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They were simpler times.  Paul Dean was the Ireland out-half for the opening two games of the Five Nations in 1986 but injury against Wales meant coach Mick Doyle needed a replacement.  Two players, the uncapped Ralph Keyes, 24, and Tony Ward, holder of 17 caps, then 32, were in the mix. And it was a stand-out performance for Cork Con prior to the trip to Twickenham, a 25-20 loss, that earned Keyes his first cap.  "Everyone played with their clubs and you graduated to the inter-pro side," Keyes tells RTÉ Sport. "Thereafter you played in the domestic inter-pro competition and th...

SUSAN JOHNS Courtesy of Michelle Blagdon WMHS English teacher Michelle Fraser, left, and Technology Coordinator/VHS Site Coordinator/Student Council Advisor Deb Pooler. Courtesy of WMHS Michelle Blagdon and son Payton, a WMHS sophomore. Courtesy of Cindy Collamore Courtesy of Michelle Blagdon Treats the staffs of Wiscasset Elementary and Middle High schools received last week were a thank you from parents. And staff members told Wiscasset Newspaper they appreciated it.   WES fifth grade teacher Justin Stygles said in an email response, “For one who is trying to kick a Coke-a-cola habit, th...

Jeff Speed retires after 46 years SARAH WHITFIELD, News Contributor Jeff Speed listens as fellow staff members celebrate him. Zoom screenshot Fellow staff members honor Jeff Speed. Zoom screenshot One of the many photos in a slideshow honoring Jeff Speed. Zoom screenshot A message from Speed’s WMHS family as part of a slideshow honoring him. Zoom screenshot One of the many photos in a slideshow honoring Jeff Speed. Zoom screenshot More than 25 people gathered on Zoom Jan. 27 to celebrate the retirement of head Wiscasset Middle High School custodian Jeff Speed. He will retire Feb. 28, afte...

SARAH WHITFIELD, News Contributor Wed, 01/13/2021 - 1:30pm Wiscasset School Department staff are working hard to bring back as many students in-person as possible, Superintendent Terry Wood reported at the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Zoom school committee meeting. Wednesdays will still be virtual learning so the buildings can be thoroughly cleaned but more and more students will be attending four days a week if they choose to. Wood noted Wiscasset Elementary School is fully ready for higher numbers and second, fourth and fifth graders began to come back in greater numbers the week of Jan. 11,...

captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. tom, that it's the traditional the u.s. economy is faltering. >> tom: susie, this has been the >> susie: we've seen some disappointing results in the housing market, some signs manufacturing is slowing and darren gersh takes a look at the downshift in expectations. >> let's start with the good news. even with higher oil prices, the after effects of the housing bubble and everything that is still going on in europe, the u.s. economy is growing. and it's proved stronger than the skeptics feared. but just one month ago, the ...