Despite financial problems, Maine Medical Center will undertake a $40 million project on its main campus.
2013
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Local baseball/softball: Saco team collects a win
BIDDEFORD – Cam Jackman hit the go-ahead single and Ryder Kenney singled in two more in the eighth inning Tuesday as Fayette-Staples downed Biddeford Savings Bank 6-3 in an American Legion Zone 5 baseball game. Alex Fallon hit a solo home run and Drew Gelinas tossed three innings of scoreless relief for Fayette-Staples (8-4) of […]
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Freeport eyes withdrawing from school district
The town seems ready to hire a consultant to work on a hypothetical budget as it considers secession.
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Bulletin Board
The MTA championships, sanctioned as a double major by the Maine Tennis Association, will be held on the weekend of July 12-14 at the Waynflete Sports Complex in Portland. Competition will be held in men’s open singles and doubles, women’s open singles and doubles, as well as in men’s 35 and over, 45 and over, […]
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In Afghanistan, a dazzling project built for … no one
U.S. military leaders’ advice that the $34 million headquarters wasn’t needed fell on deaf ears.
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Associate: Hernandez was shooter
Police papers say Carlos Ortiz said that another man said Aaron Hernandez admitted fatally shooting Odin Lloyd.
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Zimmerman judge urged to allow gun, fight texts
The defense wants jurors to know Trayvon Martin had those interests, but would they be prejudicial?
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White House intensifies push to sell Obamacare
WASHINGTON – The White House is dramatically expanding its efforts to sell the Affordable Care Act, hiring additional staffers, formulating a public-relations strategy and reaching out to key lawmakers as the new health insurance system prepares to launch in coming months. The administration’s push comes as Republican leaders signal their intent to focus on the […]
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Arab allies pledge $8 billion in aid to Egypt
CAIRO – Egypt’s military-backed interim leader named a new prime minister and won $8 billion in promises of aid from wealthy Arab allies in the Gulf on Tuesday in moves aimed at stabilizing a political transition less than a week after the army deposed the Islamist president. The armed forces warned political factions that “maneuvering” […]
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Whiteflies force major Maine farm to destroy crop
Backyard Farms, which produces 27 million pounds of tomatoes a year, says an infestation will force the company to destroy its half-a-million plants and start over.