SACO — Joan Frances Gross passed away on Feb. 28, 2018 at Seal Rock Health Care. She was born Feb. 21, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Dr. Harold and Margaret Stuart Stevens. Joan attended Tabor Academy and graduated from Northfield School for Girls (now Northfield Mt. Hermon), Colby Junior College and Boston’s Children’s […]
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Motions withdrawn in Weyland murder case
ALFRED — An Acton wife and mother charged with murder in the stabbing death of her former husband a year ago has withdrawn her motion to suppress evidence in the case. As well, Kandee Weyland, 46, who is charged with killing Scott Weyland on Feb. 22, 2017, has also withdrawn a motion that if approved […]
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Students gear up for robotics competition
BIDDEFORD — On Saturday, 50 robotic teams from across the state will compete at Biddeford High School in the Maine State VEX Robotics Championship. The teams will be vying for six spots in the VEX World Championships, held in Louisville, Kentucky, in April. The state competition will be held Biddeford High School Gymnasium, 20 Maplewood Ave. […]
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Warriors set for Class B title game
BANGOR — For the second year in a row, the Wells boys basketball team will head north to compete for a Gold Ball in the Class B State Championship this evening against northern champ Hermon. Wells lost to Mount Desert Island in last year’s title game, and will enter Friday’s tilt as the underdog against […]
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Local wrestlers work together to prepare for New Englands
PROVIDENCE — Rivalries can be intense in high school sports — and wrestling is no different. But when it comes to wrestlers training for the annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships you can pretty much throw the rivalries out the window. “It’s huge … just getting all these guys together, being on the same page […]
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UNE women ready for NCAA opener
EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. — After winning its sixth straight Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship, the University of New England womens basketball team will compete in the NCAA tournament, taking on the Rochester Institute of Technology today in New Jersey. “It’s extremely satisfying for this program to show the sustained success required for six straight conference titles,” […]
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Krejci hat trick leads Bruins to 8-4 win over Penguins
BOSTON — David Krejci had his fourth career hat trick, David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, and the Boston Bruins had their highest-scoring game since 2012 on Thursday night, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-4. One night after the Boston Celtics posted a season-high 134 points in the same building, the Bruins had their […]
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Arizona decides to keep Miller as coach
When Arizona hastily called a news conference on Thursday afternoon, it appeared coach Sean Miller’s tenure in Tucson could be coming to an end. Instead, the coach vehemently denied a report claiming he discussed a six-figure payment to a recruit. Less than three hours later, the school president announced Miller will remain as the 19th-ranked […]
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Around the bags: At 44, Colon throwing strikes for Rangers
Bartolo Colon could always throw strikes. Two months shy of turning 45, he still can. Colon filled up the strike zone Thursday in his spring training debut for Texas, a two-inning start against San Diego. The portly right-hander gave up two hits, including a home run by Wil Myers, struck out Chase Headley looking and […]
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Zimmer: All 3 Vikings QBs ‘definitely’ being considered
The Minnesota Vikings are working through a quarterback quandary this offseason, with three pending free agents. They have ample space under the salary cap, around $50 million, and an unfulfilled desire to produce a long-term answer at the position after years of questions. Coach Mike Zimmer expressed caution about the strategy of spending their way […]