AUBURN — Auburn Middle School eighth-graders on Team Bradbury recently tried a “crushing” new adventure. Students were challenged to build a structure out of balsa wood that would hold as much weight as possible. Given 25 pieces of balsa wood, students got to work to design and build a structure, weighing no more than 15 […]
2017
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Union’s report doesn’t show full story
When the AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of labor unions, released its annual Executive Paywatch report recently, the goal was to expose the country’s “greedy CEOs.” The report alleges that the average S&P 500 CEO earned $13.1 million in total compensation in 2016, while the typical U.S. rank-and-file worker made only $37,632. According to the union, […]
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Paul LePage refuses to put up National Monument road signs
Gov. Paul LePage is refusing to put signs along state roads showing the way to Maine’s national monument, pending the outcome of a federal review, state officials said Friday. The governor won’t allow official signs for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to be placed along Interstate 95 and Routes 11, 157 and 159 — […]
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1 killed, 1 injured in shooting in Belgrade
Maine State Police closed off Route 11 in Belgrade late Friday night after what officials say was an officer-involved shooting. BELGRADE — Authorities say says one person was killed and another injured in an officer-involved shooting in the town of Belgrade, Maine. The Kennebec Journal reports the shooting happened at a mobile home Friday night […]
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HS Baseball: Opportunistic Saints swamp Rangers
Traip Academy’s Teddy Driscoll can’t find the ball in a cloud of dust and sand as Saint Dominic Academy’s Hunter Hughes slides in with a stolen base during Saturday afternoon’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — Long known for its opportunism on offense, St. Dom’s has to be even more aggressive this season because, with a […]
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Roundup: Gray-New Gloucester holds off Freeport
GRAY — John Henry Villanueva pitched a three-hit shutout as Gray-New Gloucester played some 90-foot baseball in the fifth inning for a 2-0 victory over Freeport on Saturday afternoon. Jake Winchester pushed Tanner Mann to second and landed safely at first when the Falcons (3-8) misplayed an attempted sacrifice-bunt. Tanner Mann later scored on another […]
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup championship: The covers
In 2006-07, the Lewiston Maineiacs captured the hearts of Lewiston-Auburn-area hockey fans. Here at the Sun Journal, we captured the Maineiacs, through photos, words, online blogs and many other media. Here is a display of some of the best page design work the Sun Journal did that year while chronicling the team’s efforts.
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup champions: Season recap
Chad Denny, one of the original three Maineiacs on the team, hoists the President’s Cup above his head after the team was victorious over Val D’Or in the President’s Cup final in 2007. Game 1 (1-0-0-0) The Maineiacs served notice from the beginning of the season that they would be a force to be reckoned […]
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup champions: Where are they now?
The Lewiston Maineiacs were a franchise in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for eight seasons, from 2003-2011. Without a doubt, the highlight of the team’s existence in Lewiston was the run to a championship in 2006-07. Coached by Clem Jodoin and featuring a handful of players who went on to play professional hockey — […]
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#Maineiacs — 2007 President’s Cup Championship: Team built on chemistry
Lewiston Maineiacs’ Simon Courcelles, Tom Michalik, Peter Delmas, Marc-Andre Cliche, Jonathan Bernier and Chad Denny carry a banner around the ice after clinching first place in the QMJHL. AUBURN — Ten years did nothing to dampen Clem Jodoin’s smile. The former Lewiston Maineiacs coach, who since leading the team to a President’s Cup championship in […]