AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office escaped relatively unscathed Wednesday night following the Budget Committee’s third meeting to review the 2019 county budget. The committee recommended the County Commission cut $1,500 from the $5,000 vacation buyback line in the sheriff’s patrol budget. The remainder of the accounts overseen by the sheriff — including civil […]
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Sugarloaf hosting first U.S. Alpine Speed Championships in March 2019
The United States’ fastest skiers will return to Sugarloaf in 2019 for the first-ever U.S. Alpine Speed Championships. Sugarloaf has hosted the U.S. Alpine Championships, but in March the country’s best Alpine skiers will ski down the Narrow Gauge trail in the downhill, super-G and alpine combined events. The events at Sugarloaf (March 16-21, 2019) […]
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Officials urge improvements in Maine's criminal justice system
LEWISTON — Though Maine has the lowest incarceration rate in the country and prisoners are often allowed to create new lives for themselves, two of the men who oversee the criminal justice system in the Pine Tree State see plenty of room for improvement. Speaking to about 75 people Wednesday night at a Bates College […]
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H.S. field hockey: Sevigny sisters propelling Mountain Valley into the playoffs
Mountain Valley’s Rylee Sevigny moves the ball down the field at Spruce Mountain on Tuesday. Spruce Mountain’s Ashley Campbell follows behind. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Avery Sevigny is key to setting up Mountain Valley’s offense. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — Rylee and Avery Sevigny have terrorized defenses across the Mountain Valley Conference all season long. The […]
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Time and Temp building bids reach $5.25M
With one day remaining in its online auction, the leading bid to purchase the iconic Time & Temperature Building in downtown Portland reached $5.25 million Wednesday evening. The auction, which began Tuesday, is scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at which point the leading bidder will submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. […]
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Girls' soccer: Lisbon wins MVC scuffle with Madison
Madison’s Taylor Tillinghast and Lisbon’s Caitlyn Hall race down the field toward the ball. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) LISBON — The temperatures and bright sun on the soccer field made Wednesday feel more like preseason in August, not October. But the play between the Lisbon and Madison girls’ soccer teams on was anything but that. […]
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CMHRA workshop on mental health
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Human Resources Association is holding a program for employers, big and small, on dealing with employees with mental health issues. The workshop will begin at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Carriage House in Lewiston. The presentation is by Kennebec Behavioral Health and the Looking Ahead Clubhouse vocational program. The […]
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Rice Tree Service named Business of Month
NORWAY — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce membership committee recently named Rice Tree Service of Waterford as the August Business of the Month. According to a chamber statement, Rice Tree Service owner Sheldon Rice is a “first-class landscape arborist” known for tree removals, pruning and lot clearing. He was recognized for his professionalism, hard work and […]
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Brunswick man acquitted of attempted murder of deputy
AUGUSTA — The son of a man killed in a shootout with police May 19, 2017, in Belgrade was cleared Wednesday of charges related to that incident. Scott Bubar, 41, of Brunswick was accused of aggravated attempted murder of a police officer and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. The judge found he was not […]
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Walk to School Day in Auburn
Fifth-graders Olivia Mace-Holt, left, Ari Luke and Blake Chamberlain walk to Walton Elementary School during the 22nd annual National Walk to School Day in Auburn on Wednesday. About 200 students, plus teachers and staff, walked from Raymond Park to the school, Principal Mike Davis said. “We participate in one Walk to School Day in the […]