BIDDEFORD – Gathered together from across the state, all-star quarterbacks, centers, guards, tackles, safeties and all the rest go helmet-to-helmet Saturday afternoon, July 20, when East and West clash in the 24th annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl. Kickoff at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford is 4 p.m. The game, possibly the biggest single high school sporting […]
2013
Posted inNation & World, News
N.H. mom accused of forcing kids to drink bleach
Police say Wendy Wright, 33, induced her children, ages 6 and 7, to consume the chemical on June 18 at their home.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Ohio kidnapping, rape suspect pleads not guilty
Ariel Castro, 53, has been jailed since his arrest on May 6 shortly after the three women he had allegedly held for a decade in his home escaped to freedom.
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Ohio kidnapping, rape suspect pleads not guilty
Ariel Castro, 53, has been jailed since his arrest on May 6 shortly after the three women he had allegedly held for a decade in his home escaped to freedom.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Freeport leads local rebound in permits for new homes
FREEPORT — Construction of single-family homes is showing a slow, steady recovery in coastal towns north of Portland, which jibes with national statistics. The end of fiscal 2013 brought encouraging news for Freeport, a town of 7,900 residents. The code enforcement office issued 48 permits for single-family homes, which was the highest number since 2006, when […]
Posted inMaine, News
Ex-Maine basketball star’s sentencing postponed
Dana Wilson, 62, was found guilty in May of possessing child porn.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Rev3 triathlon in Old Orchard Beach raises prizes for second year
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – The second annual Old Orchard Beach Rev3 Triathlon will take place on Sunday, Aug. 25. Professional and amateur athletes will compete in either the 70.3-mile HalfRev or 30-mile OlympicRev swim/bike/run endurance race. Due to last year’s success, the prize purse for the professional athletes was increased from $35,000 to $50,000 for […]
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Another tar sands pipeline in Midwest seeks fast track
Unlike the Keystone project, which crosses an international border and requires State Department approval, the proposed pipeline has attracted little public attention.
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Putin warns U.S. Russia won’t back down over Snowden asylum
The NSA leaker has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, three weeks after arriving at a Moscow airport from Hong Kong.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine man charged in slaying held without bail
Nathan Morton of Greene is charged with murder in connection with the April killing of Romeo Parent.