An ad on ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan” shows a little girl dragging a teddy bear to her mom at an elegant dinner table. The mother hugs her again and again. Then up pop the words: “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation.” A Patek […]
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Local roundup: Winthrop girls' basketball holds off Lisbon
WINTHROP — Natalie Frost drained 11 points to lead Winthrop to a 43-41 victory over Lisbon in girls’ basketball action Friday evening. The Ramblers (1-0) got off to a strong start, leading 18-8 lead after the first quarter. Aaliyah WilsonFalcone chipped in nine points. Charlee Cox scored a game-high 12 points for the Greyhounds (0-1). […]
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Boys' basketball: Mt. Blue wins season opener against Skowhegan
Mt. Blue High School’s Hunter Meeks (21) and Caleb Talbot (23) converge on the rebound against Skowhegan Area High School in Skowhegan on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SKOWHEGAN — If you heard the celebration coming from the Mt. Blue boys basketball locker room after Friday’s 57-54 victory at Skowhegan, you would’ve thought the Cougars […]
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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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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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Maine increases payments to providers for treating opioid use disorder
The LePage administration has approved major increases in reimbursement rates for health professionals to provide medication-assisted treatment to the thousands of Mainers caught up in the epidemic of opioid use disorder. The changes put in place last week come in the waning days of the eight-year term of Republican Gov. Paul LePage, and years after […]
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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 […]