Since returning to high school competition after two years of exclusively club swimming, Jerry Gravel of Scarborough has made a splash. He has set two pool records, of 54.51 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke at Greely High and of 1 minute, 57.66 seconds in the 200 individual medley at Cape Elizabeth. Both times are tops […]
2013
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Firearms expert testifies in Hayden double murder trial
Joel Hayden is accused of killing the mother of his four children and his longtime friend in 2001.
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College Connections: Broadwater pulls out all stops as Hobart’s goaltender
With his Division III-best 1.36 goals-against average and .948 save percentage, Portland native Nick Broadwater is already having a senior hockey season to remember. But the Hobart College goalie has his sights set even higher — for this season and beyond. The first goal is to help get the Statesmen back in the NCAA tournament […]
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Monopoly token voting will show what’s not to like
Hasbro is holding a Facebook contest to replace one of the pieces with a new one.
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Scarborough office pot grower wants to clear the air with neighbors
Ballou Poppas, who uses the drug for medical reasons, says he’s puzzled by complaints and is worried that he may have to move out.
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Wrestling Notebook: Bonny Eagle makes a slow comeback
As a proud member of the 1988 state championship wrestling team at Bonny Eagle High, it pained Greg Gonyea to see how far the Scots had fallen. Making it worse is that Gonyea — a 1989 Bonny Eagle grad — had helped start the local Pee Wee wrestling program in 1990. “We were just losing […]
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Moore: Movie on gun control ‘did no good’
NEW YORK – More than a decade has passed since Michael Moore released his pro-gun control documentary “Bowling for Columbine,” and the director says he’s saddened that the nation has not made enough strides toward ending violence in schools. “I never thought I would have to, a decade later, stand here and say that that […]
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The pressure’s on: Simplify tax code
Tax-code overhaul hasn’t happened since 1986 – is it time now?
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Briefcase
New rules to restrict lenders, protect mortgage borrowers Federal regulators for the first time are laying out rules aimed at ensuring that mortgage borrowers can afford to repay the loans they take out. The rules being unveiled Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau impose a range of obligations and restrictions on lenders, including bans […]
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AIG declines to join suit against rescuer
NEW YORK – Facing a certain backlash from Washington and beyond, American International Group won’t be joining a $25 billion shareholder lawsuit against the U.S. government over the terms of its bailout at the height of the financial crisis. The suit was filed by Starr International, a company headed by AIG’s founder and former CEO […]