The Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce announces it has awarded the annual Community Service Award to Rangeley Friends of the Arts in recognition of all it does to benefit and enrich the community. The ceremony took place at the chamber’s annual dinner June 11. RFA is celebrating its 50th year. Sharing the recognition are, from […]
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H.S. softball: Greenville fights back, beats Buckfield for D South title
Buckfield assistant coach Dan Jack sends Julia Dow home for a fourth inning run against Greenville High School on Wednesday. Dow’s run cut Greenville’s lead to 7-3. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) STANDISH — A two-run top of the first inning fired up Buckfield in Wednesday’s Class D South softball regional final. The problem for the Bucks […]
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Hundreds gather in Lewiston in honor of drowned boy
LEWISTON — A ring of several hundred people formed at Lewiston Middle School on Wednesday night in memory of 13-year-old Rayan A. Issa, who drowned during a field trip a day earlier. As the boy’s classmates got up to speak about their lost friend, a theme quickly emerged. Rayan was always nice, said a sobbing […]
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Lucas St. Clair congratulates Jared Golden, but not ready to concede yet
Though it appears Lucas St. Clair is heading for a solid second-place finish in Maine’s sole congressional primary, he is waiting for final results before throwing in the towel. “We owe it to the people who heard our message and cast their vote for us to see the vote counting through to the end, even […]
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‘They just started ganging up on us:’ Lewiston residents describe brawl near Kennedy Park
[UPDATE: Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday night fight] LEWISTON — State and local police are investigating a Tuesday night melee near Kennedy Park that left one man hospitalized in critical condition. Several of the victim’s friends told the Sun Journal on Wednesday that the man, said to be in his 30s, had died, […]
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Lewiston superintendent seeks additional investigation into drowning death of Rayan Issa
LEWISTON — A day after Lewiston Middle School seventh-grader Rayan A. Issa drowned during a field trip, Superintendent Bill Webster on Wednesday asked the school department’s law firm, Brann & Isaacson, to conduct an investigation into what transpired at Range Pond. Webster’s decision highlights the many questions that remained as authorities and school officials sought […]
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Poliquin joins the effort to block tariffs on Canadian newsprint
Shortly before Election Day 2016, a private equity firm in New York City announced it had acquired, for an undisclosed price, “a leading manufacturer of newsprint and various publication paper products,” based in Longview, Washington. The purchase of North Pacific Paper Co. did not set off alarms. Hardly anyone noticed. But the fallout from One […]
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Porch Party Mamas to play Vienna Union Hall
VIENNA — The Vienna Union Hall will host the Porch Party Mamas, a group of dynamic women from the Boston area, at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Inspired by playing and singing their songs at their own porch parties, the musicians and singer/songwriters decided to create their brand of urban folk, country and blues. The members […]
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Auburn Community Concert Band to debut summer season
AUBURN — The Auburn Community Concert Band, under the direction of Milt Simon, will kick off its annual summer series of weekly outdoor evening concerts at Festival Plaza in downtown Auburn on Wednesday, June 20. The 7 p.m. performance is the first of 10 programs scheduled for the location. The free concerts will continue weekly […]
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'Pride@Prejudice' at Theater at Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Jane Austen’s most popular novel, adapted by Daniel Elihu Kramer as “Pride@Prejudice,” opens Theater at Monmouth’s summer repertory season. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Additional performances are July 11 and Aug. 2, 15 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.; July 22 and 28, and Aug. 8 and 9 at 1 […]