Maine’s Patrick Shea and St. Lawrence’s Phillip Alftberg chase down the puck during first period action at Alfond Arena in Orono on Friday. (Kevin Bennett photo) ORONO — If the first period was Chase Pearson’s preseason, he was in midseason form by the start of the second. The University of Maine hockey captain scored a […]
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H.S. roundup: Eddies earn clutch football win over Red Riots
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Edward Little (3-4) overcame a 14-0 halftime deficit, then capped a frantic last-minute drive with a touchdown and conversion with 5.1 seconds remaining to beat South Portland (1-6) on in football action Friday night. South Portland broke a 14-14 tie on a 12-yard run by Anthony Poole with 1:18 remaining, but […]
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Auburn lawyer suspended for nine months
An Auburn attorney has been suspended from practicing law for nine months. A single justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found that Jeffrey P. White violated multiple ethics rules in the past five years. White, who has practiced for more than 37 years, focuses on bankruptcy cases. The Maine Board of Overseers of the […]
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Girls' soccer: Fletcher, Monmouth hold off Madison
MADISON — Monmouth survived Madison’s second-half comeback Friday thanks to some skillful work from junior Audrey Fletcher and her teammates. Fletcher scored the go-ahead goal in the second half and assisted on an insurance strike to help the Mustangs to a 4-2 victory in a rematch of last season’s Class C South regional final. The […]
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H.S. football: Wescott, Bulldogs rally past Ramblers
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s Jake Sousa carries the ball while Madison’s Bryce Williette tackles him Friday night in Winthrop. (Jennifer Bechard photo) WINTHROP — When things weren’t going well for Madison/Carrabec in the first half, senior quarterback Eric Wescott put the Bulldogs football team on his back and helped carry it to a come-from-behind 28-22 victory over Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale […]
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College football: UMaine, Rhode Island surprisingly at top of CAA
Maine’s Deshawn Stevens takes down New Hampshire quarterback Christian Lupoli suiring the 2018 season opener in August. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Maine and Rhode Island meet Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association football game that could have NCAA playoff implications for both teams — a development few could have foreseen two months ago. When […]
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Collins named 4th-quarter star
LISBON — Lisbon Credit Union has honored Tracy Collins with its fourth-quarter Rockstar Award. She was given a trophy, $50 and a paid day off. Collins, of Lewiston, started with the credit union 14 years ago and within one year was promoted to her current position of financial resolutions officer at the Lisbon office. She […]
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Sun Journal recognized by New England newspaper group
NATICK, Mass. — The Sun Journal received two New England journalism awards Thursday, honoring both the daily and Sunday newspapers. The New England Newspaper & Press Association named the Lewiston newspapers as “distinguished” in their circulation class for 2018 during its annual New England Newspaper Conference. In addition to the Lewiston daily, The Day in […]
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Slugger the Sea Dog visits Saint Dominic Academy
Slugger the Sea Dog meets with students at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston on Friday. Slugger, the mascot for the Portland Sea Dogs Minor League baseball team, was invited to the school by the Friends of St. Dom’s parent group to get students excited about the “World Series of Box Tops” fundraiser, group co-chairwoman Emily […]
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Shawn Moody campaign rocked by 12-year-old sexual discrimination charge
A 2006 sex discrimination allegation against Republican Shawn Moody and his auto repair business jolted the 2018 race for governor Friday after a new report revealed details of the 12-year-old complaint to the Maine Human Rights Commission. The complaint, which the Portland Press Herald and other Maine media had previously investigated but did not […]