Logan J. Lecompte was recently promoted to E-4, Petty Officer 3rd Class. He is a 2013 graduate of Lewiston High School. Lecompte is the son of Michael and Ronda Lecompte, sister of Laurern Lecompte, all of Lewiston. He is the grandson of Constance and Richard Baillargeon of Lisbon and Constance and Ike Lecompte of Lewiston. […]
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Posted inCommunity Sports
Hockey tournament a success
The Annual International Fire, Police and Military Winter Games Hockey Tournament, Battle on Ice, was held during Martin Luther King week at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee and the Norway Savings Bank Arena in the Twin Cities. The teams were broken down into two divisions based on the skill level of their team. They played two […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
One of just two indoor ranges in Maine: Owner is ready to talk guns
POLAND — Nestled off Maine Street, a clapboard house abuts a log cabin resembling an old Western trading post. A sign outside reads: “Anti-ISIS guns here.” From the parking lot, a gentle tapping can be heard, as if someone on a far hill was roofing his house, a far gentler noise than one might expect […]
Posted inBethel
‘Well-rounded’ Telstar High School senior nominated for three U.S. military academies
BETHEL — For the first time in several years, a Telstar High School senior has been nominated for three U.S. military academies. On Monday, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King nominated Gregory Wheeler so he could apply to either the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, West Point in New York or the U.S. Merchant […]
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LePage holds Christmas party for military families
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Anne LePage are hosting military families at their home for a Christmas party. The party at the Blaine House is being held Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The first lady says that many children in military families must deal with a parent leaving for deployment […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Buckfield students gather gifts for local military family
BUCKFIELD — Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School are collecting Christmas gifts for a military family in Oxford County and setting up a Giving Tree where people can leave presents. “To give presents to a military family is pretty cool,” said seventh-grader Deja Bennett, who helped set up and decorate the tree […]
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Oxford man completes basic training
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Lance Cpl. Samuel Robert Penney of Oxford finished his basic training at Parris Island, S.C. on July 25. He was the honor graduate of the Charlie Company 1053 and also led his platoon as the guidon bearer. He was promoted to private first class for his achievements. He then went on the […]
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Lewiston native finds album of her family’s WWII sacrifice
BRUNSWICK — Louise Haggett flipped through the pages of her grandmother’s album, pausing and choking up as she re-read the words of an uncle she never knew. Other pages of the album would mark Paul Gousse’s injury in New Guinea and his death in an Australian hospital. Western Union telegrams — both beginning with the […]
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LePage, Democratic senator work together to protect program that provides honor details at funerals for Maine Army veterans
AUGUSTA — Politicians from both political parties have vowed to find state funding for a federal program that sends an honors detail to about 1,300 military funerals per year in Maine. Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vowed to find funding within the state budget to ensure the program continues, and Democratic Sen. John Tuttle […]
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Maine schools will ask military families to self-identify so students can get support
BANGOR — Students at public schools across the state will get a letter to take home next month asking if they are members of military families. Parents who fill out the questionnaire will help school districts ensure that students who are eligible are getting the necessary accommodations, according to the Maine Department of Education. Responding […]