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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Park Avenue Pickers offers chance for local musicians to jam, bond
There are no big record contracts, sold out stadiums or “groupies” following the Park Avenue Pickers — but according to Auburn resident George Mathews, the group’s organizer, “we are just making a lot of honey.” On the second Tuesday of every month, there is a “jam session” at the United Methodist Church on Park […]
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Trail woes continue for snowmobile clubs after weekend rain
RUMFORD — A week of steady rain and warm weather has left several snowmobile clubs in the River Valley area hoping for another big snowstorm. Bob Stickney, treasurer of the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club, said their trails were marginal, at best, before a week that saw “a lot of rain, freezing rain and fluctuating […]
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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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Author of book on Wilton will sign copies in Farmington
FARMINGTON — One of the newest additions to the “Images of America” series came to town this week. Author Tamara N. Hoke of Jay will sign copies of her work on the history of Wilton starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers on Broadway. A publisher delivered a box […]
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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 […]