The Westbrook High and Bonny Eagle baseball teams have been moving in opposite directions recently. Following a loss to undefeated Deering, Westbrook has rattled off four straight victories to move to 9-1, its most recent win coming over Thornton Academy on Tuesday, 12-2. The Blue Blazes are No. 1 in the latest release of the […]
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Bulldogs bite Rams
When Mustafa Jamal takes the mound for the Gorham High baseball team, the Rams have a chance to beat anyone. When he doesn’t, the team struggles. Case in point: In Jamal’s starts – which include a no-hitter against Sanford – the Rams are 3-1. His ERA is 3.04 with 23 strikeouts in 25.1 innings. The […]
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Garden club to hear Savoie Kathy Savoie, a cooperative extension educator, will be the guest speaker when the Gorham Garden Club meets at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, May 26, at First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St. Savoie will present a program entitled “Food and Nutrition for Cumberland County.” The public is invited. Summer reading […]
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SMAA Baseball and Softball Power Rankings: Week 4
With the spring season a bit more than halfway complete, there are clear frontrunners in both baseball and softball. The Deering High baseball team and the Scarborough softball team are the lone undefeated teams in their respective sports and neither has budged from their spots atop the Power Rankings this season. Deering got its biggest […]
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Westbrook comes up short against Scots
Bonny Eagle 5 Westbrook 3 The Bonny Eagle Scots got a strong pitching performance from Sarah Bissonnette and a big sixth inning 2-run double from Connie Grovo to top Westbrook 5-3 at Westbrook on Monday afternoon. The win moves the Scots, ranked No. 7 in the latest Heal Points, to 7-3 on the season. Westbrook […]
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Heal point standings
For games played through May 16 Baseball Western Class A Westbrook 8 1 0 Deering 8 0 0 Scarborough 7 2 0 Cheverus 6 3 0 Marshwood 6 3 0 Bonny Eagle 6 3 0 South Portland 5 3 0 Gorham 3 6 0 Portland 5 4 0 Thornton 4 4 1 Biddeford 4 5 […]
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Spring display
0515tulips2: (Cutlines) Pink tulips are brightening many corners of Windham these days, including this planting in front of the Windham Historical Society. These tulips were planted as part of the statewide Pink Tulip Project of the Maine Cancer Foundation. The Windham Hope Garden project was organized by the family of the late Dana Plummer, a […]
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Gas bags keep the filibuster inflated
The Dutch said “vrijbuiter.” The French preferred “flibustier.” The Spanish used “filibustero.” They all meant the same thing: “Pirate, Freebooter,” gentleman of enterprise who sailed the briny deep. To Americans, “filibuster” refers to an antiquated procedure in the U.S. Senate, but both meanings share one commonality – they operate outside the law. The Senate filibuster […]
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Bereavement volunteers needed
Individuals interested in making a lasting difference in the lives of others are being sought by Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice to become Hospice Volunteers for terminally ill patients or Bereavement Volunteers for grieving loved ones. Training classes will be offered in June. Hospice Volunteer training is a 27-hour course that will be held on […]
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Scar Downs cut
Pantomimist was the victor by a whisker over Keystone Natalie in Sunday’s $6,000 open at Scarborough Downs. Photo courtesy of Derek Davis