Monks finish second in ECAC SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Junior forward Jim Bayne (Bristol, CT) had game-highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds as the top-seeded Golden Bears held on for a 68-62 victory over second-seeded Saint Joseph’s in the title game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship last week. […]

Maine outdoorsmen have been butting heads over shared space on the state’s frozen lakes. Some ice fishermen say snowmobilers run over ice fishing traps and race at high speeds close to their shacks. Snowmobilers say the fishermen can do a better job of marking the location of their traps. “I’ve been ice fishing since I […]

Lake Region’s girls basketball team definitely did not bring their ‘A’ game to the Civic Center on Saturday night. But even an average performance by a talented Lakers team was more than enough to win their second straight Western Maine Class B title. The top seeds subdued No. 2 Falmouth for a 42-25 victory in […]

The derby’s shanty contest went well according to judge Julie-Lynn Belon. The judges looked at eight displays before deciding to award the first place trophy to title-defender Phil Michaud. Michaud, who owns Panther Run Marina in Raymond, also won the last shanty contest, held in 2005. Since then he said he and his team have […]

Dean Dunton left the derby Sunday night without a fish, without hope for the truck, and with a mashed-up car after a renegade snowmobile landed on the roof. Dunton’s blue Subaru hatchback was the point of impact for an 800 cc Arctic Cat that launched off a snow bank and sailed over the rack of […]

Each winter, ducks, geese and swans are counted annually along Maine’s coast during the Midwinter Waterfowl Survey. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot John Bidwell, accompanied by Michael Schummer, wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, flew the survey and counted waterfowl from January 3- 17 of this past year. In […]

Each winter, ducks, geese and swans are counted annually along Maine’s coast during the Midwinter Waterfowl Survey. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot John Bidwell, accompanied by Michael Schummer, wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, flew the survey and counted waterfowl from January 3- 17 of this past year. In […]

With the Maine Winterfest & Derby 2007 taking place this weekend, Casco Fire Chief John Small said his department is poised to ensure the safety of the large crowd, expected to number in the tens of thousands. “Hopefully, we don’t have to do anything except stand there,” said Small. This year’s derby will be based […]

The Bonny Eagle girls track team ranked eighth out of 20 teams at Monday’s Class A state championship meet at Bates College in Lewiston. The Scots turned in a solid effort earning 23 points. Bonny Eagle scorers included Katlyn Gardiner in the 55 meter hurdles (sixth in 9.47) and Melissa Carrier in the 55 meter […]