PARIS — Harry Buswell is the October Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home on High Street. He was born in Lewiston and lived in Norway with his parents, one brother and three sisters before moving to Bethel where he graduated from Telstar High School. One of Buswell’s special memories is going on […]
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Looking Back on Nov. 3
100 years ago: 1918 Austria-Hungary is out of the war. Deserted by her last ally, Germany fights alone a battle which means ultimate defeat or abject surrender. After days of pleading, an armistice has been granted Austria-Hungary, whose badly defeated armies in the Italian theatre are staggering homeward under the violence of the blows of […]
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SAD 52 Adult & Community Education to offer ukulele classes
TURNER — Mike Burd, a professional musician who tours nationally playing bass with Maine’s own Dave Mallett, will be the instructor at SAD 52 Adult & Community Education’s ukulele class, from 7 to 8 pm. Wednesdays, Nov. 7 through Dec. 5, at Leavitt Area High School. Students will learn just enough of the fundamentals and […]
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D South football semifinal: Oak Hill ekes by Madison in overtime
Oak Hill’s Samuel Lindsay carries the ball while being taken down by Madison’s defense in a Class D South semifinal game Friday in Madison. (Jennifer Bechard photo) MADISON — Two teams. One play. With a regional final appearance on the line. And in the end, it is the Oak Hill football team that is moving […]
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L-A community honors victims of temple shooting
Charlie Dresdner, left, and Johnny Dresdner, the youngest children of Rabbi Sruli Dresdner of Temple Shalom in Auburn, light candles during a special Shabbat service Friday night. Besides the two Shabbat candles, 11 others were lit in memory of the congregants slain in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. A collage […]
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Red Claws drop season opener to Knicks
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws opened their 10th G League basketball season with a clang. Ten missed 3-pointers in 11 attempts in the second half spelled defeat for the home team as the Westchester Knicks beat Maine 95-92 Friday night before a crowd of 1,726 at the Portland Expo. The Claws nearly erased a […]
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A North football semifinal: Elowitch, Portland scamper over Edward Little, into region final
Edward Little’s Josh Hamel drives past two Portland defenders before getting taken down by Aidan Dimillo during a semifinal game Friday at Fitzpatrick Stadium. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Zack Elowitch was unstoppable on offense. Nathan Kapongo was utterly dominant on defense. And that winning combination has sent the Portland Bulldogs off to the […]
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LaBelle joins Main-Land Consultants
LIVERMORE FALLS — Main-Land Development Consultants Inc. announces that Eric LaBelle, P.E., has joined its growing engineering team as a senior engineer. LaBelle has more than 25 years of experience in his field of municipal engineering and management. He has served in a myriad of technical and managerial roles, such as water superintendent, city engineer […]
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OTELCO names Clark as chief operating officer
NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO Inc., a telecommunications provider, announces that Richard Clark has joined the company as its chief operating officer. Previously, Clark was executive vice president and chief financial officer of TVC Albany Inc., headquartered in Albany, New York. Clark is a graduate of Husson University in Bangor and lives in Freeport. He began […]
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Dallas Berry kicks Dirigo into Class E football final
Maranacook’s Joe Albert, left, dives in to help teammates try to bring down Dirigo’s Mike Packard during Friday night’s playoff game in Dixfield. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Dallas Berry’s right foot foiled Maranacook again. Berry, a sophomore who kicked three extra points that were the difference in Dirigo’s 21-18 win over Maranacook during the […]