UPDATED 6:46 A.M.: Four balloons launched this morning but other pilots were worried about stronger winds above 1,000 feet. That is all that will launch this morning. But we do have the Elvis Tribute balloon inflating for show. Updated 5:49 a.m.: Crews are inflating their balloons. This morning is definitely launchable. We’re waiting for the […]
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Let’s not do launch: Saturday morning’s balloon launch scrapped
The pilots at the Great Falls Balloon Festival have decided not to launch Saturday morning. We will be back later to cover the 6 p.m. balloon launch. [do_widget id=td_block_7_widget-14] Stay tuned for updates and live video.
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No balloon launch Friday night
Updated 7:25 pm: Some crews are firing their burners for show. The Elvis Tribute balloon might inflate for moon glow if the wind dies. Updated 7:02 p.m.: There is no launches tonight, and it doesn’t look like there will be any inflation. We’re calling it a night. Hopefully we will have a launch livestream at […]
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Great Falls Balloon Festival: Photos and video from Friday morning
It was a great morning for a balloon launch. We have photos and video from Friday morning’s launch of the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
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CPR-trained women save boy’s life on Sabbathday Lake
NEW GLOUCESTER — Three women trained in CPR revived a young boy who nearly drowned Monday on a New Gloucester lake, saving the 4-year-old’s life. He was listed Tuesday in stable condition at a local hospital. Janelle Alpizar of Lewiston said she was standing on a float off Outlet Beach (also known as Barefoot Beach) […]
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Lewiston High School football field gets finishing touches
The new football field at Lewiston High School is ready, the lines on the track have been painted and workers are putting finishing touches on the press box. To watch a short video flyover of the area, visit www.sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Redneck Games draw thousands in Hebron
Jake Strait of Gardner, Massachusetts, gives his friend’s dog Beast a ride on his ATV at the 2018 Redneck Games in Hebron on Friday afternoon. The gathering is expected to draw more than 5,000 people this weekend with bands and competitions. Strait is surrounded by friends from Livermore with whom he had an accident last […]
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Farmers compete at the Monmouth Fair
Stephanie Wright holds her 8-month-old son, Cameron, as daughters Kendal, 6, left and Kerigan, 3, watch the Farmers’ Pull at the Monmouth Fair on Thursday morning. To watch a video from the morning’s activities, visit sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Paul Cox of South Woodstock drives his oxen, Buster and Bill, during the Farmers’ Pull on […]
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Chief: Change in gun law has ‘unintended consequence’
LEWISTON — The city’s police chief said Monday a change in state law three years ago allowing concealed gun carry without a permit has triggered a spike in reports of gun-related crimes. Police Chief Brian O’Malley called the effect an “unintended consequence” of the 2015 law change. “I’m seeing people who wouldn’t carry in the […]
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Lewiston police say they are stepping up enforcement in wake of violence
LEWISTON — The city’s police chief announced Monday that overtime shifts and coordinated patrols with state police are being added to combat a recent spike in violent crime in the city’s downtown area. Chief Brian O’Malley said a staff shortage prompted him to add overtime shifts to patrols in areas that have seen increases in […]