DIXFIELD — William George Sanborn, 77, passed away at his home in Dixfield on Wednesday, May 23. He was born Nov. 19, 1940, in Portland, the son of Donald and Virginia (Crib) Sanborn. William graduated from Gorham High School in the class of 1958. Upon graduating from high school, he went on to serve his country […]
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Carrabassett Valley's Sam Morse skis his best when it matters most
Sugarloaf favorite Sam Morse gets low on a left-footed turn. CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sam Morse chalks it up to the American Way. Morse won gold in the downhill at the Junior World Ski Championships earlier this month in Sweden while also performing well in the super-G races with what he calls some of the most […]
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Youth Hockey
SAM Red 10, MJBB Navy 0 Goals: SAM Red – Davis Ballou (3), Shane Tweedie, Christopher Williams, Will Hays (3), Jared Shaw, Connor Albison; Assists: SAM Red – W. Hays, Jon Zack (2), D. Ballou, C. Williams, S. Tweedie, Bradon Bragdon, C. Albison; Goalies: SAM Red – Bryce Gunzinger; MJBB Navy – Anna Morin SAM […]
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Julian A. Beaulieu
1924 – 2015 THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Julian Albert Beaulieu, 91, of The Villages, Fla., died Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Florida. He was born in Lewiston, May 26, 1924, son of Alphonse Beaulieu and Juliette (Benson) Beaulieu. He attended Auburn schools and was a student at Edward Little High School, Class of 1943. He enjoyed […]
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Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine releases grades for governor candidates
AUGUSTA — The state’s top advocacy group for those who hunt and fish released its letter grades Thursday for the candidates hoping to be Maine’s next governor. Republican Gov. Paul LePage received the Sportman’s Alliance of Maine’s highest grade with an A, but close behind him with an A- is his Democratic challenger, 2nd District […]
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The flock comes together
The mini-flocks have come together into one nine-goose flock after I had to separate them for the past few weeks. I finally took a chance and herded my two old boys, Seb and Sam, and year-old cutie, Plum Blossom, into the pen with Finny, Shamus, Susie-Q and Blackberry, and let Dufey out of the coop […]
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College football: Missouri All-American says he’s gay
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports that were published Sunday, Sam said his teammates and coaches at Missouri have known since August.“I am an openly, proud gay man,” he said.The […]
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Peace comes to the goose pen
I’d like to think that this is because Christmas is coming, but I know better. It seems like everyone has worked out their differences and are concentrating on staying warm through the cold winter months. Sam, who was injured by a raccoon a few months ago and then banned from the pen by the other […]
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Geese vs. Ferret
Before Finny burst into my life 18 months ago, the original flock members were Sam, Seb and Sally, white, long-feathered Sebastopol geese, and Sue and Sal, mostly gray Toulouse barnyard geese. They were a good flock and provided lots of entertainment for my friends and relatives and most especially for me. One event that I’ll […]