LISBON — There have been times this season where the Richmond and Lisbon girls basketball teams were on the cusp of winning that first game, only to suffer another loss. On Saturday, the winless Bobcats and Greyhounds met in Mountain Valley Conference play, knowing someone was going to leave Lisbon with that initial victory of the […]
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Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Sports
Area Weekend Roundups: Mt. Ararat Eagles earn comeback win in girls hoops
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit for a come-from-behind 44-42 victory over Biddeford in a girls high school Class A South basketball matchup on Friday. The win evens the Eagles mark to 3-3, while the Tigers fell to 2-4. Biddeford was in control from the start, leading 16-8 after a quarter, 23-15 at […]
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Boys Hockey: Brunswick slips past the Kings, 4-2
AUBURN — The Brunswick Dragons used three power-play goals to earn a 4-2 road boys high school hockey win against the Leavitt/Poland/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester Kings on Saturday at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Brunswick outshot the Kings, 27-16, but found most of its scoring chances on the power play, finishing the game 3-for-5 with the man advantage. […]
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Bowdoin College Weekend: Top-ranked Polar Bears win Bowdoin Women’s Basketball Invitational
BRUNSWICK — The top-ranked Bowdoin College women’s basketball team returned from break with a 72-49 victory over Wheaton in the opening round of the Bowdoin Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. Wheaton fell to 5-5. The Polar Bears jumped to a 12-2 lead and never trailed by less than double digits for the remainder of […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes first major step toward running for president
She is the most prominent Democrat yet to form an exploratory committee and is a favorite target of President Trump.
Posted inTimes Record, Times Record Sports
New England Finale: Patriots thump Jets, earn second seed for NFL playoffs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots claimed two victories in one game. Actually, it only took them about a half. Tom Brady threw for three first-half touchdowns and New England clinched its ninth straight first-round bye in the playoffs on Sunday with a 38-3 victory over the New York Jets. The Patriots (11-5) finished the […]
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NFL Playoffs Set: Ravens, Eagles, Colts squeeze into postseason
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens squeezed past the Browns and into the playoffs, using two rushing touchdowns by rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson and a late defensive stand to beat Cleveland 26-24 Sunday and claim the AFC North title. Kenneth Dixon accounted for 117 of Baltimore’s season-high 296 yards on the ground, Jackson had 90 and the […]
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Portland populates Waterfront Working Group
PORTLAND — Ten people were named Dec. 28 to the Waterfront Working Group established to work on zoning, land use, parking and preserving marine uses along Commercial Street. The group will meet the first and third Thursday of each month in open meetings at 3 p.m. in City Hall, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said in […]
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Agency copes with shortage of English language tutors
PORTLAND — Receiving one-on-one tutoring in English is a crucial step for new Mainers who want to improve their communication skills. Often that help is provided by LearningWorks, a West End nonprofit that offers a variety of free education programs, including English language learner and literacy tutoring. But there are not enough tutors to go […]
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‘Step in the right direction’
The Maine Principals’ Association took a major step in growing the sport of girls wrestling in the state when the organization approved an official girls state tournament in November. Maine will now join a group of 14 states that have a girls-only state championship — and the move has been welcomed with open arms by […]
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