Fall should be brilliant for both leaf peeping and tourism in Maine. State forestry officials are expecting some of the most colorful foliage ever. Farmers say pumpkins are plumping up nicely in their fields. Bookings are strong at hotels and inns through next month. “Anecdotally we are hearing good things,” said Carolann Ouellette, director of […]
September 2013
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Roxanne Quimby’s son offers new hope for national park plan
Lucas St. Clair, a fisherman and hunter, is working to gain the trust of people in the Katahdin region and to overcome the hostility that his mother engendered.
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Washington Notebook: Sequester could slow shipbuilding
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus warns ‘everything’s on the table’ unless Congress reverses spending cuts.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Waterville rolls
NEWPORT — In the air, on the ground, on special teams and on defense.
The Waterville football team scored early, often and nearly every possible way Saturday in a 54-8 rout of Nokomis.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Rams roll by Witches
AUGUSTA — The Cony football program has come far enough that even blowout wins receive critical examination.
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FIELD HOCKEY: Black Raiders win tight battle with Tigers
KENTS HILL — Gardiner is a good enough field hockey team this year that beating the Tigers can serve as a statement of sorts. On Saturday afternoon, the team wanting to speak up was Winslow.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Black Bears rally to win
ORONO — Three times, upset-minded Bryant had a chance to extend a nine-point lead against a University of Maine football team that was seeing its home opener starting to unravel.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Tooth lifts Bears to win
WATERVILLE — Alex Tooth scored a goal and added an assist to lead Maranacook past Waterville 3-0 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B boys soccer win Saturday.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jungels scores 2 goals in Mt. View win
THORNDIKE — Bryan Jungels scored a pair of goals to lead the Mt. View boys soccer team to a 4-0 win over Nokomis in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B game.