Blue Devils win meeting between two of state’s top teams.
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Indoor track and field results: Edward Little’s Jillian Richardson wins twice at KVAC meet
Red Eddies senior wins 2-mile and 800-meter races at Bowdoin College.
Boys’ basketball: Lisbon starts fast, cruises past Wiscasset
Greyhounds score first 23 points of game.
Outdoors in Maine: Checking the backtrack of 2018
The New Year is almost always a welcome event, even if we are all a year older. The slate is clean. As we look ahead, it’s a lot like a field of virgin snow. As we move on, the tracks we leave will take us to unseen ground. This is especially sweet for outdoors people […]
On Skiing: The good old days? Not so fast
The most recent message from Jackson Hogen at Realskiers.com brought back some memories. Jackson wrote about his early years on skis and his first real skis, Rossignol Stratos with Look Bindings. I thought about my first real skis, Paris (what else would a kid growing up in South Paris have?) ridge top hickories, 6 feet […]
Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’
The standoff has prompted economic jitters and anxiety among some in Trump’s own party. But he appeared Friday in the Rose Garden to frame the weekend talks as progress.
Biotech advances bring tough choices
A new medical device may change almost everything we think about making babies. It may also sweep away the current controversy over abortion while creating new ethical dilemmas. We speak of the artificial womb. Also called a biobag, an artificial womb is a big plastic sack filled with synthetic amniotic fluid. A tube going into […]
Lewiston hockey teams hosting "A Night to Honor Those Who Serve"
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Department, the Lewiston athletic department, and the boys’ and girls hockey programs plan to formally honor individuals who serve the Lewiston community. Saturday, Jan. 5, will be Lewiston’s annual “A Night to Honor Those Who Serve” as the boys’ and girls’ hockey teams host the Cheverus Stags at the Androscoggin […]
Maine-based duo Melon Shades to release debut album
BATH — What began as just another jam session for Henry Raker and Shawn Russell blossomed into a new duo: Melon Shades. Based mostly around prompted improvisation, Melon Shades dives through space, genres and time, leading listeners to a unique musical experience never heard before and never to be heard again. According to acloserlisten.com: “Guitar, […]
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Citizens Police Academy program LEWISTON — The Lewiston Police Department’s “Citizens Police Academy” provides an inside look over the day-to-day operations of the department. This program provides folks with an opportunity to engage with the department and to be informed on the services they provide, to discuss current issues taking place both within Lewiston and out, […]