FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy’s Class of 2017 Project Graduation Committee is hosting two events this month. On Saturday, March 25, the school’s 27th annual auction will be held at the gym. The auction preview will be at 4 p.m. and the auction will begin at 5:30. There will be hundreds of chance and silent auction […]
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Poland Spring eyes Rumford, Fryeburg for new bottling plant, springs
POLAND — Spurred by strong sales, Poland Spring is looking for two additional spring sites and a home for its fourth bottling plant in Maine, a $50 million construction project. The company bottled nearly 902 million gallons of water in the state last year. The new trio of projects could give it capacity for 400 […]
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Delta Masonic Lodge donates to Sunshine Backpack Food Program
LOVELL — The Delta Masonic Lodge held its second annual spaghetti supper on Aug. 13, supporting Sunshine Backpack Food Program in School Administrative District 72. There currently 65 children from Fryeburg, Brownfield and Lovell signed up for the program, an increase from 45 children last year. Each backpack contained shelf-stable foods — foods that […]
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Girls’ basketball: Fryeburg slams door on Leavitt, 43-37
TURNER — Fryeburg’s erratic shooting from the floor and ice-cold shooting from the free-throw line kept the door ajar for Leavitt to sneak away with a win in Friday night’s Class A South crossover contest. The Hornets just weren’t able to kick the door open. The Raiders held on for a 43-37 triumph to pick […]
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Hockey co-ops aren’t going anywhere
On any given snowy day during the school week, Brandon Pelton doesn’t know what to expect when he gets to hockey practice. “It can be tough. If there’s a snowstorm, one school can be out,” Pelton said. For Pelton’s team, it’s not as easy as no school, no practice. He is a junior on the […]
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High court upholds Fryeburg Academy land use
FRYEBURG — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Tuesday a 2014 vote by the Planning Board that allowed Fryeburg Academy to use two parcels of leased land to teach outdoor classes and house administrative offices. In the background for the court’s decision, Justice Ellen Gorman wrote that on Oct. 10, 2014, Fryeburg Academy submitted permit […]
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H.S. Football: Fryeburg shuts out Mountain Valley, 28-0
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy football team set the tone and remained in firm control throughout Saturday’s Class C South football quarterfinal. Cody Gullikson ran for two touchdowns and quarterback Oscar Saunders threw for another score as No. 3 Fryeburg earned a convincing 28-0 win over No. 6 Mountain Valley. Fryeburg served notice on the first […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Horton: Well, that was a fun regular season. I saw eight of the 13 high school football teams in our coverage area. Out of those 13 teams, Mt. Blue and Gray-New Gloucester are the only ones that aren’t advancing to the postseason. So let’s look at those two teams. Gray-NG had a tough season. The Patriots […]
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H.S. football: Dirigo pulls away from Traip
DIXFIELD — The Dirigo football team made adjustments in the second half and used a dominating defense and a power offense Friday night in a Class D football game against Traip at Harlow Park. Quarterback Luke Lueders threw a touchdown pass and rushed for one as the Cougars came together in a 26-6 triumph. Lueders […]
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H.S. Football: Fryeburg runs over Poland
The Fryeburg Academy junior scored five touchdowns in the Raiders’ 41-13 win over Poland on Friday. Gullikson had four offensive scores and gained 197 yards total. Three of those touchdowns were on big plays, 36- and 34-yard runs and a 53-yard reception, to go along with a 2-yard run. “The offensive line did a great […]