PORTLAND—The Deering girls’ basketball team redefined winning ugly Monday night, but the Rams will take the victory just the same. After scoring just two points in the first quarter and a mere 10 in the first half against visiting South Portland, Deering finally put it together in the second half. Thanks to a strong team […]
2013
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine AG wants hospitals to allow public into meetings
The boards of those that rely mostly on taxpayer funding should be more open to scrutiny, the attorney general says.
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Maine’s reading, math scores flatline
But Maine students’ writing scores on standardized tests rise in 2012, the state reports.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Rams win with defense
Girls’ basketball: Deering shoots just 18 percent from the field, but still tops South Portland, 33-21.
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City Council bans smoking in Portland parks
Several city residents testify unsuccessfully against the rule intended to protect nonsmokers.
Posted inNation & World
Overfishing cuts stocks of anchovy
Peru battles cheating by commercial fleets to try to protect a fish vital for industry and food supplies.
Posted inNation & World
Beaten Egyptian man defends police, then recants
CAIRO – The video outraged Egyptians, showing riot police strip and beat a middle-aged man and drag him across the pavement as they cracked down on protesters. The follow-up was even more startling: In his first comments afterward, the man insisted the police were just trying to help him. Hamada Saber’s account, which he has […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High School Roundup: Veroneau sets school record in Waynflete win
KENTS HILL – Martha Veroneau became Waynflete’s all-time scoring leader while pacing the Flyers to a 69-40 win over Kents Hill in a girls’ basketball game Monday night. Veroneau scored 29 points to increase her career total to 1,286, surpassing her sister, Margaret, who graduated in 2008 with 1,280 points. Rhiannan Jackson had nine points, […]
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Sports Digest
BASKETBALL Four Red Claws playing in D-League All-Star game Four players from the Maine Red Claws were selected Monday to play in the NBA Development League All-Star game next weekend. Guard Shelvin Mack, forward DaJuan Summers, forward Chris Wright and guard/forward Micha Downs were picked. Maine led the league with the four selections, who will […]
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Some questions and answers about PTSD
WASHINGTON – The shooting death of a former Navy SEAL sniper has brought attention to the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder, which has affected as many as 20 percent of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Some questions and answers about PTSD: Q: What is PTSD? A: PTSD is an intense physical […]