OXFORD — Cassius Clark knew he had a fast car heading into the Pro All Stars Series North feature Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.
July 2012
JUNIOR LEGION: Post 14 throws no-hitter vs. Cheverus
PORTLAND — Cole Robinson and Cody Martin combined on a no-hitter as Post 14 beat Cheverus 7-0 in a Junior Legion baseball game Saturday.
MAINE SHRINE LOBSTER BOWL: West pulls away to beat East
BIDDEFORD — For four and a half minutes, the East had all the momentum to be found in the 23rd annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl. It took the East just six plays to score the game’s first touchdown. Then, five plays into the West’s first possession, Skowhegan’s Ethan Johnson intercepted a pass, giving the East the ball right back.
OUI conviction rates vary widely between counties
Conviction rates for operating-under-the-influence charges vary widely from county to county in Maine, with the 10-year average ranging from a low of 37 percent in York County to a high of 83 percent in Hancock and Penobscot counties, according to an analysis by The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.
Brewer High student’s film ‘Freedom of the Press’ wins grand prize at festival
WATERVILLE — Never settle for a bad shot.
Eastport tides might turn profit as power can come from undersea turbines
EASTPORT — The tide is running out of Passamaquoddy and Cobscook bays, transforming the miles-wide ocean passages around Eastport into fast-running rivers.
Foreclosure crisis hitting older Americans hard, says AARP
WASHINGTON — More than 1.5 million older Americans already have lost their homes, with millions more at risk as the national housing crisis takes its toll on those who are among the worst positioned to weather the storm, a new AARP report says.
Can Maine find political relevance before the presidential election in November?
Maine and New Hampshire aren’t just neighbors. They might as well be siblings.
TD BANK 250: Drivers learn from Busch
OXFORD — Kyle Busch is nowhere to be found at Oxford Plains Speedway this weekend but he may make yet another impact at the TD Bank 250 today.
MCNALLY SENIOR ALL-STAR FIELD HOCKEY GAME: Miss Maine finalists help East to win
WATERVILLE — This winter, the finalists for the Miss Maine Field Hockey Award were Skowhegan’s Nicole Sevey and Jessie Skillings, Messalonskee’s Katie Bernatchez and Marissa Shaw of Nokomis. On Saturday, all of them were teammates.