HOUSTON — And now comes the great leap to the NFL for Johnny Football. Johnny Manziel, a Heisman Trophy winner and one of college football’s most entertaining players, looks to translate his improvisational game to the next level. But questions abound about the quarterback’s skills and hard-partying habits. That’s why opinions vary on where he’ll […]
May 2014
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Lewis A. C. Booth
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Lewis Alden Carver Booth, 84, of Old Orchard Beach, died peacefully Friday evening, May 2, 2014. He was born Nov. 3, 1929, to Harold M. Booth and Irene Madelene Carver Booth, in Biddeford. After attending St. Francis High School in Biddeford, until the age of 17, he felt the greater need […]
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Sea Dogs down Phils
READING, Penn. — The Sea Dogs (18-10) celebrated Cinco de Mayo by scoring all eight runs with two outs as they took the series opener from the Reading Fightin Phils (14-13) 8-1 on Monday night at First Energy Stadium. Portland has won three straight after losing the first two games of the trip. Shortstop Deven […]
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Marie Caron
SANFORD — Marie Ange Pepin Caron, 90, of Sanford, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 in Sanford. One of seven children, she was born in Sanford, a daughter of the late Rodolphe and Lydia (Voyer) Pepin. She attended local schools, graduating from St. Ignatius High School. For many years, she was employed at Universal […]
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Soldiers sentenced in Congo mass rapes
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A court has convicted and sentenced 25 soldiers accused of carrying out mass rapes in eastern Congo. In rare convictions handed down Monday, a judge sentenced two soldiers to life in prison, three to 20 years in jail and 20 to 10 years.
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Police find man’s body after tip from jailed son
RICHMOND (AP) — Law enforcement was acting on a tip Monday from a 24-year-old man being held in jail when they found his father’s dead body in a wooded area near the Kennebec River, according to Maine state police. Leroy Smith was being held in Cumberland County jail on an unrelated charge when he gave […]
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Honing in on homophones
Because America’s de facto official language contains more than 250,000 words, mastering it as a second tongue must be exceptionally difficult. But perhaps the most challenging thing about becoming conversant in English after growing up speaking another language would be sorting out all the homophones, or words that are pronounced alike but have very different […]
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Kings, Penguins take series leads
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Quick made 36 saves, Marian Gaborik scored his third goal in two games, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series. Alec Martinez also scored for the Kings, who opened their first playoff series against their local […]
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Patriots sign former Saints DE Will Smith
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Free agent defensive end Will Smith has signed with the New England Patriots. The 32-year-old veteran of 10 NFL seasons with New Orleans was a first-round draft pick out of Ohio State in 2004. He’s played in 139 NFL games with 120 starts and has 67.5 sacks, 20 forced fumbles and seven fumble […]
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Portland Police Beat: May 7
Arrests 4/25 at 1 p.m. Vernon McGhee, 48, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Andjelko Napijalo on a charge of assault. 4/25 at 6 p.m. Donald Spear, 49, no address listed, was arrested on Bramhall Street by Officer Jessica Brown on a charge of assault. 4/25 at 8 p.m. Timothy Lynds, 25, […]