year-old Parsonsfield man accused of beating his 18-month-old nephew in November so badly that it caused head trauma and internal injuries, including a lacerated spleen. Barren Foster Tracey has been charged with Class B felony aggravated assault, Class C […]
Senior housing complex almost ready for tenants
BIDDEFORD — The Convent at Mission Hill, a 15-unit affordable senior apartment complex in the restored convent of the former St. Andre’s Catholic Church, is expected to house its first tenants in the coming weeks. “It’s unbelievable,” Guy Gagnon, executive director of the Biddeford Housing Authority, said Wednesday of the restoration, which was completed to […]
Budget calls for significant staff cuts at OOB schools
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A proposed $13 million budget for Regional School Unit 23, which covers Old Orchard Beach schools, would make several personnel cuts, including two full-time teachers at Loranger Memorial School. Superintendent of Schools Lloyd Crocker gave a grim picture of the financial forecast for the School Department Wednesday night at a public […]