The stock market impresses long-time investors by climbing slowly and steadily, without the wild swings of last year.
2012
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Portland mayor gets ‘totally unexpected’ lift
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan rides in the limousine with President Obama from the airport to Southern Maine Community College.
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Maine Colleges: UMaine routs Norfolk State
NORFOLK, Va. — Fran Whitten went 4 for 6 with three runs scored and two RBI to lead the University of Maine to a 16-5 baseball win over Norfolk State on Friday. Maine (8-14) scored five runs in the top of the first. Alex Calbick had an RBI single in the first and homered in […]
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Man jailed for threatening Gov. LePage
Richard Lee Andrews allegedly made the threat Thursday during a meeting with therapists.
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Maine environmental regulators checking Freeport fields permit
Officials are trying to determine if the town should have sought a costly comprehensive review for the entire development.
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Sports Digest, March 31, 2012
TENNIS Murray moves on to Sony Ericsson final as Nadal pulls out because of knee injury Rafael Nadal withdrew hours before the start of his semifinal Friday at the Sony Ericsson Open because of a left knee injury that bothered him in recent matches. With Nadal’s withdrawal, 2009 champion Andy Murray advanced to Sunday’s final. […]
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Citrus disease that’s threatening major growers now in California
FRESNO, Calif. — A citrus disease that has killed millions of citrus trees and cost growers billions of dollars across Florida and Brazil has been detected in California, despite the industry’s best efforts to keep it at bay. After a week of testing the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed at noon Friday that citrus greening […]
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Olbermann loses his hosting job on Current TV
NEW YORK — Current TV has dismissed Keith Olbermann from its talk-show lineup after less than a year. The left-leaning cable network announced late Friday afternoon that “Countdown,” the show Olbermann has hosted on Current since last June, would be replaced with a show hosted by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, beginning Friday night. […]
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On Baseball: The worst day in camp – minor league cut day
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It was early morning and baseball players gathered outside the minor league clubhouse at the new Red Sox complex here on the east side of town. Some stretched. Others headed for the indoor batting cages. But there was a somber air about the place Friday. Not everyone was dressed in workout […]
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Michaud uses Obama’s visit to boost Maine-made sneakers
The Maine congressman wants the Department of Defense to provide U.S.-made sneakers to new recruits.