1931 – 2015 HARTFORD — Bernard E. Cowett, 84, of Hartford died Tuesday, Oct. 6, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on Limestone on Jan. 30, 1931, the son of Linwood and Amelia (Rioux) Cowett and was educated in local schools. Bernard was a proud Marine veteran, having […]
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Reginald C. Melanson
1930 – 2015 LEWISTON — Reginald C. “Babe” Melanson, 85, of Lewiston died Thursday morning, Sept. 3, at the Marshwood Health Care Facility following a long illness. He was born in Lewiston on May 10, 1930, the son of Marguerite (Bannister) Melanson and had been a resident of this community all of his life. He […]
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Florence M. Bailey
1933 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Florence “Honey” M. Young Bailey of Bethel passed away at Ledgeview Living Center on Sunday, Aug. 2, at the age of 82. She was born June 4, 1933, the daughter of William and Lillian Grover Young. She was employed at many businesses around the Bethel area prior to retiring. […]
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Legion Baseball: Slow start dooms Tri-Town in elimination loss to Staples Crossing
Unfortunately for the Zone 2 runners-up it was Staples Crossing that came flying out of the gate, scoring nine runs in the first two eliminates to eliminate Tri-Town, 11-4, at Wainwright Recreation Complex on Friday. Tri-Town needed 95 pitches and three pitchers to get record the first six outs, surrendering seven hits while walking four. […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors’ season ends in loss to Sebago
Considered a state tournament contender, Bessey Motors’ stay lasted all of two games after Sebago eliminated the Oxford Hills American Legion team, 4-1, at the Wainwright Recreation Complex. The Zone 2 champion’s bats fell victim to a quality pitcher for the second time in as many games. Bessey Motors managed just five hits against Bangor’s […]
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Legion Baseball: Lukas Johnson shines as Tri-Town lives another day
Well, in a baseball sense, anyway. The pitcher has been a stalwart for Poland Regional High School and for his Tri-Town American Legion baseball team the past few seasons. Thursday, Johnson gripped Tri-Town’s season between the nimble fingers of his left hand. Friday, it will be someone else’s turn. Johnson scattered nine hits and allowed […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors drops state-tournament opener to Bangor
But the Zone 2 champions left Wainwright Recreation Complex one loss away from an early exit after falling to Bangor, 6-1, in the first round of the double-elimination tournament on Wednesday. “I imagine we wanted a little revenge the way it ended (last year),” Bessey Motors coach Shane Slicer said. “But it’s the tournament and […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors, Tri-Town ready to showcase Zone 2’s muscle
The talk across central Maine during the American Legion season has centered on the depth found from top to bottom in the newly formed 12-team Zone 2. The Zone 2 tournament only amplified those talks. Top-seeded Bessey Motors brushed aside a three-game losing streak to win four straight and capture the tournament title. Tri-Town — the […]
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Legion Baseball: Father/son dynamic working wonders for Tri-Town
When one door closes, another opens. For Tri-Town coach Harold Bridgham, the door that is about to close is the one that allows him to coach his son Kaleb, something he’s had the fortunate of doing since Kaleb was nine years old. That door will remain slightly ajar for at least another two games after […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors claims Zone 2 tournament over Tri-Town
AUGUSTA — Bessey Motors didn’t end the regular season the way it would have liked, losing three straight games after clinching the No. 1 seed in the Zone 2 tournament. It may not have brought the same momentum to the tournament as other teams, but it didn’t seem to matter as Bessey Motors was in mid-season […]