AUGUSTA — Interested in speaking up for a Maine foster child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates program is holding its summer training for volunteer advocates Tuesday through Friday, Aug. 12 to 15, in the Augusta area. The four-day training is free. Attendees learn about all aspects of child advocacy work in order to be […]
June 2014
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Politicians recall blue-collar origins
BANGOR — As passionate as Mike Michaud is for Democratic wheelhouse initiatives like expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage or women’s health issues, those issues took a back seat Saturday as Michaud wrapped up the Democratic State Convention with a call for civility. “Instead of giving you a barn-burning speech tonight of attacks and examples […]
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Mother bear, cub spotted in Bangor
BANGOR — A mother bear and cub were reported seen in Rolland F. Perry City Forest early Saturday afternoon, police said. A woman walking with her daughter on a nature trail in the wildlife habitat off Tripp Drive reported seeing the two bears at about 1 p.m., police said. A dispatcher for the Maine Warden […]
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H.S. Tennis: Hammond slices into the semifinals; Smith, Grignon, Letourneau bow out
WATERVILLE — Running laps and wind sprints practice after chilly practice this season at St. Dominic Academy helped condition freshman Bethany Hammond for Saturday’s marathon day of tennis at the MPA singles championships. Three matches and three wins later, Hammond is on her way to the Maine Principals’ Association state singles tournament semifinal round in […]
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Amid music and memories, EL seniors graduate
LEWISTON — About 220 Edward Little High School seniors became graduates Saturday evening in a ceremony filled with music, words of wisdom and memories. “For the former Sherwood Heights students, I greeted you on your first day of kindergarten and, yes, I had to peel some of you off your parents and dry some tears […]
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KVAC Girls’ Track and Field Championships: EL returns to form
BATH — How long does it take to go from being a track and field powerhouse to a heartwarming Cinderella story? Two years, apparently, if you’re the Edward Little girls. The Red Eddies won a sixth consecutive KVAC championship at McMann Field in 2012 before watching Lawrence steal the 2013 crown without much of a […]