FIRST TEAM Player name School Class Events Lauren Sterling Mtn. Valley Sr. 100H, HJ Nicole Daigle Leavitt Sr. 100, 200 Jadah Adams Oxford Hills Jr. javelin Lauren Berube Edward Little Sr. Pole vault, javelin Hanna St. Pierre Spruce Mountain Sr. LJ, TJ Madison Post Gray-NG Sr. 100, 200, discus Laila Bunnitt Lewiston So. discus, shot […]
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King returns to Maine as Poland Spring head pro
John King, the new pro at Poland Spring Golf Course, hits a few balls before a lesson Friday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) POLAND — After 20 years of living and working in the southern part of the country, John King has come back to his home state. The Portland native has been a teaching professional […]
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Maine police see surge in mental health calls
Maine is seeing a surge in involuntary committals — cases in which people are held for mental health issues against their will — that is changing how police do their jobs. The number of those committals has risen steadily in the past decade, from 344 in 2009 to 401 last year, an increase of nearly […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Section of Penobscot River is one of the best whitewater trips in state
A long-lost former acquaintance of mine, who took far too many chances as a young man, once mused: “If it ain’t scary, it ain’t no fun.” He would have enjoyed a ride in a rubber raft down the West Branch of the Penobscot River below the dam at Ripogenus Lake. This section of the river […]
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Par for the Course: MSGA working to pick up the pace of play
For all of the slow-play golfers in Maine, there is a new sheriff in town. Nancy Story, executive director of the Maine State Golf Association, says that this year the pace of play at many membership courses is being monitored, and in championship tournaments, there is an emphasis on players moving along. “There needs to […]
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Great ponds, little access?
The public may own Maine’s many lakes and ponds, but that doesn’t mean the public can use them.
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Livermore Falls class holds 69th reunion
The Livermore Falls High School Class of 1949 held its 69th class reunion at LaFleur’s Restaurant in Jay on Saturday. Celine Wells stands while greeting Joe “Pete” Dube as Romeo Langelier and Bernice Bilodeau look on. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) The Livermore Fall High School Class of 1949 held its 69th class reunion at LaFleur’s […]
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Donald Trump wish for warm Putin ties highlights policy disconnect
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s persistence in pursuing friendly ties with Vladimir Putin has highlighted a growing disconnect within his administration over Russia policy. Trump speaks fondly of Putin and a desire for better relations with Moscow, but the rest of his executive branch remains highly critical and deeply suspicious of the Russian president […]
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Man charged with murder in death of woman at Hampden home
HAMPDEN — A man was charged with murder Friday in the death of a woman with whom he shared a home in Hampden. Maine State Police arrested Philip Clark, 55, at his home at 557 Kennebec Road, where the woman’s body was found. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday on the body of the woman […]
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Victim’s family says ‘Rot in hell’ to man headed to prison for killing Augusta man
AUGUSTA — For his role in the fatal beating and drug robbery of Joseph Marceau, of Augusta, a New York man will spend 30 years in prison and four years on probation. Aubrey Armstrong, 29, of Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, was sentenced Friday at the Capital Judicial Center on his convictions for felony murder […]