Madison’s senior catcher popped up behind the plate in the sixth inning Saturday and nearly had her third straight at-bat end in frustrating fashion. Instead, the Bucksport catcher couldn’t come up with the catch up against the fence. “That was a big sense of relief because that would have been very disappointing to me,” LeBlanc […]
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Bucksport to discuss planned Verso Paper mill demolition
BUCKSPORT — Town officials in Bucksport are expected to discuss whether they intend to impose more conditions on a company that plans to demolish the former Verso Paper mill. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection issued the demolition permit last week to American Iron & Metal. Another state permit for wastewater discharge is also required. […]
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Edward F. Flynn
1930 – 2015 RUMFORD — Edward Francis “Ed” Flynn, 85, of Rumford, died Monday, July 6, with his loving children and grandchildren by his side at the Rumford Hospital in Rumford. He was born in Quincy, Mass., on April 26, 1930, and was the son of Edward H. and Maybelle A. (Abbott) Flynn. He graduated […]
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Class C State Championship softball: Telstar can’t hold back Bucksport
BREWER — With a couple of runs and some great escapes in the first two innings, the Telstar softball team had reason to be optimistic Saturday. The Rebels were up early on Bucksport and kept the Bucks off the board after battling through a pair of threats. Telstar, however, couldn’t keep the Bucks at bay […]
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Class C baseball final: St. Dom’s bashes Bucksport for fifth title
BANGOR — The inability to string together hits and put up crooked numbers was the elephant in the box score for Saint Dominic Academy baseball all season, especially against top-flight competition. At the best possible time, in the environment where it mattered most, the elephant turned into a three-ring circus Saturday, complete with all the requisite […]
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Class C baseball championship: Saints no underdog, but they wear label well
AUBURN — Not many high school baseball teams knock off the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in a region to reach a state championship game. We know Saint Dominic Academy has never done it in a baker’s dozen years of excellence under the watchful eyes of Coach Bob Blackman, because, well, the Saints are always […]
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Union wants court to challenge Bucksport mill sale
BUCKSPORT — The union representing 58 workers at the Bucksport paper mill Verso closed in December 2014 has asked a federal judge to require resale of the mill to a paper maker or make stricter its settlement that allowed Verso to buy its larger competitor, NewPage. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on […]
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Bucksport mill owner wants to start demolition in spring
BUCKSPORT — The new owner of the defunct Verso Paper mill is hoping to begin work demolishing the site this spring and to have the job done by sometime next year, a company executive told town officials on Wednesday. AIM Development has yet to file a demolition permit application with the town, but a representative […]
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Former Verso equipment to go on auction March 24
BUCKSPORT — An auction has been set for March 24 for equipment at the former Verso Paper mill. An auction firm called Biditup, which bills itself as “an industrial assets company,” has posted information about the auction at its website, www.biditup.com. Items that will be available include “paper making equipment, machine shop & roll making, […]