Andrea Wessling of Community Credit Union, left, Sherie Blumenthal of St. Mary’s Food Pantry and Matthew Shaw of Community Credit Union hold a check for $500 for St. Mary’s Food Pantry at 208 Bates Street in Lewiston. The pantry provides food for more than 1,000 people per week. In addition, St. Mary’s Nutrition Center supports […]
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Local roundup: Buckfield girls win in overtime
NEWCASTLE — Isabell Laughton scored two goals to lead the Buckfield girls’ soccer team to a 3-2 Class D South quarterfinal overtime win over Temple Academy on Wednesday. The Bucks will next play Richmond in the D South semifinals. No. 5 Buckfield improves to 9-5-1 while fourth-ranked Temple finishes at 11-3-1. Cape Elizabeth 3, Gray-New Gloucester […]
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Auburn water main break detours Center Street traffic
AUBURN — A water main break drenched a section of Center Street on Wednesday. Traffic was detoured as crews from the Auburn Water District dug down to fix the broken main. According to Sid Hazelton, superintendent of the Auburn Water District and the Auburn Sewerage District, reports came in around 4:30 a.m. of a water […]
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Boys' soccer C South quarter: Maranacook takes over in second half, downs Winthrop
Maranacook’s Duncan Rogers pursues the ball with Winthrop’s Ian Dow during a Class C South quarterfinal Wednesday in Readfield. (Andy Malloy/Kennebec Journal) READFIELD — Don Beckwith loves to remind his players that things don’t always have to be pretty, they just have to work. In the second half Wednesday night, the Black Bears were effective […]
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Boys' soccer A North quarter: Mt. Blue beats Brunswick, sets up meeting with Lewiston
BRUNSWICK — In a goal-oriented sport, anything can happen, and there is often a fine line between a win and a devastating loss. Take, for example, Wednesday’s Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal between fourth-ranked Brunswick and No. 5 Mt. Blue. In the first half, the host Dragons dominated possession and outshot the Cougars by […]
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Field hockey C South final: Emily Castonguay, defense lift Spruce Mountain over Mountain Valley
Spruce Mountain players celebrate with the Class C South championship trophy after defeating Mountain Valley on Wednesday in Biddeford. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) BIDDEFORD — The game plan was simple for the Spruce Mountain Phoenix against Mountain Valley in the Class C South field hockey regional final: keep doing what got them this far. […]
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Field hockey C North final: Winthrop shuts out Dexter to reach state championship
Winthrop goalie Aiva Agri celebrates after the Ramblers defeated Dexter in the Class C North championship game at Thomas College in Waterville on Wednesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) WATERVILLE — For the third year in a row, the Winthrop and Dexter high school field hockey teams met in the Class C North playoffs. For the […]
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Girls' soccer C South quarter: Mt. Abram, Knight foil Lisbon
Lisbon goalkeeper Sarah Haggerty jumps on a shot by Kaylee Knight of Mt. Abram during the second half in Lisbon on Wednesday. Haggerty made the save. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LISBON — The Lisbon goalie was on the ground, Mt. Abram was down 1-0 in the second half and Kaylee Knight was hurtling toward a wide […]
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Maine violations bureau is going digital
LEWISTON — The Maine Judicial Branch is converting its paper-based violations bureau to a digital system that will allow users to look up their cases online and pay or take other action on their tickets, 24 hours a day, any day of the week. The system will also allow people to search the violations database. […]
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Suspect in stabbing at State Theatre is charged with felony assault
The 27-year-old man charged with stabbing another patron during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday told police he used a small nail file on his key chain as a weapon after he was pushed by another patron near the stage. Joseph Lewis, 27, of Portland, faces one count of aggravated assault, a felony, […]