PRESQUE ISLE — A couple in Maine will celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary next week, one year after they marked a big but bittersweet milestone. Delbert McCrum, 91, and his 92-year-old wife, Wilda, had their first date 75 years ago at a picnic on Mars Hill Mountain. They became sweethearts and were married on June […]
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Class D baseball: Bangor Christian prevails
BANGOR — Cody Collins waited three seasons to pitch in a state championship game. Despite working only three innings in 2014 because of an elbow injury, the senior finally received that opportunity on Saturday afternoon. Collins pitched two scoreless innings, then delivered the winning run with a single in the eighth inning to lift Bangor […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Cape Elizabeth boys, Massabesic girls capture titles
PORTLAND — Yarmouth stayed close early, but Cape Elizabeth had just enough firepower and a stifling defense to make sure that “close” was all that Yarmouth achieved. Griffin Thoreck netted a pair of goals and the Cape Elizabeth defense held Yarmouth scoreless for a span of 34:16 through the middle of the game as the […]
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Lewiston police looking for missing teen
LEWISTON — Police continued Saturday to search for a 15-year-old Lewiston girl reported missing by her mother on Wednesday, WGME reported. Brianna Robinson was last seen at Lewiston High School with her boyfriend, Paul Wilkins Jr., 18. On Saturday morning, police said a friend of Robinson may have seen her on Ash Street on Thursday, […]
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Class B softball: Hawks land on Warriors
BREWER — Sophomore left-hander Karli Theberge and the Hermon High School Hawks got stingier as the playoffs progressed and they saved their best for last. Theberge, backed by several defensive gems, tossed a six-hit shutout and senior catcher Shania Haskell had three singles as the Hawks beat Wells 6-0 to claim the state Class B […]
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1st Brewfest attracts beer connoisseurs; estimated 1,000 attend Lewiston event
LEWISTON — Chris Dowling doesn’t like his father’s beer, traditional Budweiser. “I like IPA (India pale ale),” Dowling said. “It has a lot of hops. A lot of flavor, bubbliness. I’m a very big fan of Lagunitas. Sierra Nevada’s also a good one.” Dowling, of Lewiston, was among the mellow crowd welcoming the first day […]
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Out-of-control kids: Biting. Hitting. Tearing apart rooms.
Kids in crisis are showing up younger and with behavioral problems more severe than in the past. Once or twice a week something would set him off. Teachers often didn’t know why. His principal isn’t sure the little boy even knew. But suddenly he would explode — hitting, kicking, biting, trying to run away, tearing […]
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Class C baseball: Raiders pick off Hawks
The Hawks ran into a roadblock at Saturday’s Class C state championship. Two to be precise — Gage Feeney and Jared Taylor. Feeney tossed a complete game four-hitter and Taylor went 3 for 4 with two doubles and five runs batted in to lead Washington Academy to a 7-1 win at Mahaney Diamond on the […]
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H.S. softball: Skowhegan slugs way to A crown
The Skowhegan softball team wanted Thornton Academy to know what to expect Saturday afternoon and a barrage of hits and runs in the first inning signalled that effectively. “I think it let them know that this was going to be a contest,” Skowhegan coach Lee Johnson said. “They weren’t just a team showing up and […]
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Stepping back into the past with his sons worth the trip
You can’t go home again. In his novel by the same name, author Thomas Wolfe advanced the idea that any attempt to relive our youthful memories will always fail. Perhaps, but isn’t it worth trying once in awhile? In the most northern reaches of Maine’s North Woods, there is a small remote trout pond that […]