CAIRO ( AP) — A Cairo court today delayed once again the case of 16 Americans and 27 other employees of nonprofit groups accused of fomenting unrest in Egypt. The case has plunged U.S.- Egyptian relations to their lowest point in 30 years and has led to American threats to cut off $1.5 billion in […]
March 2012
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Jobless benefits up
WASHINGTON ( AP) — Slightly more people applied for unemployment benefits last week. But the overall level stayed low enough to suggest the job market is strengthening. The Labor Department said today that weekly applications increased by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 362,000, the highest level since January. The four- week average, which smooths week-to-week […]
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Van service riders seek to keep vans rolling
PORTLAND (AP) — Riders who use a state-run van service are asking the Maine Department of Transportation for a yearlong extension of the service. Transportation officials plan to end the GoMaine program on May 1 because there’s no money to replace its aging passenger vans. About 225 people use the service, which provides rides between […]
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Pool Masters
ORONO — The Long Reach Swim Club of the Bath Area Family YMCA reached the 30th championship plateau over the weekend as the Snaildarters captured the Maine State Swim Championship at the University of Maine. It was the 22nd straight state title and 30th overall for Long Reach. Long Reach compiled a whopping 3,045.50 points to […]
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76ers put one on Celtics, 103-71
PHILADELPHIA — Evan Turner made certain his name will be inked into the starting lineup. Turner scored a career-best 26 points, helping the Philadelphia 76ers rout the Boston Celtics 103-71 Wednesday night to maintain their lead in the Atlantic Division. Before tip- off, Turner denied a radio report that a mystery problem was causing his inconsistent […]
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A ice hockey partnership
LEWISTON — Prior to the past two seasons, the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League regularly played two- three games a season at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. In a press conference at the Colisee on Tuesday, Brian Petrovek, managing owner of the Portland Pirates, joined Colisee owner Jim Cain of Firland Management and Maine Hockey […]
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Colts decide to release QB Payton Manning
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts ended their successful partnership with a tearful goodbye Wednesday, when team owner Jim Irsay released the star quarterback rather than pay a whopping $28 million bonus while there are lingering questions about his health. “We all know that nothing lasts forever,” Manning said. Manning and Irsay […]
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Unsigned Germano solid
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Justin Germano has been down this road before. It’s a bumpy one and no one can ever be sure where it ends. Germano, who’s played parts of six seasons in the majors, is in training camp this year with the Boston Red Sox as a non-roster invitee. He started and […]
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Sports Goings-on
Thursday, March 8, 2012 Nothing scheduled. Friday, March 9, 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Round of 16 Basketball — George Fox (29-0) vs. Bowdoin (21-7) at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Va., 5 p.m.; Mary Washington (29-0) vs. Lebanon Valley (26-3) at 7 p.m. NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships — At Grinnell […]