Molly Wicwire removes weeds Thursday from a flower garden at the Vaughan Homestead in Hallowell.
July 2013
Vermont farmers battered by rains
In his 40 years of dairy farming in Vermont, Don Pouliot has never seen weather like this . . .
PETANQUE: Augusta hosting tourney
AUGUSTA — When Ray Fecteau visited France three years ago, he returned with a new hobby, one he’s since shared with his fellow Augusta residents.
KENNEBEC JOURNAL SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sonja Morse
If not for the twinge Sonja Morse felt in her right shoulder during warmups for a tournament game this spring, she and her Cony High School teammates may have won their second straight Class A state softball championship. It came as she prepared to pitch a quarterfinal game against Bangor.
As Winthrop schools budget vote nears, Town Council boss turns up the heat
Tensions between the Winthrop school board and Town Council during budget development are coming to a head as the school budget goes to the council for approval on Monday.
NASCAR: Keselowski wins pole in New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. — Brad Keselowski is back on top of NASCAR.
KENNEBEC JOURNAL SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Ginger Shaw
It’s amazing Ginger Shaw found any time at all to coach the Gardiner Area High School softball team this spring.
MORNING SENTINEL SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shelby Obert
Softball has stolen a few terms from baseball over the years. Still, one term you don’t hear very often about softball players in the area is: Five-tool player.
Kennebec Journal area police log, July 12, 2013
AUGUSTA, THURSDAY, At 4:12 p.m., an assault was reported at Calumet Bridge.
MORNING SENTINEL SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Joey Marcoux
Eastern A is a tough softball league, but Lawrence coach Joey Marcoux still believed at the start of the season that his team could contend for a playoff spot. Then the games started and mistakes piled up. After five games, Lawrence had won once and the losses were by scores like 19-0 and 14-1.