Edward Little (1-0) at Oxford Hills (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Red Eddies have owned the series this decade, winning seven of eight since 2010. Lewiston (0-1) at Thornton Academy (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Maybe not the best time for a crossover game with an A South powerhouse, but the Blue Devils’ immediate focus is on […]
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Horse and foal in Auburn
Rebecka Campbell on Thursday pets Frejya, a Gypsy Vanner foal born to Temperance, center, at Campbell’s farm on Youngs Corner Road in Auburn. Campbell owns several rescue horses, which she acquires from many sources. She creates an environment that most mimics horses’ natural habitat, which includes allowing them to run and socialize with a herd. […]
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Looking for input on apples, doughnuts
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I sent you a request for a lost walking cane the other day. I didn’t realize that it was lost in Norway. It fell off the car at St. Catherine’s Church on Beal Street off Main Street. The cane is made of poplar and maple. It means a lot to the person […]
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Lawmaker Larry Lockman behind provocative anti-immigration flyer
A political mailer stoking anti-immigration fears in the House District 55 race is the work of a political action committee run by conservative Republican Rep. Larry Lockman. The glossy, oversized flyer accuses incumbent Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, of voting “to allow the killings to continue in Portland,” referring to two homicides in which immigrants were […]
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Martel school closed after sewer backs up; scarf pulled from toilet
LEWISTON — A scarf flushed down a toilet at Martel Elementary School appears to have contributed to a sewer backup that has closed the school until at least Monday, Superintendent Bill Webster said Thursday. Webster announced via social media Thursday that crews from Servpro will continue Friday cleaning up sewage that overflowed on the first […]
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Nike-shunning Poliquin touts New Balance footwear
With Nike under fire from conservatives who are unhappy with its decision to use former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a new ad campaign, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin took to social media Thursday to urge Mainers to lace up New Balance shoes instead. “With Nike hiring Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers famed […]
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Augusta police warn of highly lethal heroin supply
AUGUSTA — After seven opiate overdoses in five days, the Augusta Police Department is warning people that a “highly lethal” supply of heroin has surfaced in Augusta. “Investigators from the Augusta Police Department have been told that a supply of ‘killer’ heroin has landed in the Augusta area,” Deputy Chief Kevin Lully wrote in the […]
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Livermore Falls man pleads guilty to possessing heroin in Jay
FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing heroin May 29 in Jay. Ricky M. Fetterhoff, 54, entered the plea to the felony charge in Franklin County Superior Court. Three other drug charges, including unlawful possession of crack cocaine and two counts of unlawful possession of prescription drugs, were dismissed in a plea agreement. […]
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Small plane crashes near Bigelow Mountain
A couple from Vermont escaped injury Thursday when their small plane crashed into the side of the Bigelow Mountain Range in bad weather, authorities said. The floatplane was headed to the Greenville International Seaplane Fly-In when it crashed in Wyman Township, a section of unorganized territory just north of Carrabassett Valley, according to a news […]
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Lewiston man recovering from stabbing
LEWISTON — The victim of a stabbing Wednesday on Knox Street was identified Thursday by police, who said he is expected to recover from his injury. Hassan S. Mohamed, 35, of Lewiston was stabbed in the neck during a fight Wednesday afternoon near 73 Knox St. Police later arrested Raynold L. Labree III, 34, of Lisbon […]