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    October 1, 2011

    Hiker dies trying to finish Appalachian Trail for third time

    A 67-year-old hiker whose trail name was “Buffalo Bobby” suffered a fatal medical problem Thursday along the Appalachian Trail just 20 miles before he would have finished the 2,180-mile route for the third time. Robert Yerike, a free-spirited retired truck driver from Brick, N.J., called his son, also named Robert, on Wednesday. He was feeling […]

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    October 1, 2011

    Religion Calendar

    Today Clothing sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St., Sanford. Free blood pressure screening. Byzantine Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Robert Parent with Deacon Stephen McGrath. Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash St., Lewiston. Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., across from […]

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    October 1, 2011

    Nation Dispatches

    WASHINGTON Military chaplains allowed to perform gay weddings The Pentagon said Friday that military chaplains may perform same-sex marriage as long as such ceremonies are not prohibited in the states where they reside. Defense Department guidance said chaplains may participate in ceremonies on or off military bases in states that recognize gay unions. But chaplains […]

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    October 1, 2011

    Sports Digest

    HOCKEY Pirates, Devils play to tie in shortened exhibition Portland’s Spencer Bennett and Albany’s Mike Sislo each finished with a goal and an assist as the Pirates and Devils finished in a 2-2 tie in an AHL preseason game at West Springfield, Mass. The game was called after two periods because of unsafe ice conditions. […]

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    October 1, 2011

    World Dispatches

    BEIRUT Mix of soldiers, protesters, defy government troops Syrian troops fought Friday with hundreds of fellow soldiers who have turned their weapons against President Bashar Assad’s regime, revealing the increasingly militarized nature of an uprising started months ago by peaceful protesters. Across the country, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets as they […]

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    October 1, 2011

    There’s no slowing down Clippers

    Football: Yarmouth's hard-to-stop running game proves too tough for Lisbon to contain in a matchup of Class C unbeatens.

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    October 1, 2011

    Football Roundup: So. Portland stops Noble

    NORTH BERWICK – Joey DiBiase ran for four touchdowns Friday night to lead South Portland to a 36-7 victory against Noble in a Western Class A football game. Brendan Horton kicked a 34-yard field goal in the first quarter to get the Red Riots started. DiBiase pounded in the next three scores from short yardage […]

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    October 1, 2011

    Banks generate uproar as fees replace free for cards, accounts

    Citibank and Bank of America tap customers to make up lost revenue.

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    October 1, 2011

    A deficit reduction

    Football: Thornton Academy climbs out of a 14-point hole to hand Deering its first loss and edge closer to the playoffs.

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    October 1, 2011

    A call for lasting change

    Michelle Obama inspires Democrats with her message at a Portland fundraiser.

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