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H.S. baseball: Longtime Spruce Mountain coach Brian Dube retires, Mt. Blue's Stephen Lancaster takes over

Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube oversees an indoor practice at the old Livermore Falls High School. (Sun Journal file photo) The coaching carousel never stops spinning, but high school coach Brian Dube is getting off for good after a successful 22-year career, and Stephen Lancaster is staying on for the long run. Lancaster, the […]

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Baseball: Hall-Dale dismisses Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain shortstop Nick Lombardi waits for the ball as Hall-Dale’s Akira Warren slides into second base in a baseball game at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Wednesday afternoon. LIVEMORE FALLS — Hall-Dale’s 10-run, third-inning flare-up was more than enough to ruin Spruce Mountain’s day. The undefeated Bulldogs (5-0) used five key hits and […]

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H.S. baseball: Spruce Mountain opens up on Oak Hill

Oak Hill’s Caleb Valliere (7) gets back to the bag safely as Spruce Mountain first baseman Logan Moffett (38) waits for the throw during a Mountain Valley Conference baseball field at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — There were game-opening jitters and a handful of errors, but the […]

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Time-out: Dube’s coaching legacy defined by his devotion

Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube oversees an indoor practice at the old Livermore Falls High School. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) When venerable coach Brian Dube stands at his post outside the Spruce Mountain dugout, his keen eyes never leave the baseball diamond after the first pitch is thrown. The man with the deep voice and […]

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Spruce Mountain 2016 baseball preview

Coach: Brian Dube (fifth year) Conference: KVAC: Class: B South Last year’s record: 3-13 Returning players: Seniors — Ian O’Donnell (1B/P), Sebastian Lombardi (3B/P); Juniors — Nate Goodine (P/SS), Austin Gilboe (P/SS), Noah Preble (CF), Caulin Parker (C), Devan Pomeroy (2B); Sophomores — Shane Pelletier (LF), Landon Brochu (RF). Key losses: Bradley Hodges (1B), Matt Vigue (CF/SS), Anthony York […]

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Linda Jane Gaskill

RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Linda Jane Gaskill was celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 11, at Parish of the Holy Savior. The Rev. Greg Dube was the celebrant. Bernard Poirier was the altar server. Mark Belanger was the organist. Music selections were “Amazing Grace,” “Ave Maria,” “The Old […]

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Ali-Liston 50th: Paul Dube, businessman who got big boost

The Phantom Punch at 50 Interactive guide to our stories, photos, audio and video | Audio: Listen to the radio broadcast from the fight | Video: Can you see the punch? | Interactive timeline of the fighters’ careers | Newspaper coverage & readers’ memories from 1965 In 1965, both the Twin Cities travel agent and the world heavyweight champion were off to a pretty good start […]

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Field hockey: Poland Regional High School’s Dube honored in Western Maine Conference

“Eagerness,” Hediger began. “She is eager to learn new stick skills and team tactics all the time.” And? “She is also a goofball. She will make you smile and laugh one minute and then the next she is racing down practicing her aerial dribbling.” In other replies, Hediger also used “fiercely competitive,” “skilled,” and “humble.” […]

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Are you a manager or a leader?

If you’re going to be successful as an owner of a small business, particularly one with employees, you have to perform both roles well. Management expert Peter Drucker writes, “Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things.” SCORE-Central Maine mentor Maurice Dube observes, “If you have already demonstrated leadership qualities by taking the […]