SailMaine will hold its open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday on the Portland waterfront. Free sailboat rides will be offered to those age 8 and up, while shoreside activities will include boat-rigging, knot-tying, a children’s make-your-own sailboat station, and a marine yard sale. The open house will be held off Thames Street, […]
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Sea Dogs’ supporting cast fizzles
Portland’s defense offers little help for pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller, as Bowie takes advantage of miscues to roll to a victory.
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Posted inNation & World
European NATO members challenged to step up
Penny-pinching and distaste for war threaten the alliance, the outgoing U.S. defense chief says.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Ford must pay $2 billion to dealers in class action Ford Motor Co. must pay nearly $2 billion in damages to thousands of dealerships in a 2002 class-action lawsuit that said the automaker violated dealer agreements, an Ohio judge ruled Friday. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Peter Corrigan in Cleveland issued the ruling based on […]
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Bill to end same-day registration approved
Senate debate is heated after the Republican Party chairman says Democrats have stolen elections.
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Syrian forces launch new crackdown
Elite government troops kill at least 32 people in rebellious towns in the country’s restive north.
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Lawmakers reach deal on budget for state
Gov. Paul LePage says he’ll need to examine ‘the little print’ in the $6.1 billion Appropriations plan.
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Weiner acknowledges online contact with teen girl
The congressman denies any wrongdoing and police say an interview revealed nothing criminal.
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Baseball Roundup: Red Riots work extra innings, oust Red Storm
SCARBOROUGH – Paul Reny scored on an error in the top of the eighth inning as fifth-seeded South Portland earned a 2-1 win over fourth-ranked Scarborough in a Western Class A baseball quarterfinal Friday. Andrew Richards struck out seven while pitching a six-hitter for South Portland (11-6), which next faces top-ranked Cheverus at 3 p.m. […]
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Latest breach shows holes in safety net
Technology that protects data was built by humans and can be breached by humans, we’re reminded.