Mild weather forces tapping weeks ahead of schedule, but producers are worried it may cut the season short.
February 2012
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Feature Obituary: Crystal Gomes, 28, Thornton graduate, worked in Hollywood
Crystal Gomes designed costumes for opera productions, wrote plays, acted in movies and had recently moved to LA to work on the new Batman movie.
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College Roundup: UMaine closes regular season with 55-48 loss
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Dallis Joyner scored 12 points and Stony Brook defeated Maine 55-48 Sunday for its second America East regular season championship men’s basketball championship in three years. The Seahawks (20-8, 14-2 America East) led 30-24 at halftime, outscoring Maine 12-2 on second-chance points. They led by as many as 15 points in […]
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NHL Roundup: Ottawa makes deal for Bishop
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators moved quickly to add insurance with their top goaltender out of the lineup. They acquired 6-foot-7 Ben Bishop, a former UMaine goalie, from the St. Louis Blues on Sunday for a second-round draft pick in 2013. Bishop has been among the best goalies in the AHL this season. He joins […]
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Bulletin Board
Maine Elite Lacrosse will hold an advanced skills and concepts clinic for boys in grades 6 to 8 from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Riverside Athletic Center in Portland. The cost is $70. Visit maineelitelacrosse.com for more information. The USM softball team will host clinics for girls in grade 3 to 12 on […]
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Skiing Notebook: NYA skier thrives with busy schedule
The rest period leading up to the championship meet is called a taper in swimming. In skiing, what North Yarmouth Academy sophomore Ian Moore did would be called the opposite of a taper. At the Eastern Cup finals in Craftsbury, Vt., Moore raced in a 10-kilometer classic event on Feb. 18 and followed it with […]
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Nation/World Dispatches
BAGHDAD Remains of missing soldier are recovered from Iraq The U.S military announced Sunday that it has recovered the remains of the last American service member who was unaccounted for in Iraq, an Army interpreter seized by gunmen after sneaking off base to visit his Iraqi wife in Baghdad. The remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed […]
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Settlement talks delay Gulf oil spill trial
The trial that is now set to begin March 5 is meant to determine the penalties that need to be paid by BP and other companies involved in the oil spill. Billions of dollars are at stake.
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High School Notebook: Looking ahead was off limits for McAuley
Saturday night was never going to end for Bill Goodman, the McAuley High girls’ basketball coach. His Lions had just won their second consecutive Western Class A championship, beating Scarborough 61-43, when he was asked about Cony — McAuley’s opponent in Saturday’s state championship game. Goodman said he didn’t know anything about the Rams yet. […]
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Falcons foul up Pirates
Springfield beats Portland for the fifth time this season, breaking the game open with two late second-period goals.