CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Caleb Manuel shrugged off a weather delay and stayed under par in the first round of the AJGA Coca-Cola Championship on Tuesday at Sugarloaf Golf Club. Manuel, of Topsham, sits at 2-under 70 and holds a one-shot lead over a pair of Texans, Stephen Campbell Jr. and Blake Benson. Quebec native William […]
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Our Town-City special publication
A story on Page 10 of the Our Town-City special publication Friday, Aug. 3, about the resurrection of the Androscoggin River should have read “U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie.” It was an editing error.
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Lewiston High School football field gets finishing touches
The new football field at Lewiston High School is ready, the lines on the track have been painted and workers are putting finishing touches on the press box. To watch a short video flyover of the area, visit www.sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Maine Open: Wyman, Kannegieser gearing up for U.S. Amateur
Will Kannegieser, of Minot, had a one-over-par on Tuesday on the first day of the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country Club in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) Jack Wyman drives the third fairway on Tuesday on the first day of the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country Club in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) […]
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Maine Open: French, Barrett lead by two after first round
Peter French, of Franklin, Mass., plays on Tuesday on the first day of the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country Club in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) Chelso Barrett putts on the ninth green on Tuesday on the first day of the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country Club in Manchester. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) […]
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Another use for drones: Investigating car wrecks
When police investigators tried to figure out what caused a multivehicle crash that killed an elderly woman in Morton, Illinois, last month, they looked to the sky for help. Like a growing number of police agencies throughout the country, including Maine State Police, the sheriff’s office in Tazewell County relied on a drone to quickly […]
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Hammond Lumber stores win safety awards
BELGRADE — The National Safety Council announced last month that six Hammond Lumber Co. stores have won the 2018 Industry Leader Award for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top 5 percent of NSC member companies, units and facilities that have qualified for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award based on 2017 safety data. The […]
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Raising money for a good cause in Lewiston
Destany Fasano, right, holds a cup Tuesday afternoon as her best friend and classmate, Cecelia Patrie, pours a glass of Kool-Aid for a customer in front of Fasano’s grandmother’s house on Central Avenue in Lewiston. The pair decided to raise money for The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland after Fasano […]
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Paul LePage calls for candidates Janet Mills and Terry Hayes to leave their state offices
Gov. Paul LePage is calling on Attorney General Janet Mills and Treasurer Terry Hayes to resign or take leaves of absence from their respective positions in state government while they run for governor. In separate letters sent Monday, LePage told Mills and Hayes that they should step down and stop taking taxpayer-funded paychecks “to avoid […]
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Higher education: New L-A College class to study marijuana
LEWISTON — Professor Ike Levine’s new class at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College this fall — “Marijuana — Hemp, Hype, Hope and High” — will be purely academic. Mostly. “It’s not going to be a primer for people on how to grow pot. It’s not all about that,” Levine said. “It’s a little […]