TURNER — Leavitt Area High School has announced the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. High Honors Grade 11: Danielle Allaire, Tamra Benson, Jenna Boucher, Owen Charles, Adelle Darling, Lindsey Desmarais, Benjamin Dyke, Erin Fournier, Amos Grant, Mackenzie Heathco, Hope Hutchinson, Elizabeth Johnson, Gaetan Jordan, Kristin Jordan, Ashley Keenan, Katherine […]
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Looking Back on July 30
100 Years Ago: 1918 Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Marks of Monmouth and their son, Harland Marks took an auto trip Monday to Harpswell, where they will remain for two weeks. They were accompanied by Miss Hazel Davis, who will be their guest for a few days. 50 Years Ago: 1968 Woodbury Brackett, city manager […]
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Auburn library to host performer Annegret Baier
Annegret Baier will present her “West African Rhythms and Songs” from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Baier plays a wide variety of percussion instruments including djembe, conga, kpanlogo, kalimba, balaphone and more. Audiences are invited to participate in dancing, drumming, […]
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RFA to present MIFF in the Mountains film festival
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) will present MIFF in the Mountains, the best films of the Maine International Film Festival, from Sunday, Aug. 5 through Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the RFA Lakeside Theater. Film lovers will be able to enjoy two different films at 5 and 8 p.m. each evening. Admission […]
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American Legion baseball: Farnham, Coffee News blank Bessey Motors
BANGOR — One day after Colton Carson lifted Bessey Motors with a dominant pitching performance, Bangor Coffee News’ Gary Farnham sent it crashing back to earth with a masterpiece of his own. Farnham scattered three hits while going the distance to lead Coffee News to a 5-0 victory in the American Legion baseball state tournament […]
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Auto racing: Curtis Gerry continues to own Oxford Plains Speedway with PASS win
Curtis Gerry of Waterboro won the PASS Super Late Models Oxford 250 Qualifier race Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway. (Jennifer Bechard photo) OXFORD — Curtis Gerry continues to confound the competition at Oxford Plains Speedway. The second-generation Waterboro driver, who burst into the spotlight with his stunning Oxford 250 win last summer, continued his domination […]
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American Legion baseball: Coastal sends Pastime to elimination bracket
Pastime Club catcher Brock Belanger catches a pop fly in the first inning of Sunday’s American Legion state tournament game against Coastal Landscape. (Randy Whitehouse/Sun Journal) BANGOR — A pair of first-pitch RBI doubles by Princehoward Barbecue Yee was all Coastal Landscape needed to send Pastime Club into the elimination bracket of the American Legion […]
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Craft brewery aims to support veterans
FREEPORT — A craft brewery that donates a percentage of its proceeds to military veterans is coming to town. Cumberland resident Brad Nadeau, a former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, hopes to open Stars & Stripes Brewing Co. this fall at 8 Varney Road, near Antonia’s Pizzeria on U.S. Route 1. Leasing what used to be […]
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Auto racing: Veteran Tracy Gordon wins SLM at Oxford
OXFORD — Veteran short track driver Tracy Gordon earned his second victory of the season in style, wheeling his No. 41 entry to top honors in the 50-lap Super Late Model Trophy Dash on Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway. The 52-year-old veteran from Strong, and recent winner of the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Open […]
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Auto racing: New Gloucester native Myers a real guru with tires
New Gloucester native Dalton Myers checks tire pressures on Derek Ramstrom’s Pro All Series (PASS) North series entry. Myers took an interest in race tires at an early age and has become a go-to guru for race teams around the northeast. (Submitted photo) For 24-year-old New Gloucester native Dalton Myers, keeping track of race tires […]