Mainers have a lot to contemplate on Election Day. On a traditional ballot, voters will be choosing among three candidates for governor to replace the combative Republican Gov. Paul LePage. On a separate ballot, ranked-choice voting will make its national debut in races for U.S. House and Senate. Also on the ballot is a question […]
November 5, 2018
Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield company begins annual toy drive
Dixfield Discount Fuel employees Katie Houghton, left, and Missy McDonald pose with gifts donated to date for the annual toy drive, to be presented to local children, ages 5 to 12, in need. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — Employees at Dixfield Discount Fuel have already collected nearly 50 gifts in their ninth annual toy drive. […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Preparing for Election Day
City Clerk Kathy Montejo points to bottled water and other supplies from City Hall waiting to be delivered Monday afternoon to voting locations throughout Lewiston. “Did you see we didn’t forget about you?” Montejo said to Richard Morin, left, as she pointed to a “Public Works Crew” sign on the water. Morin is a foreman […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
UMF women among Maine soccer teams in NCAA Division III tournaments
UMaine-Farmington’s Haley Fletcher, a former Monmouth Academy standout, heads the ball as Thomas College player Nikki Bradstreet pressures during the NAC women’s soccer championship game Sunday in Waterville. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) WATERVILLE — It did not take long for the Colby College men’s soccer players to stand and cheer. As soon as they heard their […]
Posted inRiver Valley
WWII-style dance party, Veterans Day events in Canton
Doug Culver, left, shows Josh Williams how to put on a parachute in Andover, Massachusetts, recently. Culver will present a Veterans Day talk Sunday at the Canton Historical Society building at 25 Turner St. (Submitted photo) CANTON — The Canton Historical Society will host a weekend of events in observance of Veterans Day, beginning with a World […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
UMaine assistant Edniesha Curry making impact with men's basketball team
University of Maine in Orono men’s basketball assistant coach Edniesha Curry works with player Isaiah White, left, during practice last month in Orono. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) ORONO — The University of Maine men’s basketball team was going through a routine layup drill, with Edniesha Curry and another assistant coach making passes to players cutting to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
False alarm at Longley Elementary School
The Lewiston Fire Department clears the scene Monday afternoon at Longley Elementary School after investigating a call. The Lewiston Fire Department said an alarm in an outside classroom was pulled. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Polling places
Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Bethel: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Crescent Park School Bridgton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Buckfield: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Municipal Building Canton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 […]
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Lewiston-Auburn D'Angelos survive bankruptcy closings; Papa Gino's doesn't
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The company that owns the Papa Gino’s pizza parlor and D’Angelo sandwich shop chains has confirmed it has closed about 95 locations throughout New England, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reached an agreement to sell the business. The announcement Monday by Dedham-based PGHC Holdings Inc. came a day after […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
New Hampshire man to serve 40 months for selling fentanyl, crack cocaine in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A New Hampshire man was sentenced Monday to 40 months in prison, after he pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl and crack cocaine in July in Wilton. Davian Torres Rodriguez, 27, of Nashua, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Monday at Franklin County Superior Court to two felony counts of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs […]