Chad Denny, one of the original three Maineiacs still on the team, hoists the President’s Cup above his head after the team was victorious over Val D’Or. Mike Caron of Lewiston strained his eyes and peered at his 12-inch computer monitor. Sweat dripping from his beard after rushing home from work on an unseasonably warm […]
2017
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Outdoors in Maine: As the grey retreats, time to again explore the outdoors
Those of us who winter over in the South get spoiled in a lot of ways. For one thing, we tend to take the sun for granted. Day after day, that big bright orb comes up in the eastern sky in the morning and then drops below the western horizon late in the day. When […]
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Par for the Course: Bridgton Highlands boasting new look, less trees
If you have not played Bridgton Highlands in a number of years, you might not recognize the course. The new look is part of an overall plan of the ownership, general manager Jim Mains, the course management group of Dan Hourihan, and superintendent George Thomas. Their goal was to open the course and make it […]
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Funeral Notices for Saturday, May 20, 2017
ARSENAULT — Janice M., of Lewiston died Sunday, April 16. There will be a service on Wednesday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at Broadview Cemetery on East Avenue in Lewiston. BUSWELL — Nancy Marie, died in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sunday, March 7. Graveside services will be held Sunday, May 28, at 1 p.m. at […]
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Maine Sports Hall of Fame: Angela Bancroft tried something, and succeeded
Angela Bancroft competes in a triathlon. Many of the best athletes to ever come out of Maine started training in their respective sports when they were a kid. Angela Bancroft, who will lay claim to being one of those best athletes to ever come out of the state on Sunday when she is enshrined in […]
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Honoring our veterans
Jim Handy of Lewiston looks closely at a gravestone at Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston Saturday morning as he checks to see if the person buried there was a veteran. Volunteers placed flags in front of the gravestones of veterans Saturday morning in cemeteries throughout the state in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day Celebration on […]
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Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day
Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day Samantha Paradis of the Mexico Police Explorers instructs Brooklynn Gallant, 4, of Rumford to stop her bike as she negotiates the bike rodeo course during Saturday’s Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day. Several different organizations participated in the annual event, which is a fundraiser for area youth.
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Maine Innovation Expo a hit
LEWISTON — About 400 people filled Museum L-A Saturday for the museum’s first Maine Innovation Expo, touring exhibitions and doing craft projects set up by about 30 schools, businesses and community groups there to show off local talent and creativity. “It’s fun. Very, Very fun,” said 9-year-old Emma Mills, of Lewiston, as she hammered together […]
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Something special for Mom
Tyrrell Parise, left, Jonah Price and Staycee Creamer, all 7, pick dandelions, lilacs and other flowers on Ash Street to bring to their moms in their Lewiston neighborhood early Saturday morning. Tyrrell Parise, left, Jonah Price and Staycee Creamer, all 7, pick flowers such as dandelions and lilacs on Ash Street to bring to their […]
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River Valley Relay For Life celebrates 20 years
The 2017 Relay For Life Courage Award was presented to Frank Arsenault Saturday at the 20th annual River Valley Relay for Life Saturday at the Hosmer Field Complex in Rumford. He is pictured, from left, with his wife, Pennie, his sister, Nancy Theriault, and presenter Diane Mitchell. Judy Broomhall, left, receives the Shirley Comeau Award […]