Madison Phelps, left, and Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy battle for a loose ball during the second half in Monmouth on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Secondary scoring will be important for Monmouth as the season goes on. But for Mt. Abram, it was a necessity Friday night. But Summer Ross was Mt. Abram’s […]
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Quick hire — UMaine names offensive coordinator Nick Charlton new head coach
Nick Charlton, center, talks with UMaine quarterback Chris Ferguson, left, and Isaiah Robinson during a spring practice in April in Orono. Charlton, the Black Bears’ offensive cordinator last season, was named head coach on Friday, replacing Joe Harasymiak. (Kevin Bennett photo) The University of Maine, as it turns out, had its next football coach lined […]
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Origin USA buys Wilton buildings, plans to add 25 jobs
FARMINGTON — Origin USA is expanding into the former Hammond Lumber Co. site in Wilton and adding 25 or more jobs, President Pete Roberts told Mainebiz on Friday. He said the current 20,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 125 High St. in Farmington will expand to add denim and leather products, while “the new Wilton facility is […]
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Appeals court rejects Bruce Poliquin's plea for an injunction to keep Golden out of Congress
When U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed an appeal this week for an injunction to stop Maine officials from certifying the results of the 2nd District congressional election, his attorneys asked judges in Boston to issue the order by Friday. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals gave its answer Friday: No. Its denial leaves Poliquin with […]
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Wilton man accused of lighting receipt on fire in Dollar General entryway
WILTON — A local man is accused of lighting a receipt for chips and Chapstick on fire and throwing it onto the floor in the entryway at Dollar General on Route 2 on Thursday. A customer stomped out the fire and alerted the clerk, according to an affidavit filed by state fire investigator Jeremy Damren with […]
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Bruce Poliquin calls proposed border wall ‘the greatest Christmas gift for America’
In his last days in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has been pressing to help President Donald Trump get the wall he wants along the country’s border with Mexico. “The greatest Christmas gift for America is securing our borders,” the two-term, lame duck lawmaker said. He insisted that drugs coming across the border […]
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Norway Savings Bank donates to area non-profits
NORWAY — In recognition of a particularly strong fiscal year, Norway Savings Bank has donated $100,000, distributed among nine nonprofits serving Oxford, Androscoggin, Cumberland, York and Sagadahoc Counties in Maine. The nonprofit organizations in Oxford and Androscoggin counties are: The Progress Center, Norway; Responsible Pet Care, Norway; Oxford Hills Food Pantry, Norway; Lakes Environmental Association, […]
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Golden's civility sets golden example
Since the election on Nov. 6, Jared Golden’s behavior has been a model of civility. He beat Bruce Poliquin fair and square. The courts have upheld Maine’s ranked-choice voting system through several challenges and one judge even said RCV improves citizens’ First Amendment rights by allowing them to state their opinions of all candidates, not […]
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Androscoggin collects new apartment kits for New Beginnings
Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice staff rallied together to create new apartment kits for New Beginnings. New Beginnings, based out of Lewiston, has been serving runaway and homeless youth and their families since 1980. Each year, hospice staff select a local nonprofit to be their Community Partner. New Beginnings was the organization selected this year. […]
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Buckfield Junior-Senior High School lists honor roll
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior-Senior High School has announced the honor roll students for the first trimester. High Honors Grade 11: Jessica Doucette Grade nine: Hadley Blodgett, Olivia Buswell Honors Grade 12: Margaret Bragg, Quang Bui, Jenna Doucette, Julia Dow, Abigail Forget, Dylan Harvey, Kaylee Harvey, Sofia Martinez-Soriano, Sheyla Mazon, Cole Merrill, Nicole Saunders, Hannah Shields, […]