Lawrence High School football player Bryant Wade, No. 45, leads the team in to the gymnasium during a pep rally Friday at the Fairfield school. Lawrence will play Cheverus for the Class A state championship at 11 a.m. today in Portland.
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STEVE SOLLOWAY: At 64, fire still burns in Wolfgram
Bruised and tired after another intense football practice, Mike Mealey walked off the field at the University of Maine. He was lost in his thoughts when he felt a hand on his shoulder pads and a voice in his ear.
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COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Basketball community grieves death of Oklahoma State coach
Kurt Budke touched the lives of many people in his years as a women’s basketball coach. Now they are left trying to come to grips with the Oklahoma State coach’s sudden death.
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Bill would aid computer crime backlog
Hundreds of digital storage devices containing thousands of child pornography images sit in a State Police storage closet waiting for a thorough forensic examination, part of a backlog that leaves potential offenders at large.
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Officer’s hunch led to suspect in Farmington murder
A local police officer’s hunch, DNA evidence and a detailed description Burton was able to give of her attacker before she died led to the arrest Thursday night of Juan A. Contreras, 27, of 92 Chester Lane, Waltham, Mass.
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NFL: Emotions no issue for Waters vs. Chiefs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Brian Waters had a chance to sign with several teams after being released by the Kansas City Chiefs. He chose the one without a lot of “knuckleheads.”
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CLASS A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lawrence tries to snap Cheverus 23-game win streak
The only time Lawrence and Cheverus have played anything resembling football against each other is in the 7-on-7 summer league.
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Bridges near Sugarloaf open
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The two new bridges built to replace those destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene opened to traffic Friday.
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Attorney General: Portland officer justified in shooting
PORTLAND — The Portland officer who shot a Veazie man in April as he tried to escape police was justified in using deadly force, Attorney General William Schneider concluded in a report released Friday.
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COLLEGES: Dynasty talk surrounds Bowdoin field hockey team
Three national championships in four years. The word “dynasty” is sneaking into conversations about the Bowdoin College field hockey team.