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Youth hockey: Maine Gladiators extinguish Atlanta Fire
Aizyk Laliberte and Deagan Nadeau lifted the Maine Gladiators past the Atlanta Fire in a 6-1 victory at USA Hockey’s Tier II 16U 2A National Tournament on Thursday in Farmers Branch, Texas. Laliberte, a sophomore at Lewiston High School, scored twice and notched three assists to lead the Auburn-based...
Nordic skiing: Emmy Held is leaving Mt. Blue after 5 successful years
Emmy Held initially had no plans to coach Mt. Blue’s Nordic ski team. Five years later, she is trading the gig for a nursing job in Alaska and says coaching has been instrumental in finding herself as a young adult. “The joy that (coaching) brings me, and I know...
Storm brings all sorts of weather mayhem to western Maine
The April storm that moved into the region Wednesday night, as promised, was a whopper. By dinnertime Thursday, 320,000 Central Maine Power customers were in the dark and efforts to restore power was slow going. Androscoggin County got particularly hard hit, with a full 37,000 homes and businesses still without power by late afternoon. More than 100,000 were out in Cumberland County.
3 Livermore Falls candidates vie for two school board seats
LIVERMORE FALLS — Three candidates are running for two, three-year terms on the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors at the annual town meeting April 23. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fire Station. Incumbents D. Robin Beck and Phoebe Pike, and...
Lewiston council passes resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
LEWISTON — The City Council passed a resolution this week calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel, becoming the third municipality in Maine to do so. Councilors, voting 5-2 to approve the resolution, said they struggled for weeks over whether to take up the issue, but were swayed by constituents who feel they have no other options to voice their opposition to the intense violence.
Spring snowstorm prompts Lost Valley to reopen for 3 days
The Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn, which closed for the season March 30, is reopening for what it calls “three bonus days” Friday, Saturday and Sunday because of the abundance of snow that accompanied the spring nor’easter. “When Mother Nature brings you over a foot or...
Maine to allow more hoop houses and greenhouses for residents to grow food
AUBURN — A push to allow more low-cost structures, such as hoop houses and greenhouses, for the cultivation of crops is to become law this year. Following the approval of the Legislature and Gov. Janet Mills, the state building code, which had restricted some structures in many municipalities, has been amended to let the structures remain standing year-round.
April storm plowing into Maine on schedule
There was to be no last minute reprieve. There was no softening of the forecast — if anything, weather predictions became more dire on Wednesday as a powerful snow storm pushed closer to Maine. With cold air arriving earlier than expected in the region, predictions Wednesday afternoon were calling...
New Jersey man denies charges in postal carrier robberies and post office burglaries across central Maine
PORTLAND — A New Jersey man Wednesday denied charges stemming from the robberies of two U.S. postal carriers and burglaries of two U.S. post offices in central Maine. Lance Funderburk, 31, of Orange, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to five charges in U.S. District Court. A federal grand jury...
Lewiston council extends deadline for Martel School demolition by 2 months
LEWISTON — The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to amend its agreement with Lewiston Housing Authority to allow more time for the demolition of the former Martel School, but some officials have grown impatient as the planned senior housing project moves ahead slowly. Lewiston Housing has an option to...
Auburn man denies meth dealing charges
PORTLAND — An Auburn man out on bail for allegedly mailing $3 million worth of fentanyl to himself in 2023 at an Auburn restaurant denied Wednesday in federal court that he was trafficking in methamphetamine in February. Jeremy Mercier, 51, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to two...
Nebraska may cease using Maine’s system to allocate electoral votes
Maine may once again stand alone in awarding electoral votes by congressional district if a sudden Republican push to change the law in Nebraska succeeds. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, issued a statement Tuesday urging state lawmakers to reinstate the winner-take-all system for handing out his state’s electoral votes in presidential elections that Nebraska changed in 1991.
Lisbon councilors hear pitch for hunting on town land, wood harvesting on landfill site
LISBON — Maine Game Warden Cpl. Cody Lounder spoke with the Town Council on Tuesday about allowing hunting on town properties where it is prohibited, such as Beaver Park and the Pinewoods landfill property. Lounder said he believes deer have been proliferating in certain areas as evidenced by R...
St. Mary’s Health System funding gets approval from Legislature
AUGUSTA — The Legislature has passed a bill to give St. Mary’s Health System $8.9 million and Spurwink $1.9 million to support their behavioral health programs in and around Androscoggin County. The bill presented by Sen. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, now goes to the Special Appropriations Table to compete...
Lewiston council votes against removing Scott Harriman as president
LEWISTON — The City Council voted down an effort to remove Scott Harriman as council president, but also voted to limit the mayor’s ability to consult with the city attorney, as officials continue to face a lack of public trust and political fallout early in the term. Councilor...
Winter is coming back? Western Maine prepares for up to 18 inches of snow, strong winds and power outages
When Maine was hit with a whopper of a snowstorm nearly two weeks ago, snow sport enthusiasts were thrilled with the prospect of hitting the powder-caked slopes and trails. This week’s snowstorm, however, will be a little different. Wet snow — possibly up to 18 inches in places — and high winds may cause power outages.
U.S. Marshals, Lewiston police arrest Massachusetts man wanted for murder, firearms and assault charges
LEWISTON — U.S. Marshals and local police arrested a Massachusetts man Tuesday on warrants including one count of murder, according to a U.S. Marshals Service news release. Jeremiah Abreu, 20, of Brockton, Massachusetts was arrested around 2:15 p.m. on Pleasant Street by the U.S. Marshals Maine Violent Offender Task Force and Lewiston Police Department, according to the release and Lewiston police Lt. Derrick St. Laurent.
Sun Journal Girls Alpine Skier of the Year: Katie Yeaton, Mt. Blue
Mt. Blue senior Katie Yeaton is a three-sport athlete — field hockey in the fall, Alpine skiing in the winter and tennis in the spring — but she is constantly chasing the feeling she gets from skiing. “Ski racing is just really fun to me,” Yeaton said. “I...
2023-24 Sun Journal All-Region Girls Alpine Skiing Teams
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