OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town is seeking federal grant money to help fund what the town manager says are long overdue improvements on aging water, sewer and storm water infrastructure in the Washington Avenue area. The Washington Avenue area has some of the oldest municipal infrastructure, with some of the storm and sewer systems […]
March 2018
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Maine lobster catch dips to lowest level in six years
PORTLAND (AP) — The state that dominates the U.S. lobster haul saw the catch fall to its lowest level since 2011 last year, yet the industry is still strong and the crustaceans remain easily available to consumers, regulators said Friday. Maine fishermen caught a little more than 110.8 million pounds (50.3 million kilograms) of lobster […]
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Troopers arrest eight Lyman residents for drugs
LYMAN — Maine State Police have completed the arrests of eight Lyman residents in a weeklong operation and charged them in connection with the seizure of methamphetamine and five firearms. Accor4ding to Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland, the arrests started with a traffic stop by troopers late Wednesday night along Route 202 in Alfred […]
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Red Sox limit Sale’s spring workload, aiming for endurance
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston ace Chris Sale is scheduled to start an intrasquad game on Sunday and could have five spring training outings before the Red Sox opener. The extra spring training rest is by design. Sale was 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA last year and led the major leagues with 214 1/3 […]
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RIT knocks UNE out of NCAA tournament
EWING, N.J. — Paced by a combined 44 points from Cori Okada and Jessica Glaz, Rochester Institute of Technology defeated the University of New England by a 76-63 margin in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship on Friday evening (Mar. 2) at Packer Hall on the campus of The […]
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Shields earns 100th win as four locals reach New England quarters
PROVIDENCE — It was a solid day for the Maine wrestlers who made the trip to Providence on Friday as four locals earned trips to the quarterfinals of the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships. Kennebunk’s Alden Shields, Noble’s Josh Cote, Sanford’s Sam Anderson and Wells’ Nolan Potter all went undefeated on Friday to advance to […]
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Wells comes up short in Class B title game
BANGOR — Hermon senior forward Jacob Godfrey scored 21 points and Hermon dominated the inside play Friday night as the Hawks defeated Wells 55-34 in the Class B boys basketball state championship game at the Cross Insurance Center. “These kids love to be in the gym and they love to practice,” said Hermon coach Mark […]
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NFL teams finally get to see QB hopefuls
INDIANAPOLIS — This year’s deep class of quarterbacks features as many as a half-dozen first-round NFL prospects full of hope, hype and hazard. There’s Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield , and questions about the Heisman winner’s size and stature. A lot of teams would love UCLA’s Josh Rosen for his skills and strength, but wonder if he’s […]
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Russell Wilson strikes out in Yanks spring training debut
TAMPA, Fla.— Russell Wilson struck out in his first spring training at-bat with the New York Yankees. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback pinch hit for AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge in the fifth inning against Atlanta on Friday and swung past a 2-2 pitch from left-hander Max Fried. “The best thing for me is, […]
