Bob Conn, The Times Record BRUNSWICK — In a goal-oriented sport, anything can happen, and there is often a fine line between a win and a devastating loss. Take, for example, Wednesday’s Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal between fourth-ranked Brunswick and No. 5 Mt. Blue. In the first half, the host Dragons dominated possession […]
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RSU 9 fills positions at Mt. Blue Campus
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors unanimously voted Tuesday to approve Joel Smith, assistant principal/athletic director at the middle school, to be interim assistant principal at Mt. Blue Campus. They also approved hiring Chad Brackett of Farmington as the interim full-time athletic director at Mt. Blue High School. Brackett was a social studies teacher […]
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Funerals set for victims of Maine shootings
SACO — Funerals are scheduled for Monday in Arizona for a mother and her children who were killed in Saco. The services are being held in Phoenix for Heather Smith, along with 12-year-old Jason Montez and 7-year-old Noah Montez and 4-year-old Lily. They were shot to death on July 26. Police said Joel Smith killed […]
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Vigil held outside slain family’s apartment
SACO — A candlelight vigil has been held for a Maine family killed in an apparent murder-suicide. People gathered Tuesday night outside a Saco apartment building, where the family lived. Investigators said Joel Smith killed his wife and three children with a shotgun Saturday night, and then killed himself. Smith reportedly had financial problems. Authorities […]
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Saco tragedy shines light on ‘very, very private’ side of domestic violence
SACO — On June 13, 2011, the day Steven Lake shot and killed his wife and two children in Dexter, a neighbor told a Bangor Daily News reporter, “Everyone knew something bad was going to happen.” Amy Lake had filed a protection from abuse order against her husband nearly a year earlier, after he held […]