Cony senior punt returner Tayler Carrier watches the flight of the ball as it soars toward the clouds and begins its descent.
September 2013
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Punt returners need a number of attributes, including courage
There’s an anticipation when a football is punted, for those few seconds the ball is in flight. Will the returner take a chance and catch it? Will he take a chance and let it bounce, hoping the ball spins back towards the line of scrimmage for a few yards in his team’s favor? Will he catch it and immediately get hit, dropping where he stands, and, if he’s lucky, hold on to the ball?
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Rivals set for cancer game
The Drive Out Cancer Challenge began as a game between the Cony and Gardiner field hockey teams five years ago and blossomed into a series of games between sports teams at the rival high schools — all to raise awareness of the disease and benefit the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta.
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GOLF — New England Senior Amateur: Clutch putt leads to victory for McLoughlin
FALMOUTH — Shawn McLoughlin won his first tournament as a senior golfer in 2000 at the New England Senior Amateur Championship.
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PATRIOTS BEAT: It’s not that bad
The New England Patriots are 2-0, but they’re not playing well and could easily be 0-2.
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Kennebec Journal area police log, Sept. 18, 2013
A city police officer was assaulted but not seriously injured by a suspect resisting arrest on Tuesday night, police said.
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Summit gas regulator station gets Augusta planners’ approval
The line will bring natural gas from a steel main line, reduce its pressure and feed it into plastic pipeline for distribution in the city.
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New consolidated courts building one step closer to completion
One of the final pieces of steel was placed atop four stories of steel and concrete Wednesday on what will be the hub of the state court system.
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State transportation department seeks zoning change to enable move to north Augusta site
Officials look to leave green garage building in State House’s shadow on Capitol Street, built in 1920, for a bigger space.
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Somerset Criminal Court cases, July 1-12
The following cases were closed between July 1-12, 2013, in Somerset County Superior Court and Skowhegan District Court.