St. Dom’s Avery Lutrzykowski works against the defense of Lewiston’s Meghan Morris during Thursday’s game at Garcelon Field on the campus of Bates College. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Patience paid big dividends for the St. Dom’s girls’ lacrosse team in a 17-3 win over Lewiston on Thursday at Garcelon Field. “We’ve really been working […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Messalonskee cruises by Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich attempts to get by Messalonskee defender Shauna Clark early in their game Thursday at Thomas College in Waterville. (Brewster Burns photo) WATERVILLE — Messalonskee jumped out to an overpowering 15-2 halftime lead and glided to a 20-8 win over Oxford Hills in a girls’ lacrosse matchup Thursday. Ally Turner led the […]
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Bowdoinham community center proposed
BOWDOINHAM — The Bowdoinham Historical Society wants to turn the century-old Merrymeeting Grange Hall into a community center steeped in history. The group finalized its purchase of the hall last week. Now, it is working out its plans to give the community a place to gather. “One of our purposes is to save old buildings […]
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New venture fund targets startups in central, western Maine
A new venture fund designed to support the growth of young companies in western and central Maine launched Thursday. Western Maine Venture Fund was formed by the Skowhegan Savings Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Skowhegan Savings Bank, and Opus Ventures, a Portland venture capital firm. The intent is to develop a $10 million pool of […]
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H.S. tennis: Lewiston boys grind out a victory, girls cruise into semis
Julia Svor, from Lewiston, plays in the tennis quarterfinals at Lewiston High School on Thursday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Four words from Lewiston’s boys’ second doubles player Ethan Weiss summed up not only his and Jeremy Hepler’s match, but also the Blue Devils’ entire contest against Hampden Academy in the Class A North quarterfinals […]
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H.S. track: Hunt sisters run together for final time at state championships
Sisters Kaitlin, left, and Abbie Hunt lead the Monmouth distance team. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) Kaitlin and Abbie Hunt can usually be seen running, stretching, and competing side by side at Monmouth track and field practices. While teammates, they are still siblings, and neither like to lose to the other. “We always do our active stretches […]
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Track and field state meet capsules
Class A Boys Area athletes to watch: Oxford Hills — Dawson Stevens (100, 200, javelin), Dominic Sclafani (1,600 run, 3200 run); Edward Little — Russell Allen (400, 800, 4×400 relay), Fabrice Mpoyo (100, 200), Connor Jackson (high jump, triple jump, 110H, 300H), Alex Thompson (pole vault, javelin, long jump); Lewiston — Asad Abukar (300H), Connor […]
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Angus King urges Spruce Mountain Adult Ed graduates to take risks
JAY — U.S. Sen. Angus King implored graduates of Spruce Mountain Adult & Community Education on Thursday night to take risks and be positive. “Attitude really is everything,” King said. “It’s your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.” King encouraged graduates to take chances and to not limit themselves. “It’s OK to fail,” […]
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Jason Levesque sues Argo Marketing 8 months after he sold it
AUBURN — The city’s mayor is suing the new owners of his former company for breaking their contract to have him stay on as an employee. Mayor Jason Levesque filed a civil complaint at Androscoggin County Superior Court earlier this week claiming that ITC Argo LLC failed to pay him capital assets, past due commissions, […]
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Max Linn’s campaign signs have migrated to New Hampshire
AUGUSTA – A Republican U.S. Senate candidate who failed to qualify for Maine’s June primary elections is getting flak for illegally placing campaign signs not in Maine but in neighboring New Hampshire. City offices in Dover, New Hampshire, received a handful of complaints about campaign signs for Max Linn popping up at busy intersections and […]