LEWISTON — The Lewiston Education Fund is planning its annual “Super Bowling” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Sparetime Recreation Center. It will be a handicap tourney with five-person teams. Food and raffles will be held throughout the morning. Teams and sponsors are needed. The entry fee is $125 for a […]
2011
Posted inEncore
Looking Back on Jan. 3, 2011
100 years ago,1911 Sheriff Hewitt M. Lowe has begun his duties, the keys of the jail being turned over to him Saturday night by Sheriff Hastings. The oath of office has been already administered to Sheriff Lowe and Deputy Sheriffs Knapp, Strout, Cain, Wardwell, Bechard and Gardner. Fred O. Watson of Auburn, as a dedimus […]
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Family recovering from dog’s death; new puppy being trained
LIVERMORE FALLS — Bethany Miller has a new puppy, Eddie, a Jack Russell terrier that will be certified next spring to be her therapy dog. “Right now he is learning basic obedience skills,” Miller said. She and her family lost her therapy dog, Jack, this summer after it was attacked by a larger dog while […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Farmington Diner owner hopes for spring opening
WILTON — Farmington Diner owner Rachel Jackson-Hodsdon has been hard at work on her plans to restore the Farmington Diner and hopes to open it this spring. For almost two years, the diner has sat empty in a field off Cemetery Road in East Wilton. A new roof was added last year. Last January, neighbors […]
Posted inMaine, The Franklin Journal
Political Pulse: Using anonymity to shape debate
Nuggets from the notebook while wondering how many political operatives will register their real names for the Sun Journal’s new online commenting policy … Ever read the comments at the bottom of a political story and had the feeling that some of the posts weren’t personal opinions but rather the words of someone with a […]
Posted inNational Sports
Brady’s 2 TD passes cap record year
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady usually finds his targets. Now he can finally set his sights on playoff success. The record-shattering star of the New England Patriots extended his streak to 11 games without an interception in the team’s eighth straight win and fourth rout in five games, 38-7 over the Miami Dolphins on […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Waterville woman dies in first fire fatality of 2011
WATERVILLE — A Waterville woman died in her bed during an apartment fire on New Year’s Day in the first fire fatality of 2011, officials at the Maine Department of Public Safety said. Janet York, 55, was found dead when firefighters entered her apartment on Silver Place at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The fire started in […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Casco snowmobiler critically injured
CASCO — Two snowmobilers were injured, one critically, in an accident on Thomas Pond Sunday. Thomas Hartley, 47, of Casco, and Patricia Butler, 41, of Naples, were ejected from the snowmobile they were riding together on the pond around 12:05 p.m. when they lost control and crashed into the shoreline, according to a Department of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Search for dogs that attacked guard llama continues
MONMOUTH — Police and animal control officers continue to search for a pair of dogs that attacked and injured a llama Friday evening. Ivan Smith, owner of Snafu Acres, said he found two dogs attacking Abra the llama at about 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The llama suffered deep puncture wounds and tears to […]
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Lisbon Falls recall election Tuesday
LISBON — Voters in District Two, Lisbon Falls, will be going to the polls on Tuesday for a special citizen-initiated recall election of veteran Town Council Chairman Michael Bowie, as permitted under the town charter. The recall petition was submitted to the town by School Street resident Dorothy Fitzgerald, chairman of the Recall Committee. The […]