BETHEL — The Telstar softball squad picked up a load of Heal points on Tuesday, rallying back from a four-run deficit to post a 6-5 win over Oak Hill. Josie Forbes belted a well-timed two-run double to ignite a four-run fourth inning for the Rebels (5-1). Forbes finished with two hits and three RBIs, while […]
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School Committee approves raising additional $1.65M in local funds
LISBON — The School Committee on Monday approved raising $1.65 million in additional local funds for the proposed 2017-2018 budget. A public hearing on the budget is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Lisbon Community School. That decision means the School Department exceeds the state’s Essential Programs and Services funding model by approximately […]
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People You Know: Faye Brown keeps on cuttin’
LISBON FALLS — Nearly 50 years ago, Faye Brown’s sister-in-law called to gripe: She was losing too many barbers to the Navy. Young women in her barbershop kept marrying sailors and taking off. Brown was a young mom, already married. If she could study for her barbering license, she had a job waiting for her. […]
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Roundup: Lisbon edges Oak Hill in baseball
KENTS HILL — Ryley Austin went 3-for-3 with a triple and the had the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh for Lisbon in a 5-4 victory over Oak Hill. He also had two runs scored. Nick Lerette had a three-run inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the sixth inning for the Greyhounds (4-1). […]
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Lisbon topples Dirigo in MVC softball
LISBON — Two straight days on the softball field for both Lisbon and Dirigo seemed odd after a spring full of rain. For three innings Thursday, this Mountain Valley Conference contest stayed close, with the host Greyhounds scoring two second-inning runs on a pair of Dirigo errors. But, Lisbon found its groove in the final […]
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H.S. Softball: Monmouth runs past Lisbon, 10-3
Abby Ferland of Monmouth Academy slides into home plate as Lisbon catcher Jasmin Le fields the throw during the second inning in Monmouth on Wednesday. Ferland was out on the play. MONMOUTH — Lisbon struck first. Monmouth Academy struck often. The Mustangs kept an early deficit to a minimum, then rallied in a big way […]
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Father donates $16K toward playground in memory of son
LISBON — The Town Council and audience members gave Lisbon Falls resident Luke Tuplin a standing ovation Tuesday night after he announced his $16,000 donation toward the construction of the new playground at the MTM Community Center. Tuplin’s son, Mitchell J. Breton Tuplin, passed away July 17, 2014, in an ATV crash. The Tuplin family is […]
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Lisbon High ranked among Maine’s best
Lisbon High School teacher Dean Hall talks to his class about former President Richard Nixon during class Thursday. Lisbon High School has been ranked the 22nd best in Maine, from among 122 public schools surveyed by U.S. News and World Report. LISBON — Lisbon High School has been cited as one of the best high […]
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Lisbon police arrest Lisbon Street burglary suspect
LISBON — Police arrested a suspect in a Lisbon Street breakin Wednesday afternoon. David Farnum, 23, of 29 Center St., Lisbon Falls, was arrested by Lisbon police on charges of burglary, criminal threatening and violating conditions of release, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at 26 Colonial Drive, Lisbon. Police say they were searching for Farnum since investigating […]
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Lisbon School Committee to dial back grading standard
LISBON — The Lisbon School Committee is considering lowering the passing grade requirement — currently 2.8 out of 4.0 — at Lisbon High School. This was the first school year with the new grading standard, and discussion Monday indicated that resentment over the standard has increased as more students are failing and confusion has grown […]