WISCASSET — During Wiscasset’s recently completed three-game road trip, the Wolverines found the going tough. After starting the year with eight straight wins, losses to Monmouth, Dirigo and Carrabec followed. Wiscasset returned home on Wednesday to face Lisbon in a key Mountain Valley Conference boys basketball game, with the Wolverines hoping the home cooking might […]
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Lisbon zoning workshop to be held Jan. 28
LISBON — The Planning Board will hold a workshop to discuss potential revisions related to nonresidential zones along the Route 196 corridor and villages at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Town Office. The review is a follow-up to the completion of the Route 196 Corridor Plan and the Downtown Plan, and the […]
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Lisbon passes school budget after fifth attempt
LISBON — After seven months and five referendums, voters passed a school budget by a nearly 3-1 ratio Tuesday night. The vote was 318-106 to spend $15.18 million this fiscal year, which ends June 30. A total of 424 voters went to the polls during a major snowstorm. The town has 6,000 registered […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greyhounds howl
WISCASSET — Lisbon jumped out of the gates with an 11-4 run in Monday night’s girls basketball game against Wiscasset — and didn’t give the lead back all night. Missed free throws from the Greyhounds kept the home side in the game, but tough defense and forced turnovers cemented the lead at six or more […]
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Lisbon voters return to polls for fifth vote on school budget
LISBON — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for their fifth attempt at passing a school budget. This time, they’ll vote on a $15.18 million budget for the current school year. In November, a $15.03 million budget vote failed, with residents saying they wanted to see the amount higher. For the November vote and […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mountain Valley runs away from Lisbon
The Lisbon High School girls basketball team battled back against another talented team, cutting a 14-point halftime deficit down to just seven points versus Mountain Valley on Thursday in a Mountain Valley Conference contest. Unfortunately for the Greyhounds, the hard work that produced the comeback also tired the team out, and the Falcons showed another gear […]
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Circuit kits donated to Lisbon Library
LISBON — Children will be able to control their gaming devices by using a banana and the Lisbon Library’s new MaKey MaKey circuit kits, Lisbon Library Director Diane Nadeau told the Town Council on Tuesday night. The circuit kits, along with a telescope, a microscope and accessories, were gifted to the library in December 2015 […]
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Joan I. Robitaille
1945 – 2015 LISBON — Joan I. Robitaille, 70, of Lisbon passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, with her loving husband by her side, following a brief illness. For a more complete biography of Joan, please visit and share condolences with the family at www.crosmanfuneralhome.com.
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Girls’ basketball: Lisbon bounces back with win over Telstar
The Greyhounds lost to both Boothbay and Madison last week, but had a reversal of fortune Monday with a 37-23 win over Telstar. “I think we kind of used this game as a start to build momentum,” senior guard Bree Sautter said. “We’ve had a lot of tough games in a row, and it’s been […]
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Fish fertilizing young Lisbon farmer’s dream
LISBON — New aquaponics farmer Trevor Kenkel’s first sale this summer: a delivery of basil to Gelato Fiasco. “They made a basil sorbet out of it,” said Kenkel, 20. The sophomore biology major at Bowdoin College opened Springworks Farm earlier this year, using fish to farm. In his marriage of aquaculture and hydroponics, wastewater from 1,000 […]