Duchesne scores her 1,000th, Gulls topple Lady Bengals Nov 24, 2008
had 13 points and four assists, while Ashley Ames (Dexter, Maine) had nine rebounds to go along with eight points for the visitors. Endicott held a decisive 38-16 advantage in points in the paint and also had 35 points off turnovers in the win. (Ecgulls.com)
Tolan takes game behind the bench Nov 23, 2008
"After graduation I got the opportunity to coach the middle school hockey team at the Dexter School in Brookline, and I realized then I enjoyed coaching and interacting with young people.". The following year, he was an assistant at Bentley College, then joined the Northeastern staff in the same capacity for one season. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Polling places spread around Richland County Nov 1, 2008
Residents of Grant, Dexter, Moran, and Duerr Townships and the city of Lidgerwood can vote at American Legion Hall at 23 Wiley Ave. N., Lidgerwood. Residents of Brightwood and Elma Townships can vote at Hankinson Fire Hall at 102 Main Ave. N., Hankinson. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
'Sarah Dudes' Oct 20, 2008
"I woke up at 2 a.m. so I could get my work done before 6 and get here by 7," said Mike Spencer, a chef from Dexter, Maine. Spencer waited in the chilly hangar - in a "Nobama" T-shirt - for almost three hours. (International Herald Tribune)
Prep roundup Oct 7, 2008
CLINTON, Iowa Both Muscatine girls and boys cross country teams placed 10th at the Clinton Invitational held Saturday. Coach Chris Foxen s Muskie boys squad scored 299 points while Tim Armstrong s girls team tallied 304 in the meet. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Rewards of racing for the cure Sep 22, 2008
Many of the survivors, including Helena Ponco, 69, of Dexter, also were wearing pink hats with pink ribbons marking their years of survival. Im a nine-year survivor, Ponco said proudly with one of her daughters, Susan Orcutt, standing beside her. (Bangor Daily News)
America's best cider mills Sep 15, 2008
" applies perfectly to Hacklebarney Farm Cider Mill, conveniently located an hour west of New York City in Chester, N.J. Around 1860, Robert D. Pitney, the maternal great-great-grandfather and namesake of the current farm manager, purchased approximately 150 acres of farmland that today boasts 350 apple trees of 23 varieties, some of which are well over one hundred years old. Using authentic oak rack and cloth presses slowly gives virtually sediment-free cider from Labor Day to Columbus... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Explosion injures four at Maine campground Jul 5, 2008
NEWPORT, Maine - Four people from Dexter suffered minor burns on their arms and legs when a gas stove exploded in their camper as they were cooking breakfast. Newport Fire Chief Fred Hickey said the explosion Friday morning at Tent Village Campground on Sebasticook Lake in Newport rocked the camper and blew the back wall off the camper's frame. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Mainers chosen to compete in Olympics Jul 2, 2008
Twenty-six-year-old Adam Craig, who was raised in Exeter and attended Dexter High School in Penobscot County, was named Tuesday to the U.S. Mountain Biking team to compete in Beijing, where the Olympics are being held this summer. Craig now lives and trains in Bend, Ore. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Maine priest facing abuse claim commits suicide Jun 28, 2008
St. Anne Parish in Dexter was added to his responsibilities in 2005. The three parishes joined in 2007 to become Our Lady of the Snows. (Concord Monitor)
CN8, The Comcast Network is the Source for Pennsylvania Primary Coverage with Live, On-Site Extended Broadcasts on Election Eve and Night Apr 19, 2008
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Dorman's Dream remains, window closing on massive retail project Apr 10, 2008
ggavin wrote on Apr 9, 2008 12:44 PM:" I love Dorman's ice cream and know Janice and the family fairly well. I must admit I have mixed emotions on all this. I am glad the ice cream will still be there. At the same time though I wish an effort had been made to compromise a bit more on this. I really don't know if that happened or not. I just know so many middle class people in this community must get in the car and drive to get things they need. The local stores can't or won't provide things at a... (Courier Publications, ME)
Changes made to Class C football Mar 22, 2008
