Shapleigh firefighter David Remington Sr.’s dedication and cheer are recalled.
2011
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Red Riots’ hire new baseball coach who’s no Maine newcomer
Mike Owens, a former standout at Gorham High, takes over the SP baseball program.
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Keegan Hyland decides to swap schools
Keegan Hyland of South Portland has left Gonzaga and is looking for a program closer to home.
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LePage’s political adviser Brent Littlefield earning praise
AUGUSTA — As a junior at the University of Maine, Brent Littlefield decided that his campaign for student government president needed an 11th-hour push, so he turned to the new campus phone system, which his campaign programmed to make automated calls to 8,000 students. “It was the first-ever use of robo calls on campus during […]
Posted inLife & Culture
People & EntertainmentJustice’s ex-squeeze has her day in court in sex-focused book
NEW YORK — A former girlfriend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reached a deal for a “sexually driven” memoir. Lillian McEwen, who dated Thomas in the 1980s, has signed with TitleTown Publishing, a Wisconsin-based publisher specializing in true crime and “inspirational” survivor stories. “D.C. Unmasked and Undressed” is scheduled to come out in […]
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Bill Nemitz: Inaugural time in rhyme from the mind of a poet
PORTLAND — So there I stood Tuesday in Longfellow Square, staring up with sympathy at the imposing statue of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Why sympathy? Because a few days ago, inaugural director Brent Littlefield announced in no uncertain terms that “we’re not going to have any poems being read” at today’s swearing-in of Gov.-elect Paul LePage. […]
Posted inNation & World
New flood threat for Australian city is sewage plant
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia — Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to an Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet before peaking Wednesday. Residents of Rockhampton made their way in boats through waters that reached waist-high in some areas Tuesday but were […]
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Military Notes, Jan. 5, 2011
Navy Lt. j.g. Glenn C. Diller has been designated a Naval Aviator after months of flight training and has received the coveted “Wings of Gold” while serving with Training Air Wing One, Merdian, Miss. He is the son of Beverly Diller and Marlin Diller, Jr., both of Brunswick, and is a graduate of Brunswick High […]
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Democrats may try to alter filibuster rules
Some Senate Democrats want to restrict the delaying tactic, but the party may need it in 2012.
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Wrestling Notebook: Invitationals are paying off
For four days during the Christmas break, the Massabesic wrestling team trained on its own, preparing for the Noble Invitational. The dedication paid off for Massabesic, which finished second to powerhouse Noble on Dec. 28. “We got a lot out of it. It’s a good mind-set for the kids,” said Massabesic Coach Rick DeRosier. “It’s […]