Richmond’s Jamie Plummer went over 1,000 points for her career earlier this season, one in which she averaged 21 points a game. The 6-foot center had been held to single digit scoring just three times in her career, the lowest a four-point effort in Thursday’s semifinal win against Hyde School of Bath.
February 2013
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EASTERN A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bangor a tall task for Cony
Neither Cony coach Karen Magnusson nor Bangor coach Katie Herbine is putting much stock in the regular season meeting between their teams on Jan. 4. But the fact remains that Bangor won 64-46 on Cony’s home floor and held a 51-24 advantage in rebounds. The teams play again tonight for the Eastern Maine Class A championship at the Augusta Civic Center and the thinking is Cony is a much improved team.
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Lawyer for girl charged with manslaughter seeking closed competency hearing
SKOWHEGAN — The lawyer for an 11-year-old girl who is charged with manslaughter in the death of an infant last summer has filed a motion in District Court to have a competency hearing scheduled for next week closed to the public and news media.
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Man robs, flees Key Bank in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A man robbed the KeyBank on Kennedy Memorial Drive on Thursday afternoon, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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Fairfield passes formal resolution to oppose tax cuts
FAIRFIELD — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed elimination of municipal revenue sharing is so drastic that the town Council has taken the unusual measure of passing a formal resolution urging state lawmakers to oppose it.
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WESTERN C GIRLS: Madison gives coach 300th win, reaches regional final
Sam Bruce scored a game-high 17 points and made a free throw with 6.5 seconds left to force overtime, and Cristie Vicneire had 14 points and drained two clutch 3-pointers as Madison held off Old Orchard Beach, 46-40 in a Western C girls basketball semifinal at the Civic Center.
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Legislators urged to get Maine’s courts into digital age
AUGUSTA — Chief Justice Leigh Saufley on Thursday urged legislators “to bring the courts into the digital age,” saying the Maine’s antiquated paper-based court records system soon needs an electronic conversion that will cost millions of dollars.
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Maine panel rejects mandatory gun safety courses in schools
Members of the Education Committee say they don’t want to create a new mandate when schools are already stretched thin on time and money.
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EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Hampden a tall task for Lawrence
It’s been a long time since a team dominated Eastern Class A like Hampden Academy has dominated the region this season. Standing between the 20-0 Broncos and a second consecutive regional title is Lawrence (16-4).
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Flu shot doing poor job of protecting older people
For those 65 and older, the vaccine was only 27 percent effective this year, the worst level in a decade.