WATERVILLE — Ashleigh Gagne had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Shannon Ritter scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as Waterville defeated Maine Central Institute, 49-40 Friday in the girls basketball season opener for both teams. Waterville outscored MCI, 20-11 in the fourth quarter after the games was tied at 29 […]
December 2011
Friday’s high school scores
Scores will be updated throughout the evening. Please check back for updates.
Brunswick bridge closed for repairs
The Maine Department of Transportation closed the Frank J. Wood Bridge this afternoon in order to fix a failed joint.
Lewiston mayoral candidate dies
Candidate Mark Paradis died today, just two days after vowing to stay in the race despite being diagnosed with cancer.
As he campaigns, Gingrich also works for profit
As he seeks the GOP nomination, the former House speaker frequently combines traditional political campaigning with the sales job for his books and films that has earned him millions.
Maine cod report being examined today
Fishermen, scientists and regulators are meeting in New Hampshire to discuss a dire report about the health of cod in the Gulf of Maine. If accurate, the report would likely spell major trouble for the local economy.
Suspect charged in baseball-bat beating, robbery
A 31-year-old Raymond man is in jail after allegedly beating a man with a baseball bat, threatening him with a gun and taking his money while the victim was on a morning walk.
SNAPSHOT: Wrap it up
Lew Robichau, left, and Joe Grant, from Wingate Landscape, wrap garland around a light pole at Hallowell City Hall on Thursday afternoon. The city will hold Christmas in Old Hallowell events on Saturday, including a parade down Water Street at 5 p.m., followed by fireworks. A complete schedule of events is available at oldhallowellday.org.
SNAPSHOT: Wrap it up
Lew Robichau, left, and Joe Grant, from Wingate Landscape, wrap garland around a light pole at Hallowell City Hall on Thursday afternoon. The city will hold Christmas in Old Hallowell events on Saturday, including a parade down Water Street at 5 p.m., followed by fireworks. A complete schedule of events is available at oldhallowellday.org.
Gunfire returns to Virginia Tech campus
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A gunman killed a Virginia Tech police officer Thursday at a campus parking lot and then apparently shot himself to death nearby in an attack that shook the school nearly five years after it was the scene of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.