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    July 1, 2011

    Federal judge upholds new fishing rules

    The ports of Gloucester and New Bedford argued that the law was being misinterpreted.

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    July 1, 2011

    A place for kids who don’t fit in the box

    West School helps kids conquer behavior obstacles and ultimately return to the mainstream.

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    July 1, 2011

    Sox finally make move on Cameron

    PHILADELPHIA – Boston designated outfielder Mike Cameron for assignment and recalled infielder Yamaico Navarro from Triple-A Pawtucket. Navarro was active for Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Third baseman Kevin Youkilis was out of the lineup with a sore left foot. He fouled a ball off it in Wednesday night’s game. General Manager Theo Epstein […]

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    July 1, 2011

    Out West, it’s best to pack skis and ice axes

    Late-winter snowstorms have created opportunities to ski and go fishing, all in the same day.

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    July 1, 2011
    Josh Reddick, Jason Varitek, Carlos Ruiz

    Lester helps Sox avoid sweep

    Jason Varitek hits two home runs and Jon Lester pitches seven shutout innings to beat the Phillies.

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    July 1, 2011

    Students embark on three-day crash course; maybe a career

    VASSALBORO – Nathan Bernier, a senior at Messalonskee High School, doesn’t need to attend a career day. “I have no doubt about what I want to do the rest of my life,” Bernier said Thursday during the Maine State Police Junior Trooper Academy at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. “Ever since I was young, I […]

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    July 1, 2011

    World Dispatches

    BEIRUT, Lebanon Forces near Turkish border likely targeting refugees Syrian army forces spread through a restive mountainous area near the Turkish border on Thursday as the death toll from a two-day military siege rose to 19 people, according to activists and a witness. The action by Syrian troops in the northwestern area of Jabal al-Zawiya […]

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    July 1, 2011

    A roundup of planned fireworks

    JULY 3 Camden – 9 p.m., harbor; camdenme.org Saco – 9:30 p.m., Funtown Splashtown; funtownusa.com Sanford – 9 p.m., Number One Pond by Riverside and Emery roads; sanfordmaine.org JULY 4 Portland – Stars and Stripes Spectacular, Eastern Promenade. Comedian Bob Marley at 6 p.m.; Patriotic Pops Concert by the Portland Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. […]

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    July 1, 2011

    There goes the foreclosed-on neighborhood

    Vacant homes become big headache for local officials

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    July 1, 2011

    South Dakota abortion law blocked from taking effect

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Saying it would humiliate and degrade women, a federal judge on Thursday afternoon granted Planned Parenthood’s preliminary injunction to prevent South Dakota’s new abortion law from taking effect while it’s being challenged in court. The law, which would have taken effect today, requires women seeking abortions to face a three-day waiting […]