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    July 23, 2013

    Hockey notebook: 5 Pirates re-up with Phoenix

    The Phoenix Coyotes, the NHL parent of the Portland Pirates, signed defenseman David Rundblad to a two-year contract, it was announced Monday. Phoenix also signed defenseman Mark Louis to a two-year, two-way contract and defenseman Mathieu Brodeur and forwards Brett Hextall and Brandon McMillan to one-year, two-way deals. The 6-2, 195-pound Rundblad spent most of […]

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    July 23, 2013

    Kevin Thomas: Brandon Workman wins praise in loss

    The rookie pitcher began the season at Hadlock Field.

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    July 23, 2013

    Local baseball/softball: Scarborough gets perfect 10-0 victory

    Laura Powell was perfect through five innings and struck out 14 of the 15 batters she faced as Scarborough shut out Derry, N.H., 10-0, in a mercy-rule win in the Eastern Region tournament for Little League softball at Bristol, Conn., on Monday. Powell also contributed an RBI double during Scarborough’s five-run rally in the third […]

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    July 23, 2013

    Maine residents divided on wind turbines

    The biggest wind farm in the state could bring significant cash, but it could also mar the rural scene in northern Somerset County.

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    July 23, 2013

    Maine police review evidence from Detroit death

    The body of Ricky Cole, 47, was discovered Thursday inside the mobile home he was renting in Augusta.

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    July 23, 2013

    Local & State Dispatches

    Maine's gas prices rise another 7 cents / Police say 43 storage units were burglarized / Two workers seriously hurt in 20-foot fall from ladders ... and more news from around the state.

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    July 23, 2013

    Commentary: Lives of people with severe autism still hidden in the shadows

    To grasp the impact of living with these disorders, we must see more than the inspirational stories.

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    July 23, 2013

    Quake in rural China kills at least 75, hurts hundreds

    Thousands of homes are destroyed or damaged and heavy rain is forecast, raising the risk of more landslides.

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    July 23, 2013

    Bulletin Board

    • The annual Teddy Bear Scramble will be held at 8:15 a.m. Aug. 7 at Spring Meadows Golf Club in Gray. The event benefits the Children’s Dyslexia Center of Portland. The cost is $70 per person, which includes a barbecue lunch. The entry deadline is Aug. 2.   • The 23rd annual All-Star Invitational Senior […]

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    July 23, 2013

    New outside groups getting jump start on 2014, 2016 elections

    But political-party veterans are wary of the potential divisiveness and clout of the surging independents.