Husson quarterback Jeremy Shorey drops back to pass against Becker during his senior season in 2007. (Husson University athletics) Jeremy Shorey approached the football office at Husson College (now University) in 2005 and introduced himself to the man sitting just outside the door. Assistant coach Nat Clark didn’t recognize the name at first, but he […]
2018
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DHHS caseworkers say system struggling
Maine child protection caseworkers have been concerned since late last year that widespread problems within their agency were making their jobs harder and putting vulnerable children at risk. High staff turnover. Low morale. Unmanageable caseloads. Some even said they felt intimidated by superiors. Conditions were ripe for tragedy to strike, and late last year it […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Book tells stories of legendary bush pilot
Maine’s rich and colorful outdoor heritage has over the years produced a parade of prominent and not-so-prominent personalities, all who helped shape and imprint this memorable and lasting legacy. Greenville bush pilot Dick Folsom was a man who left his mark in the annals of Maine’s outdoor history. After serving in the Army Air Force […]
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Par for the Course: Radio host Les Fleisher passionate about golf in Maine
In the early 1980s, Les Fleisher and his wife, Jill, would have bet a lot of money that they would never fall in love with the State of Maine. However, his law school roommate and best friend, David Glaser, and his family moved to Portland, so the Fleishers decided they needed to visit the Pinetree […]
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Leaving for prep school, Robert takes his final shot at the state's best junior golfers in 2018
Alex Robert, who played hockey and golf at Lewiston High School, is competing in the Maine Junior Amateur championship at Brunswick Golf Club this week. (Sun Journal file photo) For most of the competitors, this week’s Maine Junior Amateur is a prelude to the the upcoming high school golf season that begins at the end […]
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Legion baseball: Richardson pitches shutout, Pastime beats Hampden 1-0
Pastime Club starter Hunter Richardson pitches against Hampden during the first round of the American Legion baseball state tournament at Husson University in Bangor on Saturday. Richardson pitched a complete-game shutout in the 1-0 win. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) BANGOR — Pastime didn’t let its struggles at the plate deter the Zone 2 champions Saturday afternoon […]
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Makers Fair held in South Paris
Aiden Ames, 4, is helped down from the driver’s seat by his father, Adam Ames of South Paris, during the Moore Park Makers Fair in South Paris on Saturday. Ames sat in the mini monster truck “Rambunctious” that Steve McCann built for his 10-year-old son, Steven, for his birthday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Auburn Grange holds yard sale
Frank McAlister of the Danville neighborhood in Auburn talks with Jen Bubar and her son, Grayson Hughes, 7, of Brunswick at the Danville Junction Grange Yard Sale on Saturday. Grange hall members held the yard sale to help pay for repairs done over a sixth-month period that started in December, Grange member Maynard Chapman said. […]
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Viral puppy finds home in Maine
GORHAM — When Andrea Shaw left for Georgia on a business trip, she didn’t expect to come home with a famous dog as the newest member of her family. But after an evening of southern barbecue with a co-worker and a chance meeting on the street with a group of bicyclists, the Gorham resident wound […]
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State cemetery for veterans may offer green burials
AUGUSTA — The iconic image of a veterans’ cemetery, which can be seen from Normandy to Arlington, has white headstones aligned with military precision in perfect rows in a carefully groomed setting, a place of honor meant to last the ages. That picture is, however, changing. The Maine Veterans’ Cemetery System, which has four state-run […]