Twin Cities and Portland officials have started talking about establishing commuter bus service between the two metropolitan areas. “It’s going to take some time because it’s a big issue,” said Phil Nadeau, Lewiston deputy city administrator and chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee. “If we are trying to establish some kind of commuter service that […]
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Downeaster passenger train collides with car at Yarmouth crossing
YARMOUTH — A car heading southbound on North Road Monday afternoon was struck by a Amtrak Downeaster passenger train. According to Police Department Lt. Dean Perry, the SUV driven by a woman was hit at 12:32 p.m. Monday. The woman, who was alone in the vehicle and was not identified, was taken to Maine Medical […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Yarmouth shoots down Gray-New Gloucester
AUGUSTA — The momentum that Gray-New Gloucester earned in the second quarter Saturday didn’t last long into the third. The ninth-ranked Patriots had rallied to get within three points at the break in their Western B quarterfinal against top-ranked Yarmouth. After working so hard to make a game of it just before halftime, they watched […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston ousts Yarmouth-Freeport-Gray-New Gloucester, reaches regional final
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School is headed back to the Eastern Maine girls’ hockey final, though it took nearly 72 hours longer than anticipated. The defending regional champions were the last team to play its first playoff game of the year following scheduling conflicts and building availability that pushed its regularly scheduled Friday game back […]
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Boys’ basketball: Clippers evade Patriots
GRAY — There wasn’t much Gray-New Gloucester could do when Yarmouth started knocking down 3-pointers and working the ball inside Saturday night. The Patriots found a way to get around the Clippers’ stifling, full-court press in the first half before Yarmouth made its move in the third quarter and slipped away with a 65-51 victory. […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston wears down Yarmouth
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School’s depth was on full display Wednesday night. The Blue Devils received goal contributions from six different skaters and 10 finished with at least a point in their 6-1 victory over Yarmouth at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. It was Lewiston’s first game decided by more than a goal so far this […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Blue Devils overcome slow start, top Clippers
Five minutes later, the Blue Devils asserted themselves to the tune of four goals and turned a close game into a rout. Corinne Leberge, Jordan Mynahan and Allison Frechette all scored twice and Lewiston overcame a slow start in a 7-0 victory over Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester on Wednesday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “We were just […]
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Boys’ hockey: Edward Little puts away Yarmouth
“It was more of a team effort, my teammates made it easier for me to score out there,” Dyer said. “They really set me up out there. We worked a lot of that stuff in practice. It really feels good for it finally paying off.” Coach Craig Latuscha thought the team came out a little […]