LEWISTON — When police arrested seven women for engaging in prostitution one night last week, they took them to the police station, not the county jail. Officers asked each woman why she was on the street, whether someone had been compelling her to get cash for sex, then sent them to meet with an advocate […]
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Junior Hockey: Cyclones spin away from Thunder 6-4
HUDSON, N.H. — Niklas Bretschneider’s hat trick was the icing on the cake, but it was Brendan Schulte’s goal late in the third period that lifted the Northern Cyclones to a 6-4 victory over the Twin City Thunder in a USPHL Premier league game on Sunday. Bretschneider’s first goal gave the host Cyclones a 2-0 […]
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Hot Corner: Red Sox will have to reset for postseason
Joe Garagiola, the late catcher and broadcaster, submitted that “Baseball is a Funny Game” in his book of the same name in 1960. He also described why it is arguably the scariest. “Baseball gives you every chance to be great,” Garagiola wrote. “Then it puts pressure on you to prove that you haven’t got what […]
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Girls’ soccer: Amador leading from sidelines at Leavitt
TURNER — Avalon Amador may have stopped playing the game of soccer competitively, but she couldn’t quit the sport entirely. “I think I always knew that after my own turn in uniform was over I wouldn’t be able to just walk away from the game,” Amador said. She didn’t walk away, she just crossed over […]
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Monday Morning QB: 'Janek can' for Oxford Hills
On a hold by Noah Oufiero, kicker Janek Luksza watches his extra point attempt. The kick was good against Bangor in Paris on Saturday. (Brewster Burns Photo) Oxford Hills lost senior slot Cam Slicer for the season with a broken right ankle suffered in practice before last week’s loss to Sanford. That means more work […]
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Tiger Woods earns first PGA victory in five years
ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods, in his Sunday red shirt, both arms raised in victory on the 18th green. For so many years, the scene was familiar. This time, it was surreal. “I can’t believe I pulled this off,” Woods said Sunday during the trophy presentation at the Tour Championship, where he gave thousands of […]
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Farmington to host public meetings on dam removal
FARMINGTON — Three public meetings will be held prior to a November referendum asking Farmington residents if they want to see the Walton’s Mill Dam on Temple Stream removed by the Atlantic Salmon Federation. The first meeting will be held Wednesday while additional dates have been set for Oct. 10 and Oct. 24, according to a […]
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Cars versus cancer
David Webster of Wales opens the back door of his 1957 Chevy Nomad Bel Air at a benefit car show Sunday morning in Lewiston. The show benefits a local woman, Paulette Lee, who is battling cancer. Webster’s classic car sports its original paint, which he hopes to maintain for as long as possible. Webster says […]
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L-A This Week — Sept. 24
MONDAY, Sept. 24 LEWISTON — School Committee, Dingley Building, executive session at 5:30 p.m. to discuss superintendent search; meeting at 7:30 p.m. Agenda includes first vote on new field trip rules, discussion of 2018-19 budget proceedings and possibility of a committee vice chairman. TUESDAY, Sept. 25 LEWISTON — Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project presentation by lawyer Alice Kopij, […]
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Outdoor running for outing clubs
Grace Plummer crests the first hill Sunday morning of the Baxter Riverlands 10K race at Androscoggin Riverlands State Park in Turner. The event benefits Teens to Trails, an organization that helps create and build high school outing clubs across the state. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)