Longley-Dionne VFW meeting LEWISTON — The Longley-Dionne VFW Post 9150 will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All officers and members are encouraged to attend. Lisbon public walking tour LISBON — As part of the Lisbon Downtown Plan Update, a public walking tour to […]
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Indoor putting range open in Lisbon
LISBON — In the 15 years Cary Palmer spent walking behind a hydro-jet watering golf courses from Maine to Florida he couldn’t help but notice: A lot of golfers could use a little help with their putting. A few months ago, Palmer, 67, opened an indoor course in the Midtown Plaza strip mall that’s part […]
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Correction: Lisbon High School got a C
A chart published Friday on Page B3 listed the wrong grade and scores for Lisbon High School. The correct scores are 2014 grade, C; 2013 grade, C; math, 38.24; math growth, 40.64; reading, 43.14; reading growth 42.96; four-year graduation rate, 43.18; five-year graduation rate, 45.69; total points, 253.9; and participation %, 95.4. It was an editing […]
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College for ME awards scholarships
AUBURN — College for ME-Androscoggin announces the most recent recipients of The Thomas and Beulah Long Musgrave Fund Scholarship of the Maine Community Foundation. This scholarship provides support for tuition and fees for adult learners who are enrolled in an accredited program of study leading to a degree, certification or similar recognition. In conjunction with […]
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Girl Scout Daisy and Flower Friends Parties set locally
AUBURN — Girl Scouts of Maine will host girl and adult Girl Scout Daisy and Flower Friends Parties locally. Girls entering kindergarten and first grade this coming fall and their parents/chaperones are invited to attend the informational meetings to find out about the ways today’s girls are participating in Girl Scouting and how the Daisy […]
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H.S. Roundup: Lisbon baseball rallies past Winthrop
LISBON — Kyle Bourget struck out 12 and scattered six hits as Lisbon defeated Winthrop 6-3 in MVC baseball action Tuesday. Joe Philbrick had three hits for Lisbon (6-2) The Greyhounds rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the third, plating all six runs in the bottom of the same inning. The Ramblers (3-4) scored three […]
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H.S. Softball: Ramblers cage Greyhounds
LISBON — Terri Trudell walked off the field on Tuesday shaking her head. She had just watched her Lisbon High School softball team battle tooth and nail with Winthrop, her pitcher Kailyn Hill toss 6 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, but the Ramblers celebrate a come-from-behind, 4-2 Mountain Valley Conference win. Winthrop (5-2) scored three […]
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Izer of Lisbon to receive national honors
Daphne Izer, founder of Parents Against Tired Truckers, will be recognized by the White House as a 2014 Transportation Champion of Change, according to a Truck Safety Coalition news release Monday. Izer of Lisbon lost her teenage son, Jeff, in 1993 when a sleeping truck driver rolled his tractor-trailer onto a small car carrying Jeff […]
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H.S. Notebook: Track teams ramp up for conference meets
It was a busy week for area track and field teams. With conference championships little more than three weeks away, athletes are starting to ramp up for the bigger meets. On Tuesday, the Monmouth girls edged Boothbay in a five-team meet at Wiscasset High School. Izzy Lewis (200), Ashleigh Hartford (400), Sammy Grandahl (high jump) […]
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Local CUs contribute volunteer hours to communities
PORTLAND — The Maine Credit Union League has announced the results of the 2013 CUs’ Share for ME Program, which tracks volunteer hours as reported by credit unions. The 2013 total was the second-highest ever, with nearly 37,500 hours documented by 40 credit unions and close to 1,000 volunteers contributing their time for a community […]