When Diane Taylor-Moore Hines decided to write her second children’s book, “Daniel Olaf Dragonfly,” ideas just popped into her head, she said. Hines, 68, is retired from her career in special education in Rumford and always wanted to be a writer. Now she can write as much and as often as she wants. For ‘Dragonfly’ […]
2018
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, July 16 LEWISTON — School Committee, regular meeting, Dingley Building, 6:45 p.m. Agenda: presentations on Title I program and how school budgets are determined, and presentation on alternative high school education programs. AUBURN — City Council meeting and workshop, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. Workshop agenda includes a presentation of […]
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Former NHL goalie Ray Emery drowns
Retired NHL goaltender Ray Emery, who helped the Ottawa Senators reach the final in 2007 and won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, drowned in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. He was 35. Hamilton Police said Emery was identified as the victim of a swimming accident in the harbor Sunday morning. Staff […]
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Big Papi a perfect fit in new All-Star role
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Ortiz drew so many pals and well-wishers, it took him nearly three minutes just to climb a few dugout steps. He then swung behind the batting cage, gave Vladimir Guerrero a playful pat, and spotted another Hall of Famer along the first base side. “What’s goin’ on, Papi?” a grinning Dave […]
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Red-hot Red Sox enter break with win
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox rolled through the pre-All-Star game portion of their schedule piling up wins. Now, they’ll have a few days to sit back, relax and enjoy their historic start. Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a walk-off grand slam and drove in two runs, leading […]
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France beats Croatia 4-2 to win 2nd World Cup
MOSCOW (AP) — Taking turns sliding across the rain-soaked turf holding the World Cup trophy tight, teenager Kylian Mbappe and the rest of France’s players acted like the youthful bunch they are. Nothing, not a Pussy Riot protest nor a postgame downpour that soaked Russian President Vladimir Putin, was going to stop the party. It […]
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Legion baseball: Pastime edges Bessey Motors, 3-2
LEWISTON — Hunter Landry drove in the game-deciding run, then later threw the game-ending pitch in Pastime’s 3-2 victory over Bessey Motors in an American Legion baseball Zone 2 clash Sunday. Two of the top teams in Zone 2 were knotted at 1-1 in the fifth when Landry followed Brock Belanger’s RBI single with one […]
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Kent strong, but Sea Dogs fall to Fisher Cats
Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Matt Kent winds up for a pitch during the first inning of a game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Sunday in Portland. (Joel Page/Portland Press Herald Photo) PORTLAND — Portland Sea Dogs starter Matt Kent allowed only two earned runs over eight innings Sunday, but the offense and defense […]
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Auto racing: Kaffel notches first SLM win at Oxford
OXFORD — Ivan Kaffel sure knows how to draw attention to his rookie campaign in one of Maine’s most competitive classes. The 16-year-old driver from Raymond notched his first career premier division victory in dramatic fashion, holding off Winterport’s Ryan Deane by .068 seconds to claim the 50-lap Super Late Model Trophy Dash on Saturday […]
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Young Emerson in title form at Wiscasset
Jonathan Emerson drives under his father Zach going through Turn 4 at Wiscasset Speedway earlier this season. The third-generation driver from Sabattus is enjoying a solid season at Richard and Vanessa Jordan’s rejuvenated mid-coast oval. (Peter Taylor/Wiscasset Speedway) Another third-generation racer is starting to make quite a name for himself on the paved ovals of […]