CUMBERLAND — The 4-H Livestock Auction at the Cumberland Fair will be held Wednesday, Sept. 26, with refreshments at 3:30 p.m. with the live auction starting at 4 p.m. at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road. Baby beef, market lambs and market hogs raised by local 4-H members will be auctioned off. One hundred percent of the money goes directly to […]
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Democrats are more derisive
I watched the opening day of the hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; it was a joke. The people and Senators (who were Democrats and who had already said they would not vote for Judge Kavanaugh) acted like idiots. That Kavanaugh’s daughters had to be taken out of the room for a while, returning […]
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Jim Wilfong for state Senate
Area residents are fortunate to have Jim Wilfong running for state senator. He is a proven legislator who works with both sides of the aisle and has been experienced, accomplished and effective in protecting Maine’s environment. Wilfong served in the Legislature in the mid-1970s, where he worked to protect the groundwater and air from pollution. […]
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VFW donates to Beals Hospitality House
AUBURN — The Frank W. Hulett VFW Post 1603 recently presented a donation to Cici Atwood, manager of Beals Hospitality House at the Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta. The facility provides temporary housing to families of hospitalized and hospice veterans. The nonprofit organization operates by donations only. For more information on the Beals Hospitality […]
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Looking Back on Sept. 8
100 Years Ago: 1918 Sale of Grand Stand Boxes and Reserved Seats for the week of the Maine State Fair, Sept. 17, 18, 19 and 20, will open Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 1918, at Callahan’s, 216 Lisbon St., Lewiston. Price of Reserved Seats for the whole week of the Fair is $1.00, the price of […]
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Socialism not on U.S. political menu
What’s with all this socialism business? A handful of lefty candidates are calling themselves socialists without a single radical socialistic item on their promise lists. They seem to have little idea of what socialism is. And most of the conservatives talking back to them don’t seem to know, either. Simply put, socialism is a system […]
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L/A Poutine Feast-ival set for today with food, music and pichenotte
LEWISTON — The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center will host the first L/A Poutine Feast-ival from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, in the street and inside the center at 46 Cedar St. “The corner of Oxford and Cedar streets will become a block party with food trucks serving your favorite Quebecois poutine,” said Francis Gagnon, the […]
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H.S. football: Vikings roll over Red Eddies
Edward Little’s Jonathan Knight attempts to tackle Oxford Hills’ Emerson Brown on Friday at Gouin Athletic Complex. (Brewster Burns photo) SOUTH PARIS — After getting his helmet knocked off on a QB sneak, Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson went to the sidelines for the mandatory one play. Carson’s head was still attached firmly to his shoulders, […]
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H.S. football: Dirigo runs by Gray-New Gloucester
Dirigo’s Michael Packard nearly hauls in a pass in the endzone while being defended by Gray-New Gloucester’s Trent Overcash during Friday night’s football game in Dirigo. Dirigo defeated Gray-New Gloucester 22-8. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — The first half was a defensive struggle between Gray-New Gloucester and Dirigo, and the host Cougars held a narrow, […]
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Boys' soccer: Mountain Valley slips away from Spruce Mountain
JAY — Their first victory of the year was staring the Spruce Mountain Phoenix right in the face, but back-to-back goals from senior center midfielder Garrett Garbarini gave the Mountain Valley Falcons a wake-up call in the second half. But the game moved into double-overtime, anyway. Senior midfielder Cameron Gallant drilled the ball past Spruce […]