Some teams that traditionally play Saturday afternoon games are shifting contests to Friday nights — and that’s the way high school football should be, Mike Mandell writes.
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Reporting Aside: She found a home for her children in Etna, but struggles remain and winter awaits
Single working parent Kathy Cooper found a house to rent in the Penobscot County town of Etna for her and her four children after she received an eviction notice from her landlord in St. Albans, but the rental price is nearly twice what she paid before and the house needs a lot of attention, Amy Calder writes.
Local roundup: Lincoln boys soccer slips past Maranacook
Jack Duncan scores game’s only goal for the Eagles.
Field hockey: Skowhegan tops Messalonskee in battle of unbeatens
Five different scorers lead River Hawks past Eagles.
Fairfield man arrested on drug charges after his home is searched
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency searched the Hardwood Lane home Thursday, arresting Justin Lacroix, 35, and seizing drugs worth about $65,000.
Football Game of the Week: Waterville, Spruce Mountain meet in appetizing eight-man clash
Purple Panthers look to stay unbeaten in homecoming showdown with Phoenix.
Two injured in Skowhegan motorcycle crash after driver eludes police
A Topsham man with a passenger on his motorcycle fled from a state trooper late Wednesday, racing through downtown Skowhegan and crashing at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Malbons Mills Road, according to police.
UMaine men’s hockey continues rebuild under Ben Barr
The Black Bears travel to Colorado to open the 2022-23 season against Air Force on Oct. 7, before taking on defending NCAA champion Denver.
Amish market in Unity reopens just 9 months after it was destroyed in fire
The Amish Community Market and Bakery first opened in 2010 and had become a popular business in the region before it was leveled by flames in January.
Skowhegan public safety building still on track, town manager says
Skowhegan’s top administrator, Christine Almand, said Wednesday that officials are discussing ways to negotiate a solution to extra funding needed for the new public safety building.