LISBON — A 16-year-old boy was injured Friday afternoon when a Jeep hit his foot in the Lisbon High School parking lot, police said. Officer Renee Bernard said the teen complained of pain in his left ankle and was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She declined to identify him. The boy was […]
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Lisbon Falls driver injured; car hits house
LISBON — A Lisbon Falls woman was injured Friday afternoon when her car struck a house. Officer Renee Bernard said Brenda Field, 58, was driving on Free Street and failed to stop at a stop sign at the High Street intersection. Her vehicle went off the left shoulder and struck a house owned by Laurie […]
H.S. Boys’ Soccer: NYA edges Lisbon in Western Class C semifinal
LISBON — Jackson Cohan-Smith would much rather pass the ball than shoot. “He’s got a great soft pass and a great first touch,” North Yarmouth Academy coach Martyn Keen said. “He’s not usually the type to strike.” Friday, he had no choice. Left alone in the middle of the field, Cohan-Smith gathered a through ball, […]
Western Class C Football Playoffs: Local teams face rough road
The days of the road to a Class C football championship passing through the tri-county region probably aren’t over. But that proud history appears to be on hold this year. For the first time in at least more than a decade, a local team isn’t seeded to reach the Campbell Conference championship game. No. 4 […]
Training meetings planned for junior volunteers
LISBON — The Philip W. Sugg Middle School Junior Volunteer program is in full swing with a calendar of events and community service activities. The junior volunteer program is offered to students grades 5-8 and follows the guidelines adopted from the adult program for community and school activities. A new volunteer training class for middle […]
Weekend Peek: 168th Lewiston-EL game, B and C playoffs share spotlight
Lewiston (4-4) at Edward Little (3-5) Eastern Class A regular season Saturday, 1 p.m. This is the 168th Battle of the Bridge, and yes, that number is more years than football has existed. Devils (88-67-12 edge in the series) and Eddies used to bookend the season with the final exhibition game every August and the […]
Boys’ Soccer: ‘Hounds hold off Hawks
LISBON — With players bent at the waist and on bended knee, all struggling to breath or shaking off an injury, Lisbon midfielder Ryan Fairbanks hugged keeper Shane Tanguay. “That’s the best game you’ve ever played, man,” Fairbanks said unequivocally. Others on the Lisbon sideline followed suit. Tanguay was good. He was very good. And […]