GARDINER — Brittany Rollins started the day pitching one of the best games of her life, but ended up getting a no-decision and playing first base. At the plate, Rollins didn’t get the ball out of the infield her first three at bats, but ended up delivering the winning hit.
April 2013
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Meucci, Allen spark Ramblers to opening win
WINTHROP — Mario Meucci and Ben Allen each had three singles and two RBIs to lead Winthrop past Mountain Valley 12-2 in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball game shortened to six innings due to the mercy rule Monday.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Maranacook comes up short in loss
READFIELD — Edged in its opener and blown out in its second game, the Waterville softball team was eager to shake off a tough start.
Video: Trout stocking in Farmingdale
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s fish hatcheries will stock trout in bodies of water across Maine this spring.
SNAPSHOT: A splash of color
Joe McKenna touches up his brush Thursday while applying a coat of paint to the exterior trim of the Dresden Town Office. A crew from Tom’s Painting Service has applied a new coat to the exterior of the former, one-room school that was “built way back,” according to Dresden town administrative assistant Trudy Foss.
SNAPSHOT: Greenway gang
Runners and walkers make their way along the banks of the Kennebec River on the Augusta Greenway trail, on the Kennebec arsenal grounds, on Friday.
Proposed Winthrop, Fayette schools budget won’t increase taxes
Alternative Organizational Structure 97’s proposed budget increases spending by 1.2 percent, but surplus funds will cover the increase, and not result in higher taxes for property owners in Fayette and Winthrop.
Franklin County jail reclassification gets audience Tuesday
A working group’s efforts to restore Franklin County’s detention center to a full-service jail will have its recommendations heard by the state at a 2 p.m. meeting with state officials in Augusta.
Project to provide reusable water bottles to Carrabec High School population
A group of students in an environmental studies class at Carrabec High School in North Anson are trying to reduce waste by encouraging students and faculty to drink tap water from reusable water bottles.
Pittsfield area school district names new superintendent
School Administrative District 53, serving Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield, recently named Dominic DePatsy as the new district superintendent.