Bates’ Liam Spillane tries to run away from Colby’s Patrick Yale and Don Vivian during Saturday’s game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. Colby defeated Bates 21-6. (Phyllis Graber Jensen photo) LEWISTON — Colby coach Jack Cosgrove jumped up and down as he congratulated his players after the handshake line following their 21-6 football win over […]
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H.S. football: Raiders upset Greyhounds in D South mud bowl
Oak Hill High School’s James Borkowski, Jr., right, and Gavin Rawstron, bottom, tackle Lisbon’s Lucas Francis during Saturday playoff football game in Lisbon on October 27, 2018, in Lisbon, Maine. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Oak Hill spent nearly the entire first 48 minutes of Saturday’s Class D South quarterfinal backed up in its own […]
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Turner's Ricker Hill Orchards grows, presses on
Apples. Hard cider. Weddings. Wine. Hustle. Hope. Debt. It’s all in the mix for the eighth-generation orchard as it looks to generation nine and the future. TURNER — The new, bright-red Bucher apple press sticks out in the old barn that is the center of Ricker Hill Orchards’ cider operation, a high-tech giant half the […]
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At least 10 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A shooter opened fire during a baby naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, and people with knowledge of the investigation said at least 10 people were killed. At least six other people were wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities said. Police said a suspect was […]
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Stephen King-themed horror event breaks attendance record
PROSPECT (AP) — Organizers of a Stephen King-themed horror event at a historic fort in Maine say about 4,800 people attended, close to 2,000 more than expected. The Fright at the Fort event in Prospect also tied up traffic for a while. The Bangor Daily News reports Friends of Fort Knox Executive Director Dean Martin […]
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Maine's expanded deer hunt begins with day for residents
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s expanded deer hunt is getting started with a special day that’s limited to state residents only. Saturday is Maine Resident Only Day for deer hunters. The state bumped the number of deer hunting permits by nearly 30 percent this year, to almost 85,000. The full firearms season for deer begins on […]
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DNA, fingerprint match helped lead FBI to mail bomb suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man with a criminal history and a fervor for President Donald Trump sent at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democrats, Justice Department officials said, crediting DNA, a fingerprint match and misspellings for the key break in a case that spread fear of election-season violence with little precedent in the […]
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Body recovered by divers searching Kennebec River for missing Richmond boater
RICHMOND — A body was found Friday afternoon after authorities spent hours searching for a man reported missing the previous night from a boat on the Kennebec River. The body’s identity was not positively confirmed by the state Medical Examiner’s Office, but divers and other public safety workers were searching for Mark Johnston, 64, who […]
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Muncy's home run in 18th wins Game 3 for Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes tags Boston Red Sox’s Ian Kinsler at home while trying to score on a fly ball by Eduardo Nunez during the 10th inning in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Dozier swung […]
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UMaine football notebook: Andre Miller gets chance, shines for Black Bears
ORONO — It took Andre Miller a while, but the former Old Town High standout finally arrived Saturday for the University of Maine. Playing for the injured Micah Wright, the sophomore wide receiver caught three passes for 64 yards in the 28-9 win over Albany at Alfond Stadium. All of his catches helped set up […]