Volunteers are journeying into the backwoods to help the state discover uncharted brook trout ponds.
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Birding: Choir of early morning songbirds music to his ears
The overworn expression that there is no accounting for taste certainly applies to music. At this time of year, I thrill to the music of the birds whose concerts start well before the crack of dawn. As a reader of this column, I’m sure you share my joy of the morning chorus. On the other […]
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Kid Tracks: Eyebrow and Old Speck trails both reward, challenge hikers
By WENDY ALMEIDA Assistant News Editor, Features The Eyebrow at Grafton Notch State Park is a trail on Old Speck Mountain that offers a lot of variety for hikers — from the cable handrails to the iron rungs and metal ladder to aid hikers across a small open rock face. Although it’s a steep climb, […]
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John Christie: Options abound if you’re looking to spot a moose
Spending my summers as an employee of the Maine Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands, at Camden Hills State Park, I have the pleasure of talking with thousands of visitors “from away” and describing to them the things that make our beloved state so special. The two questions I’m asked the most, by […]
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Union Rags wins Belmont in photo finish
The winner, owned by Maine’s Phyllis Wyeth, rallies through an opening on the rail to edge Paynter by a neck.
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BASEBALL: Lewiston blanks Erskine
LEWISTON — Luke Cote struck out 12 and allowed two hits to lead the Lewiston High School baseball team past Erskine 1-0 in an Eastern A semifinal game Saturday afternoon.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Cony advances
AUGUSTA —Molly Russell’s two-run homer highlighted Cony’s five-run sixth inning as the Rams downed Oxford Hills 8-1 in an Eastern Maine Class A semifinal softball game Saturday.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Waterville completes incredible comeback
WATERVILLE — Three outs from losing via the mercy rule, the Waterville Senior High School baseball team staged an improbable comeback to take a 14-13 win over John Bapst in a Class B East semifinal game.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Messalonskee scores in 8th to reach regional final
SOUTH CHINA — Travis St. Pierre doubled with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and scored on an error as the Messalonskee baseball team beat Hampden Academy 3-2 in an Eastern B semifinal game Saturday at Erskine Academy.
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BOYS LACROSSE: Yarmouth shuts out Gardiner
GARDINER — There will be no overtime magic for the Gardiner boys lacrosse team this time around. A year after winning an overtime thriller in against Yarmouth, the Tigers lost 10-0 in the Eastern B semifinals at Hoch Field on Saturday morning.