BIDDEFORD (AP) — Some items belonging to one of the Boston Red Sox’s early members — when the team was known as the Boston Americans — are coming up for sale. Third baseman Harry Lord played for the Americans and then the Red Sox, becoming one of the first captains in 1910, before he switched […]
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Buckfield's top honors students plan health careers
BUCKFIELD — The valedictorian and salutatorian for Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s Class of 2018 both plan to become health care providers. Valedictorian Seneca Jacobs of Buckfield is planning to study nursing this fall at Central Maine Community College in Auburn, while Salutatorian Madison Porter of Sumner plans to attend Husson University in Bangor to study physical […]
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Military Note: Working on military project
Construction Electrician 3rd Class Tyler Benvie of Porter runs electrical wire at the Wiggins Irregular Training Project, Wiggins, Mississippi, on March 13. NMCB 1 is a Seabee Battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexa Trafton)
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GOP women frustrated by Trump's approach to abuse charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House’s handling of abuse charges against men in its midst is frustrating prominent Republican women as the party’s yearslong struggle to attract female voters stretches into the 2018 midterm elections. “It’s the mixed signals. They’ve just got to be stronger, more consistent, clearer in the message” to women, Sen. […]
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Porter man charged with arson, domestic violence assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $1,000 cash, $5,000 surety or $250 cash with supervised release Friday for a Porter man accused of domestic violence assault and threatening to light the victim’s house on fire. Peter MacQuarrie, 42, was charged with felony arson, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and $50,000 […]
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Seven teenagers injured in Porter crash
PORTER (WGME) — Seven people are injured after a crash in Porter. State police say the victims are all 18 and 19-year-olds, including four men and three women. Troopers say their car crashed into a tree near Spec Pond Road. They say speed and alcohol were factors in the wreck. Officials say they’re now trying […]
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Woman killed in head-on crash in Porter
PORTER — A woman died in a head-on crash a half-mile from Kezar Falls Bridge around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to police, her car struck a tractor-trailer and the cab of the tractor-trailer burst into flames. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland identified her as 50-year-old Donna-Lee Zahn of Parsonfield. The cab of […]
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Arthur Robert Porter III
1948 – 2016 RUMFORD — Arthur Robert “Larry” Porter III, 67, a resident of Dolloff Street in Peru, died Friday, Feb. 19, at the Rumford Hospital due to complications from a recent illness. He was born in Rumford on April 10, 1948, a son of Arthur and Beatrice (Knox) Porter Jr. He attended Dixfield Schools. […]
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Lewiston football: Bruce Nicholas brings new look, lofty long-term aspirations
Bill County was the only head coach the Blue Devils had known since the turn of the century, covering the lifetime of most current players. In the Sun Journal’s tri-county coverage area, only Dick Mynahan of Lisbon has spent more years shepherding his program. County and Mike Hathaway of Leavitt were the only others to […]
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2015 Lewiston football preview
Coach: Bruce Nicholas (first year) Conference: North Class: A Last year’s record: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Chad Dumais (G/NT), Nate Mercier (G/DT), Stefan Porter (TB/DB); Juniors — Keyshawn Green (T/DT), Jared Rubin (QB). Key losses: Quintarian Brown (TB/DB/KR), Stone Colby (FB/LB), Ace Curry (slot/DB), James Flynn (slot/DE), Julian Smedley (G/DE), Griffin Morin (T/DT), Ryan […]