A Windham company that designs and makes microwave antenna products has been sold to a South African company. Alaris Holdings Limited bought mWave Industries, according to an announcement Thursday by Anania & Associates Investment Co., mWave Industries’ parent company. Alaris Holdings intends to establish its U.S. headquarters in Maine, Anania said in its media release. […]
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H.S. football: Players take heads-up approach to tackling
Oxford Hills’ Cole Dunham demonstates proper tackling technique at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School earlier this week. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Lewiston coach Bruce Nicholas once attended a coaching clinic hosted by then-University of Maine coach Jack Cosgrove for, among other reasons, his pearls of wisdom on tackling. Nicholas asked the coach how the Black Bears […]
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Girls' soccer: Lisbon battles past Hyde
BATH — Lisbon tallied four unanswered goals to pull away for a 4-1 victory over Hyde in Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer action Thursday. The Greyhounds won their fourth consecutive game, improving to 8-3-1, while Hyde fell to 4-7. With Hyde playing in the MVC for the first time this season, neither team knew what […]
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Girls' soccer: Oak Hill shuts out ill Wiscasset
WALES — The Wiscasset girls’ soccer team went into Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference game against Oak Hill with a lot of players under the weather. Nearly the entire Wolverine squad, including head coach Duane Goud, coughed their way through 80 minutes of soccer in a 3-0 loss to the Raiders. Wiscasset (1-11) goaltender Lily Souza […]
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Rehabbing Jepson Brook
Workers from Gordon Contracting Inc. of Sangerville work Thursday morning on Jepson Brook, between Manning and Brooks avenues in Lewiston. Justin Libby, the project superintendent, said the company will repair the right wall and replace the deteriorating left side. The project is expected to take between 10 and 12 weeks. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Workers from Gordon Contracting Inc. of Sangerville work […]
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H.S. football: Week 6 staff picks
(Picks in bold) LEE HORTON (49-9) Gray-New Gloucester at Maranacook Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Wells at Spruce Mountain Cheverus at Edward Little Westbrook at Mt. Blue Windham at Lewiston Fryeburg at Leavitt Boothbay/Wiscasset at Dirigo Bonny Eagle at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Telstar at Sacopee Valley Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Lisbon Poland at Oak Hill RANDY WHITEHOUSE (48-10) Gray-New […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Calendar flips to October and playoff picture starts developing
Bonny Eagle (5-0) at Oxford Hills (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Scots are always a physical test, but Vikings will have to be at the top of their game mentally, too. Cheverus (3-2) at Edward Little (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Winner takes a big step toward hosting a first-round playoff game. Windham (0-5) at Lewiston (1-4) […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 6
October is football. Football is October. If you don’t agree, I question whether you actually watch football. But please, continue reading. • A scheduling quirk allowed me to play couch potato on a fall Saturday afternoon last week and watch WABI’s broadcast of the fantastic Lawrence-Winslow game. Lawrence won 17-14 on a last-second field goal […]
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Game of the Week: No waiting for Ramblers and Greyhounds rematch
Lisbon’s Daytona McIver is run out of bounds by Winthrop/Monmouth’s Gavin Perkins during last year’s Class D South quarterfinal game at Lisbon High School. (Sun Journal file photo) Say what you will about the NFL, but at least it doesn’t pass up a chance to schedule a good, old-fashioned conference grudge match. Maine high school […]
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Business After Hours Oct. 18
OXFORD — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Oxford Casino Conference Center, 777 Casino Way. Since opening in 2012, Oxford Casino Hotel has completed several expansions, the most recent being the construction of a hotel with 107 rooms and […]