OXFORD — The Oxford County Fair has eliminated its long tradition of harness racing from this year’s fair schedule, but a state official said it will have no impact on the licensing of the Oxford Casino. The vote by the Oxford County Agricultural Society Board of Trustees to remove harness racing from the September 12-15 […]
2018
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Crystal Lake perfectly safe
HARRISON — Jump in, the water is fine! That’s the message from Town Manager Tim Pellerin after social media began circulating a false story that the popular Crystal Lake was polluted with E. coli. “Someone saw something, someone said something or heard something, and immediately we started getting calls,” Pellerin said late last week. The […]
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Olsen to head SAD 17 directors
PARIS — Diana Olsen of Otisfield was elected as chairman of the SAD 17 Board of Directors, replacing veteran chairman Ron Kugell who decided not to seek re-election after 20 years at the helm. In a 385 to 523 weighted vote, Olsen beat out opponent Natalie Andrews of West Paris. Both candidates had declared their candidacy […]
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Maine teachers visit Agnes Gray outdoor classroom
WEST PARIS — Profound, wonderful, fantastic, amazing. These are only a few of the words that some 15 educators from across Maine used to describe the Agnes Gray Elementary School’s outdoor classroom. The teachers, from all grade levels, came from Ashland, Old Town, Standish, Gray-New Gloucester and other school districts across the state, along with educators […]
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Chamber breakfast Aug. 9
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly breakfast meeting from 6:45 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Ramada Conference Center, 490 Pleasant St. The speaker is Michael Bourque, president and CEO of the MEMIC Group. He will share what MEMIC has learned about workers’ compensation system reform […]
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American Legion baseball: Pastime beats Rogers Post, earns first-round bye
Rogers Post’s Gavin Bates steps on first base a moment too late as Pastime’s Nick Levette makes the out during Wednesday night’s baseball game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Pastime knew that a first-place seed and a first-round bye in the American Legion Zone 2 baseball playoffs were on the line in the […]
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Lobster Bowl gives injured players a chance to finish senior year on the field
Oak Hill’s Austin Pierce gets ready to stiff-arm Yarmouth linebacker Ben Gleason, left, during a September 2017 game at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Pierce is playing in the Lobster Bowl after having his senior season shortened by an injury. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) DOVER-FOXCROFT — Former Lisbon coach Dick Mynahan said one of the […]
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New England Amateur: Cape Elizabeth's McFarlane in the lead
Reese McFarlane of Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth and his caddy, Ryan Collins, line up McFarlane’s putt on the 16th green at the New England Amateur golf tournament at Portland Country Club on Wednesday. McFarlane birdied the hole. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) FALMOUTH — A week after his own scoring mistake disqualified him from the […]
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Androscoggin commissioners issue $1 million tax-anticipation note
AUBURN — Uncertain on when it will actually receive jail funding from the state, the Androscoggin County Commission voted Wednesday to issue a county tax-anticipation note for up to $1 million to cover any potential cash shortfall. The note, sold to Androscoggin Bank, has a interest rate of 2.95 percent per year. While the note will […]
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Manchester murder case goes to jurors
PORTLAND — A jury will continue deliberations Thursday in the murder trial of David W. Marble Jr., who is accused of executing two people in Manchester on Christmas Day 2015. Marble, 32, of Rochester, New York, went on trial in Cumberland County Superior Court last week on two charges of intentional or knowing murder, after […]