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College Baseball: Huskies have quite a catch in Verrier

GORHAM — Andrew Richards wanted to describe how in sync he and his fellow University of Southern Maine pitchers are with senior catcher Matt Verrier when they are looking in for a sign. Verrier was standing within earshot and called out the Huskies’ rubber-armed reliever when he exaggerated his point just a bit. “I haven’t […]

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Tonight’s agenda

Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Newry: Public informational meeting to discuss school funding formula, 7 p.m., Grange Hall Paris: Paris Utility District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., 7 C.N. Brown Way River Valley Peru: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Peru: […]

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H.S. softball: Rams edge Vikings in eight innings

SOUTH PARIS — The only person that may have noticed that nobody was covering third base was Alyssah Dennett. The Cony senior catcher had already advanced to second on a bunt in the eighth inning of a scoreless softball game Monday. She barely stopped at the base though. Seeing third vacant, she kept running, much […]

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Today’s agenda

Franklin JAY: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills BETHEL: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Telstar Middle-High School BETHEL: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office SUMNER: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office River Valley DIXFIELD: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Office PERU: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office RUMFORD: Park Commission, 5 p.m., Hosmer Field […]

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Naomi J. Libby

1970 – 2014 AUBURN — Naomi J. Libby, 43, of Auburn, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, April 27. She was born in Portland on Aug. 15, 1970, a daughter of Robert Q. Libby of Auburn and Lois A. (Wilkins) Pike and husband, Randell, of Oxford. Naomi grew up both in Rumford and Oxford […]

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Tonight’s agenda

Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Telstar High School River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Rumford Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., library Rumford: Implementation Committee, 7 p.m., Municipal Building

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H.S. softball: Skowhegan pounds Oxford Hills

PARIS — It wasn’t the matchup most teams would like to open a season. The Oxford Hills softball team faced the defending Eastern A champions from Skowhegan Wednesday, and the Indians showed they hadn’t missed a beat since last spring. Skowhegan broken open a 1-1 tie with seven runs in the third and never looked […]