If ever there was an example of a self-made player it was Gary Towle, who one summer wore out six basketballs playing dawn to dusk in preparation for his senior year at Cony High School.
July 2013
SNAPSHOT: Readfield rush job
Tracey Holloway weeds her garden Monday near his Readfield home, during a brief respite from rain.
Obama suggests it’s common for nations to spy on allies
Allegations of U.S. spying on European officials in German news weekly Der Spiegel could jeopardize next week’s opening of trans-Atlantic trade talks between the United States and Europe.
Kennebec Journal area police log, July 1, 2013
Augusta, Sunday, At 4:40 p.m., firefighters responded to an alarm at the Haynes Building on East Chestnut Street.
2 Gardiner men injured in baseball bat fracas
Two men were injured in an assault involving a baseball bat early Saturday on Harrison Avenue in Gardiner.
Flash flood watches issued for central Maine
Flash flood watches were issued throughout central Maine Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Morning Sentinel area police log, July 1, 2013
IN ANSON, Sunday at 3:27 a.m., a report of a past burglary was investigated on Starks Road.
Sit-down dining returning to Taste of Greater Waterville
Organizers for this year’s Taste of Greater Waterville, scheduled Aug. 7, are returning to the festival’s roots by offering a seated dining option, in addition to fast food and a la carte choices.
Massachusetts may require photo IDs on welfare cards
The proposal would exempt the elderly and disabled from the requirement, who often don’t have easy access to photos IDs.
At Bulger trial, ex-FBI agent apologizes for killing
A former FBI agent who admitted taking payoffs from James “Whitey” Bulger offered a tearful apology Monday to the family of one of Bulger’s alleged murder victims.