BIDDEFORD — Jackie Dickerson scored less than a minute into overtime to give the University of New England a 1-0 victory over Bates College in a non-conference women’s soccer game at Barbara J. Hazard Field on Thursday. The win was the third straight for the Nor’easters, who improved to 8-2 ”“ their best start since […]
October 2014
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Opposition to banning bear hunt methods has outside funding
Opposers of the Fair Bear Hunt initiative like to claim that it is the first step in a master plan by the Humane Society of the U.S. to ban all hunting. That may be one of their principles, but they know spending time and effort to bring it about is unnecessary. Hunting will die a […]
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Clothed in culture
BIDDEFORD — Jeff Beaudoin loves to surf. A college friend, who is now his brother-in-law, turned him on to the sport when they both attended the University of New Hampshire. Since then, he’s been hitting the waves every chance he gets for the past 10 years. Nowadays, though, the Biddeford High School graduate doesn’t get […]
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Next Level Church is 5th ‘fastest growing’
PORTLAND — Next Level Church has been named the fifth fastest growing church in America and is the first New England church to ever be listed among the 100 fastest growing in Outreach Magazine’s annual “Top 100” Issue. This is an annual issue published every year since 2002 by Outreach Magazine, a Christian magazine, and […]
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Hogan has proven himself an advocate for OOB
It’s with enthusiasm I add my voice to those in support of George Hogan for Old Orchard Beach’s representative in Augusta. George is a man of integrity and ability, and has a history of getting things done for Old Orchard Beach. Thanks to George, we look out on a bay under the jurisdiction of our […]
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Ryder Cup trio opens play at Frys.com Open
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — The new PGA Tour season felt like an old one to a trio of Ryder Cup players Thursday at the Frys.com Open. Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar and Jimmy Walker met on the 10th tee at Silverado. With a morning chill in the air and beautiful scenery of Napa Valley, it was […]
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Kyle Busch captures Charlotte Pole
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch showed Joe Gibbs Racing may have found some speed at just the right time of the season with a pole-winning run Thursday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch turned a lap at 197.390 mph to earn the top starting spot for Saturday night’s race. Denny Hamlin, his JGR teammate, qualified […]
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Police ID 3rd suspect in Winterport pot robbery
WINTERPORT (AP) — Authorities have released the name of the third man they allege posed as a police officer to steal medical marijuana from a licensed growing operation in Winterport. State police have issued an arrest warrant for 45-year-old Kerry Hurd of Bangor. He faces charges of robbery, theft and impersonating a police officer. Three […]
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Long travels together meet a fork in the road
She doesn’t remember this, but I do. It was 1994, and kids were still wearing neon socks. I was 12, she was 11, and though we attended different grade schools, we were both part of a program called SPARK, which was basically an advanced curriculum for so-called “gifted” students ”“ boys and girls who exhibited […]