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BA Girls Varsity Soccer adds another win to their record

The Bulldogs played their last game of the regular season on Wednesday, November 9, beating Concord Academy 4-1

. . . CHILDREN from page 16 over $73 million in COVI D-19 Child Care Stabilization Grants from October 2021 to September 2022 that helped Maine child care providers increase pay for staff and cover costs related to COVID-19.

The Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) is additionally providing $200 permanent monthly salary supplements for child care workers. Governor Mills supported and signed into law more than $12 million in ongoing state General Fund dollars to pay these salary supplements for early childhood educators providing direct care, strengthening the early care and education system across Maine.

To support Maine’s child care infrastructure, DHHS in August announced the full availability of up to $15 million in grants through the Governor’s at Concord in a Class C game. The Bulldogs improved to 14-3-2 on the season. The Bulldogs had a 14-5 shot advantage over Concord and a 4-3 corner kick advantage.

Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan to support the construction and expansion of child care programs. The goal of this “bricks and mortar” support from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan is to add 4,700 child care slots across Maine, especially in rural areas and for infants.

In all, the Mills Administration’s funding for child care from March 2020 to the present totals more than $100 million, representing an unprecedented investment to increase access to high-quality care and support for Maine’s child care workforce in line with OCFS’ Child Care Plan for Maine. As a result of these investments, child care providers have been able to maintain, and even build, capacity despite the pandemic – from 47,819 licensed slots in February 2020 to 48,294 licensed slots in September 2022.

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A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection. Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

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The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection’s office in Portland, during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Wells, Maine. Written public comments may be sent to the regional office in Portland where the application is filed for public inspection: MDEP, Southern Maine Regional Office, 312 Canco Road, Portland, ME 04103.

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The Bulldogs displayed skill and control in the first 30 seconds of the game with a beautiful passing sequence between Grace Libby (Standish), Chili Dowd (Amesbury, MA) and Ginger Friedman (North Hampton, NH), ending with a shot over the goal by Grace Libby.

The Bulldogs also played a strong game defensively, starting in the back with goalies Allie Moore (North Berwick) and Cam Hamilton (South Berwick) as well as impressive and steady composure from Eliza Small (Portsmouth, NH), Jessica Wojdak (West Newbury, MA), Leila Beakes (Rollinsford, NH), and Juliette Lohnes (Berwick).

Five minutes into the game, a Concord offensive player stole the ball away from a Berwick defender near the top of the penalty box, carried it toward the net, and scored the first goal of the game, catching the Bulldogs off-guard.

Only seven minutes later, however, the Bulldogs came back strong and redeemed themselves when Tessa Keenan (Exeter, NH) passed Grace Libby the ball from the center of the field; Grace Libby cut it back with her left foot and scored the Bulldogs’ first goal.

In the 26th minute, Sevilla

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Coffin (Newburyport, MA) carried the ball up on the left; there was a scramble which ended when Blake Metcalf (Scarborough) shot the ball, it bounced off the right post, and went into the goal.

The Bulldogs kept the pressure on and Grace Libby took a shot in the 38th minute which hit the crossbar. The Bulldogs had a few chances like this, and their efforts paid off in the end.

Both teams played the second half of the game mostly in the Bulldogs’ offensive half. In the 53rd minute, off a great corner kick from Sevilla Coffin, Grace Libby scored off a header into the back corner of the goal.

Finally, with eight minutes left, Kaya Garside (Portsmouth, NH) made the fourth goal when Chili Dowd first shot the ball, it deflected off the goal keeper and Kaya shot it in the goal with her left foot.

With five minutes left in the game, goalie Cam Hamilton made a great save six inches wide.

Scoring Summary

12th min: Libby from Keenan

26th min: Metcalf from Coffin

53rd min: Libby from Coffin

72nd min: Garside from Dowd

Goalkeeping Summary

Berwick Moore, 60 min, 1GA Cam Hamilton, 10 min, 0GA

BA Girls Varsity Soccer beats

Winsor in EIL Semifinal Game

On a drizzly day, surrounded by an impressive number of supportive fans, The Bulldogs hosted an EIL Semifinal Game on November 11, coming away with a win against The Winsor School. They beat Winsor 3-0, improving to 15-3-2 on the season. The Bulldogs had an 8-3 shot advantage over Winsor and

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The Berwick team set the tone of the game early when they created some opportunities for themselves, and even though they couldn’t capitalize on all of them, they battled in their offensive half for much of the game.

In the fifth minute of the game, Grace Libby defeated a few Winsor defenders and made a great cross to Tessa Keenan who hit the first shot on frame. A few minutes later, off another great cross, Ginger Friedman made a full volley across the goal just wide.

In the eighth minute, the Bulldogs’ scored their first goal when Sevilla Coffin passed the ball to Grace Libby who took advantage of the fact that the Winsor goalie was on the ground, and she shot the ball up and over the goalie and into the net.

In the 35th minute, Nat Jacuch (Newington, NH) scored off a skillful volley shot after Chili Dowd drove her a beautiful cross.

The Bulldogs didn’t waste time, and two minutes later, Grace Libby stole the ball from a Winsor player, dribbled past the Winsor goalie who was on the ground, and shot and scored the third goal of the game.

Goalie Allie Moore ended the first half with a gorgeous save.

The Bulldogs held their own in the second half, creating some great passing sequences, and the strong defensive line as well as goalies Allie Moore and Cam Hamilton prevented Winsor from scoring.

Scoring Summary

8th min: Libby from Coffin 35th min: Jacuch from Dowd 37th min: Libby from Coffin

Goalkeeping Summary

Berwick Moore, 65 min, 0GA Cam Hamilton, 15 min, 0GA

BA Girls Varsity Soccer fights hard but loses to in EIL Final

The Berwick Bulldogs played hard and battled a strong Pingree team in the EIL Final Game at Pingree on Saturday, November 12. For 68 minutes, the Bulldogs kept the game scoreless, giving the Pingree team a reason to feel anxious. Despite working hard, the Bulldogs ultimately could not prevent Pingree from scoring their two goals in those final twelve minutes of the game. The Bulldogs moved to 15-4-2 on the season.

Despite Pingree getting their first shot on goal in the first three minutes of the game, the Bulldogs kept them at bay for most of the 80 minutes, preventing them from scoring until the end.

In the sixth minute, goalkeeper Allie Moore punched the ball out of the goal off a Pingree corner kick.

See SOCCER on page 31 .

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In the 25th minute, Grace Libby made a great tackle and fought for the ball relentlessly. The Bulldogs had several chances by the goal, but could not capitalize on them.

Thirty minutes in, Allie Moore made another impressive save; she skillfully leapt up in the air and caught the ball high above her head.

In the 38th minute, the Bulldogs created a beautiful passing sequence from Grace Libby to Ginger Friedman to Juliette Lohnes up the sideline. The second half of the Final Game was filled with the same energy and motivation as the first, and while Pingree ulti- be professionally timed by 802 Timing of Vermont. mately won the game, the Bulldogs held their own and played hard and kept the pressure on all the way through.

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With twelve minutes to go, a Pingree offensive player carried the ball past some Berwick defenders, up to the goal, and scored. With only five minutes left, Pingree scored a second time.

A minute later, with only four minutes left of the game, goalie Allie Moore punched a ball up and away from the goal, displaying her commitment to her team right up to the very end of the game.

The Bulldogs will keep their season going next week