The tournament brought together 65 town teams from grades 5 to 8 in a community-focused event emphasizing sportsmanship, competitive spirit, and local business support.
2024
Bomb threats in Maine and other states lead to evacuations of state capitols
Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana were among the states that evacuated statehouse offices or buildings.
Inventor to sign copies of autobiography in Bath
Award-winning inventor Kenneth L. Carr will sign copies of his new autobiography, “One Long Road: From Missiles to Medicine,” from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Kennebec Tavern, 119 Commercial St. in Bath. The recipient of the international 2022 Microwave Pioneer Award from the IEEE’s Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Carr grew up in Cambridge, […]
BoomerTECH Adventures: Now what? Make a great start with your new device
Congratulations! Are you enjoying your new (or at least new-to-you) tech device — smartphone, tablet, smartwatch or computer? Whatever device you have, you want it to be useful, fun and engaging, and most of all, a tool that doesn’t drive you crazy. For that to happen, you need to learn how use your smartphone, tablet, […]
Hilary Knight named captain of Boston’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team
The team makes its debut Wednesday night against Minnesota in Lowell, Mass.
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the U.S. grid for the first time
One project, co-owned by the parent company of Central Maine Power, will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.
Intertidal: Seaweed uses go beyond food and skin care
It would be an unusual Christmas at our house if it didn’t include some nautically themed gifts. This year, fish place mats were among them as well as an assortment of tinned seafood, which are always favorites. The odd player in the mix was a sweater. It doesn’t feature sea creatures and isn’t of the […]
New plan calls for entirely new Salmon Falls Bridge between Buxton and Hollis
Construction on the new Route 202/4 bridge over the Saco River could begin next year.
In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. It’s one of numerous cases involving abortion restrictions that have played out in state and federal courts […]
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in deal brokered by UAE
The massive prisoner exchange followed other such deals earlier in the war, which is nearing the 2-year mark.