The Black Bears have 11 new players, eight of them freshmen, including NHL first-round pick Bradly Nadeau.
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Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Young Winthrop rolling along in win over Messalonskee
Defending Class C champion topples Class A North Eagles.
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Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Spain’s women’s players end boycott after government intervenes
Members of the World Cup championship team had vowed not to return to the national team until Spain’s soccer federation is overhauled.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Toddler killed after being struck by tow truck in Chelsea
The fatal crash happened Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. on Windsor Road.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs but a Republican is blocking other military nominees
An Alabama senator is holding up military nominations unless the Pentagon ends its policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Renovations to Maine State Museum chug along with removal of historic steam engine
When the Augusta museum reopens, likely in 2025, it is expected to feature interactive exhibits that boost focus on women and minority groups — and two humpback whale skeletons.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Former Franklin County prosecutor’s license to practice law is reinstated
Kayla Alves was convicted in federal court of tampering in connection to a medical marijuana distribution and money laundering scheme in Franklin County.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Topsham foreman rolls massive train into and out of state museum, 37 years apart
Todd Belaire of The Cote Corp. of Auburn returned this week to the Maine State Museum in Augusta to undo work he had done in 1986.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Bijou Phillips seeking spousal support from Danny Masterson in divorce amid 30-year sentence
The couple, who share 9-year-old daughter Fianna, were married for nearly 12 years.
Posted inMaine, News
Lawyers seek release for woman jailed nearly 3 months without representation
Two attorneys, concerned about Maine’s legal defense system for the poor, are urging the state’s highest court to release a woman they say has been jailed for more than 80 days without a court-appointed attorney – as well as anyone “similarly situated.”