LISBON — Slushy road conditions were blamed for a single-vehicle rollover on Upland Road on Tuesday morning. Driver Theresa Gilliam, 46, of Casco sustained superficial cuts to the hand, and her 19-year-old daughter, Kianna, escaped apparent injury, Lisbon police officer Richard St. Amant said. He said Gilliam was driving east on Upland Road when she […]
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Boy rescued after falling through ice in Lisbon
LISBON — Firefighters rescued a juvenile male after he fell through ice on a small pond near Farwell Mill on Monday evening, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher Ryan Guay said. The boy held onto an ice shelf after falling into the unnamed body of water at about 6:30 p.m., Guay said. Lisbon police and fire […]
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Maine wrestlers struggle at New Englands
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Maine wrestlers discovered exactly how competitive the next level is at the 47th annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships. Just two Maine wrestlers reached the semifinals, and none reached the championship round. Fryeburg’s Connor Sheehan (103 pounds) and Jacob Powers (160) of Camden Hills each placed fourth. Sheehan won three of […]
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Wrestling: Maine wrestlers seek New England glory
Lisbon and Mountain Valley are bringing more wrestlers than any Maine high school to this weekend’s 47th annual New England wrestling championships in New Haven, Conn. The Greyhounds and Falcons will each have five wrestlers competing, led by four-time state champion Forrest Cornell and three-time winner Mike McNamara of Lisbon and Mountain Valley’s three-time state […]
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Fire damages Lisbon home
LISBON — Fire Chief P. Sean Galipeau estimated damage at $50,000 in a smoky house fire at 4 Angel St. in Lisbon Falls on Wednesday afternoon. There were no injuries. An investigator from the Office of the State Fire Marshal is expected visit the scene Thursday to help determine a cause, Galipeau said. Mr. and […]
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Class C wrestling: Ponies upset Greyhounds
AUGUSTA — The surest way for Lisbon to win its fourth consecutive Class C wrestling title, Greyhounds coach Mark Stevens believed, was for a young Foxcroft Academy team to do damage to an equally young Dirigo squad. Foxcroft obliged. In fact, it cooperated too well for Lisbon’s good. The Ponies rode a couple of early […]
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Reign Forrest: Lisbon’s Cornell goes for four
LISBON — Respect and control. As Lisbon coach Mark Stevens sees it, wrestling is about respect and control. Throw in character and a little good timing and Stevens sees the amalgamation of Forrest Cornell, who has a chance to accomplish two feats Saturday that no one else in Lisbon’s storied wrestling history has ever done. […]
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High school wrestling: Falcons, Greyhounds hope to remain among elite
After a one-year hiatus, Maine’s high school wrestling community will converge at the Augusta Civic Center for the state wrestling championships on Saturday. Not much has changed since the last time the championships were held there. In 2009, six schools successfully extended their decade of dominance. This Saturday, the same half-dozen — Belfast, Camden Hills, […]