BRUNSWICK - Daniel Weiniger scored a hat-trick Saturday afternoon to lead the Bowdoin College men's hockey team in a 5-2 win over visiting Hamilton College.

Second ranked Bowdoin rebounds from yesterday's loss and improves to 17-2-1 (11-2-1 NESCAC). Hamilton suffered its second loss of the weekend and falls to 5-12-3 (3-9-2 NESCAC).

The Polar Bears opened the first period scoring at 3:29 into the game. Colin Downey controlled the puck skating around the back of the net before sending a quick pass to Weiniger in the left circle. Weiniger one timed the puck to the left side before Hamilton goalie Joe Quattrocchi was able to recover from the right post.

Hamilton answered with the tying goal at 4:42. Nicholas Vassos set up in the slot and dished a clean pass to Patrick Sen on the right who quickly returned the puck to Vassos. Still in the slot, Vassos one-timed the puck past Bowdoin goalie Max Fenkell to even the score at 1-1.

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) - The town of Brunswick is holding a monthlong series of events in celebration of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The annual Longfellow Days celebration kicks off Saturday and runs through Feb. 27, which marks the 206th anniversary of Longfellow's birth. Longfellow was born in Portland, attended Bowdoin College and went on to become one of America's best-known poets.

During the month, there will be public poetry readings, lectures and discussions, a film screening and a chapel service at the Bowdoin College chapel.

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The Maine Supreme Court will hear the State's appeal of a judge's decision to throw out 46 counts in the Mark Strong prostitution trial.

The high court also authorized that judge, Justice Nancy Mills, to decide whether to proceed with the remaining 13 charges or wait until the Supreme Court decides the appeal.

A jury for this case has not yet been finalized. The jury selection process was underway last week when everything came to a screeching halt on Friday.

This was all set in motion when Justice Nancy Mills dismissed 46 invasion of privacy counts against Mark Strong. It was a big blow to the state's case, so the state appealed that decision to the Maine Supreme Court.