Oliver Wahlstrom puts on a New York Islanders jersey after being selected with the 11th pick of the NHL draft in Dallas on Friday, June 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) DALLAS — Yarmouth native Oliver Wahlstrom was taken by the New York Islanders with the 11th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday night, becoming […]
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Lewiston's Isaiah Harris wins heat, advances to 800 finals
DES MOINES, Iowa — Lewiston native Isaiah Harris locked down his spot in the men’s 800-meter final by winning the second heat of the semifinals at the U.S.A. Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. Harris finished his heat in 1 minute, 47.07 seconds. Last year at the outdoor championships he finished second, achieving a […]
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Maine Mariners, Portland's new ECHL hockey team, sign first player
New Maine Mariners player Alex Kile. (Submitted photo) The Maine Mariners are finally starting to take shape. Portland’s new minor league hockey team announced its first player under contract Friday. Alex Kile, a forward who played four years at the University of Michigan before turning pro in 2017, agreed to terms with the Mariners earlier […]
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Pilots in all-female race land in Fryeburg
Brenda Thibodeau and her grandsons, Brett Thibodeau, 3, left, and Tucker Thibodeau, 4, meet fly girls Gabriella Lindskoug and Jordan Cantrell at the Eastern Slope Regional Airport in Fryeburg on Friday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) FRYEBURG — Pilots participating in the Air Race Classic finished the cross-country contest for the first time in Maine, landing […]
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Manhunt over: N.H. murder suspect found dead in Rumford
RUMFORD — Nearly 12 hours after state and local police swarmed Mountain Valley High School on Friday in a hunt for a man suspected of killing his wife in Berlin, New Hampshire, the suspect was found dead. “Denis Bisson shot himself along the banks of the Androscoggin River, near an information booth on Bridge Street,” […]
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Hockey Notes: Thunder sign a defenseman and forward
The Twin City Thunder are scouring the globe to fill out the roster for their inaugural season. The Thunder this week signed defenseman Rease Hubert, who’s from Michigan, and forward Alexsi Petrow, who comes from Finland. “I think both guys will be very good character guys, which is important to us,” Thunder coach Doug Friedman […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Your life, written in the stars?
HARTFORD — Kati Magoon is sunny, blond, petite and says, with just a trace of wistfulness, that she’s on her next-to-last life. She’s seen it in the stars. “I’m just hoping I do this one really well,” Magoon said, “hoping I do what I’m supposed to do.” For several years, operating as Mirror Mirror Metaphysics & Mysticism, […]
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State seeking nominations for Silver Collar Award
AUGUSTA — The State Workforce Board’s Older Worker Committee has opened nominations for 2018’s best employers for workers over the age of 50 in Maine. In recognition of the increasing role that older workers play in today’s workforce, the committee has designated the Silver Collar Employers Award to honor Maine employers whose policies and practices […]
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Compounding Solutions noted for safety
PORTLAND — At its recent annual meeting of policyholders, held at the Portland Museum of Art, workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group presented awards for workplace safety to four of its more than 18,000 Maine policyholders. MEMIC Senior Vice President of Loss Control and Safety Services Karl Siegfried paid tribute to Lewiston’s Compounding Solutions and […]
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Sampson taking over for retiring Benson as Edward Little athletic director
Jeff Benson drives around Gouin Complex in Paris near the end of his tenure as the athletic director at Oxford Hills in May 2017. Benson is retiring from Edward Little High School one year after returning to the school. (Sun Journal file photo) Edward Little High School will be welcoming in its third athletic director […]