With one milestone reached, the Edward Little boys’ indoor track team has its sights set on an even bigger achievement Monday, when the state championships are decided at the University of Southern Maine (Class A) and Bates College (Class B). The Red Eddies won their first KVAC championship on Feb. 12. Now they are after […]
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Swimming: Local swimmers hoping to make splash at states
One local swimmer already proved she’s the fastest in her event. Starting Monday, a number of others who call the Lewiston YWCA home are going to try to do the same. Allie Lewandowski won the 100-yard breaststroke in Class B on Saturday. The Class B boys and Class A girls will be vying for their […]
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Maine should retain its rules on snow dumps
Make a video visit to Lewiston’s snow dump at www.sunjournal.com. Allowing municipalities to dump snow directly into rivers and streams, or to store it near them, is a very bad idea that was abandoned years ago for good reason. But a bill, submitted by Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, now seeks to exempt municipalities from waste […]
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Eastern Class A basketball: Hampden eliminates Lewiston in QF
AUGUSTA – A good start was imperative for the Lewiston boys’ basketball team Saturday. Taking on second-seeded Hampden, the Blue Devils knew they had to make a statement right away and shake off any cobwebs from a near decade long tourney drought. Lewiston did just that in its Eastern Class A semifinal. The Blue Devils […]
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Eastern Class A Boys Overview
Players to watch Bangor — Zach Blodgett, Tristan Thomas, Patrick Stewart, Josiah Hartley; Hampden: Graham Safford, Christian McCue, Logan Poirier; Edward Little — Bo Leary, Timmy Mains, Quin Leary, Brandon Giguere; Mt. Blue — Cam Sennick, Eric Berry, Blake Hart, Adam Wiles-Rosell; Lawrence — Xaviere Scott, Spencer Carey, Shaun Carroll; Mt. Ararat — Josh Walker, […]
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St. Patrick’s stained-glass windows sold to church in Japan
LEWISTON — Thirteen stained-glass windows from the former St. Patrick’s Catholic Church are on their way to Japan. The Gothic windows have been sold and will become part of a new church in Japan, Monsignor Marc Caron of Prince of Peace Parish said Friday. A crew worked for a week to remove the windows in […]
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Elmet may be eliminating jobs
LEWISTON — A local company that’s expanding to a plant in rural Tennessee appears to be preparing for layoffs at home in Lewiston. The U.S. Department of Labor is examining a petition to help workers at Elmet Technologies at 1560 Lisbon St. If approved, the aid would supplement unemployment benefits for the workers, who say their jobs […]
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Boys’ hockey: Biddeford deals Lewiston first loss
LEWISTON — Biddeford sophomore goalie Jonathan Fields found himself out of position at the wrong time. His ability to get back into position in time to rob Lewiston’s Zack Parker may have saved the game. Fields has a long way to go if he wants to match Lewiston goalie Cam Poussard’s lofty career statistics, but […]
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Methadone clinic hearing set for Feb. 28
LEWISTON — A proposed Mollison Way methadone clinic will get its first public hearing on Monday, Feb. 28. The Lewiston Planning Board is scheduled to review the application from Mass.-based Community Substance Abuse Centers to locate a methadone treatment center at 18 Mollison Way, in the same building as the Spare-time Recreation bowling alley. It would […]