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Chapman loses in Round of 16
Boothbay Region High School junior Laura Chapman, seeded 10th in state tennis singles, defeated Tessa Castrucci of Hampden Academy, 6-0, 6-0, in the Round of 32 at the State Singles Tournament in Lewiston on Friday, May 17, but lost in the Round of 16 to seventh seed Vittoria DeLiso of Thornton Academy, 3-6, 6-7 (0-7).
Lewiston voters reject school budget proposal in low-turnout election
LEWISTON (WGME) -- Voters in Lewiston rejected the latest school budget proposal in an election on Tuesday. Only 3.9 percent of Lewiston voters actually voted in the Lewiston school budget election, but Lewiston city officials say that was actually a high turnout for an election like this. "I thought the...
BRHS doubles teams lose in Round of 16
On Monday, May 20, the Boothbay Region High School first and second doubles teams lost in the state’s Round of 16 tournament at Bates College, Lewiston. Danny Menard and Cole Purvis (Thornton Academy) def. Andrew Fowlie and Neal Baldwin (Boothbay) 6 - 1, 6 - 1, and Chan Park and Yuta Sato (Thornton Academy) def. Cole Hyson and Harry Hinckley (Boothbay) 6 - 0, 6 - 0.
Softball Game Preview: Sumner Hits the Road
The Sumner Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Washington Academy Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumner is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Bucksport on Wednesday. They lost 10-1 to the Golden Bucks. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Sumner has scored all season.
MSAD 17 parents worry about consolidating schools, officials say nothing is decided
SOUTH PARIS (WGME) -- MSAD 17 is made up of eight towns, and each has their own elementary school. In February, Agnes Gray in West Paris closed after architects hired by the district said the building was unsafe. Several other buildings also received low grades, which prompted the district to...
Bus service to Lewiston/Auburn ending, but a new option is coming
AUBURN, Maine — Concord Coach Lines is ending its bus service to Lewiston/Auburn at the end of June. The company announced on Friday that service to Bangor, Augusta, Portland and Boston will end on June 30. This includes operations at Bates College, Great Falls Transportation Center and the Park and Ride lot at Exit 75 on the Maine Turnpike.
Dozens of Bates College students protest outside Rep. Golden’s home over war in Gaza
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - A group of Bates College students demonstrated against the war in Gaza outside of Rep. Jared Golden’s house over the weekend. About 80 students marched and chanted, “No more money for Israel’s crimes,” ahead of a potential invasion of Rafah. They accused...
Yereance falls in state singles
Griffin Yereance, sophomore at Boothbay Region High School, lost in the boys’ Round of 52 state singles tournament held at Bates College in Lewiston Friday, May 17. Yereance, who plays second singles for BRHS, fell to Liam O’Dwyer, Camden’s third singles player, 1-6, 5-7.
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