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The Portland Press Herald / The Maine Sunday Telegram

Saturday, July 31, 2010

12:14 AM

AND THAT'S FOR SHORE

KENNEBUNK - Ten-year-old Sophia Chauvin has been spending summers at Kennebunk Beach her whole life.

So she figured she should do her part to keep the beach clean by toting plastic garbage bags and looking for washed-up refuse Friday evening at a beach cleanup.

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12:00 AM

American Legion State Tournament
Gayton is so in control

SOUTH PORTLAND - For the second time in less than a week, Gayton Post of Lewiston rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull out a pivotal American Legion baseball victory.

Last Saturday, Gayton scored three runs in its final at-bat to pull out a 10-9 victory against Libby-Mitchell Post of Scarborough to earn a berth in the eight-team state tournament.

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12:00 AM

Economy is growing, but slowly

WASHINGTON - The economy is still growing, just not by much. And until that changes, don't look for the jobs to come back.

Americans spent less and businesses thought twice about restocking their shelves in the past three months, making for a sluggish spring. And the government now says the recession was a deeper hole to climb out of than previously known.

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12:00 AM

Our View: State should help fish exchange survive

Portland's fish exchange is in trouble, and city officials have asked for help from fishermen to keep the municipally run auction house alive.

They are on the right track: The fish exchange is a vital cog in maintaining a local commercial fish industry, and its function of providing a way for fishermen to sell their catch directly to the highest bidder has been a boon for fishermen over the years and will be again if fish stocks rebound.

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1:43 AM

Live from New York, it's '30 Rock' episode

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - NBC says "30 Rock" is going live this fall.

The network said Friday the first live episode of the Emmy-winning comedy will air Oct. 14 and will be performed twice so that both East and West Coast viewers get to see it that way.

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