HEBRON — The 29th annual reunion of the Warren family was held at Hebron Pines on July 20. This was a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren. There were 188 people in attendance from Auburn, Augusta, Bath, Buckfield, Chesterville, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Hebron, Hollis, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon […]
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Maine candle company exec faces harassment suits
PORTLAND (AP) — Three women who once worked at a Maine scented candle manufacturer say in federal lawsuits that the company’s founder and president subjected them to “relentless sexual harassment.” The lawsuits were filed last week in U.S. District Court in Portland by the former vice president of sales, former retail sales manager, and former […]
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Corvette winds up in Wells marsh; driver arrested
WELLS — A 1971 Corvette Stingray was found in a marsh Sunday evening, and the Massachusetts driver was arrested, police said. The vehicle was found off Bourne Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, according to Wells police Lt. Gerald Congdon. Congdon said the vehicle is valued at $20,000. It was almost completely submerged when it […]
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Andover rejects revaluation, OKs ‘ransom money’ for elementary school
ANDOVER — By a wide margin, voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting again rejected a town-wide property revaluation and the $70,000 of taxpayer money requested to fund it. Voters approved a $180,000 payment to the SAD 44 school district to keep Andover Elementary School open, and voted to raise $20,000 for future repairs to Farmers […]
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High school hockey: Falmouth survives Noble/Wells
LEWISTON — The Noble/Wells Knights gave reigning Class A state champion Falmouth all it could handle Saturday, but Andre Clement’s goal with 1:23 remaining sprang the Yachtsmen into the Western Class A hockey title game with a 5-4 semifinal victory. Falmouth will play Scarborough on Tuesday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee 8 p.m. “That’s […]
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Class B West Girls’ Final: Lakers tip Warriors for sixth title in nine years
PORTLAND — Lake Region won its third straight Class B West girls’ basketball title and sixth in nine seasons Saturday, pulling away from Wells in the second half for a 59-51 victory at Cumberland County Civic Center. Senior center Tiana-Jo Carter scored 24 points, ripped down 18 rebounds and took home the Mike DiRenzo Award […]
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Class B West Boys’ Semifinal: Michaud’s steal puts Poland in first-ever title game
PORTLAND — No. 6 seeds aren’t supposed to get to the final this way. Threatening to explode through the roof with double-digit leads, then relying on a call here and a free throw there to escape the quarterfinal and a miraculous defensive gem to survive the semifinal? Nope, that’s what favorites do. The longer Poland […]
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Class B West Girls’ Semifinal: Spruce Mountain bows out against Wells
PORTLAND — Eight seniors strong, Wells has that look in its eye this girls’ basketball postseason, one that combines confidence and talent with something that borders on fury. As was the case with previous victim Gray-New Gloucester, the corresponding countenance of Spruce Mountain was one of anxiety, then timidity, eventually shell shock. No. 2 Spruce […]
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Class B West Girls’ Quarterfinal: Furness, Warriors get revenge at Patriots’ expense
PORTLAND — The drastic difference between Wells and Gray-New Gloucester’s two girls’ basketball encounters this winter can be explained by hunger and desperation. Round one, early in the regular season, the Patriots exhibited both. Embarrassed a night earlier by York, they clamped down and shocked the Warriors, who were still basking in the afterglow of […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gray-NG knocks off Wells
GRAY — Maria Valente didn’t pout or shake her fists in the air at the foul line when she missed the front end of a crucial 1-and-1 opportunity that could have sealed Wells’ fate late in the fourth quarter. The undefeated Warriors were breathing down Gray-New Gloucester’s neck with a couple minutes left in a […]