Army Reserve Pfc. Zachary J. Leeman has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, […]
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Military notes
Navy Seaman Alexander N. Corey, son of Muriel R. Michaud of Lisbon and Anthony P. Corey of Minot, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. with honors. During the eight-week program, Corey completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, […]
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High school football: Lisbon’s leader emerges
LISBON — Six touchdown passes. Two second-half comebacks. Four wins. A pair of 100-yard rushing games. Not bad for an emergency quarterback. Zack Splude has lined up at halfback, fullback, flanker and tight end in his Lisbon High School football career. If he were asked to get down in a three-point stance and serve the […]
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Weekend Peek: Semifinals offer enticing matchups
CLASS A EAST No. 4 Messalonskee (6-3) at No. 1 Lawrence (9-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Last meeting: Lawrence won, 25-16, last week. Lawrence shut down the double wing in the first half, then the Eagles opened it up in the second half and had some success. Hard to imagine they’ll be able to win this […]
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Correction: Wrong identifications
LISBON — A story on Page C2 on Sunday, Oct. 30, should have said 18-year-old Cody Donovan had his foot run over by a 16-year-old driver in the Lisbon High School parking lot Friday afternoon. The information was incorrectly reported.
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High school cross country: Lisbon’s Thomas finishes second in state in Class C
Saturday’s state cross country meet at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland was all about history. Kennebunk’s Abbey Leonardi won an unprecedented fourth Class A state title and Nick Morris of Scarborough edged Messalonskee’s Harlow Ladd by .02 of a second in the closest finish ever in a state meet to win the boys’ Class […]
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Face time: Kristine Cornish, mistress of costumes
Kristine Cornish knows costumes. Renaissance fair costumes. Super hero costumes. Intricate costumes with fancy wigs and a ton of accessories. So, as owner of Drapeau’s Costumes of Maine in Lisbon, Halloween is her kind of holiday. Cornish’s view: Don’t be afraid to accessorize. Batman is the best superhero costume ever. And even though Drapeau’s never […]
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Extreme Halloween: It’s spooky how much they love All Hallows’ Eve
LEWISTON — Retired postal worker Joe Whelan is possessed by the novels of Stephen King. He has four bookcases filled with the horror master’s handiwork. “I saw him when he came to Lewiston in the 1980s and signed autographs at an old movie theater, and then when he spoke at Bates College around the time […]