LEWISTON — Donald L. Martin, 86, of Lewiston, died Monday, March 5, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lewiston on Oct. 25, 1931, he was the son of Joseph and Adeliane Gosselin Martin. Educated locally, he was a graduate of St. Dominic High School, Class of ’50. On May […]
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Camps offered to grieving children Two summer camps will bring grieving children together for a one-week, sleep-away experience. Children from New England will come together to spend a week at the “Manitou Experience for Boys” in Oakland and the “Somerset Experience for Girls” in Smithfield on Aug. 20 to 25. This is the first year […]
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Valentine Tea, talk at public library PHILLIPS — Reid Byers, president of the Shiretown Bookers, will present “The Design of the English Country House Library” at a Valentine Tea at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Phillips Public Library, 96 Main St. Following the presentation, English Tea and refreshments will be served. The talk is […]
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Texas Hold’em poker PARIS — The AMVETS monthly Texas Hold’em poker tournaments are held at from 5 p.m. to midnight on the first Friday of the month at the American Legion Hall. The event is open to the public. The Auxiliary will have a food concession open from 5 p.m. until the end of second […]
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Craft Fairs
LEWISTON — Russell Park Rehabilitation and Living Center’s Christmas craft fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 and 28. Proceeds will benefit the residents’ Activity Fund. — RUMFORD — Rumford American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at 184 Congress St. […]
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Telstar freshmen serve dinner with ‘grace and joy’
GREENWOOD — School administrators, attendees and students alike are calling Thursday evening’s fundraising dinner for the Freshman Academy in School Administrative District 44 a success. Members of the academy at Telstar Regional High School in Bethel worked for several days to prepare a meal made with Maine-grown food and served about 200 people. The dinner raised […]
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Local College Roundup: UMF baseball sweeps Fisher
LYNN, Mass. — The University of Maine at Farmington baseball team opened the 2016 season with a doubleheader sweep over Fisher College on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action. The Beavers won the first game, 6-4, and then held on for a 2-1 win in the second game. In game one, Ben Keene drove home the […]
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Lawmakers say Maine DHHS dragging its feet on new lead standards
AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of Lewiston-Auburn lawmakers is again asking the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to pick up the pace on implementing new lead-poisoning standards that were passed into law more than eight months ago. The change, which would see Maine conform with federal blood-lead levels for children, could set in […]
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Local roundup: Richardson’s double lifts Mustangs
MONMOUTH — Hunter Richardson drove in Gage Cote and Nick Dovinsky in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off double for Monmouth’s 5-4 victory over Hall-Dale in a MVC match-up. Richarson, who finished the day with three hits, including another double, recorded the win on the mound after coming on in relief for starter […]
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H.S. Roundup: Oxford Hills baseball rolls past Cony
PARIS — Oxford Hills erupted for nine runs in the first inning Wednesday and ended its 11-1 KVAC baseball victory over Cony in the fifth by virtue of the 10-run rule. Bailey West cranked a bases-loaded triple in the fruitful frame. Brady LaFrance also drove in a run with a three-bagger. It was ample support […]