LEWISTON — Actor Patrick Dempsey is the star of one mini-series wrapped and set to premiere in the United States and another TV thriller filming in Rome. He’s producing the movie “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” recently sold a documentary about auto racer Hurley Haywood and has his own racing team that competes […]
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After owner logs 40 years, Lewiston's Roak the Florist up for sale
LEWISTON — After 40 years, Mike Small is ready to leave the greenhouse. He said Thursday he plans to sell Roak the Florist, where he started working under his dad as a teenager. George M. Roak started the business around 1846 out of his home in Auburn. It moved to Court Street, then Center Street, […]
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Ranked UMaine football gearing up to face FBS school
Maine’s Joe Fitzpatrick drags New Hampshire defenders for extra yardage during last week’s season opener in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) The University of Maine football players were feeling good when they came back to practice earlier this week. And why not? The Black Bears opened the season with a 35-7 thumping of rival […]
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Businesses connect in Lewiston
Mary L. Seaman, left, proprietor of The Great Outdoors in Turner, sits in her van Thursday as she waits to talk to visitors at the Maine Business to Business Trade Show at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Several dozen local businesses and organizations set up booths on the thawed ice rink to promote themselves […]
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Girls' soccer: Lincoln Academy pours it on against Leavitt
Leavitt goalie Shelby Varney makes a diving save after blocking a shot by Lincoln Academy’s Tatum Hancock during Thursday’s game in Turner. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) TURNER — Goals were hard to come by for Lincoln Academy through its first two games. The Eagles’ offense finally took off in the third game against Leavitt on Thursday. […]
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Girls' soccer: Kiley Merritt, Carly Drischler lead Lisbon rout of Wiscasset
Wiscasset’s Gwen Webber, left, battles Lisbon’s Kiley Merritt, right, for the ball in MVC girls’ soccer action Thursday in Lisbon. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) LISBON — Over the first two games, the Lisbon girls’ soccer team worked to find its offense, scoring four goals while splitting its first two games of the Mountain Valley Conference […]
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H.S. football: Transition from player to coach about staying involved, giving back
Lisbon High School assistant football coach Noah Francis keeps an eye on offensive drills during practice on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Latrell Thomas is an assistant coaches for Edward Little who played for the Eddies last year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Noah Francis did not enjoy his first year away from football. “I couldn’t […]
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Huddle Up: Another Haley tribute is due
Last Saturday’s memorial service for Mike Haley featured a number of amazing speeches remembering the legendary football coach and administrator. I felt privileged to hear all of them, and wish I could have stuck around after the service to hear more stories being swapped. The memorial didn’t lack for stories, or laughs, and certainly not […]
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Game of the Week: Vikings hope to turn tide on Eddies
Edward Little High School’s Joshua Hamel, right, gets flipped upside down after attempting to make a catch in front of Oxford Hills’ Talon Mederios (89) during their game at Walton Field in Auburn last year. (Sun Journal file photo) A quick glance at the last decade of the Class A North rivalry between Edward Little […]
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H.S. football: Week 2 staff picks
RANDY WHITEHOUSE (7-4) Oak Hill at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Freeport at Poland Edward Little at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Lewiston at Thornton Leavitt at Yarmouth Mt. Blue at Greely Gray-New Gloucester at Dirigo Spruce Mountain at Lake Region Mountain Valley at Lisbon Telstar at Camden Hills WIL KRAMLICH (8-3) Oak Hill at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Freeport at Poland Edward Little at […]