GARDINER — Josh Daigle crossed home plate with the winning run off a Sam Godfrey single as Leavitt edged Gardiner 5-4 in walk-off fashion. The Leavitt offense was held scoreless until the sixth inning, where it rallied for four runs to take a lead. Gardiner answered back to tie things up in the final frame, […]
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Franklin County prisoners again allowed in Somerset County Jail
FARMINGTON — Franklin County prisoners are once again being housed at the Somerset County Jail, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. County inmates housed in jails or prisons around the state, including Wiscassett and Windham, were brought to the jail in East Madison last week, Nichols said. Somerset County Sheriff Barry DeLong stopped taking Franklin […]
Police say shoelaces prevented driver from stopping and avoiding collision
MADISON — A father and son were taken to a local hospital Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Route 148 and Ward Hill Road, police said. Jon Bachelder, 42, of Readfield, who was driving a delivery van northbound on Ward Hill Road, apparently got his shoelaces caught on the van’s gas […]
H.S. girls’ basketball: Carrabec wins first crown
AUGUSTA — With every missed free throw Saturday night, the likelihood for nightmares increased for Mickayla Willette. The sophomore forward had the chance to pad Carrabec’s lead down the stretch of the Western C championship game. With every missed free throw came another chance for Madison to tie it. “Oh my gosh, I was a […]
Girls’ basketball: Conference rivals vie for regional titles
AUGUSTA — There won’t be a need for introductions Saturday when the two girls’ basketball regional finals take place at the Augusta Civic Center. Both games feature conference rivals who know each other well. In the Western D game at 1:05 p.m., the top-ranked and unbeaten Forest Hills Tigers take on the second-ranked Rangeley Lakers. […]
H.S. girls’ basketball: Madison fends off Dirigo rally
AUGUSTA — Down nine points in the third quarter, it was like Dirigo had them right where they wanted them. Trailing St. Dom’s by double digits on Wednesday, the Cougars rallied to topple the top seeded Saints. So when the Cougars were down nine Thursday against Madison, it was no big deal. “That’s the way […]
H.S. boys’ basketball: Monmouth rallies past Madison
MONMOUTH — Coming out of the timeout, Monmouth’s Brandon Goff just paced. He lingered around the foul line waiting for his opportunity. He’d already hit one of the biggest free throws of his life to tie the game. Now, he had to sink another. “I was just thinking I’ve got to get my nerves down,” […]
Madison greenhouse plans reopening celebration with LePage
MADISON — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is going to help Backyard Farms celebrate the reopening of its greenhouses and a new crop of tomatoes. Backyard Farms, which operates a 42-acre greenhouse in Madison, twice destroyed nearly half a million plants over the summer, once because of an infestation of white flies and a second time […]
Madison man to serve 21 months for Kingfield robbery
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Madison man on Friday to serve 21 months of an eight-year sentence for robbing Tranten’s Too in Kingfield in June 2012, according to court documents. Judge Patrick Ende also ordered Kaleb Bowring, 20, to serve four years of probation when he is released. He pleaded guilty Oct. […]
Father pleads guilty in case of son taking gun to Hallowell day care
AUGUSTA — The father of a boy who took a loaded gun to a Hallowell day care center pleaded guilty to a reckless conduct charge on Tuesday, according to his attorney. Adam J. Keene, 31, of Madison pleaded guilty to the Class D misdemeanor in Kennebec County Superior Court, but will serve no jail time, […]