AUBURN — It was supposed to be a building year of sorts. The Edward Little softball team was hoping to set a tone for the future. Little did the Eddies know the kind of reverberation they would make this season. “We talked at the beginning of the season that we were young,” said EL coach Elaine […]
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Dance benefits Relay For Life MECHANIC FALLS — A dance to benefit The Key Bank Relay For Life team will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Mechanic Falls American Legion. Dog Pile has donated their time to come play. Cost is $10 per person. There will be burgers, dogs […]
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H.S. Baseball: Cougars roll over Mustangs, 12-4
MONMOUTH — The old cliche that says it’s not how you start but how you finish doesn’t apply to the Dirigo Cougars. The defending Class C champions will attest to the importance of the second half of that statement, but they also know it’s not greedy to try to get off on the right foot, […]
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Common Core education info AUBURN — A 35-minute video explaining what Common Core is and how it will change the local education system forever will be shown at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Auburn Public Library Community Room. This educational presentation explains the origins and goals of Common Core and why we should […]
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Monmouth Garden Club MONMOUTH — Lisa Colburn, author of “The Maine Garden Journal,” will speak to the Monmouth Garden Club at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the A Rise and Shine Bed and Breakfast on Route 135. She will explain how she created this collaborative book about gardening in Maine. The presentation will offer […]
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H.S. Baseball: Raiders rally past Mustangs in rivalry renewed
WALES — Oak Hill has been the “almost” team in its first season of Mountain Valley Conference baseball. “It’s been a long year of losing the close ones,” Raiders coach Matt Bray said. “We had St. Dom’s on the ropes. We had Spruce Mountain on the ropes. We just haven’t been able to finish.” Again […]
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Free skin cancer screenings LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing and Bates Mill Dermatology are offering free skin cancer screenings from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Central Maine Heart Associates, 60 High St. The screenings will be performed by Dr. Peter H. Bouman, M.D. and Matthew Bureau, […]
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Chelsea man dies in motorcycle crash
MONMOUTH (AP) — Police say a Chelsea man has died after his motorcycle rolled over him as he rode through Monmouth. Chief Kevin Mulherin says 48-year-old Bruce Morgan and another motorcyclist were riding through town at about 9 p.m. Tuesday when Morgan lost control, started to slide and fell off his bike. The chief says […]