SOUTH CHINA — Shyler Scates scored 18 points to lead Erskine Academy past Oxford Hills 58-52 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A boys basketball game Friday night.
December 2011
2011: Sports mourns deaths of young, old
The images were of fire and smoke, of wreckage from terrifying, high-speed crashes.
Everyone wanted an explanation. There were only investigations and heartbreak — from Las Vegas to the Volga River.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Scates leads Erskine to win
SOUTH CHINA — Shyler Scates scored 18 points to lead Erskine Academy past Oxford Hills 58-52 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A boys basketball game Friday night.
Monmouth selectmen add two years to manager’s contract
MONMOUTH — Selectmen have added two years to the contract of Town Manager Curtis Lunt.
Maine heads into 2012 with good economic news
PORTLAND — In the last five days, three pieces of good economic news have added some post-Christmas cheer to Maine’s economy.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Skowhegan hangs on
OAKLAND — The fans were screaming, and the coaches were shouting to be heard above the fans. Amidst this chaos, Messalonskee had three chances to win in the final minute. So you could say the Skowhegan girls were exactly where they wanted to be.
Mercury recycling program comes under scrutiny
State environmental regulators are urging the Legislature to re-evaluate Maine’s mercury recycling program, after concluding that the state spent more than $2.5 million in the last 10 years to keep just more than 400 pounds of mercury out of the environment.
Commentor’s poem leads to subpoena
Police are chasing every possible lead to find missing toddler Ayla Reynolds, including seeking out a retired educator from Kennebunk who posted a reader comment on pressherald.com that implied the child had been safely relocated out of state.
Ayla case now in state police hands
WATERVILLE — The search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds is now a criminal investigation and the Maine State Police are taking the lead, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said Friday.