FRANKFURT, Germany — Lauren Cheney was just 11 during the 1999 World Cup, watching from the stands and imagining what it would be like to be on that field with Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers and Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain.
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BRITISH OPEN: Amateur sets record,tied for 1st-round lead
SANDWICH, England — Thomas Bjorn and Tom Lewis have nothing in common except for the unlikely position they shared Thursday atop the leaderboard at the British Open.
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Events planned at former Cornville school
CORNVILLE — The following programs will take place this summer at the former Cornville Elementary School.
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Free Fun Day to kick off
ATHENS — The Athens Recreation Department Family Fun Day will run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the recreation field. Admission is free.
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LePage hires new communications director
AUGUSTA — A longtime Maine National Guard spokesman and former head of two of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ Maine offices will be Gov. Paul LePage’s new director of communications.
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OUR OPINION: Dealers can charge extra for larger lobsters
New laws in three states that slightly increase the legal size of lobsters there are creating a headache for some Maine dealers, but a little thought might help resolve the problem.
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Morning Sentinel police log: July 15, 2011
WILTON — A 38-year-old man was charged with indecent conduct Wednesday afternoon after a passerby complained about seeing him urinating outside of his residence.
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Open Waterville seat sees 4 candidates
WATERVILLE — The City Council on Tuesday will interview four candidates for the Ward 4 council seat vacated by Dana Sennett when he was elected mayor June 14.
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Judge declares mistrial in Roger Clemens case
WASHINGTON — Almost as soon as it began, former baseball star Roger Clemens’ perjury trial ended Thursday — in a mistrial the judge blamed on prosecutors and said a “first-year law student” would have known to avoid.
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Local schools miss out on grant money
Madison Area Memorial High School and Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, recently included in a list of 10 persistently low-achieving schools in Maine, will not be getting federal cash to help transform their school programs.