PITTSBURGH — Syracuse was missing its starting center. North Carolina-Asheville thought the Orange got help from three men in striped shirts. With Syracuse facing the kind of NCAA tournament history no team wants to make, the top-seeded Orange rallied for a 72-65 victory Thursday in the second round of the East Regional.
March 2012
LePage calls MPBN funding corporate welfare
SOUTH PARIS — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network is a form of corporate welfare that the state can no longer afford.
Safe and sound
DRESDEN — A massive search for a missing local boy ended happily Thursday when he was found cold and wet, but otherwise safe, near the Eastern River after spending a lonely night in the woods.
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Terriers set to play in bubble
The Thomas softball team will have a late night Saturday as the Terriers open their season with UMaine-Presque Isle. The doubleheader will be played in “the bubble” at the University of Maine in Orono, and the games are slated to start at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
SPRING TRAINING: Pedroia, a Yankees fan favorite
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two young boys from New Jersey wearing pinstriped Yankees jerseys spotted Dustin Pedroia chatting with Reggie Jackson near the foul line and couldn’t resist asking for an autograph.
No rule on issue of leftover business
NORRIDGEWOCK — There appears to be no Maine precedent for the case of Charlotte Curtis, who was elected selectman but has not yet been able to serve because of unfinished business as a former town treasurer.
Moscow Town Meeting to cover budget increase
MOSCOW — Residents will vote on the 2012 budget at the annual Town Meeting on Monday.
Skowhegan ready for Maple Festival
SKOWHEGAN — A full 10 days of family activities is on tap beginning today for this year’s Maple Festival, all leading up to Maine Maple Sunday, on March 25.
Girl Scouts to sell cookies until April 1
Girl Scouts of Maine will conduct the public booth sale phase of the Girl Scout Cookie activity at various venues statewide through Sunday, April 1.
Suga is semifinalist in state geography bee
VASSALBORO — Jake Suga of Vassalboro was recently named a semifinalist in the 2012 Maine Geographic Bee set for Friday, March 30, at the University of Maine at Farmington.