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Hockey state chmpionship: Rousseau feels right at home

LEWISTON — Shawn Rousseau looked up at the banner with a wide grin on his face. At the end of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the banner listing the state championship for Lewiston High School hangs from the rafters. Rousseau gazed at that banner Saturday evening and saw the years 1992 and 1993 among the storied […]

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The Hot Corner: When a game’s this good, time is no object

LEWISTON — Either Thornton Academy’s C.J. Maksut scored, or a locomotive plowed into the south end of Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Twenty sticks and helmets shot heavenward. Their white-jerseyed owners raced to an imaginary yet seemingly preordained meeting place at center ice, as if somebody told the Trojans that the Zamboni crew buried a winning Powerball […]

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HS Hockey: Blue Devils, Trojans ready for final

It’s a concept about which players for the Lewiston High School hockey team are reminded every time they slip into their warm-up jackets, every time they step into their locker room at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, and every time they skate in the shadow of the blue-and-white banner that hangs from that building’s rafters. With […]

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LIVE: Class A boys’ ice hockey championship

LEWISTON — Welcome to more live coverage from the Sun Journal of this year’s high school winter sports championships. Today we’ll bring you a pair of sessions on the final official day of the season, one each from the Class B and Class A ice hockey title games. Our second session today will bring you […]

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Lewiston couple sues city

LEWISTON — A Jean Street couple is suing the city, claiming a problem with the sewer system caused dirty water to flood their basement twice during the summer of 2009. Andreas and Daniela Staton have filed a civil suit in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn. The couple’s lawyer, Coleman Coyne Jr., said that on […]

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Twin Cities bus ridership buoyed by system tweaks

LEWISTON — Last summer’s tweaks to the citylink bus system have paid off, with 31,000 more riders projected for this year than in earlier forecasts. “We filled in the gaps on the regular service and got rid of the inconsistencies,” Marsha Bennett, transit coordinator for the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee, said. “We just fixed a lot […]

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HS Hockey: Putting the ‘D’ in Devils

LEWISTON — They thrive in relative obscurity. The first spoke in the offensive wheel, and the penultimate piece of prevention, the Lewiston High School defensive corps — all seven of its members — are often overshadowed. Cam Poussard and his gaudy, possibly-unequaled goaltending statistics dominate defensive talk. Perhaps the top offensive line in more than […]

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College Notebook: L-A athletes set USM school records

The Twin Cities established twin school records for the University of Southern Maine men’s indoor track and field program last weekend. Lewiston graduate George Foster moved to the top of the Huskies’ all-time list in the 500-meter run, while Edward Little alumnus Matt Harmon smashed his own standard in the 35-pound weight throw. Foster and […]

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Lewiston Landlord Forum looking for housing solutions

LEWISTON — People who think that being a landlord is a quick way to make easy money are flat wrong, property manager Candis Henson told colleagues Wednesday. “It’s a huge misconception that these buildings are slot machines for the landlords,” she said. People think landlords are making money hand over fist, and until I got […]

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Eastern Class A hockey championship: Blue Devils burn Saints

LEWISTON — Ben Wigant had a hard enough time hitting the cage from 10 feet. But 110? No problem. Wigant slid the puck across center ice and into an empty cage with 31 seconds remaining in the third period — his second goal of the game — and Cam Poussard saved his best stuff for […]