A two-day exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam opened Friday night in downtown Portland. The exhibit by Veterans for Peace at 516 Congress St., the site of the Portland Media Center, is intended to honor the hundreds of unarmed civilians killed in the massacre and send an anti-war message. […]
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H.S. field hockey: Lisbon continues win streak against Hall-Dale
LISBON — The 2018 high school field hockey season started with a thud for the Lisbon Greyhounds. Three one-sided losses had Lisbon coach Julie Petrie looking for answers. She’s starting to find them. Backed by a formation change, the Greyhounds won their third consecutive game, 3-0 over Mountain Valley Conference foe Hall-Dale on Friday. “We […]
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H.S. cross country: Edward Little's Richardson breezes to victory at Leavitt
Jillian Richardson of Edward Little runs the final straightaway en route to a win on Friday at Leavitt Area High School. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) TURNER — Edward Little’s Jillian Richardson and Mt. Ararat’s Lisandro Berry-Garviria ran the best on an unfamiliar course in Friday’s cross country meet at Leavitt Area High School. The usual route […]
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Woodsmen compete at Oxford County Fair
Sawdust flies as Bernard Peters of Irasburg, Vermont, competes in the bucksaw contest during Woodsmen’s Day at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford on Friday. Some spectators learned that bow saws are also called bucksaws. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Jake Bederian of Warrensburg, New York, watches his ax fly toward the soda can at the bull’s-eye […]
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Hundreds volunteer for Day of Caring
Amy Ryerson of Durham cleans playground equipment at Sandcastle Clinical & Educational Services in Lewiston on Friday morning. She and about a dozen co-workers from TD Bank cleaned, raked and painted during the United Way Day of Caring. More than 300 people from businesses and organizations were at 41 locations throughout Androscoggin County organized by the […]
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Rumford man killed in motorcycle crash
RUMFORD — Police are investigating a motorcycle crash Thursday evening that claimed the life of a local man. The lone rider was identified as Paul Pelletier, 57, who was operating a 2008 Harley-Davidson north on South Rumford Road, according to a police report. He got onto the road shoulder, lost control and was thrown off the […]
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Lewiston firefighters contain Bartlett Street blaze to 1 unit
LEWISTON — Firefighters were able to keep a Friday morning fire contained to a fourth-floor apartment at 184 Bartlett St. No one was hurt in the 8 a.m. blaze that left the upper portion of the apartment house charred. The four-story building is at the corner of Bartlett and Birch streets. Police blocked off sections […]
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Dozens of gas explosions north of Boston destroy homes, kill teenager
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A series of gas explosions an official described as “Armageddon” killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas. Authorities […]
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Maine retains its distinction as nation’s oldest state
Maine is still the nation’s oldest state, according to updated data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The median age in the state is 44.6 years, virtually unchanged from the year before, according to results of the 2017 American Community Survey, an annual look at local economic and demographic data. That means half of Maine’s population […]
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Winthrop legislator who was burned opens House session
AUGUSTA — A state lawmaker who was injured seriously earlier this summer ended the 128th Maine Legislature on a high note. Not only is Rep. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, healed from the burns he suffered in a farming accident in July, but he also hit some high notes Thursday morning while singing the national anthem to […]