AUBURN — In the American Legion baseball playoffs, pitch counts are everything. Rogers Post used one of its top pitchers, Damien St. Pierre, in relief in the fourth inning, throwing 17 pitches with a one-run lead over the Capitals in the first round of the Zone 2 playoffs. In the bottom of the inning, Rogers […]
2018
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Lewiston using additional school funding to lower taxes
LEWISTON — It’s not much, but it’s something. The Lewiston School Department will use $66,603 in additional state subsidy to offset next year’s property tax impact, likely to the tune of 3 or 4 cents per tax bill, according to Superintendent Bill Webster. Revised school funding figures were released recently after the state passed its […]
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Horse talk at Waterford World's Fair
Ellie Winslow, 8, talks to her horse, Faith, at the Waterford World’s Fair on Friday afternoon, as her father, Jeff Winslow, adjusts the saddle. Ellie has been riding horses for five years, starting on a pony led around the yard. The agricultural fair continues through the weekend with crowd favorites, including pig scrambles, draft horse […]
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Kurt Busch wins pole at New Hampshire
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Kurt Busch is set to crank up contract talks with Stewart Haas-Racing. With his deal expiring at the end of the season, the 2004 NASCAR Cup champion is on the hunt for a new agreement that would keep him in the SHR fold and with Monster Energy again on board as […]
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Traffic advisory for Sunday's Emily's Run
AUBURN — Race two of this year’s Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series will be held Sunday, July 22. Emily’s Run will kick off at 8:30 a.m. The 5K course, which begins and ends at Edward Little High School in Auburn, is considered moderately hilly. Runners will leave the high school, turn right on Western […]
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Winthrop church celebrating 225th anniversary
WINTHROP — A lot has changed since 1793, when a group of Quakers started regularly meeting in a small cabin here. The number of worshipers grew, then shrank. Their meetings moved to a large tent, then to a building with stained-glass windows and a bell tower. Their clothing has mirrored the times. Nowadays, you’re less […]
Posted insj-web, Varsity Maine
Passion for the game has led Slicer to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Oxford Hills coach Shane Slicer pulls his players together during a pitching change. Slicer is being inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) Four decades after being introduced to baseball, Shane Slicer’s passion for the sport remains strong. These days, the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School coach […]
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Celtics’ Smart ‘ecstatic’ to have summer in limbo over
BOSTON (AP) — There was a moment during the past month in which Marcus Smart wasn’t sure where he’d be playing basketball this upcoming season. A day after signing a four-year deal to remain in the only NBA jersey he’s ever played in, Smart said he’s focused on doing what he can to help the […]
Posted insj-web, Varsity Maine
29th Lobster Bowl rallies talent, rivalry for good cause
Winthrop/Monmouth’s Nate Scott of the West team defends a pass Mattanawcook’s Carter Ward of the East during the Lobster Bowl last year. (Brewster Burns photo) One thing the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic has done consistently throughout its history as the state’s all-star football showcase is generate a rivalry between the East and West participants. […]
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Otisfield beach reopens after water test comes back clean
OTISFIELD — Less than a week after closing the town beach on Pleasant Lake because of E. coli bacteria in the water, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said the beach is open again. Pastore wrote on the town’s website that Friday morning’s test of Pleasant Lake “came back clean,” and that the beach would be reopened […]