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Cross country: Brown stays the course

 St. Dominic Academy’s Ella Brown was puzzled when she suddenly sputtered toward the end of each cross country race early in the season. Who knew a trip to her doctor would cure Brown’s woes and give her more get-up-and-go at the end of the season? Brown kept on going and her times kept on improving […]

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Maine women’s hockey set to host Brown in Auburn

It will be an all-Bear affair when Maine and Brown take the ice for a non-conference women’s hockey game Friday at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. The Maine Black Bears will be the host for the first of a two-game set against the Brown University Bears. The two teams will rematch Saturday at Alfond […]

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Brown seeing green at Wiscasset

PERU — On most occasions, when a race driver moves from his home track to compete at a different venue, it takes a while to get used to the new layout before he or she can contend for wins. Just don’t tell that to 31-year-old, short-track veteran Dan Brown, of Peru. He used to call […]

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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl: Quintarian Brown, Ace Curry still teammates, and both healthy

DOVER-FOXCROFT — If it wasn’t an ankle injury, it was a hamstring injury. If not a pulled hamstring, a strained neck. And if all the bones and tendons were working properly, muscle cramps carried out their debilitating effects. That was Quintarian Brown’s football career at Lewiston High School in one painful paragraph. Or, if you prefer […]

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Dirigo graduates return to speak to senior class about college, life after high school

DIXFIELD — Seven Dirigo High School graduates on Monday advised seniors about their college experiences and life after high school. Justin Richards, a senior at the University of Maine at Orono majoring in biology, was asked if there was anything that would have made his transition from high school to college easier. “Looking back, I […]

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Six arrested in connection with Poland home invasion

POLAND — Six people have been arrested following an investigation into a home invasion at 76 Page Road. According to a news release from Lt. Glenn Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, the invasion that took place on Thursday at 9:19 p.m. appears to have been drug related and not a random act. Holt […]

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Maine skiers revel in ‘White Friday’

NEWRY — While shoppers rushed to stores early Friday to cash in on the first of the holiday-season deals, Maine skiers and snowboarders were flocking to the slopes to enjoy extra-early, extra-good snow conditions, thanks to a storm that walloped the region Wednesday night. “This is the best conditions have been for Thanksgiving Day weekend […]