A crew from Hickey Logging cleans up several fallen trees on Thursday at a camp on the banks of Cobbossee Lake in West Gardiner. Several trees on the property were blown during a thunderstorm on Wednesday night. Owners Jack Boynton and Gail Andrews said that they’d been standing on the porch watching lightning over water when the trees fell right in front, but not on top, of the camp.
September 2013
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Lovely scores twice in Gardiner win
WATERVILLE — Nickyia Lovely scored two goals as the Gardiner field hockey team beat Waterville 6-1 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B game.
City puts safety codes in rental units under the microscope for receivers of state aid
City officials are considering setting minimum standards for living conditions of some apartment buildings, many of which have tenants that receive General Assistance.
AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: 12-year-old enjoys success at Winterport Dragway
Jonathan Condon, a seventh-grader at Chelsea Elementary School, competes in Winterport Dragway’s Junior Dragsters division. He’s leading the point standings in a quest for a second consecutive championship.
Fate of contracts with MaineCare ride brokers up in the air
Legislators say they are keeping the heat on companies that arrange MaineCare rides after weeks of client complaints about missed rides to appointments, and the contracts could still be terminated if improvement isn’t made.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Waterville girls start quickly
The Waterville girls soccer team was expected to be one of the teams to beat this season as it dropped from Class A to Class B. The Purple Panthers return nine players from last year’s tournament team and have added a prolific scorer in junior Pilar Elias who transferred from Winslow.
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Waterville boys top MCI
WATERVILLE — The Waterville boys soccer team scored three goals in the first half on their way to a 4-2 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B win over Maine Central Institute on Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: Mt. Blue, Lawrence renew rivalry
The old timers speak of Lawrence-Mt. Blue football games in hushed tones, with a reverence usually reserved for state championships.
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Monmouth’s Kemp closes in on scoring record
Monmouth Academy’s Kylie Kemp has been one of the top three-sport athletes at the school, beginning four years ago as a freshman. The senior striker is closing in on the school girls soccer career goal-scoring record of 61 set by Faith Flannery in the mid-to late 1990s.
Morning Sentinel area police log, Sept. 12, 2013
IN CLINTON, Wednesday at 9:29 p.m., a report of a burglary was investigated on River Road.