PORTLAND — Stephen Wessler remembers sitting in the living room of his parent’s Cambridge, Mass., home as a young boy watching Walter Cronkite report on the civil rights movement. Later, in 1968, Wessler recalled Cronkite reporting on the assassination of civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They were events that put […]
2011
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Portland Sports Roundup
Locals compete at NE track Several local athletes took part in the 66th New England outdoor track championship meet Saturday in Burlington, Vt. Deering’s Bryan White placed eighth in the shot put (51 feet). Cheverus’ Jack Terwilliger came in eighth in the mile (4 minutes, 19.18 seconds). Kane Molleo was 22nd in the javelin (141-9). […]
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Photos: Green and more at Cape Elizabeth Middle School
Students picked up paint brushes to transform a recycling container on Monday outside Cape Elizabeth Middle School. Two students, Addy Graessle and Lexi Demeter, won an ecomaine design contest, giving the school $500 to paint the bin.
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‘The Bachelorette’: Trip to Thailand helps mend a broken heart
On Monday night’s episode of “The Bachelorette,” Maine’s Ashley Hebert demonstrated a crucial component of reality TV romance: Heartbreak heals pretty quickly when cameras are rolling.
In last week’s episode of the hit ABC show, Hebert was seen falling hard for Bentley (last names aren’t used on the show) even though he repeatedly told the camera he had no feelings for her.
Later, Bentley told Hebert he was withdrawing from the show. Hebert, 27, spent much of the rest of the episode crying and lamenting Bentley’s departure – though she did go on a date with J.P., a construction manager from New York City, and did some fairly passionate kissing.
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The Stanley Cup:One last transcontinental fight
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins put Roberto Luongo and the Stanley Cup back on the shelf.
After another home scoring spree against Vancouver’s wildly inconsistent goalie Monday night, the Bruins are making one last trip west for the big finish to these dramatic Stanley Cup finals.
Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic and Andrew Ference scored in the first 8:35 to chase Luongo from his second straight game in Boston, and the Bruins emphatically evened the finals with a 5-2 victory in Game 6, sending the series to a decisive Game 7 in Vancouver on Wednesday night.
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Portland councilors consider how to spend tax revenue from Forefront
One councilor wants to increase the amount of tax revenue set aside to support transit projects.
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Cape council puts off bus fees at park, approves funds to buy parcel
Town officials vote to spend $350,000 to help a land trust conserve 63 acres off Shore Road.
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High school regional Finals
WESTERN MAINE BASEBALL CLASS A: Westbrook (16-2) vs. Cheverus (16-2), 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s College CLASS B: Greely (15-3) vs. Yarmouth (15-3), 3 p.m. today at St. Joseph’s College CLASS C: Dirigo (16-2) vs. St. Dominic (16-2), 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s College CLASS D: Rangeley (9-5) vs. Greenville (13-2), 7 p.m. […]
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GOP hopefuls attack Obama on economy
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican White House hopefuls condemned President Obama’s handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night, and pledged emphatically to repeal his historic year-old health care overhaul. “When 14 million Americans are out of work we need a new president to end […]
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Gates expects end soon for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that he sees no roadblocks to ending the ban on openly gay military service, and if the top officers of each service recommend moving ahead on the repeal before the end of the month, he will endorse it. Nearing the end of his 4½-year tenure as Pentagon […]