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Thornton Academy’s convincing win over Portland in a matchup of last week’s top two teams has moved the Golden Trojans back to No. 1 in the Varsity Maine football poll after a couple weeks away.

Cheverus remains on top after dealing Biddeford its first loss of the season, but second-place Skowhegan closed the gap behind the Stags with a pair of big wins. The River Hawks dropped out of the top ...

Big victories moved Falmouth and Cape Elizabeth closer to top-ranked Bangor in the Varsity Maine girls soccer poll. The Rams enjoyed a 15-point lead over the second-place Navigators last week, but ...

Scarborough and Falmouth remain first and second, respectively, in the Varsity Maine boys soccer poll for the second week in a row. However, everything changed behind them in this week’s rankings.

The Varsity Maine volleyball poll has finally calmed down and remains mostly the same as last week. The biggest changes are Cheverus/Waynflete moving up three spots to fifth after three nice wins, and ...

DIXFIELD — Dirigo senior goalkeeper Madison Knowles rarely lets a ball past her into the net. On Tuesday, she earned her seventh shutout while making 11 saves in the Cougars’ 1-0 Buckfield in a ...

OXFORD — Two children were being treated for smoke inhalation Tuesday after a camper went up in flames on Gore Road. Fire crews were called to 72 Gore Road about 5 p.m. for a report of a camper on ...

Joseph Wilcox (81), Mason Nguyen (82), Micah Fagonde (85) and Kollin Donlin (95) scored for Medomak Valley. Finn Holmes led Belfast with an 80, while teammates Gabe Warren, Jason Thurston and Landon ...

Authorities were called to the 551 Lincoln St. food pantry for reports of an explosion followed by flames from a burning car spreading to the building.

The bell and clock tower on top of the 1885 Franklin County Courthouse on Main Street in Farmington will be cleaned of pigeon carcasses, bird droppings, eggs and nests this month. County commissioners ...

Rick Kowalsky spent parts of three seasons with the AHL's Portland Pirates as a player in the 1990s. Now he's coaching the Maine Mariners.