Paula Gauthier, a tour guide at Shaker Village in New Gloucester, talks to a sheep at the farm while on a break Tuesday afternoon at the iconic homestead. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) A sheep walks past Scottish Highland cows Tuesday afternoon at Shaker Village in New Gloucester. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Norm Devonshire, a museum docent at […]
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Oxford 250: Knowledge is crucial, but Oxford regulars rarely come out on top
Scott Robbins (72) races in traffic during the Pro All Stars Series 150 in July at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford. Robbins is one of only four weekly competitors at Oxford to have ever won the Oxford 250, which he did in 2002. (Jennifer Bechard photo) OXFORD — Oxford Plains Speedway isn’t so much an […]
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Tending the garden in Auburn
Barbara Hill tends to her garden on Hotel Road in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon. “The weather has been great for the flowers, but it also makes the weeds and grass grow too much,” Hill said. “It’s getting harder for me to keep up with it all. It’s not hard getting down to do the work, […]
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Oxford 250: Buckfield's TJ Brackett, an Oxford Plains regular, says car ready for big race
Two-time Oxford Plains Speedway Pro Late Model champion (2013-14) TJ Brackett drives off Turn 4 at Oxford earlier this season. Brackett and his weekly rivals will tackle the enormous challenge of 250 laps Sunday against stiff competition. (Phil Whipple/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — While teenage sensation Gabe Brown has been getting most of the headlines this summer […]
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Chinese food mugger sent to prison
LEWISTON — A local man whose mugging of a Chinese food delivery man in April was traced by police to rice in the tread of his sneakers was sentenced Tuesday to spend more than nine months in prison. Melvin Blake, 23, pleaded guilty to robbery, a felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison. […]
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Susan Collins discusses abortion rights with Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
In what could be a pivotal moment in the fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine met with the nominee Tuesday in Washington and said the two talked “at great length” about abortion rights. It was Kavanaugh’s first meeting with the centrist Republican, who told national media after the meeting that she […]
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Eustis woman pleads guilty to threatening former neighbor
FARMINGTON — A Eustis woman pleaded guilty in a Farmington court Tuesday to using a BB air rifle to threaten a man walking his dog near her home last year. Marcia L. Higgins, 65, entered her plea to criminal threatening, based on her belief that she is not guilty but thinks that based on the […]
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Briefly: City
Neighborhood watch meeting AUBURN — Auburn Police Department will chair a Neighborhood Watch meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Sixth Street Congregational Church, 109 Sixth St. LA Metro Chamber blood drive LEWISTON — LA Metro Chamber of Commerce will have an American Red Cross Blood Drive Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. […]
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Robinson to speak at Rotary breakfast club
AUBURN — District Attorney Andrew Robinson will speak about Maine Drug Court at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. Cost for the Auburn-Lewiston Rotary Breakfast Club meal is $10. Drug Court is an alternative sentencing program that provides rehabilitation not usually accessible within the prison system. Robinson attended the University […]
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Briefly: Region
Kite-flying group planning fly NORWAY — Color the Sky, Kite Fly!, a kite-flying group, will hold monthly outings on selected weekends in Norway and surrounding towns, dates to depend on the wind and weather. Time of kite-flying sessions will be from 1 to 4 p.m., meeting at area locations. The outings are free and open to all. Contact […]