RICHMOND — A resilient North Yarmouth Academy girls soccer team needed overtime to knock off Richmond, 3-2, on Friday in a Class D South matchup of top high school teams. It’s only the second game this season in which Richmond has surrendered more than two goals, and both were defeats. The Bobcats entered the game at […]
October 2018
High School Girls Soccer: Late goal propels Cape Elizabeth over Freeport, 1-0
Freeport – Much like the last time when Cape Elizabeth and Freeport high school girls soccer teams squared off back in September, the two Western Maine Conference foes played to a scoreless tie in the first 40 minutes. Eventually the Capers scored three second-half goals en route to the victory. On Friday night, the Falcons were […]
New England Patriots: Brady, Patriots top Chiefs for wild 43-40 NFL football win
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired , and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead. Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, diving head-first between two defenders in a rare run by the 41-year-old quarterback. […]
Bowdoin College Weekend: Polar Bears earn field hockey win over Hamilton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Emma Stevens recorded her third hat trick of the season in a 3-2 Bowdoin College field hockey victory over Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. All five of the game’s goals came in the first half. Bowdoin led twice, with Hamilton tying the game both times before Stevens’ game-winner in the 27th minute. Stevens scored […]
ALCS: Boston Red Sox get even with Houston Astros with Sunday 7-5 victory
BOSTON — David Price went home a winner in a postseason start for the first time in his career. That, he insisted, is all he ever cared about. “This is bigger than David Price,” he said on Sunday night. “This isn’t about me. This is about the Boston Red Sox.” Price was good enough, the Red […]
NFL Sunday Roundup: Pittsburgh Steelers stun Cincinnati Bengals late
CINCINNATI — James Conner ran for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the eve of Le’Veon Bell’s possible return, and Antonio Brown turned a short pass into a 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left as Pittsburgh pulled off another improbable comeback in Cincinnati, 28-21, on Sunday. The Steelers (3-2-1) have won eight in a […]
Warning about chronic wasting disease stokes fears of hunting decline
Maine’s deer biologist, Nathan Bieber, said his greatest fear about chronic wasting disease is the toll it could take on hunting – particularly given the state’s recent efforts to recruit more hunters. And some hunters agree they would be wary if the disease spreads to Maine, even though there have been no reported cases of […]
Rats are finding rural habitat to their liking
BANGOR (AP) — Rats aren’t just for cities. Residents of rural New England are reporting an increase, mirroring a trend nationwide. Rats are everywhere in nature, but the four-legged invaders tend to thrive on human activity, whether it’s a city or town, said Chance Strandell, of Brewer-based Maine Pest Solutions. “It’s a national issue. And […]
Report on 2006 sex discrimination complaint against Moody shakes up race for governor
A 2006 sex discrimination allegation against Republican Shawn Moody and his auto repair business jolted the 2018 race for governor Friday after a new report revealed details of the complaint to the Maine Human Rights Commission. The 12-year-old complaint, which the Portland Press Herald and other Maine media had previously investigated but did not report, […]
Voters asked to invest in higher education
Voters will decide in November on two higher education bonds aimed at helping the state’s public two- and four-year colleges ramp up programs to ease Maine’s workforce shortages – particularly in the health care field – and put a dent in deferred maintenance of aging campus buildings. Question 4 ask voters whether to approve a […]
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