Lewiston’s Abbie Langelier, left, gets a head on the ball before Edward Little’s Ella Boucher can get to it during Tuesday night’s game in Lewiston (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Following an early-season scoreless tie against rival Edward Little, Lewiston girls’ soccer coach Brant Remington said his team was having a tough time scoring goals. […]
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Boys' soccer: Buckfield, Wiley capitalize on chance, defeat Richmond
Richmond’s Dakota Gilpatrick dives over Buckfield goalie Rick Krashe after he made a save on a goal kick during the first half of Tuesday’s soccer match in Buckfield. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — From the opening kick to the final whistle, the Richmond boys’ soccer team could not convert on close and even open chances […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Cony puts away Oxford Hills in overtime
Cony’s Kami Lambert takes control of the ball while Oxford Hills’ Kate Bowen defends her in a Class B quarterfinal game Tuesday in Augusta. (Jennifer Bechard photo) AUGUSTA — Holly Daigle’s call rang out, sounding less like an order than a plea. “Shoo-oo-oo-t!” the Cony field hockey coach yelled. Sophie Whitney did, and this time, […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Mt. Blue banishes Bangor
Mt. Blue senior forward Ellie Pelletier (10) and Bangor midfielder Makenzie Thompson (7) battle for the ball in a Class A North field hockey quarterfinal at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Tuesday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — The last thing Mt. Blue senior Ellie Pelletier planned on was scoring three goals in a Class […]
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C South field hockey quarterfinal: Dirigo tops Lisbon in overtime
DIXFIELD — When the Dirigo High School field hockey team defeated Lisbon, 6-0, in an early season Mountain Valley Conference matchup, Cougars coach Gretchen Curtis knew if there was a second meeting, her good friend Julie Petrie’s Greyhounds were likely going to be better. Curtis was on point. She watched her third-seeded squad fight through […]
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Mechanic Falls mill was uninsured at time of blaze
MECHANIC FALLS — The owner of the former Marcal Paper Mill said Tuesday he did not have insurance on the buildings that were destroyed by fire Sunday. Charles Starbird bought the mill about 10 years ago. He said he had insured the property when there was a mortgage on it, but he dropped his […]
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Lewiston youth center director named Difference Maker
LEWISTON — Julia Sleeper-Whiting, co-founder and director of the Tree Street Youth Center, was named one of the country’s 100 Difference Makers by a national pension fund. Sleeper-Whiting was the only person in Maine to be named to the honor from among more than 4,000 nominees nationwide. In a statement released by the fund, TIAA, […]
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Neokraft Signs moving, growing, but staying in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Phil Bolduc had been looking to expand Neokraft Signs on Main Street for the past five years when an electrician installing a new piece of equipment six months ago overheard him talking about his plans. “He said, ‘Instead of doing that, why don’t you just buy my building?’ — that’s how it happened,” […]
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Farmington woman accused of assault with knife
FARMINGTON — A local woman is accused of assault with a knife. Detective Marc Bowering arrested Erika Marchetti, 40, of Farmington on Saturday on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. She was released on $500 bail from the Franklin County jail later that day. Bowering was conducting an investigation into a […]
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Tri-Town Rescue to close Nov. 30
WEST PARIS — Tri-Town Ambulance and Emergency Rescue Service will close at 5 p.m. Nov. 30, ending service to Sumner and West Paris, Deputy Chief Darryl Rugg said this week. Rugg said the closure is fallout from the closure of Ledgeview Living Center on Route 26 in West Paris earlier this month. The independently operated […]