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Girls’ basketball: Maine Sunday Telegram 2018 All-State team

Faith Blethen, Boothbay junior guard: The 6-foot-1 Blethen is regarded as one of the state's best all-around players. In helping the Seahawks to the Class C South final, she averaged 15.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 5.1 steals, 4.5 assists and 2.4 blocks. She has 802 career points and has verbally committed …

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Boys’ basketball: Maine Sunday Telegram 2018 All-State team

Terion Moss, Portland senior guard: The Telegram Player of the Year, Moss also earned his second Gatorade Maine Player of the Year award and was Mr. Maine Basketball. The 5-10 point guard and UMaine recruit averaged 19.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.9 steals. A 1,000-point scorer, … Read More

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Around Town Briefs 4/8/18

Tasks could include providing rides to medical appointments, helping someone with grocery shopping or visiting someone who is lonely. No long-term commitment is required. To volunteer or for more information, call 715-858-9809. • • •. SCHOLARSHIPS: Ten area students enrolled in apprenticeship … Read More

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Sliding into a niche

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the spring issue of Business Leader, a quarterly magazine produced by the Leader-Telegram. View back issues of Business Leader and other magazines at leadertelegram.com/​magazines. CHIPPEWA FALLS — A growing company that just moved to … Read More

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Leader-Telegram staff

C.S. Construction is receiving a Contractor of the Year award for incorporating energy efficiency in every job it does and striving to get the most energy savings possible in their projects, according to a news release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two other Wisconsin-based entities … Read More

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Volunteers from church offer helping hand

One month after the city of Eau Claire's largest water main break in recent history left dozens of homes with thousands of dollars in damage, the scene along Fountain Street is calm. The large trucks sucking liquid from sewage-and-water-logged basements have all gone, and city workers have long since … Read …

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Neighbors oppose sidewalks

A contentious debate has sparked between residents on Taft Avenue and Keith Street who say they don't want sidewalks in their front yards and city officials who challenge that with a city ordinance. A plan to install sidewalks on those streets follows a city rule that says sidewalks should be …

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County using promotions account for second time

The county spent more than it received in ticket revenue when it previously used the account to bring in comedian Jeff Foxworthy, according to a Reporter-Telegram report from 2015. “We wanted a higher name-brand event than you would normally look at,” County Judge Mike Bradford said. “When you … Read More

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Joan Sullivan: Searching for fragments of memory

Fairy tales open like this, of course, as do all their variations. A girl alone in the woods — who could be in more resonant peril? Even metaphorically it's all about jeopardy and exposure. And in fact, there are often girls alone in the woods. Most of “Hysteria” takes place …

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Updated: Slippery conditions cause multiple accidents around metro area Saturday

The Telegram passed two accidents, one two-vehicle smash-up at the intersection of Thorburn Road and the Prince Philip Parkway around 12: 30. There was another accident in the inside lane on Thorburn Road next to the Avalon Mall just after midday in which an SUV slid into a Metrobus that …