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Junior Legion baseball: Rogers Post cruises past Freeport, advances to state tournament

AUBURN — The strategy was simple heading into Saturday’s Junior American Legion Southern Division play-in baseball game at Auburn Suburban Field. For the fifth-seeded Southern Maine Falcons of Freeport and No. 4 Rogers Post 153, the winner advanced to the state tournament beginning Thursday at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Dave Jordan’s Rogers Post squad did […]

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American Legion Baseball: Bessey downs Rogers, secures spot in zone title game

Bessey Motors’ Cam Slicer cuts off a one-bounce line drive before it can scoot past him for extra bases during Saturday’s legion baseball game against Rogers Post 153. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PARIS — Colton Carson escaped out of two bases-loaded jams and pitched a complete game to lead Bessey Motors to a 5-1 win over […]

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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors revs past Rogers Post

Rod Bean of Bessey Motors moves over to third base during the sixth inning against Rogers Post 153 on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) PARIS — It was evident for some time earlier in Tuesday’s American Legion baseball game, but the contrasting levels of execution between Bessey Motors and Rogers Post 153 was never more apparent […]

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American Legion baseball: Rogers, Pastime split doubleheader

Roger’s Post’s catcher, Giles Paradie narrowly misses tagging Pastime’s Mitchell Frisbee out at home plate during Saturday morning’s baseball game at Elliot Field in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Rogers Post’s catcher Giles Paradie narrowly misses tagging Pastime’s Mitchell Frisbee out at home plate during Saturday morning’s baseball game at Elliot Field in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun […]

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Canton's hopes for tax financing may still happen

CANTON — Selectmen decided Thursday to meet with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development to learn whether establishing a Tax Increment Financing district for the $50 million Canton Mountain Wind power project would be worthwhile. State Rep. Richard Pickett, R-Dixfield, and Mike Rogers, a property appraiser from Maine State Revenue Services will join […]