GREENE — James Robert Couture, 57, of Greene passed away in Greene on Friday, May 11. He was born in Lewiston on March 29, 1961, a son of the late Normand and Aline (Morrill) Couture. He lived his entire life in the Lewiston-Auburn area, attended local schools, graduating from Lewiston High School. He was a retired […]
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Voters give first OK to $27.4 million SAD 52 budget for Greene, Leeds, Turner
TURNER — Tri-town residents approved the SAD 52 board’s $27.4 million budget last week and got some good news: it appears the district will return $575,000 to Turner, Greene and Leeds in June. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said about 50 residents from the three towns turned out Thursday night to approve the budget for 2018-2019. The […]
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Adventurer Bob Kimber at Sawyer Memorial
GREENE — Adventurer and freelance writer Bob Kimber will present his program, From Magpie River to Ossokmanuan Reservoir, at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Kimber will show photos taken on that journey and adds his commentary on the joys and rigors […]
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Pond design, biology workshop at Schott property
GREENE — The Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District is holding a pond workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Schott property, 303 South River Road. The workshop will cover topics such as pond design, construction, maintenance, location, sizing, troubleshooting, best management practices, pond chemistry, pond and riparian habitat […]
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Firefighters douse Greene brush fire
Shawn Lavigne, a volunteer firefighter with the Greene Fire Department, puts out hot spots from a brush fire on the banks of the Androscoggin River on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Bates claims seventh straight President’s Cup Regatta
Bates College hosted the 22nd President’s Cup regatta at the school’s boathouse along the Androscoggin River in Greene on Sunday Morning. The women’s 8 teams, above, dominated in their races against rivals Bowdoin and Colby. The Bates team won seven of 10 races Sunday to clinch the President’s Cup for the seventh consecutive year. Visit […]
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Morse Library adds musical note to story time with Stan Davis
GREENE — Local singer-songwriter Stan Davis will join regular story time volunteer Sandra Fowler to lend a musical note to Morse Library’s upcoming Saturday Story Time session at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28. Since retiring as the long-time guidance counselor at Sidney Elementary School, Davis has enjoyed spending time with his young grandchildren and writing […]
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Police say suspect may have shot himself while fleeing attempted home invasion
GREENE — Shots were fired Wednesday morning on Park Lane when a homeowner confronted three men trying to break into his house. Police said the three suspects fired blindly at the homeowner as they fled and that one of them may have shot himself in the foot. No one was hurt in the 10 a.m. […]
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Local Karate: JKA Maine marks place on map with 16 medals
Yuki Torres won four first place medals at the 2018 Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament in Las Vegas. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GREENE — With every confident, deliberate step on the floor, members of JKA Maine Karate Academy have helped put Maine on the map in the sport of karate. Some of the Greene academy’s members […]
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Shirley F. Beaudoin
AUBURN — Shirley F. Beaudoin, 80, of Greene, passed away Tuesday, April 3, at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born in Auburn on May 12, 1937, to parents John F. and Doris E. (Record) Huntington. Shirley attended Auburn schools, graduating from Edward Little High School, Class of 1955. She was a payroll clerk, retiring from […]