Savings Bank of Maine has problems because of loan losses due to the economy, a bank official says.
March 2010
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He’s reaching new heights
Mark Mancari, the Pirates’ leading scorer, has become a more well-rounded player.
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For Bruins, another costly setback at home
Boston falls for the 12th time in its last 14 home games and loses ground in the playoff race.
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Pilot, in trouble, finds two lifesavers
PORTLAND — With the weather closing in, pilot Rich Townsend took off from Fryeburg with hopes of beating the clouds back to his home in New Hampshire. But the storm cut off his path and the cloud ceiling dropped, leaving him disoriented over a landscape dotted with hills and mountains. Flying in circles, Townsend relied […]
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Pentagon unveils policies to reduce expulsion of gays
The changes represent the first step in determining what needs to be done to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’
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Whitehead in line for extension
Tim Whitehead, with one year left on his contract, will be offered a new deal by UMaine.
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On Baseball: No what-ifs: It was a trade that helped everyone
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A young, playful and skinny Hanley Ramirez played baseball at Hadlock Field in 2004 and 2005. Ramirez didn’t play his best baseball in Portland but he was, shall we say, entertaining. During a rain delay, he rode a bicycle through the stadium concourse. He would run through the clubhouse with a […]
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Man says priest abuse was like ‘walking into a trap’
Arthur Budzinski was one of about 200 boys at a school for the deaf who say they were molested.
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Feature Obituary: Ernie DeRoche, 88, an ‘honest, caring, amazing man’
PORTLAND — Ernie DeRoche had the kind of personality that lit up any room he walked in to. “He had the biggest, brightest smile,” his niece Judith Neal said. “He was simply an amazing man.” Mr. DeRoche, a lifelong Yarmouth resident, died Tuesday at the age of 88. Mr. DeRoche did not get his driver’s […]
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Bin Laden threatens deaths if 9/11 ringleader is executed
U.S. officials dismiss the threat, saying it’s been clear Americans captured by al-Qaida won’t live.