WISCASSET — Regional School Unit 12 will save money next year by ending elementary education in Somerville and reshuffling students.
April 2012
HALLOWELL 250th: Read more about it
The first meeting of the Hallowell Social Library was held in January 1842 and the library was founded by a group of prominent businessmen and professionals who had a love for the written word.
SNAPSHOT: Practice swing
Chad Moriarty, of East Winthrop, winds up to drive a golf ball at T’s Golf on Thursday evening in Manchester. There is a chance of showers on Sunday, so it looks as though Saturday and Monday’s forecasts might be the best for hitting a bucket of balls over the long holiday weekend
BOYS LACROSSE: Mt. Ararat tops Messalonskee in season opener
TOPSHAM — Jon Brown scored four goals and Jeremy Hart added two to lead the Mt. Ararat High School boys lacrosse team past Messalonskee 9-6 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.
NBA: DeRozan leads Raptors past Celtics
TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter and made four pivotal free throws down the stretch as the short-handed Toronto Raptors held off the Boston Celtics 84-79 Friday night.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Ryan, Tufts shut down Colby
MEDFORD, Mass. — Senior pitcher Dave Ryan struck out 13 in seven innings and Tufts capitalized on eight Colby errors to earn a 14-4 win in a New England Small College Athletic Conference East Division game on Friday.
NHL PLAYOFFS: More goals, main goal
BOSTON (AP) — Offense was the overriding theme at practice Friday, a day after the Boston Bruins outlasted the Washington Capitals 1-0 in Game 1 of their first round Eastern Conference series.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Fighters ready to step into the cage
Two men with local ties are fighting Mixed Martial Arts bouts tonight at Biddeford Arena.
Round 2 for GOP hopefuls
AUGUSTA — Four Republican hopefuls for the U.S. Senate appealed to central Maine voters Friday, each saying he is the best candidate to reduce federal spending and borrowing.
Adults happy, teens dubious on new laws
PORTLAND — Jerrold Mason’s 16-year-old daughter, Rebecca, was killed in January in a crash in West Paris that police say involved an 18-year-old driver who had been drinking alcohol and texting with friends.