FRYEBURG — Saturday’s Class C South clash of unbeaten teams between Leavitt and Fryeburg Academy stood up to the hype, and the heat. It was clear after each team’s first possession that the game was going come down to something unexpected. That something turned out be sophomore Eli Lind’s kicking leg. Lind’s 26-yard field goal […]
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Corvettes Doo Wop Revue cruising into Fryeburg
FRYEBURG — Back by popular demand, the national touring Corvettes are cruising onto the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, for another all out Doo Wop celebration. From New Hampshire to New Orleans and Virginia to Vegas, the Corvettes perform the classic music of the Doo Wop era […]
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Adult Education to offer college placement testing
NAPLES — Lake Region and Fryeburg Area Adult Education is an official Accuplacer college placement testing site. The program will help with college preparation, will administer the test and will submit scores to the college of a person’s choice. The College Transitions programming is comprehensive and can guide students through the process of beginning their […]
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New Hampshire man escapes injury in Fryeburg crash
FRYEBURG — A New Hampshire man escaped injury early Tuesday morning when the 18-wheeler he was driving collided with a tree that fell across Route 302, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Potvin said the 31-year old man, who was not identified because of a Fryeburg Police Department policy to not identify drivers who are not charged with crimes, was […]
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Fuel spill closes Route 302 in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG (AP) — Emergency crews in Maine have closed a major roadway after a tractor-trailer crash caused a diesel fuel spill. WCSH-TV reports a tractor-trailer spilled 120 gallons of diesel fuel after hitting a downed tree along U.S. Route 302 in Fryeburg Tuesday morning. Police have closed Route 302 down between Hemlock Bridge and Battleground […]
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Summer learning through Lake Region and Fryeburg Adult Ed
CASCO — Lake Region & Fryeburg Adult Education is announcing the summer class offerings. 10 Tips: Choose My Plate: Cooking class starts Thursday, July 6. Learn how to choose and prepare healthy foods at Crooked River School. Free. Chinese Language and Culture: Become immersed in this rich and diverse culture at the Fryeburg Library. The […]
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Denmark woman charged after crashing into Fryeburg monument
FRYEBURG — A Denmark woman was charged with drunken driving after she crashed her SUV into a 28-ton granite monument at Main and Portland streets, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in a news release Tuesday. Dianne Beausoliel, 68, was taken to Bridgton Hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, Potvin said. According to the release, officers […]
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Class B softball: Old Town, behind 19 Ks from McKenna Smith, stop Fryeburg
STANDISH — McKenna Smith didn’t allow herself to think about how she was pitching for seven innings. According to Old Town’s team rule, she’s only allowed to think about each out, hit, or otherwise for just seven seconds. She’ll have plenty of time to think about her pitching performance now. In what might be an […]
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H.S. Softball: Buzzell, Cooper, Bennett the backbone for Fryeburg Academy
FRYEBURG — Growing up, Mackenzie Buzzell remembers watching Fryeburg Academy win three softball state championships in four years, and she wanted to win one herself one day.. Now after going the first three years of her high school career without making a state final, let alone winning one, Buzzell is part of a trio of […]
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Hundreds pay tribute to Fryeburg officer fatally hurt in water rescue
On stage: Maine State Police Lt. Colonel John Cote (L), Maine Warden Service Chaplain Kate Braestrup and Freeport Police Department Lieutenant Nathaniel Goodman. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement officers and firefighters have paid tribute to a policeman who suffered fatal injuries while searching for a missing canoeist in Maine. The memorial honoring […]