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High school roundup: Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Oak Hill’s Trent Drouin named Winkin Award finalists
Noah Carpenter of Leavitt and Oak Hill’s Trent Drouin are among the seven finalists for the Dr. John Winkin Award, which is presented to Maine’s top senior baseball player. The other finalists for the Mr. Maine Baseball honor are: Falmouth’s Brennan Rumph, Hampden Academy’s Collin Peckham, Greely’s Marky...
Baseball: Timothee Ouellette leads St. Dom’s past Greenville/Piscataquis in D South semifinal
AUBURN — Nothing seemed to bother St. Dom’s starting pitcher Timothee Ouellette on Saturday in the Saints’ 6-0 win over Greenville/Piscataquis in the Class D South baseball semifinals. The senior went 5 1/3 innings, striking out 11, allowing two hits and walking one to lead the top-seeded...
Five Mainers win New England track and field titles
Griffin Gammon of Gorham successfully defended his New England high jump title, and four other Maine athletes also took home top honors Saturday at the New England high school track and field championships in Durham, New Hampshire. Gammon, a junior, was the only athlete to clear the bar at 6...
ATV crash in Waterford sends 3 to hospital
WATERFORD — State and local departments responded to Roscoe Drive on Saturday afternoon for reports of an ATV crash. Waterford and Stoneham fire and rescue departments responded to early reports of an ATV crash around 3 p.m. Saturday near 44 Roscoe Drive in Waterford. Waterford Fire Department Assistant Chief...
Great grad: Mountain Valley’s Ella Young plans to study early childhood education
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School graduate Ella Young embodies what it means to be a Falcon, according to Principal Thomas Danylik, who selected her to be profiled. She is a phenomenal student and athlete but an even better person. “It is clear how well respected she is by...
C.J. Liu pitches six innings as Sea Dogs beat RubberDucks, 4-2
C.J. Liu allowed two runs on three hits in six innings, and the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Akron RubberDucks, 4-2, in an Eastern League game on Friday night at Hadlock Field in Portland. Liu struck out nine and walked three to earn his second win of the season. Theo...
Bernard Lown honored at Friday ceremony unveiling new portrait
LEWISTON — Weeks after the U.S. Mint featured Lewiston native Bernard Lown on a new dollar coin, friends and family of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate gathered Friday to honor him during the unveiling of a new portrait. “What an extraordinary man,” artist Robert Shetterly of Brooksville said.
Baseball: Monmouth multi-sport athletes have sights set on another state championship
Monmouth Academy’s trophy case has gotten more crowded in the past year, and the baseball team is hungry for another championship. The Mustangs won the Class C baseball state title in 2023 and carried that momentum into the fall, capturing Class D boys soccer championship, and winter when they earned the Class C boys basketball title.
Jay residents advised to boil water before drinking, cooking or washing
JAY — Residents in parts of the town were advised to boil their water Friday after a water main break on Route 4 was repaired. The advisory was in effect for the areas south of Look Brook Circle, including Mountain View, Old Jay Hill Road, Main Street, East Dixfield Road and Jerry Street.
Franklin County commissioners to meet mornings this summer
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to move their meetings from 3:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. during the summer, starting June 18. The meetings are typically held the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Chairman Lance Harvell of Farmington is a school teacher and is off during...
Jay board to consider Dixfield request for police coverage
JAY — Police Chief Richard Caton IV has drafted a proposal for coverage of Dixfield for consideration by the Select Board at 6 p.m. Monday at the Town Office. Selectmen tabled action on the request May 28 until Caton IV could talk to Dixfield Town Manager Alicia Conn on what the town was looking for in services.
Lewiston voters to cast ballots again on school budget
LEWISTON — Polls will be open Tuesday for residents to vote a second time on the proposed school budget. It failed to pass last month when about 4% of registered voters went to the polls. The School Department has since increased public messaging urging more people to vote. Since...
Auburn residents to vote on school budget Tuesday
AUBURN — Auburn residents will vote Tuesday on the School Committee’s proposed budget, which is a little more than $62.12 million, a 5.2% increase compared to the $59.07 million this fiscal year, which ends June 30. If approved, the property tax rate for education is expected to be...
Softball: Cheverus freshman Addison DeRoche receives Gatorade award
Cheverus freshman Addison DeRoche has been chosen as Gatorade Maine Softball Player of the Year, beating out two-time Gatorade award winner Brooke Gerry of Windham. DeRoche, a right-hander, allowed only three runs during the regular season – all in a 3-1 loss to Windham in the regular-season finale. She entered the playoffs with an 8-1 record, a 0.12 earned-run average and 137 strikeouts in 57 innings, having given up only six hits. On Thursday, she pitched her fourth no-hitter of the season and struck out 19 in a 3-0 win over Massabesic in the Class A South quarterfinals.
Great grad: Buckfield high school senior Lillian Sharples hopes to go into psychology
BUCKFIELD — Through challenging herself academically and athletically during high school, Buckfield Junior-Senior High School senior Lillian Sharples, 17, is ready to build her future, Principal Troy Eastman said. “I have no doubt that she will continue to grow into a successful adult and have a positive impact on...
High school roundup: Carmen Crockett pitches, hits Buckfield past Forest Hills in softball semifinal
BUCKFIELD — Carmen Crockett tossed a no-hitter for the second straight day as second-seeded Buckfield advanced to the Class D South regional final with a six-inning, 10-0 semifinal win over No. 6 Forest Hills on Thursday. The regional final is scheduled for Tuesday at St. Joseph’s College in Standish....
Phillips voters to consider $1.4 million municipal budget, future fire station
PHILLIPS — Residents will vote on a proposed $1.4 million municipal budget and the future of the fire station at the annual town meeting June 15. It begins at 9 a.m. at the Phillips Area Community Center, 21 Depot St. The budget is $46,155 more that this year, or...
Softball: Dirigo drives away Sacopee Valley to reach C South semifinals
DIXFIELD — Lana Waite helped her own cause in getting Dirigo the win in Thursday’s Class C South softball quarterfinal. The Dirigo pitcher had three doubles to spark the Cougars’ offense in an 11-3 victory over Sacopee Valley. “I was honestly swinging at either the first pitch...
Watch: Leeds vineyard blooming like never before at budding business
LEEDS — “We couldn’t have asked for a better start of the season,” winemaker Lindsay Benson said with a calm exuberance as the sun shone Wednesday afternoon on the eight acres of cold-hardy grapes at WillowsAwake Winery. The temperature was peaking at about 85 degrees and...
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