DURHAM – Good news for students in Durham – the town has revived awarding a yearly $1,000 scholarship to one or two worthy local recipients. “It’s been a number of years since we’ve done this,” said Kendra O’Connell, co-chairwoman of the newly resurrected Durham Scholarship Fund Committee. “I wasn’t even living in town the last […]
2013
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Tom Caron: Dark night, future’s bright
BOSTON — The Bruins stared into the abyss Monday night. They were at home, facing a team on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. The Blackhawks were the NHL’s best team in the regular season, and proved to be the best in the playoffs, too, winning their second Cup in four years with a […]
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Report: 1 dead in Yarmouth blast
YARMOUTH An apparent propane explosion leveled homes, woke people for miles and cut power to thousands this morning. The blast — which occurred at 6:17 a.m. on Gables Drive, off North Road — was felt from Cape Elizabeth to Bailey Island and sent debris flying hundreds of feet. At least two homes may have […]
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Who has the best lobster roll?
In attempting to answer the age-old question — Who has the best lobster roll in the Mid-coast? — we invite you to go to take our Times Record news poll, here -> http://www.timesrecord.com/node/513846
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2 men found dead in Freeport home
FREEPORT Two men were found dead in their Durham Road home late Tuesday morning after what authorities speculate was a murder-suicide. John E. Dorrington, 64, and his son, Nicholas, 32, lived in the house at 53 Durham Road, also known as state Route 136. The incident was reported about 11:30 a.m., after the bodies were […]
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Explosion destroys homes
An apparent propane explosion leveled homes, woke people for miles and cut power to thousands this morning. Officials were looking for missing people but there was no immediate word on casualties. The blast — which occurred at 6:17 a.m. on Gables Drive, off North Road — was felt from Cape Elizabeth to Bailey Island and […]
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Benoit could run for Senate
PHIPPSBURG Former state Sen. Paula Benoit is preparing a run to regain her former seat. Benoit wants to replace Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall, a Democrat who accepted a presidential appointment to serve as New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. “I have been touched and overwhelmed by the outpouring of support […]
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Bus service needs $90K in new funds
BRUNSWICK Beginning in October, the Brunswick Explorer bus service will have to raise an additional $40,000 in local matching funds to keep the wheels on the buses turning round and round. Ridership has increased more than 75 percent since 2010, according to Lee Karker, executive director of Coastal Trans, the Rocklandbased company that operates the […]
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Brunswick man assaulted with bat
BRUNSWICK Brunswick police summonsed a Topsham man at his home Saturday morning after investigating an alleged assault on Mill Street that sent a man to a local hospital. Police were called to 7 Mill St. at 10:22 a.m. where a man allegedly entered an apartment with a baseball bat and struck a 29-year-old male several […]