Hall-Dale High School’s Josh Nadeau (3) makes the steal from Richmond High School’s Nathan Kendrick (11) in their Class C South semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — It wasn’t easy but somehow, some way, the No. 1 seed in the Class C South regional tournament survived. The Hall-Dale […]
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Mustangs break away from Bobcats in fourth quarter
Monmouth Academy’s Abbey Allen (12) lays in a shot during a Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Richmond at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The prospect of seeing its season end on Thursday snapped Monmouth Academy out of a third-quarter slumber in the Class C South semifinals. Second-seeded Monmouth pulled […]
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Jesse James Melanson
RICHMOND — Jesse James Melanson, 33, a resident of Richmond, died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 15, at his home. He was born in Brunswick, March 17, 1984, the son of Ervin James and Mary (Alexander) Melanson. Jesse grew up in Lisbon Falls and after graduating from Lisbon High School joined the United States Army, serving his country […]
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C South girls' quarter: No. 6 Richmond surprises No. 3 OOB
Old Orchard Beach’s Meghan Niedzwiecki and Richmond’s Lindsie Irish chase a loose ball during a Class C South quarterfinal game Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — History was looking to repeat itself. The Richmond girls basketball team was down — again — to Old Orchard Beach — again — in […]
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Bobcats' supporting cast shocks Cougars
Richmond’s Zach Small, left, defends against Dirigo’s Cooper Chiasson as the Cougar gets a pass down low under the basket during Monday night’s playoff game in Augusta. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — Zach Small and Matt Rines were responsible for the bulk of Richmond’s scoring this season. Dirigo game-planned accordingly for Monday’s Class C South […]
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Man died from self-inflicted gunshot as police searched Richmond home
RICHMOND — Maine State Police are investigating an apparently self-inflicted shooting death that occurred Thursday as authorities were conducting a search warrant on Alexander Reed Road. Police did not release the identity of the person who was shot or any details about the search warrant except that it was related to stolen property and occurred […]
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Girls' basketball: Monmouth wears down Richmond
Richmond’s Sydney Tillton, left, and Monmouth Academy’s Destiny Clough battle for a rebound during a game Thursday in the Foster Memorial Gym at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team started fast out of the gate Thursday night. And then, to wrap things up, the Mustangs did it again. […]
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Magnitude 2.6 earthquake near Richmond felt in Auburn
In Richmond, Greg Barker thought his furnace had exploded. In Auburn, Judith L. Vardamis reported it sounded like a plow truck. An earthquake just south of Richmond early Wednesday night rattled Mainers in a variety of places. The quake measured a magnitude 2.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey just a few minutes before 7 p.m. […]
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Richmond boys fend off Dirigo
RICHMOND — Going into Tuesday’s game between Dirigo and Richmond, players, coaches and fans from both communities knew it was going to be a battle. Neither team disappointed on the court, and the Bobcats outlasted the Cougars 68-62 in Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball action. “This team showed a ton or resiliency tonight, very proud […]
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Local roundup: Oxford Hills boys double up Lewiston
PARIS — Oxford Hills jumped out to an 18-3 first quarter lead over Lewiston on Tuesday, and never looked back, defeating the Blue Devils 66-33 in a Class AA North boys’ basketball matchup. Chris St. Pierre led all scorers with 17 points for the Vikings, including two 3-pointers. Colton Carson scored eight points and grabbed […]