Three such local tough guys — all former linemen, all at an age when they’re expected to plot a strategy for their adult lives — have found an outlet in the mixed martial arts cage. Billy Leahy of South Paris, Johnny Crafts of Lisbon Falls and Ryan Glover of Mexico all kept those newfound dreams […]
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NEF XVI: Wood, King title defenses, huge presence highlight Saturday’s card
LEWISTON — Veterans of UFC, Bellator, WEC, NFL, Navy, Army and the Marine Corps. Oh, and an athlete who has actually been on the other side of the operating table. Diversity of life skill and fighting persuasion, complete with a pervasive local flavor, makes New England Fights XVI one of the mixed martial arts organization’s […]
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Farmington friends of Reggie Marcoux hold benefit dinner
FARMINGTON — Friends of Reggie Marcoux are planning a benefit dinner to help with expenses for his memorial service. A familiar face around Farmington, Marcoux, 70, passed away on Jan. 17. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. A spaghetti dinner, raffle and silent auction will be held from […]
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Ellis Pond Variety to hold raffle for epilepsy awareness
ROXBURY – For the third consecutive year, Ellis Pond Variety is raffling off a cord of wood this month to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England. Tickets are $1 each, seven for $5, or 15 for $10, and may be purchased at the store. The cord of wood was donated by Adam […]
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Forestry conference to focus on local wood products
A coalition led by the Kennebec Land Trust has organized a conference Friday focused on sustainable forestry and its role in Maine’s local economies. The land trust said the conference at the Augusta Civic Center will discuss the economic value of locally made wood products and the regional dynamics of New England’s forestland and forest […]
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MMA Fight Night: Three title bouts top jam-packed card
LEWISTON — Bang (and kick, and grapple) for the buck has characterized most New England Fights activity at Androscoggin Bank Colisee since the successful partnership began. Not only is Saturday night’s show no exception, it’s nearly a record for action confined to one card. As of Thursday afternoon, 27 fights were on the docket, two […]
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Blues festival kicks off in Minot
MINOT — At first, it appeared as though Ken Wood was going to be perfectly mellow. Then, the band started to play and the 64-year-old Portland man couldn’t contain himself. He began to do a slightly modified version of the twist, right there in the wide-open field of R. E. Hemond Farm. He jabbed his […]
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New Jersey woman’s condition upgraded after Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
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New Jersey woman critically injured in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A New Jersey woman was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving collided with a box truck at the intersection of Route 156 and Whittier Road, police Chief Jack Peck said late Wednesday night in a news release. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon […]
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The art of a good turn: Roland Martin’s wood creations
Both are wood projects, after all, and both involve years of skill, patience, steady hands and lots of sawdust, Roland Martin of Lewiston said. “But of course, in carpentry, the saw turns and you shove the wood through,” he said. “Here, the wood turns and you shove the sharp object to it. It’s really backwards […]