By SMAIL BELLAOUALLI Associated Press CASABLANCA, Morocco — Casablanca has always had a seedy underbelly. Now a spike in violent crime has ignited a public outcry, a debate in parliament and an order from Morocco’s king himself to crush this “menace.” Photos posted on Facebook show muscular young Moroccan men, often tattooed, with elaborate haircuts, […]
May 2014
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GOP’s Baker unveils proposal to overhaul welfare in Mass.
BOSTON — Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker unveiled a plan Tuesday he says will overhaul the state’s welfare system by focusing more resources on helping those currently receiving benefits to transition to work. Baker said he would invest in job training, offer tax credits to employers who hire welfare recipients and give childcare vouchers […]
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Rivera praises Pedroia in book, would take him over Cano
OAKLAND, Calif. — Retired Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says he would take Boston’s Dustin Pedroia over former teammate Robinson Cano as his top second baseman. That’s fine by Cano, who insists he respects Rivera as the best ever, no matter what. “There is no doubt that he is a Hall of Fame-caliber talent,” Rivera said […]
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Activist group apologizes to lawmaker
PORTLAND (AP) — A liberal activist group in Maine is apologizing for sending out a mailer that appeared to make light of a Republican lawmaker’s medical condition. The mailers from the Maine People’s Alliance, which accused Republicans of having “no spine” for voting against Medicaid expansion, were sent to the district represented by a state […]
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Spartans stymied by Blue Blazes in loss
WESTBROOK — The Sanford girls lacrosse team came close on Tuesday. Close to scoring goals too many times to keep track, and because of that, close to securing an elusive first victory of the season. But countless missed opportunities doomed the Spartans in a 5-4 loss to Westbrook. The Spartans fall to 0-3 with the […]
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Circus acrobat willing to do hair-hanging again
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she’ll perform the stunt again. “For me, you gotta get back up and do it again,” Samantha Pitard told The Associated Press after being released from a hospital Tuesday. Pitard and […]
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Youth gardening promotes healthy eating habits
Gardening has grown in popularity in recent years, enjoying a renewed surge in popularity after a few decades of falling by the wayside. Community gardens are popping up everywhere, giving apartment-dwellers a chance to tend their own little plot and feel that special connection with the Earth that only comes from nurturing something to grow. […]
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New Hampshire court upholds COPSLIE vanity plate
By LYNNE TUOHY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the state violated the free speech rights of a man who wanted “COPSLIE” on his license plate. In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of David Montenegro, who wanted the plate to protest what he […]
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Search for dropped cellphone blamed in head-on crash
NEWFIELD — Charges are expected against a 53-year-old Waterboro man whose pickup truck hit a sedan head on, injuring the driver, as he bent over to pick up his cellphone. The crash on Water Street ”“ Route 11 ”“ in Newfield took place just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Emily Mee, 20, the driver of the […]
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OOB council rejects tattoo parlor move
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A proposed zoning ordinance change that would have allowed tattoo studios on Ocean Park Road has failed. The request for a change was brought about by Robert Johnson, owner of Good and Evil Tattoo. Johnson ran a tattoo establishment at 9 Ocean Park Road last year, and had applied for a […]