AUBURN — Roger’s Haircutters welcomes Carla Martin to its staff. Martin has more than 30 years of experience in the hair industry as a licensed barber-stylist. She has spent most of her career as a small business owner with the startup of three salons in the Twin Cities. In addition to her hands-on education in […]
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Roger's Haircutters celebrates 50 years with weeklong open house
AUBURN — Roger’s Haircutters at 94 Main St. will be hosting a weeklong open house to celebrate owner Roger Blais’ 50 years in business. In 1968, Blais started Roger’s Barber Shop next to the Blue Goose on Sabattus Street in Lewiston, adding to his status as a guitar player in the local rock ‘n’ roll […]
Jr. Legion baseball: Rogers Post rallies past Bangor
BANGOR — Rogers Post scored nine straight runs to beat Bangor 9-4 in the opening round of the Jr. American Legion state tournament Friday. Bangor took an early 4-0 lead, but Rogers Post stormed back by scoring one run apiece in the third, fourth and fifth innings, and then six more in the sixth. Jake Arel came […]
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 […]
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 […]
American Legion baseball: Pastime beats Rogers Post, earns first-round bye
Rogers Post’s Gavin Bates steps on first base a moment too late as Pastime’s Nick Levette makes the out during Wednesday night’s baseball game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Pastime knew that a first-place seed and a first-round bye in the American Legion Zone 2 baseball playoffs were on the line in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
American Legion baseball: Bessey Motors, Rogers Post split doubleheader
Rogers Post 153 baserunner Ben Cassidy slides into second for a stolen base as the throw was a little late getting to Bessey Motors’ Rodney Bean.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — In a tale of two games, Bessey Motors won a shootout with Rogers Post, 8-6, then lost a pitchers’ duel by a score of 3-1. […]
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 […]