Maine news, sports, weather from Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine
Monday, September 6, 2010
Teens' probing questions challenge gubernatorial candidates
WESTBROOK - The five candidates for governor sat down together for the first time at a forum Sunday afternoon hosted by the TV program Youth in Politics.
Participation -- or lack of participation -- in forums over the summer had actually become a campaign issue.
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Boston falls as Papelbon implodes
BOSTON - If the Chicago White Sox end up winning the AL Central, Sunday's victory may be a game that's talked about as the key to their late-season run.
Gordon Beckham's bases-loaded walk with two outs pushed Chicago ahead in a four-run ninth inning that lifted the White Sox to their sixth straight win and an improbable 7-5 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
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Wanted: Tenant for L.L. Bean outlet store
PORTLAND - Brokers are still looking for a new tenant to move into the Congress Street space occupied by an L.L. Bean outlet store that will close at the end of the month.
Drew Sigfridson, a broker at CBRE/The Boulos Co., said Friday he's had "some pretty good conversations with some retailers -- some national and some local -- but there's no deal signed."
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Our View: Immigrant business a classic American tale
The arrival of a new business that caters to African immigrants might strike some as the actions of a group that doesn't want to fit in.
But it's just the opposite. The proprietors of Salebaan Motors Inc. on St. John Street are doing exactly what members of every immigrant group that came before has done to establish their own place in this community.
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Life's a PICNIC
DOVER-FOXCROFT - As a kid, Wade Kavanaugh came to Peaks-Kenny State Park on Sebec Lake for family outings.
Those were happy times, filled with frolicking in the water and exploring the hemlock forests and huge glacial rock formations that tumble out of the earth and give the park its spooky character.
More >>Photo contest: Week 1 winners announced
Winners for week 1 are available online. It's time to vote for your favorite entries in our weekly photo contest. Winners will be published on Monday, September 6th. You also can enter photos now for Week Three of the contest now.
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Reporter plays with fire while trying out a job that's in the bag
Maine at Work: At Sea Bags, Ray Routhier learns the ropes of using recycled sails to make tote bags sold worldwide.
Future hiring likely to leave many behind
Economists predict fewer moderately paid workers will be in demand when the job market rebounds.
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Pumpkins plump a bit early
The hot, dry summer causes many to ripen sooner than usual, but farmers say they will last a while.
Labor Day tradition: Campaigns get intense
Mainers will elect a new governor, all 186 members of the Legislature and two U.S. representatives.
State to try again to complete I-295 bridge repairs
Traffic delays from theYarmouth work shouldn’t be as bad by next weekend, officials say.
Biologists add bears' teeth to management tools
Knowing the ages of bears killed by hunters each year helps the state monitor the population.
MaineBiz magazine recognizes geologist
First rural Educare center opens
Police Beat
Dispatches
Hopefuls test their 'pull' at fair
Boston Museum of Science tracks numbers of fireflies
Fairfield Town Manager Paul Blanchette dies at age 52
Snowe: Putting politics aside 'to do what you can'
Earl's victim in the Northeast? Business
Its founder gone, Ocean Energy searches for direction
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Life & Culture
Life's a PICNIC
Sculptor Wade Kavanaugh is working on a public art project at Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft.
Sports from the Press Herald
Boston falls as Papelbon implodes
One out from a save, Jonathan Papelbon gives up four runs, two hits and two walks in 1 1/3 and Chicago rallies to win, 7-5.
Nation & World
Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers
The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on their habitats. Scientists concerned by reports from the public that they are seeing fewer of the luminous ...
News from the Kennebec Journal
Youths grill candidates
WESTBROOK -- The five candidates for governor sat down together for the first time at a forum Sunday afternoon hosted by the TV program Youth in Politics.
News from the Morning Sentinel
EDUCARE CENTRAL MAINE: The nation is watching Waterville
WATERVILLE -- Little Jia-Li Kao, 2, rolls play dough out into a pancake and then shapes it into a ball and presents it to her mother.
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