BOSTON The Boston Bruins are bringing Bruce Cassidy back next season, dropping the interim tag from his title as a reward for leading the team back to the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Cassidy replaced Claude Julien, the winningest coach in the history of the Original Six franchise, on Feb. 8 and […]
April 27, 2017
Shipbuilders run past Seahawks, 16-7
BATH The Morse High School girls lacrosse team opened its 2017 slate with a 16-7 win over Boothbay in a Class B North contest on McMann Field. The Shipbuilders rode the scoring of Noa Sreden and freshman Emily Martin. Sreden had five goals and one assist, while Martin picked up four goals and one helper. […]
Raiders bring RB Marshawn Lynch out of retirement
ALAMEDA, Calif. Marshawn Lynch is coming out of retirement after agreeing on a two-year deal with the Raiders that paved the way for a trade to his hometown team in Oakland. Lynch passed a physical Wednesday and agreed to a restructured two-year contract. Those were the final steps needed before Seattle could trade his rights […]
HOWLING WIND. ICY HILLS.
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. We were trudging up the side of a mountain on skis to measure California’s massive snowpack when a late blast of winter stopped us in our tracks. I started the morning less concerned about strong winds forecast and light snow than keeping pace with veteran snow surveyors in the thin Sierra Nevada air […]
Hydrogen fuel cell cars creep up — slowly — on electrics
DETROIT Hydrogen fuel cell cars could one day challenge electric cars in the race for pollution-free roads — but only if more stations are built to fuel them. Honda, Toyota and Hyundai have leased a few hundred fuel cell vehicles over the past three years, and expect to lease well over 1,000 this year. But […]
Scientists seek holy grail of climate change
WADI ABDAH, Oman Deep in the jagged red mountains of Oman, geologists are drilling in search of the holy grail of reversing climate change: an efficient and cheap way to remove carbon dioxide from the air and oceans. They are coring samples from one of the world’s only exposed sections of the Earth’s mantle to […]
Community concert nears in Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — The Good Shepherd Parish Community Concert will be held at St. Joseph Church on Elm Street in Biddeford on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. The 90-minute concert will be organized by Church Music Director Helene Fortier and all the pieces will be performed by locally talented musicians. There is no charge for […]
‘Catch The Wave’ fundraiser coming to Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK – The Education Foundation of the Kennebunks & Arundel will host its “Catch The Wave” fundraiser on Friday, May 5. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the EFKA and it is hoped that families of the RSU21 community will participate in celebrating the work that we being done and will continue to […]
Arundel candidate paperwork deadline approaches
ARUNDEL — Nomination papers for the upcoming June 13, 2017 municipal election in Arundel are available at the Arundel Town Office. The elected positions will be determined by voting in the election: • Board of Selectmen – one position for a 3-year term • Regional School Unit #21 Director – one position for a 3-year […]