FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A smiling Jonas Gray stood at the more prominent locker he got after being promoted from the Patriots practice squad. He showed he belongs by rushing for 86 yards in his second NFL game, a 51-23 rout of the Chicago Bears on Sunday. A much tougher test looms ”“ the Denver Broncos. […]
October 2014
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Regulators cut Maine’s elver fishing quota
PORTLAND (AP) — Federal regulators have cut Maine fishermen’s quota for elvers by nearly 18 percent to allow the stock of the lucrative baby eels to rebuild. The move came Monday after a federal panel had recommended a quota of 9,688 pounds of elvers for next year. That’s a reduction from 11,749 pounds this year, […]
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So that’s why she swallowed the fly!
The origins of some nursery rhymes are obvious. “Old McDonald had a Farm” was more than likely penned by an author familiar with someone named McDonald who really did have a farm with cows, pigs, ducks, and other animals that regularly emitted sounds generally associated with their respective genera and species. “Little Miss Muffet” is […]
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Karytko, Babbidge vie for House District 8
KENNEBUNK — With elections just one short week away, Kennebunk voters mulling candidates for House District 8 will choose between Democrat Chris Babbidge and Republican Ed Karytko, who square off in a contest for an open seat in the Legislature. ”¢ Babbidge, 65, is a retired teacher living in Kennebunk with his wife of 41 […]
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Sports Briefs
Funeral today in D.R. for Oscar Taveras SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Funeral services are being planned for Oscar Taveras in his hometown in the Dominican Republic following his death in a weekend car crash. The young St. Louis Cardinals prospect is to be buried Tuesday in Sosua. Among those expected are Cardinals manager […]
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Portland gets $50K grant to feed kids
PORTLAND — City after-school and summer meal programs for children recently got a boost with a $50,000 grant from the National League of Cities, Mayor Michael Brennan announced Friday, Oct. 24. Awarded to the city Health and Human Services Department, the grant is part of a league effort funded by the Wal-Mart Foundation in partnership […]
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Concetta J.N. Egan, 90: Loved family, and a good bargain
PORTLAND — Concetta Josephine Nappi Egan, 90, of Portland, died Oct. 17. She was born Feb. 20, 1924, daughter of John and Lucretia (Montecalvo) Nappi. On July 24, 1948, “Chris” married James Egan, in Portland. The couple resided in Brighton, Massachusetts, where they both worked for Hood Rubber Co. Over her life, Egan went on […]
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People and Business
Giving Back The Milestone Foundation recently received a $15,000 grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation to support the Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement Team. A collaboration between Milestone, the city of Portland and Portland’s Downtown District, the HOME Team provides outreach and community support to people with chronic health, mental health and substance abuse […]
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Portland Meetings: Oct. 29 to Nov. 4
Wed. 10/29 6:30 p.m. Community Open Space (Public Forum) Reiche School Mon. 11/3 6 p.m. City Council (Workshop) CH Mon. 11/3 7 p.m. City Council CH