An autopsy is expected to be conducted early this week, while police review missing persons cases as part of their investigation.
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The balloon chase: A pursuit, a palpable excitement and a landing as soft as the takeoff
At the Great Falls Balloon Festival, the land-based crew members try to guess where their pilot wants to land the balloon.
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Photo Album: Balloons launch Sunday morning
The Great Falls Balloon Festival continued Sunday morning with another launch.
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Sunday night balloon launch is canceled
The final launch of the 2022 Great Falls Balloon Festival was grounded due to wind.
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Lewiston claims four straight boys hockey championships
Always state contenders, the Blue Devils didn’t win more than two state titles in a row until their four-year run in the mid-1970s.
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Before radio and television, crowds gathered at the newspaper for big sports news
Before radio or television arrived in Lewiston, sports fans occasionally gathered in front of the Lewiston Evening Journal’s office on Park Street to follow the news as it arrived on the newspaper’s teletype machine from the Associated Press. Take, for instance, the July 4, 1919, boxing bout in Toledo, Ohio, in which Jack Dempsey pounded […]
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In 1884, the ‘very interesting’ sport of hockey arrived in Lewiston
Hockey arrived in Lewiston on March 4, 1884, a Tuesday night, when the Portland Polo Club came to town to take on the newly organized Lewiston club at City Hall as part of a Polo League tournament that also involved teams from Saco, Bath, Biddeford and Brunswick. The Lewiston Evening Journal explained to readers that […]
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Face Time: Joshua Hughes — guiding young Black men through the power of art
Joshua Hughes is working to share the opportunities art gave him through his entertainment company, Joshua Hughes Entertainment, and Rooted Soul Entertainment, which he co-founded last year.
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Video: Watch the Sunday morning balloon launch
The balloons took off from Simard-Payne Memorial Park.
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Great Falls Balloon Festival continues to soar on its second day
A parade, live music, vendors and balloons, plenty of balloons, highlighted the festival’s return after being grounded the past two years.