Meanwhile, federal officials report the number of illnesses from tainted ground beef has risen to 19.
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Major League Notebook: Jenks may be late for camp
BOSTON – Boston Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks has undergone a second spinal decompression procedure that could delay the start of his spring training The Red Sox confirmed the procedure Thursday. Jenks, 30, is in the second year of a two-year, $20 million contract. He appeared in just 19 games last season with lingering back […]
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Driver killed in Gardiner crash had no valid license
The man who was driving a rental van that crashed Saturday morning on icy Brunswick Avenue — killing him and his grandson — was not legally allowed to drive.
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Roundup: Cheverus tops Sanford girls
SANFORD – Brooke Flaherty scored 13 points Thursday night to lead Cheverus to a 31-19 victory against Sanford in a Southern Maine Activities Association schoolgirl basketball game. The Stags (7-1) used a 12-3 run in the second quarter to take a 14-5 halftime lead. Maria Veino scored 11 points for the Redskins (5-3). MT. ARARAT […]
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For Greely, an at-least-we-won win
Greely remained undefeated in boys’ hockey Thursday but wasn’t thrilled with its play in a 4-2 victory over Camden Hills.
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Pentagon strategy: Be leaner, more agile
Budget cuts and smaller ground forces are planned, suggesting a shift away from long conflicts.
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M.D. Harmon: Iowa vote shows GOP still uncertain who will compete the best
Well, if Sen. John McCain has endorsed Mitt Romney, then it’s got to be all over now. Depending, I guess, on how you define “all over.” Lyndon Johnson earned the nickname “Landslide Lyndon” by winning a U.S. Senate race in 1948 by 87 votes (taking 202 out of 203 votes found in an “overlooked” ballot […]
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Cuts, new tactics appear to spare BIW, Portsmouth
WASHINGTON – Maine’s two major military facilities seem well-positioned to continue to get government contracts under the cost-saving defense strategy outlined by the Obama administration Thursday, according to Maine’s two Democratic U.S. representatives. Both said they back the president’s strategy. But U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both R-Maine, stopped short of endorsing it, […]
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Basketball Notebook: After big wins, what happens next can be big, too
Just how big is a “big” regular-season victory? Well, a lot depends on what follows. At least that’s what Bonny Eagle boys’ basketball coach Phil Bourassa and Camden Hills girls’ coach Marty Messer are telling their players these days. Both teams had, by any measure, huge wins last Tuesday: Bonny Eagle handed defending Western Class […]
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West End residents object to 65-foot-tall building
About 40 people showed up at a neighborhood meeting Thursday night to air their views.