DEAR SUN SPOTS: Where else would one ever go with an odd request? Sun Spots, of course! I have two “recipe boxes” that were my deceased partner’s, and they are filled with hundreds of index cards of recipes, fairly well organized in food categories. He was a gourmet cook and I am not! Many of […]
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Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins handle Blues again
Boston beats its former coach, Jim Montgomery, for the second time in five days.
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Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
First-place votes spread around in Varsity Maine boys hockey poll
Messalonskee tops the first rankings of 2025-26.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
High schools Tuesday: Leavitt girls basketball tops Poland
Gabby Smith scores 20 points to lift the Hornets to their second win of the season.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
No. 1 squad in Varsity Maine girls basketball poll opened season with big win
Cheverus made a statement in season opener.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
State champ tops first Varsity Maine boys basketball poll of 2025-26
Windham garners seven of nine first-place votes.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Near-unanimous No. 1 in first Varsity Maine girls hockey poll of 2025-26
Edward Little co-op receives all but one first-place vote.
Posted inSports, Swimming, Varsity Maine
Maine high school swimming season now ends in March, coach reactions are mixed
In order to host the state championship meets at Colby College, the swimming calendar starts and ends about two weeks later than pervious seasons.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Absenteeism is down in Bethel area schools but still a challenge for district
Chronically absent students dipped below 20% as of Dec. 3, Superintendent Mark Kenney said.
Posted inLetters
Alternative detention practices we should all be able to get behind | Letter
In the coming weeks, with the government reopened, Congress will continue to debate how much of the federal budget to allocate to programs supporting vulnerable populations in FY26. With the administration’s stringent deportation agenda, many representatives will continue to target initiatives that have historically supported smart alternatives to detention for those in deportation proceedings, despite […]