Dirigo’s Cole Brown reacts with dismay after watching one of Freeport’s many touchdowns during Saturday’s Class E championship game in Freeport. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) FREEPORT — Just as the Dirigo Cougars were starting to resemble the team that had reached Saturday’s Class E final, the Freeport Falcons used the art of deception to earn themselves […]
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Bruce Poliquin has 'ongoing concerns' about voting process in 2nd District race
As the secretary of state’s office continues to count votes from across the sprawling 2nd District, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin on Saturday raised questions about the process. Poliquin, the Republican who has represented the district since 2014, said in a Facebook post that there “have been ongoing concerns” about the process. His campaign said late […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine teams up to take down Toledo
BANGOR — It was quite the opening act for the University of Maine women’s basketball team Saturday afternoon. The Black Bears trailed only once and rolled past Toledo 73-59 before a crowd of 1,578 at Cross Insurance Center. Blanca Millan led the way with 18 points, but this was a game that put all of […]
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Tax filing: Retiring Lewiston CEO got bonus despite hospital woes
New 2016 documents also show past financial troubles, spending cuts and salaries at CMMC parent. LEWISTON — When longtime CEO Peter Chalke retired in 2016 from Central Maine Healthcare, its flagship hospital was millions of dollars in the red and Medicare penalized it for the first time for having infection and complication rates that were […]
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Cross country: Edward Little's Jillian Richardson places 15th, earns All-New England honors
Jillian Richardson (Sun Journal file photo) Four girls and two boys from Maine earned All-New England honors Saturday at the 84th New England High School Cross Country Championships at Derryfield Park in Manchester, New Hampshire. Kate Wiser, a sophomore from Pomperaug, Connecticut, won the girls race by 38 seconds, covering a muddy 5-kilometer course in […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Officials issue emergency regulations to prevent CWD in deer
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W) announced on Oct. 11 the issuance of emergency rules to protect Maine’s deer and moose populations. MDIF&W advised that a captive deer in neighboring Quebec was found to be infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). In other states, especially in the West, CWD has infected elk […]
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Veterans Day celebration, special presentation AUGUSTA — The VA Maine Healthcare System invites the public to celebrate Veterans Day from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, on the Togus campus. The ceremony will be held at 1 VA Center, in the main hospital lobby and by the flagpole. Randall Liberty, veteran, former sheriff of Kennebec […]
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2019 senior trips announced
SABATTUS — Joline Bell announces a partial list of 2019 trips for seniors and seniors at heart. March 12 — Celtic Angels from Ireland, Swansea, Massachusetts. Cost: $123. April 19 — Bellavance sugarhouse, Lac Megantic. Cost: $66. April 25 — Mama Mia Dancing Dream, Danvers, Massachusetts. Cost: $107. May 19 — The Edwards Twins, Wrentham, […]
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Farmington Underground opens escape room with ribbon cutting
The second escape room is done, Farmington Underground, 109 Church St., is fully operational and recently had an official ribbon cutting in conjunction with the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. There were a number of directors from the FCCOC in attendance, and this event was open to the public. Passes to the escape room were […]
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Local golf results
Augusta Tuesday, October 23 MSGA women two person scramble results: Flight One: Gross — 1. Kannegieser, Kristin/Guenther, Leslie 69 2. Swanson, Dana/Soboleski, Darlene 75 3. Koerner, Meredith/Hughes, Kris 75 3. Wintle, Lisa/Bither,Nancy 75; Net — 1. Hillman, Margaret/Davison, Darlene 66 2. Hornberger, Prudence/Stevens, Bambi 66 2. Bova, Diane/Leighton, Donna 66 4. Janes, Karen/VanReenen, Cathy 67; Flight […]