Leavitt Area High School’s MacKenzie Heathco, left, and Edward Little’s Liz Bellman chase the ball during their game in Turner on Saturday. TURNER — Hailey DeMascio was nervous, but the good kind. As a field hockey keeper, that’s nothing new, particularly when a horde of players — some friend, some foe — create a scene […]
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Rotundo wants a woman on U.S. paper money
AUGUSTA — A state lawmaker from Lewiston says it is time to put a woman on U.S. paper currency and wants that woman to be a Mainer. “America hasn’t changed its paper currency for many years,” state Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, said in a prepared statement Tuesday. “There is a national group organizing for this […]
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Farmington planners to visit UMF heating plant site
FARMINGTON — Planning Board members want to see if an 18-wheeler can negotiate tight street corners before voting on a proposed biomass central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington. Drivers will need to make these turns for 30-ton deliveries of wood chips to the plant, an estimated 11 trips per week during […]
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The turkey trot and tango once considered scandalous dances
Watch your step! The dance police may be after you. It was a century ago when some young people were creating quite a stir around the Androscoggin area because of the crazy, new dances they were doing. Dance halls of that time went to considerable lengths to rein in the youthful exuberance. A popular dance […]
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Litchfield man enjoys life on stage as Johnny Cash
One day while working at Bull Moose music store in Lewiston in 2003, a co-worker told Scott Moreau that he needed to listen to a record by Johnny Cash. A disinterested Moreau said, “I don’t really like country music.” His co-worker put the record on the store’s music system, anyway. That introduction changed Moreau’s life. […]
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Farmington church expected to save $8,000 annually by heating with pellets
Leaders of the Old South Congregational Church in Farmington expect to save about $8,000 a year with the conversion from conventional oil burners to high-efficiency wood pellet boilers to heat the 13,000-square-foot church. “We decided to switch to wood pellet heating to better support the local economy, to be more environmentally friendly and, of course, […]
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17th annual Bethel Harvestfest and Chowdah Cookoff Sept. 20
BETHEL — Artists, crafters and farmers will sell their wares Saturday, Sept. 20, at the town’s 17th annual Harvestfest on the town common. Additionally, the town will also hold its famous Chowdah Cookoff and Apple Pie Contest at the festival. Be forewarned: the line forms early for this noontime sampling. The chowder, usually prepared by […]
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2014 Fall Preview: Edward Little field hockey
Coach: Greg Perkins (25th year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year: 1-13 Returning players: Seniors — Danielle Gagne (B), Danica Nadeau (G), Kirsten Lupher (F); Juniors — Brooke Lever (F), Karli Stubbs (G/B), Madison DeRosa (B); Sophomores — Victoria Beliveau (M), Kaylie Vallee (M), Tyme Flaherty (M). Key losses: Julia Langevin, Brittany Williams, Laden Iman, […]
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Farmington church expected to save $8,000 annually by heating with pellets
FARMINGTON — Leaders of the Old South Congregational Church in Farmington expect to save about $8,000 a year with the conversion from conventional oil burners to high-efficiency wood pellet boilers to heat the 13,000-square foot church. “We decided to switch to wood pellet heating to better support the local economy, to be more environmentally friendly […]
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Local men return home with Maine’s 133rd Engineer Battalion
AUGUSTA — The first wave of soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion that deployed to Afghanistan almost a year ago is back home. Family members and friends greeted the soldiers with hugs, flowers and tears at the Augusta Armory on Friday. The 13 soldiers of the more than 500-member battalion are […]