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Thornton showed grit when it mattered

Kevin Grescoviak (22) of Thornton Academy drives to the hoop past Bonny Eagle defender C.J. Autry during the third quarter at Linnell Gym in Saco Friday night. Thornton lost the contest 56-38 after scoring only seven first-half points. The team bounced back on Tuesday with a gritty win against South Portland. (DAN HICKLING/Journal Tribune File […]

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Forever wild

BIDDEFORD — On the coast of Biddeford lays a rare, undeveloped coastal parcel, approximately 100 acres, that is home to nesting eider and bobolinks, deer and foxes and includes sandy beaches, rocky shores, wetlands and forest. It is believed to be one of the last unspoiled coastal parcels under single ownership between Kittery and Cape […]

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Thornton showed grit when it mattered

What a turnaround in less than four days for the Thornton Academy Golden Trojans boys basketball team. Friday night Bonny Eagle crushed TA in a lopsided game in which the Golden Trojans scored seven points in the first half. Tuesday night, however, no one would believe that same Trojans team existed as Thornton Academy rebounded […]

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Dispatches

Police said two men wearing hooded sweat shirts approached a teller at University Credit Union, said they had a weapon and demanded money.

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College Roundup: Maine men win with late comeback

ORONO – Gerald McLemore scored 21 points Wednesday night and Maine pulled away from Eastern Illinois in the final two minutes for a 64-60 victory. Trailing 58-56 with 1:56 to play, the Black Bears went on a 5-0 run, with Justin Edwards hitting the go-ahead basket with 55 seconds remaining. Maine made 4 of 6 […]

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Agency casts doubt on Big Dig sinkhole

BOSTON – A new report by federal highway officials is casting doubt on whether there’s a sinkhole under the Big Dig. State officials had expressed concerns this summer that a sinkhole might have opened under the massive concrete box that forms the outer casing of the Interstate 90 Connector Tunnel, a key element of the […]