2012 – Page 6519 – The Portland Press Herald

News

GOP leader unlikely to seek Pingree’s seat in U.S. House

by Jonathan Riskind January 10, 2012

State Sen. Jon Courtney says her personal funds are hard to compete with.

News

Mainers warned: Lender, address bogus

by Kennebec Journal January 10, 2012

Crestridge Capital has been making loan offers, but it is not registered and is not based in Belgrade, the state says.

Sports

Bulletin Board

January 10, 2012

The 11th annual Wyman Lake Ice Fishing Derby will be held Jan. 20-22. Weigh-in will be at Moscow Boat Launch, eight miles north of Bingham on Route 201. Scales close at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Contest tickets are $10 each and a $1 raffle ticket for Maine Youth Lifetime Fishing […]

New England Patriots, Sports

Patriots preparing for Tebow

by The Associated Press January 10, 2012

New England is impressed by Denver’s overtime playoff win, and awaits Saturday’s rematch.

News

LePage supports natural gas project

by KEITH EDWARDS/Kennebec Journal January 10, 2012

The governor tells a wood products group that Maine’s energy costs discourage new business.

Sports

NHL Roundup: Bruins’ Marchand suspended five games

by The Associated Press January 10, 2012

NEW YORK — Bruins forward Brad Marchand was suspended for five games by the NHL because of a hit on the Canucks’ Sami Salo. The league considers Marchand a repeat offender. He received a two-game suspension in March 2011. Marchand clipped Salo just before the end of the second period of Saturday’s game, receiving a […]

Sports

College Roundup: Black Bears looking like a contender

by Kevin Thomas January 10, 2012

Back in October, when a reporter suggested to University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward that he might be in for a rebuilding year, he frowned. The coach said he was not using the R-word. And, in fact, these 2011-12 Black Bears had some talent. “We have some pieces we have to mesh together,” […]

Boston Red Sox, Sports

Tom Caron: It’ll all come down to pitching

by TOM CARON January 10, 2012

BOSTON — In fewer than six weeks, pitchers and catchers will report to JetBlue Park as the Bobby Valentine era begins for the Red Sox. If the Sox have any playoff hopes, they need to get better pitching. The final pitch of 2011 is also the lasting image of Boston’s historic collapse. Robert Andino’s winning […]