LEWISTON — Maine Event Comedy’s Tightest Five comedy contest returns to Bear Bones Beer at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. In the second preliminary round, Mark Turcotte will host 10 hopefuls as they perform their best five minutes of original material. Five will advance to the semifinals. Along with bragging rights, the winner’s prize package includes […]
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Virgo: New plan looks promising
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: John Mayer, 41; Kellie Martin, 43; Tim Robbins, 60; Angela Lansbury, 93. Happy Birthday: Look beyond what’s changing around you or any past regrets you have hovering over you. Look forward with a positive attitude. You’ll develop a plan that will help you swing from negative to positive. Trust and […]
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Community sales
STRONG — The Strong United Methodist Parish House will hold their annual fall rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a bake sale, candy sale, white elephant table, toys, books, puzzles and lots more available. — RUMFORD — St. […]
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H.S. soccer roundup: Victor Verrill, Buckfield victorious against Pine Tree
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield netted four goals in the first half and two in the second to shut out Pine Tree Academy 6-0 on Monday in Class D boys’ soccer action. Victor Verrill paced Buckfield (9-3-1) with two goals, followed by a goal each from Elijah Chasse, Dylan Harvey, Shane St. Pierre and Caleb Hill. Harvey […]
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Volunteers help emergency workers at Mechanic Falls fire
MECHANIC FALLS — As flames destroyed an old mill in Mechanic Falls on Sunday afternoon, a group of volunteers and employees from local businesses worked to keep dozens of firefighters — some responding from as far away as Gilead — fed, hydrated and warm. At about 2 p.m. Sunday, as news spread of the fire’s […]
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Girls' soccer: Messalonskee finally gets one in, edges Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich chases the ball after it was deflected by Messalonskee goalkeeper Hannah DelGiudice during Monday’s game. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) OAKLAND — The fourth time the Messalonskee girls’ soccer team rattled a shot off the goal frame while trying to produce a winner, it may have been easy to concede that a soggy […]
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Field hockey: Ramblers, Falcons in Class C drivers' seats
Bre Feeney, left, of Winthrop and Cloey Ledesma of Mountain Valley battle for the ball during last week’s game in Rumford. The Ramblers and Falcons are the top seeds in Class C North and South, respectively. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Over the last few years Winthrop has steadily inched closer and closer to a Class C […]
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Community Job Fair Oct. 27
NORWAY — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce’s Business to Business and Community Job Fair Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. It will be held in the gym at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 256 Main St., Paris. It will be open to the public free of charge. […]
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Oxford Chamber makes donation to Rightstart Christmas programs
The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce has made a charitable donation on behalf of the Business of the Month to Rightstart’s Christmas for Kids and Teens programs. The donation is based on at least 20 percent of the net proceeds raised during the Festival of Trees. From left are Mike Grass, Oxford Hills Chamber board […]
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72-year-old Lewiston runner pens book, readies for 416th marathon
LEWISTON — The first doctor told Mike Brooks to quit running before it killed him, in 2013. He’s heard an earful since, heeded little and kept running even after open heart surgery, a stroke, a knee that needs to be replaced, terrible back pain and a big toe that doesn’t move anymore. Instead, it’s been […]