Marshwood-Traip Academy scores three first-period goals and eliminates Cheverus.
March 2012
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The ever-greater divide: Moderates like Snowe a fading species
American voting patterns and political practicalities push the parties toward paralyzing extremes.
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City hires lawyer to investigate Shipyard billing errors
The outside investigator is being hired to determine why Shipyard Brewing was not properly billed as much as $1.5 million for sewer usage.
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This Week in GO
The Black Keys head to Portland for a sold-out show; ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’; Dennis Perkins on the documentary ‘Windfall’; Portland plays starring role in new exhibit; ‘Archie’s’ Dan Parent at Casablanca Comics; puppeteers take on ‘The Odyssey.’
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Mainers with music ties say Monkees were underrated, fun
During The Monkees’ heyday in the late 1960s, they were both hated and beloved. Hated by those who derisively described the band as the “Pre-Fab Four” for its obvious attempt to capitalize on The Beatles’ popularity and for its origin as a fictional rock band created for a television comedy series. And beloved by fans, […]
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School shooting suspect came from broken home
CHARDON, Ohio – The teenager suspected in an Ohio school shooting struggled with a broken family and did poorly in school, then appeared to turn himself around once he was taken in by grandparents and began to attend an alternative school, longtime neighbors and friends said Wednesday. To a person, they expressed disbelief at how […]
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Contraception not seen as key in determining winning party
WASHINGTON – The fight over the contraception mandate in the health care law will not likely determine which party wins the White House and Senate in the fall. But Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri has played a leading role in ensuring that it becomes part of the campaign debate. In a year when political […]
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Yemen offers lessons to U.S. on coping with Arab revolutions
WASHINGTON — In the turbulent annals of the Arab Spring, last weekend’s ceremony in Yemen was so quiet it was barely noticed. But it marked the transfer of power from an aging autocrat who had ruled his country for 34 years to a new leader who’s saying the right things about reform. This was a […]
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Tornadoes hit six states, killing at least nine
WASHINGTON – A powerful late-winter storm system mowed across six states late Tuesday and early Wednesday, spawning a series of tornadoes that reminded many of the deadly and costly outbreaks in the Midwest and Southeast last April and May. Climate experts cautioned that such conditions aren’t unusual this time of the year, and that warmer […]
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Red Sox Notebook: The stress is on pitching defense
FORT MYERS, Fla. – New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has spent much of spring training stressing to his pitchers the importance of fielding. He wants it in their heads at all times. So two of the six television screens in the new clubhouse have been dedicated to baseball highlights, including defensive plays by pitchers, […]