AVONDALE, Ariz. Kevin Harvick is at his best when he’s mad, so much so that former crew chief Gil Martin used to try to rile him up during races. Harvick was running extra hot when he got to ISM Raceway after penalties for technical violations marred his victory last week at Las Vegas. When he […]
March 2018
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Women’s DMR wins DIII championships at NCAA’s
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The Bowdoin College women’s distance medley relay team posted a dominating victory to claim the national championship on Friday evening at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. It was the highlight of the evening for the Polar Bears, who claimed their first crown at indoor nationals since Coby Horowitz won […]
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Casey holds off Woods
PALM HARBOR, Fla. Right when Paul Casey felt he was a winner in the Valspar Championship, he looked up at the TV and saw a scene that was all too familiar. Tiger Woods, red shirt blazing on Sunday, holed a 45-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole at Innisbrook that pulled him to within one […]
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Polar Bears fall in Whittier debut, 16-15
BRUNSWICK Playing the first ever lacrosse game at newly revamped Whittier Field, the Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team hoped to christen it with a victory. But a pair of late goals from Amherst lifted the Mammoths to a 16-15 victory in the NESCAC matchup on Saturday afternoon. Each team scored early and often in the […]
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Legislature honors 40-plus year BFD veteran
AUGUSTA — For more than 40 years, Normand Melancon responded when the alarm sounded at the Biddeford Fire Station. He performed acts both ordinary and extraordinary during his years of service. In honor of his years with the Fire Department, and in celebration of the many recognitions he received for his heroism, BFD Capt. Melancon […]
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Brain Bee winner heading to Maryland for national finals
BIDDEFORD — A fascination with the intricacies of human intelligence has propelled a Biddeford High School student to the national finals of the prestigious Brain Bee competition in Maryland this coming weekend. Alexandra Petermann, a senior at BHS, captured the Southern Maine Regional Brain Bee conpetition in December at the University of New England and earned […]
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TA students gather to make signs ahead of walkout event
SACO — Thornton Academy students are going to be well-prepared when they join millions of kids across the county in a 17-minute walkout on Wednesday to remember the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Some TA students gathered with family members and two Maine gubernatorial candidates at Saco City Hall on Saturday to […]
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Domestic dispute ends with shooting
SOUTH BRISTOL (AP) — Police in Maine say a woman shot and wounded her husband over the weekend. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says the 39-year-old South Bristol woman faces domestic violence and aggravated assault charges. The woman’s husband has been released from the hospital following the shooting Friday night. Authorities say the husband suffered […]
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Researchers to test lake following algal blooms
WINDHAM (AP) — Researchers in Maine say a lake’s recent algal blooms are prompting concerns over the health of the body of water. Beginning in May, water quality tests will begin at Highland Lake in Windham and Falmouth, after a mysterious algal bloom has reappeared every July for the last four summers. The nonprofit Highland […]
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Father of Sen. Susan Collins dies at 92
CARIBOU (AP) — Don Collins, the father of Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and a former mayor of a northern Maine city, has died at age 92. Collins, a Republican like his daughter, was a longstanding figure in Maine politics. He spent five terms in the Maine legislature from the 1970s to the 1990s, and […]