BOSTON — Carlton Fisk cleared the Green Monster to beat the Cincinnati Reds. All Grady Sizemore had to do was hit it. The Red Sox outfielder lined one off the bottom of Fenway Park’s left-field Wall to drive in the winning run on Tuesday night and Boston beat Cincinnati 4-3 in 12 innings ”“ the […]
May 2014
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Heat top Nets in Game 1
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 22 points, Ray Allen added 19 and Miami stayed perfect in this postseason by beating Brooklyn 107-86 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal. It was the first win for Miami in five meetings with Brooklyn this season. Chris Bosh scored 15 points and grabbed […]
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Trojans respond to challenge
SACO — Trailing Gorham 6-5 at halftime Tuesday, Thornton Academy girls lacrosse coach Craig Agreste challenged his players to do one thing: be more assertive. “They’re an aggressive team and talented, and I think in the first half they pushed us around because we weren’t tough,” Agreste said of Gorham. “They were the aggressor.” The […]
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Cutler urges renewable energy, rebuilding of DEP
AUGUSTA — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler rolled out a plan Tuesday to encourage renewable energy generation, cut carbon dioxide emissions and provide financial support to projects that can help lower homeowners’ energy costs. Cutler, who’s seeking to unseat Republican Gov. Paul LePage in November, pledged that if elected he would implement an energy policy […]
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Sports Briefs
Clippers pres. taking indefinite leave LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers President Andy Roeser is taking an indefinite leave of absence while the NBA restructures the franchise in the wake of owner Donald Sterling’s lifetime ban. Roeser’s immediate departure was announced by the NBA. The league announced plans last week to appoint a CEO […]
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Sanford father charged with assaulting twin babies
SANFORD — The 21-year-old father of 2-month-old twins was scheduled to make a first appearance in court this afternoon, just days after he allegedly shook his daughter and bruised the head and face of his son. The twins were discharged from hospital late Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for Maine Medical Center in Portland. The […]
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Obama’s wage increases killing business
The fight over the minimum wage, which President Obama and Democrats hope to make a centerpiece of this year’s midterm elections, comes down to two simple arguments. Obama says low-income working Americans deserve a raise, while Republicans say raising the minimum wage would cost jobs. It was a mostly theoretical argument until Feb. 12, when […]
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Winter track damage slows Downeaster service
PORTLAND (AP) — Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service between Boston and Maine has been delayed or canceled this week so damaged tracks can be repaired. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which manages Downeaster service, says inspectors determined that harsh winter weather and heavy snow melt had destabilized the ground under about 27 noncontiguous […]
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Nancy A. Collard
SACO — Nancy A. Collard, 60, of Saco, died Monday, May 5, 2014, after complications from cancer. She was born in Portland on Oct. 5, 1953. Nancy attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School in 1972 and went on to attend the University of Southern of Maine, where she was a member of […]
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GOP seeks resolution on nursing home funds
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Legislature has adjourned, but Republican leaders are urging Democrats to reconvene to consider funding for the state’s nursing homes. Senate Republican Leader Michael Thibodeau said Tuesday that the funding crisis for the state’s nursing homes is an important enough issue to bring lawmakers back to Augusta. Republicans want to reconsider […]