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2018 Sun Journal All-Region softball

FIRST TEAM Name School Class Position Emmy Lashua Edward Little Sr. CF Alie Martell Gray-NG Sr. P Giana Russo Lisbon So. C Layne Audet Winthrop Jr. P Jordan Mynahan Lewiston Sr. 3B Haylee Langlois Monmouth Jr. 1B Ally Gagne Poland So. P Hannah Shields Buckfield Jr. C Lauren N. Merrill Oxford Hills So. P Kiera […]

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Ralph Alfred Tripp Jr.

NORWAY — Ralph Alfred Tripp Jr., 63, died Friday, July 6. He was born in Presque Isle on Feb 2, 1955, the son of Ralph Tripp and Myrtle Batchelder. He loved fishing, hunting and helping people who needed help. His family and friends were very important to him. He is survived by his partner, Julie Rice; […]

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What you need to know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen

Buckfield Board of Selectmen July 3, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Center Marijuana moratorium What happened: Selectmen extended the town’s moratorium for the retail sale of marijuana for another 180 days, as details are continued to be ironed out in Augusta. What it means: The moratorium, which bans the sale of retail marijuana, was first approved at […]

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Buckfield voters approve $1.8 million budget

BUCKFIELD — Buckfield voters approved a $1.8 million municipal budget during the annual town meeting June 16. Town Clerk and Treasurer Cindy Dunn said voters approved all but four articles, which resulted in a municipal budget that was $16,335 less than originally proposed by the Board of Selectmen. Article 7 asked if residents wanted to […]

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Buckfield voters approve $1.8 million budget

BUCKFIELD — Buckfield voters approved a $1.8 million municipal budget during their annual town meeting on Saturday, June 16. Town Clerk and Treasurer Cindy Dunn said that voters approve all but four articles, which resulted in a municipal budget $16,335 less than originally proposed by the Board of Selectmen. On Article 7, which asked if residents […]

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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen

Buckfield Board of Selectmen June 19, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Center Public hearing What happened: After a 45-minute public hearing about a noise complaint at the Buck-It Grill & Pub, selectmen decided to delay  action on the matter until a future meeting. What it means: More than 50 people attended the hearing and a number spoke […]

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H.S. softball: Experience gave Lakers edge over Bucks in D South final

Buckfield left fielder Margaret Bragg makes a running catch in foul territory during Wednesday’s game against Greenville High School in Standish. Bragg made an out on the play. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) STANDISH — Buckfield coach Sandy Albert had no interest in pulling her team down from Cloud 9 after beating eight-time regional champion Richmond in […]

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H.S. softball: Greenville fights back, beats Buckfield for D South title

Buckfield assistant coach Dan Jack sends Julia Dow home for a fourth inning run against Greenville High School on Wednesday. Dow’s run cut Greenville’s lead to 7-3. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) STANDISH — A two-run top of the first inning fired up Buckfield in Wednesday’s Class D South softball regional final. The problem for the Bucks […]

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Roses, song, advice highlight Buckfield graduation

Graduate Dakota Waterman hugs his mother, Naomi Francis, on Saturday after handing her and his father, Shannon Francis, a rose during the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School graduation ceremony.  BUCKFIELD — Valedictorian Seneca Jacobs urged her 39 fellow graduates Saturday evening during her valedictory address at the Class of 2018 Buckfield Junior-Senior High School graduation to […]

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H.S. Softball: Buck the trend: Buckfield ends Richmond's eight-year title run

RICHMOND — Eight straight years, eight seasons of Class D South dominance for the Richmond High School softball Bobcats. That is the mountain that faced No. 3 Buckfield in Friday’s Class D South semifinal against second-seeded Richmond. In many of those seasons of the Bobcat dynasty, it was the Bucks that ultimately suffered the fate […]