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Edward Little boys basketball duo parlay good chemistry into gritty play
Red Eddies seniors Akol Maiwen and Cedric Makelele combined for 44 of team’s 60 points against Hampden on Saturday.
Noble repeats as Class A wrestling champion
Brady Ouellette becomes the program’s first four-time state champion, and the Knights win their 16th state crown.
In Auburn, Lions youth hockey tournament hits ice for 54th year
Sponsored by the Maine Gladiators, it’s the longest-running youth hockey tournament in the country.
Hampden girls basketball manages expectations, and other takeaways from Class A North
Camden Hills continues to ride its defense, and Brunswick is set up well for the future.
Businesses are rolling with penny phase-out challenges
Some Maine retailers and others who handle cash transactions are rounding change to the nearest nickel in the absence of pennies.
High schools Thursday: Edward Little Alpine skiing wins KVAC titles
The Red Eddies sweep the individual and team championships.
Regions we’re most excited about in the Maine basketball tourneys
Here are the tournaments that Varsity Maine reporters are looking forward to the most.
Here are 15 Maine girls basketball players who will impact the state tourney
These players have impressed during the regular season and hope to lead their teams on deep runs through February.
These 15 players will impact the Maine boys basketball tournament
Elite players can be found from York to Madawaska and from Salem Township to Bar Harbor.
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News from surrounding towns
Lewiston and Portland prove themselves beacons of community | Opinion
In both our cities, things are beginning to feel their way back to normal. As we reflect on the events of recent weeks, we admire our neighbors’ unwavering love for one another.
Marshwood girls basketball wins thriller, and other takeaways from Class B South
Natalie Lathrop hits a stunner, role players step up for York and Oceanside, and Poland caps another chapter in its turnaround.
Democratic National Committee chair to visit Maine ahead of special election
DNC Chair Ken Martin is hoping to rally support for Scott Harriman, who faces Republican Janet Beaudoin in a Feb. 24 state House race.
Snow in Lewiston, championships, chocolates focus of this week in photos
Sun Journal photographers select some of their favorite images from Feb. 6-12, 2026.
Mystery Photo for Feb. 15, 2026
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
Reader requests Amish friendship bread recipe | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve lost a recipe for cinnamon bread that our family loved. It was not a sourdough recipe but it did require mixing and adding an ingredient(s) over several days. The word Amish keeps popping up in my head but searching for it has not uncovered any recipe that matches my memories of…
Maine’s 3 largest cities recorded just 1 homicide last year, state police say
Overall, homicides across the state dipped compared to 2023 and 2024, which are 2 of the deadliest years on record, according to recently released data.
Car slams into Lewiston furniture store
Moises Samba’s car struck the window between two brick pillars at FX Marcotte, shattering the glass.
Lewiston House District 94 special election profile: Janet Beaudoin, Republican
Beaudoin is a longtime Lewiston resident and School Committee member.
Lewiston House District 94 special election profile: Scott Harriman, Democrat
Harriman has been a city councilor since 2022, and the council’s representative on the School Committee since 2024.
Harriman, Beaudoin vie for Lewiston State House seat
The Feb. 24 special election for the House District 94 seat will determine who will take the remainder of former Rep. Kristen Cloutier’s term.
Jared Golden is lone House Democrat to back Trump’s Canada tariffs
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, continued his party-bucking ways as the House OK’d the formal disapproval of tariffs in a bipartisan vote.
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