With Marco Scutaro gone, the starting job is up for grabs for the Red Sox heading into the spring.
February 2012
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‘Retiring’ Portland superintendent to take N.H. job
Jim Morse has accepted a job with the Oyster River School District, which has about 2,100 students in four schools.
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Who’s at short? Valentine, Red Sox ponder options
When the Red Sox picked up Marco Scutaro’s option in October, it appeared they would be set at shortstop in 2012. It turns out, that wasn’t the case.
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Maine federal building evacuated — for a computer mouse
A suspicious FedEx package led to the evacuation of the Margaret Smith Federal Building. But the bomb squad determined the box only contained a harmless electronic device.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Bonny Eagle outlasts South Portland
PORTLAND – Going into the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Class A West boys semifinal at the Cumberland County Civic Center, it looked like the No. 7 South Portland Red Riots were poised to pull off their second big upset of the tournament as they had cut No. 3 Bonny Eagle’s 27-15 halftime lead to […]
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Judge awards iPhone user $850 in AT&T throttling case
AT&T has some 17 million customers with “unlimited data” plans that can be subject to “throttling”, a maneuver in which AT&T purposely slows down your phone. Today’s ruling could pave the way for others to follow suit…
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Clippers cruise again, Falmouth showdown awaits
PORTLAND—Tuesday afternoon, in a Western Class B quarterfinal, the Yarmouth boys’ basketball team forced 21 first quarter turnovers and raced to a 27-4 lead over Lincoln Academy en route to an easy victory. Thursday night, the third-ranked Clippers expected to get a tougher challenge from No. 2 Spruce Mountain, but the game’s first four-and-a-half minutes […]
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Women legislators urge Maine AG to alter course on contraception coverage
The 32 Democrats say Maine’s attorney general should drop out of an effort to stop a federal health insurance mandate on birth control.
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Couple questioned in missing firefighter case switched cars
Police on Thursday impounded the vehicle the couple left behind after receiving a tip from an Oakland dealership.
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US general calms troops after Afghanistan deaths
Meanwhile, fresh violence over the burning of Qurans at an American base claims seven more lives.