These days, data breaches that expose personal information seem to happen so often that consumers have come to expect such failures. “There is data fatigue,” said Terry Ray, chief technology officer for Imperva, a data security firm. When a company announces a security breach, “it almost doesn’t even hit the stock anymore,” he said, and […]
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Girls' basketball: Spruce Mountain zones out Mt. Abram
Mt. Abram’s Madison Phelps (20) and Spruce Mountain’s Summer Chretien (14) close in as Spruce’s Calley Baker (22) and the Roadrunners’ Summer Ross (23) battle for the ball during a game at The Nest in Jay on Saturday night. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Whether Spruce Mountain forward Haley Turcotte knocks down a 3-pointer or […]
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Local roundup: Edward Little boys' hockey takes down Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Ben Lane Robichaud had back-to-back power play goals to close the second and open the third periods as Edward Little skated to a 6-2 victory over Falmouth in boys’ ice hockey action Saturday. The Red Eddies (1-0) rattled off three first-period goals, including freshman Wesley Clements’ first varsity goal. Edward Little led 4-0 […]
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Junior hockey: Andrew McCormick paces Nordiques past Islanders for 15th straight win
LEWISTON — Andrew McCormick scored two goals and had an assist to lead the L/A Nordiques to a 5-2 NA3HL junior hockey victory over the Cape Cod Islanders on Saturday evening at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Sergei Anisimov and McCormick sandwiched first-period goals around Scotty Hogan’s tally for the Islanders (5-21) to give L/A a […]
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Girls' hockey: Loaded Lewiston skates by Winslow/Gardiner
Winslow/Gardiner/Cony’ Gabby Benson, left, tries to stop Lewiston’s Rebecca Lussier during a game Saturday at the Camden National Bank Ice Vault in Hallowell. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) HALLOWELL — The Lewiston girls’ hockey team functions a lot like the nation’s healthiest rivers do. It’s both swift and deep. The Blue Devils rolled four lines with effectiveness […]
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Women's basketball: Blanca Millan scores 36, UMaine downs Brown in overtime
University of Maine’s Blanca Millan (22) battles for the ball with Brown University’s Erika Steve (31) at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Saturday. Maine defeated Brown 102-96 in overtime to improve to 7-2 on the season. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) BANGOR — On the Cross Insurance Center court Saturday afternoon, momentum couldn’t make […]
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Once overlooked in own conference, UMaine football one of four teams still standing in FCS playoffs
Maine running back Ramon Jefferson (8) runs the ball in the first half of Friday’s FCS quarterfinal against Weber State University at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah. (Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner) The University of Maine football team has gone from an afterthought in its own league to one of the final four teams standing in the NCAA […]
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PHOTOS: Oak Hill/Lisbon, Dirigo wrestlers hit the mat
Dirigo’s Owen Libby, top, tries to get control of Lisbon/Oak Hill’s Zoe Buteau during a high school wrestling meet at Lisbon on Saturday. Buteau won the 128-pound match by decision. (Bob Conn/The Times Record) Jack Tibbets of Lisbon/Oak Hill ties up Dirigo’s Jason Beaucage during their 126-pound match at Lisbon High School on Saturday. Tibbets […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oak Hill opens season with win over Monmouth
Oak Hill’s Desirae Dumais wrestles a rebound from Monmouth’s Abby Flanagan and turned and scored during the first half of Saturday’s girls’ basketball game between Oak Hill and Monmouth in Wales. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Oak Hill’s Desirae Dumais wrestles a rebound from Monmouth’s Abby Flanagan and turned and scored during the first half of Saturday’s […]
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'It was meant to be:' Kidney donor bonds with 12-year-old recipient
You could hardly blame Wendy Littlefield if she lost faith for a little while in the kindness of the universe. On Memorial Day in 2010, her 18-year-old daughter Ashleigh collapsed in her mother’s driveway while coming home for a family barbecue. Ashleigh died soon thereafter and her grieving mother had two choices: Descend into a […]