Red Claws enthused about draft

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November 1, 2010

Red Claws enthused about draft

With the third pick in the eight-round draft tonight, Portland is likely to get a 'very good player.'
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November 1, 2010

College Roundup: Maine earns semifinal upset

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Carolyne Nellis scored twice as the sixth-seeded Maine women’s soccer team knocked off No. 2 Stony Brook 3-1 on Sunday in the America East semifinals. Maine (9-8) is the first No. 6 seed to advance to the American East title game. Kelsey Wilson scored the first goal of the game for […]
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November 1, 2010

Patriots Beat: Tate does a great Moss impression

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Sunday being Halloween, Randy Moss celebrated the holiday by coming to Gillette Stadium dressed as a decoy when his new team, the Minnesota Vikings, played his old team, the New England Patriots. The Vikings threw 28 passes in their 28-18 loss to the Patriots, only two going Moss’ way. All right, three […]
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November 1, 2010

Patriots Notebook: Run game explodes as blockers clear the way

FOXBOROUGH,Mass.- BenJarvus Green-Ellis, better known as “Bennie” to his teammates on the New England Patriots, gained 4 yards on four carries in the first half of the Patriots game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. As a team, the Patriots had 9 yards rushing at the half. By the end of the game, Green-Ellis had […]
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November 1, 2010

Knockout punch: Patriots 28, Vikings 18

Tom Brady's late TD pass to Brandon Tate on a broken play finishes off the Vikings, who earlier lost Brett Favre.

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November 1, 2010

Maine at Work: Fun part of thrift store job is discovering treasures amid teacups

It was a chilly October morning as I knelt on the loading dock behind the Community Center Thrift Shop and started sifting through the dozens of bags and boxes that had been left there overnight. In the first few minutes, I took out a couple of stacks of little plastic bowls, some long white curtains made of heavy cotton, a blue porcelain colander, some pretty worked over kids' coloring books and a whole series of books written in Polish. Lynn Hannings, who manages the thrift shop for Freeport Community Services, told me the goal was to go through the piles of donations and decide what to do with it all.
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November 1, 2010

Clinton: Give Democrats time

Former President Bill Clinton described the national political climate as a "fact-free feast" Sunday and urged Maine voters to give Democrats more time to fix the economic problems that arose during the Bush administration. Clinton was back in Maine for the second time in a little over a month, campaigning for longtime friend and gubernatorial candidate Libby Mitchell and other Democrats on Tuesday's ballot. About 800 people gathered to hear Clinton give a rousing speech just before noon at the Lewiston Armory, where he praised Mitchell's efforts to improve education, reform health care, promote alternative energy, protect the environment, reduce taxes and create jobs.
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November 1, 2010

Portland man faces charges after car chase ends in crash

Police also arrest two teen passengers.
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November 1, 2010

Campaign Diary: Today, the bus stops here for last rally

AUBURN – Months ago, Jay Barrett became a friend on Eliot Cutler’s Facebook page. Cutler’s daughter, Abby, posted a message welcoming him as the 3,000th member of the online network of Cutler supporters. On Sunday, Barrett brought his family to a Cutler-for-governor rally in Auburn. Abby Cutler recognized him from his Facebook photo and welcomed […]
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November 1, 2010

Campaign Diary: Mitchell’s family close at hand as her campaign winds down

Libby Mitchell’s husband, children and grandchildren were with her as usual Sunday, when former President Bill Clinton rallied the crowd at the Lewiston Armory. Later, Mitchell was scheduled to visit supporters at get-out-the-vote operations in Lewiston, Bath and Brunswick. Then she planned to attend a children’s Halloween parade and accompany her grandchildren when they went […]

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