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Rev3 triathlon in Old Orchard Beach raises prizes for second year

OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The second annual Old Orchard Beach Rev3 Triathlon will take place on Sunday, Aug. 25. Professional and amateur athletes will compete in either the 70.3-mile HalfRev or 30-mile OlympicRev swim/bike/run endurance race. Due to last year’s success, the prize purse for the professional athletes was increased from $35,000 to $50,000 for […]

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Shakespeare returns to Stonington

STONINGTON — Julia Whitworth, founding director of Shakespeare in Stonington, returns to Opera House Arts this week with another original production, “Cymbeline.” The presentation features an original score by composer and musician Phillip Owen (“Measure for Measure,” “Antony and Cleopatra”), and an 18-foot double revolving stage designed by Ray Neufeld, an installation artist and set […]

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Hockey stars align for benefit game in Portland

PORTLAND – Hockey stars will align this weekend for the third annual Face Off for a Cause, a charity game that raises money for awareness, prevention and improved treatment for seizure disorders and brain injuries. The game, hosted by the Michael T. Goulet Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Saco, […]

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'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park

GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]

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'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park

GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]

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'Anyone can shoot' – Kids try out archery at Maine Wildlife Park

GRAY – “With archery, anybody can shoot,” says Ron Fournier, director of the University of Maine’s 4H Camp at Bryant Pond and a 4H-certified shooting sports safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “It doesn’t matter if you’re the shortest, the tallest, the fastest or the slowest, whether you’re blind or […]