LEWISTON — Jerry L. Sparks, 47, of Lewiston, formerly of Lisbon Falls, died peacefully on Saturday, July 8, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Born in Puerto Rico at Roosevelt Roads Naval Base on October 24, 1969, he was the son of Julie Sparks O’Hara and the late Jimmie L. Sparks. Jerry attended Lisbon area […]
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All-Region baseball player of the year: Halls a complete player for Lisbon
Lisbon High School pitcher Tyler Halls fires a pitch during a game against Mountain Valley High School in Lisbon on Friday. LISBON — Already one of the most feared players in Class C baseball as the 2017 season began, Lisbon’s Tyler Halls grew into one of the most complete players in the state in 2017. Halls […]
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Lisbon American Legion decorates veterans’ graves
LISBON — Eight members of the Coombs-Mountford Post 158, American Legion, placed about 330 flags on veterans’ graves at seven cemeteries and Tommy Field’s Commemorative Plaque for Memorial Day. The cemeteries and the number of veterans’ graves were: Lisbon Ridge, 15; Lisbon Center, 44; Lisbon, about 100; Blake, at least one from the Revolutionary War; […]
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Lisbon budget proposal means tax increase
LISBON — Town Manager Diane Barnes announced to the Town Council on Tuesday night that the proposed municipal budget for the next fiscal year represents an 8-cent increase in the tax rate. The 2017-18 spending plan of $8.81 million is $196,554 more than this year. At the beginning of the budget process, the town estimated a […]
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Class C Baseball: Orono rallies for 4 in 7th to stun Lisbon
Members of the Orono High School baseball team and their fans celebrate after Connor Robertson scored the winning run to cap a four-run, seventh-inning rally to beat Lisbon 4-3 in the Class C baseball state championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor on Saturday. BANGOR — It all started when Orono’s survival instincts kicked in. […]
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Lisbon seniors hoping to leave on top
Tyler Halls reacts after his seventh-inning one-run double drove in an insurance run against St. Dominic Academy last season. LISBON — Somewhere there are two runner-up medallions waiting for Nate Havlicek and several of his Lisbon baseball and football teammates to add them to their trophy cases. Havlicek, a senior, doesn’t know the whereabouts of […]
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C South Baseball: Greyhounds bust out in sixth to win first C South crown
STANDISH — The Lisbon Greyhounds treat all two-out rallies the same, but not all two-out rallies are created equal. Top-seeded Lisbon exploded for seven unearned runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull away from No. 6 Monmouth, 12-5, in the Class C South final at St. Joseph’s College’s Larry Mahaney […]
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Lisbon voters pass school budget
LISBON — Voters on Tuesday approved the school budget by a vote of 213-164. The 2017-18 spending plan is $15.74 million, a $409,967 increase over last year’s budget. Thirty-four voters thought the new budget was too low, and 138 thought it was too high. The main areas of increase are regular instruction, transportation and buses.
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon’s Lerette always in control
Lisbon catcher Nick Lerette shows the ball to the home plate umpire after tagging out Carrabec’s Jacob Atwood during the third inning of the Greyhounds’ 4-2 win in Lisbon in June 2016. Whether he’s behind the plate or standing beside it, Lisbon senior Nick Lerette likes to be in control. A three-year starter at catcher, […]
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Lisbon High grads thank their families, start flash mob
LISBON — “This is the final day we’re required to be in this school,” Lisbon High School Class of 2017 President Michael Schlotterbeck said to a round of applause. “Yeah, it’s okay,” he said in response. “We can clap for that.” Ninety-one students graduated Sunday from Lisbon High School at an emotional ceremony — which […]