1923 – 2015 FALMOUTH — Ruth Richardson Higgins Horsman died Tuesday, April 7, at Falmouth by the Sea Hospice Care. She was born in Bar Harbor Nov. 28, 1923, the daughter of late Thomas Carol and Armida Richardson Higgins. Ruth graduated from Bar Harbor High School and University of Maine at Orono in 1945 with […]
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Sen. King highlights new solar power system
FALMOUTH — Sen. Angus King is praising a conservation organization’s new solar panel system that he says will help reduce energy costs and the state’s reliance on oil. The independent senator attended the unveiling of the new solar project at the Maine Audubon Society’s headquarters in Falmouth on Friday. His office says the 42 kilowatt […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Falmouth’s Nordstrom wins Travis Roy Award
LEWISTON — When Falmouth senior Isac Nordstrom was informed that he was a finalist for the 2015 Travis Roy Award, he was both honored and nervous. He was honored to be recognized as one of the top seniors in Class A hockey, but nervous because that meant writing a speech. A speech written and presented in […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Scarborough stuns two-time defending state champion Falmouth
LEWISTON — There will be a new state champion in Class A boys’ hockey. Two-time defending state champion and top seed Falmouth saw its bid for a three-peat end prematurely as No. 4 seed Scarborough scored five of the final seven goals in a 5-4 victory over the Yachtsmen in the Western A semifinals on Saturday […]
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In the Crease: Lewiston Blue Devils girls’ hockey cooks up another winner
LEWISTON — Ron Dumont toed the line between cocky and confident, walking a tightrope over a chasm few coaches dare approach. “You have to decide what position you’re going to take with your team,” Dumont said. “The last thing I wanted to do was waver back and forth. Then they get a mixed message, ‘Are […]
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Girls’ hockey state final: Lewiston dispatches Falmouth for state title
What a difference a month makes. Fresh off her game-winning goal in double overtime three days earlier, Frechette scored four goals Saturday as the Blue Devils completed an undefeated season with a 5-2 victory over Falmouth in the state championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. It’s the second state title for the program. For […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston, Falmouth meet for state title
With more than 150 games in the books, the girls’ hockey season comes down to one, final contest. Four teams were eliminated at the conclusion of the regular season. Another 10 saw their season end during the playoffs, some in heartbreaking fashion. Now that the dust has settled, only two teams remain — the top […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Falmouth advances to final over defending champion Scarborough
LEWISTON — There will be a new state champion in girls’ hockey. Falmouth made sure of that, knocking off defending state champion Scarborough, 4-2, in the Western Maine final Wednesday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The top-seeded Yachtsmen scored the game’s first four goals and withstood a Red Storm comeback to punch their […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Penalties prove costly for St. Dom’s in loss to Falmouth
AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy and Falmouth entered Wednesday’s contest trending in opposite directions. The Saints, unbeaten in their last eight contests, hadn’t lost a game since falling to the Yachtsmen back in the first month of the season. Falmouth, on the other hand, had lost four of its last five after opening the season […]
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Parking lots fertile ground for identity-theft gang
FALMOUTH — After speculation in December that a national ring may have been responsible for a series of vehicle break-ins in Freeport and Falmouth, police from Portland to Belfast now believe that theory is more likely and less speculative. Two women in a car with Maryland license plates were photographed Jan. 6 at Norway Savings […]