ALFRED — Former Old Orchard Beach Fire Chief Ricky Plummer will serve one year in jail for setting a fire that destroyed more than 40 acres of marshland in Old Orchard Beach on April 15, 2016. Plummer, 61, was sentenced on Wednesday afternoon by Justice Wayne Douglas to nine years in prison with all but […]
March 2018
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2018 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
It’s that time of year again, as we wait and see NFL teams make and break their futures. NFL scouts, coaches and execs have one of the toughest jobs in the world trying to identify talent and future stars when evaluating thousands of 20 somethings that are simply seeds in the process. This is my […]
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MPA should put The Ballpark in playoff rotation
I know there is a couple feet of snow on the ground right now, but pitchers and catchers will start to get ready for the 2018 baseball season next week and in just under 100 days high school teams will be competing for state championships. With the high school winter sports season in the books, I […]
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Texas Southern routs NC Central for first tournament win
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Damontrae Jefferson did a lot of everything Wednesday night, hitting layups and 3-pointers, grabbing rebounds, playing defense and making his teammates look good. The slippery-quick 5-foot-7 guard also helped Texas Southern make history. Playing all but the last minute or so of the game, the sophomore dynamo scored 25 points, pulled […]
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Communities vote to dissolve school district
WATERVILLE (AP) — Residents from three Maine communities have voted to dissolve their combined school district. Waterville, Vassalboro and Winslow residents passed the referendum to terminate the district 386-133 Tuesday. Turnout for the vote in each community suffered due to a snowstorm that caused poor road conditions. All three communities voted separately, and in the […]
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Gorham's South Street to be repaved
Maine Department of Transportation has advertised its plan to repave South Street in Gorham. GORHAM — The Maine Department of Transportation has advertised a repaving project on South Street (Route 114), a heavily traveled commuter arterial. The project extends two miles from a point just south of the street’s intersection with Waterhouse Road to Route 202 in […]