BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a traffic incident in Brunswick in which a police officer hit a pedestrian with his cruiser in the early morning hours. The Portland Press Herald reports Brunswick Officer Matthew Nicholson was making a turn in his cruiser when he hit John Ross, who was walking across a ramp in a […]
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Regional tennis finals: Lewiston boys, girls advance to state final
They dropped the first set in all five of their matches against fourth-seeded Mt. Blue, but came from behind to win the match 3-2 for the Class A North title at Bates College on Wednesday. “I was sort of confident that each of them would come back because they battled all year,” Lewiston coach Tom […]
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Aline D. Longtin
1932 – 2016 AUBURN — Aline D. Longtin, 83 of Lewiston died peacefully Monday, June 6, at the Hospice House in Auburn, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Brunswick on Oct. 5, 1932, the daughter of Henry and Marie Longtin. She was a 1949 graduate of St. Dominic High School. She […]
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Louise M. ‘Weze’ Krise
1959 – 2016 BRUNSWICK — Louise M. “Weze” Krise, 56, of Lewiston passed away after a brief illness Saturday, May 28, at Mid Coast Hospital. Louise was born Oct. 23, 1959, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of the late Aylene Krise. Louise enjoyed spending time with her grandbabies, feline fur babies, cooking and handcrafts, and she […]
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High school tennis: Lewiston boys, girls advance to regional finals
Brunswick struck first against Lewiston on Saturday, but the Dragons’ lead — and title hopes — didn’t last long. Visiting Lewiston answered an early Brunswick match win at No. 1 doubles with a pair of wins from No. 1 singles player Cole Ouellette and No. 2 doubles pair Kyle Morin and Sam Zashut to regain […]
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Wayfair says it plans to hire 1,000 workers in Maine
PORTLAND — A company executive says an online home furnishings retailer is on track to hire 1,000 workers for its operations opening this summer in Maine. Liz Graham, Wayfair’s vice president for sales and service, tells the Portland Press Herald that the company plans to open its sales and customer service operation in Brunswick next […]
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High school tennis: Lewiston tops Brunswick in battle of unbeaten teams
LEWISTON — It took Alanna Taylor a few games to find her footing Monday against Brunswick High School’s Cassie Ridge during their tennis match at No. 2 singles. By the time she did, two of her Lewiston teammates’ matches were over, and two other matches were on the cusp of a third set. “I expected […]
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Bring on the mmm: Frosty’s opens its fifth doughnut shop in Lisbon
LISBON — Two years ago, Shelby and Nels Omdal eyed the former Something Fishy on Lisbon Street for a potential new Frosty’s Donuts. She wanted to go for it. He wanted to wait. The building sat empty for a while, and this winter, they finally agreed: the time for doughnuts was now. After extensive renovations […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Brunswick puts away Lewiston in battle
“The Lewiston-Brunswick battles have always been a good, high-level competition,” Brunswick coach Don Glover said. “It’s turned out to be a nice little rivalry back and forth.” Back and forth is how the game went as well. The teams traded off goals one-by-one in the first quarter, with Roman Dennis scoring seven seconds in for […]
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Baseball: Lewiston lands on Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Softball coach Hugh Dwyer admits his Brunswick High School squad is fighting an uphill battle. On Tuesday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference matchup with Lewiston, Dwyer watched his Dragons struggle to escape two-out Lewiston rallies, a fact that led directly to the Blue Devils’ 17-2 mercy rule victory. One season removed from ending a […]