OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town council will decide Tuesday how it will move forward with Kate’s Homemade Butter. The business has operated for more than 30 years in a residential neighborhood at 3 Arbutus Ave. The business has grown exponentially since its inception, and there have been complaints in recent years from neighbors regarding […]
September 2013
Remembering Sept. 11
It’s a sobering fact to any adult to think that today’s high school students do not remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was 12 years ago now, so those students would have been 6 years old at best, and most of them even younger. For today’s students, a moment of remembrance does […]
Prosecution of cantaloupe farmers sends strong message
The FDA under Obama is more aggressively pursuing alleged lapses by farmers and food processors.
Trio of ex-soldiers charged in plot to murder agent
The ‘band of mercenary marksmen’ used their training ‘for evil ends,’ the U.S. attorney says.
Cheverus and Portland girls wind up in 0-0 tie
PORTLAND—While Friday afternoon’s city battle between the Cheverus and Portland girls’ soccer teams featured a good dose of frustration, in the end, both teams were content with kissing their proverbial sisters. The Stags, coming off their first victory this season, and the Bulldogs, who have their best team in several years, gave each other their […]
Sports Digest
HOCKEY Bruins finish preseason with 6-0 win over Jets Swedish rookie Carl Soderberg scored just 26 seconds into the game, and the Boston Bruins ended their preseason schedule Friday night with a 5-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Johnny Boychuk, Jordan Caron, Nick Johnson and Patrice Bergeron also scored as the Bruins […]
Major League Notebook: Mariners’ manager won’t wait to be axed
SEATTLE – Eric Wedge told the Seattle Mariners on Friday that he will not return as manager next season, saying it became obvious he did not have a future with the organization. Wedge will manage the final three games of this season against Oakland before the Mariners begin a search for a new manager. “It’s […]
Major League Roundup: Indians, Rangers ensure a wild end
MINNEAPOLIS – Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera both had two doubles and Jason Kipnis was a homer short of the cycle as the Cleveland Indians had 17 hits in a 12-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. With the win and Tampa Bay’s loss at Toronto, the Indians moved into a tie with […]
Football Roundup: Greely stops Westbrook
WESTBROOK – Sam Peck rushed for one touchdown and caught a pass for another Friday night, and Greely recovered from an early deficit to roll past Westbrook 41-8 in a Western Class B schoolboy football game at Olmsted Field. The Rangers (3-1) scored 41 unanswered points after Westbrook (2-2) had the first touchdown of the […]
Buchholz wins again as Sox roll
The right-hander throws 113 pitches – the most since coming off a lengthy stint on the DL.