Girls’ basketball: Gemima Motema scores 20 points as Portland tops Gorham, 49-32.
2021
Crooked River Elementary in Casco set to welcome first students in 12 years this fall
CASCO — Renovations at Crooked River Elementary School are on track for completion in July, and the school will be ready this fall for its first students since its closure in 2009, the superintendent said this week. The $9 million project approved by voters in March 2019 includes a two-story addition to the 36-year-old building […]
Lisbon’s Moxie Festival canceled again due to pandemic
The town council voted to cancel the July festival in its traditional form but discussed holding smaller spaced-out events in the spirit of Moxie.
Oakland woman impaled by tree branch in ‘fair’ condition
David and Theresa Roy were traveling on Pond Road in Sidney Tuesday when a tree fell on their vehicle in high winds and a branch came through the car and impaled Theresa Roy, who is 79.
Dr. Oz aids police in resuscitating man at Newark airport
The incident occurred late Monday night when a Port Authority officer saw the 60-year-old man fall to the floor near a baggage claim area.
SUV in deadly California crash came through hole in border fence
The Border Patrol says the 13 people killed in the Southern California crash were among more than 40 migrants who entered the U.S. from Mexico as part of a human smuggling operation.
Sen. King to chair Senate panels on national parks and nuclear forces
Maine’s junior U.S. senator was tapped to chair the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, and a subcommittee that oversees U.S. nuclear and strategic forces.
Detectives look at SUV’s ‘black box’ from Tiger Woods crash
Tiger Woods suffered a serious leg injury, and authorities are hoping they find clues aboout “what was happening at the time of impact.”
‘Surprising’ number of skiers hitting the slopes at Shawnee Peak this season
With pandemic protocols in place, it’s been ‘an interesting season’ so far, the Bridgton ski area’s director of skier experience says.
Public hearing on Bridgton memory care development March 9
BRIDGTON — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on an estimated proposed $2.65 million senior memory care center on North High Street Tuesday, March 9. The 24,000-square-foot Woodlands Senior Living Municipal Development would have the capacity for 48-residents and would be built 21 acres, according to documents posted to the town’s website. […]