WINTHROP — With nearly 60 players on its roster, the newly-formed Winthrop/Monmouth co-operative football team will be one to reckon with in Class D this season.
September 2013
TRAVIS LAZARCYZK: Cougars have nice new home
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue High School football team was ready. The Cougars, the defending Class B state champions, got dressed and psyched up in their locker room, and walked to the field to take on opening night opponent Hampden Academy.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Maine gets major victory over UMass
FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Marcus Wasilewski retreated a few steps back as if to pass, then ran forward on a quarterback draw. A hole opened, he bounced off a pair of would-be tacklers, then scampered for the end zone at Gillette Stadium, high-stepping to avoid one final defender, to complete a 39-yard touchdown run.
MLB: Napoli lead Red Sox bash parade
NEW YORK (AP) — With each swing, Mike Napoli and the Boston Red Sox are suddenly turning every game into slow-pitch softball.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Colby earns 1st win vs. Williams since ’01
WATERVILLE — Hannah Hearn scored her first collegiate goal, and the Colby College field hockey team took a 3-0 season-opening win over Williams College. It was Colby’s first win over Williams since 2001.
Political pitfalls of striking Syria
Maine’s Congressional delegation may have to worry about backlash from voters if they vote to approve military action in Syria.
Ogunquit’s ‘unofficial mayor’ remembered
A life of living hard, playing hard and working hard may have led Billy Mcintire to his death, though authorities still consider him a missing person.
Kennebec Journal area police log, Sept. 7, 2013
At 8:10 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Water Street.
Morning Sentinel area police log, Sept. 7, 2013
IN CHESTERVILLE, Friday at 7:09 p.m., criminal trespassing was reported on Pope Road.
Dragonfly in mud a canary in coal mine for our times
Researchers are looking at the dragonfly, a “sentinel” species that can provide clues to potentially harmful environmental conditions we otherwise might not notice.