STANDISH – Kristin Ross scored 28 points and Gorham held off Bonny Eagle Tuesday night for a 58-56 overtime win in girls’ basketball. Ross hit a 3-pointer and a field goal and Jessica Rexrode also made a 3 near the end of regulation to tie it at 51 for the Rams (2-3). Rexrode helped seal […]
2011
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Local & State Dispatches
BANGOR Veazie man arrested in gunpoint hotel robbery Bangor police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery in a hotel there last week. Police arrested 31-year-old Jeffrey Denis of Veazie at his home. He’s charged with robbery stemming from Wednesday’s holdup at the Fairfield Inn, where a lone suspect robbed the […]
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Feature obituary: Timothy D. Hagerman, 26, ‘a leader and a good player’
Just four months after getting married, Timothy D. Hagerman learned he had cancer. The former southern Maine high school and college basketball player was diagnosed in February 2011. His wife, Molly, said the cancer — doctors were not able to identify the disease’s origins — got progressively worse. At the end of his life, he was in […]
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Authorities recount chaotic scene at deadly Connecticut fire
The Christmas-morning blaze that killed five in Connecticut was started by discarded fireplace ashes.
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Activists say Syria misleading observers
They claim the crackdown on dissent continues despite Arab League monitors being present.
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People & Entertainment:U.S. TV producer agrees to Mexican trial in wife’s death
LOS ANGELES – A reality show producer charged with murdering his wife during a Mexican vacation is dropping his extradition fight and will stand trial in Cancun, his lawyer said Tuesday. Bruce Beresford-Redman’s attorney said the onetime “Survivor” producer has decided not to appeal a Los Angeles federal court ruling upholding his extradition to Mexico. […]
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ROUGH AND TOUGH
– Morse’s Wyatt Brackett, left, and York’s Jared Petruzzella grapple in a 145-pound match during the Cony Duals meet on Tuesday at Cony High School in Augusta. Morse’s Jacob Barrett, left, and York’s Josh Mitchell wrestle in a 138-pound match during the meet.Mt. Blue’s Chris Ingram, top, tangles with Gardiner’s Wyatt Thornton in a 152-pound […]
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Portland Pirates today
WHO: Providence Bruins (13-16-1-2, 5th in AHL’s Atlantic Division) at Portland Pirates (13-12-2-2, 4th in Atlantic Division) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center RADIO: WPPI-FM (95.5), WPEI-FM (95.9) BRUINS NOTES: On Monday, the Manchester Monarchs snapped the Bruins’ four-game win streak with a 4-1 home win. During that win streak, left wing Craig […]
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A shift in shopping behaviors
In the wake of a recession, consumers buy at certain times, return more items and do more ‘me-gifting.’
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IRS hustles to fix flaws as identify theft adds to tax fraud
One family’s $7,900 refund is tied up in red tape after they were scam targets.