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Friday, February 28, 2020
Volume 16 • Issue No. 9
High School Basketball Champs Aim for States
Wells Girls’ Basketball Heading to State Title Game for First Time in 41 Years
York Boys’ Basketball Charges Past Falmouth for Class A South Crown
Marshwood Girls’ Basketball Stuns Class A Champ Greely
PORTLAND The Wells Warriors defeated the Yarmouth Clippers 41-37 in the Class B South championship game last Friday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The exciting game featured great action throughout especially toward the end when the Clippers got within two points of the Warriors. Wells (15-6) will play Hermon Friday, February 28 in Bangor for the state championship. The Warriors have never won a state title and only have the 1979 banner to celebrate a regional championship. Photo from Coach Don Abbott.
PORTLAND The Hawks advance to a state championship game for the first time since 1995 after defeating the top-seeded Rangers, 47-44, in the South final. The Hawks (18-3) will face Hampden Academy on Saturday, February 29 at 1 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland in the state championship. Photo from www.facebook.com/hawksgirlsbasketball.
PORTLAND Unbeaten York (21-0) Earned a 52-34 victory against Falmouth in the Class A South championship game last Friday night to win their first regional title since 1999. York will face North champion Hampden Academy (20-1) at 3:05 p.m. on Saturday, February 29 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. York last won a state title in 1991 in Class B. Its last trip to the championship game was in 1999, also in Class B. Photo from www.instagram.com/yhswildcats.
Piscataqua River Bridge Update KITTERY Beginning on Monday, February 24, the “Maine Ahead” project will begin a new phase of safety improvement work on the Piscataqua River Bridge. Crews will be replacing bridge joints that date back to the original construction of the
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bridge a half-century ago. This phase of joint replacement work will require the right travel lane to be closed on the southbound side of the bridge. This closure will restrict the southbound side of the bridge to two lanes. It will not be reopened to three lanes until this phase of the joint replacement work is complete. In a few weeks, joint replacement work will begin on the northbound side of the bridge as well. This work will require a similar right travel lane closure on the northbound side. These lanes need to close to be able to work on the bridge joints. These traffic restrictions are also necessary for the safety of crews and the traveling public. It is hoped these lanes will be able to reopen as soon as this phase of the bridge joint replacements is complete, but these traffic restrictions could last through mid-May. Workers and management are committed
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to keeping three lanes of travel open on both sides of the bridge during peak travel periods (between mid-May and the day after Labor Day) and continue to appreciate the patience and understanding of the traveling public during these important safety improvements. For the latest information, visit www.buildingabettergateway.com.
Maine Has Two Elections This Spring STATEWIDE March 3 is “Super Tuesday,” the day fourteen states hold primaries to nominate candidates for U.S. President. Maine will hold primaries for the first time since a new state law switched our nominating process from caucuses. There is also one referendum on the ballot. Any registered voter in Maine may vote in this election.
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Maine will hold its regular statewide primary election on June 9 to choose nominees for other offices such as U.S. Senate and Congress and the state legislature. The final election of the year will be held on November 3 when voters make decisions about which candidates will hold these offices. To learn more about these elections go to www.maine.gov.
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