NEW YORK – “All My Children” veteran Susan Lucci is returning to the world of soap operas. But this time, the stories will be real. Lucci will host and narrate “Deadly Affairs,” a new prime-time series airing on Investigation Discovery. The show will explore true stories of romance gone wrong and the crimes of passion […]
2012
Posted inSports
Yale names football coach
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale University went to Harvard to find its new football coach. Tony Reno, who served as an assistant for the Crimson for the past three seasons, was introduced Thursday as the new Bulldogs coach, ending a turbulent process that began with the resignation of Tom Williams over embellishments to his resume. […]
advertisement
Posted inSports
Steve Solloway: Furbush will never forget his roots
The back of Charlie Furbush’s 2011 Topps baseball card notes the pertinent facts and statistics for the rookie pitcher who started his major league career last season with the Detroit Tigers and finished with the Seattle Mariners. Height and weight. Draft date and birthdate. His South Portland birthplace. A sentence identifying Furbush as an alumnus […]
Posted inSports
Bulletin Board
Maine Elite Lacrosse has four spaces remaining for high school boys’ teams in its Post Holiday Hootenanny 7-on-7 tournament Saturday at the Riverside Athletic Center in Portland. The tournament lasts from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each team will play five 25-minute games. Lunch will be provided. The cost is $35 per player. Visit www.maineelitelacrosse.com […]
Posted inNation & World
U.N. nuclear team to visit Iran Jan. 28
VIENNA – A senior U.N. nuclear agency team will visit Tehran on Jan. 28, with Iran saying it is ready after years of refusal to discuss allegations that it was involved in secret nuclear weapons work, diplomats said Thursday. Diplomats have previously said that International Atomic Energy Agency officials were discussing such a trip with […]
Posted inSports
Boys’ Basketball Notebook: Scarborough showing promise, but seeks consistency
Midway through the regular season, Joe Johnson, the Scarborough boys’ basketball coach, likes the way his team has fought back after losing two straight games early. Johnson will look for more consistency from his team the rest of the season because, at least through the first nine games, “it’s been a roller coaster,” he said. […]
Posted inSports
Leonardi repeats as Gatorade honoree
Kennebunk’s Abbey Leonardi is chosen Maine’s top athlete in her sport for a record seventh time.
Posted inOpinion
M.D. Harmon: NRA defends Americans’ ‘blanket’ right to own guns
A man quoted in the paper who opposes the group was misinformed about it and guns in general.
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: Biggest story to come out of New Hampshire: Paul, not Romney
Unlike his competitors, Ron Paul is out to build a movement that will outlive this campaign.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 13, 2012West End project deserves a chance
In response to the proposed Commercial Street development by J. B. Brown & Sons: First of all, I sincerely laud more than 40 citizens of the West End for their participation and discourse in a neighborhood meeting regarding the possible development of J.B. Brown’s office building. Community involvement in development of neighborhoods is integral to […]