MONMOUTH — Sometimes patience isn’t an obstacle but an opportunity. Earlier in the year, the slowing down of the offense and trying to run a patient play might have felt like being shackled for the Monmouth girls’ basketball team. The Mustangs thought holding on to the ball and looking for the right shot might have […]
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High school roundup: St. Dom’s boys edge Wiscasset in thriller
WISCASSET — Becket Wagner netted a game-high 20 points Thursday as St. Dom’s held onto a narrow 49-48 win over Wiscasset in a mid-season MVC boys’ tilt. Mike Bryant chipped in for the Saints with 14 points, highlighted by two shots from beyond the arc. The Wolverines were paced by Brandon Sprague with a solid […]
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Monmouth Chili Chowder Challenge supports fuel assistance program
MONMOUTH — Local businesses, individuals and organizations are pulling together to fight cabin fever for the second Monmouth Chili Chowder Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Monmouth Fish & Game, 347 U.S. Route 202. The event features awards for Best Chili, Best Chowder and Kickin’ Cornbread. Suggested donation to taste […]
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Well Done – Student achievements
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Melanie Joy of Greensboro, N.C. has graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on Dec. 11 with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, concentrating in humanities. Joy is the daughter of Timothy and Anita Joy of New Gloucester. She graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School in 2004 and Central […]
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Sewing for Kids, quilting classes to begin soon
MONMOUTH — Sewing For Kids will be held on Mondays for 12 weeks beginning Jan. 26 at the Packard Activity Center (under the United Church). Suggestions for payment including “paying it forward” to the Food Bank. There will be snacks for children. Classes for grades 5 to 8 will run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. […]
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Route 202 traffic stop leads to 3½-hour standoff in Monmouth
MONMOUTH — A 67-year-old man with addresses in Greene and Vero Beach, Fla., was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday after a 3½-hour standoff with police that shut down a portion of Route 202. No one was hurt in the incident, which began with a simple traffic stop at 11:03 p.m. Tuesday. Douglass McCaig was […]
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Train locomotive catches fire
MONMOUTH — Police say a train locomotive caught fire in the Maine town of Monmouth. The fire happened at 7 a.m. at a train track crossing over a road. WCSH-TV reports that it took about 20 minutes to get the fire under control and no one was injured.
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Girls’ basketball: Dirigo runs away from Monmouth
DIXFIELD — It was worth the wait for Dirigo. The Cougars used their court time wisely, opening up the passing lanes and displaying a smothering defense as they ran away with a 65-41 win over Monmouth in a Mountain Valley Conference game at Defoe Gymnasium on Friday. A foursome of players scored in double figures […]
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Boys’ basketball: Robinson races past 1,000, scores 36 as Dirigo drops Monmouth
DIXFIELD — Riley Robinson and his Dirigo boys’ basketball teammates say they didn’t talk about his pursuit of 1,000 career points at all this week. That’s OK, because everybody else picked up the slack. If you missed the flyer with his picture and a breakdown of the mathematics on it as you paid admission Thursday […]