Gray-New Gloucester’s Katie Whittier (22) battles for a rebound vs. Mt. Desert Island in the Class B girls’ basketball state championship at Bangor Auditorium in Bangor in March 2002. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald File Photo) Katie Whittier makes a post move for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. (UMaine Athletics) Katie Whittier never lacked […]
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Outdoors in Maine: The debate is still out on alewife runs
Smelt-runs up lake tributaries are always a sight to see. Some are better than others. The first one you ever see — with thousands of slithering, wiggling silver fish fighting their way upstream under the glow of the flashlight — leaves an impression. So does a run of alewives, or so-called river herring. Have you ever seen […]
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Par for the Course: Observations of a tricky U.S. Open
For more than a week, golf rules purists have been calling for Phil Mickelson’s head. Others accepted his two-stroke penalty for hitting a ball while it still was moving during the U.S. Open’s third round June 16. Thoughts on this subject from some folks were solicited during the aftermath of a unique 117th U.S. Open. […]
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Golf courses getting ready to teach junior players
Elsie Cloutier, 6, gets some advice from counselor Valerie Doucette during the Apple Valley Golf Course junior golf program in Lewiston last summer. (Sun Journal file photo) School’s out, and golf courses across the region are about to start junior golf camps and clinics as to help grow the game. Oakdale Country Club of Mexico […]
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Rumford manhunt ends; body found
A New Hampshire man suspected of killing his wife in Berlin, New Hampshire, was found dead Friday night in Rumford. Denis Bisson, 52, shot himself along the banks of the Androscoggin River, near an information booth on Bridge Street, said Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Safety, in a prepared statement. Nearby residents heard a […]
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Rumford manhunt ends, suspect found dead
A New Hampshire man suspected of killing his wife in Berlin, New Hampshire, was found dead Friday night in Rumford. Denis Bisson, 52, shot himself along the banks of the Androscoggin River, near an information booth on Bridge Street, said Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Safety, in a prepared statement. Nearby residents heard a […]
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Important to be honest
I don’t know who the person was who took my nice wooden box with handles Tuesday, June 19, at the Great Falls Auburn Post Office. I am dismayed at their actions. I called the Post Office within 8-10 minutes after I forgot it and left it there, but it was gone. It would have taken […]
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Fear is a mighty enemy
What a sad day when school officials cancel all planned field trips because of one tragic accident. It has impacted everyone — family, friends, school mates, etc. — but why add to the anxiety level of students/parents by going that route? Is the lesson taught here by the superintendent that students should now be afraid […]
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New Ventures Maine to offer free confidence building class
TURNER — New Ventures Maine will offer a free, three-week Building Confidence class from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting on July 10, in Turner’s adult education building. Attendees of this three-week class will practice ways to build their self-confidence daily. The class will explore and practice concrete tools that build self-compassion and strengthen […]
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Maine Wildlife Park offering animals enrichment activities
GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park will host a wildlife enrichment day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 30. Enrichments are items that provide mental and physical stimulation and exercise to captive wildlife to encourage natural behaviors, activity and play. The wildlife park animals are offered enrichments several times a week, and visitors […]