LEWISTON — The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra and trumpet virtuoso Wayne du Maine will present the world premiere performance of a new trumpet concerto by composer Rich Shemaria on Jan. 12 and 13. The orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Gendron Franco Center and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at […]
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
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Newry withdrawal Late in 2018, after four years, the Newry school withdrawal issue showed some possibility of coming to a resolution. Newry began looking at potentially withdrawing from SAD 44 in 2014, after some residents expressed concern about the quality of education in the district and the amount of money the town pays for it. […]
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Boys' hockey: St. Dom's shoots past Edward Little
St. Dominic’s William Fletcher takes the puck down the ice during Wednesday’s hockey game in Auburn. St. Dominic’s Dominic Chasse assists with the play while Edward Little’s Will Cassidy catches up to the play from behind. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy put on quite a show on the opening […]
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
No one injured in Dixfield house fire
DIXFIELD — Fire crews were battling a house fire late Wednesday night after a home on Holt Hill Road was reported in flames shortly after 9 p.m. Early reports were that the house at 41 Holt Hill Road was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived at the scene. According to online sources, the house is […]
Posted inMaine, News
Man charged with Bridgton stabbing was angry about relationship
Tyle J. Loisel, 18, who faces four felonies, believed a woman who stood him up at a motel then spent the night instead with the man he allegedly stabbed, according to court documents.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New Year's Eve street party to rock Auburn
AUBURN — Main Street will be closed New Year’s Eve for a street fest with bands, food trucks, beer, and, perhaps most important, warming stations. Mayor Jason Levesque said the event, slated for 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., will serve as a kickoff to 2019, Auburn’s sesquicentennial year. Stages, food trucks by Cook’s Lobster, House […]
Posted inNational Sports
James White’s expanded role helps Patriots’ offense
The last time White faced the New York Jets he set a career high for rushing yards in a game. That game also marked the start of a stretch in which the ground attack has taken on added importance for New England.
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford County budget up 7.4 percent
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted at their Dec. 18 meeting to enact a $7.5 million budget, an increase of 7.4 percent over the previous year. Interim County Administrator Tom Winsor said the total tax commitment for the 2019 budget is $7.5 million, an increase of $518,679 from the 2018 budget. The county’s capital reserve […]
Posted inGirls Basketball
Mountain Valley Conference girls’ basketball statistical leaders
Spruce Mountain’s Haley Turcotte second in in the MVC in scoring at 21.3 points per game.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 board mum on Spruce Mountain transformation plan
JAY — Two days after RSU 73 Superintendent Todd LeRoy released word of a plan to merge the Spruce Mountain middle and high schools, details were hard to come by Wednesday. Leroy mentioned the school merger plan in an email to the Sun Journal on Monday when asked about the rumored firing of high school Principal TJ […]