This year’s Maine Hall of Fame class consists of one of the state’s best-ever amateurs, Maine’s top rules official, a well-known teaching professional, and an all-time great women’s player. They will be inducted Sept. 6 in the banquet room of the Poland Spring Resort Inn. One of the many buildings on the Poland Spring complex […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston settles for scoreless tie with Bangor in opener
Joel Musese, right, of Lewiston High School controls the ball against Roland Mattsen of Bangor during the first half in Lewiston on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bangor came to Lewiston — and its brand-new turf field — looking for a win. That mentality didn’t change when the scoreless Class A North boys’ soccer […]
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Single-car crash in Gray splits vehicle in half, traps driver
GRAY — A single-vehicle crash Friday night on Cambell Shore Road in Gray ripped the car into two pieces and trapped the driver inside, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. Upon arriving at the crash scene about 10:20 p.m., personnel from the sheriff’s office and Gray Fire and Rescue found a 2008 Honda Civic […]
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Skateboarder seriously injured in Oxford accident
OXFORD — A Norway man was seriously injured Friday when he fell off his skateboard onto Route 26, Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. Richard Pierce, 28, was listed in fair condition early Saturday morning at Maine Medical Center in Portland, a nursing supervisor said. Pierce was riding a one-wheel skateboard in the travel lane […]
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Kyron Hobdy to headline comedy show at Fitts’ Bar & Grill
AUBURN — Comedian Kyron Hobdy will headline “The Second Saturday Showcase” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the new Fitts’ Bar & Grill, 150 Center St. The show will be hosted by Lewiston’s own Dawn Hartill and will also feature Rob Nesbitt, Nick Gordon and Boston comic Jai Demeule. Hobdy has spent the last […]
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New trade agreement could mean higher car prices
WASHINGTON — When the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect in 1994, it was widely regarded — by friend and foe alike — as an ambitious experiment in economic engineering. To advocates, it promised the benefits of stronger economic growth for its three member countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States. To its adversaries, […]
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Accountant refuses payment
DEAR ABBY: For the past 2 1/2 years, my deceased father’s friend and accountant has been working on winding up his estate. The bulk of the estate has been disbursed, and it should be clearing sometime soon. He has refused to take any compensation from the estate for executor’s fees. I have told him by […]
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Here's to people who work with their hands
After leaving high school, my father worked in factories and drove trucks. College was never in the cards for him. Though a good thinker — the Navy put him in a program dominated by college grads — he never excelled academically. And in any case, he had parents and young brothers to support. A successful […]
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Maine Wildlife Park to mark Grandparents Day
GRAY — Maine Wildlife Park will offer free admission to grandparents who are accompanied by their grandchildren Sunday, Sept. 9. Regular entrance fees for all other family members will be in effect. Gov. Arch Moore established Grandparents Day in 1973 in West Virginia. In 1978, five years after its West Virginia inception, the United States […]
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Pisces: Collect an old debt
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zendaya, 22; Zoe Lister-Jones, 36; Gloria Estefan, 61; Lily Tomlin, 79. Happy Birthday: The stars are aligned, and what you do this year will make a difference. Now is not the time to sit back and watch life pass you by. Bring about positive changes that will enhance your relationships […]