Fans might look back on 2022-23 as the season when true parity turned March Madness into a free-for-all.
March 2023
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Saturday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists, and others who’d been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status.
New source of water found in moon samples from China mission
Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur, but mining the water would be tough.
Lawmakers consider raising salaries of sexual assault victim advocates
Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland, said the bill would allow the state to raise what it pays victim advocates from $32,000 to $45,000 a year.
Premature baby weighing just over 1 pound at birth goes home from hospital
The girl was discharged March 14 after being at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland since her birth last July.
Freeport high schoolers win Maine Drama Festival title for the first time in over a decade
Freeport students bested eight other high schools with a performance of their one-act play “The Tinderbox” last weekend at a state competition.
Unlikely – but not impossible – predictions for 2023 MLB season
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in the playoffs? The Orioles, too? And the Cardinals falling back to earth? With an emphasis on fun, these are some bold predictions for the new season.
Bath school officials appeal to state for support replacing elementary school destroyed in arson
Bath school officials want to combine the Dike Newell Elementary School and Fisher Mitchell Elementary School into a new school.
Caitlin Clark makes NCAA history with her latest signature performance
The Iowa junior records the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA tournament history – by a woman or a man – in leading the Hawkeyes to their first Final Four berth in 30 years.
Turner man dies after car crashes into garage of Lewiston lawmaker
Brian Beaucage, 31, of Turner died of injuries in a crash at 41 Russell St., the home of state Rep. Margaret Craven.