Coach: Tom Stocker (second year) Returning letter winners: Seniors — Abby Blaisdell, Katie Tirabassi, Camille Dionne, Veronica Beaudoin; Juniors — Kenzi Masselli, Tori White: Sophomore — Emily Craft. Key losses: Megan Beliveau, Jenny Bergeron, Liza Sirois. Promising newcomers: Senior — Ali Butler; Freshmen — Jessica Soucy, Megan Pare. Outlook: The Blue Devils have strong senior […]
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Girls’ hockey: Greely drops Lewiston
LEWISTON —The winless record for the Greely girls’ hockey team was a bit deceiving. Despite having no wins in their first two outings, the Rangers didn’t exactly have the easiest of schedules. Starting with Winslow and then St. Dom’s, Greely played the two top teams in the current Eastern standings to kickoff this season. “There […]
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Pair plans work for ‘Le Messager’ building
LEWISTON — A pair of architecture students hope to resurrect Lisbon Street’s Le Messager building, with three large apartments and a street-level commercial space. The building was home to the city’s French-language newspaper, said Kevin Morissette, an architectural intern and partner in RuMor Properties LLC. “So, we’re hoping to use some of that history,” he […]
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Councilors adopt medical marijuana rules
LEWISTON — There’s a difference between growing medical marijuana for yourself and growing it for other people, city councilors said Tuesday night. “And I think that given our housing stock, we have a duty to regulate those larger operations,” Councilor Mark Cayer said. Councilors voted 5-0 over the objections of the Maine Civil Liberties Union […]
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Council mulls Homeland Security grant projects
LEWISTON — A 2010 federal homeland security grant would buy a new emergency generator for Lewiston City Hall, breathing gear for firefighters, a radio signal repeater and other gear. Councilors reviewed their application for a 2010 Homeland Security Grant at a workshop Tuesday. Fire Chief Paul Leclair said the city is qualified to receive $298,845 […]
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High school swimming overview
Dynasties are rapidly becoming an endangered species in Maine high school swimming. Last year, it was the Mount Desert Island boys who saw their run of six consecutive Class B titles stopped by Greely. The Greely girls also interrupted Falmouth’s plans of regaining a stronghold. Could the Bangor boys be next? The Rams have collected […]
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Boys’ hockey preview: Snapping the drought
LEWISTON — They’re curling. They’re yellowing. And they’re gathering dust around the edges. Since 2002 (or 2000, depending on the color of your hockey blood), there has been no reason for anyone to take them down, dust them off or give them a good scrubbing. They hang from the rafters, shadows over the ice at […]
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2010-11 Boys’ Ice Hockey Overview
The disparity between the top teams in Maine and those giving chase is getting wider, and a pair of teams are early, heavy favorites in their respective conferences. In Eastern Class A, Lewiston showed last season how powerful it could be in the regular season. With one of the tougher schedules in the state, the […]
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Police Log
CHARGES Lewiston David Michael Amrani, 24, of 147 College St., for outstanding warrants at 1:15 a.m. Saturday at 255 Park St. Derek Maurice Bragg, 22, of 113 Pierce St., for outstanding warrants at 1:50 a.m. Saturday at 993 Lisbon St. Auburn • Michael Raymond Blais, 42, of 569 Webster St., Lewiston, on a charge of […]
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Girls’ hockey: Lewiston, Portland skate to 3-3 tie
PORTLAND — Portland sandwiched three goals by Lewiston with three of their own as the two teams skated to a 3-3 overtime tie in girls’ ice hockey action in Portland Saturday afteroon. Raechel Allen scored the first of her three goals at the 7:26 mark of the first period for the Bulldogs. The Blue Devils […]