BANGOR — Poland’s Nathalie Theriault helped the AA/A/B South girls’ basketball team beat the North 84-81 in the opener of the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star games at Husson University on Saturday. Theriault scored 15 points for the South. South Portland’s Meghan Graff led the South with 19 points. Cheverus’ Emme Poulin led the […]
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Lewiston outduels Lisbon in Unified basketball quarterfinal
LEWISTON — Lisbon’s win streak came to an end Friday at the hands of a determined Lewiston squad. The Blue Devils, seeded third, defeated the Greyhounds, the No. 6 seed, 42-30 in the South quarterfinals of the Unified basketball playoffs at Lewiston High School. Lisbon, the defending state Unified champion and three-time regional winner, finished […]
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Eagle Scout project bottle drive AUBURN — Boy Scout Troop 121 of Auburn will hold a bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, to raise money for the Eagle Scout Project of their fellow Scout, Kyle Mansur. Mansur’s project is renovating the Walton School/New Auburn Basketball Court. To donate cans and bottles […]
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Lisbon man fails in bid for new trial on attempted murder conviction
AUBURN — A Lisbon man convicted of trying to murder local police in a 2008 high-speed chase lost his bid for a new trial when a judge denied his petition to overturn all but one of his convictions on related criminal charges at his 2010 trial. Bartolo Ford, 57, was convicted by a jury of […]
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Unified basketball: Eddies would like to make it 3-for-3, but goal is more than a gold ball
The main goal Edward Little co-coaches Elaine Derosby and Sandy Whiting have for the start of the Unified basketball tournament in the South quarterfinals is the same as it’s been throughout their undefeated regular season — creating an environment where everyone is having fun, developing skills and learning life lessons. But like everyone else in […]
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Lisbon council applies for sidewalk improvements
LISBON — Town councilors moved forward with the process of applying for a 2018 Community Development Block Grant Downtown Revitalization Grant during Tuesday night’s meeting. A public hearing on the CDBG grant is set for the next council meeting on March 20 at 7 p.m. If the grant is accepted, the town will be awarded $300,000 to update and […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon outruns Oak Hill
Lisbon’s Dawson Martel, right, defends against Oak Hill’s Tommy Grayson during the first half of Tuesday afternoon’s Unified Basketball game in Lisbon.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — The Lisbon Unified basketball team broke away from Oak Hill early in the preliminary-round showdown on its way to a 54-28 win Tuesday. After the teams swapped buckets to […]
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Jeanne Levesque
LEWISTON — Jeanne Levesque, 73, of Lisbon, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 28, at CMMC in Lewiston. She was born in Lewiston, Aug. 22, 1944, to parents Bertrand Levesque and Adrienne St. Pierre. Jeanne loved being a hairdresser. She loved to bake and cook, and many know her for her famous peanut butter fudge. One of her […]
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H.S. roundup: Greely’s Sullivan wins Becky Schaffer Award
FALMOUTH — Greely/Gray-New Gloucester’s Courtney Sullivan was named the first recipient of the Becky Schaffer Award on Tuesday. The honor is given to the most outstanding senior girls’ hockey player. Sullivan led the Rangers to the state championship, scoring all three goals in a 3-1 win over Cheverus/Kennebunk on Feb. 17. Unified basketball Lisbon 48, […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon gets the best of Brunswick
Lisbon’s Kristy Coleman shoots during a unified basketball game against Brunswick at Brunswick High School on Monday. (Eric Maxim/Brunswick Times Record) BRUNSWICK — It didn’t take long for the excitement to begin at Brunswick High School on Monday afternoon as the Dragons hosted the unified basketball team from Lisbon High School. From the opening tip […]