NAPLES — Ramsey Dodge scored a hat trick as the Freeport High School boys lacrosse team ran past Lake Region, 9-5, in Western Maine Conference play on Wednesday. Sam Wogan and Eli Fox added two goals apiece for the Falcons, who improved to 7-4 and visit Waynflete on June 5. Zach Tidd paced the Lakers […]
May 2014
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Exhibit looks at Benedict Arnold as a hero
NORWICH, Conn. A new exhibit on display at the Slater Memorial Museum is the latest effort to bring heightened visibility to a subject Norwich has deliberately ignored for centuries. “Key to Liberty: Benedict Arnold, an American Hero on Lake Champlain,” which is hosted by the Norwich Historical Society in cooperation with the Lake Champlain Maritime […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. A fter immigrating to Oregon from the Mexican state of Oaxaca more than two decades ago, Paula Asuncion worked on farms and in minimum wage jobs at fast-food restaurants — a widow struggling to feed six children, sharing cramped apartments with other families. Her prospects changed two years ago after she joined a […]
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Arlington National Cemetery’s 150 years rooted in Civil War
ARLINGTON, Va. Arlington National Cemetery’s hallowed ground honors American soldiers from many different wars. But as Arlington marks its 150th anniversary this year with tours and events, historians note that its roots are firmly planted in the Civil War. It was June 15, 1864, as the war dragged into its fourth year, when War Secretary […]
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THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
Union attempts to begin taking aim at Atlanta intensified this week 150 years ago in the Civil War. Fighting erupted on May 24, 1864, around a place called New Hope Church in Georgia as forces under Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman squared off with Confederate rivals under Gen. Joseph E. Johnson. The fighting at […]
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Murder trial opens with lurid story of sex denied
DOVER, N.H. — The man charged with killing a Massachusetts coed became enraged when she denied his sexual advances, snuck up behind her and choked her with a rope before raping her, prosecutors said at the opening of his trial on Wednesday Seth Mazzaglia, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Elizabeth […]
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Maine schools can delay grad. requirements
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s top education official says public school districts can now take up to two extra years to implement new proficiency-based graduation requirements if they need the time. Education Commissioner Jim Rier spelled out six ways to apply for extensions in a letter Wednesday to superintendents. Under the new system, created by a […]
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Sea Dogs swept by Rock Cats in doubleheader
From Staff Reports PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (34-18) gave up two runs late in the completion of the suspended game 9-8 and had a late rally, but fell in the second game 4-2 to the New Britain Rock Cats (22-28) Wednesday night at Hadlock Field. The losses send the Sea Dogs to just […]