The faith-based initiative deals with needy parishioners’ legal problems.
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Rebar wins Winkin Award
Ryan Rebar of Foxcroft Academy is chosen as Maine’s best high school baseball senior.
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U.S. secretly training Syrian rebels, officials say
Courses in the use of antiaircraft weapons are taking place at U.S. bases in Jordan and Turkey.
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NHL Notebook: Tippett reaches agreement to remain coach of Coyotes
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Coyotes agreed Friday to a long-term contract extension with Coach Dave Tippett. Tippett reportedly had wanted to wait and see what happens with the uncertain ownership situation before making a decision to stay with the Coyotes, parent team of the Portland Pirates.. The Coyotes have gone 156-96-42 and made the playoffs […]
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Theme parks wage food fight
Niche foods and souvenirs are the latest customer lures.
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NPR’s new building rekindles old criticism
The $201 million edifice is too luxurious for a operation partly funded by tax dollars, they say.
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Will airlines allow use of phones and laptops? No decision yet
The safety issue of using electronic devices in flight needs more study, says an advisory committee.
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New England Dispatches
Report alleges hospital ignored workers’ concerns / Girl mauled by Rottweiler arrives in Boston / Slain MIT police officer to be honored … and more news from the region.
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Streisand speaks out on separation of men and women in Israel
JERUSALEM – Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel’s touchiest issues this week on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious practices that separate men and women. Speaking at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday, where she received an honorary doctorate, she took aim at cases of […]
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Religion Calendar
Saturday Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Corliss Street Church Annex, Weeks and Middle streets, Bath. Yard, bake and plant sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to benefit several organizations, Union Church, 34 Union St., Biddeford. Yard sale and hot dog stand, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook […]