Colby College groundskeepers Justin Rice, right foreground, and Alex Rowe, left background, weed the flower gardens next to the football field on campus during a break in the rain on Tuesday.
June 2012
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AHL: Pirates schedule games in Lewiston
The Portland Pirates started selling tickets Tuesday morning for their six games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.
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River erosion threatens Farmington road
FARMINGTON — Damage from recent heavy rain has town officials worried a stretch of Whittier Road is at risk of crumbling into Sandy River, where erosion has been threatening the road for more than a decade.
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Skowhegan town officers, selectmen
SKOWHEGAN — Votes were still being counted at press time Tuesday in municipal elections. The road commissioner’s job, the town clerk and treasurer’s position and two open seats on the Board of Selectmen were all up for grabs.
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Bush turns 88, watches ’41’
KENNEBUNKPORT — George H.W. Bush has a habit of doing something big — and a little bit out of the ordinary — on his birthday.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Lakers, Bobcats up against history
When it comes to the Rangeley and Richmond softball teams, the historical differences are striking.
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Town budget OK’d, up $543K
SKOWHEGAN — The municipal budget for 2012-13 is 6.5 percent more than the current one, according to final tallies from Monday’s annual Town Meeting.
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Madison budget passes with 3 percent increase
MADISON — The municipal budget for the coming year is up about 3 percent to $3,407,504.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: New guys spark Panthers
Matt Lee hadn’t played baseball since eighth grade. Josh Gormley hadn’t been on a diamond since Little League. Yet without them, the Waterville Senior High School baseball team would not be playing in its fourth consecutive regional championship game today, trying to win a third straight Class B state title.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Warriors make surprise run to final
NEWPORT — As Sara Packard entered her sophomore year at Nokomis, no one minded telling her the dream was far-fetched. When you looked at the history, the Nokomis softball team hadn’t even made the playoffs in four years, and hadn’t made the regional finals in more than 25.