LISBON — Police are investigating after finding a body on the Lisbon-Durham bridge Saturday morning. Sgt. Ryan McGee said the man was found dead at 9:30 a.m. on the Lisbon side of the bridge but not in the roadway. He said he could release few details pending an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office and […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon outlasts Oak Hill
Lisbon (6-3) trailed 7-6 heading into the top of the seventh inning after blowing a lead by giving up a pair of runs to the Raiders (1-8) in the bottom of the sixth. The Greyhounds faced a new pitcher of sorts in their final at-bat. Oak Hill starter Jonah Martin, who pitched the first five […]
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Outdoor Track: Lisbon sweeps home MVC meet
LISBON — The track at Thompson Field was kind to the home team in a Mountain Valley Conference outdoor track meet on Tuesday. The weather was kind in general. Both the Lisbon boys’ and girls’ teams took first place in the six-team meet that also featured Dirigo, Mountain Valley, St. Dominic Academy, Madison and KVAC […]
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High school baseball: Monmouth hangs on, tops Lisbon
LISBON — It was just another Lisbon/Monmouth Academy baseball game. Three lead changes, a run in all but one inning, and a hard-fought battle between two starting pitchers was nothing new for these teams. Despite a strong outing from starter Ryley Austin, the host Greyhounds battled but came up just short Saturday. Monmouth used a […]
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Softball: Lisbon knocks around Hall-Dale
FARMINGDALE — It was a cold, cloudy day for softball at Hall-Dale High School on Thursday, but the bats were hot. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead and kept Lisbon in check for four innings, but the floodgates opened in the fifth. All but one batter in the order crossed the plate in […]
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Native American history topic of Lisbon society program
LISBON — The Lisbon Historical Society program May 11 will feature local entrepreneur and businessman Mark Laroche. Laroche, an expert on the Native Americans who lived on the Lisbon section of the Androscoggin River, will talk about his discoveries. The first European settler in this area is believed to have built a log house near […]
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H.S. Baseball: Halls whiffs 13; Lisbon mauls Mountain Valley with late flurry
RUMFORD — Wednesday’s windswept MVC baseball game at Hosmer Field decelerated from a pitchers’ duel into a pounding more quickly than you could burn dinner. Lisbon didn’t have a hit until the fourth inning and failed to cross the plate until the fifth. Once the Greyhounds got into a rhythm, however, they were relentless in putting […]
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Lisbon school budget cuts mostly from staffing
LISBON — Cuts to the proposed $15 million school budget will come mostly from not filling positions, Superintendent Richard Green told the School Committee on Monday night. The 2016-17 spending plan is the same as this fiscal year, but would require $482,058 more from taxpayers. That figure is down from $1.6 million reflected in the […]
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Lisbon police chief David Brooks to retire June 30
LISBON — Police Chief David Brooks is retiring June 30 after 42 years of service to the town. His resignation was accepted Tuesday night by the Town Council. Brooks was the youngest police chief in Maine when he started in Lisbon at the age of 26. Council Chairman Roger Bickford and Councilors Norm Albert, Eric Metivier, […]
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High School Outdoor Track Preview: Lisbon Greyhounds
Coach: Dean Hall, 38th year Conference/Class: MVC/Class C Last year’s results: Boys: MVC champions, second at Class C states; Girls: second at MVCs, fifth at Class C states Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Henry Adams (sprints/jumps), Jake Angelico (pole vault), Austin Bedford (pole vault/sprints), Brett Carter (distance), Jordan Cole (distance), Shawn Grover (sprints/jumps), Nick Harriman […]