ANDOVER — An article slated for the March 18 town meeting would take the $63,000 budgeted for a revaluation of town properties and apply it to town taxes. The Board of Selectmen received a petition Nov. 22 from residents requesting the article. Selectmen do not appear to support it. “This year, 2016, one mill is worth […]
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NBDL: Raptors devour Red Claws
PORTLAND — The Raptors 905 outscored Maine, 29-19, in the second quarter and snapped the Maine Red Claws’ three-game winning streak with a 102-89 win at the Portland Expo on Sunday. The Red Claws were led by Damion Lee with 25 points. Demetrius Jackson, on assignment from the Boston Celtics, added 17 points to go […]
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Red Claws crash boards, dash past Santa Cruz
Maine trailed by as many as 12 points, 73-61, midway through the third quarter, but scored nearly half of their points over the final 18 minutes to improve to 7-2 on the season and earn its first three-game win streak of 2016-17. “We started boxing out,” Red Claws coach Scott Morrison said. “These guys killed […]
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College Hockey: McGovern backstops Maine to a victory in Portland
PORTLAND — Rob McGovern finally earned a win at the Cross Insurance Arena to go with an outstanding performance. Maine’s sophomore goalie made 28 saves in a 5-1 victory over the Brown Bears Saturday night in a non-conference men’s ice hockey matchup. In 2015-16, McGovern made his first career NCAA start in Portland during the […]
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Former Oxford Hills star Fleming finding rhythm with the University of Maine men’s basketball team
As a dominating high school basketball player, Andrew Fleming usually decided what speed the game would be played at whenever he was on the floor. He usually kept his emotions in check while doing it, despite the physical and emotional tools opponents and their fans used to try to throw him out of gear. Fleming […]
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Red Claws send Drive home with crisper offense, tougher defense
Claws coach Scott Morrison certainly noticed it. And he showed the players film of their two sides to see how ugly selfishness made the offense. Driving such points home in a league where it is in the best interest of the individual to stand out might be the most difficult part of Morrison’s job. The […]
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NBDL: Red Claws pull away from Nets down the stretch, win home opener 114-98
PORTLAND — Marcus Georges-Hunt recorded a triple-double and the Maine Red Claws pulled away down the stretch to beat the Long Island Nets 114-98 on Friday at the Portland Expo. The Nets were in rally mode for most of the game, constantly falling behind and then coming back. Their last stand evened the score at […]
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Area roundup: Bowdoin cruises past CMCC
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team ran away with a 90-40 win over Central Maine Community College on Friday on the opening night of the Marcia Graef Classic at Morrell Gymnasium. The contest served as an exhibition contest against a non-NCAA sanctioned school for the Polar Bears, who will open their regular season […]
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College Basketball: Mustangs split with Lynx; women stay unbeaten
AUBURN — Long before the cold weather arrives, the Central Maine Community College Mustangs are finding a way to make snowballs. It starts with relentless pressure, which usually allows the Mustangs to open big leads early. The leads get bigger as their deep bench keeps the pressure, and the snowball, rolling. By the end of […]
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UMaine-Farmington captains courageous as new season begins
FARMINGTON — Basketball co-captains Ryan Camire, Eric Berry and Ryan Rice are three bright players who understand what this year’s group of incoming recruits means to the future of the University of Maine at Farmington program. And UMF coach Dick Meader knows it will take two fine seniors and a junior with quality leadership skills […]