BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox were charging out of the dugout before the winning run reached home plate. After a 10-game skid, winning sure feels good. Atlanta’s third error in the last two innings allowed Jackie Bradley Jr. to score from second as the Red Sox rallied to beat Atlanta 4-3 on Thursday night […]
May 2014
OOB man arrested on assault charges
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Terry Dudevoir was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for aggravated assault related to an alleged incident the week before. On May 22, around 11:45 a.m., police responded to a report of a man on the ground bleeding in the area of 4 Sixteenth St., according to press release from the police […]
High School Roundup: Tigers throttle Knights in girls lacrosse
BIDDEFORD — Taylor Turgeon scored four goals and assisted on another as host Biddeford rolled past Noble 14-3 in an SMAA girls lacrosse game at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford on Thursday. Shaina Speight netted a hat trick and Britt Farley and Missy Huot each tallied two goals for the Tigers (7-4). Sierra Parker stopped 13 […]
Gay, Sommer seek Dayton selectman seat
DAYTON — Dan Gay and Ryan Sommer are vying for a selectman seat vacated by Ted Poirier. Residents can vote for their choice on June 10 at the Dayton Municipal Building. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ”¢ Gay, 43, is married with two children. He is the owner of Pumpkin […]
Obama: Too little info about youth concussions
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Thursday for more robust research into youth concussions, saying there remains deep uncertainty over both the scope of the troubling issue and the long-term impacts on young people. “We want our kids participating in sports,” Obama said as he opened a daylong summit on concussions at the White House. […]
Biddeford to reveal ‘secret spaces’
BIDDEFORD — Anyone who is curious about some of the secret, tucked away places in Biddeford will have a chance to check them out on Saturday. Places like the mill lagoon at the Pepperell Mill Campus, the city hall clock tower and the car company Motorland Vintage America are on this year’s Secret Spaces/Historic Places […]
Official: No F-35 low-level training over Maine
PORTLAND — The newest fighter jets that have been the subject of noise complaints across the country won’t be flying low over the hills of western Maine under the National Guard’s proposal to increase the amount of training area for ground-hugging flights, official said Thursday. The National Guard’s request to double the amount of airspace […]
Suspect in kidnapping, robbery captured
RUMFORD (AP) — A Maine man expected to testify in the death of a New Hampshire inmate has been charged with robbery, kidnapping and assault. Randall Chapman, 37, was arrested by Maine State Police in Gray on Wednesday after being on the run since May 19. Chapman is charged with slashing a kidnapped victim’s face […]
The exudification of manliness
Men are gross. This is hardly news to anybody who’s ever met one, lived with one, or been one. We’re hairy. We spit. Our sweat smells like a pile of dead tree frogs in a humid swamp. When a hidden body part itches, we scratch and scratch until both it and our hands share most […]