Nokomis quarterback Andrew Haining plays Madden Football ’19 at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport on Friday. The video game has helped high school players better understand football. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) Leavitt’s Wyatt Hathaway evades MCI’s Isaac Bussell during the first football game of the season in Turner in August. Hathaway has used Madden […]
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Funeral notices for Sunday, March 4
BARTER — Patricia, 82, died Monday, Feb. 26. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Saint Gregory’s Church. Visiting hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Friday March 9, at Wilson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either The Pat Barter Scholarship Fund, […]
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RSU 73 board advised of activities
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School Principal T.J. Plourde on Thursday evening gave the Regional School Unit 73 board a rundown of activities scheduled in the next two weeks. It’s the busiest time of the school year, he said. Graduation is set for Sunday, June 7. Marching practice will continue for about two weeks. Awards […]
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Police Chief Madden appointed interim town manager of Paris
PARIS — Two weeks after Police Chief Michael Madden publicly apologized to the town for his drunken-driving arrest and conviction, he was appointed to serve as interim town manager. Paris selectmen unanimously approved the chief’s appointment without discussion Monday night. Madden will oversee the town during Town Manager Amy Bernard’s 12-week maternity leave. “It gives the […]
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Paris police recover money scammed from local man, 86
PARIS — Police recovered $8,000 scammed from an elderly local man minutes before a UPS driver was to deliver it to an apartment building in New York City. The 86-year-old man believed he was bailing his grandson out of jail, Paris police Chief Michael Madden said Wednesday. He said the man came to the Paris […]
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Paris police receive paint guns for training
PARIS — Though reminiscent of toys, police hope new paint guns will provide officers with skills for the deadliest situations. The equipment, which looks, feels, weighs and functions just like a firearm, except for being bright blue — will be integrated into police’s current repertoire of training to prepare officers for real-world scenarios. Paris police Chief […]
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Paris police to hold OUI checkpoint Saturday
PARIS — The Paris Police Department, with assistance from the Oxford Police Department and The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Route 26 in Paris on Saturday, July 26, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. The operation is part of the ongoing initiative, “Drive Sober, Maine!” which is funded by a […]
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RSU 73 settles cafeteria contract
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board approved a three-year contract with the district’s 15 cafeteria workers this week. They also agreed to a contract to purchase a new boiler for Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay. Superintendent Robert Wall said the staff contract calls for salary increases of 1 percent for 2014-15, 1.5 percent […]
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Plourde proposes new secondary program for SMHS students
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board Thursday granted approval for Spruce Mountain High School Principal T.J. Plourde and staff to continue developing a program to better prepare students for careers. Plourde hopes to put all the pieces of the Career Readiness Program into place over four years. “This will prepare students for future employment […]