New Mt. Blue football coach Jim Aylward meets with his team prior to a preseason scrimmage against Spruce Mountain in 2014. Jim Aylward is looking forward to seeing what a fall Friday night might feel like without high school football. The longtime skipper recently resigned as head football coach at Mt. Blue High School after […]
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Mt. Blue fiddle teacher to coach at Yarmouth music festival
Rachel Spear, 14, of Farmington, left, and Steve Muise, orchestra, violin and fiddle teacher in RSU 9 in the Farmington area, will take part in the three-day Maine Acoustic Festival in Yarmouth, which begins Friday, March 31. FARMINGTON — Steve Muise, a professional fiddler and orchestra teacher, comes from a long line of musicians. “I […]
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New high school in Topsham moves forward
TOPSHAM — After the approval by voters March 7 of a new Mt. Ararat High School, SAD 75 now must find a contractor. “We start really going through the fine details of how you’re going to actually build this, what kind of materials are you going to use,” Building Committee Chairman John Hodge said in […]
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High School Swimming: Howe, Cronkhite, Cloutier ready to make a bigger impact as sophomores
After a a couple of meets trying to find the right combination, Lewiston coach Troy Boutin settled on those three along with senior Elizabeth Small on the 200-yard medley relay team, and they ended up 10th at the Class A State meet in that event. It was their time competing with the Twin Cities team […]
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Site selection on track for new high school in Auburn
AUBURN — A building committee has officially been formed and site selection continues for the new Edward Little High School building, according to Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin. The monthly Auburn Democratic Committee meeting Tuesday featured Grondin and Auburn School Department Business Manager Jude Cyr as guest speakers to share updates on the new high school […]
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MPA considering change to co-op teams
Some high school sports in Maine — including ice hockey and football — are feeling a numbers crunch, but a proposed policy revision making its way through Maine Principals’ Association committees could provide schools more flexibility in joining forces to more fully fill out undermanned rosters. The MPA’s current cooperative team policy requires the total […]
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HS Football: Raiders overrun young Patriots
GRAY — The highlight for the young Gray-New Gloucester Patriots in Friday night’s Campbell Conference Class C game against Fryeburg Academy came when sophomore Reese Kneissler stopped Fryeburg running back Tyrese Deloatch-Jeffrey inches shy of the goal line as the halftime buzzer sounded. Unfortunately for the Patriots, the Raiders had already crossed the goal line […]
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Lewiston High School celebrates 1st International Day
LEWISTON — When Mohamed “Doe” Mohamud broke into song in the Lewiston High School cafeteria Wednesday, a crowd rushed toward him. Students circled him and joined in on the chorus. The energy was electric. His was one of several performances during the school’s first International Day, when lunchtime turned into a celebration of cultures. Everywhere […]
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Mt. Blue student expelled for pot brownies
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted 9-3 Tuesday to indefinitely expel a Mt. Blue Campus student for distributing marijuana brownies on school property, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. Administrators will develop a re-entry plan. When the student completes the plan, Ward will determine if it was successfully done and recommend to directors whether […]
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H.S. Football: Oakes’ regional championship prognostications
Class A North Portland 17, Windham 14 Class A South Thornton 41, Bonny Eagle 22 Class B North Brunswick 35, Brewer 21 Class B South Falmouth 21, Marshwood 19 Class C North Winslow 21, Old Town 12 Class C South Yarmouth 15, Wells 13 Class D North MCI 42, Mattanawcook 7 Class D South Oak […]