Jared Golden is the newly elected representative for Maine Second Congressional District to the U.S. House of Representatives. I offer my congratulations. He achieved that position by defeating Republican Bruce Poliquin by 3,509 votes, or by a whopping 1 percent. Additionally, his victory was the result of ranked-choice voting. Not what one would call a […]
sj-web
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Nate Luce leads Mt. Abram boys past Richmond
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Nate Luce scored a game-high 19 points as Mt. Abram prevailed 58-45 in a boys’ basketball contest against Richmond on Thursday. Adam Luce had 14 points for Mt. Abram (1-6) and Hunter Warren contributed 10 Calob Densmore led the Bobcats (1-7) with 20 points, while Daniel Stewart had 10. Monmouth Academy 63, […]
advertisement
Posted inBoys Basketball, Livermore Falls Advertiser, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Hall-Dale gives Spruce Mountain the slip
Spruce Mountain senior guard Kayle Stewart (0) goes airborne against Hall-Dale at The Nest in Jay on Thursday night. (Sun Journal photo by Tony Blasi) JAY — Spruce Mountain’s unrelenting defense triggered numerous turnovers against Hall-Dale, but when it came time to put the ball in net during those decisive, waning minutes of the game, […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls’ basketball: Anna DeWolfe, Greely win showdown with Gray-New Gloucester
Greely senior Anna DeWolfe (20) jumps up for a shot amid a group of Gray-New Gloucester defenders Thursday in Gray. (Portland Press Herald photo by Brianna Soukup) GRAY — Todd Flaherty knew this wouldn’t be easy. It never is when the Greely girls’ basketball team plays Gray-New Gloucester. And it wasn’t Thursday night with the […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls’ basketball: St. Dom’s swarms Buckfield
Buckfield’s Alyssa Litchfield and St Dom’s Rebecca Zimmerman scramble for control of the ball during Thursday night’s game in Buckfield. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) BUCKFIELD — St. Dominic Academy forced 16 first-half turnovers as its suffocating defense led to a 56-24 girls’ basketball win over Buckfield on Thursday night. Rebecca Zimmerman scored 11 of […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Buckfield holds off St. Dom’s for first win
St. Dom’s Ethan Bosse goes up for a basket during Thursday night’s game in Buckfield. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) BUCKFIELD — Buckfield held an eight-point lead midway through the second quarter before St. Dom’s senior Ethan Bosse led a comeback to pull the Saints within one point at halftime Thursday. But Bosse is […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Jared Golden takes his seat in U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than a half-century, a Lewiston resident took the congressional oath of office Thursday to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. As he stood in the chamber to become a member of the 116th Congress, Democrat Jared Golden, a 36-year-old U.S. Marine Corps […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Oak Hill falls to Madison in overtime
Madison’s Jacob Leader, center, gets double-teamed by Oak Hill’s Gabe Samson (10) and Gavin Rawstron (11) during a game Thursday at Oak Hill High School in Wales. (Kennebec Journal photo by Joe Phelan) WALES — A sleepy start between the Madison and Oak Hill boys’ basketball teams turned into a furious finish. Jacob Meader scored […]
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Ex-boyfriend arrested in killing of South Paris couple
RUMFORD — A Peru man has been charged in connection with the deaths of a couple inside their apartment in South Paris on New Year’s Day. Maine State Police on Thursday night arrested Mark Penley, 49, on two counts of murder in the deaths of Heather Bickford and Dana Hill, both 31. Penley is the […]
Posted inConnections, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web
Sirois recognized as Paul Harris Fellow
River Valley Rotary Club President Paul Doroghazy, left, presents Rotarian Joe Sirois with a Paul Harris Fellow certificate and pin at the holiday dinner Dec. 17 at 49 Franklin in Rumford. The Paul Harris Fellow program recognizes individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of […]