AUGUSTA — Carly Raymond scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift Mt. Ararat to an 11-10 upset win over Cony in an Eastern Maine Class A girls lacrosse quarterfinal game Wednesday afternoon.
June 2012
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE: Gardiner finishes off Morse
GARDINER — The Gardiner boys lacrosse team made it a clean sweep, beating Morse for the third time this season. This time, the Tigers won 9-4 in an Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal game at Hoch Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Free website helps Mainers keep an eye on government
HALLOWELL — A city-based nonprofit organization that produces investigative journalism has launched a free website aimed at teaching Mainers how they can keep an eye on government officials and their decisions.
WESTERN C BASEBALL QUARTERFINAL: Cumler, Hall-Dale advance
FARMINGDALE — Bobby Cumler wasn’t quite as sharp Wednesday as he was the first time he faced Wiscasset this season. But the Hall-Dale freshman was good enough.
Man pulled from rain-swollen river
STRONG — Clinging to a tree amid the rain-swollen Sandy River, Bob Cavaliere didn’t think he would survive what started out Tuesday as an adventurous solo kayak trip to celebrate his 50th birthday.
Richardson offers five-plank platform
Blaine Richardson favors term limits for congressional seats: three terms for the House of Representatives and two terms for the Senate. “There’s nobody in this country that has a monopoly on good ideas,” said the 62-year-old Belfast Republican. “Let somebody else go to Washington with some fresh ideas.”
Certified business friendly
AUGUSTA — The city has spent 30 years taking steps to become a place that is welcoming to businesses, and on Wednesday those efforts were rewarded by a special state designation.
State shorts lawyers for poor clients
AUGUSTA — Robert Ruffner put in a notice on Tuesday asking to withdraw as the attorney for two defendants facing criminal charges in Kennebec County.
Officials predict low turnout for Maine’s Tuesday election
Maine election officials are expecting an unusually low turnout for Tuesday’s primary elections, which could influence the outcome of the hotly contested U.S. Senate races. Today is the deadline to request an absentee ballot or to vote early by casting an absentee ballot at a city or town hall. So far, the number of absentee […]