The Capers cruise to a 12-8 win over Falmouth.
May 2014
Girls’ roundup: Biddeford beats Cheverus in softball, 2-1
Abbie Paquette drives in the winning run with a two-out double.
Russia: U.S. ‘unreliable’ space partner
The Russian deputy prime minister says his country does not intend to use the International Space Station past 2020 and that this would exclude the U.S. from using the orbiting lab.
Sports Digest
Morrill, Bernardo star for UMaine baseball in rout of Boston College at Goodall Park
Answers sought on why Maine lost out on key grant for offshore wind project
A puzzled Sen. Collins hears one reason for the denial of full funding, amid questions about scoring and politics.
Local & State Dispatches
Car hits, kills horse, injures 4 Amish kids / Mother, three sons found in Maine after Amber Alert / Expert rescues two eaglets in Bangor … and more news from around the state.
Worst winter for fliers blamed on weather
But snow and ice storms are not the only culprits. A shift in airline strategy leads to more cancellations.
Nation Dispatches
WHARTON, W.Va. Coalfield where men died had many safety violations Two miners who were killed on the job Monday night worked in a coalfield that had so many safety problems federal officials deemed it a “pattern violator,” a rare designation reserved for the industry’s worst offenders. Brody Mine No. 1 was one of only three […]
Briefcase
Retail sales nearly flat in April after strong March U.S. retail sales growth slowed in April, with consumers shopping less online and cutting back on purchases of furniture and electronics. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that seasonally adjusted retail sales rose just 0.1 percent last month, after surging 1.5 percent in March following a harsh […]
Senate advances tax break plan
The lawmakers vote to open debate on a bill that would extend more than 50 tax breaks through 2015.