Manhole cover hits windshield, injuring driver / Company proposes to build new Route 1 shopping plaza / South Berwick man, 23, sentenced in fatal overdose … and more news from around the state.
2013
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Chris Froome’s fitness ‘impressive’ as he wins Tour time trial
Alberto Contador had hoped to make up time on Chris Froome but instead loses nine seconds.
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World/Nation Dispatches
LONDON Britain’s same-sex marriage bill gets queen’s assent Queen Elizabeth II gave final approval Wednesday to Britain’s controversial same-sex marriage bill, bestowing her royal assent as is common to all new laws. The measure passed its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday when the House of Commons approved the bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in […]
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Maine disabled golfers still in the swing
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation is helping handicapped athletes enjoy golf.
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For scare in space, Mainer had right stuff
Astronaut Chris Cassidy, who grew up in Bath and York, assists a colleague in distress during a walk outside the space station.
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Alan Caron: With simple, compelling questions, girls confront status quo
Malala Yousatzai speaks for universal education; Samantha Smith reached out to the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Saltwater Fishing Report
OFFSHORE Porbeagles and blue sharks have been sighted and hooked up, including a 450-pound porbeagle landed on the backside of Tanta’s. The minimum size for all keeper sharks (makos, porbeagles, threshers and blues) is 4.5 feet in length, while basking and great white sharks are federally protected. Atlantic bluefin tuna are spread out all over. […]
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Commentary: No silver linings for the United States in the Middle East
America’s reactive, disengaged approach to global affairs has disturbing implications for security.
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Much of the nation bakes, sweats
The largest heat wave of the summer continues, with forecasters saying relief is still days away.
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On Internet, Mainers can trace family roots this weekend
Ancestry.com is offering free access this week to a new batch of 220 million historical records.