Division 1 includes Foxcroft Academy, Mattanawcook, Orono, Stearns, Dexter and Old Town. Included on the Tigers schedule this season are games at Orono, John Bapst, Maine Central Institute and Foxcroft Academy. (Courier Publications, ME)
Women's Results Mar 3, 2008
5", Boston University Name Year School Finals Points ================================================================================= 1 Knight, Carin Connecticut 1.80m 5-10.75 10 2 Graham, TyLynn Rhode Island 1.75m 5-08.75 8 3 Porter, Rachael Connecticut J1.75m 5-08.75 6 4 Blamy, Crystal Keene State J1.75m 5-08.75 5 5 Sherman, Katherine Northeastern 1.65m 5-05.00 3.5 5 Daugherty, Shayna Rhode Island 1.65m 5-05.00 3.5 7 Dupuis, Amanda Holy Cross J1.65m 5-05.00 2 8 Neville, Erin Wheaton J1.65m... (Umassathletics.com)
Britta Olsen enjoyed basketball career at Hall-Dale Mar 2, 2008
Her sophomore year, the Lady Bulldogs took it one step further, earning the regional title before losing the state championship game to Dexter. Britta Olsen fights an opponent for a ball during a season game. (Courier Publications, ME)
Men's Results Feb 11, 2008
16 14 100 2012 Stewart, Dexter MUSKETEERS TRACK 7. 18 9 101 1953 Neumann, Dave MASS VELOCITY 7. (Umassathletics.com)
Year in Review 2007 Feb 7, 2008
The Lady Roadrunners was the big news in March when the team took home the State Championship Gold Ball after a 55-52 game against Dexter. The win helped earn Coach Doug Lisherness the MABC Coach of the Year award. (Kingfield Irregular, ME)
* Can Burt's Bees turn Colorox green? Jan 6, 2008
In the summer of 1984, Burt Shavitz, a beekeeper in Maine, picked up Roxanne Quimby, a 33-year-old single mother down on her luck, as she hitchhiked to the post office in Dexter, Maine. More than a dozen years Quimby's senior, the guy locals called "the bee-man" sold honey in pickle jars from the back of his pickup truck. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Up for Air: D.B. spreads some holiday cheer Dec 20, 2007
As founder of Dexter Shoes, he made a few bucks and found a great way to share. Don t feel guilty, I never heard of him either. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Jury duty excuses now can be filed online Dec 18, 2007
DEXTER, Maine Students aim to prove lions are present A group of Dexter Regional High School students and a teacher-adviser are planning to investigate and prove the presence of mountain lions in Maine. The teacher, Regan McPhetres, says the group has set up a hot line for sightings and a survey will be mailed to people who call. (Boston Globe)
Shoe Baron To Donate $500 To Every Maine Child Dec 13, 2007
Founder Of Dexter Shoe Co. Offers Nest Egg For Newborns ... A foundation started by Harold Alfond, the late founder of Dexter Shoe Company, will give new parents an opportunity to sign up for a $500 down payment for their young son or daughter's college education. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Court upholds lead-paint law exemption Dec 12, 2007
Alfond founded Dexter Shoe Co. (AP). BRUNSWICK, Maine Area hit by another small earthquake The Brunswick area was hit by a small earthquake yesterday for the second time in less than three months. (Boston Globe)
Philanthropist leaves scholarships for Maine children Dec 12, 2007
Alfond, who made his money from the Dexter Shoe Co. he founded, gave more than $100 million to hospitals, colleges and other charitable causes in Maine, before died at age 93. Under the program being announced Tuesday, each newborn's $500 will be invested in a college tuition account through the state's NextGen program. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Harold Alfond, 93; founder of Dexter Shoe Co. became involved in Red Sox, philanthropy Nov 17, 2007
In the late 1950s, he founded Dexter Shoe Co. in Maine and used the fortune he made to build sports facilities at several colleges, fund scholarships for hundreds of students and to found a cancer -care center in his adopted state ... Mr. Alfond's sons Ted and Bill are currently limited partners of the team, said Morse, who recalled that Mr. Alfond made a point of knowing the names of all his employees at Dexter Shoe, even when the number climbed to the high hundreds ... A dozen years later - in... (Boston Globe)
Van Coleman: National Prep Showcase Day One Nov 17, 2007
He got solid support from 6-foot-2 Dee Bost who added 17 points, while 6-foot-3 Dexter Moore, 6-foot-10 Roscoe Davis, and 6-foot-8 Chris Braswell added 12,11, and 10 points respectively. Winchendon's top gun was 6-foot-5 Larry Anderson who finished with a tourney high 29 points and 7 boards. (Kpmariners.com)
