Keep your eyes on standout newcomers and bounceback hopefuls this weekend.
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Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Early tie mucks up first Varsity Maine field hockey poll of 2025
Voters give slight edge to Biddeford.
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Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
State finalists atop first Varsity Maine girls soccer poll of 2025
Bangor, Greely and Scarborough receive all of the first-place votes.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine scientist skis Greenland to document climate change
A Freeport climate scientist is enduring minus 40-degree temperatures while skiing across Greenland to document the fastest warming section of the Arctic and install sensors that can help predict the rate of sea level rise and ocean warming around the world.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Beer Co. co-owner the latest Democrat to enter 2026 Senate race
Dan Kleban, 48, joins a growing pool of Democrats seeking to unseat incumbent Susan Collins by promising to fight the rising cost of living.
Posted inSports
Jack Quinn, Eli Spaulding ready for next duel at Charlie’s Maine Open
Quinn and Spaulding face off again after tying atop the amateur leaderboard last year.
Posted inLife & Culture, Things to Do
Get off the Main(e)land and explore 22 of Maine’s islands
The state boasts thousands of islands, each one offering a slightly different vibe, from quiet camping getaways to bustling harbor towns.
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Alexa Rancourt’s memory honored at new golf center as part of mental health awareness
The name of the former South Portland standout, who died of a fentanyl overdose, will be on the learning center of the $3 million facility.
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Traffic cameras to be installed on Maine highways
Cameras are to be installed along I-295 in Falmouth, Yarmouth and Freeport. Several cameras will also be implemented along I-95 in, and north of, Augusta.
Posted inSports
Eli Spaulding uses another finishing flourish to win New England Amateur
The Maine Amateur champion again erased a final-round deficit and became the state’s first New England champion since Reese McFarlane in 2018.