LEWISTON — Two men killed each other in a knife fight on Blake Street on Saturday, reportedly after arguing about a girl at a local club. Neighbors on Saturday identified the pair as Alfred Jermaine Kelly, 29, and Bobbie Lee “Bootsy” Evans, 32. Both lived in Lewiston. Neighbors said Evans lived in the apartment building […]
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Neighbors ID men in Lewiston double murder
LEWISTON — Neighbors on Saturday identified a pair of men killed in a knife fight as Alfred Jermaine Kelly and Bobbie Lee Evans, who had reportedly argued at a local club in the early morning hours. Evans was 32, Kelly, 29. Both were from Lewiston. The two are believed to have stabbed each other around […]
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High school football: Bulldogs dominate second half, crush Blue Devils
LEWISTON — Lewiston went into Friday night’s battle of unbeatens with Lawrence hoping to make a statement that it belonged with one of the Pine Tree Conference’s dominant teams of the last several years. The Bulldogs waited until the second half to make their statement, but it was emphatic: Not yet. Lawrence dominated the second […]
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Lewiston historic group on board with Bates Mill designation
LEWISTON — There was little doubt Thursday afternoon that the city’s history began with the Bates Mill. “This development made Lewiston,” historian Scott Hanson told the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board. “Without these mills and this canal, there is no city of Lewiston, just a small farming town here.” Hanson heard no disagreements from board […]
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Sun Journal Top 10
1. Bangor (5-0) — The offense gets the headlines, but the Rams’ physical defense is demonstrating it can knock any offense off-stride, be it the double-wing or the spread. 2. Cheverus (5-0) — You never saw Thornton Academy here. You never saw Thornton Academy here. You never saw Thornton Academy here. 3. Bonny Eagle (5-0) […]
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High School Football notebook: Devils find strength in numbers
Lewiston football fans may have noticed a lot of 7’s and 11’s around the team and the school this season. The gate at the players’ entrance to Don Roux Field is adorned with a giant blue 7 and 11, and the Blue Devils’ practice jerseys have a 7 on the front and 11 on the […]
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Twin Cities libraries offer card for pre-readers
AUBURN — Library officials are hoping to encourage early literacy among prereaders by offering a special library card. “We know how important early reading is for young children,” Auburn Library Director Lynn Lockwood said. “There is tons of research, just reams of studies, that show that reading to a young child helps them learn later […]
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Lewiston seeking tree for holidays
LEWISTON — The city is looking for a tree donation for the 4th Annual Twin Cities Holiday Celebration. The tree will be cut and transported to Dufresne Plaza, formerly known as Courthouse Plaza, between Park and Lisbon streets in downtown Lewiston. It will be decorated with lights and will be the destination for this year’s […]
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Soccer Notebook: Raiders Rolling
The time was now for the Oak Hill girls’ soccer team. After going 4-8-2 last year and falling short of a Western B playoff berth, the Raiders had started this fall 2-4. Another stretch run of hard work and potential disappointment seemed inevitable. “The last couple of years, we’ve been working hard to try and […]
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VA clinic to be built in Lewiston
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract for construction of a new VA community-based outpatient clinic in Lewiston. Congressman Mike Michaud said CD Smith Construction Services will begin construction next spring on the clinic, near the Lewiston exit of the Maine Turnpike. The clinic is designed to serve […]