RICHMOND — Billy Johansen scored on an error in the bottom of the sixth inning to snap a tie game and lift the Richmond baseball team past Buckfield 5-4 in a Western D game Tuesday. The Bobcats (3-2) trailed 4-0 in the fourth inning. Collin Acord had two hits for Richmond while Eddie Stewart struck […]
May 2013
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Congress eyeing changes to commercial fishing law
WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to revisit the law governing how U.S. fishermen ply their trade, New England’s beleaguered groundfish industry illustrates the challenge of reviving a historic fishery in the face of climate change and other factors.
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HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE NOTEBOOK: Eagles on a roll
The Messalonskee girls lacrosse team continues to roll this season. The Eagles have yet to lose a game, and have been impressive on their way to a 6-0 start.
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Crisci adjusts to new role
After winning the 100 and 200 meter dashes at last spring’s Class C track and field state meet, Hall-Dale senior Bri Crisci saw sprinting in her collegiate future.
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Portland woman saves boy injured by train
Ann-Marie Gribbin-Bouchard was cooking supper at her Portlans home on 9th Street on Sunday when a group of neighborhood boys ran into her house and began yelling that someone had been run over by a train.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP: Jackson goes distance in win
FAIRFIELD — Sierra Jackson struck out nine and pitched a complete game to lead the Lawrnece to a 13-0 win against Brunsiwck in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A softball game called after five innings due to the mercy rule.
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NASCAR: Busch remains haunted by Craven
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch never stops hoping for the perfect finish at Darlington Raceway.
It was 10 years ago that Busch came up an agonizing .002 seconds shy of victory to Newburgh native Ricky Craven at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” Busch said he’s seen replays of the final few laps of that 2003 race several times and each time wishes for a different outcome, that he noses out Craven in what is Sprint Cup’s closest finish since it went to electronic timing in 1993.
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Oakland voters follow Town Meeting recommendation, OK $4.2M budget
On Tuesday night, Oakland’s voters approved a $4.2 million municipal budget recommended by town leaders during the annual Town Meeting at Messalonskee High School.
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NHL PLAYOFFS: Leafs try to get back on track
TORONTO (AP) — The day after a punishing playoff game that featured 99 hits, burly Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Fraser was feeling it.
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New genetic test could guide prostate cancer patients to correct care
A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor it.