Regulators deciding whether Central Maine Power will get a key permit needed to build a 145-mile transmission corridor have extended their process into March. The Maine Public Utilities Commission ruled Friday that it expects to extend the time for research, testimony and hearings into January, with a date of March 1 now set to wrap […]
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Field hockey: Winthrop vs. Spruce Mountain showdown highlights state title showdowns
Spruce Mountain’s Harmony Castonguay, left, tries to slow down Winthrop’s Gia Francis as she moves up the field during a field hockey game in Winthrop in September. (Sun Journal file photo) The six field hockey teams set to compete in state championship games Saturday have had an extra week to ponder and plan for their […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Gorham ready for a battle in Class A final
Suab Nur of Lewiston High School shoots on goal while being defended by Zack Gunther of Mt. Blue in Lewiston last week. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) In the past, the Lewiston and Gorham boys’ soccer teams played each other in the preseason. That didn’t happen this year, but the Blue Devils and Rams will meet this […]
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Question 4: UMF would get $8.5M for upgrades
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Olsen Student Center and Sweatt-Winter Childcare and Education Center could get millions of dollars in renovation and upgrades if voters approve a bond question as part of a statewide referendum Tuesday. Question 4 asks voters to approve a $49 million bond for the construction and remodeling of existing […]
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Fact or fiction: Checking claims from Maine’s 2nd District congressional race
Trying to find the truth among the cacophony of competing claims in advertisements and mailers in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race is a challenge for even the most well-informed voters. To lend a hand before Tuesday’s election, the Sun Journal is checking up on some of the assertions to find out which ones have merit […]
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The Italian Bakery will get new owner
LEWISTON — For the first time since the Italian Bakery opened nearly 60 years ago, someone outside the Chiaravelotti family will own it. The popular neighborhood eatery is being sold. Brandon LeClair, a 32-year-old baker who has worked for almost 19 years for Lewiston’s also-beloved Labadie’s Bakery, will take over Jan. 1, 2019. However, he […]
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Mike Woodbury apologizes but defends vulgarities used in leaked audio
A former Maine basketball coach said he’s embarrassed and ashamed about his conduct after his profanity-laced tirade against a student at his Florida school was posted online this week. Mike Woodbury, in a telephone interview Friday with the Press Herald, said he doesn’t believe the edited three-minute audio posted on YouTube tells the complete story of his […]
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Hotly contested 2nd District race may decide control of the U.S. House
Perhaps U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin put what’s at stake in his re-election bid as succinctly as anyone. Behind closed doors, the two-term Republican told a conservative gathering in 2017 there are “two dozen swing districts in the country” that will determine which party controls the U.S. House after the Nov. 6 election. The one he’s […]
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Snapped pole leaves Livermore Falls teen stuck in truck
JAY — A Livermore Falls teenager was stuck in her father’s pickup truck for about 30 minutes Friday after it snapped a utility pole on Claybrook Road and wires fell on it, Sgt. Russell Adams said. Ashlyn Williams, 17, was driving west toward Spruce Mountain High School when she lost control of the truck on […]
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Dirigo-Maranacook kickoff moved to 6 p.m.; Leavitt playoff game moved to Saturday in Lewiston
Rain continued to disrupt the high school football playoff schedule on Friday as Leavitt postponed, and moved, its Class C South semifinal, while Dirigo moved its game time up an hour. The Class E semifinal between No. 2 Dirigo and No. 3 Maranacook was moved to a 6 p.m. kickoff on Friday night at Harlow […]