PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s path to a record-extending ninth French Open title could take him through a series of matches against the men who beat him on clay this season. The top-seeded Nadal was drawn Friday to possibly face No. 21 Nicolas Almagro in the fourth round, then No. 5 David Ferrer in the quarterfinals. […]
May 2014
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Syrian soccer goalie-turned-rebel becomes icon
BEIRUT — He began as a local hero on the soccer field, playing for the most popular team of his home city Homs and rising toward national stardom across Syria. But when the uprising against President Bashar Assad began, Abdelbaset Sarout left all of it to lead peaceful protests, rallying thousands to demand Assad leave power. More than three […]
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Aura A. Maynard
SANFORD — Aura A. Maynard, 96, of Sanford, passed away on Thursday at her home, under the care of Southern Maine Hospice. Aura was born in South Grafton, Mass. on Dec. 30, 1917, a daughter of the late Joseph and Aurore Maynard. She attended local schools. After the loss of her parents she went to […]
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Augusta hospital eliminating 130 jobs
AUGUSTA (AP) — The chief executive of Maine’s newest hospital says it is eliminating almost 130 jobs and laying off 16 people this summer. Chuck Hays, chief executive of MaineGeneral Health, says the Alfond Center for Health that opened in Augusta in November is busy but overstaffed. The budget that MaineGeneral officials are developing for […]
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Rangers beat slumping Tigers, White Sox top Yankees
DETROIT (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo homered, Chris Gimenez had four hits and the Texas Rangers rolled to a 9-2 victory over the slumping Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Texas was without Prince Fielder, who stayed home when the Rangers left for Detroit to face the big first baseman’s former team. Fielder has been out because of […]
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Lyman voters to consider zoning changes
LYMAN — Residents will vote at the polls on June 10 on whether to allow farming in the residential zone. The proposed ordinance change would allow the keeping of animals, other than household pets, for personal, noncommercial use on lots three acres or larger in residential districts, two acres or larger in all other districts, […]
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Biddeford youth clean up their neighborhood
BIDDEFORD — On May 6, a group of students from The Alternative Pathways Classroom, Youth Build and Biddeford High School got together to clean up their neighborhood. Biddeford High School student Elias Fletcher said, along with his classmates, they have spent their lives in the Bacon Street area of Biddeford, and decided they would like […]
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Sea Dogs walk off on Betts’ triple
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (31-15) led early, gave up five runs over the final four innings but bounced back for two in the ninth and walked-off over the Binghamton Mets (24-21) 6-5 in the finale of the six-game series Thursday night at Hadlock Field. The win brought the Sea Dogs record to 8-1 on […]
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Strong week for local teams
(Ed. Note: For the complete Scarborough-Deering and Scarborough-Portland baseball and Cape Elizabeth-Greely and South Portland-Yarmouth boys’ lacrosse game stories, with photos and box scores, visit theforecaster.net) The midway pole has been passed and local teams are jockeying to make the playoffs as we enter the final phase of the regular season. There’s been a lot […]