FARMINGTON — Call this the Mt. Blue Homecoming Miracle. Heartbroken by three Brewer touchdowns in a six-minute span, the Cougars’ hopes of hosting a Pine Tree Conference football playoff game had all but evaporated. Do-everything tailback and linebacker J.T. Williams stood watching helplessly on crutches, ice soothing his reinjured left knee. It looked like a […]
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Field Hockey: Brewer swats Leavitt in KVAC showdown
The Hornets had 12 penalty corners, but had nothing to show for it in a 2-0 loss to the Witches. It was Leavitt’s first home loss since its home opener on Sept. 5. The visiting Witches (6-4) had fewer than half the chances, but produced two goals, both off the stick of Keanna Beal in […]
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H.S. field hockey: Phoenix rally for OT win
JAY — It was one of those moments Sadie Storer couldn’t help thinking about. With a teammate making a rush down the right wing, Storer waited at the front of the net for her opportunity. “I was kind of thinking abut it at first, but as it happened, I kind of blanked it out,” Storer […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Lewiston opens season with win over Brewer
Shariff scored a pair of goals in 10 seconds in the first half and added his hat trick goal in the second to help lift Lewiston to a 4-1 win over Brewer in the teams’ KVAC season-opener on Saturday. “I expected him to come through this year, and I expect to do it as a […]
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LePage says Maine energy too expensive, keeps wages low
ORONO — A week after L.L. Bean announced it will close its Bangor call center and on the same day that Verizon Wireless said it would add 90 customer service employees to its local facility, Gov. Paul LePage made a Wednesday visit to a third call center, where he said wages might be higher if […]
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Legion Baseball: Mageles masterful as Bessey Motors stays perfect at states
BANGOR — Another day, another gem from Mike Mageles at Winkin Complex. The left-handed Lake Region product pitched a four-hit shutout Thursday afternoon, keeping Bessey Motors of South Paris undefeated in the American Legion baseball state tournament with a 4-0 win over Brewer. Mageles, who also pitched a complete game in Bessey Motors’ play-in game […]
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Three employees at Brewer ice products company share Megabucks jackpot
BREWER — Three employees of a local company purchased a winning ticket together and won the $3.1 million “Megabucks” jackpot drawn on July 19, and the store clerk who sold the ticket was the one who informed them of their good fortune. Karen Patchell, who has worked at the store for four years and called […]
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Three co-workers buy winning $3.1 million Megabucks ticket in Brewer
BREWER — Three men came forward to claim the $3.1 million “Megabucks” jackpot after they purchased the winning ticket at a local convenience store on Saturday, according to a Maine State Lottery official. “It was three gentlemen who worked together,” the lottery official said Monday. The men’s names were not released because winners have a […]
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Brewer’s oldest house, circa 1782, is on the market, but it’s a big fixer-upper
BREWER — If you want to own the oldest house in the city, here’s your chance. After a nearly four-year foreclosure process, 54 State St., believed to be the oldest standing home in Brewer, is on the market. The 2,000-square-foot, wood-frame house is believed to have been built around 1782. It can be yours for […]
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Rumford couple killed in Brewer collision
Read more: River Valley residents in shock over deaths, injuries in Brewer accident BREWER — Police say two people from Rumford were killed when they were passengers a car involved in a collision Tuesday. Police say Joseph Richard of Mexico was traveling west on Route 9 when his vehicle crossed over the line and hit a […]