LEWISTON — The defense did it all for Lewiston High School on Wednesday. They scored the first two Blue Devil goals, limited Falmouth to 11 shots (one in the first period) and pitched their 11th shutout of the season in a 4-0 victory over the Yachtsmen at the Colisee. “We had seen Falmouth earlier in […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Falmouth edges Lewiston
The power play unit was a big reason why, scoring three times with the man advantage to climb back from an early deficit. But the final power-play goal belonged to Falmouth and it proved to be the game-winner as the Yachtsmen skated away with a 5-4 victory over the Blue Devils at the Colisee. Falmouth, […]
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Student in Portland adds vision to song about human trafficking
PORTLAND — When it comes to music videos, you probably don’t expect a high school senior to be a major creative force in production. But that’s exactly what Waynflete School student Mike Rodway, 18, was for a national recording artist’s song about human trafficking. Rodway said he didn’t know much about human trafficking before making […]
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Falmouth man sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing his mother
PORTLAND — A Falmouth man was sentenced to 27 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to killing his mother. Andrew Leighton, 48, had been scheduled to take his case to trial next week, but changed his mind and accepted a plea agreement, Assistant Attorney General Leane Zainea said. Leighton appeared in Cumberland County Unified […]
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Falmouth, Freeport break-ins could be work of traveling gang
FALMOUTH — A series of vehicle break-ins in Falmouth and Freeport have police investigating a possible connection to a national string of similar crimes. The forced vehicle entries at Foreside Fitness on Route 1 in Falmouth and at the Casco Bay Regional YMCA on Old South Freeport Road in Freeport occurred on Dec. 18. The […]
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Boys’ hockey: Falmouth races past St. Dom’s
FALMOUTH — Neither two-time defending state champion Falmouth nor 24-time state champion St. Dominic Academy earned anything to add to their trophy cases Saturday, but the teams each found out plenty about themselves in an early season tilt between a pair of teams favored to reach another title game. The Saints learned quickly that the […]
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Livermore Falls manager wants selectmen to rescind vote on paid day off
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg will ask selectmen Tuesday to rescind their Dec. 2 vote to give nonessential town employees the day after Christmas off with pay. Instead, she will offer the board another option, which she initially discussed prior to the board making its decision. She will ask selectmen to allow the […]
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Falmouth teen charged with naked break-ins as parents’ home burns
FALMOUTH — Fire destroyed a home at 12 Inverness Road shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday night. The son of the homeowners, meanwhile, is being held without bail on charges of burglary, theft and attempted theft after he was allegedly found naked in a home 2.5 miles away. It was unclear Monday if the fire and […]
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Falmouth considers options to regulate single-use shopping bags
FALMOUTH — With Portland poised to charge for disposable shopping bags and Freeport considering a ban, Falmouth could be the next town to crack down on single-use plastic shopping bags. Early in the summer, the Town Council started receiving letters from residents asking if the town would take action similar to Portland, which placed a 5-cent fee […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Poland loses touch with Falmouth
POLAND — You could call Falmouth an annual measuring-stick game for Poland boys’ soccer. Stopwatch game might be more fitting, however. As in how long can the Class B Knights hang with the Class A Yachtsmen before depth and reality set in? The answer Thursday was 31 minutes. Poland’s defense kept matching zeroes on the […]