St. Dominic’s Avery Lutrzykowski faces off against Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland’s Jillian Bergeron during Wednesday night’s double header hockey game in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) AUBURN — The swift skates and soft hands of Avery Lutrzykowski turned around Wednesday’s girls’ hockey rivalry game in a hurry. The St. Dominic Academy senior forward scored two goals […]
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Community Credit donates diapers
Community Credit Union employees delivered more than 6,124 diapers collected in their 11 annual Diaper Drive to Promise Early Education Center at Coburn, formerly known as Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care. Board members, management, employees and members of the credit union raised about $1,100 to help children in the community. From left are Amber […]
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Learning to ski at Lost Valley in Auburn
Snowboard instructor Heather Stukas of Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn adjusts the bindings of Alex Theberge’s snowboard Wednesday afternoon before their lesson. Dozens of school-age children took part in the Merrick Chadbourne Learn to Ski & Ride program sponsored by the Auburn Ski Association’s Merrick Chadbourne Memorial Fund. Every half-day Wednesday during the ski […]
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Junior hockey: Nordiques avoid upset, defeat Wild in overtime
BIDDEFORD — The L/A Nordiques received a scare Wednesday afternoon, needing overtime to defeat the Maine Wild 5-4. Former Lewiston High School standout Joe Bisson scored the game-winner 3:05 into the extra frame. It’s only the third time the Nordiques (34-3, 68 points) played beyond regulation. They defeated the New England Stars 3-2 in overtime […]
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Lewiston police investigate man’s stabbing
LEWISTON — A local man sustained stab wounds to his chest and abdomen Tuesday night at an apartment somewhere on Pine Street. Police said Matthew Gammon, 36, was in a St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center parking lot and reported he was stabbed during a fight shortly before 11 p.m. He was taken to Central Maine Medical […]
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Auburn police nab and release trespassing opossum
AUBURN — Police responding to a Wednesday morning report of trespassing on Spring Street found a suspect who was more than playing possum. Patrol officer Devon Bohacik removed an opossum from a home, according to a statement from the Auburn Police Department. Bohacik used his baton, a mop and a towel to show that “nothing […]
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Auburn detours Court Street traffic around pipe repair
Mike Cram, left, from Ted Berry Company Inc. pulls a special liner from the back of a truck as he feeds it to coworkers who are folding it to fit into a manhole at the top of Goff Hill in Auburn on Wednesday morning. The uphill lane on Goff Hill will be closed most of […]
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Greater Androscoggin Humane Society accepting donations
LEWISTON — GAHS is in need of many items to help the animals and the staff. Please take a look at the list and consider dropping off whatever you can. Items in need include: kitten and cat food (dry and canned); Iams or Purina puppy food (dry and canned); Iams green bag small bite dog food; […]
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FCAS announces Pets of the Week
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Animal Shelter is featuring Boomer and Spot as its Pets of the Week. Boomer is a sweet natured senior male Chihuahua/Corgi mix who would love to find a permanent home. He doesn’t seem bothered by much of anything, but he’d like to find a quieter home to spend my days in, […]
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Pross becomes partner at Auburn law firm
AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott announces that attorney Jim Pross, who joined the firm in 2018, has become a partner in the firm. Pross’ practice areas include workers’ compensation law, commercial real estate, municipal and government law, and Social Security disability. He represents employers and employees in workers’ compensation matters. Active in the legal and […]