Joan Benoit Samuelson will run with two legendary marathoners and the L.L. Bean chairman of the board.
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Posted inBusiness
Farmers markets blossoming in cities
After 18 years of steady growth, 7,864 farmers markets now are registered with the USDA.
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Posted inSports
NFL Notebook: Pats again need runner
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Quarterback Tom Brady looks fine. The Patriots’ passing should pick up right where it left off. No worries in that phase of the game across New England. The running game? Well, that’s a different story. As is often the case in the Bill Belichick era, the backfield is in a state of […]
Posted inNation & World
Nation/World Dispatches
WASHINGTON Military members punished in prostitution scandal A dozen U.S. service members brought women, likely prostitutes, to their hotel rooms in Colombia and also allowed dogs to soil bed linens and building grounds shortly before President Barack Obama arrived in the country for an April summit, according to a military investigation that followed the announcement […]
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New England Babe Ruth: Portland’s winning start: a 2-1 victory in 8 innings
Portland beats a Rhode Island opponent and will meet a Connecticut team in the winners’ bracket.
Posted inNation & World
Fed counts on gold audit to discount conspiracy tales
Some conspiracy theorists wonder if the government really has $21 billion in gold stored in Manhattan.
Posted inReligion and Values
U.S. sisters will discuss how to answer Vatican plans
The nuns are cited for their ‘radical feminist themes’ on homosexuality, birth control and the priesthood.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: It will take community to solve problem of gun violence
If we don’t like the lack of controls on buying and using weapons, we need to do more than complain.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: City should keep talking about Eastland ballroom
Congress Square Plaza does not work as a park, and its commercial reuse makes sense.