DALLAS – Penn State President Rodney Erickson says no one has been hired to replace fired football coach Joe Paterno, and the administrator leading the search says there’s no top candidate. USA Today and ESPN reported Sunday that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien is the top candidate for the Nittany Lions job. At […]
2012
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As house values fall, why don’t taxes?
Whether a property owner is paying his or her fair share can be in the eye of the beholder, leading many Mainers to challenge their property assessments.
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Portland mayor was ‘shocked’ by diagnosis
But Michael Brennan says the bad news is tempered by the fact that he has a slow-moving and treatable form of cancer.
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Bulletin Board
The Portland Elks Lodge will be holding their annual foul shooting contest at 9 a.m. Sunday at Catherine McAuley High School. There are three age groups for boys and girls. Ages 8 & 9; 10 & 11, and 12 & 13. Winners will advance to the regional shoot-off at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, also […]
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Kingfield town official to consider possible plea deal
Douglas Marble is facing several charges stemming from a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend in April.
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Patriots rally past Bills to clinch AFC top seed
New England spots Buffalo a 21-point lead in the first quarter, then wipes it out for the win.
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Claws out of sync, lose 4th straight
Maine trails by as many as 32 points in a 104-81 home loss to Rio Grande Valley.
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Year’s first baby steps out early
Alejandro Joseph Mejia is delivered at Maine Medical Center, three weeks before his due date.
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Gust of wind leaves parachute operator hanging
A man is rescued from a tree more than 70 feet in the air after losing control.
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Online readers drawn to a bomb, a mural and a Honda
The most-read stories on the Press Herald’s website in 2011 are topped by a threat to the Occupy Maine camp.