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December 8, 2018

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Club to discuss junior fiction book PARIS — At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, the public library’s Novel Idea Book Club will discuss the junior fiction selection, “When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer,” written by Beth Levine. In April of 1917, Simone Spencer’s world changes. Her brother goes off to […]
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December 7, 2018

FINAL FOUR-BOUND: UMaine football holds off Weber State to reach FCS semifinals for first time

Maine quarterback Chris Ferguson (14) is sacked by Weber State’s Adam Rodriguez (9) during the second half of the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Ogden, Utah. (Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner via AP) OGDEN, Utah — Chris Ferguson threw for two touchdowns, Ramon Jefferson ran for a late fourth-quarter score and the Maine defense […]
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December 7, 2018

Local roundup: Winthrop girls' basketball holds off Lisbon

WINTHROP — Natalie Frost drained 11 points to lead Winthrop to a 43-41 victory over Lisbon in girls’ basketball action Friday evening. The Ramblers (1-0) got off to a strong start, leading 18-8 lead after the first quarter. Aaliyah WilsonFalcone chipped in nine points. Charlee Cox scored a game-high 12 points for the Greyhounds (0-1). […]
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December 7, 2018

PHOTOS: Lewiston High School basketball court dedicated to former coach Fern Masse

Lewiston High School Athletic Director Jason Fuller, right, introduces Fern Masse during a dedication ceremony prior to the start of the Blue Devils boys’ basketball game in Lewiston on Friday. The basketball court recently received a new surface and the gym floor was formally dedicated in honor of Masse as “Coach Masse Court.” Masse coached […]
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December 7, 2018

UMF professor wins award

FARMINGTON — Kathryn Will-Dubyak, University of Maine at Farmington literacy education professor, has been named a 2018 Bonnie Campbell Hill National Literacy Leader Award winner by the Children’s Literature Assembly at the National Council of Teacher Educators conference in Houston, Texas. This professional recognition includes a $2,500 grant and is given annually in memory of […]
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December 7, 2018

Daku named director at RCAM

LEEDS — Rural Community Action Ministry’s board of directors recently named Janice Daku as its new executive director. RCAM is a private, nonprofit agency entering its 49th year of providing services to vulnerable rural families, focusing primarily on 13 rural towns in central and western Maine. Daku has more than 20 years of nonprofit management […]
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December 7, 2018

'Skating with the Bishop' in Auburn

Maine Bishop Robert Deeley joined students from Saint Dominic Academy on Friday morning at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn for the first-ever “Skating with the Bishop” event. Many skaters were in awe but not afraid to say hi and chat, including Rachel Moyse (in the pink jacket). Visit sunjournal.com to watch a short […]
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December 7, 2018

Adam Donald Caron

LEWISTON – Adam Donald Caron, 44, of Lewiston, with his parents by his side, passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness on Nov. 30, 2018. He was born on Sept. 11, 1974, in Lewiston, to Roger and Joline Caron. He came into the world hungry and his passion for food would later in […]
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December 7, 2018

Briefly: Well Done

NEW LONDON, N.H. — Colby-Sawyer College President Susan D. Stuebner declared Nov. 28, Resident Assistant Appreciation Day at the college. Chelsea Perry of Oakland, a member of the class of 2021 majoring in business administration, is one of 25 resident assistants being recognized and thanked for outstanding work supporting all students, developing communities based on individual responsibility […]
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December 7, 2018

Mt. Blue High announces first quarter honor roll students

FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced their first quarter honor roll students. Highest honors Alanna Ames, Lindsay Arsenault, Katherine Brittain, Shanice Brown, Jenna Campbell, Michael Chalmers, Hope Chernesky, Emmalee Clark, Autumn Conklin, Tomas Cundick, Jacelyn Daggett, Conor Damon, Eleanor DeCarolis, Isabelle Decker, Evan Downing, Leia Durrell, Maya Dustin, Leda Fletcher, Sebastian Fournier, Daphne French, […]

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