by Travis Lazarczyk Morning Sentinel SKOWHEGAN — If you heard the celebration coming from the Mt. Blue boys basketball locker room after Friday’s 57-54 victory at Skowhegan, you would’ve thought the Cougars had just won a playoff game. But when you’re coming off a 1-17 season, a win in the season opener is a big deal. […]
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Mt. Blue High announces first quarter honor roll students
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced their first quarter honor roll students. Highest honors Alanna Ames, Lindsay Arsenault, Katherine Brittain, Shanice Brown, Jenna Campbell, Michael Chalmers, Hope Chernesky, Emmalee Clark, Autumn Conklin, Tomas Cundick, Jacelyn Daggett, Conor Damon, Eleanor DeCarolis, Isabelle Decker, Evan Downing, Leia Durrell, Maya Dustin, Leda Fletcher, Sebastian Fournier, Daphne French, […]
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Dube retires; Lancaster to coach Spruce Mountain
By Tony Blasi, Sports Editor The coaching carousel never stops spinning, but high school coach Brian Dube is getting off for good after a successful 22-year career, and Stephen Lancaster is staying on for the long run. Lancaster, the former Mt. Blue baseball coach, returns to Spruce Mountain to replace Dube. Lancaster was Dube’s junior […]
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Franklin County Fiddlers to perform benefit concert
CHESTERVILLE — Mt Blue High School’s student ensemble, The Franklin County Fiddlers, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House. The Fiddlers have agreed to donate their time and talent to help raise funds for bell tower repairs to the 1851 Meeting House at 3 Borough Road. Admission is […]
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Boys’ soccer A North quarter: Mt. Blue beats Brunswick, sets up meeting with Lewiston
Bob Conn, The Times Record BRUNSWICK — In a goal-oriented sport, anything can happen, and there is often a fine line between a win and a devastating loss. Take, for example, Wednesday’s Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal between fourth-ranked Brunswick and No. 5 Mt. Blue. In the first half, the host Dragons dominated possession […]
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A North field hockey semifinal: Pelletier, Mt. Blue jettison relentless Cony
By Tony Blasi Staff Editor FARMINGTON — Ellie Pelletier, the only senior on the Mt. Blue field hockey team, has felt a sense of urgency to step up for the Cougars in the postseason. The forward didn’t waste a minute and scored back-to-back goals to steer the second-ranked Cougars to a 4-1 victory over obstinate […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue banishes Bangor in quarterfinal
By Tony Blasi Sports Editor FARMINGTON — The last thing Mt. Blue senior Ellie Pelletier planned on was scoring three goals in a Class A North quarterfinal at sunny and chilly Caldwell Field on Tuesday. But Pelletier’s hat trick certainly took the edge off No. 7 Bangor (7-7-1) and helped steer second-ranked Mt. Blue (10-3-2) […]
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Blue Crew, area farms seen at Livermore Falls Apple Pumpkin Festival
LIVERMORE FALLS — Among the 55 vendors participating in the 20th Annual Apple Pumpkin Festival were several from Farmington and Wilton. The Mt. Blue High School robotics team, Blue Crew, returned this year to raise money for the upcoming competition season. The Farmington team sold root beer floats, hot dogs and other food items. Freshman Dakota […]
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Dhoha Bediwi looks forward to sharing her country’s culture while in Maine
FARMINGTON — Dhoha Bediwi, a junior from Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, has always wanted to try new things. She will do that over the next nine months while an exchange student at Mt. Blue High School. “Change is a good thing. It can make us learn about life. I always wanted to live ‘The American Dream’ […]
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Robert M. Francis
INDUSTRY — Robert Max Francis, 93, passed away at his home in Industry on Sept. 6. He was born July 7, 1925, in Altoona, Pa., the son of Samuel and Ethel (Dolly) (Livingston) Francis. Bob graduated from Mt. Union High School (PA) in the class of 1943 and went on to serve his country in the […]