The Messalonskee boys get past Erskine, but neither team shoots well from the line, writes Travis Lazarczyk
2019
Girls basketball: Messalonskee girls basketball with another shining star
Like Sophie Holmes before her, Gabrielle Wener garnering plenty of attention for Eagles this season.
Nativity pageant tradition continues Sunday in Portland
The pageant has been the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church’s Christmas gift to the community since 1926.
‘Shop early’: U.S. Christmas trees supplies tight, prices up
With the holiday less than two weeks away, many Americans are finding it might take some searching to find the perfect tree.
Never-ending need for help leads to more toy shopping
A once-full warehouse is nearly empty, but more toys are arriving Monday.
Armed robber holds up Westbrook gas station, police say
Police are looking for the man who took cash and tobacco products from the Gulf Mart on Bridgton Road on Friday afternoon.
Some Maine lawmakers urge cautious approach to utility deal
Emera Maine and potential buyer ENMAX of Canada have said the acquisition will bring major rate cuts to northern parts of the state, but the PUC must ensure that the deal presents a net benefit to customers.
Catholic dioceses spar over sainthood for Archbishop Sheen
There’s an unusual public spat going on between the dioceses in Peoria, Ill., and Rochester, N.Y.
Trump’s anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice
The president signed an executive order this week that expands the potential scope of anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses.
Pittsfield theater faces closing after council leaves it off budget
A similar situation unfolded last January when a council meeting lasting more than six hours resulted in the decision to cut the theater’s budget by $45,000.