Winning pitcher Hannah Turcotte goes into a windup against Monmouth Academy in Monmouth. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) No matter what happens this week, a round of applause is in order for Spruce Mountain, which made a hairpin turn in the Mountain Valley Conference and a beeline for the softball playoffs. “Returning to the MVC seemed to […]
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Lewiston High School arts center: High costs prod planners to scale back
LEWISTON — After months of planning, the numbers are in on what it would cost to build an arts center at Lewiston High School. The costs are more than expected, so planners are abandoning — for now — dreams of having a large stage and auditorium, and will spend the next year focusing on a proposed, two-story […]
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Judge rules that Maine must submit a plan to expand Medicaid
A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the LePage administration must follow the voter-approved Medicaid expansion law and submit a state plan amendment next week that sets the health coverage in motion for thousands of low-income Mainers. The court set a June 11 deadline for the […]
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Lewiston chamber’s rebranded B2B set for Thursday
LEWISTON — As of Monday, 125 businesses, most of them local, had signed up to take part in the rebranded LA Metro Marketplace business networking trade show. It will be held Thursday inside the atrium at Bates Mill No. 1, over three floors. The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council had held the popular Maine B2B networking […]
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BIW gets $87.2 million Navy contract
BATH — Bath Iron Works is getting another $87.2 million from the Navy. According to the Department of Defense, the contract is part of the shipyard’s ongoing work to provide design, planning and material support for the maintenance and modernization of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are a […]
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79 Lisbon High School graduates ‘excited to move forward’
LISBON — As Lisbon High School seniors gathered Sunday morning in the cafeteria before their graduation ceremony, they expressed optimism about what comes next, even if they must say goodbye to certain people and things. “It’s going to be a little sad. I won’t see probably 75 percent of these people ever again — for […]
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Democrat Adam Cote leads candidates for governor in campaign contributions
Candidates in the race to succeed Gov. Paul LePage have spent just over $4.2 million, with a week to go until Democrats and Republicans make their respective choices in the June 12 primaries. Collectively, the 11 primary candidates were still sitting on more than $570,000 as of Monday, with Democrat Adam Cote boasting the largest […]
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Scattered showers to continue Tuesday
Emiliana De la Cruz, left, and her daughter, Carolina De la Cruz, walk Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston on Monday morning after having visited a friend. Rain is expected to continue Tuesday, with high temperatures in the low 50s. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Max Linn files federal lawsuit to be counted in Republican Senate primary
AUGUSTA – Last week, disqualified U.S. Senate hopeful Max Linn took his campaign to the streets by dotting Maine’s landscape with political signs. Now, he is turning to the courts – once again – in hopes of legitimizing his candidacy. On Monday, Linn’s campaign announced that 14 supporters had filed a lawsuit in U.S. District […]
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Bail set at $500,000 for woman accused of driving onto Sanford ball field and killing spectator
ALFRED — A woman accused of driving onto a youth baseball field in Sanford on Friday night and killing a man who was attending the game was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail by a judge in York County Superior Court on Monday. Superior Court Justice Wayne Douglas also ordered a mental health evaluation for […]