Hyde’s Ingrid Schroeter (15) boots the ball on goal as Mountain Valley’s Audra Bean (10) defends during Hyde’s win in Bath on Monday. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) BATH — New to the Mountain Valley Conference, the Hyde girls’ soccer team knew it would have some tough competition this year. The Wolfpack earned their second win […]
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Girls' soccer: Carrabec penalizes previously undefeated Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain junior Calley Baker (11) and Carrabec senior midfielder Lauren Chestnut (1) battle for the ball in Jay on Monday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Two goals on a pair of penalty kicks and a red card issued to a key player — which forced Spruce Mountain to play down a player — put […]
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Last nuns at Portland monestary moving to N.H.
The last two nuns in a cloistered Catholic community in Portland are moving out of Maine. Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood has been in a monastery on State Street near Longfellow Square since 1934. The monastery originally housed 14 nuns, living in silence and prayer away from the world. But the Roman Catholic Diocese […]
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Feds: Medication plans for foster children lacking
Nearly 30 percent of foster children in Maine who were prescribed powerful psychiatric drugs did not receive a basic “treatment plan” or regular reviews of their medications, a federal investigation has found. Just shy of one-third of children in foster care in Maine during the period reviewed by federal investigators were prescribed anti-depressants, drugs to […]
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Democratic PAC pouring money into governor's race
A Democratic Party-backed political action committee targeting Maine’s governor’s race has topped $1 million in spending, most to oppose Republican candidate Shawn Moody. It’s part of a coordinated nationwide effort to sway races that could flip congressional redistricting power back to the Democrats. A Better Maine reported spending $343,805 on the governor’s race in recent […]
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Looking for help with chicken dinner, yard sale
DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Friday, Oct. 12, the Phillips Community of Christian Women will again cook up their annual chicken supper, to be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Phillips Elementary School. The traditional menu continues with roast chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, peas, squash, rolls, assorted pies, a beverage […]
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Corrections chief seeks public's help to find prison escapee
AUGUSTA — As the search for convicted murderer and career criminal Arnold Nash extended into a fourth day, Maine’s corrections commissioner said the prisoner showed no warning signs that he had planned to escape from a minimum-security prison in Charleston. Joseph Fitzpatrick, addressing the incident for the first time publicly Monday, declined to divulge many […]
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Turner trail rider
John Miller of Auburn rides his mountain bike Monday on the Porcupine Trail at the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park in Turner. The park has more than 12 miles of single-track and double-track, multipurpose trails popular with mountain bikers and hikers. The park will host the Riverlands 10K running race Sunday. Go to www.baxteroutdoors.com for information […]
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The Harlow seeks work by printmakers for 'Proof Positive' exhibit
HALLOWELL — The Harlow invites artists to submit artwork to be considered for “Proof Positive,” an open call juried exhibition of art incorporating processes used in printmaking. Submissions may include any and all techniques of printmaking; including but not limited to: screen prints, block prints, linocuts, woodcuts, intaglio, etchings, etc. Entries will be juried by […]
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Blair Braverman to give a reading at Gould Academy
BETHEL — Writer Blair Braverman visits Gould Academy on Tuesday, Sept. 25, to give a reading from her first book, “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube.” The reading will take place in Bingham Auditorium at 7 p.m., followed by a book signing and reception at 8 p.m. in the Marlon Family IDEAS Center in Hanscom […]