I appreciate the Sept. 11 Morning Sentinel article about the restoration of the famed Indian sculpture by Bernard Langlais, who once attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
September 2013
FROM THE STATE HOUSE: Hospital debt payoff represents success of GOP welfare reforms
THIS MONTH, THE state’s hospitals received checks in the mail to finally pay back $500 million in unpaid Medicaid bills.
Politicians should do what’s best for people, not them
I’m going to make this letter short and not so sweet. I — and the rest of America, I bet — am getting sick and tired of politics.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Webber lifts Maranacook field hockey
BREWER — Lindsay Webber scored two goals, including the game-winner with 2 minutes, 3 seconds left in the first overtime, as Maranacook defeated Brewer, 2-1, in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B field hockey game Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Goalie sparks Winthrop past Lisbon
WINTHROP — Sometimes it’s just not your day. Thursday was shaping up that way for Winthrop senior Alyssa Arsenault.
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Boulay goal gives Mt. View victory
WATERVILLE — Kersey Boulay scored with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to help lift the Mt. View field hockey team past Waterville 2-1 in an Eastern B game Thursday afternoon.
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Richmond’s schedule gets tougher
The Richmond boys soccer team is in the midst of its toughest stretch of the season, having lost its last two games to Buckfield and North Yarmouth Academy with Class C Traip Academy scheduled for Tuesday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Defense gives Colby a spark in season opener
Colby College head football coach Jonathan Michaeles said it was a total team effort that won last Saturday’s season opener against Williams, but Michaeles said the defense ignited the spark the Mules needed for the 31-8 win.
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Messalonskee girls turn the corner
With a coach who believed in them and players who believed in themselves, the Messalonskee girls soccer team snapped a long losing streak this week with a 3-0 win against Brewer. The Eagles followed that with a 5-3 win against Lawrence and suddenly they’re thinking about their tournament prospects in Eastern Maine Class A.