The Valley girls basketball team will be off for nearly two weeks, but then it’s new territory for both coach Mike Rowe and most of his players.
February 2013
End of Saturday postal delivery gets shrugs from Mainers
John Hills, who owns a small business in Portland, said it’s not uncommon for him to get customers’ checks in the mail on Saturdays.
Trio arrested in Waterville prescription drug case
WATERVILLE — A secretary who allegedly stole a doctor’s prescription pad and forged prescriptions to obtain narcotics will appear in court next month with two other people charged in the case, according to police.
Excessive speed may have been a factor in Vienna crash
VIENNA — A Farmington Falls woman killed in an early morning crash Wednesday on Tower Road may have been driving to her mother’s house, police said.
New state website shows taxpayers how dollars are spent
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage wants you to know that Maine taxpayers spent more than $32,000 on food served last year at the Blaine House, the governor’s mansion.
LePage looking to require schools to pay for students’ remedial college courses
AUGUSTA — In a last-minute addition to his State of the State address, Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday pitched a new idea that would cost Maine schools at least $700,000 a year.
Hallowell residents express support for keeping pre-release center in town
HALLOWELL — Local residents said Wednesday they have benefited from the work provided by the inmates from the Central Maine Pre-Release Center, and they urged their local representative to find a way to keep the program in central Maine.
Dog rescued from icy Long Pond doing well
WATERVILLE — The dog rescued on Wednesday from Long Pond is doing well at the local shelter after spending more than 10 minutes in the frigid water.
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: McNeff siblings shine for Cony
Adam and Kayley McNeff are full of surprises, for example when Kayley asked to sing the national anthem prior to a Cony High School swim meet last week.
One student finds room to grow at sciences academy
FAIRFIELD — Seventeen-year-old Alexander West has attended four high schools in the last four years. Finally, in his senior year, he said he has found the place that’s right for him.