The rivalry between Bangor and Lewiston goes back about as far as high school football in Maine. Friday night’s Pine Tree conference championship game is the first time two of the state’s largest schools will meet in a league’s post-season championship game. The rivalry went on hiatus in the late 1980s when Class A was […]
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HS Football Top 10: Falcons, Hornets stay on collision course
1. Cheverus (10-0) In the prevailing theme of the Class A playoffs thus far, Stags have survived and advanced for two straight weeks. 2. Bangor (9-1) Josiah Hartley seems to have filled the role of Jack Mallis and Josh Strickland this year. 3. Deering (8-2) Rams paid back a 22-point loss to Bonny Eagle. Next […]
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HS football: A glance at the regional finals
Lewiston (8-2) at Bangor (9-1) Eastern A final Friday, 7 p.m. The skinny: They’ve met in the playoffs pretty much every second year since they were reunited in the same conference, with the Rams winning all but one. How the Devils will win: Forcing turnovers and dominating time of possession. How the Rams will win: […]
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New Lewiston superintendent given praise from coastal district
EASTBROOK — David Burks, a teacher in this small Washington County town, remembers the meeting when Superintendent Bill Webster came to Cave Hill School and announced a consolidation was looming. Nine districts would be turned into one for 12 towns in the Ellsworth area. “There was a deafening silence,” Burks said. “The only thing I […]
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High School Football: Gettin’ Wiggy with it at Lewiston HS
LEWISTON — His coach calls him the prototype of the 2010 Lewiston Blue Devils — small, fast, tenacious and smart. But Ben Wigant still stands out on the gridiron even though a lot of his teammates share many of his traits. Wigant, an all-conference linebacker and guard, will lead the Blue Devils into their first […]
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The Hot Corner: Who’s in charge is what’s the key
Football coaches are besieged by blame when their teams lose. Or so we hear and see. The Dallas Cowboys and University of Colorado are a mess. This week the respective coaches, Wade Phillips and Dan Hawkins, took the fall for it. The Minnesota Vikings are a house divided. Their boss, Brad Childress, enjoys less apparent […]
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Government at a Glance: Lewiston
Board: Lewiston City Council Met: Tuesday, Nov. 9 Sewer claims Issue: A heavy July rainstorm in 2009 flooded several streets around Bates College. The city began an appeals process in March 2010 for residents whose homes were damaged but who had been denied claims by the city’s insurance company. The Scoop: That appeals process essentially […]
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Poverty made a priority in Lewiston strategic plan
LEWISTON — Councilors made poverty one of their top items of interest for the next three to five years with the adoption of a new strategic plan Tuesday night. Councilors adopted the plan Tuesday with eight priority items: innovative service delivery, neighborhood identity, safety, riverfront development, economic growth, sustainability, civic engagement and collaboration and poverty. […]
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Finance Committee, councilors say no to Bates Mill roof repairs
LEWISTON — Councilors on Tuesday refused to overturn a Finance Committee decision to reject bids to fix the roof of Bates Mill No. 5. The Finance Committee split on a vote Monday to approve $9,885 to Above and Beyond Roofing of Lewiston. The city had estimated the work, repairing damage made to the roof in a […]