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Three Gorham fires ruled arson

GORHAM – The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigated the third arson in Gorham in the past week after an abandoned house burned Sunday morning. According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, Sunday’s fire, which occurred shortly before 7 a.m at a house on Great Falls Road, follows fires early Saturday morning at a […]

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Nation Dispatches

GILA NATIONAL FOREST, New Mexico Search teams step up efforts to find long-distance runner Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico’s Gila National Forest. The 58-year-old True, […]

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World Dispatches

DUBLIN Ireland faces national revolt over annual property tax Debt-mired Ireland is facing a revolt over its new property tax. The government says 1 million of the country’s 1.6 million households failed to pay the annual charge by Saturday’s deadline. About 5,000 anti-tax protesters marched through central Dublin to the conference of the governing Fine […]

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NBA Roundup: Lin out, likely for rest of season

NEW YORK — Point guard Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks will have left knee surgery and miss six weeks, likely ending his amazing breakthrough season. Lin had an MRI exam this week that revealed a small, chronic meniscus tear, and he elected to have surgery next week in New York. With the regular […]

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College Notebook: Ferraro joins staff at UMaine

ORONO — Maine has a new defensive coordinator with an NFL pedigree. Paul Ferraro was named the Black Bears’ defensive coordinator by head coach Jack Cosgrove. Ferraro joins Maine’s staff after spending the past three years as linebackers coach with the St. Louis Rams. He also spent time on the coaching staffs of the Minnesota […]

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Major League Notebook: Backups get the call as Sox tie

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria and Luke Scott homered for the Tampa Bay Rays, but four errors and a shaky relief outing from Wade Davis led to a 7-7 tie Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. The game was called after nine innings. Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine left his regulars in […]