The grant hope “to advance wilderness values and to increase access to the arts” in Maine.
August 2013
MLB: Victorino powers Sox to victory
BOSTON (AP) — Shane Victorino homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the BostonRed Sox to a 13-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
SNAPSHOT: Norcross Point swan song
Robert Simons, left, and Renee Goodwin perform in the gazebo at Norcross Poin on Sunday in Winthrop.
UMAINE NOTEBOOK: Maine enjoys stability
ORONO — One highlight of the final week of preseason practice for the University of Maine football team is an evening devoted to dozens of local youngsters. They scramble over Morse Field, hurdling tackling dummies and bumping off pads held by the smiling behemoths wearing Maine jerseys and then, egged on by the collegians, the kids show off their touchdown dances.
ROAD RACE NOTEBOOK: Road race, and yes, pony rides
Few if any 5-kilometer races also offer pony rides for children. But in the case of a race Saturday in Benton, that’s in keeping with the theme.
TRACK AND FIELD: McClintock wins gold
Madison Area Memorial High School graduate Matt McClintock won the 10,000-meter run at the Pan-American Junior Championships on Saturday in Medellin, Columbia.
Kennebec Journal area police log, Aug. 27, 2013
Augusta, Monday, at 9:55 a.m., theft was reported at the Governor Hill Mansion on State Street.
$38 million Portland project ‘starting to gel’
Planning Board members give favorable reviews to the ambitious Bayside plan for apartments and retail space.
SNAPSHOT: Windsor Fair 4-H equestrian
Katelyn MacMaster, left, hands Rayelyn Spencer a ribbon today during the 4-H horse show at the Windsor Fair.