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SPEFS10 Mt. Blue XC

Coach: Kelley Cullenberg (18th year) Returning players: Boys: Seniors — Brody Hines, Jaron Jones; Juniors — Jackie Chen, Jonah Jones; Sophomores — Sully Jackson, Troy Maheux, Justin Tracy; Girls: Seniors — Alex Allen, Gwen Beacham, Ellie Buckland, Caitlin Douglass, Emily Reed, Eliza Richard, Kayleigh Morin; Juniors — Addie Cullenberg, Emily Gardner, Juliette Luchini, Louisa Stancioff; […]

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SPEFS10 EL football

Coach: Dave Sterling (first year) Last year’s record: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Teven Colon (TB/FS), Cory Spruill (FB/NG), Avery Jackson (T/DT), Ben Bellevue (G/DE), Cody Meserve (C/DT), Alex Smith (G/LB), Zach Earle (T/DE), Spencer Emerson (Slot/LB), Zach Leblond (TE/SS), Ken Treadwell (SE/CB); Junior — Josh Delong (QB), Luc Farrago (FB/LB). Key losses: Branson Vye […]

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High school sports practices start up

LISBON — Long, humid days under a blazing sun. Players withering in the heat, worked to the brink of exhaustion. Those are the images most commonly associated with an August practice. But overcast skies, temperatures that struggled to get out of the 60s and a few rain showers greeted the athletes reporting for the first […]

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Livermore Falls Middle School honors

LIVERMORE FALLS — Livermore Falls Middle School has announced the fourth-quarter honor roll: Grade six High honors: Denton Bilodeau, Amanda Castonguay, Nicholas Esty, Alexander Greenleaf, Emily Keene, Amia Pelletier, Samantha Richards, Patti Ryan, Laura Wilkins. Honors: Kenneth Bennett, Allison Bernier, Taylia Brewer, Angelina Couturier, Chloe Flagg, Nicole Hamblin, Amy Marston, Audrey Mercier, Lindsey Neil, Kailee […]

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Committee to work with neighboring towns on consolidation survey

JAY – School Committee members voted Thursday to work with their counterparts in Livermore, Livermore Falls and Fayette to develop a community survey on consolidation. The survey would be mailed to residents in each town, Superintendent Robert Wall said. He and Chairwoman Mary-Redmond Luce developed the questionnaire. In Jay, it would be mailed to 2,148 […]

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Poland school field house damaged by fire

POLAND — The fire chief credited a Mechanic Falls police officer’s keen observation and quick thinking for saving tens of thousands of dollars worth of athletic and maintenance equipment at Poland Regional High School on Monday night. Chief Mark Bosse said that if it hadn’t been for early detection of smoke coming out the eaves […]

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Dark spirituality

Imagine a sweet, freckle-faced boy skipping home from school with a paper in his hand — excited to attend an end-of-the-year fifth-grade sleepover. He is excited about the prospect of being in the school at night with friends and a very popular teacher. As you read the invitation, it looks good. You read about all […]

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If Facebook making reunions unnecessary?

Digital Life: Is Facebook making school reunions unnecessary? (NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR MCT NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION. See purchase information below.) By Walin Wong Chicago Tribune (MCT) In the Facebook age, no one needs to wait a decade to reconnect with old classmates. With its ability to track down long-lost friends and share messages and photos, […]

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Toting a lunch bag becomes trend

Frugality is the new black. Throw in the terms “eco-friendly” and “healthier,” and the result is a trifecta of hip. Who knew packing a lunch could symbolize so much? “It’s every penny counts,” says Kevin Wehr, an assistant professor of sociology at California State University, Sacramento. “It’s expensive to go out to eat, and when […]

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Voting on Lewiston’s new school: What you need to know

The first question asks voters to approve a $49.7 million elementary school, which would be 100 percent funded by the state. The state will also pay for new athletic fields. The second question asks if voters want to spend $2.1 million to give the school a regulation-size gym, air conditioning for summer programs and a […]