LEWISTON — Houses shook and windows rattled Sunday morning in Lewiston-Auburn from a thunderous unfamiliar sound. It was not one of the small earthquakes that have shaken Maine recently. It was not a plane nor a helicopter. The thunderous noise came from three Marine V-22 Osprey aircraft flying low in formation over the Twin Cities. […]
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Brunswick boys pull away from Leavitt
Leavitt’s Keegan Melanson (11) looks to intercept a pass by Brunswick’s Kyle Hanson during their game in Brunswick on Thursday. The Brunswick High School boys basketball “sacrificed” the 3-pointer Thursday night for the inside play underneath and rolled to a 61-43 victory over Leavitt in a battle of Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference foes. At least […]
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Scarborough, Brunswick hope to lure Amazon with incentives, state charm
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — A pair of Maine suitors is trying to lure Amazon to the Pine Tree State, although one of them is using the bidding process to the make the case for the technology giant to build a smaller project and not the second headquarters itself. The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and the town […]
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Boys' hockey: Kings slay hard-charging Dragons in final minute
The Kings’ Connor Cyr controls the puck as Brunswick’s Jack St. Pierre tries to get in on the play during Tuesday night’s hockey game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Brunswick dug deep to get back into Wednesday’s game against Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester, but the Kings’ Connor Cyr dug just a little deeper in […]
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Brunswick discontinues portion of Pine Street for Bowdoin's new athletic complex
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council gave Bowdoin College permission to discontinue a portion of Pine Street to make way for construction of a 9,000-square-foot athletic facility. The Dec. 18 vote was 7-1, with Councilor Steven Walker opposed and Councilor John Perrault absent. Walker said he could not back the decision because of its impact on […]
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Brunswick police plans to use drones to patrol Amtrak rail lines
A plan by the Brunswick Police Department and the Federal Railroad Administration could make the department the first in the country to use drones to patrol for trespassers along railroad tracks in town. The project, which is still in its infancy, also would make the Brunswick Police Department the first in Maine to use drones […]
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Girls' hockey: Freshmen lift Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill past Brunswick
Lewiston’s Brie Dube keeps her eye on the goal as she readies to shoot during the Wednesday night hockey game at the Colisee in Lewiston. Brunswick’s Shea Sullivan looks on. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — If its first game was any indication, Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill’s first-year players are first-rate. Freshmen scored the Blue Devils’ first four […]
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Man dies in Brunswick accident
BRUNSWICK (WGME) — Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a pickup truck Saturday morning in Brunswick. Police said shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday they responded to the intersection of Maine Street and Pleasant Hill Road, where they found the truck on its left side in a wooded area. The driver was […]
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Lewiston pushes past Brunswick in A North quarterfinal
Lewiston’s Yusuf Mohamed and Brunswick’s Sagar Dahal maneuver for control of the ball during the A North quarter final soccer game at Bates College on Garcelon field. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Two quick goals by Lewiston’s Bilal Hersi finally put Brunswick away in the Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal at Garcelon Field on […]
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Brunswick blitzes Lewiston in A North soccer quarterfinal
Lewiston’s Christine Chasse (11) battles for the ball with Brunswick’s Emily Larochelle (2) during a Class A North girls soccer quarterfinal at Brunswick on Tuesday. The second-seeded Dragons downed No. 7 Lewiston, 6-0. (Bob Conn/Brunswick Times Record) BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School girls soccer coach Martyn Davison has seen it before. He has witnessed his […]