Making the familiar journey up north Nov 17, 2007
When I left the Turnpike in Newport, I took Route 7 and followed the road to Dexter. From there I continued to Dover Foxcroft and I turned onto Route 15. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Getting ready for another trip with the Grumpy Group Nov 10, 2007
This tale is when we were in the Monson, Hebron, Dexter and Dover-Foxcroft area of the state. I list these towns so you can pinpoint them on a map. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
ASU home streak snapped Oct 21, 2007
Daniel Jordan punted to ASU's Dexter Jackson at his own 39 and Jackson rushed inside the Eagle 30. But a critical blocking penalty forced ASU to take over on its 46 instead, setting up the final drive with 1:10 to go. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Birth control at middle school? Oct 19, 2007
"Parents need to be informed when their children are treated for anything medically related," said Portsmouth School Board candidate Dexter Fogg following a forum at the RiverRun Bookstore on Thursday. "For me, it's not a moral issue; it's a question of health. Kids that age don't always know about the medications they are taking and the interactions they will have with other medicines.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Race | Home field edge stronger now for Appalachian St. after upset Oct 17, 2007
" It is hard to believe that a place like Boone, N.C., could intimidate anyone. The small town of roughly 14,000 is tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwestern corner of the state, 104 miles from Charlotte. Yet more people know where Boone is now than before with ASU's leap into the national spotlight the last three seasons. With FCS national titles in 2005 and 2006, ASU already entered the season with a natural target on its back from other FCS teams. Then the greatest upset in... (Daily Orange, NY)
Federer puts self on pedestal with Tiger Sep 11, 2007
Dexter (Maine) High School senior Jana Kenney helped her football team to a season-opening win with a 25-yard field goal. Kenney booted the three-pointer with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter Saturday, giving Dexter some insurance as it beat Mount View of Thorndike 16-6. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Soldier’s plight Sep 3, 2007
JILL PICKETT/The News-Enterprise Dexter Pitts displays the Purple Heart medal received because of battlefield injuries in Iraq ... Dexter Pitts thought he was going to die ... It was like the death of the old me and the birth of a new Dexter. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Start of football season brings optimism for local teams Aug 31, 2007
Traip Academy ended the nation's longest losing streak (51 games) with a 15-8 triumph over Madison, and then made it back-to-back victories by beating Dexter, 14-0, the following week. Portsmouth had its first winning season since 1996, reached the Division III championship game (a 35-20 loss to top-seeded Plymouth) and then capped its season by beating Division II Dover on Thanksgiving Day. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Optimism high as football season opens Aug 31, 2007
The Rangers picked up their second victory, a 14-0 triumph over Dexter, the following week. "The kids don't want to be on that side of things anymore," Ross said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Hopkinton voters reject buying 710 acres Jun 19, 2007
DEXTER, Maine Man delivers daughter on Father's Day Kaine Gilman is unlikely to forget the special Father's Day gift he received this year. While other fathers were opening gifts or enjoying breakfast in bed, Gilman found himself kneeling on his bathroom floor in a panic, shouting to longtime partner Brenda Brawn, "What do I do? What do I do?" Brawn shouted back, "I don't know." What he did came naturally, Gilman later recalled, and at 7:59 a.m. Sunday he caught their fourth daughter as she was... (Boston Globe)
New Haven wide receiver McLean dismissed by UCONN Jun 16, 2007
Three days later, he was arrested again outside the campus police department after a fight with Dexter Royes, a 47-year-old New Britain man. McLean was again charged with breach of peace. (New Haven Register, CT)
25 Ways To Soak Up Summer May 20, 2007
I-95 south to exit 11, to Route 114 south, turn right onto Dexter Street (Route 123), left on Broad Street, then right onto Madeira Avenue; overnight, $179 double; one-hour cruise with overnight, $90 additional; British tea tour, $19. 95; 401-724-2200, 800-454-2882. (Boston Globe)
