GORHAM—Lauren Fotter secured a close-call W for the Rams vs. visiting Marshwood on Friday night, Oct. 5. Fotter converted in sudden-death on some help from teammates Hallie Shiers and Olivia Michaud to beat Hawks keeper Natalie Clavette and cap the 2-1 triumph. “I thought Marshwood played us really tough,” Gorham head coach Jeanne Zarilli said. […]
October 2018
Posted inTimes Record
Maine humorist Tim Sample gets deep on state’s sense of humor, power of laughter
BRUNSWICK — Were it not for Maine’s brutal winters, swarms of tourists and endless construction, humorist Tim Sample might be out of the job. Lauded by the Brunswick Downtown Association as “New England’s premier native humorist,” Sample will speak Thursday morning at the downtown association’s speaker series about Maine’s particular brand of “hardscrabble humor.” After telling […]
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine energy officials await update on fuel supplies after Canadian refinery explosion
The New Brunswick Irving facility supplies the majority of the state’s gas and heating oil.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Sports
Field Hockey: Gorham drops a bout to Sanford
GORHAM—The Rams suffered a narrow defeat, 2-1, to the Spartans on Friday afternoon, Oct. 5: Gorhamite Faith Dillon notched for her girls late in the uphill half, evening the score at one apiece, but Sanforder Kimberly Works pushed the visitors out front again – and for good – as the latter half wound down. “They […]
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
MPA panel discusses prospects for eight-man football in Maine
The Football Committee’s chair suggests a league for schools with fewer than 350 students.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Incumbent in Senate District 24 faces challenge from businesswoman
The seat is held by Everett ‘Brownie’ Carson, who is up against Diana Garcia.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bowdoin College launches Multifaith Fellowship
BRUNSWICK — A new Bowdoin College fellowship hopes to shape students into more effective leaders. Eduardo Pazos Palma, director of religious and spiritual life at the college, will be overseeing the new Multifaith Fellowship. He chose four fellows from the nearly 30 students who applied. Pazos Palma said one of his goals for the fellowship is to […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Inmate found dead at Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta
Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office says a 34-year old, who was not identified, was found unresponsive early Tuesday morning.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Lewiston, Auburn high schools return to traditional grading
The schools had switched to proficiency-based grading on a scale of 1 to 4, but parents complained.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Domestic violence is still at root of about half of Maine homicides, report shows
The Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel released the report at a news conference Tuesday in Augusta.