LISBON – Town councilors discussed options for funding municipal software packages with Munis and TRIO at a special budget workshop Tuesday night. Service and software is budgeted at $170,272, a 16 percent increase over this fiscal year. The town signed an agreement with TRIO in 2009, but now only obtains a motor vehicle and assessing […]
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Douglass leads talented race walkers at Lisbon
LISBON — People begin race walking for a variety of reasons. Sometimes you’re thrown into it after a coach sees your talents in practice. Sometimes you want a challenge and after seeing the unusual turns of the hips, knees, and arms, you give the challenging event a try. If you’re Sydney Douglass of Lisbon high […]
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Lisbon man sued in fatal crash involving bicyclist
AUBURN — The estate of a deceased Lisbon bicyclist is suing the driver of the truck that struck and killed him in Lisbon nearly two years ago. The lawsuit stems from a collision involving pickup truck driver Henry L. Raymond, 54, of Lisbon and bicyclist Joseph Michael Lamothe, 34, also of Lisbon. The civil complaint […]
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Lisbon schools' principals discuss differing intervention responses
LISBON — School principals presented information to the School Committee on Monday evening about programs that provide extra help to students. At Lisbon Community School, students have 30 minutes each day for additional support on specific topics. “The response to intervention rounds are up to seven weeks long,” Principal Robert Kahler said. “And the teachers keep […]
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High school hockey all-stars get one last skate, for charity's sake
Edward Little’s Alex Landry races down the ice with Biddeford’s Liam Turner hot on his heels during the North and South Class A boys’ hockey all stars game in Auburn on Saturday evening. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A simple D-to-D pass from Jayden Wilson to Ryan Bossie isn’t anything out of the ordinary. It’s […]
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Lisbon school music director to speak to Rotarians
AUBURN — Jonathan Carsley, Lisbon school music director, will be the guest speaker at the L-A Rotary Lunch Club meeting at noon Thursday, March 29, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Carsley is music director at Lisbon High School and director of the grade four and five beginning band at Lisbon Community School. Previously […]
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Lisbon Town Council gets proposed $16.6M school budget
LISBON — Superintendent of Schools Richard Green on Wednesday night presented the Town Council with a proposed $16.57 million budget that would increase the local tax obligation by $654,893. “The primary concern or challenge with this year’s budget is that last year we utilized the unassigned account,” Green said. “We used an additional $209,451 from our […]
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Lisbon council given $10M budget proposal
LISBON — Town Manager Diane Barnes presented a municipal budget of $10.1 million to the Town Council on Tuesday evening, advising it’s $1.9 million more than this fiscal year. The proposed spending plan represents a 23.7 percent increase from 2017-18. It does not include the county assessment and school spending. Wages and benefits account for […]
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Free seminar to explore 'misguided justice' at Jesus’ trial
LISBON — St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church is offering a free seminar, “Misguided Justice: The Trial of Jesus,” led by the Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Giese, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 24. “This presentation will allow you to take a look behind the curtain. Discover how certain men corrupted Jewish and Roman law to […]
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New Hampshire artist wins Moxie Festival logo contest
LISBON — A design created by Emma Royle, 26, of Sanbornville, New Hampshire, was chosen as Moxie’s winning logo for their 2018 festival, according to a news release from the Moxie Festival website. Royle’s design includes the Moxie logo, two versions of the iconic “Moxie Boy,” Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, and rarely seen characters […]