It was a rematch, since MDI won last year's final. Gardiner got the first point when Kaitlyn Davidson slammed the ball down, and senior middle blocker Lila Anderson said, “We just kept saying ‘leave it all on the court. We have to give every single thing we have and just dominate,’ and we did.”
Hermon fought hard in the second half, but John Bapst's two late goals held up. Planning to watch? A Class B North Regional is listed at Hampden Academy on Wed., Nov. 4. The girls' game is at 6:30 p.m., and tickets start at $6.
Providence took a 1-0 lead with 7:23 left in the second period, then Maine scored three unanswered goals. Maine, now 4-6-0 overall and 1-1-0 in Hockey East, travels to Boston University on Fri., Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 7, at 4 p.m.
Tiani Makokis: tied it 49 seconds into the third period
Lily Fetch: made it 2-1 at 7:01 of the third
Lulu Rucinski: empty-netter with 2:02 left to play
24saves by Maine goalie Kiia Lahtinen on Saturday
Maine was 0-3 on the power play, while Providence was 0-2.
Penobscot County's proposed budget for next year drops to $41.5 million after a lawyer found the plan to recoup $1 million went against state law, County Administrator Blair Tinkham said. Officials will present the new proposal to the budget advisory committee Wed., Nov. 4, and it still puts the county on pace for a 24% hike. Bangor Daily News
Today warms into the mid 60s with increasing clouds, a slight chance of showers and breezy west winds. Election Day stays cloudy with highs in the upper 50s, and the rain chances are mainly in northern and north central Maine. FOX 22/ABC 7
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Maine beat UMBC 2-1 in Baltimore on Sunday, earning the No. 3 seed in the America East tournament. The Black Bears will host the No. 6 seed, likely UMBC, on Thurs., Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. 92.9 The Ticket
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Maine hockey led Boston University 2-1 before the Terriers tied it with 2:12 left in regulation and won 3-2 in overtime on Halloween night. It was the Black Bears' 10th straight loss to the Terriers in Boston. 92.9 The Ticket
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Voter guides
Mainers have five free voter guides to lean on before Tuesday's election, from a personalized digital sample ballot to a plain-language PDF. Voters will settle the U.S. Senate race, fill the 2nd District seat opened by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden's departure and pick a successor to term-limited Gov. Janet Mills. Bangor Daily News
Election tips
The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and the Maine Monitor are teaming up on Election Day to investigate problems as voters go to the polls. If you see a candidate campaigning close to a polling site or get asked for an ID, you can send a tip, and a reporter from one of the three outlets will look into it. Bangor Daily News
5free voter guides for Maine's Tuesday ballot
They range from a personalized digital sample ballot to a plain-language PDF.
Some Brewer trick-or-treaters got a bonus stop on Halloween night: a haunted mansion built inside a garage. Mckenzy and Danielle, a mother and daughter-in-law who live next door to each other, turned the emptiest garage into a haunted house that drew a crowd. Mckenzy says it will probably become a tradition. We'd like to see next year's version.