KENNEBUNK — The Cheverus/Kennebunk girls hockey team features just two players from Kennebunk High School, but without the duo from KHS on the roster it’s safe to say the Stags wouldn’t have found themselves in the state finals in February. One of the major reasons for the Stags’ success was the stellar play of Kennebunk […]
March 2018
JT 2018 Girls Hockey All-Stars
MVP: Abby Lamontagne (Kennebunk) All-Stars Caitlin Wolff (Kennebunk) Paige Boudreau (Biddeford/TA/Wells) Katie Monson (Biddeford/TA/Wells) Paige Laverriere (Biddeford/TA/Wells) Ailaina Keely (Biddeford/TA/Wells) Ashley Atwater (Biddeford/TA/Wells)
Mustangs focused on defending title
WATERBORO — The defending Class A girls lacrosse state champion Massabesic Mustangs have become one of the top clubs in the state over the past five years. Although the Mustangs once again have a large senior group, and possibly the same overall talent as last year’s powerhouse squad, they are staying focused and simply looking […]
Price sparkles in return to Red Sox rotation, beats Rays 1-0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Price was solid in his return to the Red Sox rotation, allowing four singles over seven scoreless innings of Boston’s 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The five-time All-Star, slowed by injury much of 2017, struck out five and walked none in his first start for […]
No. 1 seeds Kansas, Villanova meet in national semifinal
SAN ANTONIO — No. 1 seed Kansas (31-7) vs. No. 1 seed Villanova (34-4) National semifinal; San Antonio; Saturday, 8:49 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE In an NCAA Tournament that had the first No. 16 seed win over a No. 1, and an unprecedented 9-vs-11 regional final, two No. 1 seeds made it to the Final […]
Loyola-Chicago, Michigan both go into semifinal with 32 wins
SAN ANTONIO — No. 3 seed Michigan (32-7) vs. No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago (32-5) National semifinal; San Antonio; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE The Wolverines and Ramblers have both won 32 games, school records for both teams. Michigan was in the Final Four just five years ago. Loyola-Chicago’s only trip to the Final Four […]
Maine spars with construction firm over bridge opening delay
KITTERY (AP) — For at least a year, Maine officials have been arguing with a construction company over who should bear the blame — and the costs — for a delay in the opening of a long-awaited bridge. The new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, was set to open […]
DHHS misses legal deadline for restoring nursing program
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services says it is rebuilding the ranks of public health nurses, but the department is hiring more slowly than required by a 2017 law. Health and Human Services Commissioner Ricker Hamilton told lawmakers in February that the department had hired seven nurses in the preceding […]
LePage says judge who allowed Trump lawsuit is an ‘imbecile’
PORTLAND (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who’s known for his brash comments, called the federal judge who allowed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump an “imbecile.” Four times, no less. LePage hurled the insult Wednesday after learning that U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Maryland allowed the lawsuit accusing Trump, a Republican, of receiving […]
Candidate hoping to unseat King faces challenges
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Republican hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Angus King is facing challenges about the veracity of his signatures he collected to qualify for the June primary. Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says the state will hold a public hearing Thursday on the challenge against financial planner Max Linn filed by opponent […]