Two teenagers from Belgrade nearly drowned after a Ski-Doo snowmobile broke through the ice in the area of Long Pond in Belgrade, authorities said.
2018
Posted inVarsity Maine
‘Dogs roll to win
STRONG — Sean Whalen scored 20 points to lead the Madison boys basketball team to a 57-33 win over Mt. Abram in a Mountain Valley Conference game Thursday. Evan Bess added 12 points for Madison (6-7), which led 27-10 at the half. Evan MacKay scored nine points for Mt. Abram (1-11). GIRLS BASKETBALL VALLEY 35, […]
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Conservation groups sue to force greater protection for North Atlantic right whale
The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has failed to manage the fishing industry so the whales don’t get entangled in lobster trap lines and commercial fishing gear.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Deering football coach says he was run out by a parent
Jason Jackson had coached at the school for 3 seasons and wanted to stay.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Poland high school athletic director hospitalized after crash that killed son
While Don King is treated at Maine Medical Center, his son Connor, 24, is mourned.
Posted inBusiness
Amazon issues short list of potential HQ2 cities
More than 200 municipalities, including proposed sites in Maine, didn’t make the cut.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Brady misses practice again but expected to play
An injury to his throwing hand has Patriots fans concerned, but the New England quarterback should be ready to play Jacksonville on Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Distributor mixed gasoline, diesel at Mobil station in Waterville, station owner says | 2018
The owner of the Pleasant Street gas station said Downeast Energy will compensate all customers who were affected.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Winthrop educators aim to unionize over frustrations with superintendent
The school staff unrest comes as the Winthrop school board has stood by Superintendent Gary Rosenthal, recently extending his contract.
Posted inNation & World
‘Depraved’ California parents tortured their children, prosecutor charges
Some of their 13 children had been isolated for so long they didn’t know what a police officer was, and the oldest, a 29-year-old woman, weighed only 82 pounds.