WISCASSET — A 31-year-old Wiscasset man remains in Two Bridges Regional Jail on Friday morning after what police describe as a standoff on Hodge Street late Thursday night. Richard Sanford is charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, obstructing report of a crime or injury and creating a police standoff, according to a […]
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Boys’ basketball: Wiscasset edges Lisbon in OT
WISCASSET — The Lisbon High School boys’ basketball team had a hard time figuring out Wiscasset’s half-court trap on Tuesday, with the Wolverines holding a 14-point lead midway through the third quarter. The new-look Greyhounds never gave up, led by Tucker Brannon who scored 21 of his game-high 27 points after halftime. But, Wiscasset gained […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mustangs run away from Wolverines
MONMOUTH — Marcques Houston scored just two points in the first half as Monmouth Academy took on Wiscasset in a Mountain Valley Conference boys basketball contest on Thursday. But, the 6-foot, 4-inch center was working hard. In fact, the Wolverines were whistled for eight first-half fouls while trying to contain Houston, including four on Wiscasset […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Greyhounds hold off Wiscasset
LISBON FALLS — A month ago, the Lisbon girls’ basketball team might not have won a game like it did Thursday night. The Greyhounds battled foul trouble, a game Wiscasset club and overtime for the second straight game, but Lisbon still prevailed for its fourth straight win with a 49-44 victory. “I think we would […]
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Wiscasset man in surgery after telling police he accidentally shot himself
WISCASSET — A 49-year-old Wiscasset man who told police he accidentally shot himself early Wednesday morning was taken by LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, where he was in surgery later Wednesday. Daniel Reed, 49, was seated in a recliner in the living room of his Gardiner Road home when […]
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Albion man indicted after allegedly striking another man with car
WISCASSET — An Albion man previously convicted of burglary is due back in court to face more serious charges — including terrorizing — after Wiscasset police say he struck another man with his car and told a woman and her daughter that he would blow up or burn down their apartment. Justin L. George, 25, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Raiders tame Wolverines
WISCASSET — Methodical. Workmanlike. Choose any adjective from your thesaurus in this line of words to best describe the way the Oak Hill girls’ high school basketball team pulled away for a 68-44 Mountain Valley Conference win over Wiscasset on Monday night. In all, 12 of Tom Morong’s players saw action, with Sadie Goulet nailing […]
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Feds to reimburse Maine Yankee $35.7 million for spent fuel storage
WISCASSET — In an ongoing settlement, the federal government on Thursday agreed to pay Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. $35.7 million for failing to remove 550 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel that’s been sitting in Wiscasset since the nuclear plant stopped generating power in 1996. The money, which will be returned to Maine ratepayers […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Wolverines stop Phoenix streaks, 1-0
JAY — Spruce Mountain can’t do anything during the MVC regular season to prepare for the overall heightened skill level of the Class B girls’ soccer tournament. What the Phoenix did get Monday from one of their traditional Class C foes was a look at the more physical brand of the game that awaits in […]
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H.S. Soccer: Wolverines stop Greyhounds
WISCASSET — Two teams entered Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference girls soccer contest riding hot six-game streaks. Lisbon came in winners of five of its past six contests, while Wiscasset took to its home turf riding a 5-0-1 stretch, including a shutout victory over previously unbeaten St. Dom’s on Sept. 23. Something had to give. Shania […]