Colby is given art worth $100m May 19, 2007
Peter Lunder graduated from the college in 1956 and later served as president of the Dexter Shoe Co. in Maine. Both Lunders serve on boards for the university, Peter as a life overseer, Paula Crane Lunder as a life trustee. (Boston Globe)
Mystery Writers of America Announces 2007 Edgar Award Winners Apr 27, 2007
Martin's Minotaur) A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read (Warner Books - Mysterious Press) BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto (Europa Editions) The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson (Coffee House Press) Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara (Bantam Dell Publishing - Delta Books) The Deep Blue Alibi by Paul Levine (Bantam Dell Publishing - Bantam Books) City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate (Penguin Group - Riverhead Books) BEST FACT CRIME Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri... (PR Newswire)
McLean suspended following arrests Apr 24, 2007
Breanna Janay Evans, 18, of New Haven and Dexter Fermin Royes, 47, of New Britain were also charged with breach of peace. The arrest report on Royes states he also struck another person. (New Haven Register, CT)
Miami's Nathan Davis Named to RBK/AHCA West All-American Second Team Apr 8, 2007
Second Team: East Jon Quick, SO, Massachusetts (Hamden, CN) Matt Gilroy, SO, Boston University (North Bellemore, NY) Sean Sullivan, SR, Boston University (Braintree, MA) Nick Dodge, JR, Clarkson (Oakville, ON) Eric Ehn, JR, Air Force (Dexter, MI) Trevor Smith, SO, New Hampshire (North Vancouver, BC). (Muredhawks.com)
Mt. Abram Proves Best in State - Brings Home Championship Gold Ball Mar 8, 2007
Mt. Abram, 55 - Dexter, 52 ... We re instead hooting and hollering that the Mt Abram Lady Roadrunners showed up to win with confidence and steadfast determination and did in-fact pull off a 55-52 State Championship victory over what some called the favorite to win - Dexter High School ... The question at hand before the game was could MTA contain the explosive scoring from the 6 6 Dexter Tiger center Mallory Ames who was capable of putting-up 40 points in any given game on the season. (Kingfield Irregular, ME)
Chilling challenge Feb 22, 2007
Dexter Robinson, hike leader for the AMC's Southeastern Massachusetts chapter, organizes a number of events aimed at helping three-season hikers expand their outdoor experience ... To contact, Dexter Robinson call 781-294-8840 or e-mail dexsue@comcast. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Complete Results Feb 12, 2007
25 3/9/2003 Chavous Nichols, Penn State Name Year Team Finals ========================================================================== 1 Jules, Dexter Manhattan 15. 16m 49-09. (Umassathletics.com)
Lowe's to open store in Maine Feb 9, 2007
The home-improvement retailer expects to open the store on the corner of U.S. Route 1 and Dexter Street by early 2008. The store will have 117,000 square feet of retail space and a 32,100 square foot garden center with products tailored to the Maine climate. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Finish what we started Jan 12, 2007
Ernest Kneeland of Dexter, Maine The president's plan is a viable, necessary and brave solution to the issues we are facing on the ground in Iraq and in the world. I am appalled that many elected officials in Washington are using this time of national crisis to further their political aspirations. (CNN)
York wrestlers sweep foes Jan 11, 2007
Traip hosts Monmouth and Madison Saturday, while York travels to Kennebunk for a meet that includes Wells, Mountain Valley, Westbrook, Biddeford, Lisbon, Dexter, Sanford and Kennebunk. In that meet the teams will be seeded by record, and Caldwell said York could be as high as third against very strong Class A and B competition. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Warm winter means thin ice Jan 2, 2007
Elsewhere, Dexter fire crews rescued a man from Wassookeag Lake around 3:30 p.m. Sunday after he fell through the ice while trying to save his dog, which did not survive. In Old Town, a man was rescued after falling through the ice on Pushaw Lake while snowmobiling with his brother. (USA Today -- Weather)
If you go: The Birches Resort Jan 1, 2007
Take Interstate 95 north to exit 157 in Newport, Maine; turn left onto Route 7 north to Dexter (14 miles). Take route 23 to Guilford (11 miles) and turn hard right onto Routes 6/15 to Greenville (24 miles). (Boston Globe)
