PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Marvin A. Clark vanished during a short trip to Portland on Halloween weekend 1926, but the search to find out what happened to him may finally be drawing to a close nearly 90 years later. Clark’s disappearance is one of the oldest active missing-person cases in the nation, according to a […]
May 2014
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Rotary names students of the month
The Saco Bay Rotary recently named the March students of the month. Pictured, from left to right, are Rotary President Greg Cloutier, Biddeford High School student Patrick Staples, Thornton Academy student Devin McGrath-Conwell and Old Orchard Beach High School student Caleb Grenier. To be selected as student of the month, one must be a high […]
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Uganda to criminalize ’willful’ HIV transmission
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda — Lawmakers in Uganda are set to pass a bill criminalizing the intentional transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the latest measure by a government trying to stem the growing number of new infections in this East African country but one which activists fear will be used […]
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Richard Best
KENNEBUNK — Dr. Richard James Best, 88, of Kennebunk, died peacefully Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, at Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough after a long illness. He was born in New York on April 21, 1926, to Anthony James Best and Jennie Sophia (née Bergstrom) Best. He graduated from Bishop Lachlan High School, and in […]
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Sinn Fein demands Adams go free in Belfast killing
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The senior Sinn Fein politician in Northern Ireland’s unity government demanded the immediate release of his party leader, Gerry Adams, Friday, saying police are seeking to extend his interrogation over the IRA’s 1972 killing of a Belfast mother of 10. Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness condemned the police’s continued questioning of […]
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Bruins condemn racist slurs directed at Montreal’s Subban
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins and Mayor Marty Walsh condemned racist slurs about P.K. Subban that hit social media after the Montreal defenseman scored in the second overtime of their playoff game Thursday night. Bruins President Cam Neely issued a statement Friday calling the tweets “racist” and “classless.” He said they came from an […]
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California Chrome sets gold standard for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owners of California Chrome are putting all their hopes into the chestnut colt to win the Kentucky Derby. After all, he’s the only horse they own. California Chrome, based at lesser-known Los Alamitos racetrack in suburban Los Angeles, is the early 5-2 favorite for Saturday’s 140th Derby with good reason. He […]
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As U.S. draws down, Afghan opium production thrives
By ABDUL KHALIQ and KAY JOHNSON Associated Press MARJAH, Afghanistan — Pink-and-white poppy blooms stretch toward the horizon in this field in southern Afghanistan as laborers slice open the green bulbs swollen with raw opium, the main ingredient in heroin. The opium from Marjah, a district in southern Helmand province, likely will make its way […]
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Attack in east Libya kills 8 soldiers, policemen
TRIPOLI, Libya — Suspected Islamic militants attacked the security headquarters in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi early on Friday, killing eight soldiers and policemen and wounding 24, a security official said. The official said the attack started when dozens of unidentified gunmen opened fire and fired mortar shells at the security building. The onslaught lasted […]