SKOWHEGAN — The Brunswick High School jayvee field hockey team came out with intensity against Skowhegan on Thursday, resulting in a 1-1 tie with the Indians. The Dragons dominated the first half offensively with six corner kicks and 10 shots on goal. Anna Barnes scored on a pass from Kelsey Sullivan with 3:38 left in […]
September 2018
Lynch runs for USM cross-country
HAMILTON, Mass. — Former Mt. Ararat High School runner Kelly Lynch finished 16th with a time of 22: 03 recently for the University of Southern Maine at the Endicott Cross Country Invitational recently. The Huskies finished second overall at the race. USM’s Sydney Sirois paced the field to take the top spot on the podium. […]
Brunswick JV plays to draw
BRUNSWICK — The Lewiston Blue Devils capitalized early on, going up 1-0 in the first five minutes in, but the Dragons rallied to tie the Blue Devils in girls jayvee soccer action recently. Brunswick’s Molly Taub buried a shot in the side netting in the first half off of an assist from captain Elena Palmer […]
Basketball Referee Clinic offered
BRUNSWICK — The International Association of Approved Basketball Officials 21 will be holding rules instruction for prospective basketball officials. Candidates must be 18 years of age to take the test and work in the 2018- 2019 season. If you have played the game, and still enjoy being involved, and want to make extra money, this […]
Charlie Eshbach steps down as Sea Dogs president
PORTLAND The president of the Portland Sea Dogs is stepping down after serving with the minor league baseball team for the entirety of its quarter century of existence. Charlie Eshbach, who announced his decision on Monday, will continue serving as a senior adviser. Team owner Dan Burke hired Eshbach in 1992 to oversee the creation […]
Koenig powers Falcons to FH win
CAPE ELIZABETH Alexa Koenig picked up a hat trick to power the Freeport High School field hockey team to a 5-0 Western Maine Conference win over Cape Elizabeth on Monday. The Falcons improved to 3-1 and visit Gray-New Gloucester on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Ally Randall added a goal in the first half in the […]
Outside the Wall
QUEBEC CITY It’s what’s inside the historic wall of Quebec City that makes people want to visit. It’s what’s outside that makes people want to stay. To visit without venturing outside the 17th century fortification is to miss the outdoor concerts, vistas and history of the hilltop Plains of Abraham, the up-and-coming Limoilou neighborhood where […]
To fight winter moth, parasitic flies to be released in Bath
BATH — In order to fight an invasive species of moth, state scientists will be releasing a species of parasitic fly that will eat the pests from the inside out in Bath on Wednesday. Winter moths have been defoliating plants between Kittery and Mount Desert Island in Maine since 2012. Their larvae feeds on trees […]
House overlooking Cobbossee Lake burns to ground in Manchester
Crews from eight communities responded to the scene, but all that was left standing at the camp was a stone chimney.
More than a million in Carolinas evacuate in anticipation of ‘monster’ hurricane
Mass evacuations are underway as Hurricane Florence takes aim with 140 mph winds, but many can’t find fuel for the drive.