BATH — Christina Stuart scored two goals and Bess Howell added a goal and an assist as top-seeded Morse remained unbeaten with a 3-1 win over No. 4 Maranacook in the Western Class B girls soccer semifinals Saturday.
October 2011
CORRECTION
HALLOWELL — Spectrum Generations will offer a free lunch to veterans at three of its community centers on Nov. 10. Because of a source error, the date was incorrect in Friday’s Kennebec Journal.
17 dead in attack on NATO convoy
KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an armored NATO bus Saturday on a busy thoroughfare in Kabul, killing 17 people, including a dozen Americans, in the deadliest strike against the U.S.-led coalition in the Afghan capital since the war began.
Prescription Drug Take Back Day held in Portland
PORTLAND — Pauli Daniels has been prescribed drugs that she no longer uses or aren’t on the market anymore.
Kids, adults enjoy early Halloween
AUGUSTA — Three-year-old Latricia Jones-Brown started out Saturday as a princess but changed into a ladybug before marching in the Halloween parade on Water Street.
J.P. DEVINE: Fighting the beast that is cancer
She was a tall girl, a champion swimmer, beautiful in a subtle black Irish way. I remember her hands, soft and white like a pianist’s. She was a wife, a gifted painter, mother and a rock to her sisters and brothers.
Homeless veterans receive some help
TOGUS — Zachary Parent got his flu vaccine and then marched into the doctor’s office for a check up. The 24-year-old homeless Army veteran from Rockland attended the 14th annual Maine Homeless Veterans Stand Down on Saturday at the Veterans’ medical center at Togus.
‘Hobby farm’ couple do part, feed hungry
It’s not uncommon for someone to show up at the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen in Augusta with a bag full of fresh broccoli, tomatoes or other leftovers from their garden. In recent months, however, Glenn and Rachel Powers have taken that kind of community support to a whole new level.
D.C. BEAT: Snowe says LIHEAP funding insufficient
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.
Lottery weighs online options
HALLOWELL — Maine State Lottery games continue as usual while state officials decide what to do about contracting for future online game services.