CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Leonardo DiCaprio, 44; Calista Flockhart, 54; Demi Moore, 56; Marc Summers, 67. Happy Birthday: Look inward, ask questions and get to the bottom of pending situations quickly. Moving forward will depend on being able to surrender to truth, honesty and forgiveness. An energetic push to clear any dead weight you’ve […]
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Quit the quibbling; just buy her the ring
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I love each other very much and have been living together with our children for five years. We intend to get married soon. Here is the rub: She’s “old school.” She believes she should receive a diamond ring as part of the marriage proposal. I would marry her tomorrow, but […]
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Giving cribbage a big hand
For the state’s largest senior cribbage league, the math-happy card game is a great way to score some fun. LEWISTON — It took an hour and a half, but 96-year-old Mickie Farnum finally got a hand she liked. To a non-cribbage player, the cards appeared to be a meaningless jumble. There might have been a […]
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C South football final: Fryeburg grinds to first regional title with win over Leavitt
Fryeburg Academy’s Caleb Bowes is taken down by Leavitt’s Dasean Calder during Saturday night’s Class C South championship in Turner. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) TURNER — Fryeburg Academy played complementary football Saturday night to win its first regional championship, and that included being one and the same with Libby Field’s worn and muddy track. Calvin Southwick’s […]
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Junior hockey: Seven goal scorers lead Nordiques to victory; Thunder fall to Bandits
The L/A Nordiques showed their depth Saturday night as they defeated the Skylands Kings for the second straight night. Seven Nordiques found the back of the net in the 7-2 NA3HL victory. Lewiston native Sam Frechette led the way with three points — a goal and two assists — as 545 fans at the Androscoggin […]
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Pro hockey: Mariners seal win over Worcester with long empty-net goal
PORTLAND — A little more than two minutes remained when a delay of game penalty for flipping the puck over the boards in their own end put the Maine Mariners on the defensive. Sure enough, visiting Worcester called its timeout, pulled its goaltender to put six skaters on the attack against four, and prepared to […]
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Auburn ski swap takes place today
Micah Joler checks out a pair of ski poles Saturday in preparation for the 55th annual Auburn Ski Association Ski Swap to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Auburn Middle School. Joler and her friend, Hannah Bilodeau, right, are volunteers for the swap. Proceeds from the sale go toward supporting local ski programs. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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UMF women's soccer falls in first round of NCAA tournament
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury scored three goals in the second half to beat the University of Maine at Farmington in the first round of the NCAA DIII women’s soccer tournament on Saturday. McKenna Brodeur scored early in the second half for UMF (16-1-2) to tie the game at 1-1. It was her 22nd goal of […]
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UMaine football beats Richmond, earns at least share of CAA title
RICHMOND, Va. — Chris Ferguson threw four touchdown passes at 16th-ranked Maine defeated Richmond 28-9 on Saturday. The win guarantees the Black Bears at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title, their first conference championship since 2013. Earnest Edwards caught two of Ferguson’s TD passes, and finished with six receptions for 105 yards. […]
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College football: Hamilton blocks Bates' chance at a win
Bates’ Kyle Flaherty runs past Hamilton defenders during Saturday’s season finale. Flaherty, a Litchfield native and former Oak Hill High School standout, ran for 86 yards in his final colllege game. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College) LEWISTON — In the span of less than three minutes, Bates’ season finale spiraled out of control, and all because punter […]