City seeks spruce tree LEWISTON — With planning for the sixth annual Twin Cities Holiday Celebration underway, the City of Lewiston is seeking the donation of a tree with which to decorate Dufresne Plaza, the site of festivities following the 2012 Parade of Lights, which will kick-off in Auburn on Nov. 26. City Arborist Steve […]
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Area students honored at Cheverus High
PORTLAND — At a ceremony on Sept. 23, Cheverus High School presented awards at its Undergraduates Awards Night. Among those earning awards and honors were the following area students: The top Cheverus High School student who took the American High School Math Exam: Zach Walker-Elders, senior of Lisbon Falls Awards for Academic Excellence Gold, silver […]
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Jennie S. Janosco
AUBURN — Jennie S. Janosco, 94, formerly of Lisbon died Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, with her loving family at her side. She was born in North Monmouth, June 22, 1918, a daughter of the late Andrew and Stella (Blad) Cielinski. She started school in Monmouth then […]
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Jeannette Marie Vachon
LEWISTON — Jeannette Marie Couturier Vachon, 82, of Lisbon, died Oct. 24, at Ouellette’s Adult Foster Home. She was born in Lewiston, Nov. 18,1929, the daughter of Onesime and Lucie Lagace Couturier. Educated in Lewiston Catholic schools, she worked in the Bates Mill as a supervisor and inspector of fabrics for 10 years. She later […]
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Weekend Peek: Playoff matchups at a glance
Class A regular season Cony (6-2) at Oxford Hills (3-5) Friday, 7 p.m. Rams’ win would ensure highest postseason seed since 1989. Edward Little (2-6) at Lewiston (1-7) Saturday, 1 p.m. No playoffs on the line, but if summer exhibition was any indication, 169th “Battle of the Bridge” could be highly entertaining. Playoffs Eastern Class […]
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Western C soccer quarterfinal: Bulldogs too much for Greyhounds
FARMINGDALE — A 103-4 goal differential says a lot of things about a soccer team such as Hall-Dale, including how quickly it can turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 lead and a 3-0 lead into a 6-0 blowout. Lisbon knows this as well as any of the Bulldogs’ Mountain Valley Conference foes, and during […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Greyhounds growl, top Panthers
SCARBOROUGH — This time, Lisbon was ready. The Greyhounds spent the summer playing in a league on artificial turf. They tailored their game around speed, quick passing and quick crosses, all with thoughts of reaching Tuesday’s Western Class C regional final and competing with Western C nemesis North Yarmouth Academy. They did themselves one better. […]
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Western Class C Girls’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Lisbon holds off Hall-Dale
Two goals on the scoreboard and an extra player on the field. It looked, sounded and seemed like it should have been enough to ensure a cakewalk to the finish for the Lisbon girls’ soccer team Tuesday afternoon. But Kayla Angelico’s penalty kick for her second goal of the Western Class C quarterfinal galvanized visiting […]