CHARLIE ESHBACH is president of the Portland Sea Dogs, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Purchased as a minor league expansion team by the late Dan Burke, the team began play at Portland’s Hadlock Field in 1994, originally as an affiliate of the Florida Marlins. Eshbach talked about the team, which […]
2013
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Report sheds light on challenges posed by decline of Gulf of Maine cod
Despite major conservation measures, the species is ailing — but there’s good news for other groundfish.
advertisement
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: LePage offers correspondent straight talk
In describing a chronic complainer, my Great-Uncle Austin would first expel an ample amount of tobacco juice onto the ground and then dryly proclaim, “Ahhhhh, he’d kick if he was in swimmin’.” The Portland Press Herald article about the gentleman who wrote to the governor and was dissatisfied with his personal, hand-written reply brought to […]
Posted inBusiness
Study: Banks violating foreclosure settlement
Some practices improve, but the overseer of banks agrees with state AGs that harm is still being done.
Posted inSports
Pitcher’s nightmare: line drive to the head
While the possibility of tragedy exists, players are divided whether more safety is needed.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Sprint shares fall as Dish misses deadline for offer Wall Street took a step back from Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday after potential acquirer Dish Network Corp. backed off. Sprint shares fell 4.4 percent, a drop of 32 cents, to $7, and one analyst downgraded the stock. Dish failed to meet a late deadline Tuesday […]
Posted inLife & Culture
People & Entertainment: Cher credits luck for staying power
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Cher is no stranger to tabloid fodder. The 67-year-old singer who has spent most of her life in the spotlight offered this advice to young artists on navigating the world of paparazzi attention: “You’re screwed. That’s my advice.” “You don’t deal with it. You just try to get a place where […]
Posted inUncategorized
Movie Review: ‘Monsters University’ doesn’t quite make it to graduation
The prequel to ‘Monsters, Inc.’ is a letdown.
Posted inUncategorized
Movie Review: Zombies run amok in ‘World War Z’
A stampede of the undead threatens humanity, and humanity, led by Brad Pitt, fights back.
Posted inUncategorized
What Ales You: This weekend’s beer Festival puts accent on foreign brews
The event is being held at the Portland Yacht Services complex at 58 Fore St.,