FALMOUTH — Even on her worst day of the tournament Shannon Johnson was the best player in the field. Johnson, of Norton, Massachusetts, had the lowest score of the day in Wednesday’s final round to win the New England Women’s Amateur golf championship at The Woodlands Club. Shooting over-par for the first time all tournament […]
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Woman’s dog was being rescued from hot car while she was in jail
AUBURN — The owner of a dog found in a sweltering car Sunday afternoon had been jailed the night before on a shoplifting charge. Police said Season Bartley, 37, of Poland never told them about the small dog in her car when she was arrested along with her fiancé Saturday night at Walmart. “She actually […]
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Injured legislator receiving lots of support
As Craig Hickman begins healing from the serious burns he suffered on Tuesday morning, the state legislator and organic farmer from Winthrop may measure his recovery in days or weeks. But Hickman may take comfort in a different metric: the number of friends and supporters who have offered to assist his and his husband’s business, […]
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Girl seriously injured by dog in Topsham
TOPSHAM — Police said a 17-month-old Wiscasset girl suffered serious eye injuries from a dog attack Tuesday evening. Topsham Police Sgt. Robert Ramsay said the injuries are not life-threatening. The girl was at a home on Raymond Road with the dog’s owners, who often watch the child. The 8-year-old boxer has been quarantined at Coastal […]
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Isaiah Harris earns first win as a pro
In his third race as a professional Isaiah Harris picked up his first win, holding on at the end for a victory in the 800-meter run final of the International City Meeting of Barcelona meet Wednesday in Barcelona, Spain. The Lewiston native crossed the line in a time of 1:46.11 to win the Catalan Athletics […]
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Cattle staying cool
Cattle rest in the shade of a tree Wednesday morning at a field on Macomber Hill Road in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Nurse practitioner joins Franklin Health Internal Medicine
FARMINGTON — Nurse practitioner Vanessa Smith, APRN-FNP, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Internal Medicine. Smith completed her master’s degree in family nurse practitioner studies at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. Prior to that she received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Farmington, followed […]
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Fryeburg Fair organizers confident they can rebuild by opening
FRYEBURG — In the 60 years that Rachel Andrews Damon has been attending the Fryeburg Fair, she has never seen anything as bad as the fire that destroyed sheep and cattle barns Tuesday night and left six more buildings with melted fronts. “The fair is in its 168th year, and I can’t think of anything along […]
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Auburn police boost shoplifting enforcement: ‘It’s out of control’
AUBURN — Saying shoplifting is “out of control” in Auburn stores, the Auburn Police Department has launched an anti-shoplifting campaign with tougher enforcement. “We want people to know that Auburn is open for business but closed to shoplifting,” said Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen. With just about all stores hit, shoplifting has increased by 84 […]
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Auburn man charged in July 1 shooting in Lewiston
LEWISTON — An Auburn man was charged Wednesday in an early morning shooting July 1 on Blake Street. James L. Crump, 41, was charged with attempted elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a firearm and criminal mischief. Crump was already being held at the Androscoggin County Jail on charges stemming from a shooting July 8 […]