The small-school division of Campbell Conference football was renamed Class D South prior to this season, but they could have just labeled it Quarterback Central. Long-gone is the day of that position in this league belonging to a game manager whose main concerns are not fumbling the snap or botching the handoff. The top five […]
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High school roundup: Oak Hill field hockey edges Telstar
WALES — Kylee Veilleux grabbed her own rebound and fired it into the net with just two seconds remaining in regulation to give Oak Hill a 2-1 mid-season victory over Telstar in MVC field hockey action Wednesday. Abby Asselin opened scoring for the Raiders (5-1) in the first frame with an assist from Erika Hannigan. […]
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Lisbon council votes to increase school budget
LISBON — The Town Council voted Tuesday night to send a school budget of just over $15 million to voters next week. A budget of $14.93 million failed in June with voters saying it was too low. In August, voters defeated a budget of $14.88 million, again saying it was too low. Since the August […]
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Rita E. Matthews
1924 – 2015 LEWISTON — Rita E. Matthews, 90, of Lisbon Falls, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Marshwood Center health care facility. She was born in Van Buren on Oct. 27, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Vaillancourt) Morin. Rita owned and operated the Kitty Korner Store on Main […]
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Boys’ soccer: Greyhounds sidestep Cougars
Lisbon Falls — The Lisbon High School boys’ soccer team remained undefeated with a 3-0 win against Dirigo on Monday in a Mountain Valley Conference matchup. Austin Bedford earned a hat trick for the Greyhounds despite sitting out much of the first half with a shin injury. “The last few games we haven’t really put […]
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High school football: Lisbon holds off Old Orchard Beach
LISBON — The Lisbon High School football team won a defensive battle against Old Orchard Beach on Saturday in a Class D South showdown at Thompson Field, earning a 13-6 victory. All of the scoring came in the second quarter, with Tyler Halls leading the Greyhounds to the victory with both Lisbon touchdowns, including a […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill edges Lisbon
Naturally, the Raiders turned to a veteran … defender? “The defenders are just absolutely relentless,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “They will get that ball, they are not afraid to come up the field, bring it up strong.” Brooke Surette won’t appear in the game’s box score. But the senior’s ability to tap dance […]
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Clifford L. Crosman
1947 – 2015 LEWISTON — Clifford L. Crosman, 68, of Lisbon passed away after a brief illness at Central Maine Medical Center on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with his family by his side. He was born on April 7, 1947, in Lewiston, the son of Edwin L. and Mary (Kenopensky) Crosman and attended local schools, graduating […]
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Lisbon school budget workshop heats up
LISBON — A sometimes contentious school budget workshop Tuesday night between the Town Council and the School Committee ended without agreement on a spending plan to present to voters Sept. 22. Voters rejected a $14.93 million budget on June 9 and a $14.88 million budget on Aug. 11, with the majority saying each time that […]