Rob Liberty of Fairfield checks one of his ice traps as his son, Connor, skates to him holding a fish he caught Sunday on Messalonskee Lake in Oakland. Rob Liberty said the ice was nearly five inches deep. “This (fishing) beats sitting on the couch,” he said.
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SNAPSHOT: For the love of the game
Kai Lucas, 8, reacts to having his skate removed Sunday by his mother, Sarah, while cutting the ice on an impoundment in Hallowell. The Lucas family played hockey with friends on a coat of new frozen water with temperatures in the 30s. The younger Lucas applied a
New Hampshire voters ‘kick the tires hard’
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Consider the cranky New Hampshire voter.
HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK NOTEBOOK: Eagles break 6 school records at meet
Erskine athletes set six school records at Saturday’s meet at Bowdoin College. The boys finished third in the nine-team meet while the girls took fourth.
Mainer dreams big with website
Call fipeo.com a cross between Facebook and Skype, and Tom Houge bristles.
Waterville center offers daily warmth
WATERVILLE — Homeless people and those who must conserve fuel dollars by turning down their heat will soon have a warm and inviting place to spend their days.
Friends helping farmers
FARMINGTON — Farmers showing up with truckloads of hay and farm equipment.
Habitat for Humanity helps homeowners
FREEPORT — Every Saturday from now through May, you’ll find Hana Tallan hammering nails or spreading spackle in what will be her new home on South Street.
CORRECTION
The point total for Bangor High School’s Ellis Throckmorton was incorrect in a high school basketball roundup on page C2 of Saturday’s edition. Throckmorton scored six points.
Stepping Stones’ 10-year growth ‘natural’
CHELSEA — Jen Cousins and Carrie Gervais never imagined their home-based preschool would one day become a pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school with about 80 students.