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Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques battle past New Jersey Titans

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January 21, 2024

Two players selected earlier in the week for the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament lifted the Maine Nordiques to a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Titans in an East Division game at the Middletown Ice World in Middletown, New Jersey, Saturday night..

“It was a war tonight,” Nick Skerlick said. “It took every ounce to make things happen. I think the kids did a pretty damn good job to the criticism we gave them last night.”

Charles Tardif scored in the first period, while Tomek Haula scored the game-winning goal for Maine (27-9-4) midway through the third.

The league’s Top Prospects Tournament is scheduled for early February, and Tardif and Haula are slated to be joined by teammates JP Steele and Aiden Dixon.

“I want to note I really am proud of Charles Tardif with his 25th goal of the season, which ranks the highest for most regular season goals for a Maine Nordique,” Skerlick said. “I thought Tomek Haula was really good, and he was really good defensively as well.”

Stefan Owens had 24 goals during the 2020-21 regular season.

Jake Bernadet, Kellen Murphy, Shane Kozlina and David Helledy all recorded assists for the Nordiques.

Dominick Rivelli scored late in the second period for New Jersey (19-15-2, 40 points), with Dominik Bartecko and Odlin Ford setting the tally up.

Carter Richardson stopped 32 shots for the victory and Dylan Krick had 28 saves for the Titans.

Skerlick said he liked the effort of both of his goalies this weekend. Thomas Heaney got the start in Friday’s 5-2 loss. Skerlick was pleased with his defensemen also.

“Both goalies played outstanding all weekend. I want to give credit to Tommy, too,” Skerlick said. “… At the end of the day, he played outstanding, and Carter was really good tonight. Those guys were special for us all weekend. I want to give credit to JP Steele; I want to give credit to all the defensemen tonight — Seth Murch was incredible. It was a full defensive effort tonight.”

Maine caps its 10-game road trip when it takes on the Johnstown Tomahawks next Friday and Saturday.

“We are really going to focus on team energy this week and sticking with each other because I feel this road trip, being on the road, being with each other all the time I feel created a few blemishes between teammates when things get tough,” Skerlick said. “We’re really going to stick to our details, team bonding, and family first before heading to play the most physical team in the division.”

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How a data center derailed $240,000 for affordable housing in Wiscasset

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May 11, 2026

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How a data center derailed 0,000 for affordable housing in Wiscasset

On a crisp afternoon in early April 2026, Richard Davis walked to the end of a boat launch on the Back River, a tidal channel that cuts through Midcoast Maine’s rocky coastline. As the tide swept in, Davis, co-founder of a local group called Protect Wiscasset and an area resident, fixed his attention on the […]

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Mother’s Day brings boom in flower sales across Maine

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May 11, 2026

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Mother’s Day brings boom in flower sales across Maine

It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.

According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.

Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.

“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.

Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.

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Maine Black Bears Swept By UMass Lowell In A Tight 5-4 Finish

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May 10, 2026

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Maine Black Bears Swept By UMass Lowell In A Tight 5-4 Finish

The Maine Baseball Team was swept by UMass Lowell in the weekend series, losing on Sunday 5-4.

UMaine scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 1 in the 6th inning to lead 4-1, but the Riverhawks scored 2 runs in the 7th and then pushed across the tying and winning runs in the 9th inning for the win.

Thomas Stabley started for Maine and went 6.1 innings on the mound. He allowed 5 hits and 3 runs, striking out and walking 1. Owen Wheeler pitched 1.2 hitless innings striking out 2. Sebastian Holt pitched the 9th and took the loss, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs, the big hit a 2-run homer to Nicholas Solozano, his 2nd of the day.

Hunter St. Denis homered for Maine, a solo shot, his 9th of the season, in the 6th inning.

Albert De La Rosa was 2-4. JuJu Stevens , Shane Andrus, Quinn Murphy and Chris Bear each singled.

UMass Lowell is 19-27 while Maine is now 17-30.

The Black Bears will host Merrimack on Tuesday, May 12th in a non-conference game at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 92.9 The Ticket with the pregame starting at 1:30 p.m. Maine then closes out the regular season at home with a 3-game America East conference matchup with Albany Thursday- Saturday.

Check out photos from the game