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Eight semifinalists chosen for hockey’s Travis Roy Award

by Bob Aube March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Thornton Academy and Falmouth each have two candidates for the award given to the best senior in Maine Class A boys hockey.

Varsity Maine

Our favorite images from Tuesday’s high school hockey playoffs

March 5, 2025March 5, 2025

Cheverus/Yarmouth, Kents Hill and Thornton Academy each punched their tickets into this weekend’s state championships.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Saturday’s Maine Class B girls basketball state championship reel

by Haley Jones and Cooper Sullivan March 1, 2025March 1, 2025

Top plays from Caribou’s overtime win over Biddeford in Portland.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Caribou girls basketball shocks Biddeford in remarkable finish to win Class B title

by Drew Bonifant March 1, 2025March 1, 2025

Quinn Corrigan’s clutch free throws in the final second of overtime allow the Vikings to win their first state championship since 1983.

Local & State, Politics

Sen. Susan Collins vows to fight medical research cuts

by Joe Lawlor February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

The Maine Republican said she is helping to form a coalition to undo Trump administration cutbacks, and will also lobby HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Biddeford girls basketball manages expectations while pursuing gold

by Drew Bonifant February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

A heralded freshman class had the Tigers in the spotlight, and they’ve lived up to the hype and attention.

Health, Local & State, Schools and Education

UNE professor develops new test for breast cancer

by Joe Lawlor February 27, 2025February 26, 2025

The test, now awaiting FDA approval, would help during treatment of triple negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Maine educators ask Legislature to increase teachers’ minimum salary

by Riley Board February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

A bill before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee would raise the minimum teacher salary in Maine from $40,000 to $50,000 over the next 5 years.