OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — An Egyptian-Canadian journalist behind bars in Cairo is receiving the annual World Press Freedom Award. The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom has named Mohamed Fahmy, a producer with Al-Jazeera English, as the 16th recipient of the award. Fahmy was arrested with two colleagues in December and has been in jail […]
May 2014
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Russia demands Council meeting on Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council plans to meet in emergency session Friday on Ukraine after Russia called for a public meeting on the growing crisis there. The Russian mission to the United Nations tweeted that Russia asked for what will be the council’s 13th meeting on the crisis. Tensions are high after […]
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Developer buys Goodall mansion
SANFORD — The offer was accepted last month, and the sale took place earlier this week. The Goodall mansion is now owned by Windsor Construction LLC, a company headed by Old Orchard Beach real estate broker and developer King Weinstein, who had made an offer for the historic property last month. The change in ownership […]
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Gasoline reserves to be buit in Northeast
WASHINGTON — The government is establishing its first emergency reserves of gasoline to address future fuel disruptions in the New York City area and New England like those caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the Energy Department announced Friday. The two reserves totaling 1 million gallons of gasoline will be stored in leased commercial terminals […]
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David Roliston Woodbury Sr.
SANFORD — David Roliston Woodbury Sr., of Sanford, died peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on April 29, 2014. Born to Roliston Woodbury and Alice Sheehan in Biddeford on June 19, 1922, he grew up in Biddeford and Saco, graduating from Thornton Academy and entering the Navy Reserve in 1940. He served […]
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Mayweather works hard to sell $32 million payday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is enough of a businessman to know his latest fight would be a tough sell, especially after setting records with Canelo Alvarez his last time out. But sell he must, even though oddsmakers and nearly everyone else give Marcos Maidana little chance in their welterweight title fight Saturday […]
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OOB Public Works director’s complaint dismissed
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — An investigation by the Maine Human Rights Commission has determined that Public Works Director Bill Robertson’s complaint of unlawful discrimination against the town was unfounded. Robertson alleged the town discriminated against him because of a hearing disability and retaliated against him when he said he was going to call the commission […]
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Spartans rally past Mustangs with seven-run 7th
WATERBORO — The Sanford offense was relatively quiet through the first six innings of Friday’s SMAA baseball game against rival Massabesic. The seventh inning was a different story, however, as the Spartans loudly rallied with a seven-run inning to win 9-4 at Massabesic High School. The game started off as a pitchers’ duel, as Massabesic […]
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Saco man sentenced for attempted murder, arson
ALFRED — A Saco man will serve 19 years in prison for attempted murder and arson related to domestic violence crimes in Saco and Dayton on Oct. 16, 2012. Donald A. Henson, 48, entered Alford pleas at York County Superior Court Friday. An Alford plea is part of a plea bargain in which the defendant […]
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NBA playoff drama sets up Heat for three-peat
As much as the rest of us are savoring these NBA playoffs, with all the buzzer beaters and Game 7s and overtime drama, the view is even better for LeBron James and his teammates. The Miami Heat are looking at a clear path to a three-peat. Let’s face it: There’s no one in the East […]