Spruce Mountain goalie Melissa Bamford dives for a loose ball as teammate Harmony Castonguay tries to stop Winthrop’s Maddie Perkins from getting a stick on the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s field hockey game in Winthrop. Winthrop scored on the play. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Winthrop coach Jessica Merrill wasn’t pleased with the way the […]
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Nordiques' Kyle Secor balancing hockey and business
L/A Nordiques’ Kyle Secor moves the puck down the ice as Cape Cod’s Cody Lappas stays close behind last season at the Colisee in Lewiston. (Sun Journal file photo) AUBURN — The 20-year-old season is key in the career of a junior hockey player. When he is playing his overage in junior hockey, it usually […]
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Third accuser deepens Susan Collins’ quandary over Brett Kavanaugh
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a critical vote in the confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, was tight-lipped Wednesday shortly after more allegations surfaced against Brett Kavanaugh. Julie Swetnick, through her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, released a three-page sworn declaration that accused Kavanaugh of engaging in excessive drinking and exhibiting “abusive and physically aggressive behavior toward […]
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Wilton man, 20, dies in South Portland crash
SOUTH PORTLAND — A 20-year-old Southern Maine Community College student from Wilton died of injuries suffered in a single-car crash near the entrance to Bug Light Park on Monday night, according to South Portland police. Emergency workers were called to the park at about 9:21 p.m. by the driver of a 2004 Volvo. Police say […]
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Teacher at Freeport school charged with sexual assault of student
LISBON — Police have charged a teacher at a private religious school in Freeport with gross sexual assault. On Friday, the Lisbon Police Department investigated a report that Derek Michael Boyce, 37, a teacher at Pine Tree Academy in Freeport, a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian school, was having a sexual relationship with a teenage female student […]
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Mills the top fundraiser in Maine’s race for governor, new reports show
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills raised almost $800,000 in campaign contributions in the last two months, more than twice the amount that Republican Shawn Moody raised in the same period, according to the latest campaign finance reports, filed Tuesday night. Mills has raised a total of $1.8 million for the race, to Moody’s $1.4 million. […]
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Buxton logger says new rules will sink his business
A Buxton man may be among the first loggers in Maine to feel the sting of a state law that imposes tough new rules on forestry workers who have past convictions for cutting down trees illegally. But Anthony P. Boisvert, 31, said he is the target of unfair enforcement by the Maine Forest Service and […]
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Poliquin supports right to bear arms
I support Bruce Poliquin for Congress for many reasons, but I am writing this letter as a gun owner. The Maine Constitution states, “Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.” Mainers have a long tradition of being safe and responsible gun owners. Maine needs to […]
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Community sales
MECHANIC FALLS — American Legion Auxiliary, 41 Elm St., will be holding a yard sale with raffle table, white elephant tables, bake sale and Rada knives from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. The kitchen will be open for lunch. For more information call Peggy at 207-212-0538 — LEWISTON — The Calvary United Methodist Women’s Association is […]
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Back surgery complicated by post-op pain management
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old with severe back pain due to compression of the nerve. My activities of daily life are more and more limited, and my quality of life is suffering. I am told I need a back operation, and I agree that it is necessary. However, when I consult with the […]