Fewer than expected shoppers are looking at steeper discounts, with sales behind predictions.
2013
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Sports Digest
PREP SCHOOLS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Rebecca Siegel’s 18 points led Berwick Academy (5-0) to a 46-39 EIL win over Beaver Country Day (1-2) at South Berwick. Siegel scored nine in the second half, and Torie St. Pierre had five, as the Bulldogs pulled away from a 22-22 tie. TENNIS Djokovic and Williams are the year’s best, […]
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At least 189 die in intense assault on Syrian rebels
The four-day air attack on opposition-held areas of Aleppo comes five weeks before a peace conference.
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Britain’s roguish thief, Ronnie Biggs, dies at 84
He played a minor role in the Great Train Robbery and was a thorn in Scotland Yard’s side for decades.
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New England Dispatches
NORWALK, Conn. Kids safe after bus stalls on tracks, train stops 10 feet away About 40 Connecticut children are safe after their school bus stalled on a railroad crossing in Norwalk. Police said an approaching Metro-North commuter train stopped about 10 feet from the crossing after the driver had safely evacuated the Silvermine Elementary School […]
Posted inMaine, News
Pipeline construction company sues Summit Gas of Maine
The federal suit is the latest round in a public dispute that has delayed gas installation in central Maine.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mass. missing-boy case stirs more investigations
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says the question remains: Are there similar cases in the child protective agency?
Posted inMaine, News
Portland-area water rates rising to fund new pipes
Bills are likely to increase 3 percent as the Portland utility that serves 11 communities doubles its repair efforts.
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World Dispatches
LONDON Welsh rock singer Watkins jailed for child sex offenses Welsh rock singer Ian Watkins was jailed Wednesday for 35 years after pleading guilty to a string of child sex offenses, including the attempted rape of a baby. Reading the sentence at Cardiff Crown Court, Judge John Royce said the 36-year-old former Lostprophets frontman had […]
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High School Wrestling Notebook: Coaches like New England qualifier
Maine’s entries for the New England wrestling championships will be decided in a designated New England qualifier tournament.