But no party members who filed signatures to run for Olympia Snowe’s seat are big-name candidates
2012
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Boy found safe after night in woods
An independent searcher discovered the 12-year-old nearly 24 hours after the boy got off a school bus.
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Maine boat show has whatever floats yours
Maine boatbuilders have been bringing watercraft and legions of admirers together for 25 years. The massively popular event begins today.
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Maine Colleges: St. Joe’s softball team wins two to even record
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The St. Joseph’s softball team evened its record to 3-3 Thursday with victories against two opponents, beating Stevens Institute of Technology 4-2, then shutting out Mount St. Mary of Newburg, N.Y., 9-0. Against Stevens, the Monks posted single runs in the second, third, fourth and sixth innings. Maddie Kluna singled home […]
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UMaine’s Abbott named Hockey East’s top player
The national scoring leader in Division I is also named one of the 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, which only two players from Maine have ever won.
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Sports Digest
TENNIS Djokovic, Ivanovic secure semifinal berths with victories in event at Indian Wells Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4, winning the final three games of the match Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif. Ana Ivanovic earned a spot in the women’s semifinals with a 6-3, […]
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Letters to the editor, March 16, 2012:Need for constant contact can be deadly
“One if by land. Two if by sea,” was undoubtedly a vital message. Abraham Lincoln had to wait many hours to learn of his presidential victory after vote tallying by hand, with results relayed by Morse code telegraph. Today, we have social networking that can pinpoint a wanted man in Uganda or instigate an Arab […]
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Clooney, Obama talk about Sudan
George Clooney’s capital blitz to bring attention to the humanitarian crisis in border regions between Sudan and South Sudan arrived at the Oval Office on Thursday.
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Bulletin Board
• Portland Babe Ruth Baseball is holding registration for players ages 13-15 on March 20 and 22 at the Portland Expo from 6 to 8 p.m. Contact Mike Rutherford at 831-1758 for more information. • A parent’s workshop will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Gold Room on Warren Avenue in […]
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In protracted GOP race, Romney woos donors too
Scaling back and trimming staff, the candidate is busy refilling his war chest as Rick Santorum closes in.