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MASCAC Volleyball Weekly Report 9/2
First Year, Outside Hitter, Nicholasville, Ky. Cummins collected 16 kills, 13 digs, three service aces and a block assist in three matches for the Owls at the Joel Dearing Tournament hosted by Springfield. Slammed home 10 kills in her collegiate debut with three digs in the 3-1 setback to Rivier. Added eight digs, three kills and two aces in a setback to Keene State.
Owls Post Several Career Firsts, Trounce Lesley For First 2024 Win
KEENE, N.H. – Cristian Correa scored just 5:22 into the game to give the Keene State College men's soccer team a lead that was never threatened, and the Owls piled on three more goals in which five career firsts were achieved in a 4-0 blowout of Lesley University in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at Dr. Ron Butcher Field.
2024 Season Underway for Women’s Tennis
New London, NH (September 1, 2024) -- The Beacons began their 2024 season at the Colby Sawyer College Women's Tennis Fall Jamboree. In attendance, and competing against the Beacons, were Southern New Hampshire University, Gordon College, and hosts, Colby Sawyer College. Overall, it was an excellent day of competition to start the 2024 season.
Statehouse to unveil Christa McAuliffe statue on Monday
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A statue honoring Christa McAuliffe will be unveiled at the Statehouse on Monday at 10 a.m. McAuliffe, a Concord school teacher and astronaut, died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The memorial statue, designed by Idaho sculptor Benjamin Victor, has been in development for...
Marquis de Lafayette still 'rock star' of American revolution in Seacoast celebrations
PORTSMOUTH — The Marquis de Lafayette made a triumphant return to Seacoast New Hampshire communities Sunday, Sept. 1, exactly 200 years after he last visited. A crowd gathered at the John Langdon House on Pleasant Street to welcome Lafayette, this time portrayed by interpreter Ben Goldman, back to the city as part of his Bicentennial Farewell Tour. ...
Middle school basketball star from Maine transferring to national power Montverde Academy
SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine — Olivia Breen, the middle schooler who already has several Division I college basketball scholarship offers, has announced she is leaving her home state of Maine. Breen, who is from South Thomaston, announced Monday that she is transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida, where the girls...
Man arrested after police find meth, crack, and more during Lewiston traffic stop
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Police say a Maine felon with an extensive criminal history was arrested for drug trafficking following a traffic stop in Lewiston on Tuesday morning. Police say they stopped a vehicle on Blake Street around 2 a.m. According to police, a passenger in the vehicle, 33-year-old Devin Charest,...
Maine man arrested after infant overdoses on drugs at Mexico home
MEXICO, Maine (WMTW) - Maine authorities say a man is facing multiple charges after a 9-month-old girl overdosed on drugs at a Mexico home. Timothy Child, 28, of Dixfield, was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful drug trafficking and violating conditions of release, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office.
Farmington police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old boy
FARMINGTON (WGME) -- Farmington police are asking for help finding a missing 17-year-old boy. Police say 17-year-old Hunter Mathieu was reported missing by his parents on Tuesday morning. He is 6 feet tall and was wearing white Under Armor pants, a blue University of Maine t-shirt, and a brown plaid...
Mayor Manzo announces second annual suicide awareness week
I would like to bring to your attention next week’s Second Annual Wings of Life – Harrison Strong Suicide Awareness Week. Hosted in collaboration with the Paul Michael Donahue (PMD) Memorial Foundation, the week is dedicated to raising awareness and preventing suicide by educating and bringing our community together on this critical issue. You can view the schedule of activities and events here.
Mansion built by Titanic survivor hits the market in New Hampshire
Set on just under 4 acres and boasting 964 feet of shorefront in Moultonborough, N.H., the home measures 5,605 square feet. After surviving the Titanic, Richard Beckwith sought peace and quiet. He found it by constructing 58 Wiggin Farm Road on Squam Lake, in the picturesque town of Moultonborough, N.H.
Maine DHHS warns thousands of MaineCare recipients to reapply or risk losing coverage
As the state finalizes the process of determining which Mainers are still eligible for the state Medicaid program, tens of thousands remain at risk of losing their health coverage. Of the more than 400,000 people enrolled in MaineCare, less than 10 percent have not yet renewed their affordable healthcare coverage since the state started Medicaid […]
Union leaders marked Labor Day by celebrating Maine's workforce
Union leaders around the state marked Labor Day by celebrating Maine’s workforce. That included a breakfast at the Irish Heritage Center in Portland. Senate President Troy Jackson, House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, Portland Mayor Mark Dion and city leaders all joined in. Organizers say Labor Day is a day...
Portland resident criticizes city after spending months fighting for his rights as a tenant
PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland tenant who won a settlement against his landlord is spending his Labor Day settling into his new apartment after moving over the weekend. Although the city's rent board ruled in Bradley Davis' favor after he pursued a lawsuit against his landlord, Davis said he believes the time he spent fighting for his rights over the past several months is something taxpayers pay the city to do.
Kamala Harris heads to N.H. this week
She'll be in the greater Portsmouth area. Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting the greater Portsmouth, New Hampshire, area for a campaign event on Wednesday, her campaign has announced. Harris will be “greeted by amazing energy!” Marisa Nahem, the communications director for the Harris campaign in New Hampshire, wrote on...
Top Trump Volunteer Quits Over How Badly the Campaign Is Going
A top volunteer is no longer with Donald Trump’s campaign over fears that the former president is wasting resources in a nonnegotiable state.Tom Mountain, a former vice chair of Trump’s effort in Massachusetts, will reportedly “no longer have any involvement” in helping the Republican presidential nominee, according to The Boston Globe. At issue was an alarm-raising email that Mountain sent out on Sunday, notifying fellow Trump volunteers that “the campaign has determined that New Hampshire is no longer a battleground state” and that staff should redirect campaign efforts in Pennsylvania.According to Mountain, Trump was “sure to lose by an even...
Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
CONCORD, N.H. — Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire's Statehouse, in the city where she taught high school.
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