Luke Ruffing opened his round with a three-putt bogey, but after finishing runner-up the past two seasons, he was determined to let nothing stop him this time around. He began his back nine with four straight birdies and finished at 1-under par 71 to win the title by three strokes over Lincoln Academy’s Seward Matel.
2013
Shutdown coverage benefits cable news networks
CNN, Fox News and MSNBC all saw viewership increase during 16-day partial shutdown.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Maranacook boys, girls win KVAC B titles
The Maranacook boys and girls teams won the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B titles Saturday morning at Cony High School.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Mt. Blue’s Horne pulls away to win KVAC A title
Josh Horne pulled away, winning the Class A title in a time of 17 minutes, 5.2 seconds. Caleb Lord nipped Aaron Willingham down the stretch (17:07.1-17:07.8) to finish second.
Morning Sentinel area police log for Oct. 19
IN ANSON, Friday, at 3:31 p.m., a complaint was reported on Arnolds Lane.
Dine Out Maine: Los Tapatios
This Biddeford ‘hole-in-the-wall’ serves good Mexican food
Official: 2 Florida prisoners captured by authorities
The two convicted killers who escaped using phony documents were captured without incident.
Kennebec Journal area police log Oct. 19
AUGUSTA, Friday, At 4:12 p.m., a caller from the Children’s Center, Alden Avenue, reported criminal mischief.
Waterville fun run fights negative sexuality
Hardy Girls Health Women held a Halloween-themed fun run in Waterville today, without the sexy costumes.
AP sources: 476,000 Obamacare applications filed
It’s unclear whether the program is on track to reach the 7 million people projecting by the Congressional Budget Office to gain coverage during the six-month sign-up period.