Basketball: The Black Bears pull away in the second quarter to beat Bryant.
2023
Three Mainers join UMaine football team on National Signing Day
Keegan Andrews of Kennebunk, Jaykob Dow of Hermon and Jaxon Gross of Bucksport sign national letters of intent to play for the Black Bears.
Fire damages biomass plant at Colby College in Waterville
The fire early Wednesday is believed to have started when smoldering wood ash ignited wood chips on a conveyor belt in the plant, according to Waterville fire Chief Shawn Esler.
Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
Officials said the whale’s level of decomposition indicated that it had died several days before washing ashore, contradicting early reports that the animal had beached itself while it was alive.
Boys basketball: Win over Lawrence caps off January turnaround for Messalonskee
Eagles now major players in A North after tough start to season.
Federal Reserve lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
The central bank’s latest move put its benchmark short-term rate in a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, its highest level in about 15 years.
Girls basketball: Gardiner shows resiliency with late-season nailbiter
Undefeated Tigers remain the favorite in Class A North despite scare from rival Cony.
Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
It’s been more than 375 years since Alse Young became the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft.
Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
Dog credited with alerting its owner to early morning fire that destroyed Anson home
Anson fire Chief Stacey Beane said after the dog and its owner escaped the flames early Wednesday on Embden Pond Road, the pet went back inside through an open door and perished.