FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School students and staff took “a bite out of hunger” when they collected the equivalent of 32,740 pounds of food to help those in need. The food went to the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn, which distributes it to local food pantries around the state to help address food […]
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Portrait of Bonny Eagle senior with his gun won’t be in high school yearbook
Bonny Eagle High School has refused to publish a senior yearbook photo because it shows the student holding a shotgun. “So here’s what I wanted to have as my senior picture but was informed, ‘No you can’t put something like that in the yearbook,’ ” Wade Gelinas wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday that featured […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Devils, Vikings face-off leads Week 2
Lewiston (1-0) at Oxford Hills (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings made a statement with Week 1 win over Portland. Blue Devils made one of their own with a win over South Portland and could make another at Gouin Complex. Portland (0-1) at Edward Little (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Red Eddies will be eager to show […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Changes will have far-reaching impact
It’s not every year that two of the previous year’s state champions switch classes, but 2017 is already an unprecedented one in Maine high school football, even before the opening kickoff on Friday night. The state’s football landscape underwent some dramatic changes over the last couple of decades, but none more dramatic than the addition […]
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Abuse from fans means Maine has fewer high school sports referees, umpires
Preseason practices for a new high school school sports year began Monday with great anticipation in the air. Players are anxious to play more important roles on their teams, while coaches begin to assemble the jigsaw puzzles of individual talent into units they hope will make their communities proud by the end of the season. […]
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Maine panel told some parts of new rules for H.S. diplomas confusing
AUGUSTA (AP) — Advocates for Maine students with disabilities and disadvantaged backgrounds told state regulators Monday that proposed new rules for high school diplomas could make it harder for those youth to graduate. A 2012 Maine law says that by 2018, all graduating students should show proficiency in eight subjects. Maine and Vermont are the […]
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Poland Regional High School lists second semester honor roll
POLAND — The Poland Regional High School has announced the second semester honor roll of the 2016-2017 academic year. High honors Grade nine: Olivia Bell, Cordelia Christopher, Lily Cote-Powell, Madison Edwards, Alyssa Gagne, Pearl Gilbert, Logan Lajoie, Nevaeh Longchamps, Colin Marquis-Boutin, Cole Ouellette, Isabella Pray, Angel Smith and Riley Sullivan. Grade 10: Holly Desjardins, Sarah Parent, […]
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Lewiston student hit biking to school
LEWISTON — A Lewiston High School student bicycling to school Monday was injured when he was struck by a vehicle, Lewiston police said Tuesday. The 15-year-old bicyclist was in the area of 203 Webster St. at 7:34 a.m. when he crossed the road diagonally into the path of a vehicle driven by Ashley Morrissette, 24, […]
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Voters support new Oak Hill school roof
WALES — Oak Hill High School will be getting a new roof. Residents in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales voted 219-40 Tuesday to spend up to $1 million to replace the high school’s aging roof. About two-thirds of that amount will be paid for by the state. If the project costs the full $1 million, Regional School […]
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H.S. Softball: Lewiston evades Lawrence, 6-1
Lewiston’s Danielle Cyr connects on a pitch while her teammates in the dugout look on during a 6-1 win over Lawrence in Lewiston on Wednesday. LEWISTON — A pitchers’ duel looked to be headed in the wrong direction for Lewiston in its season opener at home on Wednesday. With momentum still within reach, Lexi Poulin […]