No one is seriously injured, but the bridge is used by an average of 71,000 vehicles a day, so its collapse will cause a major disruption in trade and tourism.
Lakes Region Weekly Sports
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BOYS TENNIS: Windham finishes season 11-1
WINDHAM – The Windham Eagles boys tennis team handled the visiting Cheverus Stags 4-1 in the final match of the regular season at home Monday afternoon. The Eagles finish with an 11-1 record, their only loss coming at home to Class A West-leading Gorham, 5-0, on May 15. Windham enters the postseason ranked second in […]
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SOFTBALL: Big sixth inning propels Freeport past Lake Region
FREEPORT – Freeport broke a deadlocked, 5-5 score in the bottom of the sixth when they put up four runs at home against Lake Region Thursday afternoon. KC Breed drove fellow Falcon Vanessa Lee across home plate to cap the scoring in a 9-5 win. The Falcons improves to 5-7 on the season, while the […]
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GIRLS TENNIS: Windham tops Kennebunk to go to 8-1
WINDHAM – The Windham girls tennis team polished off a tough Kennebunk squad Monday afternoon at home, 5-0. The Rams came to town with a record of 7-1, but could only capture two sets in the five matches. The win left the Eagles near the top of Western Class A with a record of 8-1 […]
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TRACK: Lake Region takes second, third at Greely
CUMBERLAND – The Lake Region girls placed second with 69 points, narrowly edging out Freeport, Friday afternoon, while the boys took third with 36 points, falling further short of Freeport’s total. Kelsey Winslow’s victory in the 800m and consistency by Mason Kluge-Edwards in the hurdles helped secure the standings. “[The meet’s] going fine,” Lake Region […]
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BASEBALL: Windham tops Thornton to go to 6-1
WINDHAM – Windham beat visiting Thornton Academy 7-4 Tuesday afternoon, the sixth-straight win for the Eagles, who are now 6-1. Thornton falls to 2-5 on the season. Windham’s Shawn Francoeur pitched six innings for the win, with Jeff Francoeur getting the save. Thornton’s Jeff Gelinas took the loss for the Trojans, who outhit the Eagles […]
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SOFTBALL: Gray-New Gloucester downs Freeport
FREEPORT – The Patriots fired off two runs in the fifth on their way to 5-0 victory over the Falcons Friday afternoon. Teammates Sam Wilkins and Maria Valente blasted shots into center to launch the attack, and both crossed home plate before Freeport pitcher Leigh Wyman threw one of her eight strikeouts to stop the […]
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GIRLS LACROSSE: Freeport downs Windham
FREEPORT – The Freeport Falcons hosted the Windham Eagles Saturday morning in a match that stayed close for most of its duration. Not until deep in the second half did Freeport take decisive control, when Meredith Broderick scored unassisted to give the Falcons a two-goal lead with only five minutes to play. Freeport walked away […]
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Neighboring Westbrook company reaches deal with Pike
Artel will not continue its appeal of a consent agreement regulating a rock quarry on Spring Street.
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BASEBALL: Windham soars over Biddeford
BIDDEFORD – Windham scored four runs in the third, including two on a Jack Herzig double, as the Eagles broke open a scoreless game before cruising to a 9-1 win in Biddeford on a cold and rainy afternoon. Windham improves to 1-1 on the season, having lost their opener to Marshwood by a narrow margin, […]