BELFAST – Things didn’t start so well for Harlow Ladd on Saturday. The Messalonskee junior came into the event as the heavy favorite, but experienced cramps near the start of the race. Somehow he pushed through the pain to win going away and captured the Class A East Regional cross country individual title. Mt. Ararat […]
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High school football: EL, Lewiston rivalry remains robust
Lewiston coach Bill County wouldn’t have minded breaking from tradition this year and having arch-rival Edward Little on the schedule for, say, Week 1, rather than Saturday’s season finale. Seven weeks ago, the Red Eddies were still in transition, with a new coach, Dave Sterling, hired barely a month earlier, and a team searching for […]
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Historic district designation for Bates Mill up to feds now
LEWISTON — A state historic board has given its blessing to a historic district surrounding the Bates Mill Enterprise Complex buildings and canals that could mean big tax credits for developers. Now, a plan to name the area between Lincoln and Canal streets and from Chestnut Street to Bates Mill No. 5 as a federal National […]
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Volunteers needed for Winterize LA effort
LEWISTON — An effort to help low-income homeowners stay warm in Lewiston and Auburn needs volunteers. Organizers of Winterize LA plan to visit 100 homes in the Twin Cities beginning Nov. 5, putting up weatherstripping, helping to seal windows and providing other energy-saving services to low-income homeowners. To do that, they’re going to need a […]
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High School Football: Sun Journal Top 10 Week 7
1. Cheverus (7-0) — Fitting that special teams in win over Bonny Eagle elevates John Wolfgram and Stags to top spot. 2. Lawrence (7-0) — Guess we can call the Bulldogs a second half-team, no? 3. Bangor (6-1) — Rams didn’t have Josiah Hartley suited-up when they went to Fairfield. He could tip the balance […]
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High school football notes: Raiders see ups and downs from tough schedule
The beauty, or some might say curse, of high school football in Maine is not everyone plays the same schedule in every conference. Some teams have had it tougher this fall than others. Few teams have had it tougher than Oak Hill, whose opponents have a .643 winning percentage going into Saturday’s crucial season-finale with […]
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Mayor slates another coffee sitdown
LEWISTON — Mayor Larry Gilbert will host another Saturday morning breakfast chat Oct. 23 at the Governor’s Restaurant at 1185 Lisbon St. The chat is an opportunity for residents and Lewiston voters to come by, meet with the mayor and discuss ideas and concerns about how the city operates. The coffee talk is scheduled from […]
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Lewiston still needs poll workers
LEWISTON — Republicans are needed to work the city’s polls on Election Day, City Clerk Kathy Montejo said. State law requires the city to have an equal number of Democrats and Republicans working at the polls as election clerks. “We need to hire about 10 additional Republican election clerks,” Montejo said. “For this election, we […]
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Boys’ soccer: Devils enter playoffs with 11 consecutive wins
The season started with two losses in its first three games. That’s not exactly what the Lewiston boys’ soccer team had in mind for this fall. The Blue Devils had nine players back and enough speed to leave most of the KVAC behind. But an opening night loss to Morse and then another defeat at […]
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Stiff upper lips: Mayors offer mustache challenge to promote prostate cancer awareness
AUBURN — Twin Cities mayors will challenge each other’s upper-lip-follicle prowess throughout November, seeing who can grow the best mustache to promote prostate cancer awareness. Auburn Mayor Dick Gleason challenged Lewiston Mayor Larry Gilbert at a special workshop meeting of both city councils Monday night in Auburn Hall. Gilbert accepted the challenge, then extended it […]