BANGOR — Rogers Post scored nine straight runs to beat Bangor 9-4 in the opening round of the Jr. American Legion state tournament Friday. Bangor took an early 4-0 lead, but Rogers Post stormed back by scoring one run apiece in the third, fourth and fifth innings, and then six more in the sixth. Jake Arel came […]
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American Legion baseball: Belanger, Williamson lead teams into state tournament
Right: Bessey Motors catcher Wyatt Williamson fires the ball to first base after getting a force out at home plate during an American Legion baseball game in June. Left: Pastime Club catcher Brock Belanger waits for a pitch during an American Legion baseball game in Paris in June. (Sun Journal illustration) Bessey Motors and Pastime […]
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Storms chase Art Walk LA inside
Azilee Hollenbeck, 6, of Lewiston paints a rainbow on a tile to match her face-painting at one of over a dozen venues on Lisbon Street in Lewiston on Friday night during the monthly Art Walk LA. Thunderstorms forced all outdoor activities inside. For more information on upcoming Art Walks, visit laarts.org. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Lisbon […]
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Twin Cities cope with flood aftermath
Auburn Public Works employees examine a large sinkhole at the end of Troy Street in Auburn on Friday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) A round of early-evening thunderstorms caused fresh havoc Friday. In Jay, lightning was suspected to have caused a fire that engulfed a garage at 63 Warren Hill Road at about 5:30 p.m. No one […]
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Junior hockey: Thunder add a pair of blueliners
The Twin City Thunder signed a pair of former Junior Bruins defensemen this week. Hunter Stewart played this past season with the Missoula Junior Bruins of the NA3HL, while Nick Malik played for the Boston Junior Bruins’ U18 USPHL team. “They are both coming with experience,” Thunder coach Doug Friedman said. “Hunter is coming out […]
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Rider hurt in Fryeburg motorcycle crash
FRYEBURG — A motorcycle rider was seriously injured Friday night when the bike collided with another vehicle on Bridgton Road. Police and fire crews shut down a southbound lane as emergency crews responded to the wreck at about 6:30 p.m. Bridgton Road is Route 302, which continues into New Hampshire. No further information about the […]
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More than $25,000 raised to aid family of UMaine football player who died
Darius Minor, 18, died Tuesday during a University of Maine football workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. People affected by the unexpected death of a University of Maine freshman football player pledged more than $25,000 in one day to help cover funeral costs for his family in Virginia. Darius Minor, 18, collapsed and died Tuesday […]
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Norway Savings supports housing project
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank announces its support of Avesta Housing with a $20,000 donation to renovate the former Mildred M. Fox School in downtown Paris. The former elementary school will be transformed into affordable senior housing featuring 12 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Built in 1883 and expanded in 1940, the Fox School operated until […]
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Grants awarded to nonprofits
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation announced the recipients of its impact grants for the second quarter of 2018. Recognizing a need for at-risk kids in Maine to be safe, healthy, active, happy, educated and nourished, the MainStreet Foundation awards grants to organizations actively working to help kids thrive. The grants vary based on the […]
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Parrot missing from Greene home
GREENE — Hoopie doesn’t look like the other birds you see flitting around your backyard or nibbling at the bird feeder. Jessica French is hoping the fact that Hoopie stands out will help get him back home. The bird is a African grey parrot, 8 years old and mostly gray, save for the distinct, bright-red […]