Greater Portland Benefits Friday 8/17 Shop for Support Red Sale, second-hand women’s clothing sale, 12-7 p.m., benefits Dress for Success Maine, 565 Congress St., Suite 201, Portland, 937-2075. Saturday 8/18 Reigns of Hope Charity Ride, to benefit Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Center, 9:30 a.m. registration, Jimmy The Greeks, Maine Mall, South Portland, 892-2813, […]
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Posted inNation & World
Mississippi country’s fattest state, report finds
A federal ‘obesity map’ concludes that 34.9 percent of adults in that state are obese. Maine’s rate is 27.8 percent.
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Egypt’s president redrawing map of the country
The first civilian, freely elected leader is giving marching orders to the military.
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F-bomb makes it into latest dictionary
Also included in the mainstream Merriam-Webster: sexting, life coach and flexitarian.
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Raid discovers woman kept locked up for as long as a decade
Police were looking for drugs in the New Jersey digs of a man believed to be a street gang member.
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Intruder at airport stuns security pros
A man looking for help scales a fence and walks in despite cameras and a motion detector system.
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Senior League: Hampden falls to Grand Rapids
Brad Burns drives in two runs and scores twice as the Michigan team hands Hampden its first loss of the Senior League Baseball World Series.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Dems try to tie Romney to Ryan plan
As the rival tickets visit battleground states, Romney’s position on budget issues is unclear.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sox, fans lose a beloved icon, Johnny Pesky
The kind and loyal Pesky was a player, manager and mentor of young athletes for Boston.
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Suit aims to gain access to gun-tracking records
House Republicans say the White House’s claim of executive privilege is ‘legally baseless.’