Meet the 2025-26 Varsity Maine boys basketball All-State team
Two juniors and two freshmen are among the high-scoring, guard-heavy group.
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Edgecomb man sentenced in 2024 killing in Turner
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Auburn woman pleads guilty to tax fraud
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Maine flood risk eases, but ice jams pose a danger
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Maine homeschoolers turn farms, forests into living classrooms
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