Olland Reese was convicted in 2002 of bludgeoning to death a 16-year-old with the blunt end of a hatchet.
2013
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Original ‘Dear Abby’ columnist dies at 94
Pauline Phillips’ love column competed for decades with the advice column of Ann Landers, written by her twin sister.
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Posted inNews, Sports
Schilling’s bloody sock going up for auction
The sock has been on loan to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It’s expected to bring in at least $100,000.
Posted inNews, Sports
IOC strips Armstrong of Olympic bronze
Two months after winning his second Tour de France title in 2000, Armstrong took the bronze in Sydney in the men’s individual road time trials.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
South Portland park clubhouse soon to be razed
SOUTH PORTLAND — The future vision for Wilkinson Park on New York Avenue may need more clarity, but it’s certain the current clubhouse will not be part of it. A 90-minute Community Center forum Wednesday, led by Parks and Recreation Director Rick Towle, showed neighbors have much affection for the seven-acre parcel, which includes ball […]
Posted inNews
Live camera shows Maine seals in natural habitat
The camera on Seal Island is mounted on a tower and provides a view of seals that migrate to the island to give birth.
Posted inNews, Sports
Red Sox sign Saltalamacchia to 1-year, $4.5M contract
Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit .222 with 25 home runs and 59 RBIs last season.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine board backs ban on BPA in baby-food packaging
If adopted by the Legislature, Maine would be the third state to impose BPA bans that exceed federal standards.
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Dartmouth ending Advanced Placement credit
The college has concluded the tests aren’t as rigorous as its own classes.
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NRA chief says group accepts background checks
Association president David Keene says more attention should be paid to the “devastatingly broken mental health system in this country.”