CAIRO — The election of Egypt’s former military chief to the nation’s presidency may be remembered for its central irony: He won in a historic landslide ”“ only to shatter his image of invulnerability in the process. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s win was never in doubt, but what the retired 59-year-old field marshal wanted was an overwhelming […]
May 2014
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Sea Dogs finish win with double play
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (35-18) scored early and staved off a late comeback to down the New Britain Rock Cats (22-29) 2-1 Thursday afternoon at Hadlock Field. The win was Portland’s only in the series and improves its home record to 19-8. After falling in a pair of games Wednesday, the Sea Dogs […]
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Records: Manchester couple strangled before fire
By LYNNE TUOHY Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. — A Manchester couple was strangled five days before firefighters found their bodies in their burning home, according to recently filed court documents. The death certificates filed in Hillsborough County Probate Court show that Robert Dion, 71, and Constance Dion, 67, were strangled with a wire on March […]
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Plastic bag ordinance will do more harm than good
Even though when polled, most consumers are opposed, it looks like Portland is a heartbeat away from becoming the first community in Maine to effect a plastic bag tax. Five cents per bag, which goes to the merchant, yet they still oppose it. Before the anti-bag movement spreads to surrounding communities, let’s collect our thoughts […]
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Shelly Sterling agrees to sell Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Ballmer
LOS ANGELES — Shelly Sterling has informed the NBA of her deal with Steve Ballmer to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers, but the league isn’t ready to call off next week’s owners hearing just yet. First, it needs more information about the potential record-breaking $2 billion sale she agreed to with the former Microsoft CEO. […]
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Activists protest French far right victory
PARIS (AP) — Several hundred human rights activists, leftists and others are marching through Paris to protest the victory of the French far right in European Parliament elections. Europe’s political establishment is reeling and searching for new direction after far-right and Euroskeptic parties made big gains in Sunday’s elections. The anti-immigration National Front got the […]
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Rory McIlroy keeps on rolling at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Whether it’s his health or his personal life, Rory McIlroy is not easily distracted when he’s on top of his game. McIlroy made two eagles and three birdies on the back nine at Muirfield Village ”“ along with a double bogey ”“ on his way to a 9-under 63 and a three-shot […]
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Officials: 8-year-old with knife threatened boy, 6
FARMINGTON (AP) — Police say a second-grader in Maine has been charged with terrorizing another student for brandishing a jackknife while threatening a younger boy. RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told the Sun Journal that the incident happened Tuesday morning on a bus on the way to the Mallett School in Farmington. He says the […]
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W. Va. school ends religious grad. speech
WINFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — Retired Winfield High School football coach Leon McCoy will no longer give a religiously themed speech at the school’s graduation. Principal Bruce McGrew and McCoy agreed that the longtime coach will not speak at this year’s graduation after the Putnam County school system received complaints, McGrew told media outlets. “It was […]
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MMS’ Parent recognized for deepening student interest in science
WATERBORO — In 2010, students in Pat Parent’s seventh-grade science class were studying invasive species and noticed a clump of purple loosestrife, an opportunistic plant that, if left alone, can spread like wildfire. So the students monitored the plant, and a year later, another group of seventh-graders had a look. What they noticed, curiously, was […]