NORWAY — Sarah Maude Thompson Kaemmerling wanted to become a professional musician. Instead, she built this town a library. The daughter of a local dentist who left Norway for Pennsylvania in the late 1800s to become engaged in a lucrative logging business with his brothers, Kaemmerling’s life was to be shaped by her father’s decision […]
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WITH VIDEO — Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills’ Julia Colby beats Edward Little at the buzzer
Jadah Adams of Oxford Hills puts up a shot while being defended by Chantel Ouellette of Edward Little High School in Auburn on Friday. Caroline Hammond (10) of Edward Little and Brooke Carson of Oxford Hills is at right. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — With four seconds left and the game tied, Edward Little’s Grace […]
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PHOTOS: Lewiston High School basketball court dedicated to former coach Fern Masse
Lewiston High School Athletic Director Jason Fuller, right, introduces Fern Masse during a dedication ceremony prior to the start of the Blue Devils boys’ basketball game in Lewiston on Friday. The basketball court recently received a new surface and the gym floor was formally dedicated in honor of Masse as “Coach Masse Court.” Masse coached […]
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Lewiston fire substation project complicated by union dispute
LEWISTON — A multi-year process to replace all three Fire Department substations is off to a rocky start because of a dispute between the firefighters’ union and Mayor Shane Bouchard. The dispute stems from Bouchard’s appointees to a substation advisory committee tasked with designing the new stations. Last week, when the committee met for the […]
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Girls' basketball: Gray-NG starts strong, stymies Lake Region in season opener
GRAY — It was only the first game, but the Gray-New Gloucester defense looked like it was in midseason form in Friday’s girls’ basketball season opener. The Patriots shut out defending Class B South champ Lake Region in the first quarter, allowed just one point in the first half, and rolled to a 44-15 victory […]
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UMF professor wins award
FARMINGTON — Kathryn Will-Dubyak, University of Maine at Farmington literacy education professor, has been named a 2018 Bonnie Campbell Hill National Literacy Leader Award winner by the Children’s Literature Assembly at the National Council of Teacher Educators conference in Houston, Texas. This professional recognition includes a $2,500 grant and is given annually in memory of […]
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Daku named director at RCAM
LEEDS — Rural Community Action Ministry’s board of directors recently named Janice Daku as its new executive director. RCAM is a private, nonprofit agency entering its 49th year of providing services to vulnerable rural families, focusing primarily on 13 rural towns in central and western Maine. Daku has more than 20 years of nonprofit management […]
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'Skating with the Bishop' in Auburn
Maine Bishop Robert Deeley joined students from Saint Dominic Academy on Friday morning at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn for the first-ever “Skating with the Bishop” event. Many skaters were in awe but not afraid to say hi and chat, including Rachel Moyse (in the pink jacket). Visit sunjournal.com to watch a short […]
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Maine won't investigate reports of 2nd District ballots in 1st District towns
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will not investigate concerns raised by the Maine Republican Party that voters in as many as four towns believe they were given the wrong ballots when they voted in November. Kristen Muszynski, the spokeswoman for Dunlap, a Democrat, said Friday that his office has seen no evidence to support claims […]
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The Buzz: Ben's Burritos closing, Bangor Savings Bank looking to build Auburn branch
This Buzz is getting right to it: Almost two years to the day that it opened, Ben’s Burritos on Lisbon Street is shutting its doors. A post on Facebook on Friday read: “It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Ben’s Burritos will be closing its doors indefinitely December 21, 2018. Thanks goes […]