BRUNSWICK — Certified asthma educator Meredith Smithson, a registered nurse at Mid Coast Hospital, will discuss asthma and answer questions at the Ounce of Prevention program Monday from 11 a.m. to noon in the Community Room of Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive. The program is free. According to a news release, asthma […]
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Car rear-ended on Route 1, driver hurt
BRUNSWICK — A Limington man was taken to a Brunswick hospital after he was rear-ended on Route 1 late Thursday morning. The two-vehicle crash was reported at 11:50 am., and occurred on Route 1 prior to Maine Street, Deputy Marc Hagan said. The vehicles involved were traveling westbound. A 2009 Toyota driven by Burton Babbidge, […]
Cumberland County deeds office moving
BRUNSWICK — The Cumberland County Registry of Deeds office is scheduled to move two blocks from its current location later this month. The office, currently at 142 Federal St. in Portland, will relocate to 25 Pearl St. starting on Aug. 20. The move is scheduled to take place during the weekend of Aug. 16. According […]
Breakthrough for players and sun
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. Five years ago, a leading golf publication chose Kiawah Island as the toughest golf course in America. Some of the best players in the world made it feel like a walk on the beach Thursday in the PGA Championship. There was no wind in the morning when Carl Pettersson made three birdies […]
Patriots win exhibition opener, 7-6 over Saints
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots figured they had someone to replace running back Ben- Jarvus Green-Ellis when he left as a free agent. Turns out they had two for the job. Second-year players Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley showed speed and elusiveness in rushing for 104 yards, 12 more than the New Orleans Saints […]
Brewer to host USA Track and Field meet
BREWER — When Valaree Foss, president of the Maine Association of USA Track and Field, visited Cony High School in Augusta late last month, she knew that Saturday’s youth track and field state championships would have to be held at a different site. That site has turned out to be the new track and field […]
Bolt leads Jamaican sweep of 200-meters
LONDON Five things to know about Thursday, Day 13 of the London Olympics: — Still the man: Bolt leads Jamaican sweep in 200-meter final. — Solo saves the day as American women rack up medals. — U.S. teenager wins first middleweight gold in women’s boxing — U.S. takes top two spots in decathlon, men’s triple […]
Red Sox stumble again, 5-3
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez finally showed the kind of command the Cleveland Indians want to see. Jimenez struck out a season high 10 for his first win in more than a month and the Indians beat Boston 5-3 on Thursday night, handing the Red Sox their seventh loss in nine games. The performance came […]
Bogaerts’ HR lifts Dogs, 5-3
AKRON, Ohio — Xander Bogaerts hit a go-ahead solo home run in the top of the sixth inning and sent the Portland Sea Dogs (55-63) to the 5-3 Eastern League win over the Akron Aeros (68-48) Thursday night at Canal Park in Akron. The win clinched the season series for the Sea Dogs over the […]