LISBON FALLS Hall-Dale boys soccer doesn’t give up many goals and almost never knows the feeling of seeing a bigger number in the opponent’s column on the scoreboard. The Bulldogs showed the Lisbon Greyhounds on Tuesday afternoon that they can handle adversity and prosperity with equal dexterity. It didn’t even take three minutes for Josh […]
October 2014
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NHL expansion not in plans
NEW YORK NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is flattered that North American cities without hockey teams are interested in adding one to their towns, but it just isn’t in the plans. Bettman isn’t quite sure what fuels the talk that the NHL is looking to widen the league beyond the current 30 franchises — he suggested […]
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Eagles pick up second FH win
LEWISTON — Eva Jerome scored two goals and dished out an assist to lead the Mt. Ararat High School field hockey team to a 5-3 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference over Lewiston on Tuesday. The Eagles improved to 2- 10, both wins coming against the Blue Devils, who fell to 1-11. Alyssa Curit chipped in one […]
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… worth checking out on Westport Island
WESTPORT ISLAND I t seems like a remote ideal — the historic island inn and upscale farm-to-fork restaurant, where free range eggs are an arm’s reach away and you can sample ripe cherry tomatoes as you mosey to a garden side dining room. It may be closer than you think. The Squire Tarbox Inn and […]
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SodaStream’s run in U.S. losing steam
NEW YORK (AP) — SodaStream says it isn’t winning over enough new customers in the U.S. and reported preliminary sales that fell short of Wall Street expectations. The company’s stock tumbled 17 percent to $22.88 in premarket trading. Over the past year, its stock has lost more than half its value. CEO Daniel Birnbaum said […]
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IMF trims forecast for global economic growth
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund slightly lowered its outlook for global economic growth this year and next, mostly because of weaker expansions in Japan, Latin America and Europe. The IMF said Tuesday the global economy will grow 3.3 percent this year, onetenth of a point below what it forecast in July. World growth […]
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Holiday sales seen rising 4.1%
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend at the highest rate in three years during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, according to the nation’s largest retail industry trade group. But industry watchers say shoppers will need fat discounts, and there will be a huge divide in spending between the […]
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MLB qualifying offer jumps to $15.3 M NEW YORK (AP) — The price of qualifying offers for eligible free agents has risen to $15.3 million from $14.1 million. The 8.5 percent increase was finalized by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. It is up from $13.3 million after the 2012 season, the first of […]
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Beaudoin – 100th birthday
SANFORD — Eunice Beaudoin of Sanford turned 100 years old on Sunday, Oct. 5, and a birthday party in her honor was hosted by her daughter, Shirley Richer-Woodman and son-in-law, Harold E. Woodman, with about 75 people in attendance. Beaudoin was born in Rollingsford, New Hampshire in 1914. She married and had four children: Alan, […]
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Not an easy choice
Four weeks to go, and then we Mainers will be choosing our next chief executive ”“ our next governor. According to the most reliable polls, Gov. Paul LePage is not doing very well for an incumbent, between 38 and 39 percent, which has been and continues to be his base. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud is […]