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2012
New Maine jobs not so energy-intensive
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has said repeatedly that businesses need cheaper energy in order to create jobs. But a report Sunday by Maine Today Media says that while no business wants high energy bills, a deep labor pool and skilled work force are more important than energy prices for job creation. The […]
Threats made in pharmacy robbery
WATERVILLE ( AP) — Police are on the hunt for a man who threatened violence during a robbery at a Waterville pharmacy. Police say the man used a note and said he would shoot anyone who followed him during the robbery Sunday afternoon at a CVS on Kennedy Memorial Drive. Employees told police that no […]
Gasoline prices rise 3 cents in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — The bad news is that gas prices in Maine are on the rise again, but the good news is that they are not rising as fast as they are nationally. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports today that the average retail price of gasoline Maine jumped nearly three cents to $3.86 per gallon. That […]
Reward in Maine killing up to $60K
WOODLAND ( AP) — Reward money has been increased to $60,000 for information leading to the killer of a northern Maine sawmill owner who was shot to death during an apparent robbery four years ago. Fifty- six- year- old Darrel Smith was killed Feb. 4, 2008, inside his sawmill adjacent to his home in Woodland, […]
Dennis Bennett, former MLB pitcher, dies at 72
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Dennis Bennett, who pitched for four Major League Baseball teams, died Saturday. He was 72. Bennett’s daughter, Vanessa Bennett, said he died Saturday morning at his home in Klamath Falls, Ore., after an ongoing illness. The Herald and News reports that Bennett had been in poor health and was hospitalized […]
Bath grapplers win the West
MONMOUTH — The Bath Middle School wrestling team made program history Saturday by winning the Pine Tree League West Regional at Monmouth Academy. Bath will send a whopping 10 wrestlers to the state meet, scheduled to be held next Saturday at the Bath Middle School gym. Topfour places in both regions advanced. Bath compiled 164 points […]
Celtics roll past Wizards, 88-76
BOSTON (AP) — Down two guards, the Boston Celtics got a career- best from reserve Avery Bradley. Bradley scored 23 points, including 15 in the first quarter to get the Boston off to a quick start, and the shorthanded Celtics held off the Washington Wizards 88-76 on Sunday. With Ray Allen (ankle) and Mickael Pietrus […]
Kansas, Kentucky punch tickets to Final Four
ST. LOUIS — Nothing personal, Roy. Tyshawn Taylor broke out of his slump in a big way Sunday, scoring 22 points and leading Kansas back to the Final Four with an 80-67 victory over former coach Roy Williams and top-seeded North Carolina. The second-seeded Jayhawks (31-6) will play Ohio State on Saturday in their first Final […]
Turco gets first win for Bruins, 3-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marty Turco won for the first time in the NHL in more than 13 months with the help of a disallowed goal that would have tied it, and the Boston Bruins got second-period goals from Zdeno Chara and Benoit Pouliot less than two minutes apart to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 […]