The Roadrunners had to replace a handful of key players from last year’s regional finalists, but some newcomers who weren’t in the program last year have helped lead the team to another top playoff position.
2022
Field hockey: Familiar teams sit atop the final Heal point standings
Skowhegan (A North), Lawrence (B North) and Winthrop (C South) enter postseason play as No. 1 seeds.
Removal of LGBTQ-themed poster at Oakland school stirs debate, but remedy appears in hand
The superintendent of Regional School Unit 18, Carl Gartley, had expressed concern the poster was provided by what he believed was a political organization, OUT Maine, but he is working with Messalonskee High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance on a modified version of the poster.
Former Athens fire chief indicted on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor
Sean Boyd, 46, of Athens has been indicted on charges he sexually assaulted a child in 2014, among other indictments handed up last week by a Somerset County grand jury.
Jury finds Kevin Spacey didn’t molest actor Anthony Rapp
Jurors at a federal court in New York deliberated for a little more than an hour before deciding that Rapp hadn’t proven his allegations.
Police: Tips from public helped lead to arrest of suspect in armed robbery of Augusta bank
Augusta Police Chief Jared Mills said several tips from the public, in addition to his department’s investigation, led to the arrest of Joshua Brougham.
Franklin County to contract with an engineer to do an analysis on Salem Township bridge
Commissioners also learned that it would cost about $400 a square foot to put an addition on the jail for medical and psychological services for inmates.
North Carolina 15-year-old shooting suspect had shotgun, handgun, police say
More details about the shooting emerged from a publicly released four-page preliminary report that Raleigh’s police chief delivered to the city manager.
Football Game of the Week: Cony, upstart Falmouth clash in regular season finale
Battle between two 5-2 teams could determine top seeds in Class B North.
Five charged in separate theft, burglary cases in Somerset County
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says a camp in Mercer and, more recently, homes in Jackman and Moose River were targeted.