Optimist Club president Chris Bilodeau is pictured presenting Jamie Caouette with a donation check to be used for the STEP program at Lewiston High School. The STEP program is a project to help homeless students normalize their lives as much as possible, by providing primary and secondary living needs and counseling. It also provides transportation […]
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Rene Rancourt: Boston Bruins’ crooner started here
As a kid, Rancourt washed his neighbor’s windows here in return for listening to her opera records. He was singing opera on the radio in 1969 when Fenway Park’s organist tuned in. He asked Rancourt to sing the national anthem on the Boston Red Sox’s opening day. That led to a gig with the Boston […]
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Photo: Lewiston native pumped up after singing anthem
Rene Rencourt reacts after singing the national anthems as Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron skates past before Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks in Boston, Monday night. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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H.S. baseball: Devils cruise to KVAC crown
LEWISTON — Job one: Earn some hardware. Job two: Establish the antidote for a rival’s mystique. Job three: Move on and win more hardware. Lewiston took care of the first two installments in its postseason game plan with ease Saturday, beating Bangor, 8-2, to win the KVAC baseball championship at Franklin Pasture. Seven first-inning runs […]
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Class A track: EL boys finish 2nd, girls 3rd
WINDHAM — It was going to take a superior effort. That’s what Edward Little boys’ track and field coach Ryan LaRoche knew going into Saturday’s Class A state championship meet. He knew his Red Eddies would need the meet of their young lives to overcome a strong and favored Bonny Eagle squad. EL produced the […]
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Local roundup: Messalonskee edges Lewiston in KVAC lacrosse
OAKLAND — Luke Vigue and Cam Douglas scored goals late in the fourth quarter Saturday, helping host Messalonskee stave off Lewiston, 8-6, in the KVAC boys’ lacrosse championship game. Lewiston trailed 3-0, 4-2 and 6-3 at the quarter checkpoints before rallying to tie the game on Sam Cloutier’s goal with 7:25 remaining. “I had a […]
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How to save money by not using the Maine Turnpike
We know all your excuses for not taking alternate routes instead of the ‘pike: “It takes longer” or “I can’t drive as fast ” or “I’ll burn more gas” or “the traffic is horrible” and so on. We hate to burst bubbles, but the truth is, a little research shows you’re not saving that much […]
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CMMC launches first golf ball drop
AUBURN — Central Maine Medical Center will launch its inaugural Golf Ball Drop Monday, June 20, in Auburn. This unique fundraiser, which benefits the CMMC Arbor House, involves the sale of raffle tickets representing numbered golf balls. On June 20 at 5 p.m., the numbered golf balls will be dropped from a significant height onto […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Blue Devils, Saints earn top seeds
The margin was less than a full point, but the Lewiston Blue Devils are far from caring. With a pair of games outstanding late Thursday, the Blue Devils’ boys’ lacrosse team held a less-than-10-point margin for the No. 1 overall seed in Eastern Class A over Deering. The Devils and the Rams had both completed […]