SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — The Bates College women’s tennis team completed a weekend sweep of three NEWMAC teams Saturday at Mount Holyoke College, defeating both Mt. Holyoke and Wheaton (Mass.) by 6-3 scores following a 9-0 win over Smith College on Friday night. The Bobcats (5-1) have won four matches in a row heading into […]
March 2018
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Monks have season ended by Amherst
AMHERST, Mass. — Saint Joseph’s College (28-2, 16-0 GNAC) fell to top-ranked Amherst College (29-0, 10-0 NESCAC), 53-47, in a hard-fought second round NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament contest at LeFrak Gymnasium on Saturday evening. For the Monks, the loss ended a memorable 2017-18 season. Saint Joseph’s had its 27-game winning streak snapped. With […]
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Ichiro back to Seattle?
SEATTLE The Seattle Mariners are running out of healthy outfielders. To the rescue — Ichiro? Ben Gamel will miss opening day, the Mariners said Monday, because of a strained oblique muscle that’s expected to sideline him four to six weeks. That could open a spot for Ichiro Suzuki, and a deal with the Mariners might […]
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BIRTHS
Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A boy, Miles William Dalton, to Nicholas Reginald Dalton and Cynthia Marie Dalton (Jost) of Wiscasset, Feb. 18, 2018.
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HOW TO BUY A HOUSE THAT HASN’T BEEN BUILT YET
Trisha and Dennis Rawlings, a couple in their early 30s, are moving to suburban Chicago and leaving their over-60-year-old first home in the St. Louis area behind. “We were looking at potentially buying a house,” Trisha says. But in the area where they want to live, the options within their budget were limited to purchasing […]
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The lake lands: Rain, history and the Mellons
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland We stood at the bar of the grand Lough Erne Resort, looking out at the driving rain. “You see that lake out there,” mused the barman wryly. “That was a field this morning.” This was my first trip to Northern Ireland’s lake lands in the western region, two hours by car from […]
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Mussels … cook up quickly
Mussels are the perfect choice for a weeknight meal. They’re a terrific source of lowfat protein, they’re inexpensive, they cook up quickly, and as they cook, they automatically generate tasty juices to whichever sauce you’re making. Also, farmed mussels are pretty easy to clean. You just toss them briefly in several changes of fresh water […]
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Another threat reported at Mt. Ararat High School
TOPSHAM School officials and police say yet another threat reported at Mt. Ararat High School prompted students and staff to shelter in place Tuesday. The matter has been resolved, and apparently stemmed from a text message between two students. “We had a situation that is now resolved at the high school. A communication between two […]
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African Children’s Choir on East Coast tour to perform in Wells
WELLS — The African Children’s Choir that has performed before presidents and the Queen of England, sang alongside Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, and other artists, has initiated in an East Coast tour that brings them to Wells on Sunday, March 11. The choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices, and […]