ORONO — Positioned in front of the goal, Brian Flynn felt someone grab his stick as he reached for a pass. He didn’t give up on the play. Instead, the senior center wheeled around, reached back to pick up the loose puck and he flung a shot on net after his knees hit the ice.
October 2011
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PTC A FOOTBALL: Lawrence finishes off perfect season
OAKLAND — Another regular season, another zero in the loss column for the Lawrence High School football team.
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PTC FOOTBALL QUARTERFINALS: Intense Mt. Blue cruises
FARMINGTON — Defensive intensity coupled with a balanced offensive attack carried Mt. Blue to a 43-7 win over Mt. Desert Island on Friday night at Kemp Field in a Pine Tree Conference Class B football quarterfinal.
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Portland man to see jail time for police chase, but no deportation
PORTLAND — A city man will spend nine months behind bars for his role in a police chase under an agreement that dismissed charges that put him at risk of deportation.
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Federal money aids special ed teachers
AUGUSTA — More than one in six Maine children require special education services, but only one in eight teachers working with them is fully certified. Maine will use a five-year, $3.35 million federal grant, announced Friday, to try to fix that. The grant aims to improve training programs and increase the number of highly qualified special education teachers.
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Sen. Snowe: Heating aid funding amount not enough
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s release of funding for a heating assistance program that aids low-income Mainers was criticized Friday by Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, who said it doesn’t go far enough.
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People’s Bank gives $30,000 to opera house
WATERVILLE — People’s United Bank recently gave $30,000 to the Waterville Opera House for its An Encore Performance Capital Campaign. This campaign, the first of its kind in the Opera House’s 108-year history, includes major renovations and restoration projects which will enhance the ability to attract more patrons to downtown Waterville.
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Elks honor Emergency Medical Service personnel
WATERVILLE — The Waterville Elks Lodge recently held an appreciation dinner for local firefighters, police and emergency responders. The event was the result of one member who felt she could make a difference. Barbara Currie, wife of late firefighter Ronald F. Currie Sr., recalled when they had been invited to such an event during her husband’s years of service. She got support from the lodge and just ran with it.
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Medical marijuana complicating arrests
Dealing with a person’s medical marijuana when they are arrested for another offense is posing a sticky legal issue for Maine law enforcement. Several sheriffs and jail administrators say they want no part of the problem and have left it in the hands of arresting officers.
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Local officials collecting old, unused pills
Unused and expired medications will be collected Saturday at police stations, firehouses, town halls and selected pharmacies around Maine.