PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says 55 small Maine post offices have reduced their hours as part of the Postal Service’s cost-cutting plan, and 200 more will do the same in the next two years. The financially troubled Postal Service announced this year it was planning to shut down post offices and reduce […]
2012
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Maine official warns of charity scams
GARDINER (AP) — Maine consumer protection officials are warning of bogus charities reported to be springing up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the school shootings in Connecticut. Commissioner Anne Head of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation encourages Maine residents to check the legitimacy of unknown charities, especially those that seem to […]
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Invasive seaweed spreads along New England coast
PORTLAND (AP) — A fast-growing, fastspreading Asian seaweed that’s crowded out native species, fouled beaches and made a mess of lobster traps in Massachusetts has spread north to Maine and south to New York. First discovered on a Rhode Island beach in 2009, the red seaweed also has been sighted in Connecticut and New Hampshire. […]
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Not easy, but Patriots get it done
Coming off consecutive prime-time games at home and facing one of the NFL’s worst teams on the road, the New England Patriots were poised for a letdown. They surely didn’t expect a near meltdown. Tom Brady overcame a rough start by throwing two touchdown passes, and the Patriots held on to beat the woeful Jacksonville […]
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What a day for Swan, Eagles
Mt. Ararat High School’s Olivia Swan received two special gifts on Friday. First, her father, Ed, returned home for the holidays one day earlier than expected from his job in Alabama. And, Swan played a key role in her team’s 59-34 “Battle of the Bridge” victory over Brunswick, as the Eagles improved to 5-0 in […]
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Late goal clips Eagles
AUBURN — Adam Lebrun scored with 2.1-seconds remaining to lift the Edward Little High School boys hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Mt. Ararat/Lisbon in the Gipper’s Tournament at Ingersol Arena on Friday. Down 1-0 after EL’s Cedric Simons scored, the Eagles (2-2 and scheduled to visit Cony this upcoming Saturday) tied it on […]
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Dragons fall late
Alex Campbell’s fourth 3- pointer of the day delivered a crushing blow to Brunswick High School’s upset bid on Saturday. Bangor’s Campbell nailed a jumper from the left side of the 3-point arc with nine seconds remaining and a Ryan Black lay-in bounced off the rim as the two schools wound up tied at 44 […]
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Morse JV boys drop a pair
TURNER — The Leavitt High School boys jayvee basketball team outscored visiting Morse 34-19 in the second half en route to a 62-40 victory on Thursday. Keegan McDonough paced the Shipbuilders (0-5 and slated to host Maine Central Institute on Thursday) with nine points, while Zach Holbrook chipped in eight. Morse was 12 of 19 […]
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Freeport JV girls fall to Wildcats
FREEPORT — The Freeport High School girls jayvee basketball team fell to York 45-28 on Thursday. York led 10-8 after a quarter, 22-16 at the half and 33-20 through three quarters. The Wildcats were paced by Meagan Briggs and Erin McCafferty with 10 points each. On the Freeport side, Amanda Miles scored six of her […]
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Brunswick 8th boys improve to 3-0
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High eighthgrade boys basketball team rolled to a 47-29 victory over the Lewiston Demons recently to improve to 3-0 heading into the holiday break. Caleb Cost tallied 22 points, six rebounds and five steals while shooting 67 percent from the floor to help the Huskies’ cause. Corbin Teel was a […]