LISBON — Chris Kates played for legendary Lisbon High School football coach Dick Mynahan. He coached alongside his former bench boss and helped run a regional championship-caliber team for four seasons under the longtime Greyhounds mentor. Mynahan stepped aside last fall, after 40 years of coaching. Monday, Kates was named his replacement, only the third head […]
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Lisbon tops Brunswick in Unified basketball game
LISBON — There were two thoughts heading into Wednesday’s Unified basketball regular-season finale between Brunswick and Lisbon. First, the Greyhounds are in full preparations for what they hope is a long playoff run as the two-time defending regional champs. The Dragons were looking to finish strong and see the continued improvements from the players that […]
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Lisbon council amends fund balance policy
LISBON — The Town Council voted Tuesday night to change the fund balance policy, decreasing the amount of money on hand for emergencies by over $1 million. Instead of keeping the fund at 12.5 percent of the town budget, it will be kept at between 12 and 16 percent of the budget and include the General […]
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Lisbon Community Gardens plots available
LISBON FALLS — The next meeting for Lisbon Community Gardens will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Room 10 of the MTM Community Center. The Ad Hoc committee will meet to plan the plots for the garden off South Street in Lisbon Falls, where vegetables will be grown and donated to the Lisbon […]
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Julie-Ann Baumer to discuss Eloise Jordan at March meeting of the Lisbon Historical Society
LISBON FALLS — Julie-Ann Baumer will give a talk on Lewiston Evening Journal writer Eloise Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at the Lisbon Historical Society, MTM Center, 18 School Street, Lisbon Falls. Her talk, “Six Degrees of Eloise,” will include a historical overview of Jordan’s life and writing history as well as several […]
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11 men arrested in Freeport prostitution sting
FREEPORT — Eleven men were arrested Thursday by Freeport police for the crime of engaging a prostitute. Freeport police, working with neighboring police agencies, conducted an undercover “John” operation at a hotel on Route 1. The operation targeted customers of prostitution. The Times Record said “the purpose of such an operation is to target customers or “Johns” […]
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Lisbon man burned himself while playing with lighter fluid
LISBON — The State Fire Marshal’s Office says a local man seriously burned Tuesday night was playing with lighter fluid while he was intoxicated. Lisbon police said they responded to a call about a man on fire at about 7 p.m. Tuesday at 706 Lisbon St. When police arrived, they found 37-year-old Cory Mathis with […]
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Unified Basketball: Martel leads Lisbon over Oceanside
LISBON — Dawson Martel paced Lisbon with 14 points in a 56-38 victory over Oceanside on Thursday. Amanda Mason chipped in with 12 points and Michael Farrington had eight points for the Greyhounds. Tyler Ward led the Mariners with 14 points, while Isiah Jones dropped in eight and Nick Colson finished the game with six in the loss.
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Lisbon man treated for 2nd-degree burns
Update: Lisbon man burned himself after playing with lighter fluid LISBON — A Lisbon Street man was recovering Wednesday after he was burned while trying to light a cigarette the night before. Lisbon police said they responded to a call about a man on fire at about 7 p.m. Tuesday at 706 Lisbon St. When police […]