1918 – 2015 LEWISTON — Shirley R. Thiriet, 96, of Lisbon passed away on Monday, Sept. 28, at Central Maine Medical Center, following a heart attack a few days prior at her home. She was born on Dec. 24, 1918, in Lewiston, the daughter of Emile Marcoux and Anna McCarthy. Shirley was raised in Lewiston […]
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Field hockey: Saints collar Greyhounds
LISBON FALLS — It was a back-and-forth Class C South matchup between Lisbon and St. Dominic Academy on Monday, with the Saints prevailing with a 2-0 win in field hockey. St. Dom’s improved to 8-4, while the Greyhounds fell to 3-9. “We were flat,” Lisbon coach Julie Petrie said. “And we got flatter when they […]
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High school football: Lisbon denies Boothbay
LISBON — It wasn’t exactly the equivalent of ripping up the defensive playbook and starting over, but the Lisbon Greyhounds’ adjustments without the ball were enough to reinvigorate their stout, bend-don’t-break philosophy and confuse Boothbay, helping the Greyhounds shut out the Seahawks 19-0 at Thompson Field on Saturday afternoon. “We changed our whole entire defense […]
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Girls’ soccer: Lisbon outlasts Carrabec
LISBON — Lisbon girls’ soccer coach Jake Gentle will be one of the first people to say how important goaltender Alexandra Sult is to his team. On Friday against Carrabec, the Greyhounds led the hard-charging Cobras by two when Sult grabbed at her eye in pain after a collision. Sult left the game, already with […]
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Muriel C. Leclair
1935 – 2015 AUBURN — Muriel C. Leclair, 80, of Lewiston passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 30, at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Lisbon on June 22, 1935, a daughter of the late Oscar and Clara (Girard) Ouellette. She grew up in the Lisbon area and attended local schools there. On […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt escapes Camden Hills in field hockey
TURNER — Allie Belaire converted a cross from Kierstin Leclerc to give Leavitt a 1-0 win over Camden Hills in a rain-soaked KVAC field hockey tilt Tuesday. Hailey DeMascio made five saves for the Hornets (6-3) to notch the shutout, while Jenna Stearns turned aside three shots for Camden Hills (6-4). Kaitlyn DeBlois made a […]
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Video: Injured bald eagle rescued from Route 196 in Lisbon
LISBON — Traffic was slowed on Route 196 in Lisbon after a bald eagle was injured on the road Sunday. David Wyman saw the eagle before police arrived. He said the bird didn’t move after it swooped down to catch some prey, so he and his girlfriend made sure traffic stayed away from the eagle. […]
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Football: It all falls into place for Cougars
LISBON — There was little working for the Lisbon High School football team through three quarters in Saturday’s Campbell Conference high school football showdown with Dirigo on Thompson Field. Not only were the Greyhounds shooting themselves in the foot with penalties (seven for 50 yards), by the Cougars owned a 21-0 lead thanks to quarterback […]
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Marguerite Maxwell Houlihan
1915 – 2015 PORTLAND — Marguerite Maxwell Houlihan passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 25. The daughter of Edward Maxwell and Virginia White Maxwell, she was born on Jan. 22, 1915, in Livermore. She was a longtime resident of Falmouth and most recently, she resided at Fallbrook Woods in Portland, where she received the utmost […]