LEWISTON — You can tell a lot about a person by what he wears on his graduation cap. Kyle Bourget, sports a Ninja Turtles logo because, he said, “I just like them.” Mikayla Yanez is rocking the Nike swoosh because she works for the company. Sean Ball is wearing the West Virginia University logo because, […]
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Bowdoin student farms with fish in Lisbon
LISBON — Trevor Kenkel got into aquaponics — the marriage of aquaculture and hydroponics — as a freshman in high school with a small tank, a handful of goldfish and watercress. Six years later, he’s just finished his freshman year at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. The Montana native has investors and thousands of fish and he’s […]
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High School Baseball: ’Hounds Ward off Wolverines, 8-7
LISBON – For nearly 90 minutes, the Lisbon and Wiscasset baseball teams anxiously waited in their dugouts, hoping the lightning that halted play in the top of the first inning might pass. Then in the top of the fourth, another even more ominous squall approached the field. But, this time Mother Nature parted the clouds, […]
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H.S. Track: Weather delays MVC Championships to Monday
After a torrential downpour delayed the start of the Mountain Valley Conference Championship track meet at Cony High School’s Alumni Field, a second storm less than two hours later forced officials to delay the rest of the event until Monday. It will resume at 2 p.m. Ten events were run to completion before the postponement […]
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Vida W. Hunnewell
1929 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Vida W. Hunnewell, 85, of High Street, Lisbon Falls, died Sunday, May 24, at Parkview Adventist Medical Center, after a sudden illness. She was born in Greeley, Colo., on July 27, 1929, a daughter of the late Brice and Esther (O’Connor) Wilkinson. Vida was an elementary school teacher in Lisbon […]
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Norma S. Foster
1921 – 2015 AUBURN — Norma S. Foster, 94 of 6 Lexis Lane, Auburn, died early Wednesday morning, May 27, at Clover Manor after a short illness. She was born in Lisbon Falls on Feb. 10, 1921, the daughter of the late Guy and Gladys (Wile) Seger. She was educated in Monmouth and Lisbon schools. […]
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Lisbon superintendent grapples with required school budget cuts
LISBON — Superintendent Richard Greene told the School Committee on Tuesday night that he needs more time to find nearly $400,000 in cuts to the 2015-16 budget. Green said there isn’t enough time to do that before the budget vote Tuesday, June 9. The Town Council approved a $15.1 million budget last week, necessitating cutting […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lisbon completes season sweep of St. Dom’s
LISBON — A lot has happened since the last time Lisbon went head-to-head with St. Dominic Academy on April 24 in the season opener for both clubs. One thing the Greyhounds remembered from that meeting was Saints’ starting pitcher Mitch Lorenz and what he had in his arsenal. In its second go-round with Lorenz, Lisbon […]
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Linda D. Furin
1951 – 2015 LEEDS — Linda D. Furin, 63, a resident of Bishop Hill Road, Leeds, passed away Friday, May 22, at home with her family. She was born Oct. 3, 1951, in McKeesport, Pa., the daughter of Eugene and Helen (Doyle) Phillips. Linda received her education in Pennsylvania. On April 5, 1975, in Dravosburg, […]